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A   HISTORY 


TOWN  OF  INDUSTRY.  ^ 

FRANKLIN   COUNTY,  MAINE, 


From  the  Earliest  Settlement  in  1787  down  to  the  Present 

Time,  Embracing   the  Cessions  of  New  Sharon, 

New  Vineyard,  Anson,  and  Stark. 


IN  two  parts, 


Including  the  History  and  Genealogy  of  Many  of  the 
Leading  Families  of  the  Town. 


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TO 

ELIZABETH    SHOREY    PRICE, 

WHO,   BY  HER   GENEROUS   BENEFICENCE  AND   KINDLY   INTEREST   IN   THE 

TOWN  OF    HER    ADOPTION,    HAS    RENDERED    HER    NAME 

DEAR   TO   EVERY  CITIZEN  OF   INDUSTRY, 

THIS   HUMBLE   WORK   IS    RESPECTFULLY   DEDICATED 
BY    THE    AUTHOR. 


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PREFACE, 

The  novice  in  the  literary  arena  is  prone  to  apologize  for  his  work, 
but,  for  the  nonce,  he  has  no  apology  to  offer.  His  work  is  to  be 
weighed  by  a  discriminating  public  ;  should  it  be  found  wanting,  of 
what  avail  will  apology  prove  ?  In  undertaking  this  work  the  author  was 
actuated  by  a  higher  motive  than  mere  love  for  sordid  gain.  Though 
not  widely  known,  Industry  is  a  town  that  has  a  history  of  which  every 
citizen  may  justly  be  proud.  Larger  towns  may  claim  the  peerage  in 
other  directions,  but  when  its  part  in  furnishing  the  brain  and  brawn  of 
the  busy  world  is  taken  into  account,  Industry  is  entitled  to  high  rank 
among  her  sister  towns.  To  rescue  the  life-story  of 'these  noble  men 
and  women  from  oblivion  has  been  the  author's  aim.  How  well  he  has 
succeeded  let  the  intelligent  reader  decide.  Many  years  ago  the  author 
conceived  the  idea  of  writing  a  history  of  his  native  town,  but  not  until 
1882  did  he  become  actively  engaged  in  the  work.  The  results  of  his 
researches  are  embodied  in  the  following  pages. 

Errors  undoubtedly  occur  in  this  work,  for  surprising  discrep- 
ancies often  exist  between  family,  town  and  church  records.  In  some 
instances  even  town  records  contain  conflicting  dates.  Again,  memories 
are  fallible,  some  of  course  to  a  greater  degree  than  others.  Hence, 
family  records  furnished  the  author  from  different  sources  sometimes 
disagree.  To  determine  which  is  correct  is  often  extremely  difficult,  if 
not  an  impossible  task.  In  Part  Second  the  author  has  conformed 
largely  to  peculiarities  of  each  person  in  regard  to  the  orthography  of 
christian  names. 

Occasionally  q.  v,  (meaning  which  see)  will  be  found  in  the  Genea- 
logical Notes  without  the  corresponding  record  to  which  reference  is 


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VI  PREFACE. 

made.  These  omissions  are  due  to  the  fact  that  the  author  was 
compelled  to  condense  the  last  half  of  Part  Second  in  the  manuscript 
even  to  the  elimination  of  many  family  records. 

The  name  of  a  neighboring  town  has  been  invariably  spelled  Stark. 
This  the  author  believed  was  correct,  as  it  is  so  spelled  in  the  act  of 
incorporation  recorded  in  the  records  of  the  town  and  also  on  the  plan 
sent  to  the  General  Court  with  petition  for  incorporation.  Recent 
developments,  however,  show  that  the  name  is  spelled  with  a  final  s  as 
recorded  in  the  archives  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts. 

The  author  would  here  acknowledge  with  a  deep  sense  of  gratitude 
the  assistance  and  untiring  interest  of  Dr.  John  F.  and  Mrs.  Annie 
(Currier)  Pratt,  of  Chelsea,  Mass.,  who  have  contributed  in  no  small 
degree  to  the  interest  and  completeness  of  this  work.  Great  credit  is 
also  due  the  printers,  Messrs.  David  H.  Knowlton  and  Frank  E. 
McLeary,  for  their  constant  personal  attention  to  every  detail  of  the 
work  while  the  volume  was  passing  through  the  press. 

To  those  who,  by  their  hearty  co-operation  and  friendly  counsel, 
have  done  much  to  lighten  the  cares  of  his  onerous  labor,  the  author 
would  tender  his  heartfelt  thanks,  with  the  assurance  that  while  life 
lasts  he  will  ever  cherish  pleasing  recollections  of  their  kindness. 

Finally,  lo  one  and  all :  If  errors  are  discovered,  as  they  usually 
can  be  in  works  of  this  description,  will  you  oblige  the  author  by  not 
calling  his  attention  to  them  ? 

January  25,  1893. 


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CONTENTS. 

CHAPTER  I. 

INTRODUCTORY, 

General  Characteristics. —  Boundaries. —  Soil. —  Productions. —  Objects  of  Interest. — 
Scenery,  etc., 13 

CHAPTER  n. 

LAND    TTTLES. 

Early  Attempts  to  Colonize  New  England. —  King  James's  Grant. —  The  Kennebec 
Purchase. — The  Appraising  Commission,  etc.,  etc., 24 

CHAPTER    HI. 

SETTLEMENT  OF  THE  TOWN, 

The  Plymouth  Patent. —  The  New  Vineyard  Gore. —  The  Lowell  Strip. —  North 
Industry, 40 

CHAPTER   IV. 

EVENTS  FROM  1800   TO   1810. 

Condition  of  the  Settlers. —  Plantation  Organized. —  Town  Incorporated. —  Roads. — 
E^rly  Town  Officers. —  The  Embargo  Act. —  The  Town  Becomes  a  Part  of 
Somerset  County,  etc.,  etc., 56 

CHAPTER   V. 

THE  JOURNAL   OF   WM.   ALLEN,   ESQ. 

Being  a  Full  Account  of  the  Emigration  of  his  Father,  Capt.  William  Allen,  from 
Martha's  Vineyard  to  the  District  of  Maine,  together  with  an  Interesting  De- 
scription of  their  Pioneer  Life, 72 


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CHAPTER    VI. 

SCHOOLS. 
First  School. —  Incompetence  of  Early  Teachers. —  The  Ix)g  School-House  on  the 
Gore. —  Other  School- Houses. —  High  Schools. —  Free  High  Schools. —  Wade's 
Graduating  System.— Text-Books.--Statistical, 90 

CHAPTER   VII. 

RELIGIOUS  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY. 
The  Baptist  Society.— The  Methodists.— The  Congregational  Society.— The  Free  Will 
Baptists. — Protestant  Methodists,  etc., 1 14 

CHAPTER   VIII. 

THE  MILITIA   AND   181 2    WAR. 

Military   Company   Organized.  —  Election   of  Officers.  —  Equipments  Required    by 

Law. — First  Training. — Muster  at  Farmington. — Money  Raised  to  Buy  Military 

Stores. —  Muster  Roll  of  Capt.  Daniel   Beede's  Company. —  Cavalry  Company 

Organized. — Powder- House  Built. — ^The  Industry  Rifle  Grays,  156 

CHAPTER    IX. 

MILLS  AND  MANUFACTURING. 
Water  Powers  of  Industry. —  First  (jrist-Mill  Erected. —  Capt.  Peter  West  Erects 
Mills. — Cornforth's  Grist- Mill. — Elisha  Lumbert's  Grist  and  Saw-Mills. — Cutler's 
Mills. — Davis's  Mills. — (Power's  Mills. — Capt.  John  Thompson  Erects  Mills  near 
Stark  Line. — West  and  Manter's  Saw-Mill. — Clover  Mill. — First  Shingle  Machine. 
— Daggett  and  Brown's  Shingle  Mill. — William  Cornforth's  Fulling-Mill. — ^James 
Gower's  Fulling-Mill. —  Allen  &  Co.'s  Starch -Factory. —  Deacon  Emery's  Bark 
Mill. —  Other  Tanneries. —  Shovel  Handles. —  Rake  Manufacturing. —  Smith  & 
Coughlin's  Spool- Factory. —  Oliver  Bros.'  Steam  Box- Factory. —  Racklifi^s  Chair- 
Factory. — Mechanics,  etc. 166 

CHAPTER    X. 

MERCHANTS. 
First  Store  in  Town. — Esq.  Peter  West. — John  West. — Johnson  cS:  Mitchell. — Geo. 
Cornforth.— Capt.  Jeruel  Butler.— Chas.  Butler.— Col.  Peter  A.  West.— Capt. 
Freeman  Butler. — John  Allen,  Jr. — Thing  &  Allen. — James  Davis. — John  Mason. 
— Moses  Tolman,  Jr. — Escj.  Samuel  Shaw. — Israel  Folsom. — Col.  Benj.  Luce. — 
Christopher  Goodridge. —  Cyrus  N.  Hutchins. —  Willis  &  Allen. —  Zachariah 
Withee. —  John  W.  Dunn. —  Supply  B.  Norton. —  Rufus  Jennings. —  Enoch 
Hinkley. —  Amos  S.  Hinkley. —  Isaac  Norton. — Warren  N.  Willis. —  Boyden  & 
Manter. —  Maj.  James  Cutts. —  Franklin  and  Somerset  Mercantile  Association. — 
John  Willis.— Willis  &  Clayton.— John  &  Benj.  N.  Willis.— Duley  <S:  Norcross.— 
James  M.  &  Alonzo  Norton. —  James  M.  Norton  iK:  Co. —  Asa  H.  Patterson. — 
Caswell  &  Hilton. — .Shaw  t'v:  Hinkley. — Harrison  Daggett,  etc.,  .         .       193 


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CHAPTER    XI. 

EVENTS  EROAf  1810  TO  1830. 
Condition  of  the  Settlers. — Expense  of  Transacting  the  Town  Business. — Pounds  and 
Pound- Keepers. —  Attempts  to  Establish  a  New  County  to  Include  Industry. — 
Gower's  (now  Allen's)  Mills  Becomes  a  Part  of  Industry. — "The  Cold  Fever" 
Epidemic. — ^The  Thompson  Burial  Ground. — New  Vineyard  Gore  Becomes  a  Part 
of  Industry. — Great  Gale  of  181 5. — Question :  "  Shall  Maine  Become  an  Indepen- 
dent State?"  Agitated. — Vote  for  Maine's  First  Governor. — Population  Increases. 
— *'  Blind  Fogg." — First  Sunday-School. — Road  Troubles. — First  Liquor  License 
Issued. — ^The  Residents  of  New  Vineyard  Gore  Pass  the  Ordinance  of  Secession 
and  Ask  to  be  Made  Citizens  of  Strong. — The  Town  Receives  Additions  from 
Stark  and  Anson. — Subject  of  Building  a  Town-House  Discussed. — Great  Drouth 
and  Fire  of  1825. — First  Meeting- House  in  Town. — Meeting-House  Erected  at 
the  Centre  of  the  Town. — ^The  Industry  North  Meeting-House,  204 

CHAPTER   XII. 

POST-OEEICES,  REMINISCENCES  OF  JOHN  MASON,  AND 
CORRESPONDENCE  OF  CAPT.   JERUEL  BUTLER. 

I^ck  of  Postal  Facilities.— High  Rates  of  Postage.— First  Post-Office  Established^- 
Jonathan  Goodridge  Appointed  Postmaster. — Mail  Brought  from  Farmington. — 
Mail  from  Stark  Once  a  Week. — Mail  Route  Changed. — Mail  Received  via  New 
Sharon. —  James  Davis  Appointed  Postmaster. —  Other  Postmasters. —  Industry 
Post-Office  Changed  to  Allen's  Mills.— Post-Office  Established  at  West's  Mills.— 
Esq.  Peter  West  Appointed  Postmaster. — Lower  Rates  of  Postage. — Stamps  First 
Used. —  Era  of  Cheap  Postage  Begins. —  Rates  Fixed  According  to  Weight 
Instead  of  Distance. — Other  Postmasters  at  West's  Mills. — Glass  Call -Boxes  First 
Introduced. —  Mail  Carriers. —  Change  of  Time. —  Industry  (iets  a  Daily  Mail 
from  Farmington. — North  Industry  Post-C)ffice,  etc.,  ....       226 

CHAPTER   XIII. 

TEMPERANCE  MOVEMENTS. 
Prevalence  of  Rum  Drinking. — ^The  License  Law. — Five  Licenses  Granted. — ^Town 
Votes  "Not  to  License  Retailers." — The  Ministerial  Association  Passes  Resolu- 
tions Against  the  Use  of  Spirituous  Liquors. — First  Temperance  Society  Formed. 
— Esq.  West's  Temperance  Society. — The  Washingtonian  Movement. — ^The  Allen's 
Mills  Watch  Club. —  First  Division  Sons  of  Temperance  Organized. —  The 
"  Union  Peace  Temperance  Society." — The  Sons  of  Temperance  at  Allen's  Mills. 
— The  Order  of  Good  Templars  in  Industry. — Juvenile  Temples. — The  Iron 
Clad  Club, 246 

CHAPTER   XIV. 

REMINISCENCES. 
Religious  Views  of  the  Early  Settlers.— Strict  Observance  of  the  Sabbath.— Destitute 
Circumstances. — Agricultural  Implements. — Bread  Baking. — Substitute  for  Cook- 

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ing  Soda. — ^The  Luxuries  of  Pioneer  Life. — Methods  of  Starting  a  Fire. — 
Harvesting  Grain. — Depredations  of  Bears. — A  Good  Bear  Story. — Cows  and 
Swine  Allowed  to  Roam  at  Will  in  the  Woods. — Spinning  and  Weaving. — 
Domestic  "  Tow  and  Linen  "  Cloth. — Flax-Culture. — Wool-(irowing  in  Industry. 
— ^The  Tin  Baker. — Introduction  of  Cooking  Stoves. — First  Thoroughbraced 
Wagon  Brought  to  Town. — Shoe-Making. — First  Threshing-Machine. — Sewing- 
Machine.  —  Mowing- Machines. —  Air-Tight  Cooking-Stoves. —  Methods  of 
Measuring  the  Flight  of  Time. — ^The  Hour-Glass. — Sun  Dials. — Clocks. — Nails. 
— Methods  of  Lighting  the  Settlers'  Homes. — ^Tallow  Dips. — Whale  Oil. — Burn- 
ing Fluid. — Kerosene. — Sugar-Making. — Intentions  of  Marriage. — Quill  Pens. — 
Anecdotes,  etc., 261 


CHAPTER    XV. 

EVENTS  FROM  1830   TO   i860. 

Condition  of  the  Town. — Population. — Valuation. — Small-Pox  Scare. — Attempts  to 
Change  the  Centre  Post-Office  to  Withee*s  Corner. — F'irst  Public  House  Opened. 
— Extensive  Land -Owners. — Large  Stock-Owners. — Effect  of  the  High  Tariff  on 
the  Inhabitants  of  Industry. — Residents  in  the  South  Part  of  the  Town  Ask  to 
be  Made  Citizens  of  New  Sharon. — Remarkable  Meteoric  Shower. — "Temperance 
Hotel"  Opened. — Other  Public  Houses. — Financial  Crisis  of  1837. — ^^^  Surplus 
Revenue  Distributed. — Auroral  Display. — Franklin  County  Incorporated. — Diffi- 
culties in  Choice  of  Representative. — Prevalence  of  the  Millerite  Doctrine. — End 
of  the  World  Predicted. — 7000  Acres  Set  off  from  New  Vineyard  and  Annexed 
to  Industry. — Vigorous  Fight  of  the  Former  Town  to  Recover  its  Lost  Territory. 
— ^The  Pioneers  of  Liberty. — Destructive  Hail-storm. — New  County  Roads  Estab- 
lished.— Subject  of  Erecting  a  Town- House  Discussed. — A  Grand  Sunday-School 
Picnic. — ^The  Free-Soil  Party. — Efforts  to  Suppress  Rumselling. — Town  Liquor 
Agents. — The  License  Law. — General  Prosperity  of  the  Town. — ^One-half  the 
New  Vineyard  Gore  Set  off  to  F'armington. — South  Part  of  the  Town  Set  off  to 
New  Sharon,  etc., 273 


CHAPTER    XVI. 

EVENTS  FROM   i860    TO    1866. 

Political  Excitement. — ^The  John  Brown  Insurrection. — Diphtheria  Epidemic. — Resi- 
dents of  Allen's  Mills  Petition  the  Legislature  for  Annexation  to  Farmington. — 
War  Meeting  Held  at  West's  Mills. — Patriotic  Resolutions  Passed. — Lively  Times 
at  Subsequent  Meetings. — Muster  and  Celebration  at  West's  Mills,  July  4,  1866. 
— Call  for  Troops. — A  Comet  Appears. — (Jreat  Scarcity  of  Silver  Money. — 
Methods  Devised  for  Supplying  the  Defect. — ^The  U.  S.  Fractional  Currency. — 
Disheartening  News  from  the  War. —  Mason  and  Slidell  Arrested. —  Belligerent 
Attitude  of  England. — Total  Failure  of  the  Fruit  Crop  of  1866. — Militia  En- 
rolled and  Organized. — First  Industry  Soldiers'  Lives  Sacrificed. — Obsequies 
at  the  Centre  Meeting- House. — More  Soldiers  Wanted. — Liberal  Town  Bounty 
Offered  for  Enlistments. — A  Call  for  Nine-Months'  Troops. — Draft  Ordered. — 


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Generous  Measures  Adopted  by  the  Town  to  Avoid  a  Draft. — A  Stirring  Mass 
Meeting  for  Raising  Volunteers. — Provisions  for  Destitute  Soldiers'  Families. — 
News  of  the  Emancipation  Proclamation  Reaches  Industry. — ^The  Conscription 
Act. — Anxieties  of  Those  Liable  to  a  Draft. — Disloyal  Utterances  in  Other  Towns. 
— Industry  True  to  her  Country. — Piratical  Craft  Reported  off  the  Maine  Coast. 
— Revenue  Cutter  "  Caleb  Cushing  "  Captured  in  Portland  Harbor,  298 


CHAPTER   XVII. 

EVENTS  FROM  i860   TO   1866   CONTINUED. 

General  Lee  Begins  the  March  of  an  Invader. — Crosses  the  "Mason  and  Dixon 
Line." — Gloomy  Prospects  of  the  Federal  Cause. — Numerous  Desertions  from  the 
Union  Army. — Organization  of  the  Districts  under  the  Provisions  of  the  Con- 
scription Act. — First  Conscripts  from  Industry. — ^Thc  Non  Compos  Conscript. — 
.  "The  Kingfield  Riot."— Efforts  of  Drafted  Men  to  Secure  Town  Bounty.— The 
Somerset  and  Franklin  Wool -Growers'  Association. — Call  for  More  Troops. — 
$300  Town  Bounty  Offered  for  Volunteer  Enlistments. — Stamp  Act  Passed. — 
Steamer  "Chesapeake"  Captured. — Attempts  Made  to  Raid  Maine's  Elastern 
Border. —  Re-enlistments. —  Furloughed  Soldiers  Tendered  a  Banquet. — ^$600 
Offered  for  Volunteer  Enlistments. — Second  Draft  Made. — Small-Pox  Outbreak. 
— Aid  to  Soldiers  in  the  Field. — Inflated  Prices. — Efforts  of  Men  who  Furnished 
Substitutes  to  Recover  the  Sum  Paid  for  the  Same. — Third  Draft  Made. — Close 
of  the  War. — Great  Rejoicing. — Hag-raisings  at  Allen's  and  West's  Mills. — 
Assassination  of  President  Lincoln. — Memorial  Services  in  Industry. — Cost  of  the 
War  to  the  Town  of  Industry, 312 


CHAIT-ER    XVIII. 

THE  BOYS  IN  BLUE. 

Francis  O.  Bean. — Nelson  O.  Bean. — George  W.  Boyden. — Charles  E.  Burce. — ^James 
O.  Burce.— John  C.  Burce.— William  S.  Burce.— George  H.  Butler.— John  P. 
Butler. — Addison  H.  Chase. — Addison  F.  Collins. — Daniel  S.  Collins. — ^James  W. 
Collins.— Daniel  A.  Conant.— John  F.  Daggett.— Hiram  P.  Durrell.— William  H. 
Edwards. — ^John  D.  Elder. — Carlton  P.  Emery. — George  C.  Emery. — Zebulon  M. 
Emery. — Calvin  B.  Fish. — Eben  Fish. — Benjamin  FoUett. — William  Q.  Folsom. — 
William  H.  Frost. — ^John  F.  Gerry. — Bradford  Gilmore. — Almore  Haskell. — John 
M.  Howes. — Adriance  R.  Johnson. — William  G.  Lewis. — Fifield  A.  Luce. — ^John 
T.  Luce. —  Henry  S.  Maines. —  Gilbert  R.  Merry. —  Elias  Miller. —  Henry  G. 
Mitchell. — Atwood  Morse. — ^John  M.  Nash. — David  M.  Norton. — Oliver  D.  Nor- 
ton.— ^James  Pinkham. — Samuel  Pinkham. — Wellington  Pinkham. — Wilder  Pratt. 
—Charles  S.  Prince.— Albanus  D.  Quint.— William  L.  Quint.— Edwin  A.  R. 
Rackliff.— Elbridge  H.  Rackliff.— John  O.  Rackliff.— Samuel  Rackliff.— William 
J.  Rackliff. —  Reuel  H.  Rogers. —  Lyman  M.  Shorey. — Andrew  J.  Spinney. — 
John  C.  Spinney. —  Benjamin  Tibbetts. —  Benjamin  F.  Tibbetts. —  Clinton  B. 
Webster. — David  C.  Whitney. — Aaron  E.  Williams. — Cieorge  F.  Williams. — O. 
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XII  CO  INTENTS. 

CHAPTER    XIX. 

EVENTS  FROM  1866   TO   1893. 

Road  Matters. — ^The  Curtis  Pinkham  Road. — Stark  Asks  for  a  Better  Road  through 
Industry  to  Farmington. — Route  to  Madison  Bridge  Shortened  and  Improved. — 
Industry  Votes  on  Amendment  to  Liquor  Law. — "The  Gold  Fever." — Unusual 
Snow-fall  in  the  Winter  of  1868-9. — Destructive  Freshet  of  1869. — Heavy 
Thunder-storm. — Beautiful  Display  of  Aurora  Borealis. — A  Heavy  Gale. — ^The 
Great  Earth(iuake  of  1870. — Grasshopper  Plague. — State  Equalization  Bonds. — 
Industry  Farmers*  and  Mechanics'  Club. — The  Enterprise  Cheese  Manufacturing 
Company. — Orders  Forged  on  the  Town  of  Industry. — Prize  Declamations  at 
West's  Mills. — Extensive  Improvements  on  the  Centre  Meeting- House. — ^The 
Greenback  Party  in  Industry. — Caterpillar  Scourge. — P'reshet  of  1878. — Severe 
Drouth. — Cattle  Show  and  Fair. — Independence  Day  Celebrated  at  West's  Mills. 
— Destructive  Fire. — A  Bear  Commits  Many  Depredations  in  Industry. — Red 
Sunsets. — Gale  of  November,  1883. — Planets  in  Perihelion. — ^Town  Votes  to  Buy 
a  Poor-Farm. — Allen's  Mills  Union  Agricultural  Society. — A  Maine  Blizzard. — 
Potato  Crop  Ruined  by  Rust. — Industry's  New  Methodist  Church. — A  Maine 
Cyclone. — La  Grippe. — Shorey  Chapel  Erected,  etc.,         ....       385 

CHAPTER    XX. 

M/SCELLANV, 

Physicians. — Tallest  Soldier  from  Maine. — Table  of  Incidents. — Poem:  "To  the  Old 
Church  Bell." — ^Town  Officers  from  the  Incorporation  of  the  Town  to  1893. — 
County  Commissioners. —  Senators. —  Representatives  to  the  Legislature. — 
Marriages  Solemnized  by  Esq.  Cornelius  Norton. — Examination  (Questions. — 
Statistical. — Town  Officers'  Bills. — Date  of  Ice  Leaving  Clear  Water  Pond. — 
Temperature  Chart. — Industry's  Gubernatorial  Vote. — List  of  Voters  in  Industry, 
1855 434 


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ALLEN, 471 

Ambrose, 498 

Ames,         500 

Atkinson, 501 

BAILEY,        507 

Bean, 509 

Bcede, 509 

Benson, 512 

Boardman, 513 

Boyden, 516 

Bradbury, 520 

Brown, 521 

Bryant, 523 

Burgess, 524 

Burns, 524 

Butler, 525 

CHESLEY, 539 

Clark, 540 

Coffin, 542 

Collins, •     .     .  542 

Comforth, •     .     .  562 

Cottle, •    .     .  565 

Crompton,  ..,...-..  565 

Cutler, •     .     .  567 

Cutts, •     .     .  569 

DAGGETT 570 

Davis, 589 

EDGECOMB, 601 

Edwards, 602 

Elder, 603 

Ellis, 603 

Emery, 604 

Eveleth, 614 

FISH, 617 

FoUett,       621 

Frost, 622 

Furbush, 623 

GILMORE, 623 

Goodridge, 624 


Goodwin, 626 

Gower, 628 

Graham, 630 

Greenleaf,        631 

Greenwood, 635 

HAMMOND, 637 

Harris, 637 

Hatch, 638. 

Hayes, 642 

Higgins, 647 

Hildreth, 648 

HUton, 650 

Hinkley, 651 

Hobbs, 653 

Howes, 655 

Huston, 660 

JEFFERS, 661 

Jennings, 662 

Jewett, 663 

Johnson, 663 

KYES 673 

LOOK, 674 

Luce, 675 

MANTER, 719 

Marshall, 732 

Mason 732 

Meader, 734 

Merrill,       738 

Merry, 741 

Moody,       745 

NORCROSS, 746 

Norton, 751 

OLIVER, 783 

PATl^ERSON, 784 

Pike, 791 

RACKLIFF, 792 


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Remick, 797      Thompson, 820 

Roach, 800      Tolman, 825 

Trask, 827 


SHAW, 801 

Shorey,       808 

Smith 811 

Spinney, 814 

Stevens, 815 

Swift, 


THING, 819 


True, 


832 


VILES, 834 


WEST, 838 

817       WiUis, 840 

Winslow, 844 

Withec, 846 


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ILLUSTRATIONS. 


Wm.  C.    Hatch, Frontispiece. 

Residence  of  Capt.  John  Thompson, 44 

Christopher  S.  Luce, 119 

M.  E.  Church  at  West's  Mills, 140 

Wm.  a.  Merrill, 155 

Ira  Emery, 181 

Centre  Meeting-House, 219 

Wm.   Harvey  Edwards, 338 

Lyman  M.  Shorey, 374 

Shorey  Chapel, 422 

John  Allen, 477 

Asaph  Boyden, 516 

Peter  W.  Butler, 536 

Thomas  C.  Collins, 55 1 

Wm.  Broderick  Davis,  . . . ". 598 

Ira  Emery, 609 

Chas.  R.  Fish, 619 

Nathan  Goodridoe, 625 

Stephen   H.  Hayes, 643 

Edmund  Hayes, 644 

Geo.  W.  Johnson, 666 

Henry  True  Luce, r 677 

Chas.  Lucf:, 708 

George  Manter, 729 

S.  HAWFii  Norton, 769 

Franklin  W.   Patterson, 788 

Daniel  Shaw, 801 

Pelatiah  Shorey, 808 

Eben  G.  Trask, 831 

Zachariah   Withee, 847 


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CHAPTER  I. 
INTRODUCTORY. 

General    Characteristics. —  Boundaries. —  Soil. —  Productions. —  Oljjects    of    Interest. 
—  Scenery,  Etc. 

On  inspecting  a  topographical  map  of  the  town  of  Industry, 
the  most  striking  feature  which  presents  itself  to  the  eye  of  the 
observer,  is  the  extreme  irregularity  of  its  boundary  lines  and 
the  peculiar  distribution  of  the  lands  comprising  it.  These 
peculiarities  are  to  be  attributed,  in  a  large  measure,  to  the 
acquirement  of  lands  from  adjoining  towns  since  its  incorpora- 
tion. When  incorporated,  the  town  of  Industry  contained  only 
about  thirteen  thousand  acres,  bounded  as  follows:  On  the 
west  by  Farmington  and  New  Vineyard,  on  the  north  by  New 
Vineyard,  on  the  east  by  Stark,  and  on  the  south  by  unincorpo- 
rated lands  of  the  Plymouth  Company  and  New  Sharon.  Since 
then,  the  town  has  received  additions  from  all  the  adjoining 
towns  with  the  exception  of  Farmington.  In  1813,  it  received 
from  New  Sharon  its  first  addition,  consisting  of  a  tract  of  land 
containing  two  thousand  acres,  including  the  village  of  Allen's 
Mills  and  a  portion  of  Clear  Water  Pond.  In  181 5,  that  portion 
of  New  Vineyard  known  as  the  Gore,  containing  fifteen  hundred 
and  sixty-four  acres,  was  set  off  from  that  town  and  annexed  to 
Industry.  Then  from  Stark,  in  1822,  a  tract  of  land  con- 
taining four  hundred  acres  was  added,  and  a  year  later,  two  lots 
of  three  hundred  and  twenty  acres  from  the  town  of  Anson. 


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In  1844,  that  part  of  New  Vineyard,  since  known  as  North 
Industry,  containing  seven  thousand  acres,  was  set  off  from  that 
town  and  annexed  to  Industry.  Thus  it  will  be  seen  that  by 
the  various  acquisitions  up  to  this  date  (1892)  over  ten  thou- 
sand acres  have  been  added  to  the  original  acreage  of  the  town. 
Since  1850,  lands  have  been  set  off  from  Industry  to  the 
adjoining  towns  of  Farmington  and  New  Sharon  to  the  amount 
of  two  thousand  acres.  First  to  Farmington  in  1850,  three 
farms  on  the  western  part  of  the  Gore,  containing  in  the  aggre- 
gate, seven  hundred  and  eighty-two  acres,  including  the  farms 
of  Nathan  Cutler,  Alexander  Hillman,  Eunice  Davis,  and  others. 
By  this  concession.  Industry  lost  seven  polls,  and  six  thousand 
dollars  from  the  valuation  of  the  town.  Next,  in  1852,  a  tract 
of  land  embracing  lots  No.  43,*  46,  47,  48,  49,  50,  59,  61,  62, 
63,  64,  66,  6y,  68,  and  all  that  portion  of  lot  No.  70,  in  Stark, 
which  lay  in  Industry,  likewise  a  portion  of  lots  H  and  M,  the 
whole  of  lots  I,  N,  P,  Q  and  R,  together  with  four  small  plots 
belonging  to  lots  No.  72,  73,  74  and  75  in  Stark,  containing 
sixteen  hundred  and  sixty-five  acres,  was  set  off  from  the  south 
point  of  Industry  and  annexed  to  New  Sharon.  Industry  lost 
by  this  concession  fifteen  polls,  and  sixteen  thousand  seven 
hundred  dollars  from  its  valuation,  or  over  eleven  hundred  dol- 
lars for  each  poll.  This  tract  of  land  embraced  some  of  the 
best  farms  and  wealthiest  farmers  in  town,  such  as  Asa  H. 
Thompson,  George  Hobbs,  Franklin  Stone,  and  others.     Thus 


♦  Esq.  Wm.  Allen  fails  to  mention  this  lot,  in  his  history  of  the  town,  also  lots 
numbered  46,  47  and  66,  but  adds  41,  42  and  51,  as  among  those  set  off  to  New 
Sharon.  The  following  abstract  from  Acts  and  Resolves  of  the  Maine  Legislature  for 
1852,  gives  the  boundaries  of  the  piece  set  off  as  follows:  "Commencing  at  the 
southeast  corner  of  the  town  of  Industry;  thence  running  northwesterly  on  the 
dividing  line  between  New  Sharon  and  Industry  till  an  east  course  will  strike  the 
southwest  corner  of  lot  number  forty-five;  thence  on  the  south  lines  of  forty-live,  lot 
marked  S,  and  lot  number  forty-one  easterly  to  the  southeast  corner  of  number  forty- 
one;  thence  on  such  a  course  as  in  a  direct  line  will  strike  the  northwestern  corner  of 
lot  marked  P;  thence  easterly  on  the  line  of  lot  marked  P  to  the  west  line  of  lot 
marked  M;  thence  easterly  the  same  course  until  it  strikes  the  town  line  of  Starks; 
thence  on  the  dividing  line  between  Starks  and  Industry  to  the  place  of  l)eginning." 
Hy  a  careful  comparison  of  these  bounds  with  Lemuel  Perhara's  plan  of  the  town,  it 
will  be  seen  that  Mr.  Allen  was  in  error  regarding  the  lots  set  off  from  Industry. 


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it  will  be  seen  at  the  present  time  (1892),  that  the  town  con- 
tains about  twenty-one  thousand  acres,  including  water,  there 
being  a  pond  in  the  western  part  of  the  town  containing  fifteen 
hundred  or  two  thousand  acres.* 

The  surface  of  Industry  is  rough  and  uneven,  and  in  some 
parts  hilly  and  mountainous.  The  soil  consists  of  a  yellowish 
loam  mixed  with  sand  and  gravel,  with  a  subsoil  of  clear  gravel. 
Occasionally,  however,  the  subsoil  is  found  to  be  of  blue  clay, 
or  a  mixture  of  clay  and  gravel.  In  some  places  on  the  shores 
of  Clear  Water  Pond,  the  whitest  and  nicest  sand  for  plastering  is 
found.  This  sand  is  of  such  a  superior  quality  that  builders 
have  come  long  distances  to  procure  it,  and  it  is  claimed  that 
there  is  no  other  deposit  in  Franklin  County  which  imparts 
such  a  beautiful  whiteness  to  plastering  as  this. 

In  many  parts  of  the  town  the  soil  is  quite  stony,  as  is  usu- 
ally the  case  with  upland,  and  the  early  settlers  experienced 
much  difficulty  in  subduing  the  soil  and  rendering  it  suitable  for 
cultivation.  But  when  once  cleared,  the  land  was  found  to  pos- 
sess an  unusual  degree  of  fertility,  and  bountiful  crops  rewarded 
the  farmer's  toil.  Observation  has  shown  that  crops  are  less 
affected  by  severe  drouths  in  this  than  other  towns  where  the 
soil  is  of  a  lighter  and  more  sandy  character.  Some  land  was 
found  to  be  too  wet  and  cold  for  profitable  tillage  when  first 
cleared,  but  was,  nevertheless,  excellent  grass  land. 

The  principal  growth  of  wood  is  beech,  birch  and  maple,  of 
which,  the  last  named  variety  predominates.  Beside  these 
varieties  are  to  be  found,  red  oak,  cedar,  hemlock,  spruce  and 
poplar,  with  scattering  trees  of  other  species.  The  point  of 
land  extending  into  Clear  Water  Pond,  was  originally  covered 
with  a  heavy  growth  of  pine  timber ;  but  it  was  destroyed  by 
fire  at  an  early  date,  prior  to  the  settlement  of  the  town. 

There  is  a  range  of  mountains  in  the  west  part  of  the  town, 
north  of  Clear  Water  Pond,  a  peak  of  which  is  the  highest 
elevation  of  land  within  its  limits.     Boardman  Mountain, f  situ- 

♦  Walter  Wells's  "  Water  Power  of  Maine." 

t  This  mountain  was  so  named  in  honor  of  Esquire  Herbert  Boardman,  who 
setUed  at  its  base  in  1795. 


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ated  in  that  part  of  Industry  ceded  by  New  Vineyard  in  1 844, 
was  formerly  regarded  by  the  more  superstitious  and  imagina- 
tive, as  an  extinct  volcano,  as  some  of  the  dwellers  at  its  base 
aver  to  have  heard,  at  times,  mysterious  rumblings  within  its 
rugged  sides.  This  mountain,  with  slight  exceptions,  is  still 
covered  with  woods,  and  from  its  southern  aspect  presents  a 
very  picturesque  view. 

Bannock  Hill,  in  the  southeast  part  of  the  town,  is  a  noted 
eminence.  It  is  said  to  have  received  its  name  from  a  survey- 
ing party  under  Judge  Joseph  North,  who  encamped  near  its 
summit  in  1780,  and  baked  there  a  bannock  for  their  breakfast. 
Whether  this  was  the  source  from  which  it  received  its  christen- 
ing, or  whether  it  received  its  name  from  subsequent  settlers, 
owing  to  its  shape,  which  closely  resembles  that  of  a  huge  old- 
fashioned  loaf  of  its  delectable  namesake,  there  seems  to  be  a 
diversity  of  opinion.  From  the  summit  of  this  hill  a  magnifi- 
cent view  greets  the  eye  of  the  beholder  on  every  side.  Look- 
ing west  the  blue  placid  surface  of  Clear  Water  Pond  is  to  be 
seen  almost  at  your  feet,  with  Backus  Mountain  rising  abruptly 
from  its  western  shore.  While  old  Mount  Blue,  towering  in 
lofty  grandeur,  can  be  plainly  seen  in  the  distance.  North  of 
the  pond  lies  the  chain  of  mountains  which  separates  Industry 
and  New  Vineyard ;  and  rising  above  the  top  of  this  range  the 
summit  of  Saddleback,  Abraham  and  Bigelow  mountains  can 
be  seen.  Looking  north,  Boardman  Mountain,  situated  wholly 
in  the  town  of  Industry,  which  forms  an  interesting  feature 
of  the  New  Vineyard  chain,  is  seen  just  at  hand.  To  the  west, 
south  and  east,  one  gets  a  fine  view  of  fertile  fields,  cozy  farm- 
houses, interspersed,  at  frequent  intervals,  by  large  tracts  of  the 
forest  primeval.  Occasionally  one  gets  a  glimpse  of  Sandy 
River,  winding  its  sinuous  course  to  mingle  its  waters  with  those 
of  the  Kennebec.  The  villages  at  New  Sharon,  Stark  and 
Madison  Bridge,  can  likewise  be  seen.  This  hill,  which  has  an 
altitude  of  1227  feet  above  the  mean  sea  level,  affords  a  more 
commanding  view  of  the  surrounding  country  than  can  be  ob- 
tained from  any  point  within  a  radius  of  twenty  miles.  The 
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desirable  position  for  a  signal  station,  as  did  also  the  Survey  of 
1891.* 

On  that  portion  of  the  town  set  off  from  Industry  and  an- 
nexed to  Farmington,  is  located  a  beautiful  cascade,  where  the 
water  takes  a  sudden  leap  of  seventy-five  feet  over  a  precipice. 
This  is  counted  one  of  the  most  beautiful  waterfalls  in  the  State. 
From  a  favorable  position,  on  a  sunny  day,  the  colors  of  the 
rainbow  can  be  seen  amid  its  foamy  spray,  hence  it  has  been 
called  Rainbow  Cascade  by  many.  A  large  number  of  tourists 
visit  this  attractive  locality  each  year,  with  whom  its  popularity 
seems  to  increase  rather  than  to  diminish. 

The  waters  forming  this  Cascade  are  derived  from  a  small 
pond  in  the  west  part  of  Industry,  known,  probably  on  account 
of  its  diminutive  size,  as  "The  Little  Pond."  The  stream  from 
this  pond  flows  in  a  southwesterly  direction,  and  empties  into 
F'airbanks  Stream  in  the  town  of  Farmington. 

Clear  Water  Pond,  in  the  west  part  of  the  town,  is,  as  its 
name  indicates,  a  sheet  of  remarkably  clear  water.  Among  the 
early  settlers  it  was  almost  invariably  known  by  the  name  of 
"Bull-Horse  Pond";  but  the  manner  in  which  this  name  was 
acquired  is  veiled  in  obscurity.f  Esq.  Wm.  Allen,  in  speaking 
of  Judge  North's  surveying  party,  says :  **  On  arriving  at  the 
pond  they  watered  their  pack-horses,  and  proposed  the  name  of 
*  Horse  Pond,'  but  put  a  prefix  to  it  and  called  it  *  Bull-Horse 
Pond.' "  The  writer  recollects  of  hearing,  in  his  boyhood  days, 
some  of  the  older  people  say  that  the  pond  received  its  name 
from  the  circumstance  that  a  bull  and  a  horse  were  accidentally 
drowned  there,  at  an  early  date.  This  statement  can  hardly  be 
regarded  as  worthy  of  credence,  and  those  best  qualified  to 
judge  give  it  but  little  weight.  Perhaps  the  most  reasonable  of 
all  traditions  bearing  on  this  subject,  and  one  fully  as  worthy  of 
credit,  is  that  a   Frenchman  named  Blois   once  resided  on  its 


♦Through  the  courtesy  of  Hon.  T.  C.  Mendenhall,  Superintendent  of  this  Survey, 
we  learn  that  the  geographical  position  of  Bannock  Hill  is :  latitude  44°,  44' ,  01 .70^' , 
Longitude,  70°,  y,  23^.99,  or  4  h.  40  m.  09.6  s.  west  of  Greenwich. 

t  Since  the  above  was  written  it  has  been  discovered  that,  as  early  as  1 803 — 
(Petition  Inhabitants  Northern  Part  of  Neiv  Sharon)  —  this  body  of  water  was 
sometimes  designated  as  Clear  Water  Pond. 


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shores,  spending  his  time  in  hunting  and  trapping.  It  is 
claimed  that  in  this  way  the  lakelet  acquired  the  name  of  Blois 
Pond.  The  advocates  of  this  theory  claim  that  Bull-Horse,  or 
**  Hoss,"  as  it  was  almost  invariably  pronounced,  was  but  a  cor- 
ruption of  the  name  Blois.  True,  it  would  require  but  a  small  ! 
amount  of  orthoepical  license  to  effect  this  change, — not  nearly 
as  much  as  is  sometimes  taken  with  other  words  in  the  English 
language.  This  explanation,  to  say  the  least,  has  the  merit  of 
plausibility.  i 

On  the  map  of  Franklin  County,  published  in  1861,  it  was 
laid  down  as  Clear  Water  Pond,  by  which  name  it  is  now 
generally  known.  Clear  Water  Pond  has  many  interesting 
features.  Its  western  shore  rises  abruptly,  forming  what  is 
known  as  Backus  Mountain,  in  Farmington,  and  near  this  shore 
the  water  is  very  deep.  Several  mills  derive  their  motive 
power  from  this  source,  as  the  pond  furnishes  an  abundant 
supply  of  water  the  year  around.  When  the  fact  that  it 
receives  the  waters  from  only  two  or  three  small  brooks  is 
taken  into  consideration,  and  that  these,  which  are  usually  dry 
a  large  portion  of  the  summer,  at  no  time  supply  a  large 
amount  of  water,  it  is  evident  that  this  pond  is  fed  by  abundant 
springs  beneath  its  surface.  Another  fact  which  goes  to 
establish  the  theory  of  this  spring-supply,  is  the  temperature : 
the  water  during  the  warmest  weather  being  several  degrees 
colder  than  that  of  similar  bodies  of  water  known  to  receive 
their  supply  from  streams. 

The  principal  farm  crops  of  Industry  are  wheat,  oats,  corn 
and  potatoes.  Rye,  in  large  quantities,  was  raised  by  the  early 
settlers ;  but  it  has  almost  entirely  disappeared  from  the  list  of 
the  farm  products.  The  apple-tree  seems  to  flourish  well  in 
the  soil  of  Industry,  and  fruit-growing  is  a  branch  of  husbandry 
that  is  steadily  gaining  ground.  Maple  syrup  is  also  made  to 
a  considerable  extent.  The  rock  or  sugar-maple  (Acer  sac- 
chariniim)  being  indigenous  to  the  soil,  almost  every  farmer 
has  at  least  a  small  sugar-orchard,  from  which  he  makes  syrup 
for  family  use,  while  others  engage  more  extensively,  making 
from  one  to  three  hundred  gallons  each  season. 


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The  hills,  with  their  many  springs  of  deliciously  cool  water, 
afford  unequalled  facilities  for  grazing.  This  has  rendered 
sheep-husbandry  a  paying  branch  of  agriculture,  and  prompted 
many  farmers  to  engage  therein.  The  breeding  of  neat  stock 
and  horses  has  also  received  considerable  attention.  The  time 
has  been  when  Industry  was  noted  for  its  many  yoke  of  fine, 
large  oxen,  ranking  in  this  respect  second  to  no  other  town  in 
Franklin  County.  Of  late  years,  horses  have  come  into  more 
general  use  on  the  farm,  hence  the  lively  competition  which 
formerly  existed  in  raising  nice  oxen  has  in  a  large  measure 
subsided. 

The  scenery  of  Industry  is  by  no  means  tame  or  uninterest- 
ing. Its  mountains,  covered  with  shady  woods,  the  commanding 
views  which  their  summits  afford,  the  springs  of  pure  cool 
water,  issuing  from  their  rugged  sides,  are  all  a  source  of  con- 
stant admiration  to  the  summer  visitor.  On  the  mill-stream, 
but  a  short  distance  from  West's  Mills,  is  a  beautiful  cascade,* 
which,  with  its  surrounding  forest,  forms,  during  the  summer 
months,  an  interesting  and  attractive  bit  of  scenery.  Then,  too, 
a  body  of  water  like  Clear  Water  Pond  would  furnish  a  constant 
attraction  for  any  summer  resort.  This  is  a  favorite  resort  for 
fishermen  and  excursionists,  and,  during  the  summer  months, 
parties  frequently  come  here  from  adjoining  towns  to  sail  on  its 
clear,  placid  waters,  or  to  hold  picnics  on  its  cool,  shady  banks. 
The  first  attempt  to  make  the  carrying  of  pleasure  parties  on 
Clear  Water  Pond  a  business  was  made  by  Captain  Reuben  B. 
Jennings,  a  gentleman  from  Farmington,  who,  in  the  summer  of 
1868,  put  into  its  waters  a  sail-boat  called  the  "Minnehaha." 
He  likewise  built  a  rude  cabin,  on  the  Backus  Mountain  shore, 
where  he  lived  during  the  season,  and  where  many  parties  landed 
for  the  purpose  of  holding  picnics.  So  far  as  the  writer  has 
been  able  to  learn,  the  season's  work  proved  fairly  remunerative. 
Since  that  time,  excursionists  have  been  dependent  upon  local 
resources  for  boats.  At  the  present  time,  several  very  good 
ones  are  owned  by  parties  residing  at  Allen's  Mills.      Probably 


*  This  cascade  was  given  the  name  of  Sunderland  Falls,  in  early  times. 

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20  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY, 

there  is  not  another  pond  of  equal  size  in  the  State  which 
affords  more  natural  attractions,  and  whose  surroundings  are 
better  adapted  for  a  summer  resort,  than  this.  It  is  situated 
within  an  hour's  drive  of  railroad  connections,  and  a  daily  stage 
brings  the  mail  on  the  arrival  of  the  evening  train.  Let  a  com- 
modious hotel  be  built  at  Allen's  Mills  for  the  accommodation 
of  guests ;  let  the  same  pains  be  taken  to  stock  the  waters  of 
this  pond  with  fish,  as  has  already  been  taken  with  Rangeley 
Lake ;  and  a  good  supply  of  serviceable  boats  kept  ready  for 
use  as  occasion  requires,  and  one  of  the  most  attractive  inland 
summer  resorts  in  Maine  would  be  the  result.  Thus  located,  it 
would  draw  numerous  visitors  whose  delicate  health  precludes 
even  the  thoughts  of  a  journey  to  more  remote  and  inaccessi- 
ble points.  With  the  improvements  mentioned,  the  clear  brac- 
ing air,  the  fine  scenery  and  perfect  quiet,  could  but  have  a 
salutary  influence  in  restoring  invalids  to  a  state  of  perfect 
health.  The  place  would  soon  become  popular,  and  eventually 
secure  a  patronage  which  could  not  prove  otherwise  than  re- 
munerative to  those  interested  in  the  enterprise. 

The  principal  varieties  of  fish  found  in  Clear  Water  Pond, 
are:  Lake-trout  (Salmo  r^///?//iV^— commonly  called  togue — 
cusk,  chivens,*  suckers  and  perch,  with  innumerable  swarms  of 
the  smaller  varieties.  Of  the  edible  kinds,  the  first  named  is  the 
most  valuable  and  eagerly  sought.  Probably  the  most  success- 
ful fisherman  in  the  waters  of  this  pond  was  Isaac  Webster, 
who  died,  at  an  advanced  age,  a  few  years  since,  in  Taunton, 
Mass.  He  moved  to  Industry  from  Stark,  and  resided  at 
Allen's  Mills  for  many  years.  Though  a  shoemaker  by  trade, 
he  was  an  ardent  devotee  of   Izaak  Walton,  and   spent  much 

♦  Fur  some  years  the  writer  has  been  of  the  opinion  that  this  name  was  of  local 
origin  and  incorrect.  To  settle  the  matter,  a  specimen,  preserved  in  alcohol,  was  sent 
to  the  L".  S.  Fish  Commissioner,  Hon.  Marshall  McOonald,  Washington,  I).  C.  The 
following  letter  was  received  in  reply:  "  Dear  Sir:  The  tish  sent  by  you  for  identi- 
fication is  the  round  while  hsh,  shad  waiter,  or  *  chivy  '  {  Cortgonsus  quadrilaUralis ) 
of  ichth>ologist8.  It  is  taken  about  this  lime  of  the  year  (^ April  lOlh)  in  some  of 
the  rivers  and  lakes  of  Maine.  The  species  has  a  very  wide  range,  including  the 
whole  width  of  country  in  your  latitude  and  a  large  part  of  British  America  and 
Alaska." 


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time  in  luring  the  finny  tribe  with  baited  hook.  Others  may 
have  caught  larger  specimens  than  he,  but  Mr.  Webster  un- 
questionably stands  ahead  of  all  competitors  in  point  of  num- 
ber and  aggregate  weight.  The  largest  trout  ever  caught  by 
him  weighed  seventeen  and  three-fourths  pounds,  with  a  great 
many  weighing  ten  pounds  and  upward.  Among  those  who 
have  captured  large  fish  from  this  pond  are :  John  Daggett, 
31  3-4  pounds;  John  Wesley  Norton,  21  pounds;  Samuel 
Rackliff,  20  1-4  pounds;  James  C.  Luce,  16  pounds;  Luther 
Luce,  Sen.,  21  1-2  pounds;  Reuben  Hatch,  Sen.,  16  pounds; 
Nelson  W.  Fish,  13  lbs.  14  ozs. ;  John  Atwell  Daggett,  22  1-2 
pounds;  John  F.  Daggett,  16  pounds;  Wm.  R.  Daggett, 
16  1-2  pounds;  Fred  F.  Backus,  153-4  pounds.  In  1833, 
Truman  Luce  caught  a  fine  specimen  weighing  ten  pounds,  and 
in  1857,  Daniel  Sanders  Collins,  one  weighing  16  pounds.  In 
July,  1890,  Harry  Pierce  of  Farmington,  and  John  Richards  of 
Boston,  each  caught  a  trout,  weighing  10  1-4  and  n  1-2  respec- 
tively. Chas.  E.  Oliver,  West's  Mills,  caught  a  large  specimen, 
in  the  summer  of  1885,  which  weighed  13  pounds;  and  in  the 
spring  of  1 891,  John  L.  Sterry,  Stark,  while  fishing  through 
the  ice,  caught  two  trout  weighing  1 1  and  12  pounds.  But  the 
greatest  catch  of  late  years,  was  made  by  George  W.  Dobbins, 
of  Boston,  in  March,  1889,  when  he  landed  two  splendid  trout, 
weighing  16  and  20  pounds.  Five  were  caught  the  next  year, 
each  weighing  ten  pounds  or  more,  beside  a  large  number  of 
smaller  ones.* 

Some  effort  has  been  made  to  stock  Clear  Water  Pond  with 
black  bass  and  salmon,  in  the  past  decade,  but  the  results  have 
not  been  wholly  satisfactory.  Herbert  B.  Luce,  of  Allen's 
Mills,  after  a  protracted  correspondence  with  State  Fish  Com- 
missioner, Henry  O.  Stanley,  of  Dixfield,  induced  that  gentle- 
man to  visit  Industry,  in  the  summer  of  1883,  to  consider  the 
feasibility  of  stocking  this   pond  with   black  bass.     Being  well 


*  Since  the  foregoing  was  put  in  type,  the  writer  learns  that  Chas.  Augustus 
Allen,  of  Farmington,  while  a  resident  of  his  native  town,  Industry,  caught  a  trout 
from  Clear  Water  Pond  which,  by  actual  weight,  tipped  the  beam  at  16  3-4  pounds; 
and  afterward,  another  of  equal  weight. 


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22  HISTORY   OF  INDUSTRY. 

pleased  with  the  natural  facilities  it  afforded,  he  forwarded  to 
Mr.  Luce,  twenty-five  small  bass  (Grystes  nigricans,  Agassiz), 
taken  from  a  pond  in  Wilton,  Me.  These  measured  from  five 
to  ten  inches  in  length,  and  were  put  into  Clear  Water  Pond  in 
the  month  of  September.  Since  then  specimens  have  been 
caught,  occasionally ;  but  for  the  most  part,  have  been  returned 
to  the  water,  and  it  is  believed  that  in  the  course  of  a  few 
years  the  pond  will  be  well  stocked  with  this  valuable  fish.* 

It  was  not  known  for  some  years  after  the  settlement  of  the 
town,  that  there  were  suckers  in  Clear  Water  Pond.  The  story 
of  their  discovery  is  as  follows:  Joseph  Collins,  Sr.,  then  a 
mere  boy,  one  day  went  down  to  the  pond  in  company  with  a 
man  named  Otis  Foster,  to  strip  elm  bark,  which  was  much 
used  in  those  early  times  to  scare  crows  away  from  the  corn- 
field. In  the  course  of  their  rambles  they  came  to  the  brook 
and  found  it  full  of  fish.  Not  knowing  what  they  were,  young 
Collins  went  home  and  called  his  father,  who,  being  an  old 
sailor,  was  the  authority  of  the  settlement  in  all  such  matters. 
Mr.  Collins,  after  catching  and  examining  one,  pronounced 
them  suckers.  Since  that  time  a  great  many  have  been  caught 
each  spring. 

The  first  cusk  ever  taken  from  this  pond,  was  caught  by  one 
of  Josiah  Butler's  sons,  about  1828,  or  perhaps  later.  This  fish 
was  also  carried  to  Mr.  Collins  to  be  named. 

Chivens  were  not  known  to  exist  in  the  pond  till  about 
1835.  As  they  are  a  fish  which  can  be  caught  only  through 
the  ice,  in  shoal  water,  their  discovery  was  the  result  of  the 
merest  accident.  At  the  mouth  of  the  sucker  brook,  the  bank 
of  the  pond  makes  off  very  suddenly  from  shoal  to  deep  water. 
Several  sons  of  David  M.  Luce  were  in  the  habit  of  fishing 
for  pond  trout,  in  the  deep  water  just  off  the  mouth  of  this 
brook.  By  a  miscalculation,  they  one  day  cut  their  fishing 
holes  in  the  ice  too  near  the  shore,  and  while  angling  through 
those    holes,  noticed    numerous    fish    of  an    unknown    species 

♦  Since  the  above  was  written,  black  bass  have  been  caught  in  large  numbers, 
some  specimens  being  of  good  size.  Among  the  largest  taken,  was  one  caught  by 
John  Vehue,  in  1889,  weighing  six  and  one-fourth  pounds. 


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gathering  about  their  bait.  As  they  could  not  be  induced  to 
take  a  baited  hook,  a  method  was  devised  by  which  they  were 
easily  captured.  A  gaff  was  made,  by  tying  a  large  hook  to  a 
slender  pole,  and  while  one  would  troll  a  large  piece  of  pork  in 
the  water,  another  would  watch  with  his  gaff  and  dextrously 
hook  any  fish  which  came  near  the  bait.  Even  Daniel  Collins 
did  not  know  the  name  of  these  fish,  and  they  were  for  a  time 
called  dun-fish,  etc.,  etc. 

In  June,  1886,  while  Fish  Commissioner  Henry  O.  Stanley 
was  at  Weld,  Me.,  looking  after  the  land-locked  salmon  there, 
it  was  suggested  to  him  that  Clear  Water  Pond,  in  Industry, 
possessed  superior  advantages  for  breeding  and  rearing  salmon. 
Mr.  Stanley,  knowing  something  of  its  characteristics,  at  once 
agreed  to  put  in  a  certain  number  of  young  salmon,  providing 
some  one  would  bear  a  portion  of  the  necessary  expenses. 
This  Mr.  D.  W.  Austin,  of  Farmington,  volunteered  to  do,  and 
under  his  immediate  supervision,  on  the  17th  of  June,  5,000 
young  salmon  were  placed  in  the  cool,  limpid  waters  of  this  pond. 
Many  argued  that  the  black  bass  was  an  inveterate  enemy  of 
the  salmon,  and  that  it  was  absolutely  impossible  to  breed 
them  successfully  in  waters  infested  by  the  bass.  Perhaps  time 
may  prove  these  views  to  have  been  erroneous ;  but  after  the 
lapse  of  nearly  six  years,  the  result  of  Messrs.  Stanley  and 
Austin's  experiment  is  still  shrouded  in  doubt. 


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CHAPTER  II. 

LAND  TITLES. 

Early  Attempts  to  Colonize  New  England. —  King  James's  Grant. —  The   Kennebec 
Purchase. — The  Appraising  Commission,  Etc.,  Etc. 

After  the  failure  of  Capt.  John  Smith  to  establish  a 
colony  in  New  England,  in  1618,  Sir  Ferdinando  Gorges  turned 
his  undivided  attention  to  the  formation  of  a  new  company ^  dis- 
tinct from  that  of  the  Virginia  company,  whose  exclusive  atten- 
tion should  be  devoted  to  the  colonization  of  New  England. 
A  liberal  charter  was  granted  to  this  company,  by  the  sole 
authority  of  the  King,  constituting  them  a  corporation  with 
perpetual  succession,  by  the  name  of  **The  Council  established 
at  Plymouth  in  the  county  of  Devon,  for  the  planting,  ruling, 
ordering  and  governing  of  New  England  in  America."  The 
original  grant  reads  as  follows,  to  wit. : 

"To    ALL     TO     WHOM     THESE     PRESENTS     SHALL    COME,     Greeting:  — 

Whereas  his  Majesty  King  James  the  first,  for  the  advancement  of  a 
Colony  and  Plantation  in  New  England,  in  America,  by  his  Highness* 
Letters  Patent,  under  the  great  seal  of  England,  bearing  date,  at  West- 
minster, the  third  day  of  November,  [1620],  in  the  eighteenth  year  of 
his  Highness'  reign  of  England,  etc.,  did  grant  unto  the  right  Honora- 
ble Lodowick,  late  Lord  Duke  of  Lenox,  George,  late  Marquis  of 
Rockingham,  James,  Marquis  of  Hamilton,  Thomas,  Earl  of  Arundle, 
Robert,  Earl  of  Warwick,  Sir  Ferdinando  Gorges,  Viscount,  and  divers 
Others,  whose  names  are  expressed  in  the  said  Letters  Patent,  and  their 
successors,  that  they  ^should  be  one  body  politic  and  corporate,  per- 
petually, consisting  of  forty  persons,  that  they  should  have  perpetual 
succession  and  one  common  seal  to  serve  for  the  said  body ;  and  that 
they  and  their  successors  should  be  incorporated,  called  and  known  by 


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the  name  of  the  Council  established  at  Pl)rmouth,  in  the  county  of 
Devon,  for  the  planting,  ruling,  ordering  and  governing  New  England 
in  America.  And  further  did  also  grant  unto  the  said  Vice-President 
and  Council,  and  their  successors  forever,  under  the  reservations  in  the 
said  Letters  Patent  expressed,  all  that  part  and  portion  of  the  said 
country  called  New  England  in  America,  situate,  lying  and  being  in 
breadth  from  forty  degrees  of  northerly  latitude,  from  the  equinoctial 
line,  to  forty-eight  degrees  of  the  said  northerly  latitude,  inclusively,  and 
in  length  of,  and  in  all  the  breadth  aforesaid,  throughout  the  main  lands, 
from  sea  to  sea,  together,  also,  with  all  the  firm  lands,  soils,  grounds, 
creeks,  inlets,  havens,  ports,  seas,  rivers,  islands,  waters,  fishings,  mines, 
minerals,  precious  stones,  quarries,  and  all  and  singular  the  commodities 
and  jurisdictions,  both  within  the  said  tract  of  land  lying  upon  the 
main,  as  also  within  the  said  islands  adjoining.  To  have,  hold,  possess 
and  enjoy  the  same  unto  the  said  Council  and  their  successors  and 
assigns  forever^  &c,*' 

This  grant  extended  from  New  Jersey  northward  to  the 
mouth  of  the  St.  Lawrence  River,  and  nearly  half  of  it  was 
comprised  in  a  former  grant  to  the  Virginia  Company.  Objec- 
tions were  made  to  it,  at  the  outset,  from  that  quarter.  Not 
succeeding  with  the  King  and  the  Privy  Council,  the  complain- 
ants carried  the  matter  before  the  House  of  Commons,  and 
Gorges  appeared  three  several  times  at  the  bar  of  the  House  to 
answer  objections.  On  the  last  occasion,  he  was  attended  by 
eminent  legal  counsel.  The  result  was  unfavorable,  and  the 
House,  in  presenting  to  the  King  the  public  grievances  of  the 
kingdom,  included  amongst  them  the  patent  of  New  England. 
The  effect  of  this  movement  was  at  first  prejudicial  to  the  Com- 
pany, for  it  was  the  means  of  discouraging  those  who  proposed 
to  establish  plantations  in  this  quarter,  as  well  as  some  of  the 
Council.  But  James  was  not  inclined  to  have  the  propriety  of 
his  own  acts  disputed,  or  denied  on  the  floor  of  Parliament. 
So,  instead  of  destroying  the  patent,  as  he  had  intendecjl  to  do, 
he  dismissed  the  Parliament  and  committed  to  the  Tower  and 
other  prisons,  the  members  who  had  been  most  forward  in 
condemning  the  charter  and  most  free  in  questioning  the 
prerogative  of  the  Crown. 

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26  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY, 

terests  of  the  members,  or  their  indistinct  knowledge  of  the 
country,  or  their  inattention  to  business,  or  some  other  cause 
which  does  not  fully  appear,  their  affairs  were  transacted  in  a 
confused  manner  from  the  beginning;  and  the  grants  which 
they  made  were  so  inaccurately  described,  and  interfered  so 
much  with  each  other,  as  to  occasion  controversies,  some  of 
which  are  not  yet  ended."  No  part  of  New  England  has 
suffered  more  from  this  cause  than  Maine,  even  as  at  last  to  a 
complete  denial  of  the  title  of  its  proprietary  by  a  neighboring 
colony. 

The  first  grant  by  the  Council  that  included  the  lands  of 
Industry,  seems  to  have  been  the  patent  of  Laconia,  to  Sir 
Ferdinando  Gorges  and  Capt.  John  Mason,  in  1622.  This 
comprised  **  all  lands  situated  between  the  rivers  Merrimack  and 
Sagadahock,*  extending  back  to  the  great  lakes  and  the  river 
of  Canada."  Both  patentees  acted  under  this  patent,  although 
many  subsequent  grants  of  the  Council  were  made  within  the 
same  limits.  After  seven  years  joint  title,  Capt.  Mason, 
Nov.  7,  1629,  took  out  a  separate  patent  of  that  portion  lying 
south  and  west  of  the  Piscataqua  River,  to  which  he  gave  the 
name  of  New  Hampshire.  The  remaining  portion  became  the 
exclusive  property  of  Gorges,  who,  however,  had  no  separate 
title  until  1635,  when  he  gave  the  territory  between  the  Piscata- 
qua and  the  Kennebec,  the  name  of  New  Somersetshire. 

The  next  event  of  general  interest  in  the  history  of  the 
State,  was  the  confirmation  of  the  patent  from  the  Council  of 
Plymouth  to  Gorges,  by  a  new  charter  from  the  Crown,  in  1639, 
in  which  the  territory  is  first  styled  the  Provinxe  OF  MAINE. 

After  the  death  of  Sir  Ferdinando  Gorges,  the  Province  of 
Maine  fell,  by  heirship,  to  Ferdinando  Gorges,  Esq.,  son  of 
John  Gorges,  and  grandson  of  the  old  lord  proprietor.  In 
1678,  Mr.  Gorges  sold  and   conveyed  by  his   deed  of  the  date 

♦  When  the  territory,  now  the  State  of  Maine,  was  first  known  to  the  whijte  peo- 
ple, the  Kennebec  River  bore  four  different  names.  From  its  mouth  to  Merrymeeting 
Bay  it  was  called  Sagadahock ;  from  that  bay  to  Skowhegan  it  bore  the  name  of 
the  Indian  Chief  Canabais,^{\t,rMZx6&  changed  to  Kennebec;  from  Skowhegan  Falls 
to  Norridgewock  Falls  at  Madison,  it  was  called  Nansantsouak,  afterwards  called 
Norridgewock;  the  rest  of  the  river  to  its  source  was  called  Orantsoak, 


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of  March  13th,  to  "John  Usher,  of  Boston  in  New  England  in 
America,  merchant,"  all  the  lands  comprising  the  Province  or 
County  of  Maine,  for  £\2^Q,  or  about  six  thousand  dollars. 
Two  days  thereafter,  Mr.  Usher  conveyed  his  purchase  to  the 
Massachusetts  Bay  Company. 

After  William  and  Mary  ascended  the  throne  of  England, 
a  new  charter  was  received,  uniting  in  one  province  the  colonies 
of  Plymouth  and  Massachusetts  Bay,  the  Province  of  Maine 
and  the  territory  east  of  it  to  the  St.  Croix  River. 

In  1 66 1,  the  Colony  of  New  Plymouth  sold  and  conveyed 
a  tract  of  land  fifteen  miles  wide  on  each  side  of  the  Kennebec 
River  and  thirty  miles  in  length  from  north  to  south,  to  Antipas 
Boies,  Edward  Tyng,  Thomas  Brattle  and  John  Winslow,  for 
;^400,  or  **at  a  cost,"  as  Wm.  Allen  states,  "of  about  four  cents 
and  three  mills  per  acre."  These  persons  and  their  heirs  held 
it  for  nearly  a  century  without  taking  efficient  means  for  its 
settlement.  In  1749,  however,  they  began  to  think  of  settling 
their  lands,  and  in  September  of  that  year,  a  meeting  of  the 
proprietors  was  called,  and  new  members  were  admitted.  Four 
years  later,  Massachusetts  passed  an  act  permitting  persons 
holding  lands  in  common  and  undivided,  to  act  as  a  corporation. 
In  June,  1753,  under  this  act,  a  corporation  was  formed  by  the 
name  of  the  **  Proprietors  of  the  Kennebec  Purchase,  from  the 
late  colony  of  New  Plymouth,"  which  continued  to  be  their 
legal  title,  though  they  are  commonly  known  by  the  name  of 
the  Plymouth  Company,  and  their  lands  as  the  Plymouth  Patent. 
At  the  time  of  this  incorporation,  their  claims  were  very  ex- 
tensive, much  exceeding  the  bounds  already  mentioned, — in 
fact,  extending  from  Casco  Bay  eastward  to  Pemaquid,  and 
north  from  the  sea-coast  to  Carratunk  Falls.  Four  adjoining 
companies  claimed,  however,  large  portions  of  this  territory; 
whose  claims,  after  tedious  litigation,  were  finally  settled,  either 
by  compromise  or  reference. 

The  early  explorers  of  Sandy  River  valley,  supposing  the 
land  where  they  had  decided  to  make  clearings  and  establish 
their  future  homes,  which  was  subsequently  incorporated  as 
the  town  of  Farmington,  belonged  to  the  Plymouth  Patent,  en- 


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tered  into  negotiations  with  the  proprietors  for  the  purpose  of 
obtaining  a  title  to  the  land.  Judge  Joseph  North  was  em- 
ployed to  survey  the  township,  in  the  spring  of  1780,  agreeable 
to  these  pending  negotiations.  The  first  duty  of  the  surveyor 
was  to  establish  the  northwest  corner  of  the  Plymouth  Patent, 
which,  according  to  the  proprietors'  claims,  would  likewise 
fix  the  northwest  corner  of  the  township.  This  corner  he  made 
on  a  basswood  tree  marked  "  K.  15  M." — ^to  denote  that  it  was 
fifteen  miles  from  the  Kennebec  River.* 

Nine  years  later,  after  the  close  of  the  Revolutionary  War, 
by  a  different  construction  of  the  grant,  and  by  an  agreement 
with  the  agents  of  the  Commonwealth,  dated  June  26,  1789, 
Ephraim  Ballard,t  a  surveyor  agreed  upon  for  the  purpose, 
made  the  northwest  corner  of  the  patent  eighty  rods  east  of 
the  northeast  corner  of  Farmington.  The  boundary  of  the 
Plymouth  claim  thus  being  established  near  the  western  shore 
of  what  is  now  called  Clear  Water  Pond.  After  the  establish- 
ment of  the  northwest  corner  of  the  Plymouth  Patent,  in  1 789, 
the  Company  obtained  a  grant  from  th,e  Commonwealth  of 
Massachusetts,  of  a  strip  of  land  one  mile  and  a  half  wide  and 
thirty  miles  long,  on  their  northern  boundary,  to  compensate 
them  for  lands  given  to  settlers.  This  new  acquisition  extended 
the  northern  limits  of  their  possessions  in  Industry  to  the  south 
line  of  the  township  of  New  Vineyard,  as  given  in  Osgood 
Carleton's  Map  of  Maine,  published  about  1795. 

The  meetings  of  the  Company  continued  regularly,  with 
the  exception  of  the  first  year  of  the  Revolutionary  War,  from 
1749  till  it  finally  sold  the  remnants  of  its  possessions,  at  pub- 
lic auction,  in  1816,  and  dissolved  by  mutual  consent. 

*  Butler's  History  of  Farmington^  p.  24.  Allen  says  (History  of  Industry ^  p.  j ; 
that  the  corner  was  marked  "  on  a  small  beech  tree."  Mr.  Butler  quotes  from  the 
original  plan  of  the  survey,  hence,  his  statement  is  to  be  accepted  as  indubitable  testi- 
mony. Mr.  Allen  undoubtedly  confounded  this  landmark  with  the  small  beech  tree 
on  the  New  Vineyard  Gore  which  marked  central  corners  of  the  four  quarter  sections. 

t  Esquire  William  Allen  states  (History  of  Indtistry,  p.  j)  that  this  boundary 
was  estaljlished  by  Samuel  Titcomb,  a  noted  surveyor;  but  by  the  evidence  adduced 
in  the  action  Winthrop  vs.  Curtis  (Greenleafs  j  Me.  Reports^  p.  1/3)  it  was  shown 
to  be  Mr.  Ballard,  as  stated  above. 


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The  lands  of  the  Company  were  not  surveyed  and  offered 
for  sale  as  the  advancement  of  the  country  demanded.  At  the 
close  of  the  Revolutionary  War,  great  numbers  of  the  dis- 
banded soldiers,  unlike  those  of  Europe — the  pest  and  scourge 
of  society— came  into  the  District  of  Maine  to  seek  a  per- 
manent home,  and  became  industrious  husbandmen.  The 
Company  having  formerly  taken  such  pains  to  extend  the  in- 
formation of  their  liberal  offers  of  land  to  actual  settlers,  many 
came  on  to  the  patent  and  selected  for  their  abode  such  lots  as 
suited  them,  without  inquiring  whether  these  were  designed  for 
settlers  or  had  been  assigned  to  individual  proprietors,  or  were 
yet  among  the  unsurveyed  lands  of  the  proprietary ;  and  in 
I799t  Jt  was  found  that  large  portions  of  the  unlocated  lands 
of  the  Plymouth  Patent  were  taken  up  by  persons  who  had 
intruded  themselves  without  permission.  "  If,"  says  R.  H.  Gar- 
diner, "the  Company  had,  even  at  this  late  hour,  resumed  their 
former  policy  and  given  to  the  settlers  half  of  the  land,  if  so 
much  had  been  required,  for  each  to  have  one  hundred  acres, 
or  if  they  had  offered  to  sell  at  very  low  prices  to  actual  set- 
tlers, there  can  be  little  doubt  that  the  remaining  portions  would 
have  been  of  more  value  than  the  whole  proved  to  be ;  but  what 
is  of  infinitely  more  importance  than  pecuniary  value,  peace 
and  quietness  would  have  been  at  once  established,  and  the 
subsequent  scenes  of  violence  avoided." 

The  Company  also  found  themselves  deprived  of  disposing 
of  their  lands  by  dividing  them  among  the  proprietors;  for 
division  presupposes  surveys  and  allotment,  and  the  settlers 
would  not  allow  surveys  unless  they  could  previously  know 
what  would  be  the  price  of  their  lands.  After  trying  various 
expedients  in  their  endeavors  to  gain  possession  of  their  lands, 
without  success,  the  Company  petitioned  the  General  Court,  in 
1802,  to  authorize  the  Governor  and  Council  to  appoint  com- 
missioners, "who  should  determine  the  terms  upon  which  the 
Company  should  quiet  each  of  the  settlers  in  possession  of 
certain  portions  of  land  as  may  include  their  improvements,  in 
such  a  manner  and  on  such  terms  as  the  Commissioners  may 


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think  best."     The  following  resolve  was  passed,  in  conformity 
with  the  prayer  of  these  petitioners : 

On  the  petition  of  Arodi  Thayer^  in  behalf  of  the  proprietors  of  the 
Kennebec  Purchase,  authorizing  the  company  to  quiet  the  settlers  on 
said  landSy  and  empoivering  the  Governor,  with  advice  of  the 
Council,  to  appoint  Commissioners  to  adjust  and  settle  all  dis- 
putes between  said  proprietors  and  the  settlers  on  said  lands. 
February  19,  1802. 

On  the  petition  of  Arodi  Thayer,  in  behalf  of  the  proprietors  of  the 
Kennebec  Purchase,  from  the  late  colony  of  New  Plymouth,  prayfng  for 
leave  to  sell  and  dispose  of  certain  of  their  lands  for  the  quieting  of 
settlers  ;  and  for  the  establishing  commissioners  to  quiet  all  such  settlers 
as  shall  agree  to  submit  themselves  to  iheir  authority,  and  to  fix  and 
determine  on  the  terms  upon  which  they  shall  be  so  quieted  :  And  the 
legislature  being  desirous  to  promote  the  laudable  and  liberal  applica- 
tion of  the  Plymouth  Company,  to  bring  to  a  peaceable  and  final  close, 
all  matters  not  adjusted  by  its  agent  with  the  settlers  on  the  undivided 
lands,  by  a  submission  of  the  same  to  three  disinterested  commissioners  : 
Therefore, 

Resolved,  That  the  proprietors  of  the  common  and  undivided 
lands  belonging  to  the  Plymouth  Company,  so  called,  be,  and  they  here- 
by are  authorized  and  empowered,  by  their  agent  or  agents,  duly  ap- 
pointed and  authorized  for  that  purpose,  at  any  legal  meeting  of  said 
proprietors,  to  compromise  and  settle  with  such  persons,  or  each  or  any 
of  them,  who  may  have  entered  upon  any  of  said  lands,  and  made  im- 
provements thereon ;  and  by  deed  under  the  hand  and  seals  of  such 
agents,  sell  and  convey  to  such  person  or  persons,  any  portion  or  por- 
tions of  said  lands  which  they  may  think  best,  and  on  such  terms  as  the 
parties  may  agree  ;  and  after  payment  of  all  such  taxes  and  charges  as 
may  be  due  from  any  proprietor,  to  divide  and  pay  over  to  every  pro- 
prietor his  share  of  the  residue  of  the  money  arising  from  such  settle- 
ment and  sale,  according  to  his  proportion  of  lands :  And  all  such 
sales  shall  be  as  valid  in  law  as  if  the  deed  thereof  had  been  executed 
by  every  individual  proprietor,  or  his  or  her  legal  representative  : 

And  whereas  it  is  conceived.  That  a  final  compromise  and  settle- 
ment of  the  claims  of  the  said  proprietors,  with  such  persons  as  have 
intruded  upon  such  common  and  undivided  lands,  will  have  a  tendency 
to  promote  the  peace  and  quiet  of  that  part  of  the  State ;  and  the  said 
proprietors  having,  on  their  part,  assured  the  Commonwealth,  that  they 


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are  willing  to  submit  the  terms  of  compromise  with  such  persons  as 
have  set  down  on  their  said  lands,  and  shall  not  have  settled  with  said 
Company  or  their  agent,  to  such  commissioners  as  shall  be  appointed 
under  the  authority  of  this  government :     Therefore, 

It  is  further  resolved,  That  the  Governor  with  the  consent  of  the 
Council,  be,  and  he  hereby  is  authorized  and  requested  to  nominate 
and  commission  three  disinterested  persons  to  adjust  and  settle  all  dis- 
putes between  said  proprietors  and  any  such  person  or  persons,  their 
heirs  or  assigns,  as  have  not  settled  with  said  proprietors  or  their  agents  : 
And  the  said  commissioners,  in  settling  the  terms  aforesaid  for  quieting 
any  settler  in  the  possession  of  one  hundred  acres  of  land,  laid  out  so 
as  to  include  his  improvements,  and  be  least  injurious  to  adjoining 
lands,  shall  have  reference  to  three  descriptions  of  settlers,  viz :  Those 
setded  before  the  war  with  Great- Britain,  settlers  during  the  war  afore- 
said, and  settlers  since  that  period,  or  to  any  person  whose  possession 
has  been  transferred  to  claimants  now  in  possession ;  and  award  such 
compensation  and  terms  of  payment  to  the  proprietors  as  shall  appear 
just  and  equitable.  And  said  commissioners  shall  repair  to  the  land  in 
dispute,  and  give  due  notice  of  the  time  of  their  meeting  by  the  twen- 
tieth day  of  September  next ;  and  thereupon  proceed  and  complete 
the  purposes  of  their  commission  as  soon  as  may  be,  and  make  their 
report  in  writing,  under  their  hands  and  seals,  or  under  the  hands  and 
seals  of  a  major  part  of  them,  into  the  office  of  the  Secretary  of  this 
Commonwealth,  who  shall  make  out  true  and  attested  copies  of  the 
report,  one  for  the  said  proprietors,  and  the  other  for  the  said  settlers  : 
And  all  reference  by  the  settlers  to  the  said  commissioners  shall  be  in 
writing,  signed  by  the  settlers,  their  agent  or  agents,  representative  or 
attorney,  and  by  the  agent  of  the  proprietors,  duly  appointed  and 
authorized  for  the  purpose  by  a  vote  passed  at  a  legal  meeting  of  the 
said  proprietors ;  and  the  report  of  the  said  commissioners,  made,  exe- 
cuted and  transmitted  into  the  Secretary's  office  aforesaid,  shall  be 
final  between  the  parties  referring  as  aforesaid  :  And  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  agent  for  said  proprietors  to  make  and  execute  such  dee'ds 
of  conveyance  upon  performance  of  the  conditions  awarded,  as  may  be 
necessary  to  give  full  effect  to  the  report  of  said  commissioners,  which 
deed  shall  be  as  valid  in  law,  as  if  the  same  was  executed  by  every  indi- 
vidual proprietor,  or  his  agent,  or  legal  representative,  and  all  moneys 
received  by  said  proprietors,  or  their  agent,  in  virtue  of  said  proceed- 
ings, shall  be  disposed  of  to  the  use  of  the  several  proprietors,  in  the 
same  manner  as  is  provided  by  this  resolve  in  case  of  settlement  by 
said  proprietors,  without  submission  to  said  commissioners : 


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Provided,  That  the  parties  interested  in  this  resolve  shall,  on  or 
before  the  ist  day  of  November  next,  submit  themselves  to  the  refer- 
ence aforesaid,  otherwise  they  shall  not  be  entitled  to  any  of  the  pro- 
vision, or  benefit  of  this  resolve. 

And  whereas  the  peace,  happiness  and  prosperity  of  a  large  and 
promising  territory  seems  greatly  to  depend  on  an  amicable  settlement 
of  existing  controversies  and  disputes,  which  tend  to  public  discord  and 
private  animosity,  a  submission  to  the  commissioners  to  be  appointed 
as  aforesaid  is  earnestly  recommended  to  all  settlers  on  the  lands  afore- 
said, and  all  others  interested,  who  wish  hereafter  to  be  considered  as 
friends  to  peace,  good  order  and  the  government  of  the  Commonwealth. 
And  all  expenses  and  incidental  charges  of  the  aforesaid  commission 
shall  be  paid,  one  half  by  the  Commonwealth,  and  the  other  half  by  the 
said  proprietors. 

The  Commissioners  appointed  were,  Hon.  Peleg  Coffin, 
State  Treasurer,  and  a  descendant  of  Sir  Thomas  Coffin,  the 
original  proprietor  of  the  Island  of  Nantucket,  whose  descend- 
ants down  to  the  time  of  the  Revolutionary  War  exacted  quit 
rents  of  all  purchasers  of  real  estate,  out  of  the  family  line,  of 
one  hundred  pounds  of  beef  or  pork  or  its  equivalent,  annually, 
with  high  aristocratic  notions,  was  appointed  chairman ;  with 
Hon.  Elijah  Bridgham,  a  Justice  of  the  Court  of  Common 
Pleas,  and  Col.  Thomas  Dwight,  of  Northampton,  as  associates. 
Although  a  recent  writer  claims  that  these  men  possessed  the 
entire  confidence  of  the  public,  yet  Esquire  William  Allen  says 
of  them,  "The  selection  of  these  Commissioners  was  very  un- 
fortunate for  the  settlers ;  they  were  all  old-school  Puritans  of 
strict,  unbending  integrity  of  the  patrician  grade,  with  inflexible 
opinions  as  to  the  rights  of  freeholders,  with  no  sympathy  for 
trespassers  or  squatters  as  the  settlers  were  called.  They  had 
no  personal  knowledge  of  the  nature  of  the  soil  they  were  to 
appraise,  and  had  no  conception  of  the  hardships  and  priva- 
tions of  the  settlers  by  whose  hard  labor  not  only  the  lands 
they  occupied,  but  all  in  the  vicinity  had  been  made  available 
and  accessible  by  improvements  and  roads ;  nor  of  the  impos- 
sibility of  raising  money  from  the  produce  of  the  soil  or  from 
their  labor,  to  pay  the  prices  demanded  by  the  proprietors." 


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Many  settlers,  who  fiad  served  their  country  faithfully  dur- 
ing the  Revolutionary  War  and  had  been  turned  off  without  the 
least  compensation  for  their  services,  were  forced,  from  actual 
necessity,  to  take  possession  of  wild  land,  wherever  they  could 
find  it  unoccupied,  in  order  to  save  themselves  and  families 
from  starvation.  This  they  were  invited  and  allowed  to  do  on 
wild  lands  belonging  to  the  State.  Some  of  the  Proprietors  of 
the  Plymouth  Patent  were  Englishmen ;  others  were  English 
sympathizers  who  had  fled  from  the  country,  on  the  breaking 
out  of  the  War,  and  had  in  a  moral  and  equitable  sense  forfeited 
their  estates  by  disloyalty  to  their  country.  Thus  the  early 
settlers  in  Industry  believed,  but  the  Courts  thought  differently. 
Others  maintained  that  a  title  to  their  lots  could  be  gained  by 
possession,  or  at  least  for  a  small  additional  stipend. 

The  Commission  was  required  to  repair  to  Maine  and  ex- 
amine the  lands  claimed  by  the  Company,  allow  the  settlers  a 
hearing,  and  then  state  the  terms  and  fix  the  price  to  be  paid 
by  each  person  who  had  been  in  possession  of  the  land  one 
year  or  more,  for  the  lot  on  which  he  was  located.  As  a 
necessary  preliminary  measure,  Lemuel  Perham,  Jr.,  of  Farm- 
ington,  was  employed,  in  September,  1802,  to  make  a  survey 
of  the  lands  in  Industry. 

This  survey  was  made  under  the  supervision  of  the  Com- 
pany's agent,  Isaac  Pillsbury,  of  Hallowell,  and  by  mutual 
agreement  of  the  parties,  Samuel  Prescott,  Esq.,  and  Major 
Francis  Mayhew,  of  New  Sharon,  were  selected  as  chainmen. 
The  surveyor  was  directed  to  run  out  a  lot  for  each  settler,  to 
include  all  his  improvements,  with  as  little  damage  as  possible 
to  the  adjoining  lands.  Under  these  directions,  lots  were  laid 
out  and  numbered  from  one  to  seventy;*  the  survey  com- 
mencing at  Thompson's  corner  and  embracing  a  large  portion 
of  Company's  land,  afterwards  incorporated  as  the  town  of  In- 
dustry, and  extended  north  to  the  Mile-and-a-half  or  Lowell  Strip. 
In  October,  after  the  completion  of  the  survey,  the  Commission 


*  Report  of  the  Appraising  Commission.  Wm.  Allen  says  (Hist,  of  Industry, p. 
jy)  :  "  He  [Mr.  Perham]  thus  proceeded  from  day  to  day  till  he  had  laid  out  a  lot 
for  each  settler,  numbering  them  from  one  to  sixty-four." 


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came  to  Augusta,  and  established  themselves  at  Thomas's  Tav- 
ern, on  the  east  side  of  the  Kennebec  River, — giving  notice  to 
all  persons  interested,  to  appear  and  submit  their  cases  to  be 
heard.  When,  without  seeing  a  single  lot  to  be  appraised,  as 
appraisers  on  executions  are  required  to  do,  they  affixed  a  price 
ranging  from  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  to  two  hundred  and 
twenty-five  dollars  for  a  lot  of  one  hundred  acres.  This  sum, 
with  back  interest,  the  settlers  were  required  to  pay  in  Boston, 
within  a  specified  time,  in  specie  or  Boston  bank  bills. 

As  few  of  the  settlers  had  ready  funds  sufficient  to  pay  the 
expenses  of  a  journey  to  Augusta  to  present  their  claims  in 
person,  Capt.  William  Allen  and  Nahum  Baldwin  were  em- 
ployed by  the  settlers,  as  their  lawful  agents  and  attorneys.  In 
compliance  with  this  arrangement  the  following  document  was 
signed  and  executed : 

Submission  of  Seitlers  ok  Plymouth  Co.'s  Land.     Records  of  the 
Commonwealth,  Vol.  3,  page  — .     (In  connection  wfth  Plans.) 

Know  all  men  by  these  presents,  That  We,  the  Inhabitants  and 
Settlers  in  the  Plantation  of  Industry,  in  the  County  of  Kennebec,  and 
Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts,  viz :  (Here  foUows  a  list  of  the 
names  which  appear  below  as  signers y  but  not  in  the  same  order.)  Do 
by  these  presents  constitute  and  appoint  Capt.  William  Allen  and  Nahum 
Baldwin  of  the  Plantation  of  Industry  aforesaid,  to  be  our  true  and 
Lawful  agents  or  attornies,  and  for  us  and  for  each  of  us  &  in  our 
names  &  behalf,  to  appear  before  the  Commissioners  Appointed  by  his 
Excellency  the  Governor  and  Council,  under  a  Resolve  of  the  Legisla- 
ture of  the  Commonwealth  aforesaid,  passed  the  nineteenth  day  of 
Feby.,  One  thousand  eight  hundred  &  two,  to  adjust  &  settle  all  disputes 
between  the  proprietors  of  the  Kennebec  purchase  (so  called)  and  the 
Settlers  who  have  settled  on  the  Undivided  Lands  of  said  Proprietors 
as  described  in  the  Resolve  aforesaid,  and  us  their  Constituents  to 
represent  before  said  Commissioners,  for  us  and  in  our  names  to  make, 
sign  &  Execute  In  Submission  or  Reference  to  the  Commissioners 
aforesaid,  the  same  to  be  good,  valid  &  binding  on  us  and  each  of  us 
as  tho.  we  were  personally  present,  and  had  subscribed  our  names  to 
such  submission  or  Reference  aforesaid  to  all  intents,  constructions  & 
purposes  whatever.     In  testimony  whereof,  we  have  hereunto  set  our 


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hands  and  seals  this  first  day  of  October,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one 
thousand  eight  hundred  and  two. 

Signed  &  sealed  in  presence  of 


(signed)  Cornelius  Norton 
John  Patterson. 


(signed) 
Jonathan  Williamson,  Jr. 


John  Thompson. 

Elijah  Butler. 
Rufus  Sanderson. 
Atkins  Ellis. 
James  Johnson. 
Samuel  Moody. 
Zoe  Withee. 
Nathl.  Davis. 
Jeremiah  Bean. 
David  Smith. 
Abijah  Smith. 
Joshua  Greenleaf. 
Samuel  Hinckley. 
Daniel  Ellet. 
John  Lake. 
Sam  Hill. 
Saml.  Bnwn. 
John  Thompson. 
Zephaniah  Luce. 

his 

Daniel    X    Emmery. 

mark 

Silas  Perham. 
Ambrose  Arnold. 

De'Have  Norton. 


Luther  Burr. 

his 

Joseph    X    Taylor. 

mark 

John  Gower. 
John  Webber. 
Nath'l  Willard.  , 
Levi  Greenleaf. 
Zachariah  Norton. 
Clark  Works. 
Joel  Works. 
Daniel  Burr. 
Eben'r  Williamson. 
Abraham  Johnson. 
Bartlett  Allen. 
Nathaniel  Chapman. 
Peter  Witham. 
Ebenezer  Oakes. 
Samuel  Leeman. 
Jacob  Leeman. 
David  Maxell. 
Dan'l  Young. 
John  Young. 
Lemuel  Collins. 

his 

Benjamin    X    Jewett. 

mark 
his 

Jabez    X    Rollins. 

mark 


Levi  Willard. 

Samuel  Willard. 

Jonathan  Knowlton. 
James  Thompson. 

his 

Joseph    X    Moody. 

mark 

Hugh  Thompson. 
Levi  Joy. 
Eleazer  CrowelK 
Peter  West. 
James  Winslow. 
William  Baker  Mann. 
James  Heard. 
Isaac  Young. 
Elijah  Norton. 
Ebenezer  Clark. 
John  Coffin. 
Jacob  Matthews. 
Thomas  Johnson. 
Benjamin  (Arnold?). 
Ebenezer  Stevens. 
Benja.  Burges. 
John  B.  Stevens. 
Archelaus  Luce. 

Joshua  Pike. 


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his 

Freeman  Allen.  Ephraim    X    Moody.     Samuel  Stevens. 

mark 
his 

Shubael   X    Crowell.      Elisha  Luce. 

mark 

John  Thompson,  Jr.        Benjamin  Stevens. 

Henry  N.  Chamberlain.  William  Ladd. 

Seth  Brooks.  Alvan  Howes. 

Kennebec,  ss.  Industry  Plantation,  October  the  first,  1802,  then 
the  above  named  persons  Personally  appeared  and  acknowledged  the 
above  Instrument  to  be  their  free  act  and  Deed,  before  me. 

(signed)     Cornelius  Norton  |  J"'*|^^  ^^^^^^ 

The  names  of  Henry  N.  Chamberlain  and  Seth  Brooks,  were  ack. 
on  Oct.  5. 

Money  being  almost  wholly  out  of  the  question,  the  settlers 
paid  Capt.  Allen  in  grain,  with  the  exception  of  one  who  gave 
him  a  silver  dollar,  which  was  all  the  cash  he  got  from  them 
towards  defraying  the  expenses  of  his  journey.  Their  cases 
were  presented  in  due  form  by  the  agent,  who  labored  assidu- 
ously to  secure  favorable  terms  for  his  employers,  but  with 
little  avail. 

The  impartial  reader  can  not  fail  to  discern  that  the  settlers 
of  Industry  were  submitting  their  cause  to  a  rigid  tribunal, 
whose  sympathies  in  the  matter  favored  the  proprietors.  Not 
only  was  their  able  agent,  Charles  Vaughan,  Esquire,  in  attend- 
ance at  these  hearings ;  but  likewise  eminent  legal  counsel*  and 
witnesses  were  subpoenaed  to  testify  in  behalf  of  the  proprietors. 
On  the  other  hand,  settlers  who  were  too  poor  to  personally 
appear  before  the  Commission  in  their  own  behalf,  were  in 
circumstances  which  precluded  all  thoughts  of  counsel  to  de- 
fend their  rights,  or  witnesses  to  tell  of  the  stubborn  nature  of 
the  soil  in  Industry,  or  the  abject  poverty  and  want  of  its  in- 
habitants. The  proprietors'  counsel  availed  themselves  of  the 
most  trivial  errors,  making  mountains  of  mole  hills,  in  order  to 

*TTiese  were  Hon.  James  Bridge,  an  eminent  counsellor  of  his  day,  and  Reuel 
Williams,  then  a  rising  young  lawyer. 


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gain  an  advantage  over  the  settlers,  whom  they  seemed  to 
regard  rather  as  criminals  to  be  convicted,  than  honest  men 
presenting  equitable  claims  for /adjudication. 

Forming  an  opinion  from  a  few  fertile  spots  on  the  beautiful 
Kennebec,  and  the  glowing  accounts  of  the  Company's  wit- 
nesses, the  prices  affixed  to  lots  of  land  appraised  was  from 
seventy-five  cents  to  one  dollar  and  twenty-five  cents  per  acre, 
higher  than  equally  as  good  land  cost  in  adjoining  towns. 

'* Thirty-one  settlers,"*  writes  Wm.  Allen,  "submitted  their 
claims  to  the  Commissioners,  all  of  whom  were  greatly  disap- 
pointed with  the  appraisal,  and  only  eleven  of  this  number,  by 
the  aid  of  friends,  were  able  to  make  payment  according  to  the 
appraisal,  and  not  more  than  six  from  their  own  resources. 
Some  of  these  had  to  sell  every  animal  of  stock  they  had,  to 
do  it.  Ten  others  prevailed  on  friends  to  advance  the  money 
for  them  and  take  the  deeds  for  their  security  and  to  give  them 
time  to  purchase  of  them  or  redeem  their  mortgages.  The 
other  ten  abandoned  their  possessions  and  left  town.  An  age 
elapsed  before  the  title  of  the  proprietors  or  non-residents  was 
extinguished." 

"  My  lot,"  continues  Esq.  Allen,  "  cost  me  two  hundred  and 
seven  dollars  and  forty-two  cents,  in  1804.  *  *  *  i  was  able, 
by  selling  my  oxen  and  all  my  grain,  and  by  appropriating  my 
wages  for  teaching  school,  to  raise  the  necessary  sum  within  ten 
dollars,  and  Elijah  Fairbanks,  of  Winthrop,  voluntarily  lent  me 
that  sum  to  complete  the  payment.  I  then  took  a  receipt  and 
demanded  my  deed,  but  was  refused  for  some  time,  till  I  paid 
the  two  dollars  required  by  the  agent  and  took  a  deed  without 
warranty."  Each  claim  adjusted  required  the  execution  of  two 
sets  of  papers,  one  being  a  "submission,"  signed  by  the  settler 
or  his  attorney,  the  other  a  written  decision  of  the  Commis- 
sioners, f  The  samples  here  given  are  verbatim  copies  of  the 
originals. 


♦  (Hist,  of  Industry^  p.  8.)     The  returns  of  the  Commissioners  show  that  forty- 
eight  settlers  submitted  their  claims. 

t  In  the  originals,  the  words  in  italics  were  in  writing,  the  rest  in  printing. 
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Thk  Form  used  in  the  "Submission"  or  Reference,  between  the 
Kennebec  Proprietors  and  the  Seitlers  in  the  Plantation  of 
Industry,  in  1802. 

Whereas  the  Legislature  of  this  Commonwealth,  by  a  resolution  of 
the  nineteenth  day  of  February,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  two, 
made  and  provided  for  the  quieting  of  settlers  on  the  common  and  un- 
divided lands  belonging  to  the  proprietors  of  the  Kennebec  Purchase, 
from  the  late  Colony  of  New  Plymouth,  and  for  establishing  commis- 
sioners for  that  purpose,  did  Resolve  as  follows  : 

"That  the  Governor,  with  the  consent  of  the  Council,  be,  and  he 
"  hereby  is  authorized  and  requested  to  nominate  and  commission  three 
"disinterested  persons  to  adjust  and  settle  all  disputes  between  said 
"  IVoprietors  and  any  such  person  or  persons,  their  heirs  and  assigns, 
"  as  have  not  settled  with  said  proprietors  or  their  Agents. — And  the 
"  said  Commissioners,  in  settling  the  terms  aforesaid,  for  quieting  any 
"  settler  in  the  possession  of  one  hundred  acres  of  land  laid  out  so  as 
"  to  include  his  improvements,  and  be  least  injurious  to  adjoining  lands, 
"  shall  have  a  reference  to  three  discriptions  of  settlers,  viz  :  those  set- 
"  tied  before  the  war  with  Great  Brittain,  settlers  during  the  war  afore- 
"  said,  and  settlers  since  that  period,  or  to  any  person  whose  possession 
"  has  been  transferred  to  claimants  now  in  possession.*' 

And  whereas  James  Johnson,  since  the  War  with  Great  Brittain,  to- 
vvit,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  seven  hundred  and  ninety- six, 
was  a  settler  on  a  lot  of  —  No,  jg,  sixty-nine  acres  of  land,  situated  in 
Industry  Plantation,  the  bounds  whereof  shall  be  ascertained  and  set- 
tled by  the  said  Commissioners  in  their  report  hereon,  the  same  lot 
being  part  of  the  land  held  under  the  Proprietors  of  the  said  Kennebec 
Purchase,  James  Johnson,  a  claimant  now  in  possession  thereof. 

Now,  in  pursuance  of  the  said  Resolve  and  appointment,  I,  Charles 
Vaughan,  Agent  to  the  Proprietors  aforesaid,  and  the  said  James  John- 
son, do  refer  and  submit  it  to  the  said  Commissioners,  they,  or  the 
major  part  of  them,  to  settle  and  declare  the  terms  aforesaid,  on  which 
the  said  James  Johnson,  his  heirs  and  assigns,  shall  be  quieted  in  the 
possession  of  the  said  lot,  the  said  Proprietors,  by  their  Agent  afore- 
said, and  the  said  James  Johnson,  their  heirs,  executors,  administrators 
and  assigns,  respectively  holden  and  bound  by  the  report  of  said  Com- 
missioners in  the  premises,  when  made  into  the  Secretary's  Office  of 
said  Commonwealth,  as  directed  by  said  Resolve. 

In  Witness  whereof  We  hereto  set  our  hands  this  sixteenth  day  of 


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October,  in  the  year  of  our   Lord  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and 
two. 

(signed)     Chas.  Vaughan^  Agent, 
Signed  in  presence  of 

(signed)  Lemuel  Perham.  (signed) 

James  Johnson, 
by  his  attorn ies, 

Wm,  Allen, 
Nahum  Baldwin. 

Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts. 


This  Sixteenth  day  of  December,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thou- 
sand eight  hundred  and  two,  on  the  foregoing  reference  between  the 
Proprietors  of  the  Kennebec  Purchase,  by  their  Agent  Charles  Vaughan 
and  James  Johnson,  for  quieting  the  said  James  Johnson  agreeably  to 
the  before  mentioned  Resolve,  in  the  possession  of  the  said  lot  of  land, 
being  lott  number  Thirty-nine  on  Plan  No.  4,  situated  in  the  Plantation 
of  Industry,  containing  sixty  nine  acres, 

As  by  the  plan  and  description  signed  by  Lemuel  Perham  surveyor, 
hereto  annexed  will  appear,  reference  thereto  being  had. 

We,  the  Commissioners  before  named,  having  met  and  heard  the 
parties,  do  settle,  declare,  and  report,  that  the  said  James  Johnson  be 
quieted  in  the  possession  of  the  above  bounded  premises  —  To  have 
and  to  hold  the  same  to  the  said  James  Johnson  his  heirs  and  assigns, 
to  his  and  their  use  forever,  on  the  terms  following,  namely ; 

That  the  said  James  Johnson,  his  heirs,  executors,  or  administrators, 
shall,  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  June  which  will  be  in  the  year  of 
otr  Lord  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  four,  pay  to  Thomas  Lindall 
Winthrop,  esquire.  Treasurer  of  the  said  Proprietors  of  the  Kennebec- 
Purchase,  or  his  successor  in  said  office,  the  sum  of  ninety  dollars,  and 
fifty  cents  with  interest,  from  the  first  day  of  April  next,  then  the  said 
Proprietoi^  by  their  Agent,  shall  make  or  cause  to  be  made  to  the  said 
James  John^cn  his  heirs  or  assigns,  a  deed  of  the  above  described 
premises,  whereb/  he  and  they  may  hold  the  same  in  fee-simple  for- 
ever. 


Given  under  our  hi»,ids 
and  seals. 


(signed)     Elijah  Brigham. 
P.  Coffin, 
Thomas  Dwight, 


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CHAPTER  III. 

SETTLEMENT  OF  THE  TOWN.  | 

The  Plymouth  Patent.  — The    New  Vineyard  Gore.  — The    Lowell    Strip.  —  North  | 

Industry.  i 

Who  are  the  nobles  of  the  earth, 

The  true  aristocrats, 
Who  need  not  bow  their  heads  to  lords. 

Nor  doff  to  king^s  their  haU? 
%        '^        *        *        %        %        % 
Who  are  they,  but  the  men  of  toil, 

W^ho  cleave  the  forest  down. 
And  plant,  amid  the  wilderness. 

The  hamlet  and  the  town  ? 

Stewart. 


AtTER  the  close  of  the  Revolutionary  War  many  who  were 
in  straitened  circumstances  were  induced  to  come  to  Industry  to 
settle,  from  the  fact  that  this  land  had  for  the  most  part  be- 
longed to  Tories,  or  sympathizers  with  England,  who,  when  the 
tocsin  of  war  sounded,  either  clandestinely  left  the  country  or 
remained  and  used  every  means  at  their  command  to  aid  ^d 
abet  the  English  soldiery.  Under  these  circumstances,  the 
assumption  was  not  an  unreasonable  one  that  by  such  disloyalty 
all  right  and  title  to  their  estates  would  be  forfeited  and  their 
lands  become  the  property  of  the  United  States.  On  the 
strength  of  this  hypothesis,  many  whg  had  served  faithfully  in 
the  Revolutionary  War,  having  no  means  to  buy,  came  hither 
and  took  up  wild  land,  which  they  hoped  to  hold  by  posses- 
sion, or  by  the  payment  of  a  nominal  sum  to  the  government 
in  consideration  of  their  faithful  service.  These  were  substan- 
tially the  circumstances  under  which  many  came  and  settled  on 


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the  Patent,  appropriating  land  and  erecting  log  cabins  for  their 
families  wherever  a  desirable  location  could  be  found.* 

The  first  settler  within  the  limits  of  Industry,  as  the  town 
was  afterward  incorporated,  was  Levi  Greenleaf,  who  settled  on 
lot  No.  6i,  in  ijSj.t  Mr.  Greenleaf  was  from  Massachu- 
setts,} a  native  of  Bolton,  and  a  young  man  of  character  and 
energy.  He  married  about  the  time  of  his  removal  to  the  wilds 
of  Maine,  and  brought  his  wife  and  household  goods  here  on 
a  sled  drawn  by  four  large  oxen.  The  farm  cleared  by  him 
was  in  that  part  of  the  town  set  off  to  New  Sharon  in  1852, 
and  is  now  known  as  the  Daniel  Collins  farm. 

Peter  Witham,  who  came  to  Industry  from  the  vicinity  of 
Hallowell,  in  1788,  and  settled  north  of  Mr.  Greenleaf,  on  Lot 
No.  6Ty\  was  the  second  settler  on  the  Patent.  He  was  coarse, 
vulgar  and  illiterate,  and  was  not  prosperous — possibly  in  con- 
sequence of  intemperate  habits. 

No  further  settlements  were  made  on  the  Patent  until  1792, 
when  Nathaniel  VVillard  and  sons  came  from  Dunstable,  Mass., 
and  settled  on  lot  No.  14,  at  Thompson's  Corner.  A  portion 
of  this  lot,  if  not  the  whole,  is  included  in  the  Thomas  M.  Oli- 
ver farm,  just  south  of  the  school-house  in  George  W.  John- 
son's district.  Three  years  later,  Mr.  Willard's  son,  Levi,  took 
up  lot   No.  15,  adjoining    his   father's  on   the  north.     Samuel, 

*  To  the  writer  it  seems  a  singular  circumstance  that  the  courts  should  invariably 
decide  in  favor  of  the  disloyal  proprietors  when  this  matter  was  brought  before  them 
for  adjudication  some  years  later. 

t  Esq.  Wm.  Allen  says  (Hist,  of  Industry^  p.  ly):  "The  first  settlers  in  Industry 
tin  the  patent  were  Joseph  Taylor  and  Peter  Witham  in  1792,  on  that  part  set  off  to 
New  Sharon,  also  about  the  same  time  Nathaniel  Chapman,  who  was  a  Revolutionary 
soldier."  Documentary  evidence  in  the  State-house  in  Massachusetts  shows  that 
Peter  Witham  came  in  1788,  Taylor  in  1799,  eleven  years  later,  and  that  Mr.  Chap- 
man did  not  settle  in  town  until  1801.  These  same  records  show  Levi  Greenleaf  to 
have  been  the  first  settler  in  town,  as  stated  above. 

X  Jonathan  Cfreenleaf,  in  his  Genealogy  of  the  Greenleaf  Family  (see  p.  7S),  says 
Mr.  Greenleaf  came  to  Maine  from  Dunstable,  N.  li.,  but  the  author  has  been  unable 
ti)  find  a  New  Hampshire  town  of  that  name  in  any  Gazetteer  he  has  consulted. 

§  Although  the  Plymouth  Patent  was  not  surveyed  until  many  settlers  had  become 
residents  thereon,  the  writer  has,  for  convenience,  designated  the  lots  as  subsequently 
numbered  when  the  survey  was  afterward  made. 


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another  son,  settled  on  lot  No.  62,  in  the  south  part  of  the 
town,  in  1 799,  his  lot  joining  that  of  Levi  Greenleaf.  Jonathan 
Knowlton  settled  on  lot  No.  18,  north  side  of  Bannock  Hill,  the 
same  year  as  Mr.  Willard.  Mr.  Knowlton  was  one  of  the 
original  purchasers  of  the  township  of  New  Vineyard,  and  also 
owned  the  northwest  section  of  the  New  Vineyard  Gore.  It  is 
supposed  that  he  occupied  his  lot  but  a  short  time.  He  was 
probably  succeeded  by  Archelaus  Luce,  and  in  1798  the  lot 
reverted  to  Mr.  Knowlton's  son,  Jonathan  Knowlton,  Jr.,  who 
lived  there  until  after  the  town  was  incorporated  and  then  sold 
his  improvements  to  Dr.  Aaron  Stoyell,  who  obtained  a  title  to 
the  land  from  the  proprietors'  agent,  and  subsequently  sold  to 
Jacob  Hayes,  who  came  from  Berwick,  Me.,  about  1809.  Mr. 
Hayes  remained  there  a  few  years,  and  then  exchanged  farms 
with  John  Patterson  and  removed  to  the  south  side  of  the  hill. 
Mr.  Patterson  and  his  son  Samuel  occupied  this  farm  for  many 
years.  The  land  is  now  (1892)  owned  by  George  W.  Johnson. 
A  few  apple-trees  which  stood  near  the  house,  and  traces  of  the 
cellar,  are  still  to  be  seen.  Mr.  Luce,  on  giving  possession  to 
Knowlton,  settled  on  lot  No.  27,  at  Goodridge's  Corner,  where 
he  remained  until  1808,  when  he  sold  to  James  Davis  and 
moved  to  George's  River.*  Mr.  Luce  was  from  Martha's  Vine- 
yard, as  was  also  Mr.  Davis.  The  farm  he  occupied  was  owned 
for  many  years  by  the  late  Hovey  Thomas. 

John  Thompson,  Jr.,  and  Jeremiah  Beane,  settled  near  Mr. 
Greenleaf,  in  1793,  on  lots  No.  64  and  66;  but  nothing  has 
been  learned  concerning  them.  Mr.  Beane  is  supposed  to  have 
left  the  settlement  prior  to  the  incorporation  of  the  town.  Mr. 
Thompson  is  not  known  to  have  been  related  to  Capt.  John 
Thompson,  who  figured  prominently  in  the  early  history  of  the 
town.  The  following  year  saw  quite  an  influx  of  immigrants 
among  whom  were  James  Thompson,  Thomas  Johnson  and  Zoe 
Withee.  Mr.  Thompson  had  resided  in  NorridgeWock  for  some 
years  previous  to  his  settlement  on  the  Patent,  but  was  a  native 
of  New  Hampshire.     He  settled  on  lot  No.  2,  a  near  neighbor 

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to  Nathaniel  Willard.  He  was  a  man  of  energy  and  enterprise, 
cleared  a  good  farm,  built  a  commodious  frame  house,  and  was 
held  in  high  esteem  by  all  who  knew  him.  He  eventually  sold 
his  farm  to  Samuel  Norton,  of  Edgartown,  Mass.,  and  moved 
to  the  State  of  New  York.  This  farm  is  now  owned  by  George 
W.  Johnson,  and  among  the  older  townspeople  is  known  as  the 
Albert  George  farm. 

Thomas  Johnson  and  sons,  from  Martha*s  Vineyard,  came 
to  Sandy  River  in  1793,  and  the  following  year  began  to  clear 
land  on  lot  No.  8  on  the  Patent,  built  a  log  cabin,  and  moved 
his  family  there  in  the  autumn  of  the  same  year.  His  sons, 
Abraham  and  James,  took  up  lots  No.  13  and  39,  adjoining 
their  father's,  in  1796.  The  land  embraced  in  lots  No.  8  and 
39,  is  now  owned  by  Augustus  H.  Swift,  while  No.  13  comprises 
the  farm  of  McLaughlin  Bros.  Esq.  VVm.  Allen  states  that 
another  son  settled  on  lot  No.  37 ;  but  there  is  nothing  to  show 
when  he  settled  there  or  how  long  he  remained.  In  "quieting" 
the  settlers  upon  their  lots,  agreeably  to  a  resolve  of  the  General 
Court,  in  1802,  this  lot  was  claimed  by  Joseph  Moody,  and  the 
record  shows  that  he  took  possession  in  1797. 

Zoe  Withee  settled  at  Withee's  Corner,  a  near  neighbor  to 
Mr.  Johnson.  His  lot.  No.  38,  is  now  (1892)  owned  and 
occupied  by  Alvin  L.  Chapman.  Mr.  Withee  was  a  soldier  of 
the  Revolution,  and  when  he  first  came  to  Industry,  intemperate 
in  his  habits.  He  was  soundly  converted,  under  the  preaching 
of  **  Father  John  Thompson,"  and  ever  after  lived  an  upright 
christian  life.  He  came  from  Vienna,  but  was  a  native  of  New 
Hampshire.  His  farm  in  former  years  was  regarded  as  one  of 
the  best  in  town. 

John  Thompson,  also  from  Vienna,  came  to  Industry  in 
1795,  and  settled  on  lot  No.  16,  adjoining  that  of  his  brother 
James  on  the  east.  Here  he  cleared  land,  erected  a  cabin  and 
made  his  home  for  some  years;  but  subsequently,  after  the 
incorporation  of  the  town,  removed  to  lot  No.  53,  by  Stark's  line. 
John  B.  Stevens  was  the  original  settler  on  this  lot  in  1795, 
and  had  made  some  improvements  thereon.  On  giving  posses- 
sion to  Mr.  Thompson,  he  left  town,  and  nothing  of  his  subse- 


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quent  history  is  known.  Mr.  Thompson  cleared  up  a  nice  farm, 
erected  mills  on  a  small  stream  which  flowed  through  his  lot, 
and  also  a  commodious  two-story  house,  which  still  stands  on 
the  place.  He  was  largely  instrumental  in  erecting  the  "  Red 
Meeting-House,"  the  first  house  of  worship  in  town,  and  figured 
prominently  in  every  good  work.  The  homestead  fell  by  heir- 
ship to  his  son  Robert,  who  spent  his  whole  life  thereon.  It  is 
now  owned  by  the  sons  of  Alvin  L.  Chapman.  Joseph  Badger 
settled  on  lot  No.  51,  at  an  early  date,  but  made  only  a  brief 
stay.  The  next  settler  on  this  lot  was  Joshua  Pike,  who  came 
from  Salisbury,  Mass.,  in  1795.  He  spent  the  whole  of  his 
active  life  on  this  lot,  clearing  and  bringing  into  cultivation  the 
farm  now  owned  by  Wm.  J.  Gilmore.  Samuel  Crompton,  a  blunt 
Englishman,  from  Staffordshire  County,  came  to  Industry  and 
settled  on  lot  No.  46,*  in  1795,  having  commenced  a  clearing 
the  previous  year.  His  lot  was  located  in  that  part  of  the  town 
set  off  to  New  Sharon,  and  is  now  (1892)  known  as  the  John 
Yeaton  farm.  Mr.  Crompton  was  an  honest,  hard-working 
man,  but  rather  poor  when  he  first  settled  on  the  Patent.  By 
diligence  and  perseverance,  however,  he  made  a  good  farm  and* 
acquired  a  comfortable  competency.  John  Webber  settled  on 
lot  No.  48,  adjoining  Mr.  Crompton's  lot,  in  1796,  and  lived  in 
town  until  after  its  incorporation.  Further  than  this,  nothing  is 
known  concerning  him.  Jonathan  Bunker,  a  ropemaker,  from 
Nantucket,  Mass.,  settled  on  lot  No.  5,  on  the  cast  side  of  Ban- 
nock Hill,  where  he  lived  for  fifteen  years.  He  then  sold  to 
Henry  Johnson,  who  came  from  Thomaston,  Me.,  and  removed 
to  the  State  of  New  York.  Samuel  Moody  and  several  of  his 
sons,  came  to  the  settlement  on  the  Patent  in  1797.  Of  these, 
the  father  settled  on  lot  No.  22,  and  Joseph,  one  of  the  sons, 
on  lot  No.  37,  which  is  embraced  in  the  farm  now  owned  by 
Horatio  A.  B.  Keyes.  One  or  two  other  sons  lived  in  town ; 
but  all  were  very  poor  and  eventually  moved  away.  They  were 
from  Shapleigh. 

Joseph  Broadbent  took  up  lot  No.  7,  lying  to  the  south  of 

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the  Jacob  Hayes  farm,  in  1798,  but  left  the  settlement  before 
the  incorporation  of  the  town.  Hugh  Thompson,  who  may 
have  been  the  father  of  James  and  John,  settled  on  lot  No.  17, 
lying  north  of  the  forenamed  John's  lot.  His  name  does  not 
appear  as  a  petitioner  for  incorporation  of  the  town,  or  as  one 
of  the  legal  voters  of  1803.  The  writer  has  been  unable  to 
ascertain  anything  in  relation  to  his  final  destiny. 

Capt.  William  Allen,  father  of  the  historian,  commenced  a 
clearing  on  lot  No.  34,  on  what  has  since  been  kno\Vn  as  Allen 
Hill,  in  October,  1796.  The  next  year  he  cut  more  trees,  built 
a  log-house,  and  on  the  30th  day  of  April,  1798,  moved  his 
family  to  their  new  home  on  the  Patent.  William,  his  eldest 
son,  commenced  a  clearing  on  lot  No.  28,  in  the  spring  of  1801, 
and  sowed  two  acres  of  wheat  and  one  of  rye  that  season. 
This  lot  was  made  into  a  productive  farm  by  young  Mr.  Allen. 
It  is  now  known  as  the  Deacon  Ira  Emery  farm,  and  is  owned 
by  Charles  V.  Look.  Bartlett,  another  son  of  Capt.  William,  set- 
tled on  the  farm  now  owned  by  Francis  S.  Rogers.  Capt. 
Allen  was  a  clothier  by  trade,  and  worked  at  that  business  be- 
fore coming  to  Industry.  He  was  a  native  of  Chilmark, 
Mass.  Atkins  Ellis,  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  came  to  Industry 
from  Harwich,  Mass.,  and  settled  on  lot  No.  35,  on  New 
Sharon  line,  in  1798.  He  was  the  father  of  a  large  family  who 
frequently  suffered  for  the  common  comforts  of  life.  Being 
unable  to  pay  for  his  land,  he  moved  to  lot  L,  south  of  Pike's 
Corner,  and  later  to  Ripley,  Me.  His  lot  is  now  known  as  the 
Russell  Macomber  farm. 

Alvin  Howes  commenced  improvements  on  lot  No.  44,  in 
1798.  Being  a  single  man,  he  boarded  with  James  Johnson 
and  others,  until  he  finally  married,  in  1801.  He  was  a  practi- 
cal farmer,  and  labored  incessantly  to  improve  his  farm  and 
render  it  more  valuable  and  productive.  He  was  a  native  of 
Dennis,  Mass.,  but  came  to  the  settlement  on  the  Patent  from 
Farmington.  The  farm  on  which  he  spent  the  whole  of  his 
active  life  is  now  owned  by  George  W.  Bailey. 

Lemuel  Collins,  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  settled  in  Indus- 
try on  lot  No.  50,  the  same  year  as  did  Mr.  Howes  who  subse- 
quently married  his  eldest  daughter,  Mercy  Collins. 

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46  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY, 

Isaac  Young,  Jr.,  and  Benjamin  Gray,  also  came  to  the 
Patent  in  1798,  and  settled  on  lots  No.  59  and  70,  but  both 
moved  away  prior  to  the  incorporation  of  the  town. 

Samuel  Brown  made  a  settlement  on  lot  No.  19,  in  1799. 
He  came  from  Farmington,  his  father  and  Nathaniel  Davis  hav- 
ing been  the  first  permanent  settlers  in  that  town.  His  lot  is 
now  included  in  the  Thomas  Stevens  farm,  owned  and  occupied 
by  David  W.  Merry. 

Elisha  Luce  made  a  small  clearing  on  lot  No.  33,  in  1799, 
burned  his  chopping  and  sowed  an  acre  of  wheat,  which  he 
hoed  in,  being  too  poor  to  hire  a  yoke  of  oxen.  He  afterward 
enlarged  his  clearing,  built  a  log-house,  and  sold  out  to  Jona- 
than Goodridge.  This  farm  is  now  the  property  of  Alvarez  N. 
Goodridge.  Ephraim  Moody  and  Eleazer  Crowell  settled  on 
lots  32  and  43  the  same  year  as  Mr.  Luce,  but  neither  remained 
long.  William  Ladd  from  Mt.  Vernon  settled  in  town  in  1798, 
first  on  lot  No.  22,  where  he  remained  three  years  and  then 
moved  to  lot  21.  His  habits  were  bad,  and  he  was  always 
poor.     He  eventually  removed  to  Stark.* 

THE   NEW   VINEYARD    GORE. 

The  first  settlement  within  the  present  limits  of  the  town  of 
Industry  was  made  on  the  New  Vineyard  Goref  in  1791. 
This  tract  of  land  was  a  remnant,  of  rectangular  shape,  left 
after  the  survey  of  the  township  of  New  Vineyard,  its  longest 
sides  being  from  east  to  west.  It  was  bounded  on  the  north  by 
the  township  of  New  Vineyard,  on  the  west  by  Readstown 
(now  Strong),  on  the  south  by  Sandy  River  Plantation  (now 
Farmington),  and  on  the  east  by  the  Lowell  or  Mile-and-a-half 
Strip.  In  extent  it  was  six  hundred  and  three  rods  long,  four 
hundred  and  fifteen  rods  wide,  and  contained  one  thousand  five 
hundred  and  sixty-four  acres.     This  tract  of  land  was  purchased 


♦  More  extended  sketches  of  many  of  these  settlers  may  l^e  found  in  the  genea- 
logical portion  of  this  work. 

t  The  early  surveyors  in  laying  out  townships  invariably  applied  the  term  gore  to 
any  fragment  of  land  remaining  after  the  survey,  irrespective  of  size  or  shape. 


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of  the  land  agent  of  Massachusetts  in  1790  by  a  company 
consisting  of  Jonathan  Knowlton  and  Ebenezer  Norton,  Esq., 
of  Farmington,  Deacon  Cornelius  Norton,  Abner  Norton  and 
Daniel  Collins,  of  Martha's  Vineyard,  for  forty-five  pounds 
sterling,  or  a  little  less  than  fourteen  cents  per  acre.  Knowl- 
ton, Ebenezer  and  Cornelius  Norton,  each  taking  a  quarter 
section,  and  Abner  Norton  and  Daniel  Collins  each  taking 
one-eighth  of  the  tract.  During  the  following  winter  these 
gentlemen  proceeded  to  explore  their  purchase,  and  made  a 
preliminary  division  of  the  same,  so  that  those  who  wished 
could  commence  a  clearing  at  once.  They  first  divided  their 
purchase  into  two  equal  parts  by  running  a  line,  with  a  pocket 
compass,  through  the  center  from  north  to  south.  They  then 
agreed  to  a  proposition  made  by  Esquire  Ebenezer  Norton,  in 
consideration  of  the  lots  on  the  south  half  being  more  valua- 
ble on  account  of  being  nearer  the  settlement  at  Sandy  River, 
to  make  those  on  the  north  half  wider,  and  consented  to  run 
the  line  east  and  west  from  a  beech-tree  two  rods  south  of  the 
centre.  They  then  proceeded  to  draw  lots  for  the  sections. 
The  northwest  section  fell  to  Jonathan  Knowlton,  the  northeast 
section  to  Deacon  Cornelius  Norton,  the  southwest  section  to 
Esquire  Ebenezer  Norton,  and  the  southeast  section  to  Abner 
Norton  and  Daniel  Collins.  It  was  said  that  after  the  division. 
Esquire  Norton,  who  had  designated  the  starting  point  for  the 
east  and  west  line,  complained  that  Knowlton  and  Deacon  Nor- 
ton had  got  too  much  of  the  land,  their  lots  being  four  rods 
wider  than  the  others,  whereas  he  had  intended  that  there 
should  have  been  only  two  rods  difference.  Doubtless  this  was 
the  intention  of  the  gentleman,  but  not  stopping  to  think,  in  the 
haste  of  the  moment,  that  it  would  be  necessary  to  move  the 
line  but  one  rod  south  of  the  centre  to  make  the  required  two 
rods  difference  in  the  width  of  the  two  lots  on  the  north,  he  made 
an  error  in  his  calculations.  But  as  all  the  others  were  satisfied 
with  the  division,  it  was  confirmed  ;  and  Esquire  William  Allen 
says:  **To  pacify  the  complainant,  the  others  relinquished 
to  him  their  right  to  purchase  a  fragment  of  good  land  adjoin- 
ing Clear  Water  Pond."     Early  in  the  spring  of  1791,  Abner 


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Norton  and  Daniel  Collins  commenced  to  make  a  clearing  on 
their  section  of  the  Gore.  They  ran  a  line  through  the  centre, 
from  north  to  south,  and  agreed  that  in  the  final  survey,  pro- 
vided any  errors  occurred  in  the  first  division,  that  the  perma- 
nent line  should  be  so  varied  as  to  give  each  one  the  benefits 
of  his  improvements,  and  at  the  same  time  give  each  his  equal 
share  of  the  land.  After  the  division  was  made,  Mr.  Norton 
took  the  western  and  Mr.  Collins  the  eastern  portion.  These 
tracts  of  land  comprised  the  farms  now  owned  and  occupied  by 
J.  Simon  Furbush  and  John  Vehue,  the  latter  having  been 
diminished  by  the  sale  of  a  strip  containing  fifty  acres  from  its 
eastern  extremity.  In  order  to  make  an  opening  sufficiently 
large  to  secure  a  good  draft  of  wind  and  thus  insure  a  good 
burn,  Messrs.  Norton  and  Collins  made  their  first  clearings 
adjoining  each  other.  During  the  summer  following  they  each 
built  a  substantial  log-house.  Mr.  Collins's  new  house  stood 
on  a  ridge  of  land  near  where  John  Vehue's  new  house  stands, 
at  a  turn  in  the  road  as  it  strikes  the  Farmington  line.  Mr.  Nor- 
ton's was  located  on  his  clearing  some  rods  further  to  the  west. 
The  walls  of  these  houses  were  laid  up  of  logs  notched  near  the 
ends  so  as  to  fit  each  other  snugly.  The  roof  was  covered  with 
hemlock  or  spruce  bark  held  in  place  by  long  poles  withed 
down.  The  gables  were  also  covered  with  bark,  while  the 
cracks  between  the  logs  were  caulked  with  moss  on  the  inside 
and  plastered  with  clay  on  the  outside.  The  chimneys  were  of 
stone  laid  in  clay  mortar  and  topped  out  with  sticks.  A  path 
having  been  bushed  out  from  their  clearings  on  the  Gore  to  the 
settlement  at  Sandy  River,  so  that  they  could  pass  with  a 
horse-sled  before  the  snow  became  deep,  Mr.  Collins  and  Mr. 
Norton  moved  their  families  from  Martha's  Vineyard  in  Decem- 
ber, 1 791,  to  their  new  homes  in  the  then  almost  unbroken  wilds 
of  northern  Maine.  At  that  time  Mr.  Collins's  family  consisted 
of  himself,  his  wife  and  eight  children.  This  number  included 
two  pair  of  twins,  the  eldest  two  and  youngest  two  being  coup- 
lets. The  oldest  two  were  twelve  years  of  age,  while  the  young- 
est two  had  hardly  completed  their  first  year.  During  the 
journey  to  their  new  home,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Collins  rode  on  horse- 


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back,  carrying  the  two  infants  in  their  arms,  the  other  children 
riding  on  the  horse-sled  with  the  goods.  Mr.  Norton's  family 
was  not  so  large  as  Mr.  Collins's,  though  he  had  several 
children. 

A  year  later,  in  the  fall  of  1792,  Capt.  William  Allen,  also 
from  Martha's  Vineyard,  settled  in  Farmington,  within  two  miles 
of  them,  on  the  farm  now  occupied  by  Obed  N.  Collins,  on  a 
route  from  the  River  Settlement  to  the  westerly  part  of  the 
Gore.  Captain  Allen  continued  to  live  here  until  early  in  the 
spring  of  1798,  when  he  removed  to  land  belonging  to  the 
Plymouth  Company,  east  of  Allen's  Mills,  and  since  known  as 
Allen  Hill. 

Cornelius  Norton,  Jr.,  of  Tisbury,  Mass.,  commenced  clear- 
ing land  on  the  northern  part  of  his  father's  section  of  the 
Gore,  about  the  same  time  that  Mr.  Collins  came,  but  as  he  was 
a  single  man  he  did  not  make  his  permanent  home  there  until 
the  summer  of  1794,  when  he  married  Margaret  J.  Belcher,  a 
daughter  of  Supply  Belcher,  Esq.,  of  Farrfiington,  and  com- 
menced housekeeping  in  his  log-house.  His  father,  Deacon 
Cornelius  Norton,  moved  with  his  family  into  a  log-house  on 
the  southern  half  of  his  section,  about  the  same  time.  This 
house  stood  but  a  little  distance  to  the  southeast  from  where 
Wesley  N.  Luce  lived  in  1885.  A  small  orchard  is  standing 
near  the  spot,  and  the  limpid  waters  still  bubble  up  from  the 
spring  which  furnished  the  household  supply  for  Mr.  Nor- 
ton's family. 

John  and  Ebenezer  Oakes,  step-sons  of  Jonathan  Knowlton, 
commenced  a  clearing  on  his  section  of  the  Gore,  just  west  of 
the  road  leading  to  the  Wesley  N.  Luce  farm,  in  1792.  These 
gentlemen  built  a  convenient  log-house,  and,  as  both  were  un- 
married, spent  the  following  winter  there  in  single  blessedness. 
About  the  same  time,  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  acres  from 
the  northeast  corner  of  Mr.  Knowlton's  section  was  sold  to 
Elisha  Lombart.*  This  lot  he  afterward  exchanged  for  one  on 
the  western  part  of  Mr.  Knowlton's  section.     A  stream  of  suffi- 


*This  name  is  also  spelled  Lumbert,  Lumber,  etc.,  and  is  supposed  to  have 
originally  been  identical  with  the  name  now  spelled  Lambert. 


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cient  size  to  run  a  mill  flowed  through  Mr.  Lombart's  last  men- 
tioned lot,  and  on  this  he  built  a  grist  and  saw-mill.  In  1794, 
Ansel  Norton  bought  Jonathan  Knowlton's  possession  of  John 
Oakes,  and  lived  there  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1810. 
In  1795,  Capt.  David  Davis  became  a  permanent  settler  on 
the  southwest  section  of  the  Gore,  on  the  farm  owned  by  the 
late  Alexander  Hillman.  He  lived  in  a  log-house  until  1803, 
when  he  built  a  large  convenient  two-story  house  which,  for  more 
than  three-fourths  of  a  century,  stood  on  the  place.*  He  was 
a  successful  farmer,  bore  an  excellent  reputation  and  possessed 
considerable  property.  In  1803  he  paid  a  money  tax  of 
$10.36,  it  being  the  highest  tax  paid  by  any  individual  on  the 
Gore.  In  personal  appearance  Capt.  Davis  was  of  command- 
ing carriage,  and  extremely  corpulent  in  his  old  age.  It  is 
claimed  that  he  weighed  nearly  or  quite  350  pounds.  He  died 
Aug.  27,  1837,  aged  78  years. 

THE    LOWELL   STRIP. 

This  tract  of  land  in  Industry  was  a  portion  of  the  grant 
from  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts  (see  p.  28),  and  had 
fallen  by  heirship  or  otherwise  to  Francis  Cabot  Lowell,  a  mer- 
chant residing  in  Boston.  It  extended  the  whole  length  of  the 
township  from  east  to  west,  and  was  a  mile  and  a  half  wide. 
Like  the  lands  of  the  Patent,  it  was  settled  without  any  pre- 
liminary survey.  In  1802,  nearly  seven  years  after  the  first 
settlement,  Esquire  Cornelius  Norton,  Jr.,  made  the  survey, 
and  numbered  the  lots  from  one  to  twenty-nine  inclusive. 
Lots  No.  I,  2  and  29  being  in  Stark  and  comprising  that  por- 
tion of  the  town  set  off  and  annexed  to  Industry  in  1822  (see 

As  nearly  as  the  writer  can  learn,  Jabez  Norton,  Sr.,  was  the 
first  settler  on  the  Lowell  Strip.  He  settled  in  town  in  1795, 
on  the  farm  recently  owned  and  occupied  by  Abel  W.  Spauld- 
ing.  His  lot  was  originally  the  north  half  of  No.  21,  but  the 
farm  has  since  been  greatly  enlarged  by  purchasing  portions  of 


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adjoining  lots.  His  son,  Sprowel  Norton,  settled  to  the  west 
of  him  on  the  north  half  of  lot  No.  20. 

Abraham  Page,  from  Farmington,  commenced  a  clearing  on 
the  Lowell  Strip  at  the  head  of  Clear  Water  Pond,  probably 
about  the  same  time  as  Mr.  Norton.  Though  capable  of  per- 
forming a  great  deal  of  labor,  he  was  of  a  roving  disposition 
and  remained  on  his  land  but  a  short  time. 

In  the  fall  of  1795,  Tristram  Daggett,  having  sold  his  lot 
and  improvements  to  Esq.  Herbert  Boardman,  bought  Page's 
improvements  on  lot  No.  1 1 ,  on  the  Lowell  Strip,  now  known 
as  "the  Collins  Luce  farm.*'  On  the  first  day  of  January,  1796, 
Mr.  Daggett  obtained  a  deed  from  Calvin  Bbyd,*  of  Farming- 
ton,  purporting  to  convey  one  hundred  and  fifty  acres  of  land 
to  include  the  above-mentioned  improvements  of  Page,  the 
consideration  being  thirty-two  dollars.  He  built  a  log-cabin  on 
his  lot,  in  which  he  and  his  family  lived  for  many  years.  This 
house  stood  on  the  west  side  of  the  sucker  brook  and  nearer 
the  pond  than  the  present  one  on  the  farm.  He  sold  to  David 
M.  Luce,  of  New  Vineyard,  and  removed  to  an  adjoining  lot 
which  he  subsequently  sold  to  James  Bailey,  who  in  turn  sold 
to  Benjamin  R.  Rackliff,  of  Georgetown. t 

Daniel  Luce,  Sr.,  settled  on  lot  No.  17,  about  1796,  and 
several  of  his  sons  and  one  son-in-law  settled  near  him.  Tru- 
man settled  on  lot  No.  18,  joining  his  father's  lot  on  the  east; 
Rowland  on  No.  19,  still  further  to  the  east,  on  the  farm  now 
owned  by  James  T.  True.  Daniel,  Jr.,  married  and  settled  on 
the  western  part  of  his  father's  lot,  which  is  now  (1892)  owned 
by  James  Edgecomb,  the  eastern  portion  belonging  to  the  heirs 
of  Amos  Stetson,  Jr.  Deacon  Benjamin  Cottle,  a  son-in-law  of 
Mr.  Luce,  settled  on  lot  No.  13,  adjoining  the  New  Vineyard 
Gore,  where  he  lived  until,  in  his  old  age,  he  went  to  live  with 
his  daughter,  Mrs.  David  M.  Luce. 

Captain  Peter  West  took  possession  of  lot  No.  28,  embrac- 


*The  courts  subsequently  decided  that  the  title  of  Mr.  Boyd  and  others  was 
illegal  and  that  Francis  Cabot  Lowell  was  the  legal  owner. 

t  Throughout  this  work  where  no  State  is  mentioned,  the  Slate  of  Maine  is  gen- 
erally to  be  understood. 


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ing  the  site  of  the  village  of  West's  Mills,  which  was  named  in 
honor  of  him.  Capt.  William  Allen  and  Benjamin  Manter 
commenced  a  clearing  for  him  in  1797,  and  felled  two  acres  of 
trees.  He  subsequently  built  a  log-house  and  moved  his  fam- 
ily to  Industry  in  1798.  He  did  not,  however,  obtain  a  deed  of 
his  land,  as  we  learn  from  Allen's  History  (see p,  6),  until  1803. 

Peter  Daggett  was  an  early  settler  on  lot  No.  16,  now  owned 
by  George  Luce,  but  there  is  no  means  of  learning  the  exact 
date  of  his  settlement  in  town.  Mr.  Daggett  purchased  land  in 
New  Vineyard  as  early  as  1793,  and  probably  came  to  the 
District  of  Maine  about  that  time. 

Asa  Conant  settled  on  lot  No.  15  and  built  his  log-house 
on  the  top  of  the  hill  between  George  Luce's  and  Oliver  D. 
Norton's.  The  exact  date  of  his  settlement  is  veiled  in  ob- 
scurity, but  both  his  name  and  that  of  Mr.  Daggett  appear  in 
the  list  of  voters  for  1803. 

James  Eveleth,  Sr.,  came  to  Industry  in  1800  or  perhaps  a 
year  earlier,  and  settled  on  the  Lowell  Strip,  on  land  now  com- 
prising* a  portion  of  the  farm  owned  and  occupied  by  Davis 
Look.  Some  of  the  rose-bushes  which  grew  near  his  log-house 
may  still  be  seen. 

John  Marshall  and  sons  came  from  Lewiston,  in  1800,  and 
probably  settled  on  land  now  comprising  a  part  of  the  Davis 
Look  farm,  formerly  owned  by  Samuel  Frost  for  many  years. 
Mr.  Marshall  was  a  carpenter  by  trade,  and  in  indigent  cir- 
cumstances. After  living  in  town  a  few  years,  they  all 
moved  away. 

Ammiel  Robbins  also  settled  on  the  Lowell  Strip,  on  lot 
No.  12,  at  the  head  of  Clear  Water  Pond,  and  one  of  his  sons 
on  a  part  of  the  same  lot.  The  orchards  near  their  respective 
dwellings  can  still  be  seen,  though  the  houses  have  long  since 
gone  to  decay.  Simeon  Butler  settled  on  a  small  tract  of 
land  lying  to  the  south  of  lot  No.  12,  which  afterwards,  in  1824, 
passed  into  the  hands  of  Sanders  Luce.  Mr.  Luce  moved  a 
house  on  to  his  land  from  the  Fish  place,  situated  in  the  edge 
of  Farmington,  in  which  he  lived  for  ten  years.  Peter  Tilton 
and  Francis  S.  Rogers  each  lived  in  the  house  after  Mr.  Luce 


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left,  and    it  was   finally  bought    by  Joseph   Collins,   Sr.,  and 
moved  to  "Federal  Row." 

NORTH    INDUSTRY. 

This  part  of  the  town  was  first  settled  as  a  portion  of  New 
Vineyard,  and  was  set  off  from  that  town  and  annexed  to  In- 
dustry in  1844  (^^^  P'  ^4)'  The  first  settler  in  this  portion  of 
the  town  was  Tristram  Daggett,  who  commenced  a  clearing  on 
the  west  half  of  lot  No.  7,  in  1791.*  This  land  now  comprises 
a  portion  of  the  farm  owned  and  occupied  by  Asa  Q.  and  Calvin 
B.  Fish,  additions  having  been  made  to  it  by  Esquire  Herbert 
Boardman,  to  whom  Mr.  Daggett  sold  his  possession. 

Capt.  Jeruel  Butler  came  from  Martha's  Vineyard  to  Farm- 
ington,  July  26,  1793.  The  following  year  he  purchased  lot 
No.  9,  in  the  first  range  of  lots  adjoining  the  Lowell  Strip,  and 
recently  owned  by  the  late  John  O.  Rackliff.  The  same  year 
he  felled  trees,  made  a  clearing  and  built  a  log-house.  After 
its  completion,  he  removed  his  furniture  and  provisions  to  his 
new  home  and  made  everything  ready  for  occupancy.  Un- 
fortunately the  house  and  its  contents  were  destroyed  by  fire 
before  Mrs.  Butler  ever  saw  it.  A  second  dwelling  was  immedi- 
ately erected,  by  the  assistance  of  his  neighbors,  on  the  site  of 
the  one  burned,  in  which  he  and  his  family  spent  the  winter  of 
1794-5.  About  the  same  time  that  Captain  Butler  commenced 
his  clearing,  Henry  Norton,  of  Edgartown,  Mass.,  obtained  a  title 
to  200  acres  of  land,  it  being  a  part  of  lot  No.  3  in  the  first 
range,  and  is  now  owned  by  Eli  N.  Oliver.  Here  Mr.  Norton 
made  a  clearing  and  built  a  grist-mill,  which  never  proved  of 
any  service,  owing  to  its  faulty  construction. 

Ephraim  Gould  Butler,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Sarah  (Gould) 
Butler,  of  Martha's  Vineyard,  came  with  his  family  to  the 
District  of  Maine  in  April,  1792.     His  family  made  a  year's 

♦  Wm.  Allen  says  (History  of  Industry,  p.  12)  that  Mr.  Daggett  settled  on  lot 
No.  6,  which  he  afterward  sold  to  Charles  Luce.  This  is  erroneous.  He  settled  on 
the  west  half  of  lot  No.  7,  and  sold  to  Esq.  Herbert  Boardman,  Sept.  5,  1795.  Mr. 
Luce  bought  his  land  of  John  Oakes,  July  1 7,  1 795,  as  shown  by  a  deed  recorded  in 
the  Lincoln  County  Registry. 


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sojourn  in  Sandy  River  township  (Farmington),  during  which 
time  he  was  probably  engaged  in  making  a  clearing  and  erect- 
ing a  log-cabin  on  his  lot  in  New  Vineyard  township.  This 
lot,  to  which  he  moved  his  family  in  the  spring  of  1793,  was 
No.  I  in  the  first  range,  more  recently  known  as  the  Henry 
Manter  farm.  It  is  now  (1892)  owned  by  the  widow  of  the 
late  William  Lewis.  Mr.  Butler  resided  here  till  1801,  when 
he  removed  to  another  part  of  New  Vineyard. 

Charles  Luce  commenced  a  clearing  on  the  east  half  of  lot 
No.  7,  subsequently  known  as  the  Jeremy  Bean  farm,  in  1795. 
Here  he  made  a  good  farm,  on  which  he  spent  the  remainder  of 
his  life  and  brought  up  a  large  family.  James  Manter  settled 
on  lot  No.  5,  where  James  D.  Badger  now  lives,  about  the  same 
time  as  Mr.  Luce,  and  died  of  "cold  fever"  early  in  the  follow- 
ing winter.  His  sons,  with  the  aid  and  advice  of  their  mother, 
conducted  the  farm  for  many  years  after  the  father's  death. 

Joseph  Smith  and  sons  settled  on  lot  No.  3  in  the  second 
range,  in  1795.  He  died  in  the  following  year,  and  the  farm 
passed  into  the  possession  of  his  son,  Joseph  Warren  Smith. 
There  are  no  buildings  standing  on  the  place  now,  and  the  land 
is  owned  by  Eli  N.  Oliver. 

Asa  Merry  was  an  early  settler  on  lot  No.  i  in  the  second 
range  of  lots.  Here  he  made  an  excellent  farm,  kept  a  large 
stock,  especially  of  cows,  and  became  in  later  years  a  noted 
cheese-maker.     This  farm  is  now  owned  by  Charles  F.  Oliver. 

Esquire  Herbert  Boardman,  as  has  been  previously  stated, 
bought  out  Tristram  Daggett,  in  September,  1795,  and  moved 
his  household  effects  to  his  new  home  on  an  ox-sled  in  the 
month  of  December  following.  He  was  a  man  of  some  means, 
and  greatly  enlarged  his  farm  by  the  purchase  of  adjacent 
lands.  He  lost  heavily  by  the  burning  of  his  buildings  and 
their  contents  on  the  night  of  January  22,  1824.  The  house 
was  rebuilt,  and  he  continued  to  live  on  the  farm  up  to  the 
time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1838. 

John  Daggett,  Sr.,  came  from  Edgartown,  Dukes  County, 
Mass.,  and  settled  on  lot  No.  2  in  the  second  range,  about 
1793-4-     The  deed  of  his  lot,  recorded  in  the  Lincoln  County 


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Registry,  bears  the  date  of  Feb.  ii,  1793.  He  died  a  few 
years  after  coming  to  the  District  of  Maine,  and  his  land  was 
divided  among  his  heirs.  Mr.  Daggett  was  a  miller  by  occupa- 
tion, and  tradition  says,  operated  a  wind-mill  on  the  Vineyard. 
Being  unused  to  the  hardships  of  pioneer  life,  he  was  not  able 
to  withstand  the  exposure  incident  to  his  home  on  the  very 
borders  of  civilization,  hence  his  untimely  death. 


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CHAPTER   IV. 

EVENTS  FROM  1800  TO  1810. 

Condition  of  the  Settlers. — Plantation  Organized. — ^Town  Incorporated. — Roads. — 
Early  Town  Officers.  —  The  Embargo  Act.  —  The  Town  becomes  a  part  of 
Somerset  County,  Etc.,  Etc. 

At  the  beginning  of  the  nineteenth  century  a  bird's-eye- 
view  of  what  now  comprises  the  town  of  Industry  would  have 
revealed  a  vast  expanse  of  forest  dotted  here  and  there  with 
"openings"  made  by  the  axe  of  the  settler.  In  each  of  these 
might  be  seen  an  unpretentious  log-cabin  with  the  smoke  curl- 
ing upward  from  its  rude  chimney  —  the  home  of  the  settler 
and  his  family.  A  rude  hovel  or  cow-house  would  also  be 
seen,  provided  the  occupant  of  the  cabin  was  not  too  poor  to 
own  a  cow,  which  was  not  unfrequently  the  case.  A  closer 
acquaintance  with  these  cabin  homes  and  the  families  that  oc- 
cupied them  would  have  told  a  story  of  toil  and  want,  of  which 
but  few  have  any  conception.  Clothing  of  the  poorest  quality 
and  insufficient  in  quantity,  children  clothed  in  rags  and  bare- 
footed even  in  the  coldest  weather,  food  of  the  coarsest  kind 
and  sometimes  none  at  all,  were  a  few  of  the  many  privations 
and  hardships  incident  to  the  pioneer  life  of  the  early  settler 
and  his  family  in  Industry. 

In  1800  and  for  several  years  thereafter,  the  population  of 
the  town  increased  very  rapidly  by  reason  of  immigration. 
Among  many  others  who  moved  into  town  in  1800,  was  Benja- 
min Jewett  and  family,  who  came  from  Shapleigh,  York  County, 
Maine,  in  March  of  that  year,  and  settled  on  lot  No.  42  adjoin- 
ing Alvin  Howes's  lot  on  the  east.     His  family  and  goods  were 


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drawn  by  a  four-ox  team,  which  crossed  the  Androscoggin 
River  on  the  ice  below  Lewiston  Falls.  The  only  building  in 
the  cities  of  Lewiston  and  Auburn  at  that  time,  was  a  small 
mill  on  the  Auburn  side  of  the  river.  There  were  in  fact  no 
large  settlements  in  the  District  of  Maine  at  that  time,  save  on 
the  sea-coast. 

James  Winslow,  from  Farmington,  formerly  of  Gardiner, 
now  Pittston,  was  another  settler  who  came  the  same  year  as 
Mr.  Jewett.*  He  took  up  lot  Nou  45,  containing  one  hundred 
acres,  and  here  he  spent  the  whole  of  his  life.  The  excellent 
farm  which  he  cleared  was  set  off  in  part  to  New  Sharon  in 
1852,  and  is  now  owned  and  occupied  by  his  granddaughter, 
Mrs.  Betsey  W.  Stone,  relict  of  the  late  Franklin  Stone  of  that 
town. 

Zephaniah  Luce,  from  Martha's  Vineyard,  settled  on  lot  No. 
31,  in  1 80 1,  but  being  in  indigent  circumstances,  did  not  gain 
a  title  to  the  land.  He  removed  to  Farmington,  prior  to  the 
incorporation  of  the  town,  and  resided  for  some  years  on  the 
"  Fish  place "  near  Industry  line.  The  lot  on  which  he  first 
settled  is  now  owned  by  Charles  S.  Rackliff. 

Lemuel  Collins,  Jr.,  married  in  December,  1800,  and  the 
following  year  took  up  lot  No.  49,  adjoining  his  father  on  the 
south.  This  land  is  now  owned  and  occupied  by  William  H. 
Manter  of  New  Sharon,  it  having  been  included  in  Industry's 
cession  to  that  town  in  1852. 

Nathaniel  Chapman,  whom  Esq.  William  Allen  calls  one  of 
the  earliest  settlers  in  town,  settled  on  a  part  of  Joseph  Taylor's 
lot.  No.  68.  in  1801.  He  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  and  was 
granted  a  pension  by  the  government.  He  died  in  Kingfield, 
to  which  town  he  removed  after  Industry  was  incorporated. 

In  1802,  David  Maxwell,  from  Wells,  Me.,  settled  on  lot 
No.  3,  a  near  neighbor  of  Nathaniel  Willard,  Jonathan  Bunker, 
James  Thompson  and  others  in  that  vicinity.  Jacob  Matthews, 
from   Mt.   Vernon,   who   settled   on    lot  No.  9,  adjoining   Zoe 


♦  Wm.  Allen,  Est].,  (Hist,  of  Industry, p.  ly)  gives  the  date  of  Mr.  Winslow's 
settlement  as  1 799.  The  date  here  given  is  from  the  official  report  of  the  Appraising 
Commission. 


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Withee  on  the  east,  also  came  in  1802.  The  following  year  he 
married  a  daughter  of  Mr.  Withee,  and  in  1807  sold  his  pos- 
session to  Moses  Tolman,  who  came  to  Industry  from  New 
Sharon.  This  lot  comprises  the  south  part  of  the  farm  occu- 
pied by  the  late  John  Tolman.  Benjamin  Stevens  was  another 
settler  who  came  in  1802,  and  took  up  lot  No.  10,  which  he 
sold  to  Moses  Tolman  in  1807,  but  whither  he  went  or  whence 
he  came  the  writer  has  been  unable  to  learn. 

Ebenezer  Stevens  was  Benjamin's  nearest  neighbor  on  the 
north.  He  also  came  in  1802,  and  settled  on  lot  No.  11.  It  is 
supposed  that  these  two  gentlemen  were  in  some  way  related, 
as  well  as  John  B.  Stevens,  whose  lot  joined  theirs  on  the  east. 
Samuel  Stevens,  a  cooper  by  trade,  settled  on  lot  No.  12, 
prior  to  the  incorporation  of  the  town.  Like  many  of  the 
early  settlers,  he  had  served  in  the  Continental  Army  and  was 
in  straitened  pecuniary  circumstances.  Being  unable  to  pay  for 
his  land,  he  removed  to  lot  R,  by  New  Sharon  line,  and  after- 
ward  left  town. 

DeHave  Norton,  from  Farmington,  settled  on  lot  No.  40,  in 

1802,  lying  south  and  west  of  Withee's  Corner.  He  was  a 
young  man,  the  son  of  Zachariah  and  Hannah  (Smith)  Norton 
of  Farmington,  and  although  his  name  appears  among  the 
petitioners  for  incorporation  of  the  town  of  Industry  early  in 

1803,  nothing  further  is  known  concerning  his  residence  in 
Industry. 

Aside  from  the  arrival  of  new  settlers,  but  little  of  impor- 
tance occurred  in  the  history  of  the  settlement  until  1802,  when 
a  State  tax  of  forty-four  dollars,  and  a  county  tax  of  nearly  an 
equal  amount,  Was  assessed  on  the  inhabitants.  The  sheriff 
was  directed  \o  serve  the  warrants  on  some  principal  inhabitant 
who  was  able  to  pay  the  amount  if  he  did  not  cause  the  tax  to 
be  duly  assessed.  After  passing  through  both  parts  of  the  set- 
tlement and  failing  to  find  any  such  principal  inhabitant,  he 
decided  to  leave  the  warrants  with  William  Allen,  Jr.,  who  had 
just  attained  his  majority.  Mr.  Allen  procured  a  warrant  from 
a  Justice  of  the  Peace,  for  calling  a  plantation  meeting,  and  a 
legal  organization  was  thus  secured.     In  extent,  the  plantation 


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embraced  all  the  lands  comprising  the  towns  of  Industry  and 
Mercer  as  subsequently  incorporated,  together  with  a  part  of 
the  town  of  Smithfield,  and  to  the  whole  was  given  the  name 
of  Industry  Plantation.  The  manner  in  which  the  plantation 
received  its  name,  notwithstanding  every  effort  of  the  author  to 
settle  the  fact,  is  still  a  mooted  question.  William  Allen  states  in 
his  history  of  the  town  (see  p.  ij),  that  **  At  a  meeting  for  the 
choice  of  these  [militia]  officers  [in  the  winter  of  1799],  my 
father  proposed  the  name  of  Industry  for  the  military  territory, 
which  was  adopted  by  the  company,  and  when  the  westerly 
portion  of  the  territory  was  incorporated  retained  the  name." 
There  is  also  a  tradition  among  the  Winslows  (see  Hanson's 
History  of  Gardiner  and  Pittston,  p.  66)  that  the  plantation 
received  its  name  from  the  wife  of  Capt.  John  Thompson, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Betsey  Winslow.  This  tradition  runs 
as  follows :  "  When  the  town*  was  about  being  incorporated, 
Mr.  Thompson  said  to  his  wife  as  he  was  leaving  home,  •  What 
shall  we  call  the  new  town?'  *Name  it  for  the  character  of  the 
people,'  she  replied,  '  call  it  Industry.'  He  proposed  the  name 
and  it  was  accepted." 

The  inhabitants  were  warned  to  meet  at  the  dwelling-house 
of  Lieut.  Ambrose  Arnold,  who  lived  in  that  part  of  the  planta- 
tion subsequently  incorporated  as  the  town  of  Mercer.  The 
organization  was  perfected  by  the  election  of  the  following 
officers :  Clerk,  Nahum  Baldwin  ;  Assessors,  Nahum  Baldwin, 
Luther  Burr  and  William  Allen,  Jr.  All  these  with  the  excep- 
tion of  Mr.  Allen  were  chosen  from  the  Mercer  portion  of  the 
settlement,  but  the  following  year  the  voters  from  the  back 
settlement,  as  the  present  town  of  Industry  was  then  called, 
outnumbered  the  others,  and  consequently  chose  all  the  offi- 
cers from  their  own  locality.  The  plantation  also  voted  to  raise 
a  certain  sum  of  money  to  buy  powder  for  muster  and  to  defray 


*  The  writer  is  of  the  opinion  that  it  was  on  the  organization  of  the  plantation, 
instead  of  the  incorporation  of  the  town,  that  is  here  meant.  Osgood  Carlton's  Map 
of  Maine,  published  prior  to  the  incorporation  of  the  town,  gives  this  territory  the 
name  of  Industry  PlantaHon,  hence  Mr.  Hanson  must  have  been  slightly  in  error  as 
to  time. 


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Other  necessary  expenses;  and  Samuel  Hinkley  was  chosen 
treasurer. 

The  next  event  of  importance  in  the  history  of  the  settle- 
ment was  the  survey  of  the  township  (see  p.  jj)  in  the  month 
of  September,  1802.  No  little  excitement  and  anxiety  prevailed 
among  the  settlers  regarding  this  survey  and  the  subsequent 
arbitration  to  which  it  was  a  preliminary  measure.  At  that 
time,  no  person  residing  on  the  lands  of  the  Plymouth  Com- 
pany had  any  title  to  his  land,  and  the  usage  they  would  receive 
at  the  hands  of  the  Commission  (see  p.  J2)  promised  to  be 
anything  but  favorable.  When  the  commissioners  met  at 
Augusta,  in  October,  after  the  completion  of  the  survey,  the 
worst  fears  of  the  settlers  became  a  reality.  Exorbitant  prices 
were  afRxed  to  the  lots  of  the  settlers,  which  those  who  re- 
mained were  compelled  to  pay,  while  many  of  the  poorer  class 
were  forced  to  abandon  their  homes  and  improvements  for 
want  of  the  necessary  funds  to  purchase.* 

But  little  is  known  concerning  the  doings  of  the  plantation 
at  its  second  annual  meeting,  aside  from  the  fact  that  all  the 
officers  were  chosen  from  the  back  settlement,  as  has  already 
been  stated,  and  that  James  Thompson,  Esq.,  was  elected  clerk. 
Probably  William  Allen,  Jr.,  was  re-elected  as  one  of  the  asses- 
sors, but  as  the  plantation  records  are  not  to  be  found,  the  fact 
cannot  be  established  with  absolute  certainty. 

Esquire  Allen  says:  **At  the  plantation  meeting  on  the 
first  Monday  of  April,  1803,  the  inhabitants  for  the  first  time 
gave  in  their  votes  for  governor,  all  for  Caleb  Strong,  except 
three,  who  voted  for  Gerry  (these  voters  not  knowing  the 
christian  name  of  the  candidate),  and  were  returned  accord- 
ingly. The  next  year  our  Republicans,  as  the  supporters  of  Mr. 
Gerry  were  called,  were  seasonably  furnished  with  the  Argjts, 
which  had  then  been  established  as  a   Republican  paper,  and 


I*  The  appraisal  of  the  forty-eight  lots  in  Industry  was  a  surprise  to  all.  But 
twelve  lots  out  of  this  number  were  valued  at  less  than  one  dollar  per  acre;  the  re- 
maining thirty-six  ranging  in  price  from  one  dollar  to  two  dollars  and  twenty  cents 
per  acre. 


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were  then,  as  ever  after,  prepared  to  give  in  their  votes  accord- 
ing to  order." 

INCORPORATION    OF  THE  TOWN. 

Early  in  the  year  1803,  an  effort  was  made  to  incorporate 
that  portion  of  the  Industry  Plantation  lying  west  of  Stark  and 
commonly  known  as  the  back  settlement,  to  distinguish  it  from 
the  other  portion  of  the  plantation,  which  was  called  the  river 
settlement.  By  a  careful  enumeration  it  was  found  that  the 
back  settlement  contained  more  than  fifty  ratable  polls,  and  that 
its  valuation  when  compared  with  the  river  settlement  was  as 
twenty-four  is  to  twenty,  or  six-elevenths  of  the  entire  planta- 
tion according  to  the  valuation  of  1800.  At  the  earnest  re- 
quest of  James  Thompson,  the  plantation  clerk,  and  others, 
William  Allen,  Jr.,  prepared  the  following  petition  to  the  Gen- 
eral Court  [Legislature]  of  Massachusetts,  then  in  session  at 
Boston : 

To  the  Honorable  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives ,  of  the  Com- 
monwealth of  Massachusetts  in  General  Court  assembled  in  fan'y, 
1803. 

The  petition  of  the  subscribers,  inhabitants  of  the  north  part  of  the 
Plantation  of  Industry y  in  the  County  of  Kennebec,  respectfully  sheweth 
that  they  are  debarred  from  many  priviledges  which  they  would  enjoy  if 
they  were  incorporated  into  a  town,  such  as  the  want  of  schools,  high- 
ways, etc. 

That  the  said  Plantation  is  in  two  distinct  settlements  which  are  in 
no  way  connected  by  roads  and  are  not  situated  so  as  to  form  a  town  to 
commode  the  inhabitants  as  will  appear  by  examining  the  map  of  the 
District  of  Maine,  it  being  formed  by  two  triangles,  one  to  the  west  and 
the  other  to  the  south  of  the  town  of  Starks. 

That  on  account  of  their  peculiar  situation  they  are  in  a  great 
measure  detached  from  and  suffer  great  inconveniences  by  being  con- 
nected with  the  south  part  in  attending  Plantation  meetings  which  are 
holden  sometimes  nine  miles  from  some  of  your  petitioners.  That  the 
north  part  of  said  Plantation  bounded  as  follows  :  Beginning  at  the  S. 
W.  Cor.  of  Starks  running  south  1-2  mile  to  New  Sharon,  thence  N.  W. 
by  said  New  Sharon  5  miles,  thence  N.  3  miles  to  the  New  Vineyard, 
thence  E.  by  said  New  Vineyard  4  miles  to  the  N.  W.  Cor.  of  Starks, 


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thence  south  by  the  west  line  of  Starks  6  miles  to  the  first  mentioned 
boundary,  containing  about  50  ratable  polls  whose  inconveniences  would 
be  alleviated  by  being  set  off  from  the  rest  of  the  Plantation.  And 
therefore  your  petitioners  earnestly  solicit  the  Hon.  Legislature  to  take 
the  premises  into  their  wise  consideration  and  by  setting  off  the  afore- 
said tract  from  the  rest  of  the  Plantation  of  Industry,  incorporate  the 
same  into  a  town  by  the  name  of  Industry  vested  with  those  legal  rights 
and  priviledges  which  are  allowed  to  other  towns  in  the  Commonwealth. 
And  as  in  duty  bound  will  ever  pray.     [Signed.] 


Levi  Greenleaf. 
John  Thompson. 
DeHave  Norton. 
Trueman  Allen. 
Atkins  Ellis. 
Thomas  Johnson. 
Benj'n  Burgess. 
Daniel  Luce. 
Lemuel  Collins. 
James  Heard. 
I>emuel  Coslins. 
Jeremiah  Bean. 
Ebraim  Page. 
Benjamin  Cottel. 
Rolin  Luce. 
Jabez  Norton. 
Jabez  Norton,  Jr. 
Rowlon  Luce.* 
Benjamin  Cottle.* 
Trustom  Dogit.* 
Abraham  Page.* 
Archelaus  Luce. 
Samuel  Willard. 


James  Thompson. 
William  Allen,  Jr. 
Zoe  Withee. 
Jacob  Mathews.  • 
John  Thompson.* 
Levi  Willard. 
John  B.  Stevens. 
Eben'r  Stevens. 
Bartlett  Allen. 
Benjamin  Stevens. 
David  Maxwell. 
Sam'l  Brown. 
William  Ladd. 
Nathaniel  Willard. 
John  Thompson,  Jr. 
Shubael  Crowel. 
James  Johnson. 
Joseph  Moody. 
Ephraim  Moody. 
Daniel  Moody. 
Wiirm  Allen. 
James  Winslow. 
John  Webber. 


This  petition  having  been  duly  presented,  passed  the  House 
of  Representatives  on  the  i8th  day  of  June,  1803,  and  on  the 
20th,  having  passed  the  Senate  and  received  the  signature  of 
the  governor,  Caleb  Strong,  the  town  of  Industry  was  declared 
legally  incorporated. 

♦  These,  and  perhaps  other  names,  were  added  apparently  to  swell  the  petition. 


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When  it  was  definitely  known  that  the  inhabitants  of  Indus- 
try Plantation  were  to  petition  the  General  Court  for  incorpora- 
tion, the  settlers  living  in  the  northern  part  of  New  Sharon  also 
prepared  and  forwarded  a  petition  asking  that  the  north  part  of 
that  town  be  set  off  and  incorporated  as  a  part  of  the  new 
town  of  Industry.  This  petition,  which  is  still  preserved  in  the 
archives  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts,  reads  as 
follows : 

To  the  Honorable  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of  the  General 
Court  to  be  holden  at  Boston,  January,  1803, 

We,  your  Petitioners,  Inhabitants  of  the  north  part  of  the  Town  of 
New  Sharon,  in  the  County  of  Kennebec,  humbly  show : 

That,  whereas  the  remote  situation  of  our  habitations  from  the  centre 
of  sd.  town,  the  unimproved  state  of  a  large  tract  of  land  lying  between 
us  and  Sandy  River,  the  badness  of  the  road  through  sd.  tract,  in  which 
we  have  to  pass,  and  the  intervention  of  sd.  River,  which  we  have  to 
cross,  to  get  to  sd.  centre  render  it  inconvenient  for  us  to  remain  in  our 
present  state,  attached  to  sd.  Town  in  respect  to  corporation. 

And  whereas  the  Inhabitants  of  the  northwest  part  of  a  Plantation 
called  Industry,  situate  in  the  northwest  extremity  of  the  Plymouth 
claim,  and  bounded  eastward  by  Starks  and  the  northward  by  New  Vine- 
yard have  petitioned  the  General  Court  that  sd.  northwest  part  of  sd. 
Plantation  be  incorporated  into  a  Town. 

We  therefore  pray  your  Honors  to  detach  from  New  Sharon  sd. 
North  part,  bounded  as  follows,  viz  :  Beginning  at  the  southmost  corner 
of  Lot  No.  65  in  New  Sharon  aforesaid,  on  the  line  between  sd.  Town 
and  Farmington.  Thence  north  by  sd.  line  about  4  miles  and  64  rods, 
to  Clear  Water  Pond.  Thence  southward  and  eastward  by  sd.  Pond  to 
the  line  between  New  Sharon  and  the  Plymouth  Claim.  Thence  south 
45  degrees  East  by  sd.  line  about  4  miles,  284  rods  to  the  north  most 
comer  of  lot  No.  1 7  in  New  Sharon  being  near  the  southmost  point  of 
that  part  of  Industry  before  mentioned,  which  the  inhabitants  thereof 
have  petitioned  to  be  incorporated.  Thence  south  45  degrees,  west 
between  lots  No.  17  and  25,  100  rods.  Thence  north  45  degrees,  west 
between  lots  No.  24  and  25,  163  rods.  Thence  south  45  degrees,  west 
between  lots  No.  24  and  23,  100  rods.  Thence  north  45  degrees,  west 
163  rods  to  the  westmost  corner  of  lot  No.  32.  Thence  south  45 
degrees,  west  200  rods  to  the  southmost  corner  of  lot  No.  40.  Thence 
north  45  degrees,  west  164  rods  to  the  eastmost  corner  of  lot  No.  50. 


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Thence  south  45  degrees,  west  200  rods  to  the  southmost  corner  of  lot 
No.  49.  Thence  north  45  degrees,  west  163  rods  to  the  southmost 
comer  of  lot  No.  59.  Thence  south  45  degrees,  west  200  rods  to  the 
southmost  comer  of  lot  No.  57.  Thence  north  45  degrees,  west  163 
rods  to  the  line  of  lot  No.  65.  Thence  south  45  degrees,  west  100  rods 
to  the  bounds  first  mentioned,  being  nearly  in  a  west  direction  from  the 
southmost  point  of  the  northwest  part  of  Industry  above  mentioned 
which  is  about  112  rods  south  of  the  southwest  corner  of  St  arks.  And 
annex  to  and  incorporate  sd.  north  part  of  New  Sharon  with  the  inhabi- 
tants thereon  with  sd.  northwest  part  of  Industry  into  one  Town. 
We  your  humble  Petitioners  as  in  duty  bound  ever  pray. 

Joshua  BuUen.  Oliver  Willard. 

Joseph  Willard.  John  Goar. 

Daniel  Gould.  Elijah  Peeas. 

John  Rawlings.  Jephah  Cobum. 

Ebenezer  Weeks.  John  Winslow. 

An  attested  excerpt  from  the  plantation  records  accom- 
panied the  petition,  showing  that  the  inhabitants  of  the  pro- 
posed new  town  of  Industry  favored  the  measure.  The 
petition  was,  as  one  would  naturally  infer,  strongly  opposed  by 
the  inhabitants  of  New  Sharon  not  directly  interested  in  the 
movement,  consequently  the  legislative  action  was  unfavorable 
for  the  petitioners. 

The  act  of  incorporation  designated  Samuel  Prescott,  Esq., 
of  New  Sharon,  as  the  justice  to  issue  the  warrant  for  calling 
the  first  meeting  of  the  inhabitants.  This  instrument  bore  the 
date  of  September  24,  1803,  and  was  directed  to  James  Thomp- 
son, formerly  plantation  clerk.  The  inhabitants  met  agreeably 
to  the  call,  at  the  dwelling-house  of  Capt.  William  Allen,  on  the 
20th  day  of  October,  at  ten  o'clock  in  the  forenoon,  and  pro- 
ceeded to  perfect  their  organization  by  the  choice  of  the  follow- 
ing officers  :  Moderator,  James  Thompson ;  Clerk,  William 
Allen,  Sr. ;  Selectmen,  Assessors  and  Overseers  of  the  Poor, 
William  Allen,  Jr.,  Peter  West  and  Daniel  Luce;  Treasurer, 
James  Thompson ;  Constable  and  Collector,  Sprowel  Norton. 
Five  highway  surveyors  were  elected,  who  were  also  constituted 
a  school  committee.     Among  other  oflScers  elected  were  two 


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tithing-men,  five  hog-reeves,  two  field-drivers,  pound-keeper, 
etc.  After  the  election  of  officers,  the  meeting  adjourned  until 
November  14th,  to  meet  at  the  dwelling-house  of  Joseph 
Moody.  The  following  is  the  official  list  of  voters  for  1803,  as 
prepared  by  the  municipal  officers  of  the  town  of  Industry : 


Allen,  Bartlett. 
Allen,  William. 
Allen,  William,  Jr. 
Bradbury,  Paul. 
Brown,  Joseph. 
Brown,  Samuel. 
Bunker,  Jonathan. 
Burgess,  Benjamin. 
Chapman,  Nathaniel. 
Coffin,  John. 
Conant,  Asa. 
Collins,  Lemuel. 
Collins,  Lemuel,  Jr, 
Cottle,  Benjamin. 
Crompton,  Samuel. 
Daggett,  Peter. 
Daggett,  Tristram. 
Ellis,  Atkins. 
Eveleth,  James. 
Greenleaf,  Levi. 
Howes,  Alvin. 
Huston,  John. 
Jewett,  Benjamin. 
Johnson,  Abraham. 
Johnson,  James. 
Johnson,  Thomas. 
Knowlton,  Jonathan. 
Ladd,  William. 
Luce,  Daniel. 
Luce,  Daniel,  Jr. 
Luce,  Rowland. 


Luce,  Truman. 
Moody,  Ephraim. 
Moody,  Joseph. 
Marshall,  John. 
Mathews,  Joseph. 
Norton,  Jabez. 
Norton,  Jabez,  Jr. 
Norton,  Sprowel. 
Page,  Abraham. 
Pike,  Joshua. 
Robbins,  Ammiel. 
Robbins,  Ammiel,  Jr. 
Robbins,  Elijah. 
Stevens,  Ebenezer. 
Stevens,  John. 
Stevens,  Samuel. 
Thompson,  James. 
Thompson,  John. 
Thompson,  John,  2d. 
Webber,  John. 
West,  Peter. 
West,  Peter,  Jr. 
Willard,  Levi. 
Willard,  Nathaniel. 
Willard,  Samuel. 
Williamson,  Ebenezer. 
Williamson,  Jonathan. 
Withee,  Zoe. 
Witham,  Peter. 
Winslow,  James. 

[Total  61]. 


ROADS. 
In    1802  William    Read  and  others  laid  out  a  county  road 
from  Waterville  through  the  centre  of  Stark  to  Withee's  Corner 


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in  Industry ;  thence  by  Weeks's  Mills  to  Farmington.  A  year 
later  a  branch  road  was  laid  out  by  them  from  Withee*s  Corner 
over  the  Allen  hill  and  by  Allen's  Mills,  to  intersect  the  road 
from  the  New  Vineyard  Gore  at  the  Rufus  Allen  place,  now 
(1892)  owned  by  John  Furbush.  Immediately  after  the  in- 
corporation of  the  town,  in  1803,  the  selectmen  proceeded  to 
lay  out  roads  as  follows:  One  from  the  corner  to  the  west, 
from  where  Asa  Q.  and  Calvin  B.  Fish  now  live,  to  Goodridge*s 
Corner.  One  from  the  New  Vineyard  line  southerly  by  West's 
Mills  to  Withee's  Corner;  and  a  third  from  Thompson's  Cor- 
ner westerly  four  hundred  rods  over  Bannock  Hill  to  intersect 
the  road  leading  to  Goodridge's  Corner,  near  where  Thomas  F. 
Norton  formerly  lived.  Also  from  the  forementioned  corner 
near  Asa  Q.  and  Calvin  B.  Fish's  in  a  southwesterly  direction 
over  a  wing  of  the  mountain  to  the  Collins  place,  now  owned 
and  occupied  by  John  Vehue. 

On  the  loth  day  of  June,  1804,  a  road  or  town-way  was 
laid  out  by  the  selectmen,  commencing  near  where  William  L. 
Rackliflf  now  lives  and  running  northerly  by  the  residence  of 
William  D.  Norton,  to  intersect  the  town  road  near  **the  Deacon 
Cottle  Burying-Ground." 

On  the  30th  day  of  March,  1805,  a  committee,  consisting  of 
William  Allen,  Jr.,  and  Capt.  John  Thompson,  laid  out  a  road 
from  the  county  road  near  Japies  Winslow's  and  Samuel  Cromp- 
ton's,  in  a  northerly  direction  over  Howes  Hill,  to  intersect  the 
branch  county  road  near  what  is  known  as  Goodridge's  Corner. 

In  1808,  a  road  was  laid  out  from  the  east  line  of  the  farm 
now  owned  by  the  heirs  of  Amos  Stetson,  Jr.,  southerly  until  it 
struck  the  town  road  at  the  burying-ground  near  the  late  resi- 
dence of  Andrew  Tibbetts.  This,  as  well  as  the  road  over  Ban- 
nock Hill,  was  extensively  traveled  for  many  years,  but  in  the 
course  of  time  the  tide  of  travel  changed  to  other  roads  and 
both  have  since  been  discontinued.* 


*  The  southern  portion  of  this  road  was  discontinued  by  a  vote  of  the  town  March 
2,  1868.  At  which  time  a  private  way  previously  laid  out  for  the  accommodation  of 
G.  Frank  Woodcock,  the  only  resident  on  the  road  at  that  time,  was  accepted.  The 
remaining  northern  portion  was  discontinued  March  5,  1877. 


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There  was  also  laid  out,  during  the  same  year,  a  road  be- 
ginning at  the  county  road  leading  from  Waterville  to  Farm- 
ington  and  running  northerly  parallel  with  Stark  line  to  the 
residence  of  Capt.  John  Thompson ;  thence  in  such  a  direction 
as  to  strike  the  town  road  from  West's  Mills  to  Withee*s  Corner 
at  a  point  where  the  Hayes  Hill  road  intersects  it,  just  south 
from  where  George  W.  Johnson  now  lives.  That  portion  of 
the  road  lying  between  the  dwelling  of  Captain  Thompson  and 
the  Hayes  Hill  road  was  after  some  years  discontinued.*  An- 
other road  was  laid  out  the  same  year  running  easterly  and 
southerly  from  James  Thompson's  corner  to  intersect  the  above 
mentioned  road  near  the  residence  of  Capt.  John  Thompson. 

After  the  roads  laid  out  by  the  selectmen  in  1803  had  been 
accepted,  the  town  was  divided  into  five  highway  districts,  and 
William  Allen,  Sr.,  Benjamin  Cottle,  John  Thompson,  Abraham 
Johnson  and  Levi  Greenleaf  were  elected  surveyors.  The 
selectmen  were  instructed  by  the  town  to  petition  the  General 
Court  to  be  allowed  the  privilege  of  appropriating  the  sum 
assessed  on  the  town  by  the  State,  for  the  opening  of  these 
roads.  At  their  annual  meeting  in  1804,  the  inhabitants  voted 
to  raise  $800  for  the  opening  and  repair  of  these  roads,  and 
fixed  the  compensation  of  men  and  oxen  at  twelve  and  one- 
half  cents  per  hour.  A  highway  tax  equal  in  amount  to  that 
of  1804,  was  raised  the  succeeding  year. 

The  early  settlers  upon  whom  devolved  the  duties  of  trans- 
acting the  business  of  the  town,  though  not  having  had  the 
educational  advantages  which  are  now  enjoyed,  were  neverthe- 
less men  whose  names  were  the  very  synonyms  of  honesty  and 
integrity.  To  these  sterling  qualities  was  largely  due  the 
eminently  satisfactory  and  prudent  manner  in  which  the  early 
affairs  of  the  town  were  conducted.  Plain  and  simple  in  their 
habits  of  life,  their  modes  of  expression  were  often  novel  and 

♦  Although  trees  and  bushes  have  long  since  obliterated  the  discontinued  road, 
the  bridge  abutments  on  Thompson  brook  still  remain.  Many  regard  this  stone- 
work as  a  part  of  the  dam  built  by  Capt.  John  Thompson,  early  in  the  present  century, 
to  augment  the  water  supply  of  his  mill.  A  careful  inspection  of  the  structure  by  any- 
one conversant  with  dam  and  bridge-building  will  convince  at  once  of  the  incorrect- 
ness of  the  prevailing  opinion. 


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unique.  The  following  entry  appears  among  the  early  records 
of  the  doings  of  the  town :  "  Voted,  that  those  who  prayed 
for  an  abatement  of  tax,  by  Peter  Daggett,  be  indulged  a  while 
longer."  This  would  seem  rather  an  unusual  manner  of  abat- 
ing a  tax  to  the  average  voter  of  to-day,  and  one  which  gave  the 
residents  of  Mr.  Daggett's  district  considerable  liberty,  yet  the 
writer  has  sufficient  reasons  for  believing  that  this  liberty  was 
not  abused.  The  town,  according  to  the  records,  voted  "to 
"except"  as  well  as  accept  roads  laid  out  by  the  selectmen,  and 
in  one  instance  the  clerk,  in  mentioning  the  Commonwealth  of 
Massachusetts,  makes  the  entry  "  the  Commonwealth  of  Massa- 
cutist." 

At  the  annual  meeting  in  1804,  held  at  the  house  of  John 
Patterson,  William  Allen,  Jr.,  was  re-elected  chairman  of  the 
board  of  selectmen,  but  Captain  West  and  Daniel  Luce  were 
dropped.  Captain  West,  however,  was  elected  treasurer,  as  a 
successor  to  James  Thompson,  and  held  the  office  for  one  year, 
and  in  1806  he  was  elected  chairman  of  the  board.  Rowland 
Luce  was  chosen  constable  and  collector,  and  his  compensation 
was  fixed  at  nine  cents  on  a  dollar  for  collecting.  The  law 
specified  that  a  settler,  to  be  a  legal  voter  for  governor,  must 
be  **  a  freeholder  or  inhabitant  of  the  town  for  the  space  of  one 
year  next  preceding,  having  a  freehold  estate  within  said  town 
of  the  annual  income  of  ten  dollars  or  any  estate  of  the  value 
of  two  hundred  dollars." 

Prior  to  1 808  the  town  meetings  were  held  at  the  houses  of 
divers  inhabitants,  but  during  the  summer  of  1807,  a  school- 
house  having  been  erected  near  Goodridge's  Corner,  the  inhabi- 
tants were  warned  to  meet  at  that  place  on  the  4th  day  of 
April,  1808,  to  give  in  their  votes  for  governor,  lieutenant- 
governor,  senator,  etc. 

About  this  time  the  evil   effects  of   the  embargo,*  which 


♦  ITiis  was  a  retaliatory  measure  adopted  by  President  Jefferson  in  December, 
1807.  The  immediate  efTect  of  this  measure  was  to  throw  a  large  number  of  sailors 
out  of  employment.  Skillful  navigators  were  glad  to  labor  in  the  haytield  for  the  small 
sum  of  $12  per  month.  Merchandise  of  all  kinds  became  very  dear,  and  none  felt 
the  effects  more  keenly  than  did  those  living  on  the  borders  of  civilization.  The  act 
was  repealed  in  February,  1809. 


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completely  suspended  all  commercial  intercourse,  begun  to  be 
heavily  felt,  even  in  Industry,  and  a  special  town  meeting  was 
called  "  to  consider  the  expediency  of  petitioning  the  President 
of  the  United  States  to  remove  the  embargo."  The  people 
met  on  the  5th  day  of  August,  1808,  and  after  due  deliberation, 
the  proposition  was  deemed  inexpedient. 

Up  to  Feb.  20,  1799,  the  lands  of  Industry  comprised  a 
part  of  Lincoln  County,  but  on  that  date  it  was  included  in  the 
concession  of  Lincoln  to  form  the  new  County  of  Kennebec. 
Later,  when  an  effort  was  being  made  to  establish  the  County 
of  Somerset,  the  inhabitants  were  generally  opposed  to  the 
measure,  and  the  selectmen  were  instructed  to  petition  the 
General  Court,  asking  that  Industry  be  allowed  to  remain  in 
Kennebec  County.  Notwithstanding  this,  the  town  became  a 
part  of  Somerset  County,  on  its  incorporation,  March  i,  1809. 

So  much  difference  existed  between  the  prices  of  various 
articles  of  household  use  and  convenience  in  1808  and  at  the 
present  time  [1892],  that  the  author  takes  the  liberty  to  pre- 
sent herewith  a  comparative  price-current,  which  renders  these 
differences  apparent  at  a  glance.  The  prices  in  the  left-hand 
column  were  copied  from  an  old  day-book  kept  in  1808,  and  in 
nearly  every  instance  the  sales  were  made  to  parties  residing  in 
Industry.  The  sleeve  links,  of  which  but  one  pair  were  sold  on 
credit  during  the  year,  were  sold  to  Esquire  Cornelius  Norton, 
and  it  is  doubtful  if  any  one  but  a  country  squire  could  afford 
such  ornaments  in  those  early  times.  The  calico  was  purchased 
by  Joseph  Collins  who,  as  well  as  Squire  Norton,  lived  on  "  the 
Gore."  Among  other  purchasers  were  Samuel  Mason,  Abner 
Norton,  Abner  C.  Ames,  Isaac  Norton,  Zebulon  Manter,  etc. : 


Molasses,  per  gallon. 
Salt,  per  bushel. 
Tobacco,  per  lb., 
Souchong  Tea,  per  lb., 
Sugar,  brown,  per  lb., 


1808.  1892. 


loaf. 
Fish, 


Jo.  75 

10.40 

1.50 

•55 

•25 

•50 

1. 16 

.60 

.161 

.04 

•30 

.06 

•05 

.07 

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Honey,              per  lb., 

|o.i6| 

I0.25 

Nails,  wrought,      " 

.i6i 

.07 

"      cut, 

none 

.04 

Allspice,                 " 

.68 

.40 

Copperas,               " 

.26 

.10 

Butter- tubs,  each. 

•17 

•50 

Eggs,  per  dozen. 

.I2| 

.12 

Vinegar,  per  gallon. 

.42 

.20 

Wool,  per  lb., 

•33* 

•25 

Steelyards,  per  pair. 

1.50 

1. 00 

Wheat,  per  bushel, 

1. 00 

1-25 

Oats, 

.42 

•45 

Pears, 

1-331 

•75 

Yarn,  per  skein. 

.i2i 

•13 

Thread,  per  skein, 

.02 

.00  J 

Pins,  per  paper. 

.26 

.08 

Knitting  Pins,  set, 

.08 

.04 

Buttons,  pearl,  per  dozen, 

•25 

.20 

Combs,  each, 

•n 

.10 

Toweling,  per  yard, 

.37  J 

•»5 

Muslin,           ** 

1.08 

.20 

Velvet, 

1.00 

•50 

Gingham,        " 

.60 

.12 

Calico, 

•45 

.06 

Cambric,         " 

I.I2J 

•15 

Sleeve  Links,  per  pair, 

.14 

none 

Gloves,  cotton,  per  pair, 

.42 

.16 

Hose, 

.92 

.40 

Padlocks,  each, 

•75 

•30 

Shoes,  ladies'. 

2.00 

^•25 

New-England  rum  appeared  to  be  a  staple  article  with  every 
merchant,  at  one  dollar  per  gallon,  and  the  large  quantities  sold 
seem  to  indicate  its  extensive  use  among  the  early  settlers. 

The  first  decade  of  the  nineteenth  century  closed  with 
promising  prospects  for  the  town  and  its  inhabitants.  In  popu- 
lation the  town  was  growing  very  rapidly.  By  industrious  and 
frugal  habits  the  settlers  had  begun  to  emerge  from  their 
poverty,  and  some  were  able  to  substitute  comfortable  frame- 
houses  for  their  log-cabins.     The  soil  had  been  brought  under 


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a  better  state  of  cultivation,  thereby  rendering  it  more  produc- 
tive. Roads  had  been  laid  out  and  opened,  affording  the 
settlers  better  facilities  for  marketing  their  produce.  Schools 
had  been  established,  and  education  had  already  begun  to 
exert  a  salutary  influence  in  the  community. 

According  to  the  census  of  1802,  there  were  one  hundred  and 
seventy  inhabitants  in  the  town  of  Industry,  and  in  1810  the 
number  had  increased  to  five  hundred  and  sixty-two,  being  on 
an  average  a  gain  of  forty-nine  inhabitants  per  year. 


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CHAPTER   V. 
THE  JOURNAL  OF  WILLIAM  ALLEN,  ESQ. 

Being  a  Full  Account  of  the  Emigration  of  his  Father,  Capt.  William  Allen,  from 
Martha's  Vineyard  to  the  District  of  Maine,  together  with  an  Interesting 
Description  of  their  Pioneer  Life. 

Through  the  kindness  of  his  son,  Charles  F.  Allen,  D.  D., 
of  Brunswick,  Me.,  the  writer  has  been  permitted  to  publish 
that  portion  of  William  Allen's  journal  relating  to  the  emigration 
of  his  father,  Capt.  William  Allen,  and  family,  from  Martha's 
Vineyard  to  the  District  of  Maine,  together  with  an  interesting 
account  of  the  privations  and  hardships  of  their  pioneer  life 
in  the  early  settlements  of  Farmington  and  Industry. 

My  father  returned  to  Martha's  Vineyard  from  Down  East,  August, 
1792,  and  commenced  preparations  for  removing.  Reengaged  Capt. 
Warren  Rowland  to  be  at  Lambert's  Cove  the  first  of  September  with 
his  vessel,  the  Speedwell,  to  take  his  family  and  effects  on  board.  Ris 
family  then  consisted  of  himself  and  my  mother,  each  of  them  in  the 
37th  year  of  their  age;  WiUiam  [the  writer  of  this  journal],  aged  12  ; 
Bardett,  1 1  ;  Truman,  9  ;  Deborah,  7  ;  Jane,  5  ;  Love,  2  ;  Rarrison,  a 
babe  of  four  months ;  an  Indian  apprentice,  John  Coombs,  aged  1 7  j 
and  Rachel,  his  mother,  an  Indian  woman,  an  assistant  of  my  mother. 
From  much  sympathy,  my  grand  parents,  on  account  of  the  largeness 
of  the  family,  proposed  to  take  Bartlett  and  keep  him  until  he  was  14, 
and  Jane  till  she  was  18,  which  was  agreed  to.  We  then  numbered  but 
nine,  all  told.  Our  stock  consisted  of  a  horse,  a  cow,  a  two-years-old 
heifer,  a  hog  and  six  sheep,  all  of  which  were  driven  down  to  the  harbor 
the  first  week  in  September,  till  the  nth  day  of  the  month,  when  the 
Speedwell  hove  in  sight ;  and  the  next  day,  all  on  board,  we  took  our 
departure  from  the  old  Vineyard  for  the  land  of  promise — Down  East. 


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Other  passengers  were  taken  on  board,  making  in  all  with  the  captain 
and  crew,  eighteen,  to  be  quartered  in  a  small  sloop  of  forty  tons. 
September  13th,  we  made  sail  and  proceeded  as  far  as  the  shoals,  when 
the  wind  came  round  to  the  northeast  directly  ahead.  The  women 
and  children  were  all  sea-sick,  occasioned  by  the  rough  head  wind.  As 
no  progress  could  be  made,  and  it  not  being  safe  to  anchor  on  the 
shoals,  we  went  back  to  Nantucket.  On  Friday,  Sept.  14th,  the  wind 
being  fair  and  the  weather  being  moderate,  in  the  afternoon  we  started 
again  and  got  over  the  shoals  before  dark,  but  in  the  night  the  wind  was 
again  ahead. 

Saturday,  Sept.  15  th,  was  stormy,  and  the  wind  so  near  ahead  that 
we  made  little  progress  that  day  or  the  night  following.  On  Sunday 
morning,  Sept.  i6th,  we  made  Seguin  direcdy  in  the  wind's  eye,  and 
could  make  our  course  no  nearer  than  Harpswell.  We  therefore  run 
into  Harpswell  Bay  before  noon  and  commenced  beating  along  the 
shore  for  the  Kennebec  River  till  dark,  when  a  violent  northeast  storm 
set  in, — the  line  gale.  When  we  reached  within  a  mile  of  the  river,  we 
anchored  in  a  dangerous  place  near  the  shore  of  Cape  Small  Point, 
where  the  swell  of  the  sea  was  frightful.  An  anchor  watch  was  set,  with 
directions  if  the  cable  parted  to  make  sail  and  keep  off  the  rocks  if 
possible.  The  anchor  held  fast,  and  the  violence  of  the  storm  abating 
as  the  daylight  appeared,  we  joyfully  made  sail,  entered  the  river  and 
proceeded  up  as  far  as' Jones's  Eddy  on  Monday.  The  wind  being 
ahead,  we  could  go  no  farther  that  day.  Some  of  us  went  on  shore  and 
visited  the  old  fort  at  Arrowsick.  We  saw  round  the  windows  the 
marks  of  the  bullets  shot  at  the  fort  by  the  Indians  in  old  times,  and 
examined  the  ancient  inscriptions  on  the  grave  stones  in  the  cemetery. 
We  spent  the  night  at  Jones's  Eddy,  thankful  that  our  sloop  had  escaped 
the  dangers  of  the  sea  and  that  we  could  rest  securely. 

Tuesday,  Sept.  i8th,  wind  still  ahead,  but  when  the  tide  favored,  by 
beating  and  towing  with  the  boat,  we  reached  Bath  before  noon.  I 
went  up  into  the  town  and  saw  a  company  of  boys  in  uniform  go  through 
a  military  drill,  which  was  new  sport  to  me.  My  father  went  to  Col. 
Dummer  Sewall's,  bought  a  hundred  pounds  of  hay  for  our  stock,  and 
bargained  for  land. 

Wednesday,  Sept.  1 9,  beat  up  to  Lovejoy's  Narrows,  and  then  landed 
our  horse,  on  a  projecting  rock,  when  my  mother,  with  me  for  an  escort, 
took  her  child  in  her  arms  and  started  for  Doctor  Tupper's  in  Dresden, 
fvv^  miles  further  up  the  river,  Mrs.  Tupper  being  a  relative  and  early 
friend  of  my  mother.  We  had  proceeded  but  a  short  distance,  when 
the  horse  stepped  out  of  the  path  in  quest  of  water,  sank  into  the  mire 


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and  threw  us  all  headlong  into  the  mud.  The  child  was  covered  with 
mire  and  almost  suffocated  ;  but  no  bones  were  broken,  so  I  succeeded 
in  getting  the  horse  into  the  road.  We  all  remounted,  and  arrived  at 
the  Doctor's  about  dark,  where  we  were  kindly  received  by  Mrs.  Tup- 
per.  The  Doctor  was  in  Boston  fitting  out  his  famous  timber  ship,  or 
raft,  for  P^ngland,  which  proved  unmanageable  and  was  abandoned,  near 
Nova  Scotia,  a  total  loss.  We  remained  in  Dresden  five  days ;  during 
that  time  the  Speedwell  passed  by  and  arrived  at  Hallowell. 

Monday,  Sept.  24th,  we  rode  in  a  poor  blind  road  to  Hallowell. 
The  horse  refused  to  go  into  the  ferry  boat,  and  they  had  to  plunge  him 
into  the  river  by  main  force  and  tow  him  across.  After  a  long  time  we 
all  arrived  safe  at  Hallowell.  There  were  then  two  or  three  stores  and 
as  many  houses  in  the  village  of  Hallowell.  Tuesday,  the  25th,  we 
remained  at  Hallowell,  packing  up  and  waiting  for  a  team. 

Wednesday,  the  26th,  all  being  in  readiness,  Seth  Luce,  of  Read- 
field,  was  on  hand  with  a  cart  and  oxen  to  take  a  ton  of  furniture  to 
Sandy  River,  our  place  of  destination,  fifty  miles,  on  contract  for  twenty 
dollars.  He  had  also  procured  a  horse  and  saddle  for  our  accommoda- 
tion. The  cart  was  loaded  and  started  in  advance,  then  came  our 
caravan, — the  cow,  heifer  and  sheep  were  driven  by  me,  and  the  hog  by 
Indian  John.  After  we  had  passed  out  of  the  village,  the  hog  refused 
to  go,  and  escaped  into  the  woods  on  a  straight  course  for  Martha's 
Vineyard.  After  a  long  chase,  he  was  run  down,  conquered  and  sub- 
mitted to  be  led  by  John  with  a  halter.  The  Indian  made  peace  with 
him  by  obtaining  a  few  ears  of  corn  from  a  settler  who  was  husking  by 
the  road,  which  he  dealt  out  sparingly,  and  the  hog  followed  quiedy 
the  whole  distance,  even  wading  the  Sandy  River.  After  the  team  and 
stock,  my  father  came  on  horseback,  with  a  bed  m  a  sack  across  the 
saddle,  a  bundle  of  blankets  behind  him  and  a  child  two  years  old  in 
his  arms.  Then  my  mother  with  a  bed  on  the  saddle,  a  daughter  of 
^\t  years  behind  her  and  an  infant  in  her  arms, — all  making  a  train 
extending  sometimes  for  the  distance  of  a  mile,  moving  at  a  slow  pace, 
sometimes  waiting  for  the  team  to  get  out  of  a  tight  place  where  we 
could  not  pass.  It  was  past  noon  when  we  arrived  at  Evans's  in  Read- 
field,  eight  miles,  where  we  obtained  some  refreshment  and  some  clover 
hay  for  the  stock.  I  had  never  seen  anything  of  the  kind  before  ;  did 
not  know  what  it  was,  but  thought  it  was  a  kind  of  pea-vine.  Our  horse, 
being  used  only  to  fine  hay,  would  not  eat  it.  After  resting  an  hour, 
we  drove  on  two  miles  further  and  put  up  for  the  night  with  Beniah 
Luce,  where  the  railroad  depot  now  is. 

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Jived,  Benjamin  and  Reuben  Kent,  in  framed  houses,  and  Nathaniel 
Thomas  in  a  log-house.  In  going  up  the  hill  I  saw  a  red  squirrel  for 
the  first  time.  I1ie  road  parted  on  the  hill,  one  branch  going  to  Liver- 
more,  the  other  to  our  place  of  destination,  which  we  found  much 
worse  than  the  other  part,  and  some  of  our  furniture  was  broken  going 
down  the  hill.  We  arrived  at  Robert  Blake's  to  a  late  dinner.  Stopped 
an  hour  or  more  to  rest.  Father  and  mother  rode  on  ahead  to  make 
some  provision  for  us  at  the  stopping  place  at  Wyman's  Plantation 
[Vienna],  six  miles  distant.  In  the  last  five  miles  there  was  no  house 
to  be  seen,  and  my  sister,  Deborah,  tired  of  riding,  chose  to  walk  with 
me  and  the  Indian  woman,  Rachel.  A  dreary  long  walk  we  found  it, 
in  a  misty  rafn,  but  we  all  arrived  at  Judkins's  Camp  before  dark.  We 
there  met  two  men  from  Sandy  River,  who  brought  an  evil  report  that 
all  the  corn  on  the  intervales  was  destroyed  by  frost  in  August.  Mr. 
Judkins  was  not  provided  with  bread  or  accommodations  for  so  great  a 
multitude,  there  bemg  ten  of  us.  The  house  had  two  rooms,  with  a 
stone  chimney,  and  oven  between  the  rooms.  The  family  lived  in  one 
room,  and  the  other  in  which  the  oven  was,  was  packed  with  unthreshed 
wheat.  The  old  man  told  his  boys  to  move  back  the  wheat  and  blast 
the  oven,  as  he  had  no  bread  for  the  travelers.  The  oven  was  blasted, 
and  by  ten  o'clock,  bread  was  baked  sufficient  for  our  supper  and 
breakfast.  The  men  found  lodgings  on  the  hay  in  the  hovel.  Father 
and  mother  spread  their  bed  on  the  floor,  some  found  room  in  the  aitic 
and  all  fared  as  well  as  they  could. 

Friday,  Sept.  28th.  We  had  now  twelve  miles  to  Sandy  River  and 
six  more  to  our  own  camp.  We  started  early,  in  the  cold  rain,  by  the 
way  of  the  long  ridge,  six  miles, — a  better  road  than  the  day  before, 
and  stopped  for  dinner  at  Dummer  Sewall,  Jr.'s,  in  Chester  [now  Ches- 
terville].  We  found  Mrs.  Sewall  a  kind-hearted  woman,  who  had  much 
sympathy  for  my  mother,  knowing  the  hardships  and  privations  she 
would  be  exposed  to  in  the  desolate  place  where  we  were  going  in  the 
outposts  of  the  settlements  on  Sandy  River,  We  had  got  so  near  our 
journey's  end  that  we  started  off  with  good  courage  after  dinner,  arrived 
at  Thomas  Hiscock's  before  night,  took  a  by-path  across  the  river,  and 
reached  Solomon  Adams's  as  the  sun  was  setting.  Here  our  company 
separated.  Father,  mother  and  the  three  children  went  down  the  river 
a  mile  to  Esquire  Titcomh's,  where  the  family  had  an  invitation  to  stop 
till  the  log-house  was  made  habitable.  We  drove  our  stock  about  a 
mile  up  the  river,  where  provision  had  been  made  at  Kscjuire  Norton's 
for  keeping  them.     Mr.  Luce  went  with  the  furniture  another  route,  on 


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the  west  side  of  the  river  a  mile  further  on,  and  put  up  at  Zaccheus 
Mayhew's.     Our  journey  was  now  considered  substantially  at  an  end. 

We  were  all  alive  and  well,  except  the  fatigue,  having  had  a  con- 
tinued series  of  difficulties  during  the  autumnal  equinox  and  the  line 
gales  for  sixteen  days.  I  have  since,  on  two  occasions,  accomplished 
the  distance  by  the  aid  of  a  team  in  twenty-seven  hours.  Mr.  Luce,  by 
depositing  the  most  valuable  portion  of  his  load  at  the  river,  made  out 
to  get  the  rest  to  the  camp  on  Saturday,  driving  through  the  woods  in  a 
road  over  which  no  cart  had  ever  been  before.  There  was  constant 
danger  of  upsetting  and  destroying  his  load.  He  succeeded,  however, 
and  returned  the  same  day  to  the  river  on  his  way  home. 

Saturday,  Sept.  29TH,  1792.  We  boys,  with  Indian  John  to  pilot 
us,  went  to  see  our  new  habitation  in  the  woods,  two  miles  beyond  any 
other  house  or  encampment.*  We  found  it  in  a  rude,  forbidding,  deso- 
late looking  place.  The  trees  about  the  house  and  opening  were 
mostly  spruce  and  hemlock.  They  had  been  cut  down  on- about  five 
acres,  a  strip  forty  rods  long  and  about  twenty  wide,  on  the  first  of  July, 
and  burned  over.  The  whole  surface  was  as  black  as  a  coal,  the  trees 
on  the  north  side  of  the  opening  were  burned  to  their  tops,  and  the 
liml)er  on  the  ground  was  burned  black.  A  small  bed  of  English  tur- 
nips on  a  mellow  knoll,  sown  soon  after  the  fire,  was  the  only  green 
thing  visible  on  the  premises.  A  log-house  forty  feet  long  and  twenty 
wide  had  been  laid  on  the  bank  of  a  small  brook.  The  building  was 
formed  of  straight  spruce  logs  about  a  foot  in  diameter,  hewed  a  little 
on  the  inside.  It  was  laid  up  seven  feet  high  with  hewed  beams  and  a 
framed  roof,  covered  with  large  sheets  of  spruce  bark  secured  by  long 
poles  withed  down.  The  gable  ends  were  also  rudely  covered  with 
bark.  The  house  stood  near  the  felled  trees,  there  was  neither  door 
nor  window,  chimney  nor  floor,  but  a  space  had  been  cut  out  near  the 
centre  of  the  front  side  for  a  door.  The  building  stood  on  uneven 
ground.  The  corner  farthest  from  the  brook  was  laid  on  a  large  log  to 
bring  the  bottom  logs  to  a  level,  leaving  a  space  along  that  end  nearly 
two  feet  from  the  ground.  We  thought  it  not  a  .safe  place  to  lodge  in, 
as  a  bear  or  wolf  could  easily  crawl  in.  We  found  our  furniture  in  a 
pile  on  the  ground.  After  viewing  the  premises,  we  returned  to  our 
lodgings  at  Esquire  Norton's  with  no  pleasant  feelings  in  regard  to  our 
lonely  dwelling-place  and  future  prospects. 

OcroKKR  1ST.  We  obtained  a  bushel  of  corn  of  P2squire  Titcomb, 
which  I  carried  on  horseback  to  the  Falls  [Earmington],  to  mill;  and 

♦This  lot  now  (1892)  comprises  the  farm  of  Obed  N.  Collins  in  the  northern  part 
of  Farmington. —  W.  C.  //. 


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then  I  went  by  a  blind  path  over  bad  sloughs  to  Harlock  Smith's,  in 
New  Sharon,  to  get  a  box  of  maple  sugar  which  had  been  bought  of 
him.  I  found  part  of  the  way  obstructed  with  fallen  trees  lying  in  all 
directions,  over  which  I  made  the  horse  jump,  and  succeeded  in  getting 
home  safe  with  my  meal  and  sugar.  Being  provided  with  bread  and 
other  necessary  articles,  a  carpenter  was  engaged,  and  the  next  day  we 
took  formal  possession  of  the  camp.  The  carpenter  prepared  plank  by 
splitting  basswood  logs  for  the  floor  of  one  room  and  the  entry ;  a  half 
a  thousand  feet  of  boards  were  procured  for  doors  and  partitions  ;  one 
wide  board  was  laid  for  a  floor  in  front  of  the  hearth  to  sit  on  while 
they  rocked  the  baby,  and  a  few  boards  were  laid  as  a  chamber  floor 
for  the  boys  to  spread  their  beds  on.  The  rest  of  the  chamber  floor 
was  made  of  poles  covered  with  basswood  bark,  on  which  the  com  was 
spread  to  dry.  Stones  were  collected  by  the  boys  on  a  hand-barrow 
for  the  jambs  of  a  chimney  and  the  foundation  of  an  oven.  In  the 
course  of  the  week  the  floor  was  laid,  the  doors  were  hung,  the  jambs 
of  the  chimney  laid  up,  a  hole  was  made  in  the  roof  for  the  smoke  to 
escape,  a  rude  entry  partition  was  put  up  and  six  squares  of  glass  in  a 
sash  were  inserted  in  an  opening  for  a  window.  Other  spaces,  opened 
to  let  in  the  light,  could  be  closed  with  boards  when  necessary.  In  this 
condition,  on  the  eighth  of  October,  my  mother,  with  the  children, 
moved  in, — not  to  enjoy  the  comforts  of  life,  but  to  suffer  all  the  hard- 
ships that  pioneers  must  undergo  in  a  hard  battle  with  poverty,  for  more 
than  five  years,  in  that  desolate  place,  without  friends  or  neighbors. 

Our  first  business  was  to  harvest  our  frost-bitten  com,  about  fifty 
bushels,  which  grew  in  two  places,  six  or  seven  miles  distant.  It  was 
brought  home  in  a  large  sack  that  would  hold  six  bushels  of  ears,  laid 
upon  the  horse's  back,  over  mud  and  mire,  to  the  annoyance  of  the 
driver,  Indian  John,  who  had  often  to  go  a  mile  to  get  help  to  reload 
his  corn,  when  the  horse  was  mired,  laid  down  and  threw  off"  his  load. 
After  the  snow  came,  a  sled  was  used  with  better  success.  The  corn 
being  harvested,  we  proceeded  to  prepare  our  log-house  for  winter. 
The  boys  collected  stones,  an  oven  was  built  and  the  chimney  carried 
up  to  the  ridgepole  with  stones  and  topped  out  with  sticks  laid  in  clay. 
The  cracks  between  the  logs  were  caulked  up  with  moss  on  the  inside 
and  plastered  with  clay  on  the  outside.  A  hovel  was  built  for  the  animals 
which  was  covered  with  boughs.  The  first  snow  fell  in  October,  and  it 
snowed  every  week  till  the  first  of  January,  without  wind.  After  that 
time  the  snow  was  badly  drifted,  so  there  was  but  little  traveling. 

We  explored  the  neighboring  forests  with  our  gun  and  found  plenty 
of  game,  when  the  snow  was  not  too  deep.     John,  the  Indian,  was  a 


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good  sportsman.  We  kept  account  of  the  partridges  killed,  and  found 
the  number  to  be  sixty-five  killed  during  the  first  fall  and  the  next 
spring.  They  disappeared  when  the  snow  was  deep,  and  then  we  could 
sometimes  kill  a  harmless  rabbit.  We  had  hard  times  during  the  win- 
ter, 1792-3,  but  suffered  more  intensely  the  next  summer,  under  our 
severe  tasks  and  privations,  and  from  the  torment  of  black  flies  and 
mosquitoes.  Our  camp  was  near  a  large  swamp  that  swarmed  with 
these  pests,  which  tormented  us  day  and  night.  We  could  scarcely 
see,  our  eyes  were  so  swollen.  Sometimes  the  boys  had  their  necks 
bitten  till  ther^  were  raw  sores  with  flies  imbedded  in  them.  Our  fare 
was  coarse  and  scanty  and  our  work  hard.  The  land  was  hard  to  clear 
and  unproductive  when  cleared,  not  one-eighth  of  it  being  fit  for  culti- 
vation, and  that  a  mile  from  the  house.  Our  clothes  were  worn  out 
and  torn  to  pieces  going  through  the  bushes ;  our  bare  feet  and  ankles 
scratched,  and  our  necks  bleeding  from  the  bites  of  flies  and  mosqui- 
toes. When  we  cleared  the  land  and  planted  corn  on  the  further  end 
of  our  lot,  the  bears  ate  it  up,  and  we  seemed  to  be  doomed  to  suffer- 
ing and  poverty.  When  fourteen  years  old,  I  once  carried  com  on  my 
back  ten  miles  to  mill,  and  often  carried  it  five  miles,  for  we  were 
obliged  to  sell  our  horse  the  first  year  of  our  sojourn  in  the  forest,  and 
we  carried  our  corn  on  our  backs  to  mill,  or  went  three  or  four  miles 
to  get  a  Rorse,  often  a  poor,  lame,  stumbling  beast — taking  a  whole  day 
to  go  to  mill — and  then  two  days'  work  of  a  boy  or  one  of  a  man  to 
pay  the  hire.  The  longer  we  lived  in  that  wretched  place  the  harder 
we  fared. 

June  28TH,  1 793,  we  were  visited  with  a  most  destructive  hailstorm, 
accompanied  with  thunder  and  lightning.  The  hailstones — as  large  as 
hen's  eggs — came  through  the  bark  roof  of  our  camp  by  scores.  My 
little  sister  was  stunned  by  a  hailstone  that  came  through  the  roof  and 
struck  her  on  the  forehead,  causing  the  blood  to  flow  freely.  The 
storm  was  accompanied  with  such  torrents  of  rain,  beyond  all  concep- 
tion, with  crashing  peals  of  thunder  and  flashes  of  lightning,  that  it 
seemed  to  me  that  the  end  of  the  world  had  come.  I  grasped  the 
Bible,  but  not  a  word  could  be  read,  for  the  water  had  drenched  every- 
thing in  the  house.  The  torrents  lasted  not  more  than  two  or  three 
minutes  and  ceased  abruptly' 

My  father  moved  into  his  new  log- house  on  land  belonging  to  the 
Plymouth  Company  [some  four  miles  from  his  first  abode,  on  a  hill 
to  the  east  of  Allen's  Mills],  the  last  day  of  April,  1798.  The  house 
was  twenty-four  by  twenty  feet,  built  of  logs.  The  roof  was  boarded 
and  shingled  ;    there  was  a  good   floor,  with    bed-room,  kitchen  and 


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buttery  partitioned  off;  a  ladder  leading  to  the  attic  which  had  two 
sleeeping  rooms  for  the  children.  We  lived  in  this  house  till  Decem- 
ber, 1802,  making  in  all  ten  years  of  residence  in  log-houses.  Eight 
acres  of  trees  had  been  felled  the  year  before  and  not  burned.  The 
ground  had  been  cleared  but  a  little  about  the  house,  and  when  the 
cut-down  was  burned  there  was  great  danger  of  the  house ;  we  wet  the 
house  and  the  ground  around,  but,  in  spite  of  all  our  precaution,  the 
house  took  fire ;  we  succeeded,  however,  in  extinguishing  the  flames, 
not  without  danger  of  suffocation,  before  much  damage  was  done.  We 
raised  a  good  crop  of  corn  that  year,  about  200  bushels,  and  in  the 
following  years  good  crops  of  corn,  wheat  and  rye  were  uniformly 
secured.  ' 

Still  we  suffered  for  many  comforts  of  life,  with  no  stock  at  first, 
but  one  hired  cow  which  ran  in  the  woods  in  the  summer  to  pick  up  a 
living.  We  bought  calves  that  year  and  soon  raised  up  a  good  stock. 
Our  prospects  in  our  new  establishment  were  quite  encouraging  com- 
pared with  those  in  the  forbidding  and  barren  spot  where  we  suffered  so 
much  for  six  years  in  first  coming  into  the  wilderness.  Now  we  could 
look  forward  with  good  hope  of  better  times  from  year  to  year.  We  had  a 
good  sugar-orchard  on  the  lot,  and  the  first  year  on  our  new  farm  I  made 
nine  hundred  pounds  of  sugar  with  no  assistance  after  the  trees  were 
tapped,  except  one  day's  work  cutting  wood,  Bartlett  my  next  younger 
brother  being  sick,  and  Truman  had  left  the  place  to  go  to  sea. 

My  father  having  raised  a  good  crop  of  corn  the  first  year  that  he 
lived  in  town  [Industry],  prepared  a  load  of  forty-five  bushels  for  mar- 
ket to  pay  for  leather  for  shoes  and  to  procure  necessaries,  having  bought 
one  yoke  of  oxen,  he  procured  another  yoke  on  condition  that  he  would 
pay  at  Winthrop,  fifteen  shillings  in  grain  for  the  hire  of  them ;  got  all 
things  in  readiness  on  Saturday  in  January,  1 799,  for  an  early  start  on 
Monday  morning  for  a  week's  jaunt,  and  I  was  designated  teamster.* 

The  boys  were  called  up  early  and  one  sent  two  miles  for  the  hired 
oxen,  and  before  daylight  appeared  I  started  with  my  load.  The  roads 
being  rough  and  the  track  narrow,  my  father  went  with  me  four  miles  to 
Col.  Fairbanks's,  near  the  Titcomb  place  in  Farmington,  to  pry  up  the 
sled  when  it  run  off  the  track.  We  arrived  at  Col.  Fairbanks's  before 
sunrise,  let  the  oxen  rest  and  eat  half  an  hour,  re-laid  the  load  on  the 
sled  and 'squared  up  and  made  all  secure,  I  then  proceeded  alone ;  the 
road  being  better,  crossed  the  river  opposite  Farmington  village  f  and 

♦  Young  Allen  was  then  in  his  nineteenth  year. —  W.  C.  H. 

t  Probably  Farmington  Falls  is  the  village  to  which  reference  is  here  made. —  W. 


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8o  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY, 

arrived  at  Loweirs  in  Chesterville  soon  after  noon,  fed  my  oxen,  eat  my 
cold  dinner,  with  a  tumbler  of  cider  to  wash  it  down ;  stopped  an  hour 
and  started  again,  got  to  Perry's  at  sunset  and  put  up,  having  driven 
nineteen  miles.  Bought  a  pint  of  milk  and  ate  bread  and  milk  for  sup- 
per. Got  a  warm  breakfast  and  started  again  at  sunrise,  drove  seventeen 
miles  to  Winthrop  where  I  discharged  ten  bushels  off  from  my  load 
to  pay  the  tanner  for  our  winter  stock  of  leather,  tried  to  sell  my  load 
but  no  one  would  buy,  and  had  to  go  three  miles  further  to  leave  another 
portion  of  my  load  for  ox-hire.  On  a  cross  road  I  was  directed  wrong 
and  found  myself  at  the  end  of  a  wood  road  in  the  dark.  Could  find  no 
suitable  place  to  turn,  but  with  much  trouble  I  got  my  sled  turned  by 
taking  my  forward  oxen,  with  the  chain,  to  one  corner  of  the  sled  and 
starting  the  sled  off  and  then  starting  the  pxen  on  the  tongue,  then  first 
one  yoke  then  the  other  a  little  at  a  time  till  I  got  turned  ;  after  half  an 
hour  thus  spent,  I  at  length  got  on  the  right  track  and  having  traveled 
twenty  miles  arrived  at  Fairbanks,  my  place  of  deposit,  stopped  over 
night  and  as  my  team  was  beat  out  I  accepted  an  invitation  to  stop  a 
day  to  rest.  On  the  fourth  day  I  started  early  and  drove  to  Hallowell 
by  noon,  carried  hay  and  baited  my  oxen  in  the  street,  sold  my  corn  for 
four  shillings  per  bushel,  got  ten  dollars  in  money  and  the  rest  in  goods ; 
and  started  for  home  without  entering  any  building  in  the  place  except 
the  stores.  I  drove  to  Carlton's  by  daylight,  a  distance  of  eight  miles  ; 
the  next  day  to  Lowell's  twenty-two  miles,  and  on  the  sixth  day,  in  the 
afternoon,  got  home  tired  and  hungry  with  about  four  dollars  in  money 
after  paying  expenses  and  ten  dollars  in  necessary  family  stores,  salt,  etc., 
the  proceeds  of  my  load  of  corn  after  paying  the  tanner. 

At  a  meeting  for  the  organization  of  the  militia,  January,  1 799,  on 
what  was  then  called  the  Plymouth  Patent,  my  father  proposed  as  a 
name  for  the  place,  Industry,  which  was  adopted  by  vote  and  the  name 
is  still  retained.*  On  the  incorporation  of  the  town  he  was  chosen  town 
clerk  and  held  that  office  two  years.  On  clearing  up  the  land  in  Indus- 
try it  was  found  productive.  It  was  stony  but  bore  good  crops  ;  and  we 
had  bread  enough  and  to  spare.  In  1 799  a  beginning  was  made  on  my 
lot  t  by  cutting  down  fvv^  acres  of  trees,  and  three  acres  more  the  next 
year.  So  I  had  eight  acres  ready  to  be  cleared  when  I  arrived  of  age. 
I  owned  a  good  axe  and  had  possession  of  a  hundred  acres  of  wild  land, 
without  a  title  ;  but  I  had  no  whole  suit  of  decent  clothes.  We  all 
could  make  shingles,  baskets  and  brooms  to  sell,  and  I  made  shoes  for 


*  See  page  59. 

fThis  was  lot  No.  28  of  Lemuel  Perham's  survey  and  is  now  known  as  the  Dea- 
con Ira  Emery  farm. —  W.  C.  H. 


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the  family  and  some  for  others  when  T  could  find  no  better  employment. 
In  the  winter  of  1 799  I  was  employed  to  teach  a  primary  school  for  two 
months  in  Farmington  for  eight  dollars  a  month.  The  next  winter  I 
worked  with  F2nos  Field,  at  North  Yarmouth,  making  shoes  at  nine 
dollars  a  month.  The  next  winter  I  had  ten  dollars  a  month  for  teach- 
ing in  New  Sharon,  and  in  1802  I  had  twelve  dollars  in  a  town  school  in 
Farmington  ;  but  I  was  not  qualified  to  teach  English  grammar.  In  the 
fall  of  that  year  I  was  persuaded  by  my  friend,  Joseph  Titcomb,  who 
had  been  one  term  at  the  Hallowell  Academy,  to  join  him  and  go  for 
six  weeks.  Entering  the  Academy  I  was  embarrassed  with  my  defic- 
iencies and  during  the  first  week  was  thoroughly  homesick.  Preceptor 
Moody  took  pity  on  me  —  said  that  he  was  grieved  that  I  was  sick. 
With  the  encouragement  of  this  judicious  teacher  I  soon  began  to  make 
progress  in  my  studies  in  grammar,  geometry  and  trigonometry.  Han- 
nibal Shepard,  one  of  the  students,  lent  me  books. 

The  preceptor  employed  me  in  his  garden  and  charged  nothing  for 
tuition ;  and  at  the  end  of  six  weeks,  without  solicitation,  gave  me  a 
first-class  certificate  that  I  was  well  qualified  to  teach  all  the  branches 
of  study  usually  taught  in  public  schools.  My  clothes  were  shabby 
when  I  left  the  Academy,  November  5th,  and  started  for  home  on  foot ; 
but  before  I  reached  home  I  had,  ragged  as  I  was,  two  applications  to 
teach  in  the  best  schools  in  the  county.  The  attendance  at  the  Acad- 
emy was  the  foundation  of  my  success  in  business  in  after  life.  Mr. 
Moody  was  a  kind  friend  as  long  as  he  lived. 

When  he  left  the  Academy  he  procured  my  appointment  as  assistant 
to  his  successor  for  two  years.  On  my  journey  to  Farmington  I  went 
out  of  my  way  to  deliver  a  letter  and  message  from  Charles  Vaughan,  a 
land  agent,  to  Captain  [Lemuel]  Perham,  the  surveyor,  and  was  em- 
ployed by  him  two  days  in  making  plans,  for  which  I  received  two 
dollars  in  money  and  more  than  ten  dollars'  worth  of  instruction  in  plot- 
ting lots  of  a  given  quantity,  in  various  forms,  bounded  by  a  crooked 
river.     I  reached  home  with  money  in  my  pocket. 

April  i6th,  1801.  I  left  work  for  my  father,  who  had  then  nearly 
completed  his  spring's  work,  and  went  to  work  for  myself  in  good 
earnest. 

My  lot  was  a  mile  from  my  father's  and  I  made  a  contract  to  board 
at  home,  my  mother  kindly  consenting  to  do  my  cooking  and  other 
work,  on  my  furnishing  provisions.  I  soon  found  means  to  pay  for  a 
good  cow,  so  the  family  were  no  longer  stinted  to  a  tea-cupful  of  milk 
at  a  meal. 

I  worked  early  and  late  burning  off  the  logs ;  and  by  roiling  the  logs 


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two  or  three  in  a  place  I  cleared  by  hand,  without  assistance,  except 
one  or  two  hours'  work,  three  acres  ready  for  sowing.  I  sowed  two  acres 
of  wheat  and  one  acre  of  rye.  Had  a  yoke  of  oxen  one  day  to  harrow 
in  the  crop  and  had  the  seed  in  the  ground  within  a  month  from  the 
time  I  began  burning  off  the  log.  I  spent  a  full  day  with  a  hoe  cover- 
ing the  grain  around  the  stumps  and  other  places  where  the  harrow  had 
not  covered  it.  When  it  had  grown  I  never  saw  a  field  of  wheat  that 
looked  so  well, —  not  a  weed,  bush  or  stump  was  to  be  seen,  as  the 
wheat  was  higher  than  the  stumps,  the  heads  large  and  hanging  down 
with  the  weight  of  the  grain. 

I  had  forty-two  bushels  of  choice  wheat  from  the  two  bushels  sown 
worth  an  extra  price  ;  much  of  it  was  sold  for  seed.  The  rye  was  also 
very  good.  I  estimated  that  there  were  thirty-three  bushels  from  one 
sown.  I  burnt  the  limbs  on  the  other  five  acres  which  yielded  me  one 
hundred  and  twenty-eight  bushels  of  corn  besides  what  the  birds  and 
squirrels  carried  off.  The  whole  was  a  satisfactory  result.  The  pro- 
ceeds of  the  year's  work,  including  improvement  on  the  farm,  was  more 
than  two  hundred  dollars.  Always  after,  when  I  cultivated  land  per- 
sonally, I  had  good  crops. 

In  1 799  the  inhabitants  of  the  plantation,  extending  from  New  Vine- 
yard through  Starks,  Oak  Hill  and  Mercer  to  Norridgewock, — a  district 
reaching  more  than  twenty  miles  from  one  extreme  to  the  other, — were 
organized  into  a  military  company.  The  Captain  [John  Thompson] 
and  Ensign  [Jabez  Norton,  Jr.]  were  Methodists,  and  the  Lieutenant 
[.Ambrose  Arnold]  was  a  Baptist.  I  was  chosen  clerk  and  it  became 
my  duty  to  see  that  the  men  were  all  warned  for  training  four  times  a 
year,  to  meet  with  them  at  trainings  and  general  muster  and  to  note 
their  deficiencies.  In  May,  1799,  there  was  no  road  direct  from  the 
north  part  of  the  district  to  the  south  part ;  and  the  snow  was  then  so 
deep  in  the  woods  that  we  could  not  pass  thro'  the  forest.  I  was  first 
required  to  go  three  miles  to  see  the  captain  and  get  his  orders ; 
then  to  travel  through  Farminglon  Village  at  the  Falls,  along  the  border 
of  Chesterville  to  Ca|)e  Cod  Hill,  in  New  Sharon,  to  reach  Lieutenant 
Arnolds's  in  what  is  now  called  Mercer,  and  receive  the  orders  from 
him.  The  river  could  not  be  crossed  in  safety  with  a  horse  in  a  more 
direct  course. 

TuKSDAV,  May  5TH,  1 799,  was  the  day  designated  [by  law]  for  the 
training.  The  snow  was  so  deep  as  to  be  impassable  where  there  was 
no  track  except  on  snowshoes.  Some  went  to  the  training  on  snow- 
shoes  ;  I  followed  the  only  track  to  get  from  home  to  the  place  of  train- 
ing near  VVithee's  Corner,  by  going  north  to  Hinkley's  Corner  [near  the 


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Thomas  F.  Norton  farm],  then  east  to  Thompson's  Corner  [near  the 
old  Thomas  M.  Oliver  farm],  and  then  south  to  the  Withee's  Corner, 
being  four  times  the  distance  in  a  direct  line,  where  there  was  no  path. 
It  is  therefore  not  strange  that  I  was  soon  tired  of  military  honor,  and 
escaped  from  it,  as  I  could  be  excused.  I  did  not  aspire  to  any  pro- 
motion in  the  service,  and  in  due  time  resigned,  having  no  wish  for  any 
office  of  more  honor  than  profit.  That  spring  of  1 799  was  more  back- 
ward than  any  I  had  ever  known.  The  snow  was  more  than  a  foot  deep 
in  the  woods,  and  the  Kennebec  was  passable  on  the  ice  at  Norridge- 
wock,  till  the  tenth  of  May. 

In  the  spring  of  1802  while  I  was  at  work  on  the  farm,  I  was  sur- 
prised by  a  visit  from  a  deputy  sheriff,  who  served  a  warrant  on  me 
requiring  a  State  tax  of  forty- four  dollars,  which  was  to  be  assessed  on 
the  inhabitants  of  the  plantation. 

His  directions  required  him  to  serve  it  on  some  "principal  in- 
habitant, who  would  be  able  to  pay  the  tax  if  he  did  not  cause  the  same 
to  be  lawfully  assessed.  The  deputy  said  he  had  been  through  the 
settlement  and  could  not  find  any  such  person  ;  but  that  I  had  received 
enough  money  keepmg  school  the  previous  winter  to  answer  the  purpose, 
and  he  therefore  left  the  warrant  with  me.  After  enquiry  and  receiving 
directions  how  to  avoid  the  penalty  of  neglect,  I  procured  a  warrant 
from  Charles  Vaughan,  Esq.,  of  Hallowell,  for  calling  a  meeting  and  the 
plantation  was  duly  organized  I  was  chosen  one  of  the  assessors  and 
the  tax  was  assessed  and  paid.  A  similar  tax  was  assessed  the  next 
year.  In  the  month  of  June,  1803,  the  west  portion  of  the  plantation 
was  incorporated  into  a  town  by  the  name  of  Industry,  and  I  was  chosen 
one  of  the  selectmen,  with  Capt.  Peter  West  and  Daniel  Luce,  Senior, 
for  associates. 

My  new  farm  did  not  require  all  my  lime  for  several  years.  I  had 
time  to  make  shingles  and  build  a  grain  barn  the  first  summer,  I  also 
worked  out  in  haying.  In  the  fall  I  made  shoes,  and  kept  school  in  the 
winter,  with  increased  compensation,  for  twelve  years.  I  did  not  have 
to  go  from  home  to  look  up  a  school,  but  my  success  and  with  the 
recommendation  of  my  worthy  friend.  Preceptor  Moody,  my  name  was 
favorably  known  in  the  community,  it  may  be,  beyond  my  deserts.  I 
taught  town  school  ten  winters,  and  was  an  assistant  in  Hallowell  Acad- 
emy nearly  two  years.  I  quit  teaching  on  account  of  my  health,  and  to 
cultivate  my  farm  which  needed  my  exclusive  attention. 

Tumultuous  meetings  were  held  in  various  places  on  the  Plymouth 
Company's  lands  in  Maine  prior  to  1802  by  reason  of  the  decisions  of 
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the  Kennebec,  to  which  many  believed  they  had  no  right;  and  on 
which  the  settlers  had  entered  with  the  expectation  that  they  would  be 
protected  by  the  State  \  and  would  have  the  land  for  a  small  price. 
When  the  Plymouth  proprietors  obtained  judgment  in  their  favor,  and 
demanded  hard  terms,  many  of  the  settlers  resisted  payment,  and  great 
commotions  leading  to  bloodshed  in  some  places  arose.  The  Legisla- 
ture interposed  by  appointing  Peleg  Coffin,  Treasurer  of  State ;  Hon. 
Elijah  Brigham,  Judge  of  the  Court,  and  Colonel  Thomas  Dwight,  all 
high-toned  Federalists,  who  had  no  sympathy  for  men  who,  as  they 
believed,  were  trespassers  on  the  lands  ;  a  committee  to  come  and  view 
the  land  and  appraise  for  each  settler  a  lot  of  one  hundred  acres, —  a 
very  unfortunate  committee  for  the  poor  settlers.  The  committee  came 
to  Augusta  in  October,  1802,  put  up  at  Thomas's  Tavern  on  the  east  side, 
where  they  fared  sumptuously,  and  notified  the  settlers  on  the  lands  in 
dispute,  to  appear  and  enter  into  a  submission  to  abide  the  decision  the 
committee  should  make  as  to  the  conditions  of  holding  the  lands.  The 
settlers  came  from  all  directions,  some  from  a  distance  of  forty  miles. 
Being  at  school  at  Hallowell  I  waited  a  week  for  the  crowd  to  subside, 
and  then  I  found  a  schoolboy  to  ferry  me  over  the  river  for  nothing,  and 
to  watch  for  me  when  I  came  back,  with  his  canoe.  I  went  up  to 
Augusta  on  the  east  side  of  the  river,  more  than  twice  the  distance  of 
the  road  on  the  west  side,  to  avoid  paying  toll  over  the  bridge,  not 
having  money  to  pay  the  toll. 

When  I  came  to  the  tavern,  I  was  obliged  to  wait  some  time  for  my 
turn,  before  I  was  admitted.  Here  I  was  confronted  by  Charles  Vaughan, 
Esq.,  the  agent  of  the  proprietors,  who  was  there  with  two  attorneys. 
They  disputed  my  claim  to  be  heard,  as  I  had  not  been  of  age  a  year, 
when  the  resolve  was  passed  providing  only  for  settlers  who  had  been  on 
the  land  a  year ;  though  I  had  been  in  possession  more  than  a  year  and 
had  built  a  barn  on  the  lot.  After  a  full  hearing  the  committee  decided 
that  I  had  a  right  to  be  heard,  I  signed  the  submission,  and  my  lime 
being  exhausted,  I  had  to  leave  without  making  any  explanation  of  my 
case,  and  without  any  attorney  to  do  it  for  me,  while  the  proprietors  had 
an  efficient  agent  and  the  best  lawyers  in  Augusta  to  manage  for  them.* 
I  saw  roast  beef  on  the  table,  but  could  not  eat  of  it,  for  I  had  no  money 
to  buy  a  dinner.  I  bought  a  good-sized  cracker  for  a  cent,  and  made  a 
dinner  of  this,  and  walked  back  to  Hallowell  the  same  way  that  I  came. 
The  result  of  the  appraisal  was  contrary  to  our  expectations.  Insteacs  I 
of  adopting  the  price  of  lands  made  by  the  State,  they  doomed  u«  Iko 
A  tr? 

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pay  more  than  double.  The  State  price  had  been  from  twenty-five  to 
fifty  cents  an  acre,  and  the  committee  appraised  the  lots  in  Industry, 
from  one  to  two  dollars  and  a  quarter  an  acre.  My  lot  was  put  at  one 
dollar  and  ninety  cents  an  acre,  with  thirteen  months'  interest,  two 
dollars  for  a  deed,  twenty-five  cents  for  the  award  and  seventeen  cents 
for  the  acknowledgement  of  the  deed,  all  to  be  paid  in  specie,  in  Boston, 
before  the  first  day  of  June,  1804.  By  great  exertion,  selling  my  oxen 
and  all  the  grain  and  corn  I  had,  and  borrowing  of  a  friend  in  Winthrop 
ten  dollars,  I  made  the  payment.  I  was  obliged  to  pay  two  dollars  to 
send  the  money  to  Boston.  Thus  my  lot  cost  me  two  hundred  and 
seven  dollars,  instead  of  fifty  dollars  which  I  expected  to  pay. 

There  were  thirty  settlers  who  entered  into  submission  to  have  their 
lands  appraised  ;  ten  only  could  raise  the  money  by  their  own  resources  ; 
ten  others  obtained  assistance  from  friends  who  advanced  the  money 
and  held  the  land  for  security ;  and  the  other  ten  gave  all  up  and  aban- 
doned their  possessions.  These  commissioners  did  not  go  to  view  any 
of  our  land  as  it  was  expected  they  would  do. 

They  saw  some  fertile  gardens  near  the  beautiful  Kennebec,  received 
glowing  descriptions  of  the  settlers'  lands  from  the  proprietors'  agents, 
and  made  up  their  prices  accordingly.  If  they  had  come  as  far  as  In- 
dustry, and  seen  for  themselves  the  land  covered  with  stones,  and  roads 
so  rude  that  no  wheeled  carriage  could  pass  a  mile  in  any  place  in  town, 
and  if  they  had  seen  the  evidence  of  our  poverty  ever3rwhere  apparent, 
I  am  sure  they  would  not  have  set  the  price  of  our  land  half  as  high  as 
they  did. 

Being  in  Boston  the  summer  of  1804  on  business  I  saw  Thomas  L. 
Winthrop,  Esq.,  and  tried  to  negotiate  with  him  for  the  land  on  which 
my -father  lived.  He  treated  me  kindly,  invited  me  to  his  house,  paid  a 
bill  for  taxes  which  I  had  against  the  proprietors ;  but  I  could  make  no 
bargain  about  the  land.  I  had  paid  him  a  high  price  for  my  own  lot, 
twice  as  much  as  it  was  worth,  but  could  get  no  redress. 

RELIGIOUS   SOCIETIES. 

When  we  arrived  at  Sandy  River  in  the  autumn  of  1791  a  powerful 
revival  of  religion  was  in  progress  on  the  west  side  of  the  river  under 
the  labors  of  Elder  Benjamin  Randall,  the  founder  of  the  Free  Will 
Baptist  Society,  assisted  by  Elder  Edward  Locke.  I  attended  their 
meetings  in  the'  winter  at  the  house  of  David  Wentworth,  five  miles 
from  home.  The  meeting  was  not  conducted  with  much  order.  Some 
individuals  were  boisterous  and  there  was  much  confusion.  Elder 
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the  community.  He  did  not  remain  long  in  the  place  ;  but  exercised  a 
good  influence,  and  laid  the  foundation  of  a  flourishing  society. 

Mr.  Locke  was  regarded  from  the  first  by  the  outsiders  as  an  immoral 
man.  He  attempted  to  establish  a  community  of  goods  for  christians 
to  have  all  things  in  common,  when  it  was  discovered  that  he  was 
managing  to  get  control  of  all  the  property.  The  church  members 
left  him,  and  he  gave  up  preaching  and  abandoned  his  profession  of  piety. 
Notwithstanding  the  apostacy  of  one  who  had  taken  such  a  prominent 
part,  a  Free  Will  Baptist  church  was  established  containing  a  number  of 
excellent  persons,  who  sustained  a  good  reputation  for  piety  through 
life.  Fi*ancis  Tufts  became  the  leader  of  the  society,  and  having  lived 
to  a  great  age  died  in  Ohio. 

In  the  autumn  of  1 793  the  interest  had  mostly  subsided ;  and  in 
October,  Rev.  Jesse  Lee,  the  first  Methodist  preacher  in  Maine,  visited 
this  place  in  his  first  tour  through  the  State.  He  had  no  one  to  intro- 
duce him  or  to  give  notice  of  his  approach. 

After  a  hard  day's  ride  over  bad  roads,  arriving  near  night  at  Star- 
ling's Tavern,  at  Sandy  River,  he  made  known  his  errand  as  a  preacher, 
had  notice  given  to  the  few  who  lived  near,  and  preached  in  the  evening 
at  the  tavern.  A  few  hearers  were  present,  and  among  the  rest,  Mrs. 
Eaton,*  a  worthy  widow  who  perceived  the  speaker  was  a  gentleman  and 
an  extraordinary  preacher,  and  she  thought  he  was  entitled  to  better 
accommodations  than  the  country  tavern  could  afford,  where  he  might 
be  annoyed  by  noisy  company,  and  took  the  preacher  home  with  her 
and  volunteered  to  find  a  better  place  of  entertainment.  The  next 
morning  she  conducted  him  to  Stephen  Titcomb,  Esq.'s,  the  best  place 
in  town,  where  Mr.  Lee  was  kindly  received  and  treated  with  hospitality. 
The  family  were  much  interested  in  the  preacher  and  his  doctrines. 
A  daughter  of  thirteen  years  experienced  religion  under  his  instructions, 
and  they  would  gladly  have  persuaded  him  to  remain  longer ;  but  his 
arrangements  were  made  to  travel  through  the  interior  of  the  State,  and 
to  return  to  Boston  and  Lynn  before  winter.  He  could  therefore  con- 
sent only  to  stop  a  single  day  in  a  place.  Ks(|uire  Titcomb  gave  him 
directions  as  to  the  most  suitable  houses  to  visit  on  his  route,  where  he 
would  be  well  received,  and  cordially  invited  him  to  come  again.  Mr. 
Lee  then  left  for  Esquire  Read's,  ten  miles  up  the  river.  Escjuire  Read 
was  a  magistrate,  respected  for  his  integrity  and  hospitality,  afterwards 
the  proprietor  of  the  township  of  Strong,  Chief  Justice  of  the  Court  of 


*  This  was  unduubtedly    Kli/abelh   (Thorn)    Katon,  relict  of  Jacob  Eaton, 
early  pioneer  to  the  present  town  of  Karmington. —  \V.  C.  //. 


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Sessions,  Senator  from  the  county,  a  worthy  citizen,  benevolent,  pleasant 
and  kind.*  He  received  Mr.  Lee  joyfully,  and  became  a  leader  of  the 
Methodists  in  the  town.  The  families  of  Mr.  Read  and  of  Mr.  Tit- 
comb  united  subsequently  with  the  Methodist  Church. 

Mr.  Lee  pursued  his  journey  to  New  Vineyard,  Anson,  and  so 
on  to  the  eastern  part  of  the  State,  attracting  the  attention  of  all 
classes  wherever  he  went,  by  his  personal  appearance,  social  habits 
and  gentlemanly  christian  deportment.  He  had  traveled  extensively 
from  Virginia  to  Maine,  and  was  well  qualified  to  instruct  and  edify 
his  hearers. 

In  June,  1 794,  he  made  a  second  visit  to  Sandy  River,  now  incor- 
porated as  Farmington.  Notice  was  given  that  he  would  preach  at 
Mr.  Tufts'sf  barn.  This  was  eight  miles  from  where  we  lived.  I  re- 
ceived notice,  and  made  my  way  to  the  meeting  Sunday,  but  did  not 
arrive  till  near  the  close  of  the  forenoon  services.  T  found  a  large 
assembly  present.  When  the  preacher  took  the  stand  in  the  afternoon, 
I  listened  attentively.  I  had  never  heard  such  preaching,  and  under 
his  fervent  appeals  deep  impressions  *were  made  on  my  mind,  which 
were  never  lost.  The  swallows  chirped  in  the  barn,  but  nothing  dis- 
turbed the  preacher  or  diverted  the  attention  of  his  hearers.  Several 
who  lived  in  the  upper  part  of  the  town  were  converted  at  this  visit  of 
Mr.  Lee,  and  were  united  in  a  class  with  William  Gay  as  leader.  An- 
other class  was  formed  at  the  Falls.  After  meeting  I  was  invited  by 
Joseph  Titcomb  to  go  home  with  him  to  his  father*s  to  supper,  as  the 
preacher  would  be  there.  I  went  with  him  and  was  pleased  with  the 
preacher's  conversation  with  the  children. 

MATRIMONIAL,   ETC. 

I  married  Hannah  Titcomb,  daughter  of  Stephen  and  Elizabeth 
Titcomb,  born  at  Topsham,  Nov.  15,  1780.  She  was  of  good  parent- 
age, and  her  personal  appearance,  good  sense,  domestic  qualifications 
and  sincere  piety  were  not  excelled  by  any  one  within  the  range  of  my 
acquaintance.  Though  I  had  been  acquainted  with  her  for  fifteen 
years,  I  did  not  dare  to  make  proposals  to  her  until  I  had  acquired 
some  reputation  for  industry  and  prudence,  after  I  became  of  age. 
After  our  marriage,  on  the  28th  of  October,  1807,  we  moved  into  our 


♦  The  gentleman  here  referred  to  was  William  Read,  of  Strong. —  W.  C.  H. 
fThia  was  Francis  Tufts,  one  of  the  wealthiest  among  the  early  settlers  in 
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new  unfinished  house  at  Industry.*  I  had  exhausted  my  funds  in 
building  too  high  and  large,  and  could  not  finish  it.  I  reserved  a  small 
sum  of  fifty  dollars  for  winter  stores  and  ne.cessary  articles  to  begin 
house-keeping,  which  was  all  spent  in  one  month.  I  abhorred  running 
in  debt,  and  chose  rather  to  leave  home  and  teach  school  to  raise 
funds.  I  took  a  school  for  three  months,  seven  miles  from  home,  at 
%20  per  month,  the  highest  wages  then  given,  and  board  around.  I 
hired  my  wife's  brother  to  take  care  of  the  barn,  get  up  wood  and 
cedar  for  fences.  The  whole  bill  of  cash  expenses  for  support  the  first 
year  was  $128,  besides  the  products  of  the  farm  and  dairy  consumed  at 
home.  We  had  four  cows  and  six  sheep.  We  made  butter  and  cheese. 
My  farm  was  productive,  so  that  we  ever  after  had  bread  and  butter 
enough  and  to  spare.  We  suffered  some  the  first  year  from  the  cold 
house,  and  for  want  of  some  things.  I  had  to  work  hard  to  subdue 
bushes  and  weeds,  but  succeeded,  so  that  it  was  easier  next  year  and 
ever  aftenvards,  while  my  health  was  better  than  before.  The  people 
of  the  town  were  kind  and  attentive  to  us,  and  Divine  Providence  raised 
us  up  many  friends. 

At  the  annual  meeting  in  1 808  I  was  chosen  chairman  of  the  board 
of  selectmen  with  good  associates.  I  was  continued  in  office  till  my 
removal  to  Norridgewock.  On  the  2d  of  September,  1808,  our  first 
son,  William,  was  born,  who  grew  up  and  became  our  idol.  He  gradu- 
ated at  Bowdoin  College,  was  distinguished  for  literary  attainments, 
and  died  in  early  manhood. 

In  1 809  I  was  appointed  special  Justice  of  the  Court  of  Common 
Pleas,  and  officiated  one  term.  I  did  more  business  as  Justice  of  the 
Peace  than  any  other  man  in  the  county. 

The  farm  was  more  productive  from  year  to  year.  I  employed  one 
hand  during  haying,  and  did  the  most  of  the  farm  work  myself.  Our 
second  son,  Stephen,  was  born  March  10,  18 10. 

I  taught  school  in  Farmington  in  1809,  eight  miles  from  home, 
walking  home  Saturdays  and  returning  the  following  Monday  morning. 
In  1810  I  taught  the  winter  school  in  our  own  district,  and  in  181 1  at 
Norridgewock,  having  a  horse  to  ride  home  on  Saturdays  and  return  on 
Monday,  without  price.  I  had  to  get  up  and  start  before  day  to  go 
fifteen  miles  before  school  time, — which  I  did  not  fail  to  do  for  three 
months. 

In  November,  18 12,  Mr.  Jones,  the  Clerk  of   Courts,  being  sick. 


♦  This  house  was  a  roomy  two-story  edifice,  and  the  same  subsequently  occupied 
by  Deacon  Ira  Emery  for  many  years.  It  was  destroyed  by  Bre,  during  a  severe  gale, 
on  the  evening  of  Feb.  25,  1887.—  ^.  C.  H. 


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sent  for  rae  to  help  him.  When  I  arrived  he  was  confined  to  his  bed. 
I  was  appointed  by  the  Judge,  Clerk  pro  tempore,  I  was  entirely  un- 
acquainted with  the  forms  of  procedure,  but,  with  much  embarrass- 
ment, and  by  the  kind  assistance  of  the  Court,  I  succeeded  quite  well 
in  the  performance  of  my  several  duties. 

George  Jones*  died  January,  18 13,  and  I  was  duly  appointed  his 
successor.  On  the  first  of  April,  we  removed  to  Norridgewock,  leaving 
the  farm  at  Industry  in  the  care  of  my  brother  Harrison  and  my  sister 
Deborah. 


♦The  author  is  of  the  opinion  that  this  is  erroneous.  Hanson's  History  of 
Norridgewock  (see  p.  347),  says  that  IVilliam  Jones  was  Clerk  of  Courts  in  181 2, 
and  that  William  Allen  was  appointed  his  successor. 


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CHAPTER   VI. 
SCHOOLS, 

First  School. — Incompetence  of  Early  Teachers. — The  Log  School- House  on  the 
Gore. — Other  School -Houses. — High  Schools. — Free  High  Schools. — Wade*8 
Graduating  System. — Text- Books. — Statistical. 

.   'Tis  education  forins  the  common  mind.— /*^/r. 

Says  William  Allen  in  his  History  of  Industry  (see  p.  2j), 
*•  There  were  no  schools  of  any  note  before  the  incorporation  of 
the  town.  An  old  maiden  lady*  was  employed  occasionally,  a 
short  time,  to  teach  children  their  letters  and  to  spell  out  words. 
Her  school  was  kept  one  month  in  my  barn.  She  did  what  she 
could  *  to  teach  the  young  idea  how  to  shoot,'  but  was  quite 
incompetent.  I  visited  her  school  on  one  occasion  and  she 
had  a  small  class  advanced  to  words  of  three  syllables  in  the 
spelling-book,  and  when  they  came  to  the  word  *  anecdote '  she 
called  it  *  a-neck-dote,'  and  defined  it  to  be  *  fooc|  eaten  between 
meals.' 

**  When  the  first  town  school  was  put  in  operation,  the 
master  was  quite  deficient  in  every  way.  When  a  boy  hesi- 
tated at  the  word  *  biscuit,'  the  master  prompted  him  rashly — 
'  bee  squit,  you  rascal.*  But  during  the  second  year,  a  portion 
of  the  town  united  with  a  district  in  Farmington  which  extended 

*  Campmeeting  John  Allen,  a  younger  brother  of  the  historian,  wrote  the  author 
some  years  prior  to  his  death,  as  follows:  "This  was  Miss  Dependence  Luce, 
daughter  of  Robert  Luce,  an  early  settler  in  Industry.  She  subsequently  married 
Benjamin  Burgess."  The  Industry  town  records  show  Dependence  to  have  been 
born  Nov.  25,  1764.  Robert  Luce  died  in  New  Portland,  in  November,  1857,  aged 
92  years,  hence  he  could  hardly  be  counted  as  the  father  of  Dependence,  although 
he  may  have  been  her  brother. 


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from  the  [New]  Vineyard  Gore  to  the  Titcomb  place,  more 
than  four  miles.  The  school  was  kept  in  a  log  school-house, 
near  where  [William]  Mosher  lives,  by  Samuel  Belcher,  a  com- 
petent teacher,  and  our  boys  made  good  progress.  The  master 
boarded  with  us  a  part  of  the  time,  two  miles  from  the  school- 
house.  When  the  road  was  not  broken  out  they  had  to  get 
breakfast  by  candle-light,  in  order  to  be  at  school  in  season." 

Probably  the  first  school-house  erected  within  the  present 
limits  of  the  town  was  one  built  on  the  New  Vineyard  Gore. 
The  date  of  its  erection  is  not  known.  This  house,  which  was 
built  of  logs,  stood  on  the  south  side  of  the  brook  running 
from  the  "Little  Pond"  and  on  the  east  side  of  the  road,  nearly 
opposite  from  where  the  Presson  house  used  to  stand,  the  site 
of  which  is. still  marked  by  a  large  English  poplar.  This  house 
was  burned,  at  an  early  date,  and  another  built  on  the  opposite 
side  of  the  brook  on  the  west  side  of  the  road.  In  the  course 
of  time  this  house,  which  was  a  framed  one,  was  thoroughly 
remodeled  and  greatly  improved. 

One  of  the  first  teachers  who  taught  school  on  the  Gore 
was  a  Scotchman  named  Martin.  For  many  years  the  school 
in  this  district  was  one  of  the  largest  in  town,  and  its  pupils 
ranked  high  for  excellence  in  scholarship.  Eventually  the 
attendance  grew  less  and  less,  until  the  school -house  fell  into 
disuse  and  was  torn  down  and  moved  away  about  1863. 

The  second  school-house  in  town  was  built  near  Davis  Cor- 
ner in  1807.  It  was  located  about  one  hundred  rods  north  of 
the  present  school-house  at  Goodridge's  Corner,  near  a  large 
granite  boulder  by  the  side  of  the  road.  Among  those  who 
taught  here  were  William  Allen,  Jr.,  with  several  of  his  brothers 
and  sisters,  also  Levi  Young  for  three  winter  terms.  Five  years 
later  a  second  house  was  erected  at  the  corner  on  the  site  now 
(1892)  occupied  by  the  factory  of  the  Enterprise  Cheese  Com- 
pany, and  in    1818  the  old  one  was  torn  down.*     The  second 


*  At  the  annual  meeting,  March  12,  1832,  the  town  voted  to  set  the  inhabitants 
of  Allen's  Mills  off  from  the  Centre  District,  to  form  a  new  school  district.  The 
brick  school-house  now  standing  in  the  village  was  built  in  the  summer  of  1839,  or 
possibly  a  year  later. 


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school-house  was  larger  than  the  first,  and  had  the  then  pre- 
vailing style  of  hip  roof.*  The  principal  text-book  in  those 
early  times  was  Noah  Webster's  Spelling-Book,  which  served 
the  three-fold  purpose  of  primer,  elementary  reader  and  spell- 
ing-book. Pupils  more  advanced  used  the  American  Preceptor, 
and  later  the  Columbian  Orator.  The  first  mentioned  reader 
was  a  great  favorite  with  the  scholars,  as  was  also  Lindley 
Murray's  English  Reader,  the  second  Hallowell  edition  of  which 
appeared  in  1817.  This  Reader  was  used  for  a  time  con- 
temporaneously with  the  American  Preceptor  and  Columbian 
Orator,  t 

Murray's  Grammar,  published  in  1795,  was  for  many  years 
a  standard  work  and  the  principal  text-book  in  all  schools 
where  the  science  was  taught.J  These,  with  Kinnie's  Arith- 
metic and  Morse's  Geography,  completed  the  curriculum  of 
study  in  the  best  town  schools. 

A  school-house  was  built  near  Butler's  Corner,  in  Industry, 
about  the  same  time  as  the  one  at  Davis  Corner.  This  house 
was  used  jointly  by  residents  of  Industry  and  New  Vineyard. 
It  was  subsequently  removed  to  near  where  the  town  pound 
was  afterwards  located.  The  exact  date  of  its  removal  is  not 
known,  but  it  was  standing  on  the  last  mentioned  site  as  early 
as  1824.  When  it  again  became  necessary  to  change  the  limits 
of  the  district  the  building  was  sold,  and  a  new  one,  known  as 
the  Union  school-house,  erected.§  This  building  was  destroyed 
by  fire,  near  the  close  of  December,   1861,  while   a   term  of 


♦  The  present  school-building  in  this  district  was  erected  in  1868,  at  a  cost  of 
$685. 

t  A  book  called  the  Art  of  Reading,  was  also  used  in  town  previous  to  or 
simultaneously  with  the  Preceptor  and  Orator. 

X  Grammar  was  studied  but  little  in  the  early  town  schools,  so  far  as  the  writer 
has  been  able  to  ascertain.  As  a  rule  the  pupils'  parents  were  bitterly  opposed  to 
such  an  innovaiion,  sedulously  maintaining  that  the  studies  embraced  in  the  allitera- 
tive trio,  "  reading,  'riling  and  'rithmetic,"  were  all  their  children  required  to  fit  them 
for  an  intelligent  discharge  of  the  high  duties  of  American  citizenship. 

§  This  appellation  was  conferred  upon  the  district  in  derision,  not  from  the  fact 
that  several  parts  of  districts  were  united  in  its  formation,  as  many  suppose.  So 
many  different  opinions  existed  as  to  the  most  desirable  location  for  the  house,  that 
outsiders  applied  the  epithet  "  Union  "  to  the  district,  in  a  spirit  of  levity. 


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school  was  in  progress.  After  this  the  schools  were  kept  in 
private  houses,  and  one  term,  at  least,  in  Benjamin  Tibbetts's 
shoe-shop.  The  house  was  rebuilt  in  1864,  by  Mr.  Tibbetts, 
on  contract,  at  a  cost  of  $359.77. 

Ira  Wilson  taught  a  short  term  of  school  in  a  vacant  log- 
house  on  the  land  of  Moses  Tolman,  near  Withee's  Corner,  in 
the  winter  of  1808-9.  He  was  a  competent  teacher,  and  the 
scholars  made  good  progress.  The  next  summer  the  district 
built  a  school-house,  and  the  following  winter  they  had  nearly 
two  months  of  school.  The  teacher  boarded  around,  and  wood 
was  furnished  by  private  subscription.  Respecting  the  early 
schools  in  this  district,  which  is  known  as  the  Withee's  Corner 
district,  Phineas  Tolman  writes:  "They  were  usually  taught 
by  such  teachers  as  could  be  hired  for  ten  dollars  per  month, 
and  were  commonly  those  without  any  experience." 

Among  other  schools  in  private  houses,  was  an  occasional 
term  kept  at  the  head  of  Clear  Water  Pond  at  the  house  of 
Ammiel  Robbins,  who  lived  on  lot  No.  12  on  the  Lowell  Strip. 
The  term  of  181 3  was  taught  by  Eleazer  Robbins,  a  son  of 
Ammiel,  Sr. 

A  school-house  was  built  near  Daniel  Luce's  on  the  farm 
now  owned  by  James  Edgecomb,  in  1812.  This  house  had  an 
open  fire-place  and  a  stone  chimney,  which  was  afterward  re- 
placed by  a  brick  one.  It  was  moved  to  the  farm  now  owned 
by  the  heirs  of  Amos  Stetson.  Jr.,  in  1828,  to  better  accommo- 
date the  inhabitants  of  the  district.  Here,  as  well  as  on  the 
Gore,  a  large  number  of  scholars  attended  school,  there  being 
as  many  as  75  or  80  scholars  in  the  district  in  its  palmiest  days. 
Some  fifteen  years  later  a  number  of  the  inhabitants,  feeling 
that  their  accommodations  were  not  the  best,  asked  for  a 
change  in  the  boundaries  of  the  district.  For  several  years  the 
town  took  no  notice  of  their  request,  invariably  voting  •*  to  pass 
by  the  article;"  but  at  the  annual  meeting  in  1847,  it  was  voted 
to  make  the  required  changes.  The  following  year  the  school- 
house  was  torn  down,  moved  and  erected  on  its  present  site 
near  the  residence  of  William  D.  Norton.  It  is  much  smaller 
now  than  when   first    built,   having  been   cut  down  when  last 


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moved.  Formerly  nearly  sixty  scholars  attended  school  in  this 
district,  but  for  the  year  ending  March  i,  1 891,  the  average 
attendance  was  only  five  and  one-half. 

The  first  school-house  erected  for  the  accommodation  of 
those  living  in  the  vicinity  of  West's  Mills,  stood  about  half  or 
two-thirds  of  the  way  up  the  hill  toward  Esq.  Daniel  Shaw's.* 
The  date  of  its  erection  is  not  known,  but  is  thought  to  be 
1 8 12.  About  the  year  1818,  Sophronia  Mason,  a  daughter  of 
Samuel  Mason,  came  to  Industry,  and  making  her  home  in  the 
family  of  Esquire  Shaw,  taught  three  terms  of  school  in  this 
house.f  Her  pupils  were  from  the  families  of  Esquire  Shaw, 
Deacon  Ira  Emery,  William  Cornforth,  Esquire  Peter  West,  Gil- 
man  Hilton,  Samuel  Pinkham,  and  occasionally  the  children  of 
Jacob  Hayes.  This  school  was  a  large  one,  frequently  number- 
ing seventy  scholars  during  the  winter  terms. 

On  the  8th  day  of  September,  1823,  the  town  voted  to 
divide  this  district,  and  the  inhabitants  of  the  village  of  West's 
Mills  and  as  far  south  as  Deacon  Emery's  south  line,  was  con- 
stituted a  new  district.  A  wooden  building  was  erected  for  a 
school-house  on  the  southeast  part  of  land  now  known  as  the 
old  meeting-house  lot.  This  house  was  burned  in  the  winter 
of  1832—3,  while  Joshua  S.  Thompson  was  teaching  the  winter 
term.  The  succeeding  fall  the  present  brick  edifice  was  built. 
The  work  was  done  on  contract,  by  Christopher  Sanborn  Luce, 
who  hired  Elias  L.  Magoon,  a  Waterville  College  student,  to  do 
the  mason  work.  When  the  house  was  finished  the  building 
committee  refused  to  accept  it,  for  the  reason,  as  they  claimed, 
that  the  foundation  was  not  laid  in  a  workmanlike  manner. 
Matters  were  at  last  amicably  settled  by  a  board  of  referees, 
and  after  fifty-eight  years  the  walls  still  stand,  a  substantial 
monument    to    the    honesty    and    integrity  of    their    builder.J 


♦This  farm  is  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Joseph  H.  Sayer. 

t  It  was  in  this  school-house  that  the  first  Sunday-School  organized  in  town  was 
wont  to  meet. 

X  The  sum  Mr.  Luce  received  for  this  work  is  not  known,  but  as  a  special  tax 
of  ^367.11  was  levied  on  the  inhabitants  of  the  district  that  year,  it  is  supposed  his 
compensation  did  not  exceed  this  amount. 


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During  the  time  intervening  between  the  burning  of  the  old 
and  the  completion  of  the  new  school-house,  the  school  was 
kept  in  Wm.  Cornforth's  shed  chamber.  There  were  two  rooms 
in  the  new  brick  building,  one  for  pupils  under  twelve  years  of 
age,  the  other  for  those  above  that  age.  After  five  or  six  years 
the  partition  was  removed  and  the  two  departments  of  the 
school  consolidated.  Among  the  early  teachers  of  note  in  this 
district  were :  Abraham  Wendell,*  of  Farmington,  Howard  B. 
Abbott,  who  taught  in  the  brick  school-house  in  1835,  and 
Phineas  Tolman,  of  Industry.  The  latter  was  a  strict  disci- 
plinarian, and  woe  to  the  luckless  wight  who  disobeyed  his 
rules.  It  is  said  that  he  sometimes  whipped  disobedient  pupils 
unmercifully.!  Henry  Cushman,  of  Farmington,  was  an  ex- 
cellent teacher,  and  very  generally  liked.  He  frequently  taught 
in  Industry,  and  many  of  the  older  citizens  remember  him 
pleasantly. 

There  was  a  school-house  in  the  south  part  of  the  town 
near  Esquire  John  Gower's.  This  school  was  largely  attended 
for  many  years,  and  included  some  of  the  finest  scholars  in 
town.  '  The  school-house  and  most  of  the  district  were  set  off 
to  New  Sharon  in  1852. 

After  West's  Mills  was  set  off  from  the  Esquire  Shaw  dis- 
trict, the  school-house  was  moved  to  the  south  of  the  Esquire 
Daniel  Shaw  farm.  At  length,  after  many  years'  service,  this 
building  became  so  dilapidated  that  for  some  time  prior  to 
1887,  the  schools  were  kept  in  a  private  house.  In  that  year 
the  district  voted  to  move  and  repair  the  building,  and  chose 
Joseph   H.  Sayer,  Nathan  W.  Johnson  and  David  M.  Foss,  a 


♦  Mr.  Wendell  boarded  at  Deacon  Ira  Emery's  while  teaching,  and  studied 
medicine  with  Doctor  John  A.  Barnard,  who  also  boarded  at  the  Deacon's.  He 
eventually  went  to  South  America,  and  became  one  of  the  most  skillful  physicians 
and  surgeons  of  that  country.     He  died  in  New  York  City,  Sept.  16,  1872. 

t  A  predominant  idea  with  many  of  the  early  teachers  seems  to  have  been  that 
a  great  amount  of  physical  force  was  required  to  successfully  govern  a  district  school, 
and  some  were  harsh  and  even  cruel.  Elihu  Norton  once  taught  school  at  West's 
Mills,  and  on  one  occasion  pulled  quite  a  large  lock  of  hair  from  a  pupil's  head  in 
correcting  him.  A  female  teacher  in  the  same  school  once  whipped  a  pupil  till  the 
blood  ran  down  his  back. 


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committee  to  superintend  the  removal  and  repairs.  As  soon 
as  the  haying  season  was  over  the  house  was  hauled  to  its 
present  site,  known  as  Thompson's  Corner  in  early  times,  and 
repairs  immediately  begun.  The  roof  was  raised  and  the  whole 
structure  thoroughly  remodeled  and  transformed  into  one  of 
the  most  attractive  and  pleasant  school-houses  in  town.  These 
repairs  necessitated  the  expenditure  of  over  four  hundred  dol- 
lars, which  was  raised  by  a  special  tax.  Among  the  early 
teachers  in  that  school  may  be  mentioned,  Hezekiah  Merrick, 
of  Pittsfield,  George  W.  Luce  and  Daniel  S.  Johnson,  of  In- 
dustry. 

HIGH    SCHOOLS. 

The  first  term  of  high  school  in  town  was  opened  at 
West's  Mills,  in  the  month  of  September,  1832,  as  nearly  as 
the  writer  can  learn.  It  was  established  mainly  through  the 
instrumentality  of  Deacon  Ira  Emery,  a  gentleman  who  had 
always  manifested  a  deep  interest  in  educational  matters.  The 
school  was  taught  by  Carlton  Parker,  a  VVaterville  College  stu- 
dent, and  proved  a  decided  success.  Among  those  who  gave 
it  their  support  were  the  families  of  Esquire  Peter  West,  Wil- 
liam Cornforth,  Thomas  Cutts,  David.  Daniel  and  Rowland 
Luce,  David  M.  Luce,  Esquire  James  Stanley,  Esquire  Daniel 
Shaw,  Rev.  Datus  T.  Allen,  Jacob  Hayes,  James  Eveleth,  Jr., 
Obed  Norton,  the  four  Manter  families.  Esquire  Samuel  Shaw 
and  others.  Says  Rev.  Ira  Emery:  **That  high  school  was  one 
of  the  best  ever  taught,  and  I  firmly  believe  it  gave  an  impetus 
to  the  educational  interests  of  the  town  that  has  not  yet  died 
out."  Mr.  Parker  also  preached  for  the  Baptists  occasionally 
while  here.  Two  years  later  (1834)  Hezekiah  Merrick,  of 
Pittsfield,  opened  a  high  school  in  the  new  brick  school-house 
at  West's  Mills.  Mr.  Merrick  was  an  excellent  scholar  and 
could  teach  algebra,  but  was  not  very  successful  as  a  teacher. 
The  same  year  there  was  a  term  of  high  school  at  Goodridge's 
Corner,  taught  by  Sylvanus  Sargent,  also  a  Waterville  College 
student.  He  afterwards  became  a  successful  minister  of  the 
Baptist  Church  in  this  State,  and  in    1883  resided  in  Augusta, 


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Maine.  Mr.  Sargent  also  taught  a  term  of  district  school  at 
the  same  place  in  1836. 

Moses  J.  Kelley,  of  New  Sharon,  another  Watervilie  College 
student,  taught  a  term  of  high  school  at  Goodridge's  Corner 
about  1838.  Others  were  taught  in  after  years  by  Joshua  S.  and 
William  Thompson,  sons  of  James  Thompson  of  Stark,  who  were 
likewise  students  at  Watervilie.  John  Dinsniore,*  of  Anson,  a 
very  excellent  teacher,  taught  a  term  of  high  school  at  West's 
Mills,  in  the  fall  of  1844,  and  was  so  well  liked  that  the  district 
employed  him  for  the  succeeding  winter  and  summer  terms. 

John  W.  Colcord,  a  student  at  Watervilie  College,  from  New 
Hampshire,  taught  a  term  of  high  school  in  Esquire  Daniel 
Shaw's  district  in  the  fall  of  1 840.  The  term  was  a  very  pleas- 
ant and  fairly  profitable  one,  and  the  attendance  large.  Among 
other  teachers  of  high  schools  in  Industry^  may  be  mentioned 
J.  S.  Houghton,  J.  Milford  Merchant,  of  Belgrade,  George 
Nickerson,  son  of  Rev.  Heman  Nickerson,  M.  A.  Cochrane,  of 
Litchfield,  Llewellyn  Luce,  of  Readfield,  and  Charles  Lawrence. 
David  Church,  afterward  for  seventeen  years  a  successful  minis- 
ter of  the  Methodist  Conference,  taught  an  eminently  profitable 
term  of  high  school  at  West's  Mills,  in  the  fall  of  1853.  A. 
FitzRoy  Chase  also  taught  a  term  of  high  school  at  the  same 
place  in  the  spring  of  1865.  Mr.  Chase  was  an  excellent 
teacher,  and  afterward  became  a  professor  in  the  Maine  Wes- 
leyan  Seminary  and  Female  College  at  Kent's  Hill,  Maine.  A 
term  was  taught  in  the  fall  of  1866,  by  Bradford  F.  Lancaster, 
of  Anson.  There  was  a  large  attendance,  and  the  school 
proved  fairly  successful. 

FREE    HIGH    SCHOOLS. 

The  Free  High  School  law  having  been  enacted  February 
24,  1873,  the  town,  at  its  annual  meeting  in  1875,  voted  to  ap- 
propriate the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  for  the  sup- 


♦  Mr.  Dinsmore,  while  connected  with  the  village  school,  effected  several  im- 
portant changes.  In  the  summer  of  1847,  the  interior  of  the  school-house  was 
entirely  reBnished  and  much  improved.  Mr.  Dinsmore  also  set  out  trees  about  the 
grounds,  and  strove  in  every  way  to  render  the  house  and  its  surroundings  pleasant 
and  attractive. 


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port  of  such  schools.  The  location  of  these  schools  was  to  be 
left  with  the  selectmen  and  supervisor,  who  decided  that  one 
should  be  established  at  Goodridge's  Corner  and  the  other  at 
West's  Mills.  Freelan  O.  Stanley,  of  Kingfield,  was  employed 
to  teach  the  Goodridge  Corner  school,  and  Frank  F.  Whittier, 
of  Farmington  Falls,  for  the  one  at  West's  Mills,  and  both  opened 
simultaneously.  These  schools  closed  about  the  middle  of 
November,  and  were  in  every  respect  a  success.  The  following 
year  the  town  voted  to  "  pass  by  the  article  "  relative  to  raising 
money  for  the  support  of  free  high  schools,  and  in  1877, 
voted  to  appropriate  the  unexpended  money  of  1875  **  to  the 
use  of  the  town."  No  term  of  free  high  school  was  main- 
tained in  town  during  the  year  1878.  The  State  legislature  of 
1879  suspended  the  law  by  which  they  were  established,  for 
one  year,  consequeHtly  no  term  was  held  in  Industry  until  the 
fall  of  1880.  On  the  sixth  day  of  September,  Adelbert  O. 
Frederic,  of  Stark,  who  had  taught  the  village  school  the 
previous  winter,  opened  a  free  high  school  at  West's  Mills.* 
Mr.  Frederic  was  an  earnest  thorough-going  teacher,  and  the 
work  done  in  the  schoolroom  was  highly  satisfactory  to  all 
concerned. 

Holmes  H.  Bailey,  of  Industry,  a  graduate  of  the  regular 
and  advanced  course  of  the  Farmington  State  Normal  School, 
and  a  teacher  of  wide  experience,  made  an  effort  to  establish  a 
free  high  school  at  West's  Mills,  in  the  fall  of  1881.  Having 
received  assurance  of  abundant  pecuniary  aid  from  those  inter- 
ested, he  opened  the  school  before  the  district  had  formally 
ratified  the  measure  by  a  vote.  When  the  district  meeting  was 
called  to  legalize  the  school,  a  certain  dissatisfied  clique,  not  in 
the  least  interested  in  the  matter  of  education,  defeated  the 
measure,  and  Mr.  Bailey  was  compelled  to  close  his  school. 
The  next   fall   an  adjoining  district  established   a  school,  and 

♦  The  catalogue  of  this  school  shows  a  total  attendance  of  forty  pupils,  an  aver- 
age attendance  of  thirty-two  and  forty-one  fiftieths.  The  average  rank  in  deportment 
was  ninety-eight  and  seven-eighths.  The  studies  taught  in  addition  to  reading,  spell- 
ing and  writing,  were  arithmetic,  algebra,  grammar,  geography,  book-keeping,  physi- 
ology and  natural  philosophy. 


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engaged  Mr.  Bailey  as  teacher.  The  term  proved  both  pleas- 
ant and  profitable. 

In  the  spring  of  1883,  a  free  high  school  was  established 
at  Goodridge's  Corner,  and  Sylvester  S.  Wright  was  employed 
as  principal.  Mr.  Wright  was  an  indefatigable  worker  in  the 
school-room  and  inspired  his  pupils  with  his  own  enthusiasm 
and  love  of  learning,  thus  rendering  the  term  one  of  impor- 
tance and  worth.  In  the  autumn  of  the  same  year  he  taught 
a  term  at  West's  Mills.  This  school  was  also  well  attended  and 
fairly  prosperous. 

The  greatest  revolution  known  in  the  educational  annals  of 
Industry  was  effected  in  the  fall  of  1882,  when  School  Super- 
visor Sylvester  S.  Wright  adopted  "  Wade's  Graduating  Sys- 
tem for  town  schools."  Hitherto  the  pupils  in  the  schools  of 
Industry  had  plodded  along  term  after  term  and  year  after  year 
without  any  really  definite  object  in  view.  Neither  had  they 
much  knowledge  of  their  attainments  at  the  close  of  a  term 
aside  from  the  fact  that  they  had  conned  the  lessons  in  such  a 
portion  of  their  text-books. 

It  is  an  undeniable  fact  that  to  attain  the  best  results  from 
a  course  of  study,  the  pupil  should  have  some  definite  object 
in  view,  some  goal  for  which  to  strive.  This  incentive  to  study 
the  graduating  system  supplied,  in  the  form  of  a  diploma, 
signed  by  the  supervisor,  certifying  that  the  holder  had  com- 
pleted the  prescribed  course  of  study  and  passed  a  satisfactory 
examination  in  the  required  branches.  Furthermore,  the  exact 
standing  of  the  pupil  during  the  course  was  also  known,  for  at 
the  close  of  each  term  his  thoroughness  and  proficiency  were 
carefully  ascertained  by  a  series  of  tests,  and  the  pupil  ranked 
accordingly.  The  course  embraced  four  years'  study,  and 
could  be  begun  by  any  scholar  '•  who  could  read  well  in  Mon- 
roe's Third  Reader  or  its  equivalent,  were  familiar  with  the  four 
fundamental  principles  of  arithmetic,  and  equally  as  far  ad- 
vanced in  writing  and  spelling." 

The  course  of  study  included  arithmetic,  geography,  gram- 
mar. United  States  history,  book-keeping,  physiology,  civil 
government,  reading,  writing  and  spelling.     The  completion  of 


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the  course  qualified  the  pupil  to  teach  in  ordinary  town  schools. 
The  first  class  of  ten  graduated  under  this  system  April  13, 
1883,  at  the  close 'of  the  term  of  free  high  school  at  Good- 
ridge's  Corner,  with  the  most  satisfactory  results. 

The  examination  questions*  were  of  the  most  thorough 
and  searching  character,  and  the  average  rank  of  the  class  was 
a  fraction  over  eighty-five ;  an  average  of  sixty-five  per  cent, 
being  required  to  graduate.  The  class  color  was  cardinal  red, 
and  its  motto,  "  No  excellence  can  be  attained  without  labor." 
The  final  exercises  occurred  in  the  evening,  and  the  roomy 
school-house  was  well  filled  on  that  occasion.  The  following 
interesting  programme  was  carried  out  to  the  credit  of  the  class 
and  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  teacher  and  friends : 


Music. 

I. 

Recitation.— Drafted. 

Lena  M.  Swift. 

2. 

Declamation. — Northern  laborers. 

Music. 

Frank  li.  Bailey. 

3- 

Select  Reading. — How  he  Saved  St.  Michael's. 

Altina  R.  Brainard 

4- 

Declamation. — Danger  of  the  Spirit  of  Conquest. 

Music. 

Charles  R.  Fish 

5- 

Reading. — Face  against  the  Pane. 

Nellie  Swift 

6. 

Declamation. — Patriotism. 

Music. 

David  M.Norton 

7- 

Reading.— The  Wreck  of  the  Pocahontas. 

Clara  A.  Johnson. 

8. 

Reading. 

Music. 

Nathan  W.  Johnson. 

9. 

Declamation. — Progress  of  Civilization. 

Lucian  W.  Goodridge 

10. 

Class  Prophecy. 

Bertha  E.  Johnson 

II. 

Singing. — Class  Song. 

Class 

12. 

Conferring  of  Diplomas. 

Supervisor  S.  S.  Wright 

Nearly  every  member  of  this  class  has  been  engaged  in 
teaching  more  or  less  since  graduating,  and  so  far  as  is  known, 
their  labors  have  been  attended  with  a  good  degree  of  success. 

The  second  class  of  nine,  graduated  August  30,  1884.  The 
following  report  of  the  exercises  was  written  by  the  author,  and 
appeared  in  the  Farviington  Chronicle  of  Sept.  4,  1884: 

**  Saturday,  August  30,  was  a  red-letter  day  in  the  educa- 
tional annals  of  the  town  of  Industry.     On  that  occasion  the 

♦  For  a  list  of  the  questions  used,  see  Chapter  XX.  of  this  work. 

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second  class  graduated  from  the  public  schools  of  the  town, 
with  honor  to  themselves  and  credit  to  their  instructors. 
Nearly  two  years  ago  a  plan  of  study  known  as  Wade's  Gradu- 
ating System  was  adopted  by  our  school  supervisor,  and  in  the 
spring  of  1883  the  first  class  of  ten  pupils  completed  the 
course  of  study  recommended  by  this  system.  It  was  expected 
that  a  second  class  would  graduate  in  the  spring  of  1884,  but 
for  various  reasons  it  was  deemed  advisable  to  postpone  the 
final  exercises  until  the  evening  of  August  30,  when  they  oc- 
curred at  the  Centre  Meeting-House  in  this  town.  The  house 
was  tastefully  decorated  with  flowers  for  the  occasion,  and  the 
programme  was  varied  and  interesting.  Had  not  the  early  part 
of  the  day  been  rainy  and  the  weather  at  sunset  unpropitious, 
we  believe  that  a  full  house  would  have  honored  the  graduat- 
ing class.  Notwithstanding  these  unfavorable  circumstances  a 
goodly  number  were  present,  among  whom  were  Prof.  William 
Harper  and  Rev.  Charles  H.  Pope  of  Farmington ;  also  Miss 
Viola  A.  Johnson,  of  Industry,  principal  of  the  primary  depart- 
ment of  the  Farmington  State  Normal  School,  and  a  num- 
ber of  Industry's  most  successful  teachers.  The  graduating 
class,  numbering  nine,  was  divided  as  follows :  Regular  course, 
May  J.  Daggett,  Capitola  Daggett,  Annie  M.  Luce,  Sadie  R. 
Oliver,  Ella  Odell  and  James  Bailey.  Advanced  course,  Lucien 
W.  Goodridge,  David  M.  Norton  and  Frank  H.  Bailey.  The 
programme : 

Music. 


I. 

Prayer. 

Prof.  William  Harper. 

2. 

Reading. — Young  Ambition. 

Sadie  R.  Oliver. 

3- 

Recitation. — My  Psalm. 

Music. 

Capitola  Daggett. 

4. 

Declamation. — ^The  Freeman. 

Lucien  W.  Goodridge. 

5- 

Select  Reading. — Youth. 

Ella  Odell. 

6. 

Reading. — St.  Augustine's  ladder. 

Music. 

May  J.  Daggett. 

7- 

Extract. — Events  of  Jefferson's  Administration. 

James  Bailey. 

8. 

Recitation.— Little  by  Little. 

Annie  M.  Luce. 

7- 

Declamation. — Dangers  to  our  Republic. 

David  M.  Norton. 

10. 

Song. — All  Things  are  Beautiful. 

Choir. 

II. 

Remarks. 

Prof.  William  Harper. 

12.     Conferring  of  Diplomas.  Supervisor  Holmes  H.  Bailey. 

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I02  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY. 

"  In  his  remarks,  Prof.  Harper  spoke  in  eminently  compli- 
mentary terms  of  the  graduating  class,  and  expressed  a  hope 
that  they  would  continue  their  labors  in  the  pursuit  of  knowl- 
edge. He  also  explained  in  a  brief  but  lucid  manner  the 
resulting  benefits  of  the  graduating  system  for  town  schools. 
Supervisor  Bailey  earnestly  requested  the  support  of  his  towns- 
men in  behalf  of  this  newly  adopted  system.  He  also  spoke, 
from  a  personal  knowledge  of  the  honesty  and  integrity  of  the 
members  of  the  class,  to  whom  he  was  about  to  award  diplomas. 
He  further  stated  that  the  average  rank  of  this  class  in  their 
final  examination  was  but  a  fraction  short  of  ninety  per  cent. 
The  singing  of  that  good  old  tune,  America,  followed  the 
awarding  of  the  diplomas,  in  which  the  audience  were  invited 
to  join.  Rev.  Charles  H.  Pope  then  held  the  close  attention  of 
the  assembly  for  nearly  half  an  hour,  in  a  lecture  on  the  *  Centre 
of  the  Earth.'  The  lecture,  though  delivered  extemporaneously, 
abounded  in  choice  gems  of  thought  and  witty  allusions.  As 
a  whole,  it  was  an  effort  of  much  ability,  and  would  have  done 
honor  to  any  public  speaker.  A  vote  of  thanks  was  tendered 
Messrs.  Pope  and  Harper  for  their  generous  aid,  and  all  de- 
parted well  pleased  with  the  entertainment  and  instruction 
that  the  evening  had  afforded. 

**  Industry,  which  has  heretofore  borne  an  excellent  reputation 
for  its  many  fine  scholars,  has  good  reason  to  feel  proud  of  its 
class  of  1884,  for  whom  we  predict  a  brilliant  future.  Good 
music  added  much  to  the  enjoyment  of  the  occasion,  and  the 
untiring  efforts  of  Supervisor  Bailey  are  deserving  of  great 
credit,  as  we  believe  upon  them,  in  a  large  measure,  depended 
the  success  of  the  whole  affair." 

The  third  class,  numbering  ten  pupils,  graduated  June  20, 
1885,  the  final  exercises  occurring  at  the  Centre  Meeting- 
House  on  the  evening  of  that  day.  This  class,  composed 
wholly  of  young  ladies,  it  is  believed,  will  fully  sustain  the 
good  reputation  which  former  classes  have  gained  for  the 
graduating  system  in  Industry.  The  floral  decorations  of  the 
church   were   very    beautiful,  and   excellent  v^ocal    and    instru- 


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mental  music  added  much  to  the  pleasure  and  interest  of  the 
exercises.  The  following  is  a  list  of  the  graduates  from  the 
adoption  of  the  system  up  to  June  I,  1892:* 


Bailey,  Frank  H., 
Bailey,  James  A., 
Brainerd,  Altina  R., 
Daggett,  Capitola, 
Daggett,  Mary  J., 
Fish,  Charles  R., 
X  Goodridge,  Lucien  W., 
Johnson,  Bertha  E., 
Johnson,  Clara  A., 
Johnson,  Georgia  F., 
Johnson,  Nathan  W., 
Keith,  Almeda, 
Keith,  Annie  L., 
Kyes,  Alberta  M., 
Luce,  Annie  M., 
Norton,  l')avid  M., 
Odell,  Ella  M., 
Oliver,  Minnie  E., 
Oliver,  Sadie  R., 
Rackliff,  Fannie  I., 
Rackliff,  Lilian  M., 
Swift,  Lena  M., 
Swift,  Nellie, 
Swift,  Olive  A., 
True,  Carrie  M., 
True,  Nellie  M., 


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TEXT-BOOKS. 


The  old  English  Reader,  which  had  served  so  long  and 
faithfully  as  a  text-book  for  the  higher  classes  in  reading,  was 
superseded    by  the   National   series,   compiled    by   Rev.  John 


*  Though  no  action  has  been  taken  to  repeal  the  graduating  system  since  its 
adoption  in  1882,  it  is  a  matter  of  regret  that  no  class  has  graduated  since  1885. 
Whether  this  is  due  to  a  want  of  interest  on  the  part  of  school  officers,  or  whether 
the  fault  lies  wholly  with  the  pupils,  the  writer  will  iiot  attempt  to  determine. 

t  Also  a  graduate  in  the  advanced  course  in  1884. 

JDied  March  5,  1886. 


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I04  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY. 

Pierpont,  the  poet-preacher.  This  series  consisted  of  the 
"Young  Reader,"  *antroductory  Reader,"  "National  Reader" 
and  "American  First  Class  Book."  These  books  were  first 
introduced  by  Carleton  Parker,  while  teaching  a  term  of  high 
school  at  West's  Mills,  in  the  fall  of  1832.  At  that  time  the 
importance  of  uniformity  in  text-books  was  not  well  understood, 
hence  some  years  elapsed  before  it  came  into  general  use,  and 
when  other  readers  began  to  take  its  place,  the  National  series 
was  used  contemporaneously  with  its  new  rival  for  a  long  time. 
The  Young  Reader  was  supplanted  by  the  "  Primary  Class-  . 
Book,"  which  contained  an  excellent  collection  of  prose  and 
poetry.  This  book  was  a  great  favorite,  and  was  used  in  town 
for  many  years. 

John  Dinsmore,  when  he  first  taught  in  Industry,  introduced  . 
into  his  school  at  West's  Mills,  "The  Rhetorical  Reader,"  a 
collection  of  prose  and  poetry  compiled  and  arranged  by 
Ebenezer  Porter,  D.  D.  This  reader,  it  is  believed,  never  came 
into  general  use.  There  was  no  effort  made  to  secure  a  uni- 
formity in  text-books  until  the  introduction  of  Dr.  Salem  Town's 
series  of  readers  and  spellers.*  Dr.  Town's  readers  proved 
very  popular,  and  as  Rev.  Ira  Emery  says,  "  were  the  standard 
series  for  many  years."  About  1859,  this  series  began  to  give 
way  to  the  Progressive  series,  by  the  same  author.  These  books 
soon  came  into  general  use,  and,  like  their  predecessors,  were 
much  liked.  The  Progressive  Readers  continued  in  use  until 
the  winter  of  1869-70,  when  David  M.  Norton,  chairman  of 
the  board  of  superintending  school  committee,  visited  the 
schools  of  the  town  and  introduced  books  of  the  Union  series, 
exchanging  even-handed  for  the  old  books.  The  compiler  of 
this  series  was  Charles  W.  Sanders,  A.  M.  The  selections  in 
the  Fifth  or  higher  reader  were  not  of  that  character  calculated  to 
interest  pupils,  though  in  the  other  numbers  they  were  very 
good.     The  spelling-book  contained   the    largest  collection  of 

♦  The  present  multiplicity  of  school  text-books  was  a  thing  wholly  unknown  to 
pupils  in  the  early  town  schools.  The  English  Reader,  Webster's  Spelling-Book,  etc., 
had  but  few  if  any  rivals,  consequently  teachers  and  school  officers  experienced  no 
great  inconvenience  from  want  of  uniformity  in  text-books. 


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unintelligible  words  ever  grouped  together  for  the  use  of 
schools.  These  readers  continued  in  use  until  1873.  At  this 
time,  Joseph  L.  Coughlin,  supervisor  of  schools,  introduced  the 
Franklin  Readers,  by  George  S.  Hillard,  to  a  limited  extent. 
In  1879,  the  writer,  having  been  chosen  supervisor,  found  such 
a  diversity  of  reading-books  in  use  in  the  schools  of  the  town, 
that  he  deemed  a  change  of  books  an  imperative  necessity. 
There  were  found  to  be  the  books  of  no  less  than  eight  differ- 
ent authors  in  use,  and  one  little  fellow  was  found  learning  to 
.  read  from  an  old  copy  of  Webster's  Spelling-Book. 

Prof.  Lewis  Monroe's  series  of  readers  and  spellers  were 
selected  as  best  adapted  to  the  wants  of  the  schools,  and  a 
thorough  exchange  made  by  which  a  uniformity  of  books,  in 
two  important  branches — reading  and  spelling — was  secured. 
The  spellers,  two  in  number,  were  made  up  of  exercises  con- 
taining practical  words  in  every-day  use. 

Notwithstanding  its  euphonious  name,  Webster's  "  New 
Pleasing  Spelling-feook "  was  anything  but  pleasing  to  the 
pupils  who  were  obliged  to  con  its  difficult  lessons.  Rev.  Ira 
Emery,  who  studied  this  book  under  the  tuition  of  Elihu  Nor- 
ton, thus  writes  of  his  recollections :  *'  I  remember  the  spell- 
ing-book very  well,  for  our  lessons  were  hard  to  learn,  and  old 
Elihu  would  put  it  on  to  us  if  we  did  not  *  say  them  well.'  Its 
hard  words  were  anything  but  pleasing  to  us."  Later,  Web- 
ster's New  Elementary  Spelling-Book  was  published,  and  in 
time  displaced  its  famous  predecessor.  The  Elementary  was  a 
decided  improvement  over  the  Pleasing,  and  Dr.  Salem  Town's 
Speller  an  improvement  over  both.  The  words  were  more 
practical  in  Town's  Speller,  and  many  of  them  were  defined  by 
one  or  more  synonyms. 

Kinnie's  Arithmetic,  by  William  Kinnie,  A.  M.,  was  much 
used  in  the  early  town  schools  of  Industry.  This  work  was 
published  by  Goodale,  Glazier  &  Co.,  of  Hallowell,  and  was 
several  times  revised  by  Daniel  Robinson,  for  many  years  editor 
of  the  Maine  Farmer's  Almanac.  This  arithmetic  contained 
many  knotty  questions,  and  was  in  its  day  the  standard  by 
which  the  mathematical  acquirements  of  the  pupil  were  gauged. 


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The  writer  has  frequently  heard  in  his  younger  days  some  of 
the  older  people  boast  of  their  ability  to  solve  **  the  grindstone 
question/'  which  was  considered  one  of  the  most  difficult  in  the 
book.  At  the  high  school  taught  by  Carlton  Parker,  in  1832, 
Nelson  C.  Luce  used  Colburn's  Mental  Arithmetic,  which  was 
regarded  as  a  great  curiosity,  and  was  probably  the  only  one  of 
the  kind  in  town  at  that  time.  As  a  successor  to  Kinnie*s 
Arithmetic,  came  a  **  Practical  and  Mental  Arithmetic"  by  Ros- 
well  C.  Smith.  The  latter  was  less  difficult  than  the  former, 
and  for  some  years  the  pupils  were  about  equally  divided  in 
their  preferences. 

About  the  time  of  the  appearance  of  Smith's  Arithmetic, 
Glazier,  Masters  &  Co.,  of  Hallowell,  published  the  "North 
American  Arithmetic,"  by  Frederick  Emerson.  This  work  was 
used  to  a  very  limited  extent  in  the  schools  of  Industry.  Smith's 
New  Arithmetic  was  superior  to  any  of  its  predecessors,  yet  it 
did  not  come  into  general  use  in  the  town.  There  was 
really  no  uniformity  in  mathematical  text-books  until  Benjamin 
Grecnleaf's  series  was  adopted.  At  first  this  series  consisted 
of  the  Common  School  and  National  Arithmetics,  and  after- 
wards of  an  elementary  book  for  beginners.  This  excellent 
series  was  for  a  long  time  a  favorite,  and  until  very  recently 
Greenleaf's  Practical  Arithmetic,  which  superseded  The  Com- 
mon School,  was  largely  used.  Fish  &  Robinson's  Arithmetic 
was  also  used  to  some  extent  as  the  successor  of  the  Practical. 

The  only  text-books  in  algebra  were  Colburn's  and  Benja- 
min Greenleaf's.  These  were  used  only  to  a  limited  extent  in 
the  high  schools  of  the  town. 

To  aid  beginners  in  the  study  of  English  grammar,  Ezekiel 
Goodale,  of  Hallowell,  conceived  the  idea  of  publishing  an 
abridgement  of  Murray's  English  Grammar.  This  work  was 
copyrighted  in  18 12,  and  was  printed  at  Hallowell  by  a  firm  of 
which  Mr.  Goodale  was  a  member.  This  book,  a  small  i6-mo 
volume  of  68  pages,  in  connection  with  Murray's  work,  was 
used  in  town  for  many  years.  The  next  text-book  in  grammar 
which  came  into  use  in  Industry  was  **  Murray's  English 
Grammar  simplified,"  by  Allen  Fisk  and  published  by  Glazier, 


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Masters  &  Company.  **  Green's  Grammar,"  by  Roscoe  Green, 
was  much  used  in  after  years,  but  did  not  entirely  supersede  the 
text-book  of  Fisk.  About  the  time  of  the  introduction  of 
Town's  readers,  "Weld's  Grammar"  made  its  appearance  and 
was  soon  in  general  use  throughout  the  town.  Up  to  this  time 
the  exercises  for  parsing  had  usually  been  selected  from  the 
pupil's  reading-book,  or  perhaps  from  "  Pope's  Essay  on  Man  ;" 
but  after  Weld's  Grammar  had  gained  considerable  popularity, 
"Weld's  Parsing-Book,"  a  collection  of  prose  and  poetry,  was 
given  to  the  public. 

In  1859,  Ira  Emery,  Jr.,  supervisor  of  schools,  made  a 
thorough  canvass  of  the  town  and  introduced  Gould  Brown's 
series  of  grammars.  After  a  year  or  two,  Weld's  Grammar, 
revised  by  George  P.  Quackenbos,  was  again  introduced  into 
the  schools.  This  text-book  continued  in  use  nearly  ten  years, 
although  in  a  few  of  the  larger  schools  "  Quackenbos's  English 
Grammar"  gained  considerable  popularity. 

About  1869  or  1870,  Simon  Kerl's  English  Grammar  began 
to  find  place  in  some  schools,  and  so  popular  did  it  prove  with 
both  pupil  and  teacher  that  in  the  course  of  a  few  years  it 
came  into  general  use  throughout  the  town. 

In  1881,  Holmes  H.  Bailey,  supervisor,  adopted,  for  the 
term  of  five  years,  William  Swinton's  "Language  Lessons"  and 
"  School  Composition  "  as  the  legal  text-books  in  grammar. 

Not  until  about  i860,  or  a  little  later,  was  United  States 
history  introduced  into  the  schools  of  the  town  as  a  study,  and 
then  only  to  a  very  limited  extent.  As  late  as  1877,  according 
to  the  school-registers  there  was  but  one  pupil  in  town  who 
studied  history.  In  1883  there  were  forty-five  pupils  in  this 
study,  and  for  the  year  ending  March  i,  1891,  the  number  was 
forty-two.  The  earliest  text-book  used  was  one  by  George 
Payn  Quackenbos.  In  1879  a  few  copies  of  Higginson's  • 
"School  History  of  the  United  States"  were  introduced  into 
one  or  two  schools.  The  following  year  a  superintending 
school  committee  of  three  was  elected.  While  in  office  this 
committee  adopted  "Barnes's  School  History,"  a  very  excellent 
work,  for  the  term  of  five  years  as  prescribed  by  law. 


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Probably  the  first  pupils  in  book-keeping  in  this  town  were 
a  small  class  organized  at  West's  Mills  in  the  winter  of  1866-7, 
while  F.  Ronello  Fassett  was  teaching  the  winter  term  of  the 
village  school.  As  this  study  was  not  included  in  the  regular 
course,  Mr.  Fassett  kindly  met  with  the  class,  of  which  the 
writer  was  a  member,  in  the  evening.  Among  the  members  of 
this  class  were  Albert  Willis,  Albanus  D.  Quint,  Alanson 
C.  Bruce,  Hiram  L.  Manter  and  Malon  Patterson,  all  of 
whom  are  now  successful  business  men.  More  recently  this 
study  has  been  included  in  the  common-school  course  of  our 
State,  and  is  now  considered  an  important  branch  of  popular 
education. 

"A  New  System  of  Geography,  Ancient  and  Modern, 
by  Jedidiah  Morse,"  published  in  1784  in  New  Haven, 
Connecticut,  was  the  first  work  of  the  kind  issued  in  America. 
This  work  was  frequently  revised  in  passing  through  its 
various  editions  and,  as  previously  stated,  was  the  only  text- 
book used  in  town.  None  of  the  early  editions  of  this  work 
were  illustrated. 

"An  Introductory  Geography,  by  Roswell  C.  Smith,  A.M.," 
published  in  New  York  City  in  1851,  was  an  excellent  work 
and  contained  a  profusion  of  very  good  wood-engravings. 
About  the  same  time  appeared  "  Parley's  First  Book  of  History 
Combined  with  Geography,"  by  the  Author  of  Peter  Parley's 
Tales.  This  was  a  most  excellent  work  and  could  hardly  have 
failed  to  interest  even  the  youngest  pupils. 

"Colton  and  Fitch's  Geography"  came  into  use  about  i860 
and  was  in  many  respects  a  superior  work.  It  was  profusely 
illustrated  and  had  many  fine  colored  maps.  This  book 
was  afterwards  supplemented  by  an  elementary  work,  and  to- 
gether they  were  the  standard  in  this  important  study  for  ten 
or  twelve  years.  Ere  long,  however,  other  works  were  issued, 
and  at  length  Warren's  geographies  were  substituted  for  Colton 
and  Fitch's.  About  1881  the  school  supervisor  adopted  Swin- 
ton's  series  of  geographies,  and  Warren's  text-books  soon 
disappeared  from  the  schools. 

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educational  methods  of  Industry,  was  effected  in  the  enactment 
of  the  free  text-book  law  by  the  Maine  Legislature  in  1889. 
This  act  provided  that  on  and  after  August  i,  1890,  each  town 
should  furnish  free  school-books  to  all  pupils  attending  its 
schools.  As  the  conditions  under  which  they  would  be  sup- 
plied were  not  well  understood,  the  subject  was  for  a  time  much 
discussed  and  the  new  law  regarded  with  but  little  favor  by  the 
tax-payers  in  town.  By  some  it  was  claimed  that  the  new 
system  would  engender  in  pupils  a  wanton  destruction  of  books, 
thus  rendering  it  more  expensive  than  the  old,  and  many  simi- 
lar objections  were  urged  against  the  new  law.  But  a  practical 
test  of  nearly  two  years  goes  far  to  prove  that  its  advantages 
far  outweigh  the  disadvantages.  At  its  annual  meeting,  March 
3,  1890,  the  town  voted  to  raise  the  sum  of  two  hundred  dol- 
lars for  the  purchase  of  school-books,  in  conformity  with  the 
action  of  the  Legislature  by  which  the  law  was  established. 
In  the  summer  of  1890,  Charles  F.  Oliver,  the  school  super- 
visor, after  some  correspondence  and  a  critical  examination  of 
the  series  of  several  publishers,  selected  as  best  adapted  to  the 
wants  of  pupils  in  Industry  Harper  &  Bros.'  Readers,  a  very  ex- 
cellent series  of  five  numbers ;  also  the  arithmetical  and  geo- 
graphical series  of  the  same  publishers.  These,  with  Eggle- 
ston*s  United  States  History  and  Metcalf's  Spellers,  were 
adopted  for  the  term  of  five  years,  and  a  contract  between  the 
publishers  and  Mr.  Oliver,  in  behalf  of  the  town,  was  closed. 
These  books  are  all  of  a  practical  character,  and  cannot  fail  to 
prove  satisfactory  alike  to  pupil  and  teacher. 


STATISTICAL. 

The  earliest  statistical  knowledge  which  the  author  has  been 
able  to  obtain  relative  to  the  schools  of  Industry,  shows  that  in 
1835  there  were  444  scholars  in  town.  The  second  report  of 
the  State  Board  of  Education,  issued  in  1848,  gives  no  statisti- 
cal information  respecting  the  various  schools,  but  in  1852,  as 
is  learned  from  their  report,  there  were  447  scholars  and  twelve 
school-houses   in   town.     One  of   these   was   built  during    the 


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year  at  a  cost  of  $140.*  The  school  money  raised  in  excess 
of  the  amount  required  by  law  was  $83.60,  and  the  whole 
amount  expended  for  private  schools  was  $105.  To  show  the 
changes  which  thirty  years  have  effected,  and  also  the  present 
status  of  the  educational  interests  in  town,  the  writer  presents 
herewith  a  comparative  table,  compiled  from  the  State  reports 
of  185s,  1885  and  1890: 

1855.        1885.         1890. 


Number  of  Districts  in  town, 

"  parts  of  Districts  in  town, 

"  good  school-houses  in  town, 

"  poor  school-houses  in  town, 

Whole  number  of  scholars  in  town, 

"  "         registered  in  summer  schools, 

Average  number  attending  summer  schools. 
Whole  number  attending  winter  schools, 
Average     " 

Number  of  male  teachers  employed, 
Average  wages  per  month, 
Number  of  female  teachers  employed, 
Average  wages  per  week. 
Amount  of  money  raised  per  scholar, 

A  careful  examination  of  the  foregoing  statistics  reveals 
many  important  facts.  The  number  of  good  school-houses  in 
town  in  1890  is  double  that  of  1855,  while  the  poor  ones  have 
decreased  in  the  same  ratio.  This  shows  great  advancement 
toward  improving  the  school  system  in  the  town.  During  this 
period  the  decrease  in  whole  number  of  pupils  in  town  has 
been  54.7  per  cent.,  yet  there  has  been  a  gain  of  more  than  30 
per  cent,  in  average  attendance  in  the  summer  schools,  and  a 
loss  of  only  8  per  cent,  in  the  average  attendance  in  winter 
schools.     The  increase  in  compensation  of   teachers   bespeaks 


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5 

6 

8 

5 

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360 

216 

197 

>ls,  175 

125 

124 

»,  130 

95 

113 

278 

170 

136 

240 

138 

117 

7 

4 

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^18.50 

^20.45 

$22.00 

10 

13 

'3 

$2.09 

$2.96 

I3.89 

1.32 

2.65 

2.90 

♦  The  house  here  referred  to  was  the  one  at  Withee's  Corner,  built  immediately 
after  the  south  point  of  the  town  was  set  otT  to  New  Sharon.  It  is  supposed  that  the 
cost  as  here  given  represents  only  the  cash  expended  for  material,  as  in  such  in- 
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the  employment  of  those  possessing  wider  experience  and  more 
varied  attainments.  Taken  all  in  all,  the  school  system  of  In- 
dustry was  never  in  so  good  a  condition  as  at  the  present  time. 

SCHOOL   OFFICERS. 

At  the  first  town  meeting  for  the  election  of  officers  after 
the  incorporation  of  the  town,  it  was  voted  that  the  five  high- 
way surveyors  be  a  school  committee.  It  is  presumable  that 
these  gentlemen  also  acted  as  agents  for  their  respective  dis- 
tricts. The  highway  surveyors,  with  the  exception  of  one  or 
two  years,  continued  to  serve  in  this  capacity  up  to  1812,  when 
a  committee  of  three  were  elected  from  each  district  for  four 
of  the  seven  districts  in  town.  In  1815,  the  nine  highway  sur- 
veyors, with  the  addition  of  six  other  persons,  constituted  the 
superintending  school  committee.  This  was  undoubtedly  the 
largest  committee,  numerically,  that  ever  exercised  jurisdiction 
over  the  schools  of  Industry.  School  agents  were  first  elected 
for  the  several  districts  in  1822,  when  it  was  voted  that  James 
Allen,  Supply  B.  Norton  and  Moses  Tolman,  Jr.,  **  should  be  a 
committee  to  inspect  schools."  From  this  date  a  greater  de- 
gree of  interest  was  manifested  in  relation  to  schools,  and  at 
the  annual  meeting  in  1828,  the  committee  were  requested  to 
visit  the  several  schools  in  town  and  report  their  condition  at 
the  next  annual  meeting.  The  people  now  exercised  more 
judgment  in  the  election  of  their  school  committees  and  usually 
selected  men  of  good  education,  many  of  whom  had  been  suc- 
cessful teachers.  Among  others  who  served  on  the  board  may 
be  mentioned :  Dr.  John  A.  Barnard,  Dr.  John  Cook,  Dr.  Jo- 
phanus  Henderson,  Carpenter  Winslow,  Zachariah  Withee, 
Phineas  Tolman,  Elias  B.  Collins  and  Ira  Emery,  Jr.  The  last 
mentioned  gentleman  served  on  the  board  for  many  years,  and 
was  largely  instrumental  in  improving  the  schools  under  his 
care.  By  a  vote  of  the  town,  districts  were  first  allowed  to 
choose  agents  in  185 1.*     The  town  voted  to  elect  a  supervisor 

*  As  early  as  1 829,  the  inhabitants  of  the  Centre  district  were  allowed  to  elect 
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instead  of  a  committee,  in  1858,  and  Elijah  Manter,  Jr.,  was 
chosen  to  that  office.  After  trying  the  supervisor  system  for 
two  years,  they  again  elected  a  committee  of  three,  and  the 
schools  were  under  this  form  of  supervision  until  1872;  since 
that  time,  with  the  exception  of  one  year,  the  office  has  been 
filled  by  a  supervisor.  Among  those  who  have  served  in  the 
latter  capacity  may  be  mentioned:  John  Willis,  Joseph  L. 
Coughlin,  Holmes  H.  Bailey,  Sylvester  S.  Wright,  Charles  F. 
Oliver  and  Frank  H.  Bailey.  Andrew  S.  Emery  is  the  present 
incumbent  in  the  office,  having  been  elected  at  the  annual 
town  meeting  March  7,  1892. 

A  noteworthy  feature  of  the  schools  in  Industry,  is  the  ex- 
cellence of  their  rank  in  attendance.  This,  for  the  year  ending 
March  i,  1885,  was  eight  per  cent,  above  the  State  average,  and 
in  some  former  years  the  difference  has  been  even  greater. 

The  people  of  Industry  have  ever  manifested  a  commenda- 
ble interest  in  educational  matters,  and  many  have  sought  the 
advantages  of  the  State  Normal  and  other  schools  of  a  similar 
grade.  For  the  year  ending  March  i,  1885,  pupils  from  this 
town  had  attended  other  schools  to  the  extent  of  one  hundred 
and  fifty  weeks.  For  the  same  year,  the  number  perfect  in 
attendance,  which  always  had  been  much  larger  than  the  State 
avetage,  was  considerably  increased.  This  result  was  mainly 
secured  through  the  efforts  of  Supervisor  Holmes  H.  Bailey, 
who  offered  neatly  printed  certificates  to  all  perfect  in  attend- 
ance. Although  the  writer  has  been  unable  to  learn  the  exact 
number  perfect  in  attendance,  it  is  believed  that  fully  ninety 
certificates  were  awarded.  The  stimulus  of  Mr.  Bailey's  efforts 
has  been  steadily  felt  down  to  the  present  time,  and  the  num- 
ber perfect  in  attendance  for  the  year  ending  March  i,  1891, 
was  eighty-six.  The  schools  of  Industry  since  the  incorpora- 
tion of  the  town  have  made  steady  improvement,  and  this  is 
more  emphatically  true  of  the  past  forty  years,  ranking  well 
in  this  respect  with  her  sister  towns  in  the  State.  As  a  rule, 
the  teachers  employed  in  the  town  schools  have  been  those 
standing  well  in  their  profession,  some  of  whom  have  since 
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social  and  political  life.  Among  the  early  teachers  in  town 
may  be  mentioned:  Jotham  S.  Gould,  Charles  G.  Norton, 
Allen  H.  Brainerd,  George  A.  Sargent,  in  1833;  Supply  B. 
Norton,  Carpenter  Winslow  and  Clifford  B.  Norton,  in  1834; 
William  E.  Folsom  of  Stark,  with  John  Gower,  Jr.,  and  Stephen 
H.  Hayes  of  Industry,  in  1836.  Also  Abel  H.  Weeks,  Farm- 
ington,  and  Elias  B.  Collins,  of  Industry,  in  1839.  Other 
teachers,  without  regard  to  their  chronological  order,  were: 
Thomas  H.  McLain,  Farmington;  Elijah  Manter,  Jr.,  Truman 
A.  Merrill,  James  S.  Emery,  William  A.  Merrill,  William  W. 
Crompton,  Daniel  S.  Johnson,  George  H.  Boardman,  Edmund 
Hayes,  Ira  Emery,  Jr.,  and  Charles  C.  Cutts,  all  of  Industry. 
John  W.  Perkins,  John  G.  Brown  and  William  F.  Williamson, 
of  Stark;  also  Wm.  S.  Pattee,  John  Gower,  George  E.  Gay, 
Austin  J.  Collins,  George  F.  Palmer,  and  Charles  A.  Alexander, 
who  subsequently  became  a  successful  physician,  and  others. 


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RELIGIOUS  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY. 

The  Baptist   Society. — ^The    Methodists. — ^The   Congregational    Society. — ^The   Free 
Will  Baptists.— ProtesUnt  Methodists,  Etc. 

Says  Esq.  Wm.  Allen,*  '*  Religious  meetings  were  first 
holden  on  the  Gore  at  Deacon  Norton's  by  members  of  the 
Baptist  order,"  and  further,  that  "  Rev.  Sylvanus  Boardman 
visited  the  Deacon  and  preached  the  first  sermon  that  was 
delivered  in  town  in  December,  1 794."  Though  this  is  undoubt- 
edly correct,  the  Baptist  Church  records,  which  date  back  as  far 
as  the  summer  of  1795,  make  no  mention  of  Elder  Boardman 
until  the  year  1818,  therefore  it  is  probable  that  during  early 
years  of  its  existence  the  church  received  only  occasional  visits 
from  him.     , 

Deacon  Nortonf  and  a  few  others  among  the  first  settlers 
were  members  of  the  Baptist  denomination,  and  these  formed 
the  germ  of  the  first  religious  society  organized  in  the  town  of 
Industry.  On  the  12th  day  of  August,  1795,  Elders  Eliphalet 
Smith  and    Isaac  CaseJ  visited  the  settlement  on  the  Gore  for 

*  History  of  Industry^  p.  26. 

t  Stephen  Allen  (  See  Methodism  in  Maine^  p.  16)  says  that  Deacon  Norton  was 
a  Congregationalist.  The  writer  is  of  the  opinion  that  Dr.  .Allen's  information  was 
incorrect. 

J  Elder  Isaac  Case  was  born  in  Rehoboth,  Mass.,  Feb.  25,  1761.  He  was  or- 
dained Sept.  10,  1783,  and  at  once  made  his  way  into  those  parts  of  Maine  into 
which  settlers  were  at  that  time  pressing.  Ten  years  after  his  arrival  in  the  district 
he  assisted  in  the  organization  of  the  Bowdoinham  Association,  with  three  churches  and 
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the  purpose  of  organizing  a  church.  Elder  Smith  preached  a 
forcible  sermon  from  Isaiah  V,,  ^,  after  which  three  persons 
were  baptized  by  Elder  Case.  A  society  was  then  organized, 
consisting  of  nine  members,  and  styled  Church  No.  91  of  the 
Bowdoinham  Association.*  It  was  voted  that  Deacon  Corne- 
lius Norton  should  act  as  deacon,  and  Ebenezer  Norton  was 
chosen  clerk.  Although  there  is  no  conclusive  evidence  of  the 
fact,  it  is  probable  that  Rowland  Luce  was  one  of  the  original 
members  of  this  church. 

The  next  time  that  the  Society  was  favored  with  preaching, 
was  in  February,  1796,  when  Elder  Case  visited  them  and 
preached  at  Benjamin  Cottle's.  During  this  year  John  Spencer 
and  wife  were  admitted  as  members  of  the  church,  and  Eben- 
ezer Norton  was  sent  as  a  delegate  to  the  meeting  of  the  Asso- 
ciation. Elder  Tripp  was  the  next  minister  to  visit  the  newly 
formed  church  on  the  Gore  in  1798.  In  the  latter  part  of  this 
year  Benjamin  Cottle  united  with  the  church,  and  both  he  and 
Mrs.  Cottle,  who  afterwards  joined,  remained  conscientious  and 
influential  members  up  to  the  time  of  their  death.  Rev.  Oliver 
Billings,  of  Fayette,  was  employed  to  preach  in  Industry  a  por- 
tion of  the  time  prior  to  the  year  1 800. 

John  Spencer  was  chosen  a  deacon  of  the  church  in  1800, 
and  four  years  later  was  licensed  as  a  preacher.  Both  Elders 
Cain  and  Smith  visited  the  church  and  preached  in  Industry 
during  this  year.  About  the  same  time  Daniel  Luce,  Jr.,  hav- 
ing made  a  profession  of  religion,  united  with  the  church,  with 
which  he  remained  for  many  years.  He  eventually  left  the 
society,  however,  and  joined  the  Congregationalists. 


in  newly  settled  places,  and  laid  the  foundation  of  many  of  the  earlier  Baptist 
churches.  One  of  these  was  a  church  in  Readfield,  which  he  organized  in  1792, 
and  of  which  he  was  pastor  from  its  organization  up  to  1800.  In  seventeen  years  the 
Bowdoinham  Association  had  grown  from  three  churches  and  one  hundred  and 
eighty-three  members  to  forty-eight  churches  and  two  thousand  one  hundred  and 
twenty-one  members.  He  continued  his  missionary  labors  in  various  parts  of  the 
Slate  till  the  infirmities  of  age  rendered  him  incapable  of  further  work.  He  died 
at  Readfield,  Me.,  Nov.  3,  1852. 

♦This  Society  styled  itself  "  The  Particular  Baptist  Church  in  Industry,"  as  we 
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Rev.  Oliver  Billings,*  of  Fayette,  visited  town  in  June,  1802, 
where  he  preached,  baptized  several  converts  and  administered 
the  Lord's  Supper.  Among  those  baptized  were  Tristram 
Norton  and  wife,  James  Davis,  Sr.,  and  wife,  also  Josiah  Butler. 

Levi  Young  removed  from  New  Vineyard,  early  in  the 
present  century,  and  settled  in  Industry.  He  received  a  license 
**to  speak  and  exhort  in  public"  in  1805,  and  on  the  second 
day  of  September,  1809,  he  was  licensed  to  preach. f 

Deacon  John  Spencer  having  been  expelled  from  the  church 
in  the  winter  of  1808,  Benjamin  Cottle  was  chosen  deacon,  in 
April,  1809,  to  fill  the  vacancy,  and  both  he  and  Deacon  Cor- 
nelius Norton  held  their  offices  as  long  as  they  lived.  During 
the  year  1808,  Elders  Ricker  and  Kendall  preached  in  Indus- 
try, occasionally,  and  baptized  a  few  converts.  Elder  Jason 
Livermore,  of  Hallowell,  spent  two  months  in  town,  during  the 
progress  of  an  extensive  revival  in  the  fall  of  this  year.  As  a 
result  of  his  labors  he  baptized  some  twenty  converts,  nearly  all 
of  whom  united  with  the  Baptist  Church.  He  returned  in  the 
fall  of  1809  and  spent  a  short  time  with  the  society. 

The  church  now  took  measures  to  have  preaching  more 
frequently,  and  Rev.  Oliver  Peabody  was  employed  a  portion 
of  the  time  for  one  or  two  years.  Also,  occasionally.  Elder 
Hooper  of  Paris,  and  Elder  Cain,  of  Clinton.  Abner  C.  Ames 
was  received  as  a  member  of  the  church  in  1 808,  and  in  the 
month  of  June,  1809,  David  Davis  and  wife,  with  their  daughter 
Olive  and  a  few  others,  were  baptized  and  received  into  the 
church  by  Elder  Ricker. 

Elder  Joseph  Adams,  of  Jay,  was  invited  by  the  church  to 
preach  and  administer  the  ordinance  of  baptism  to  several  con- 

*  lie  experienced  religion  under  the  preaching  of  Elder  Eliphalet  Smith,  as  early 
as  1 792,  and  became  an  able  and  efficient  minister  of  the  gospel. 

t  There  is  some  doubt  in  the  writer's  mind  as  to  the  identity  of  the  person 
licensed  to  exhort  in  1805,  the  one  licensed  to  preach  and  the  one  subsequently  or- 
dained an  evangelist  in  1 814.  The  church  records  are  not  clear,  and  only  in  the  last 
named  instance  is  there  anything  to  show  whether  the  senior  or  junior  Mr.  Young 
is  meant.  Accepting  Esq.  Allen's  statement  {History  of  Industry^ p.  27)  as  correct, 
the  author  assumes  that  it  was  the  junior  Mr.  Young  to  whom  both  licenses  men- 
tioned above  were  granted. 


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verts  in  the  fall  of  1 809.  Accordingly,  near  the  close  of  Sep- 
tember he  came,  and  after  services,  baptized  Elijah  Robbins 
and  wife,  Elisha  Robbins,  Henry  Davis  and  Mrs.  Abraham 
Page,  and  received  them  as  members  of  the  church. 

'  Tristram  Daggett,  an  early  pioneer,  having  experienced 
religion,  was  baptized  on  the  9th  of  October,  1809,  and  like- 
wise received  as  a  member  of  the  church.  Among  other  mem- 
bers admitted  during  this  year  were  Peter  Norton,  Deborah  and 
Love  Allen,  daughters  of  Capt.  Wm.  Allen.  Also  about  the 
same  time  Robert  Norton,  son  of  Elijah  and  Margaret  (Gower) 
Norton,  of  Farmington. 

The  first  money  raised  for  church  purposes  was  near  the 
close  of  the  year  18 10,  when  the  conference  voted  to  raise  four 
dollars,  and  Deacon  Cottle  was  chosen  custodian  of  the 
church  funds. 

Elisha  Robbins,  son  of  Ammiel  Robbins,  a  young  man  of 
exemplary  piety,  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  by  an  ecclesiasti- 
cal council,  which  assembled  at  the  dwelling-house  of  Deacon 
Benjamin  Cottle,  on  the  4th  of  October,  18 10.*  Among  the 
ministers  present  and  participating  in  the  exercises  were  Rev. 
Robert  Lowe,  of  Readfield,  Rev.  Oliver  Billings,  of  Fayette, 
Rev.  Thomas  Frances,  of  Leeds,  and  Rev.  Samuel  Sweat,  of 
Farmington.  The  ordination  sermon  was  preached  by  Elder 
Lowe,  prayer  by  Elder  Billings,  charge  to  the  candidate  by 
Elder  Frances,  and  the  right  hand  of  fellowship  was  extended 
to  the  candidate  by  Elder  Sweat. 

Elder  Robbins  lived  but  a  few  days  over  six  months  after 
his  ordination  and  died  April  26,  181 1,  at  the  age  of  twenty-six 
years,  loved  and  respected  by  all. 

Elder  Thomas  Wyman  labored  in  town  for  a  short  time  in 
1 81 2,  and  during  this  year  Dr.  Jonathan  Ambrose  and  wife 
were  received  as  members  of  the  church. 

Thomas  Merrill  came  to  Industry  in  18 10,  in  the  double 
capacity  of  school   teacher  and  preacher.      On   the    13th    of 


♦  William  Allen  says  (History  of  Industry^  p.  2y)  that  he  was  licensed  to 
preach,  and  died  in  1809.  This  is  obviously  erroneous.  See  Robbins  genealogy  in 
Part  Second  of  this  work. 


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October,  1812,  after  having  preached  in  this  town  and  New 
Vineyard  for  upwards  of  two  years,  he  was  ordained  pastor  of 
the  Industry  Baptist  Church  by  an  ecclesiastical  council  which 
met  at  the  house  of  Daniel  Luce,  Jr.,  in  Industry.  The  church 
fixed  Elder  Merrill's  salary  at  $50  for  six  months,  with  board 
for  himself  and  horse.  After  the  expiration  of  the  six  months 
he  was  employed  for  an  additional  period.  In  October,  18 13, 
at  his  own  request,  he  was  dismissed,  and  supplied  the  church 
at  Farmington  for  a  time,  but  subsequently  became  pastor  of 
the  Baptist  Church  at  Fayette.  Elder  Joseph  Palmer  supplied 
preaching  in  town  for  a  short  time  in  18 14,  but  with  what  suc- 
cess is  not  known. 

Levi  Young,  Jr.,  was  ordained  an  evangelist,  at  the  school- 
house  near  Daniel  Luce's,  on  "  Federal  Row,"*  September  7, 
1 814.  Elder  Elias  Taylor,  of  Belgrade,  preached  the  ordina- 
tion sermon;  prayer,  at  the  laying  on  of  hands,  by  Elder 
Joshua  Macomber ;  charge  to  the  candidate,  by  Elder  Thomas 
Merrill,  of  Farmington ;  right  hand  of  fellowship,  by  Elder 
Joseph  Palmer,  of  Industry.  Almost  the  first  duty  of  Elder 
Young  was  to  solemnize  the  marriage  of  Elder  Thomas  Merrill 
and  Deborah  Allen.  Not  having  the  benefits  of  an  early 
education,  and  being  conscious  of  the  fact,  greatly  impaired 
the  effectiveness  of  Elder  Young's  labors,  and  caused  him  after 
a  time  to  relinquish  his  position. 

Robert  Lambert  was  ordained  by  an  ecclesiastical  council, 
Jan.  I,  1 8 19,  and  on  the  fourth  day  of  the  following  April,  the 
society  voted  to  dismiss  and  recommend  him,  but  to  what 
church  the  writer  is  unable  to  learn. 


*The  farm  on  which  this  house  was  located  is  now  (1892)  owned  and  occupied 
by  James  Edgecomb,  but  the  school-house  was  moved  away  many  years  ago.  The 
road  on  which  Mr.  Edgecomb  resides  acquired  the  name  of  "  Federal  Row  "in  the 
following  manner:  Soon  after  the  close  of  the  Revolutionary  War  the  people  be- 
came divided  in  opinion  into  two  parties.  The  one  was  in  favor  of  a  strong  central 
or  constitutional  form  of  government,  a  protective  tariff  and  a  national  bank.  The 
other  was  opposed  to  these  measures  and  committed  to  the  doctrine  of  State  sovcr* 
eignty.  The  former  was  called  Federalists,  the  latter  Ami -Federalists  or  Republicans. 
The  people  living  on  the  road  from  Tibbells's  Corner  westward  to  the  town  line  of 
Farmington,  were  all  Federalists.     Hence  the  name. 


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Ei.,graved  by  Geo.  E.  Johnson,  Boston. 
From  a  photograp  ^  i„mje  about  1865  by  Merrill  of  Farmington,  Me. 


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Ira  Emery,  Sr.,  was  appointed  a  deacon  of  the  church 
April  4,  1 819,  probably  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the 
death  of  Deacon  Cornelius  Norton.  Both  Deacon  Emery  and 
his  wife  were  people  of  eminent  piety,  and  their  lives  were 
adorned  by  the  practice  of  many  christian  virtues.  They  were 
respected  by  all  and  died,  as  they  had  lived,  with  a  strong 
hope  of  a  blessed  immortality  beyond  the  grave. 

Seven  members  were  relinquished  in  January,  1820,  by  the 
Industry  church,  to  unite  with  a  society  which  had  just  been 
organized  in  Anson. 

Rev.  Sylvanus  Boardman,  of  New  Sharon,  was  employed  to 
preach  once  in  four  weeks  in  182 1-2,  either  at  Rowland  Luce's 
or  at  some  other  private  house  or  school-house,  in  different 
parts  of  the  town. 

Christopher  Sanborn  Luce  experienced  religion  in  his 
youth,  and  was  received  into  the  church  in  June,  1825.  The 
following  interesting  item  concerning  him,  was  clipped  from 
Zion*s  Advocate:  "Rev.  C.  S.  Luce,  of  Poway,  San  Diego 
County,  California,  arrived  at  Allen's  Mills,  Industry,  his  native 
town.  May  22d,  [1882].  It  is  fifty-three  years  since  he  first 
left  town  and  twenty-five  since  he  visited  this  locality.  The 
elder  is  seventy-four  years  old,  and  remarkably  smart  and  active. 
In  early  boyhood  he  was  converted,  and  baptized  in  Clear 
Water  Pond,  in  Industry,  by  Rev.  Sylvanus  Boardman,  the 
father  of  George  Dana  Boardman,  the  missionary  to  Burmah. 
He  finds  but  one  or  two  families  of  his  early  acquaintances, 
and  but  five  persons  whom  he  recognized.  He  is  collecting 
the  names  of  his  relatives,  which  number  over  150  souls.  He 
has  visited  the  graves  of  his  parents,  brothers  and  sisters,  and 
the  old  farm  where  he  once  lived,  recalling  many  pleasant 
memories  with  the  many  sad  ones.  Elder  Luce  has  been  hold- 
ing a  series  of  meetings,  which  were  of  much  interest  and  gave 
general  satisfaction.  He  has  preached  in  the  old  meeting-house 
which  he  helped  to  build  fifty  years  ago ;  also  gave  liberally  for 
its  repair  this  year.     Here  his  grandparents,*  parents,  brothers 

*This  statement  is  not  compatible  with  the  facts  in  the  case.  Both  of  Rev.  Mr. 
Luce*s  grandparents  died  prior  to  the  erection  of  this  house  of  worship. —  IV,  C.  H, 


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and  sisters,  uncles  and  aunts,  have  worshipped,  but  now  are 
passed  away.  He  finds  but  one  brother  and  a  half-sister  now 
living,  eight  having  passed  over  the  river.  He  attended  the 
reunion  of  his  brother's  family,  where  there  were  four  genera- 
tions present.  Elder  Luce  has  been  an  arduous  worker  in  his 
Master's  vineyard,  and  been  the  means  of  much  good."  He 
has  baptized  during  his  ministry  over  1,300  persons. 

Datus  T.  Allen  was  received  into  the  church  by  letter.  May 
14,  1827,  and  on  the  21st  of  February,  1828,  was  ordained 
and  installed  pastor  of  the  society;  the  ecclesiastical  council 
assembling  at  the  house  of  Deacon  Cottle  on  the  day  previous, 
for  the  purpose  of  examining  the  candidate  and  making  other 
preliminary  arrangements  for  the  occasion.  Among  those  pres- 
ent were  Elder  Sylvanus  Boardman  from  the  church  of  New 
Sharon,  Elder  John  Butler  from  Winthrop,  and  Elder  Joseph 
Torrey  from  Strong.  Elder  Torrey  preached  the  ordination 
sermon,  and  Elder  Boardman  made  the  ordination  prayer,  gave 
the  charge  and  extended  the  right  hand  of  fellowship  to  the 
candidate,  while  to  Elder  Butler  was  assigned  the  duty  of  mak- 
ing the  closing  prayer. 

Jared  F.  Eveleth  made  a  profession  of  religion  at  the  age 
of  fourteen  years,  and  in  June,  1828,  was  baptized  and  united 
with  the  church  in  his  native  town.  He  began  to  preach  in 
1858,  and  has  filled  many  important  positions.  He  is  at  pres- 
ent (1892)  living  in  the  town  of  Bluehill,  Me.,  having  retired 
from  the  more  active  duties  of  his  calling  in  consequence  of  his 
advanced  years. 

Hebron  Luce  was  received  into  the  church  in  1828,  and  in 
1 83 1,  James  Davis,  Jr.,  and  wife,  also  Benj.  Franklin  Norton. 

By  the  acquisition  of  wealthy  and  influential  members,  the 
Industry  Baptist  Church  had  become  an  organization  of  con- 
siderable importance,  and  its  prospects  were  decidedly  en- 
couraging.* For  the  most  part  the  members  were  people  of 
sterling   character,  and    included   some   of   the    most   worthy 


*The  Kennebec  Baptist  Association  was  organized  in  1830,  and   held  its  first 
meeting  with  the  Industry  church,  at  the  Centre  Meeting-House. 


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residents  of  the  town.  In  1832  the  church  raised  by  subscrip- 
tion a  sum  sufficient  to  purchase  a  communion  service. 

There  is  no  means  of  learning  just  how  much  of  the  time 
Elder  Datus  Allen  preached  in  Industry  prior  to  1832,  but  in 
the  month  of  September  of  that  year  the  society  voted  to  hire 
him  one-fourth  of  the  time  for  six  months,  fixing  his  salary  at 
$65,  or  at  the  rate  of  $520  per  year.  Carlton  Parker,  a 
licentiate  from  Waterville  College,  was  also  engaged  to  occupy 
the  pulpit  a  short  time  in  connection  with  Elder  Allen. 

A  church  was  organized  in  Stark  on  the  26th  day  of  June, 
1833,  consisting  of  about  fifteen  members,  a  number  of  mem- 
bers from  the  Industry  church  having  been  previously  dismissed 
to  join  this  newly  organized  society.*  Elder  Allen  was  en- 
gaged as  their  pastor  and  preached  to  them  a  portion  of  the 
time.  He  was  subsequently  dismissed  to  that  church  March  3, 
1838.  He  died  at  his  former  residence  in  Industry,  May  30, 
1862,  aged  73  years. 

During  the,  autumn  of  1833  we  find  Elder  William  Wyman, 
of  Livermore,  visiting  the  church  at  Industry,  where  he  also 
preached.  On  the  ninth  of  November  the  church  voted  to 
hire  him,  but  for  how  long  a  time  is  not  known.  He  preached 
one-fourth  of  the  time  at  the  Centre  Meeting-House,  and 
probably  about  as  often  at  West's  Mills.  In  the  fall  of  1836 
the  society  chose  a  committee  to  settle  with  him,  consequently 
one  might  infer  that  his  labors  extended  up  to  that  date. 
Elder  Allen  was  also  invited  to  preach  during  this  time  **  as 
opportunity  offered." 

The  church  invited  William  Smith  to  preach  at  the  Centre 
Meeting-House  on  March  6,  1836,  and  were  so  well  pleased 
with  his  effort  that  they  voted  to  license  him  as  a  preacher. 
Shortly  after  this  he  moved  to  Belgrade,  where  he  was  ordained 
a  minister  of  the  Baptist  Church. 


*  In  1856  this  society  erected  a  small  house  of  worship  in  Stark,  near  the  In- 
dustry line.  This  house  was  not  completed  until  the  following  year,  and  was  dedi- 
cated in  the  fall.  It  was  commonly  known  as  "  The  Union  Street  Church,"  and 
after  some  years  fell  into  disuse.  At  length  it  was  sold,  torn  down  and  moved  away 
in  the  fall  of  1882. 


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Elder  William  Cross  was  employed  to  preach  in  town  for 
a  short  time  in  1836. 

In  1837  ^^  church  voted  to  raise  fifty-four  dollars  to  be 
expended  in  preaching.  Elder  Haynes,  it  appears,  preached 
in  town  occasionally  in  1838,  and  Elder  Leach  the  following 
year. 

As  the  result  of  an  extensive  revival  in  1840,  under  the 
labors  of  Elder  John  Butler,  of  Winthrop,  assisted  by  Rev. 
John  Perham,  of  Industry,  a  large  number  were  added  both  to 
the  Baptist  and  Congregational  churches. 

A  gentleman  by  the  name  of  Pearson,  probably  a  licentiate, 
preached  to  the  society  by  invitation,  for  three  months  in  1842. 
James  S.  Emery,  a  son  of  Deacon  Ira  Emery,  was  received 
into  the  church  during  this  year.  He  removed  to  Lawrence, 
Kansas,  about  1854,  where  he  still  resides,  an  influential  and 
highly  respected  citizen. 

Eben  G.  Trask,  a  young  man  of  considerable  ability,  was 
licensed  to  preach  April  i,  1843.  ^^  the  month  of  September 
following,  he  was  engaged  to  preach  in  town  for  the  term  of 
one  year.  On  the  5th  of  December,  1844,  after  the  expiration 
of  the  term  of  his  engagement,  he  was  ordained  a  minister  of 
the  Baptist  Church,  the  services  being  held  at  West's  Mills.  In 
the  month  of  May,  1845,  ^^  society  engaged  him  to  preach 
one-half  of  the  time  for  one  year.  From  this  date  up  to  1849, 
a  break  occurs  in  the  records  of  the  church,  and  consequently 
but  little  is  known  concerning  the  affairs  of  the  society  during 
this  period.  During  the  last  mentioned  year  we  find  Rev.  J. 
M.  Follett  acted  as  pastor  of  the  society,  and  in  the  following 
year  the  pulpit  was  supplied  by  Elder  Miller. 

Elder  T.  Brownson,  an  Englishman  by  birth,  was  employed 
as  pastor  in  1852  or  1853.  In  1854  the  society  numbered  fifty- 
six  members. 

Ira  Emery,  Jr.,  a  young  man  of  eminent  piety,  was  licensed 
to  preach  Dec.  22,  1866,  and  after  laboring  with  the  society  a 
little  more  than  a  year  he  was  dismissed,  at  his  own  request, 
and  joined  the  Free  Will  Baptist  Church. 

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in  Industry  once  in  four  weeks.  During  this  year  Thomas 
Stevens  and  wife  moved  into  town,  and  were  received  by  letter 
from  the  Anson  church. 

In  1873  and  1874,  Elder  Heath  preached  occasionally  in 
town.  At  this  time  there  were  only  seven  resident  members. 
The  membership  having  been  reduced  to  four  in  1885,  the 
church  was  disbanded,  and  the  members,  viz. :  Thomas  Stevens, 
Sarah  Stevens,  Jesse  Luce  and  Sophronia  Norton,  were  received 
into  the  Farmington  church.*  Afterward,  Rev.  Edward  A. 
Mason,  of  the  Farmington  church,  preached  in  Industry  occa- 
sionally until  his  removal  to  another  field  of  labor  in  1886. 

Prior  to  its  annexation  to  the  Farmington,  and  when  it  was 
a  large  and  flourishing  society,  preaching  was  also  supplied 
by  such  ministers  as  Revs.  Arthur  Drinkwater,  John  Haines, 
Squire  Sherburne  Brownson,  and  William  E.  Morse,  who 
labored  with  the  church  a  part  of  the  time  in  1859. 

HISTORY   OF   METHODISM. t 

In  August,  1793,  some  six  years  after  the  first  settlement  of 
the  town.  Rev.  Jesse  Lee,  a  noted  Methodist  preacher,  was  sent 
to  the  District  of  Maine,  by  the  New  England  Conference,  and 
came  as  far  north  as  the  settlement  at  Farmington.  After 
traveling  extensively  in    his  new  field    he   returned    to    Lynn, 


♦  Mr.  Luce  is  now  (1892)  the  only  surviving  resident  member. 

t  The  author  completed  this  sketch  about  the  time  Dr.  Stephen  Allen  began 
preparing  hi*  elaborate  work,  "  Methodism  in  Maine."  On  receiving  Dr.  Allen's 
circular  of  inquiry,  the  pastor  on  Industry  circuit  being  unable  to  gather  much  of 
importance  from  members  of  the  society,  applied  to  the  author  for  assistance.  Wish- 
ing to  oblige,  the  manuscript  was  placed  in  his  hands  and  permission  given  to  copy 
such  parts  as  he  might  deem  of  value  to  Dr.  Allen.  The  copy  was  made  in  extenso, 
and  forwarded  without  the  least  hint  as  to  the  source  of  his  information.  Dr. 
Allen,  on  learning  of  this  some  years  later,  employed  every  means  at  his  command 
to  correct  the  error  into  which  he  had  unintentionally  fallen.  A  short  lime  before  his 
death  he  wrote  for  the  Farmington  (Me.)  Chronicle  a  very  flattering  notice  of  the 
History  of  Industry,  from  which  we  take  the  liberty  to  make  the  following  extract : 
"The  sketch  of  the  Methodist  Society  in  Industry,  as  given  in  the  history  of*  Metho- 
dism in  Maine,'  was  prepared  by  Dr.  Hatch,  though  from  no  fault  of  the  under- 
signed, credited  to  another  person."  *  ♦  *  [Signed]  S.  Allen.  This  explanation 
is  made  by  the  author,  that  his  readers  may  not  adjudge  him  guilty  of  plagiarism. 


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Mass.,  near  the  close  of  October,  1793,  and  remained  in  the 
vicinity  of  that  place  till  January,  1794,  when  he  started  on  a 
second  visit  to  the  District  of  Maine.  According  to  his  Jour- 
nal* he  visited  New  Vineyard  and  preached  there,  June  2, 
1 794.  He  subsequently  (see  /.  8y)  preached  to  a  large  con- 
gregation at  Farmington  Falls,  in  Deacon  Francis  Tufts's  barn. 
Neither  Lee  in  his  Journal,  nor  Butler  in  his  History  of  Farm- 
ington, mentions  this  second  visit  to  that  town.  Lee  planned 
a  circuit  for  succeeding  ministers,  and  at  the  conference,  July 
25,  1794,  Philip  Wager  and  Thomas  Coopf  were  appointed  to 
take  charge  of  a  circuit  which  embraced  the  whole  of  the 
District  of  Maine,  and  Rev.  Mr.  Lee  was  made  presiding  elder. 
Lee  came  to  Maine  in  November,  1 794,  and  near  the  close  of 
that  month  started  over  a  lonely  way  to  visit  the  settlements  on 
Sandy  River.  He  preached  in  Middletown  (Strong),  Novem- 
ber 27th,  and  immediately  returned  to  Farmington.  On  Mon- 
day, Dec.  I,  1794,  having  procured  a  guide, J  Rev.  Mr.  Lee  set 
out  to  visit  the  settlements  at  Industry,  New  Vineyard,  Anson 
and  Stark.  He  visited  the  settlement  on  the  Gore  with  the 
intention  of  preaching  at  Deacon  Cornelius  Norton's,  but  owing 
to  sickness  in  the  Deacon's  family,  the  plan  was  deemed  infeasi- 
ble  and  he  went  on  to  Daniel  Luce's  in  New  Vineyard,  where 
he  spent  the  night  and  preached  on  the  following  morning.§ 


♦  Methodism  in  Maine^  p.  /^,  by  Stephen  Allen,  D.  D. 

t  Stephen  Allen,  D.  D.,  in  his  "  Methodism  in  Maine,"  makes  no  mention  of  this 
gentleman  or  his  labors,  but  writes  the  author  under  the  date  of  March  17,  1888:  "  I 
notice  your  mention  of  Rev.  Thomas  Coop  with  Rev.  Philip  Wager,  as  preachers,  in 
1794.  You  are  undoubtedly  correct.  In  my  account  of  Industry  circuit  I  do  not 
mention  Thomas  Coop.  His  name  is  entirely  omitted  by  Dr.  Abel  Stevens  in  his 
History,  and  I  was  led  to  omit  his  name  by  taking  my  sketch  mainly  from  Sievens. 
Mr.  Coop  was  on  what  was  called  the  Readfield  circuit,  but  a  short  time,  so  far  as  I 
can  learn,  and  his  name  does  not  appear  on  the  early  records  of  Readfield  circuit. 
According  to  Bangs's  History  he  was  soon  after  1 794  expelled,  and  no  account  is 
given  of  him  in  any  Methodist  history  that  I  have  seen.  So  our  historians  have 
passed  over  his  name  in  silence." 

X  The  guide  who  accompanied  Mr.  Lee,  according  to  Rev.  John  Perrin,  was 
Capt.  John  Thompson,  of  Industry. 

§  Allen's  History  of  Industry  (see  p.  28)  gives  the  date  as  December  1st,  as 
does  also  Dr.  Stephen  Allen's  "  Methodism  in  Maine  "  (see p.  j/i ),  but  in  a  more  de- 


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The  writer  is  unable  to  learn  anything  regarding  the  labors 
of  Wager  and  Coop,  and  is  uncertain  whether  they  visited  the 
Gore  settlement  or  not.  In  1 795  Rev.  Enoch  Mudge  and  Elias 
Hull  were  appointed  as  successors  of  Wager  and  Coop.  They 
visited  the  settlement  on  the  Gore  and  preached  occasionally 
at  Abner  Norton's.  During  their  labors  here,  Mr.  Norton  and 
his  wife,  with  several  of  their  children,  made  a  profession  of 
religion,  as  did  also  Daniel  Collins  and  several  others.  These 
converts  were  organized  into  a  society  and  a  class  was  formed. 
The  class  gained  numbers  rapidly  and  Methodist  preaching  was 
furnished  once  in  four  weeks,  either  at  Mr.  Norton's  or  Mr. 
Collins's,  for  many  years. 

The  author  recalls  an  anecdote  related  to  him  by  one  of 
the  early  members,  illustrating  the  inconveniences  of  pioneer 
life :  *'  On  one  occasion  the  quarterly  meeting  was  held  at 
Abner  Norton's,  and  as  was  the  usual  custom,  the  person  at 
whose  house  the  meeting  was  held  furnished  refreshments  for 
those  in  attendance.  In  those  days  the  settlers'  china  closets 
did  not  contain  a  superabundance  of  table  ware,  and  in  this  in- 
stance the  demand  was  far  in  excess  of  the  supply.  To  remedy 
this  deficiency,  a  quantity  of  nice  large  maple  chips  were  pro- 
cured, from  which  the  food  was  eaten,  in  lieu  of  plates." 

Elders  Mudge  and  Hull  were  succeeded  in  the  pastorate  in 
1 796,  by  Rev.  John  Broadhead.  About  this  time  a  second  class 
was  formed  at  the  house  of  Esquire  Herbert  Boardman,  who 
settled  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  Asa  Q.  and  Calvin  B.  F'ish,  in 
the  fall  of  1795.  Both  Esquire  Boardman  and  his  wife  were 
consistent  members  of  the  Methodist  Church  for  many  years. 

Capt.  John  Thompson,  afterwards  a  licensed  local  preacher, 
succeeded  in  forming  a  class  in  hi^  neighborhood  in  1798. 
Capt.  Thompson  was  an  assiduous  laborer  in  his  Master's  vine- 
yard, and  through  the  instrumentality  of  his  preaching  much 
good  was  accomplished. 


tailed  account  of  Mr.  Lee's  labors  (see  p.  /6)y  Dr.  Allen  gives  as  staled  I)y  the 
author.  Esq.  William  Allen  declares  this  to  have  been  the  first  sermon  preached  in 
New  Vineyard,  which,  according  to  Lee's  journal,  is  incorrect.  Rev.  Mr.  Lee 
preached  his  first  as  well  as  ihe  first  scrnnon  in  New  Vineyard  June  2,  1794. 


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In  1802  Esquire  John  Gower,  also  a  licensed  local  preacher, 
moved  from  Farmington  and  settled  in  the  south  part  of  the 
town.  Here  he  formed  a  class  and  preached  as  opportunity 
offered  for  many  years,  until  that  insidious  disease,  consump- 
tion, made  such  inroads  upon  his  health  as  to  entirely  incapaci- 
tate him  for  further  labor.  Esq.  William  Allen  says  of  him : 
**  He  was  a  man  of  much  firmness  and  decision,  of  a  benevolent 
disposition,  of  strong  mind  and  of  strict  integrity,  a  useful 
citizen,  highly  respected  by  all  who  knew  him."  The  exem- 
plary christian  lives  of  such  men  as  Capt.  Thompson  and 
Esquire  Gower  were  powerful  auxiliaries  in  behalf  of  early 
Methodism  in  Industry,  and  at  the  same  time  exercised  a 
salutary  restraining  influence  over  the  more  turbulent  portion 
of  the  populace.  At  all  times  these  good  men  were  ready 
and  willing  to  acknowledge  the  power  and  goodness  of  God, 
and  by  earnest  appeals  urged  others  to  avail  themselves  of 
His  precious  promises. 

Prior  to  1809,  Industry  was  not  a  separate  circuit,  but  was 
an  appointment  on  the  Norridgewock  circuit.  But  in  this  year 
we  find  it  mentioned  as  a  circuit,  and  Rev.  Isaiah  Emerson 
stationed  here  as  preacher  in  charge. 

Rev.  Howard  Winslow,  a  local  Methodist  preacher  of  note, 
everywhere  known  as  Father  Winslow,  often  preached  in  In- 
dustry during  a  period  dating  from  his  earliest  efforts  in  1812, 
up  to  near  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  June,  1858. 
Although  Father  Winslow's  educational  advantages  were  limited, 
he  was  in  the  fullest  sense  of  the  term  one  of  Nature's  noble- 
men. Simple  and  unostentatious  in  his  habits  of  life,  meek  and 
inoffensive  in  his  disposition,  he  won  a  strong  position  in  the 
affections  of  the  people  of  Industry,  and  many  were  gathered 
into  the  fold  through  the  influence  of  his  teachings.  Anec- 
dotes showing  the  truly  wonderful  power  of  his  preaching,  in 
this  town,  are  related  in  his  biography. 

Daniel  Collins,  Jr.,  made  a  profession  of  religion  in  early 
life,  joined  the  class,  and  was  a  licensed  local  preacher,  in  which 
capacity  he  labored  with  considerable  acceptance  for  several 
years.     From  the  earliest  Methodist  preaching  up  to  1825,  no 


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statistical  knowledge  of  the  Industry  church  is  attainable.  Up 
to  1825  Maine  had  no  conference,  but  was  under  the  jurisdic- 
tion of  the  New  England  Conference.  The  first  session  of  the 
Maine  Conference  was  held  by  the  clergy  at  Gardiner,  com- 
mencing July  7,  1825.  This  separation  established  a  new  era 
in  the  history  of  Methodism  in  Maine,  for  during  this  year  we 
find  the  first  attempt  made  to  keep  a  record  of  proceedings 
and  a  list  of  members,  by  the  church  in  Industry.  At  this 
time  the  circuit  included  Stark  and  New  Vineyard,  with  por- 
tions of  Anson,  New  Portland  and  Strong.  At  that  time  there 
were  four  classes  in  Industry,  viz. :  Class  No.  i  having  a  mem- 
bership of  twenty-one,  with  Robert  Thompson,  a  licensed 
exhorter,  as  leader,  and  Lemuel  Howes,  Jr.,  assistant  leader. 
In  this  class  the  female  members  were  largely  in  the  majority. 
Among  the  male  members  were  Ichabod  Johnson,  Wesley 
Thompson  and  a  few  others.  Class  No.  2,  with  thirty-five 
members  and  Nehemiah  Howes,  leader.  Among  its  more 
prominent  members  were  Esq.  John  Gower,  of  whom  mention 
has  already  been  made,  and  Nahum  Baldwin,  Jr.  Class  No.  3, 
at  the  head  of  Clear  Water  Pond,  Peter  Daggett,  leader,  had 
twenty-one  members.  Among  these  were  Daniel  Collins,  Sr., 
Obed  Norton  and  Zepheniah  Luce,  together  with  their  wives ; 
also  Isaac  Norton  and  B.  Ashley  Collins.  Class  No.  4,  at 
West's  Mills,  was  formed  December  9th,  1824,  with  thirteen 
members  and  Matthew  Benson  for  leader.  Although  having 
the  smallest  membership  of  any  class  in  town,  it  contained 
some  of  the  wealthiest  and  most  influential  members  in  the 
church.  William  Cornforth,  a  licensed  exhorter  of  much  abil- 
ity, was  a  member  of  this  class,  as  was  also  Esq.  Peter  West 
and  wife,  Peter  W.  Willis  and  wife,  Capt.  Benjamin  Manter, 
James  Manter  and  James  Stevens.  John  Gott  and  wife  joined 
the  class  .April  19,  1825,  and  on  the  same  day  Mr.  Gott  was 
appointed  leader.  During  the  year  the  various  classes  added 
largely  to  their  numbers  by  receiving  into  full  connection  many 
who  had  been  taken  on  probation.  David  Davis  and  wife 
made  a  profession  of  religion  in  1824,  and,  after  the  prescribed 
period  of  probation,  were   received   as  **  members   in   full  con- 


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nection."  Their  son,  Nathaniel  M.,  experienced  religion  in 
1825,  joined  the  class,  and  in  due  time  was  received  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  church.  In  after  life  he  took  an  active  part  in 
prayer  and  social  meetings,  and  was  a  class  leader  at  the  time 
of  his  death,  October  19,  1843. 

In  June,  1825,  a  camp-meeting  was  held  in  a  grove  near 
Capt.  John  Thompson's.  There  were  a  dozen  or  fifteen  rude 
cloth  tents  erected  on  the  ground  with  a  stand  made  of  poles 
and  a  few  rough  boards.  The  total  expense  to  be  paid  by  the 
encampment  was  only  eleven  dollars !  This  amount  was 
promptly  raised  by  taking  up  a  collection.  Father  Thompson, 
as  he  was  often  called,  took  an  active  part  in  the  meetings. 
Among  the  converts  was  the  late  John  Allen,  who  has  since 
won  the  title  of  "  Campmceting  John "  by  his .  fondness  for 
attending  those  religious  gatherings.  Soon  after  his  conversion 
he  received  an  exhorter's  license,  and  in  1828,  that  of  a  local 
preacher,  which  he  held  for  seven  years,  frequently  participat- 
ing in  revival  work.  In  1835  he  was  admitted  to  the  Maine 
Conference,  where  he  labored  with  success,  as  a  circuit  minister, 
for  many  years.  On  twelve  circuits,  after  joining  the  confer- 
ence, he  baptized  648  converts,  or  an  average  of  54  for  each 
circuit.  In  several  instances  the  number  exceeding  one  hun- 
dred on  a  single  circuit.  After  traveling  on  circuits  for  twenty- 
two  years,  he  became  an  evangelist,  in  which  capacity  he 
labored  in  various  places  in  Maine  and  Massachusetts,  and  in 
nearly  every  instance  his  labors  were  blessed  by  a  reformation. 
For  the  ten  years  or  more  that  he  thus  labored  he  kept  no 
account  of  the  number  converted,  but  left  this  to  the  preach- 
ers in  charge.  "But,"  says  Elder  Allen,  *'I  hesitate  not  to  say 
that  quite  a  number  of  hundred  were  converted  during  these 
years."  He  lived  to  the  ripe  age  of  nearly  ninety-two  and 
one-half  years,  and  died  August  31,  1887,  while  attending  the 
East  Livermore  Camp-meeting. 

William  Frederic,  of  Stark,  who  died  March  19,  1892,  and 
Samuel  Patterson,  of  thjs  town,  also  deceased,  were  converted 
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same  place   in  September,  1826,  was  well  attended,  and  nearly 
one  hundred  persons  were  converted  during  its  continuation. 

In  the  fall  of  1841*  a  camp-meeting  was  held  in  a  grove  on 
the  farm  of  David  Merry,t  one  mile  north  from  West's  Mills, 
and  was  known  as  John  Allen's  Camp-meeting,  from  the  fact 
that  he  was  the  originator  of  the  project.  At  this  meeting 
Rev.  Heman  Nickerson  presided,  but  was  called  away  when  the 
meeting  was  about  half  through.  On  leaving,  Elder  Nickerson 
put  the  management  into  Elder  Allen's  hands,  who  conducted 
it  to  a  successful  termination.  Quite  a  number  were  con- 
verted during  the  week,  and  on  the  whole  it  was  a  very  prosper- 
ous meeting.  •*  This,"  says  the  venerable  Campmeeting  John, 
**was  the  only  time  I  acted  as  presiding  elder  at  a  camp- 
meeting."  During  the  last  days  of  the  meeting  a  band  of 
rowdies,  from  Anson,  calling  themselves  **  Shad-eyes,"t  made  a 
great  deal  of  disturbance  about  the  encampment.  They  were 
joined  by  a  few  of  the  more  dissolute  young  men  from  Indus- 
try and  during  the  night,  before  the  breaking  up  of  the  en- 
campment in  the  morning,  their  yells  and  bowlings  became 
hideous  in  the  extreme.  They  also  boasted  **  That  they  would 
carry  Allen  (meaning  Campmeeting  John)  off  before  morning." 
How  well  they  succeeded  we  will  allow  Elder  John  to  relate  in 
his  own  quaint  yet  forcible  language :  "  On  hearing  their  threat 
I  felt  somewhat  alarmed,  but  called  out  a  watch  to  go  among  them 
and  if  possible  ascertain  the  names  of  the  leaders.  The  men 
took  lanterns  and  went  up  into  the  field  where  the  desperadoes 


*  Authority  of  Rev.  John  Allen.  Mrs.  Warren  Cornforth,  who  possesses  a  remark- 
ably retentive  memory,  says  this  date  is  incorrect.  She  states  that  her  father,  Col. 
Benjamin  Luce,  who  died  July  14,  1S42,  was  ill  and  died  during  the  progress  or  very 
soon  after  the  close  of  this  meeting.  Elder  Allen  was  the  circuit  minister  and 
attended  Col.  Luce's  funeral.  The  conference  which  appointed  him  to  this  pastorate 
convened  at  Skowhegan,  July  21,  1841,  and  the  following  year  he  was  sent  to  an- 
other Beld  of  labor.  The  author  is  inclined  to  believe  Elder  Allen's  memory  was 
slightly  at  fault  in  this  instance,  and  to  accept  the  date  as  given  by  Mrs.  Cornforth. 

t  This  farm  is  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Charles  F.  Oliver. 

^This  band  existed  for  some  years  and  became  the  terror  of  all  law-abiding 
citizens  in  the  communities  they  were  wont  to  infest.  Their  depredations  became  of 
such  frequent  occurrence  that,  among  the  inhabitants  shad-eying  and  malicious  mis- 
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were  making  great  outcry.  One  of  their  number,  from  Indus- 
try, not  wishing  to  be  recognized,  on  seeing  our  men,  ran  and 
pitched  over  a  fence  in  order  to  elude  them.  He  was  caught, 
however,  and  brought  to  the  light,  when  it  was  discovered  that 
it  was  a  man  by  the  name  of  Allen, — the  son  of  a  Baptist 
minister.  He  offered  to  go  back  and  quell  the  racket  and  pay 
money  if  they  would  not  reveal  his  name.  The  night  wore 
away,  and  the  next  morning,  as  we  were  about  packing  up,  I 
told  the  people,  the  last  threat  I  heard  from  the  rowdies  was 
that '  Allen  would  be  carried  off  before  morning,'  and  so  it  was, 
but  it  did  not  prove  to  be  mey 

In  1823*  a  meeting-house  was  built  near  Capt.  John  Thomp- 
son's. In  erecting  this  house  Capt.  Thompson  was  largely 
instrumental,  giving  liberally  in  material  and  money.  At  his 
mill  the  necessary  lumber  was  sawed,  and  the  house  was  almost 
universally  known  as  the  Thompson  Meeting-House.  It  was 
occasionally  called  the  Red  Meeting-House,  from  the  fact  that 
it  was  painted  red  on  the  outside.  By  the  most  strenuous 
efforts  the  frame  was  raised,  boarded  and  finished  outside 
the  first  season,  but  for  some  years  the  inside  remained 
unfinished  and  the  congregation  were  obliged  to  sit  on  rough 
plank  seats.  The  pulpit  first  erected  was  a  huge  affair,  access 
to  which  was  gained  by  a  flight  of  stairs  on  the  back  side.  When 
standing,  the  parson's  head  and  shoulders  could  just  be  seen 
above  the  top  of  the  desk.  Afterwards  the  inside  was  finished, 
and  years  later  the  pulpit  was  rebuilt  in  a  more  modern  style. 
This  was  the  first,  and  with  one  exception,  the  only  Methodist 
meeting-house,  strictly  speaking,  ever  built  in  Industry.  For 
years  large  congregations  gathered  here  to  worship,  but  in 
time  other  houses  were  built  in  contiguous  localities,  and 
the  tide  of  church-goers  turned  in  other  directions.  It  was 
torn  down  in  the  winter  of  1872-3,  and  moved  to  Goodridge's 


♦Dr.  Allen's  Methodism'  in  Maine  gives  the  date  as  1822  (see  pp.  ^12,^28). 
This  date  was  drawn  from  the  author's  own  manuscript  (see  note  p.  2g2  >,  but  in  the 
final  revision  the  change  was  made  in  consequence  of  newly  discovered  evidence. 
Of  the  early  days  of  this  house  Dr.  Stephen  Allen  writes :  "  I  sometimes  attended 
meeting  in  the  Thompson  Meeting-House  and  heard  lively  singing  and  loud  shout- 
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Corner,  where  it  was  rebuilt  as  a  factory  for  the  Enterprise 
Cheese  Company.  Thus  was  forever  obliterated  one  of  the 
most  important  mementos  of  early  Methodism  in  Industry,  and 
one  with  which  the  name  of  good  old  Father  Thompson 
was  inseparably  connected. 

General  prosperity  attended  the  church  from  1825  to  1830. 
In  the  month  of  June,  1830,  the  Industry  circuit  was  divided, 
New  Portland  and  New  Vineyard  being  set  off  as  a  separate 
circuit.  Houses  of  worship  had  been  erected  at  the  centre  of 
the  town  and  at  West's  Mills,  by  the  united  efforts  of  the  sev- 
eral christian  denominations  of  the  town.  , 

Many  of  the  church  members  formed  themselves  into  a 
missionary  society  in  1838.  This  society  was  auxiliary  to  the 
Maine  Conference  Missionary  Society  of  the  M.  E.  Church. 
The  membership  fee  was  twenty-five  cents  for  males  and  twelve 
and  one-half  cents  for  females,  to  be  paid  annually.  At  the 
end  of  the  second  year  this  society  numbered  1 39  members  in 
the  towns  of  Industry  and  Stark. 

From  1830  to  1835  many  new  converts  were  baptized  and 
received  into  the  church,  and  general  prosperity  attended  the 
society.  James  Cutts  experienced  religion  under  the  preaching 
of  James  Farrington  in  1835,  ^tnd  two  years  afterwards  was 
baptized  by  Father  Winslow  and  joined  the  church,  of  which 
he  was  a  leading  and  influential  member  for  many  years.  He 
always  contributed  liberally  for  the  support  of  the  gospel,  as 
well  as  for  other  worthy  charitable  objects.  He  was  frequently 
called  to  fill  important  positions  in  the  church,  and  held  the 
office  of  district  steward  at  the  time  of  his  removal  to  Farm- 
ington  in  1868. 

In  July,  1 841,  "Campmeeting  John  Allen  was  appointed 
by  the  Conference  as  preacher  on  the  Industry  circuit.  A 
series  of  revival  meetings  were  started  at  West's  Mills,  in  the 
month  of  March  following,  by  Elder  Allen,  assisted  by  such  of 
the  laity  as  were  willing  to  aid  in  the  work.  William  Folsom, 
who  is  now  (1892)  a  lawyer  in  Somerset  County,  was  among 
the  first  fruits  of  this  revival.  Others  followed  in  rapid  suc- 
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The  good  work  thus  begun  spread  rapidly,  first  to  the  Thomp- 
son neighborhood  and  from  thence  to  the  Goodridge  neighbor- 
hood and  the  centre  of  the  town,  and  from  there  to  Stark. 
Within  two  months  more  than  one  hundred  were  converted, 
nearly  all  of  whom  Elder  Allen  baptized  and  received  into  the 
church  on  trial  before  leaving  Industry.  He  had  no  ministerial 
assistance  in  this  revival  work  save  an  occasional  sermon  from 
some  brother  minister. 

Some  of  the  leading  members  of  the  church  had  opposed 
Elder  Allen's  appointment.  There  was  a  high  school  in  the 
Thompson  neighborhood,  and  they  wanted  a  minister  of  greater 
learning.  This  placed  Elder  Allen  at  a  disadvantage  for  a 
time,  but  on  the  breaking  out  of  the  reformation,  nearly  every 
pupil  of  the  school  was  converted,  together  with  the  children 
of  the  steward  who  opposed  his  coming.  This  gentleman  sub- 
sequently made  a  humble  apology  for  his  opposition,  when 
Elder  Allen  retorted,  **//'5  just  good  enough  for  you,  sir,  to 
have  all  of  your  children  converted.'*  It  is  doubtful  if  ever  a 
minister  left  town,  after  a  year's  sojourn,  more  loved  and  re- 
spected than  was  Elder  Allen  at  the  close  of  his  labors  in  1842. 
Though  half  a  century  has  elapsed  since  he  bade  adieu  to  the 
church  of  Industry,  as  its  pastor,  children  and  grandchildren 
of  those  converted  under  his  teachings  rise  up  to  call  him 
blessed. 

Zebulon  Manter,  Jr.,  having  experienced  religion,  was  re- 
ceived into  the  church,  and  for  a  time  was  one  of  its  class 
leaders.  Being  a  person  of  marked  ability  he  was  licensed  as 
local  preacher,  at  a  quarterly  conference  held  Aug.  29,  1840. 
A  year  later  he  joined  the  Maine  Conference,  and  in  1844  was 
stationed  on  the  Industry  circuit.  While  stationed  here  he 
married  Mary  Manter,  daughter  of  Capt.  Elijah  Manter,  and 
soon  after  located.  He  took  the  order  of  deacon  in  1846,  upon 
the  recommendation  of  the  quarterly  conference.  Of  a  reflec- 
tive turn  of  mind,  he  became  convinced  that  from  death  to  the 
resurrection,  man  would  remain  in  an  unconscious  state  and 
that,  at  the  final  resurrection,  the  righteous  would  be  made 
immortal  and  the  wicked  be  destroyed  and  reduced  to  the  ele- 


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ments  from  which  they  originated.  By  disseminating  these 
views,  which  were  at  variance  with  the  acknowledged  doctrines 
of  the  church,  he  soon  attracted  attention  of  the  authorities 
and  was  suspended  by  a  council  of  local  preachers  on  the  31st 
day  of  March,  1847.  He  was  afterward  expelled  at  the  suc- 
ceeding quarterly  conference,  and  though  his  only  offense  was 
a  difference  of  religious  opinion,  he  was  dogmatically  denied 
any  participation  in  their  subsequent  religious  meetings.  He 
eventually  joined  a  society  known  as  the  Christian  Band,  where 
he  undoubtedly  enjoyed  greater  freedom  of  thought  and 
opinion. 

General  Nathan  Goodridge,  a  worthy  and  influential  citizen 
of  Industry,  joined  the  Methodist  class  in  his  neighborhood 
soon  after  the  great  revival  of  1842,  and  was  immediately  ap- 
pointed class  leader.  After  the  usual  probation  he  was  received 
into  the  church,  of  which  he  became  a  valued  member.  Uni- 
versally honored  and  respected,  he  wielded  a  powerful  influence 
for  the  cause  of  religion  and  closed  a  blameless  life  Sept.  30, 
1871. 

John  Frost,  an  honest,  upright  man  and  a  member  of  the 
M.  E.  Church,  moved  into  town  in  1835.  He  was  for  many 
years  a  class  leader  and  a  licensed  exhorter.  He  lived  in  town 
more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century  and  then  removed  to  Farm- 
ington.  Me.,  where  he  died  a  few  years  since. 

Guy  Gray  came  to  Industry  in  1833  and  settled  near 
Tibbetts's  Corner,  on  what  was  afterwards  known  as  the 
Leaver  place.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Free  Will  Baptist 
denomination,  but,  severing  his  connection  with  that  church, 
he  joined  the  Methodists.  He  was  licensed  as  a  local  preacher 
in  January,  1838,  by  the  latter  denomination,  and  subse- 
quently went  to  Dead  River,  where  he  continued  his  labors  in 
the  ministry. 

Prior  to  1839  the  Industry  circuit  had  no  parsonage  for  their 
pastor,  but  were  obliged  to  hire  a  tenement  for  his  use  where- 
ever  a  suitable  one  could  be  found.  But  during  this  year  a 
small  house  and  stable  were  erected  on  a  lot  opposite  the  In- 
dustry North  Meeting-House,  at  West's  Mills,  for  the  use  of  the 


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minister  stationed  on  the  circuit.*  Notwithstanding  the  efforts 
made  to  raise  funds  to  liquidate  the  indebtedness  thus  incurred, 
the  debt  hung  heavily  on  their  hands.  Various  expedients  were 
resorted  to,  such  as  apportioning  the  amount  to  the  various 
classes  by  the  trustees,  passing  subscription  papers,  etc.,  but  the 
debt  still  remained  unpaid.  Twice  the  trustees  were  instructed 
to  sell  the  house  and  devote  the  proceeds  to  paying  off  the 
debt.  But  for  want  of  a  customer,  or  some  other  cause,  the 
property  was  not  sold.  At  the  beginning  of  the  year  1 844  the 
debt  had  been  reduced  to  $190.  By  July  20,  1844,  so  suc- 
cessful had  those  engaged  in  soliciting  subscriptions  been  that 
only  forty  dollars  remained  unpaid.  For  this  sum  eight  be- 
nevolent members  became  equally  responsible,  viz. :  James 
Thompson,  Isaac  Daggett,  Ebenezer  Swift,  Nathan  Goodridge, 
Robert  Thompson,  James  Cutts,  John  West  Manter  and  James 
G.  Waugh.  Thus  within  five  years  the  society  freed  itself 
from  the  heavy  debt  which  the  building  of  a  parsonage  had 
incurred.  A  committee  was  appointed  by  the  quarterly  con- 
ference in  May,  1852,  previous  to  the  appointment  of  Rev. 
Isaac  Lord  as  pastor  of  the  circuit,  to  examine  the  parsonage 
and  make  certain  needed  repairs.  Although  some  work  had 
been  done,  the  house  was  still  in  an  uninhabitable  condition 
when  the  minister  arrived. 

With  the  advice  and  consent  of  the  brethren,  Elder  Lord 
built  an  addition  of  fourteen  feet  to  the  east  end  of  the  house 
and  finished  it  throughout.  He  also  moved  and  repaired  the 
shed  and  stable.     The  total  cost  of  these  improvements,  includ- 

*The  parsonage  lot  was  deeded  to  the  society  April  5,  1836,  by  Col.  Samuel 
Daggett  and  James  Thompson.  The  writer  is  unable  to  account  for  the  discrepancy 
between  this  date  and  the  one  given  in  the  text.  The  latter,  gleaned  from  a  careful 
examination  of  the  church  records  for  that  period,  was  believed  to  be  correct.  But 
a  discovery  of  the  deed  { Somerset  Registry  of  Deeds,  Book  42,  p.  208)  wherein  the 
bounds  are*  described  as  follows,  shows  that  the  house  must  have  been  erected  prior 
to  1836:  "Beginning  one  foot  north  of  the  northwest  corner  of  the  parsonage 
house,  thence  south  by  the  road  four  rods  and  three  feet,  thence  east  three  rods  and 
six  feet  to  a  stake  and  stone,  thence  north  four  rods  and  three  feet  to  a  stake  and 
stone,  thence  west  to  the  first  mentioned  bounds.  Likewise  to  east  line  of  Lot.  No. 
28."  The  only  explanation  the  writer  can  offer  is  that,  although  erected  previously, 
it  was  not  rendered  habitable  until  the  date  named  in  the  church  records. 


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ing  labor,  was  nearly  $2CX).  The  cash  portion,  or  the  sum  paid 
for  material,  etc.,  was  promptly  raised,  by  contribution,  about 
the  time  or  soon  after  the  work  was  completed.  Rev.  Jonathan 
Fairbanks,  when  stationed  on  this  circuit,  in  1863,  niade  exten- 
sive repairs  on  the  stable,  and  by  enlarging  added  greatly  to 
its  capacity  and  convenience. 

In  May,  1878,  Rev.  Silas  F.  Strout  was  appointed  pastor  of 
the  church  on  Industry  circuit.  Soon  after  his  arrival  the 
church  people,  ably  seconded  by  those  outside,  begun  impor- 
tant repairs  on  the  parsonage,  the  first  step  in  this  direction  be- 
ing a  substantial  underpinning  of  split  stone.  The  inside  finish 
was  torn  out  and  the  rooms  more  conveniently  arranged,  the 
chimney  rebuilt,  the  roof  shingled  and  a  portion  of  the  walls 
clapboarded,  the  final  result  of  all  these  improvements  being  a 
house  which  would  suffer  no  disparagement  by  comparison 
with  the  parsonage  of  any  country  village.  Perhaps  to  no  two 
men  was  due  so  large  a  share  of  credit  for  the  success  of  this 
undertaking  as  to  Richard  Caswell  and  Hovey  Thomas,  the  lat- 
ter planning  the  interior  and  superintending  all  the  carpentry 
work.  The  total  cost  of  these  repairs  was  $319.50,  of  which 
sum  the  people  of  Stark  contributed  about  forty  dollars  in 
labor  and  money.  The  following  persons  in  Industry  gave  in 
labor,  material  and  money  to  the  amount  of  five  dollars  or 
more: 

Richard  Caswell,  J43.00. 

Hovey  Thomas,  35 •97- 

Amos  S.  Hinkley,  41.50. 

Augustus  H.  Swift,  14.00 

Warren  Comforth,  20.68. 

Philip  A.  Storer.  20.00. 

Benj'n  W.  Norton,  18.74. 

Elias  H.  Yeaton,  8.00. 

Asa  H.  Patterson  and  wife,  9.00. 

Franklin  W.  Patterson,  8.00. 

Alonzo  Norton  and  wife,  7.00. 

David  M.  Norton  and  wife,  7.50. 

John  W.  Frederic,  8.25 

George  W.  Johnson,  5.00 

Rev.  Silas  F.  Strout,  10.21 

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136  HISTORY  OF  ^INDUSTRY, 

In  addition  to  the  above,  thirty  persons  contributed  sums 
varying  from  fifty  cents  to  four  dollars. 

When  the  work  was  nearly  completed,  it  was  found  that 
unless  some  method  was  adopted  to  equalize  the  expense  it 
would  fall  with  unjust  weight  on  Messrs.  Caswell  and  Thomas. 
On  the  14th  of  October  seven  of  the  wealthiest  church  mem- 
bers in  town,  including  the  two  gentlemen  just  mentioned,  drew 
up  and  signed  an  agreement  to  pay  all  expenses  not  otherwise 
provided  for,  incurred  in  making  repairs  on  the  parsonage, 
each  one's  proportion  to  be  determined  by  the  selectmen's 
valuation  of  the  previous  spring.  Though  some  paid  their  assess- 
ment promptly,  by  the  failure  of  others  to  comply  with  the 
terms  of  the  agreement,  Mr.  Caswell  and  Mr.  Thomas  each  lost 
a  considerable  sum. 

From  1842  to  1853  little  of  importance  occurred  in  the 
history  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  in  Industry.  As 
a  rule  the  meetings  were  well  attended  and  the  affairs  of  the 
society,  both  spiritually  and  financially,  were  in  a  prosperous 
condition.  John  Allen  was  succeeded  in  the  pastorate  by  Abel 
Alton,  who  remained  with  the  society  but  one  year.  He  in  turn 
was  followed  by  Harry  W.  Latham. 

The  church  sustained  a  serious  loss  in  1854,  by  the  death 
of  Robert  Thompson,  Esq.,  an  active  and  influential  member 
who  died  on  the  21st  day  of  February,  after  a  long  and  painful 
illness.  He  had  been  a  licensed  exhorter  for  many  years,  also 
a  class  leader,  and  his  death  was  lamented  by  all. 

Occasional  revivals  occurred  after  the  great  revival  in  1842 
up  to  1865,  but  none  of  great  extent.  Heman  Nickerson,  a 
preacher  of  considerable  ability,  was  stationed  on  the  circuit  in 
1849.  He  was  succeeded  the  following  year  by  Joseph  Gerry, 
and  Elder  Gerry  in  turn,  by  James  Farrington,  in  1851.  Elder 
Farrington  was  a  man  of  eminent  piety,  of  a  mild  disposition, 
and  greatly  loved  and  respected  by  his  parishioners.  He  was 
again  stationed  upon  the  circuit  for  a  year  in  1857.* 

♦The  church  voted  in  1857  to  allow  Elder  James  Farrington  to  preach  at  Madi- 
son Bridge  once  in  four  weeks.  The  following  year  the  time  was  divided  as  follows : 
"At  the  Industry  North  Meeting-House,  Centre  and  Thompson  Meeting-Houses  in 
Industry,  and  at  the  Union  Meeting-House  in  Stark,  once  in  four  weeks." 


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REUGIOUS  HISTORY.  137 

James  Stevens,  a  very  benevolent  and  influential  member  of 
the  church,  died  in  1858.  He  had  been  a  member  of  the 
Industry  church  for  nearly  forty  years,  and  during  this  time 
had  done  much  for  the  support  of  the  gospel  besides  con- 
tributing liberally  for  the  missionary  and  Bible  cause. 

Jonathan  Fairbanks  was  stationed  on  the  circuit  during  the 
years  1863  and  1864.  During  the  last  year  of  his  stay,  ten 
converts  were  received  on  probation.  Elder  Fairbanks  was 
succeeded  by  Thomas  J.  True,*  who  also  remained  on  the 
circuit  for  two  years.  During  the  second  year  of  his  pastorate 
he  commenced  a  series  of  meetings  at  the  Union  school-house, 
on  the  2 1st  of  October,  1866,  which  culminated  in  an  exten- 
sive revival.  On  the  nth  of  December  following,  the  meetings 
were  removed  to  West's  Mills.  During  the  continuation  of 
these  meetings  a  large  number  of  persons  were  converted, 
among  whom  were  James  Norton  and  several  members  of  his 
family,  Daniel  Hilton,  Charles  E.  Woodcock,  now  a  successful 
minister  of  the  Free  Will  Baptist  Church.  While  the  meetings 
were  being  held  at  West's  Mills,  another  revival  was  in  progress 
at  Withee's  Corner,  where  the  labors  of  Elder  John  P.  Cole 
and  others  were  producing  a  marked  result.  As  the  fruits  of 
this  extended  reformation  sixty-seven  persons  were  received  on 
probation  by  the  Methodist  Church,  while  a  considerable  num- 
ber joined  other  churches. 

George  Manter,  who  had  made  a  profession  of  religion  in 
1837,  became  awakened  under  the  preaching  of  Rev.  Thomas 
J.  True,  during  the  progress  of  the  revival  in  the  winter  of 
1866-7,  2ind  joined  the  Methodist  Church,  of  which  he  re- 
mained an  active  and  useful  member  to  the  close  of  his  life. 
He  filled   many  responsible   positions   in  the  society,  such   as 

*  Thomas  Jefferson  True  was  born  Sept.  i,  1808.  He  entered  the  minis- 
try at  the  age  of  twenty-eight,  and  was  for  thirty-five  years  a  member  of  the  Maine 
Conference  of  the  M.  E.  Church.  In  consequence  of  poor  heaUh,  he  was  obliged  to 
lay  aside  all  ministerial  work  in  1879.  He  subsequently  settled  in  Minot,  Me.,  where 
he  died,  after  a  long  and  painful  illness,  Dec.  21,  1886.  His  parents,  Zebulon  and 
Martha  (Kannady)  True,  were  among  the  pioneer  settlers  to  the  town  of  Farmington. 
After  a  few  years  they  removed  to  Temple,  where  their  son  Thomas  J.,  the  tenth  of  a 
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138  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY. 

steward,  class  leader  and  superintendent  of  the  Sunday-school. 
Benjamin  Warren  Norton,  and  also  his  wife,  made  a  profession  of 
religion  during  the  1866-7  revival.  He  immediately  identified 
himself  with  the  Methodist  Society  at  West's  Mills,  and,  like 
Mr.  Manter,  became  a  prominent  member.  He  was  highly 
esteemed  for  his  sterling  worth  and  exemplary  christian  life. 
His  removal  to  the  State  of  Iowa  in  the  spring  of  1886  was  a 
great  loss  to  the  society. 

Warren  Cornforth  made  a  public  profession  of  religion 
about  the  same  time  as  did  Mr.  Norton  and  others.  He  has 
ever  been  a  faithful,  consistent  christian  and  a  worthy  member 
of  the  church  militant,  giving  liberally  for  the  support  of  the 
gospel  and  other  charitable  objects.  Both  he  and  his  wife 
were  deeply  interested  in  the  erection  of  the  new  Methodist 
Church  at  West's  Mills,  and  were  instrumental  in  hastening  its 
completion. 

Amos  S.  Hinkley  and  several  members  of  his  family  pro- 
fessed religion  under  the  labors  of  David  Pratt,  Jr.,  and  became 
members  of  the  Industry  church.  Mr.  Hinkley  was  a  christian 
whose  life  abounded  in  works  as  well  as  words,  being  a  gener- 
ous giver  as  well  as  an  earnest  advocate  of  the  cause  of  Christ. 
His  family  were  highly  respected  and  wielded  a  powerful  influ- 
ence in  behalf  of  the  christian  religion.  Their  removal  to 
Farmington  in  1883  was  a  loss  to  both  church  and  community. 

Philip  A.  Storer  and  wife,  were  also  active  members  of  the 
church  until  their  removal  from  town  in  1880. 

Calvin  Bryant  Fish  and  wife,  are  among  the  most  efficient 
members  of  the  church  at  the  present  time.  Both  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Fish  have  held  the  office  of  steward,  and  the  former  has 
been  trustee  of  church  property  and  superintendent  of  the 
Sunday-school  at  West's  Mills  for  several  years. 

Richard  Caswell  and  wife,  who  came  to  Industry  from 
Farmington  in  1875,  and  subsequently  settled  at  West's  Mills, 
are  also  among  those  who  support  the  gospel  by  generous 
gifts. 

Another  convert  of  the  great  revival  of  1866-7  was  Elisha 
Fish,  a  man  who  had  been  a  slave  to  strong  drink  for  many 


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years.  Through  Divine  grace  he  was  enabled  to  break  away 
from  his  habit,  and  although  sometimes  sorely  tempted  by 
former  associates,  he  led,  for  a  period  of  more  than  twenty 
years  prior  to  his  death,  a  temperate,  christian  life. 

James  Edgecomb  and  wife,  who  came  from  Livermore,  Me., 
in  1854,  were  admitted  to  the  Industry  church  by  letter  soon  after 
their  arrival  in  town.  Their  kindly  deeds  of  christian  charity 
and  interest  in  every  good  work,  have  won  for  them  the  friendly 
regard  and  high  esteem  of  a  wide  circle  of  acquaintances. 

In  the  death  of  Hovey  Thomas,  Oct.  25,  1891,  the  society 
sustained  a  serious  loss.  Mr.  Thomas  came  to  town  from  New 
Vineyard,  about  1870,  and  resided  at  Goodridge's  Corner  with 
his  father-in-law,  Mark  Emery.  He  was  ever  ready  to  assist  in 
every  good  work  and  a  generous  giver  for  the  support  of 
preaching.  When  the  Centre  Meeting-House  was  repaired  the 
work  was  done  after  his  plans  and  largely  by  himself,  as  was 
also  the  repairs  on  the  Methodist  parsonage  at  West's  Mills. 
He  likewise  planned  and  framed  the  Methodist  Church  at  the 
same  place. 

Daniel  Waterhouse  was  Rev.  Mr.  True's  successor  on  the 
Industry  and  Stark  circuit  in  the  spring  of  1867.  During  his 
pastorate  he  labored  zealously  for  the  interests  of  the  society. 
Several  were  converted,  quite  a  number  baptized  and  many  re- 
ceived into  the  church.  He  also  did  much  toward  building  up 
a  flourishing  Sunday-school  at  West's  Mills,  where  many  new 
books  were  added  to  the  library.*  There  was  no  unusual  re- 
ligious interest  in  town  after  the  departure  of  Rev.  Mr.  Water- 
house,  until  Rev.  David  Pratt,  Jr.,  came  to  the  circuit  as  pastor, 
in  1876—7.  True,  there  had  been  occasional  conversions,  but 
nothing  like  a  revival  interest  manifested.  The  second  year  of 
Elder  Pratt's  labors  was  marked  by  a  deep  interest  and  several 
conversions. 


*  His  pastoral  labors  during  the  last  year  (1868)  of  his  sojourn  on  the  Industry 
and  Stark  circuit,  were  of  a  decidedly  onerous  nature,  beset  with  many  embarrassing 
perplexities.  The  movement  which  culminated  in  the  erection  of  a  Methodist  house 
of  worship  at  Stark  village  had  its  origin,  growth  and  fruition  ere  Elder  Waterhouse 
left  the  circuit. 


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HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY, 


The  Methodist  Society,  in  common  with  other  christian 
denominations  in  Industry,  has  lost  heavily  in  membership  dur- 
ing the  past  quarter  of  a  century,  by  reason  of  deaths  and  re- 
movals, until  at  the  present  writing  (1892)  the  society  numbers 
not  more  than  thirty-five  resident  members  in  good  standing. 
The  house  of  worship  at  West's  Mills,  built  to  replace  the  one 
burned  in  1881,  gave  a  new  impetus,  not  only  to  the  Sunday- 
school,  but  also  to  church  attendance.* 

This  house  was  built  largely  through  the  untiring  labors  of 
Rev.  John  R.  Masterman,  ably  seconded  by  his  parishioners, 
and  is  a  worthy  monument  to  his  three  years'  pastorate  on 
Industry  circuit. 

Rev.  George  W.  Barber  was  appointed  pastor  on  Industry 
circuit  in  1890,  as  successor  to  Elder  Masterman,  and  is  still 
serving.  The  circuit  was  enlarged  in  the  spring  of  1890  by 
the  addition  of  New  Vineyard,  and  Methodist  preaching  is  had 
once  in  four  weeks  at  New  Vineyard  Mills  and  Talcott's 
Corner. 

A  List  of  the  Ministers  stationed  on  the  Industry  Circuit  from 
i7g4  to  i8g2. 


1794. 

Philip  Wager  and  Thomas  Coop 

1795- 

Elias  Hull  and   Enoch  Mudge. 

1796. 

John  Broadhead. 

1797- 

Joshua  Taylor. 

1798. 

Oliver  Beal. 

1799. 

John  Broadhead. 

1800. 

Daniel  Webb. 

1801: 

Aaron  Humphrey. 

1802. 

Nathan  Emery. 

1803. 

Joseph  Baker. 

1804- 

5.     Daniel    Ricker. 

1806. 

Luther  Chamberlain. 

1807. 

Eben  Fairbank. 

1808. 

Caleb  Fogg. 

1809. 

Isaiah  Emerson. 

♦  For  a  full  history  of  this  church,  its  erection  and  dedication,  see  Chapter  XIX. 
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I8IO. 

Joshua  Randall. 

1811. 

Jonathan  Worthen. 

I8I2. 

Joseph  Baker. 

I8I3. 

Robert  Hayes. 

I8I4. 

Joshua  Randall. 

I8I5. 

Henry  True. 

I8I6. 

John  Atwell. 

,817. 

David  Hutchinson. 

I8I8. 

John  S.  Ayer. 

I8I9. 

Benjamin  Ayer. 

1820. 

William  McGrey. 

I82I. 

John  Atwell. 

1822. 

Philip  Ayer. 

1823. 

Daniel  Wentworth. 

1824- 

5.     Ezekiel  Robinson. 

1826. 

Henry  True  and  Elliott  B.  Fletcher. 

1827. 

Elisha  Streeter  and  Martin  Ward. 

1828. 

Peter  Burgess. 

1829. 

Peter  Burgess  and  James  Warren,  ist. 

1830. 

Elisha  Streeter. 

I83I. 

John  Perrin. 

1832. 

Samuel  P.  Blake. 

1833. 

Aaron  Fuller. 

1834. 

Asa  Heath. 

1835- 

James   Farrington. 

1836. 

To  be  supplied.* 

1837- 

8.     Thomas  Smith. 

1839.  Charles  L.  Browning. 

1840.  Jesse  Harriman. 

1 84 1.  John  Allen. 

1842.  Abel  Alton. 


*  Although  having  an  appointment  on  Palmyra  circuit,  it  is  believed  Rev.  Theo- 
dore Hill  was  one  of  the  supplies  in  1836.  He  held  a  series  of  revival  meetings  at 
the  Union  School-house  during  the  autumnal  months,  and  the  author's  mother  was 
one  of  his  converts.  She  was  baptized  the  following  year  and  in  September,  1837, 
received  as  a  member  of  the  class  in  John  Frost's  neighborhood. 

Since  the  foregoing  was  put  in  type  the  writer  has  learned  that  when  the  census 
was  taken,  March  i,  1837,  preparatory  to  apportioning  the  surplus  revenue  (see 
Chap.  XV.J,  Rev.  Mr.  Hill  was  a  resident  of  Industry.  Therefore,  if  Dr.  Allen  is 
correct  in  stationing  him  on  Palmyra  circuit  (Methodism  in  Maine ^  p.  sgi)^  it  is 
presumable  that  bis  labors  there  occupied  but  a  small  portion  of  his  time,  and  thjeit 
he  was  a  non-resident  pastor. 


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1843.     Harry  W.  Latham. 
1844.*     Zebulon  Manter,  Jr.f 

1845.  Peter  Burgess. 

1846.  Marcus  Wight. 
1847-8.     Silas  B.  Brackett. 

1849.  Heman  Nickerson. 

1850.  Joseph  Gerry. 

1 85 1.  James  Farrington. 
1852-3.     Isaac  Lord. 
1854.     James  Armstrong. 
1855-6.     Joseph  Mooar 

1857.  James  Farrington. 

1858.  Isaac  Lord. 

1859.  Phineas  Libby. 

1 860-1.     Simeon  W.  Pierce. 
1862.     William  H.  Foster. 
1863-4.     Jonathan  Fairbanks. 
1865-6.     Thomas  J.  True. 
1867-8.     Daniel  Waterhouse. 
1869-70.     Henry  D.  Crockett. 
187 1-2.     David  Church. 
1873-4.     Jeremiah  Hayden. 
1875.     Jonathan    Fairbanks. 
1876-7.     David  Pratt,  Jr. 
1878-9.     Silas  F.  Strout. 
1 880-1.     John  W.  Perry. 
1882-3.     Luther  P.  French. 
1884.     Benjamin  F.  Pease. J 
1885-6.     John  Robinson. 
1887-8-9.     John  R.  Masterman. 
1 890-1-2.     George  W.  Barber. 

THE   CONGREGATIONAL   CHURCH. 

**  About  the  time  of  the  first  settlement  in  Industry,"  says 
William  Allen,  '*  Judith  Luce,  daughter  of  Daniel  Luce,  of  New 
Vineyard,  went  to  live  with  Samuel  Sewall,  in  Farmington,  and 

*Two  ministers  to  be  supplied,     f  A  preacher  but  not  an  elder. 
\  Resigned  his  pastorate  in  June  on  account  of  feeble  health,  and  died  in  July, 
1884.     Pulpit  in  Industry  supplied  by  Rev.  Peter  E.  Norton,  of  Stark. 


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while  living  in  that  excellent  family  she  experienced  religion 
and  united  with  the  Congregational  Church."  She  subsequently 
married  John  Trask,  a  brother  of  Mrs.  Sewall.  In  the  mean- 
time her  father  had  removed  from  New  Vineyard  to  Industry, 
and  soon  after  her  marriage  she  and  her  husband  went  to  live 
with  him.  A  young  man  by  the  name  of  Jonathan  Bunker, 
living  near  Mr.  Sewall,  experienced  religion  under  the  teachings 
of  Mr.  Sewall  and  Rev.  Jotham  Sewall,  as  did  also  Mr.  Trask. 
They  embraced  fully  the  creed  of  their  patrons  and  united  with 
the  Congregational  Church  at  Farmington.  About  1797  Mr. 
Bunker  married  and  moved  to  Industry.  These  three  persons 
formed  the  nucleus  of  the  Congregational  Church  in  this  town. 
Probably  the  first  sermon  preached  in  town  by  a  minister  of 
this  denomination  was  by  Rev.  Jotham  Sewall,  of  Chesterville, 
about  the  middle  of  December  in  the  year  1800.*  Consid- 
erable snow  lay  on  the  ground  at  the  time,  and  the  roads  were 
untrodden.  Previous  to  the  day  appointed  for  the  meeting  a 
heavy  rain  had  fallen ;  the  storm  cleared  off  cold,  forming  a 
crust,  and  rendering  riding  extremely  uncomfortable,  if  not 
decidedly  infeasible.  Consequently,  on  Saturday  morning 
Father  Sewall  started  on  foot  to  travel  the  distance,  some  ten 
or  twelve  miles.  Reaching  Sandy  River,  he  found  it  greatly 
swollen  from  the  recent  rain,  insomuch  that  it  had  overflowed 
much  of  the  adjoining  interval  land.  By  the  aid  of  a  friend 
with  his  canoe,  and  without  getting  much  wet.  he  reached  the 
opposite  shore  in  safety.     Continuing  his  weary  way  he  did  not 


*  Jotham  Sewall  was  born  in  York,  District  of  Maine,  Jan.  i,  1760.  He  was  a 
son  of  Henry  and  Abigail  Sewall,  the  youngest  of  a  family  of  five  children.  He  was 
a  mason  by  trade  and  worked  at  this  business  previous  to  entering  the  ministry.  His 
personal  appearance  is  thus  described  by  Rev.  George  Shepard,  D.  D. :  "  He  was  tall, 
large  and  massy.  Dignity,  gravity  and  impressiveness  were  borne  on  his  frame  and 
featuries  —  one  of  those  robust,  compact,  solidly-built  men,  whose  very  size  and 
structure  indicated  the  natively  strong  and  great  mind.  '  What  a  wide  man  he  is,' 
said  a  little  girl  as  he  left  the  room.  A  wide  man  he  was,  in  the  singular  breadth  of 
his  frame,  and  in  the  reach  of  his  christian  heart,  as  well  as  in  his  labor  for  souls  — 
broad  in  the  field  which  under  God  he  blessed  —  and  bright  his  crown  in  heaven." 
He  was  remarkably  simple  in  his  habits  of  living  and  dress,  and  proverbially  punctual 
to  his  appointments.     He  died  at  the  advanced  age  of  ninety  years. 


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reach  his  destination  until  long  after  sundown.*  Thus  it  will  be 
seen  that  the  labors  of  the  pioneer  ministers  in  Industry  were 
attended  by  great  and  sometimes  perplexing  difficulties. 

On  the  2 1  St  day  of  January,  1802,  a  little  more  than  a  year 
after  his  first  visit,  Rev.  Jotham  Sewall,  accompanied  by  his 
brother-in-law,  Mr.  Samuel  Sewalljf  a  licentiate,  visited  Industry 
and  held  a  meeting  for  the  purpose  of  organizing  a  church.  A 
society  was  formed,  consisting,  as  we  learn  from  Rev.  Jotham 
Sewairs  Memoirs,  of  eight  members,  among  whom  were  William 
Allen,  Sr.,  John  Trask  and  wife,  and  Jonathan  Bunker. 

At  first  the  church  was  under  the  care  of  Samuel  Sewall,  of 
Farmington,  as  missionary.  Prior  to  the  organization  of  a 
church.  Rev.  Jotham  Sewall,  as  has  already  been  stated,  occa- 
sionally preached  in  town,  and  scarcely  more  than  three  weeks 
had  elapsed,  after  its  organization,  ere  we  find  him  back  again 
laboring  zealously  for  the  cause  of  his  Master  in  the  new  settle- 
ment. During  his  labors  in  this  town,  extending  over  a  period 
of  nearly  fifty  years,  he  preached  two  hundred  and  ten  sermons. 
Through  the  influence  of  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Trask,  and  her 
husband,  Mr.  Luce  and  three  of  his  sons,  namely,  Daniel, 
Truman.J  and  David,  having  experienced  religion,  were  induced 
to  join  this  church. 


♦  It  is  related  that  on  the  way,  being  greatly  fatigued  he  paused  to  rest.  Almost 
disheartened  by  the  difficulties  of  his  journey,  he  kneeled  on  the  snow  and  asked  God 
to  grant  him  the  salvation  of  one  soul  as  a  reward  for  his  labor.  His  prayer  was 
heard  and  graciously  answered;  in  after  years  a  lady  frequently  declared  that  her 
conversion  was  due  to  his  preaching  on  the  occasion  of  this  visit  to  Industry  settle- 
ment. 

t  This  Samuel  Sewall  was  the  one  afterwards  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of 
the  Congregational  Church  in  Edgecomb,  and  not  as  Mr.  Greenleaf,  in  his  Ecclesias- 
tical Sketches  (see  p.  214)^  says,  in  Sumner.  The  two  Samuels  were  cousins,  but  the 
one  settled  in  Sumner  was  not  licensed  until  some  years  after  the  organization  of  the 
church  in  Industry. 

X  This  information,  gleaned  from  Allen's  History  of  Industry ^  must  be  erroneous, 
for  according  to  the  Christian  Mirror  Deacon  Luce  made  a  profession  of  religion 
in  '795»  2ind  was  \^^  first  deacon  of  the  Industry  church.  Therefore  it  would  seem 
that  he  was  one  of  its  original  members. 

Although,  in  its  early  days,  the  church  did  not,  as  a  body,  advocate  or  practice 
infant  baptism.  Deacon  Luce  formed  a  worthy  exception.  Being  a  firm  believer  in 
the  Abrahamic  covenant,  he  gave  up  all  his  children  in  the  ordinance  of  baptism. 
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No  records  of  the  church  can  be  found  prior  to  the  date  of 
its  re-organization,  July  5,  1808,  at  which  time  Samuel  Mason 
was  elected  clerk.  As  near  as  the  writer  can  learn,  there  were 
some  fifteen  members  at  that  time,  including  Thomas  Johnson, 
Samuel  Mason,  and  William  Remick,  together  with  their  wives. 

On  the  loth  of  February,  18 10,  at  a  church  conference  held 
at  his  house  in  New  Vineyard,  Dr.  Thomas  Flint  and  wife 
related  their  christian  experience  and  were  received  as  members 
of  the  Industry  church ;  also,  about  the  same  time,  Sylvanus 
Allen,  probably  by  letter  from  the  Congregational  Church  at 
Chilmark,  Mass. 

Aside  from  the  labors  of  the  Sewalls,  the  first  minister  to 
preach  in  Industry  was  Rev.  David  P.  Smith,  sent  here  in  181 1 
by  the  Maine  Missionary  Society,  one-third  of  the  time  for 
three  months.  After  Rev.  Mr.  Smith  closed  his  labors  with  the 
church,  Rev.  Jotham  Sewall  supplied  them  with  preaching  a 
portion  of  the  time  up  to  1820.  In  18 19  he  speaks  of  a  special 
religious  interest  being  manifested  in  town.  During  the  follow- 
ing year  (1820)  Rev.  Maurice  Carey  supplied  the  society  with 
preaching.  Rev.  Fifield  Holt  was  employed  for  a  short  time 
in  1 82 1,  and  one-fourth  of  the  time  in  1825.  In  1821  Rev. 
Jacob  Hardy  also  preached  in  Industry  one-half  of  the  time 
for  six  months,  and  occasionally  for  several  years  thereafter. 
Rev.  Seneca  White  occupied  thfe  position  of  pastor  for  a  few 
months  in  1823.  From  1827  to  1830  Rev.  Joseph  Underwood 
labored  with  the  society  one-half  of  the  time.  Soon  after  this. 
Rev.  Josiah  Tucker  preached  in  town  at  irregular  intervals  for 
a  short. time. 

On  the  1 6th  day  of  September,  1832,  the  society  extended 
an  invitation  to  Alden  Boynton,*  a  licentiate  of  liberal  education, 
to  assume  the  pastoral  care  of  their  church.  The  invitation 
was  accepted,  and  consequently,  on  the  17th  of  October,  1832, 
he  was  ordained  pastor  at  the  Centre  Meeting-House.  Among 
the  ministers  who  were  present  on  the  occasion  and  partici- 
pated in  the  exercises,  were  Josiah  Peet,  Seneca  White,  Jotham 


*  Mr.  Boynton  was  a  graduate  of  Bowdoin  College  in  the  same  class  with  the 
poet  Longfellow  and  John  S.  C.  Abbott. 


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Sewall,  Josiah  Tucker,  and  Isaac  Rogers.  The  ordination 
sermon  was  preached  by  Rev.  Mr.  White,  and  the  address  to 
the  church  was  delivered  by  Rev.  Isaac  Rogers.  After  his 
ordination,  Rev.  Mr.  Boynton,  being  a  single  man,  boarded  in 
the  family  of  David  Luce  a  large  portion  of  the  time  during 
his  stay  in  town. 

Among  other  ministers  who  had  occasionally  preached  in 
Industry  up  to  this  date  were  Rev.  Josiah  Peet,*  of  Norridge- 
wock,  or  "  Parson  Peet,"  as  he  was  frequently  called ;  also.  Rev. 
Isaac  Rogers,  of  Farmington.f 

From  the  earliest  preaching  up  to  near  the  close  of  the 
year  1829,  there  were  no  conveniences  for  public  worship,  save 
at  the  school-houses  or  at  the  homes  of  the  settlers.  During 
this  year,  however,  houses  of  worship  were  built  at  West's  Mills 
and  at  the  centre  of  the  town,  in  which  the  members  of  this 
church  owned  an  interest  in  common  with  other  religious 
denominations  of  the  town.  The  additional  facilities  which  the 
erection  of  these  houses  afforded  the  society  was  a  matter  of 


♦  Rev.  Josiah  Peet,  who  for  a  period  of  nearly  forty  years  was  pastor  of  the 
Congregational  Church  at  Norridgewock,  was  a  man  of  noble  and  commanding 
presence,  tall,  dignified  and  erect,  with  a  countenance  indicative  of  frankness  and 
benevolence.  He  was  held  in  high  esteem  by  his  parishioners,  and  though  his 
countenance  invariably  wore  a  look  of  melancholy  sadness,  he  could  appreciate  a 
good  joke  even  at  his  own  expense.  A  correspondent  in  the  Ltwiston  Journal 
relates  the  following  anecdote  as  illustrative  of  this  characteristic :  "  We  remember 
at  the  raising  of  a  barn,  Mr.  Peet  was  present,  and  also  a  burly  Scotchman  named 
McDonald,  but  who  was  known  in  the  vicinity  as  *  Never-flinch.*  On  meeting  Mc- 
Donald, Mr.  Peet  pleasantly  made  the  remark:  *l  am  told  you  never  flinch.' 
'  No,*  said  Sandy,  *  except  when  I  hear  you  preach.'  In  the  general  laughter  that 
followed,  Mr.  Peet  contributed  an  audible  smile.  Mr.  Peet  was  indeed  a  fine  type  of 
an  old  school  Clergyman  of  the  *  Standing  Order.' " 

t  Rev.  Isaac  Rogers,  son  of  William  and  Elizabeth  (Lowe)  Rogers,  and  grand- 
son of  Rev.  John  Rogers  of  Gloucester,  Essex  Co.,  Mass.,  was  born  in  that  place 
July  13,  1795.  He  served  an  apprenticeship  as  a  printer  in  Boston,  and  was  em- 
ployed as  a  compositor  in  Newburyport;  was  a  student  at  Phillips  Academy,  An - 
dover.  He  graduated  from  Dartmouth  College,  in  1822,  and  from  the  Andover 
Theological  Seminary  in  1825.  March  9,  1826,  he  was  ordained  pastor  of  the 
Congregational  Church  at  Farmington,  Me.,  which  position  he  filled  for  a  period  of 
thirty-two  years.  He  married,  July  7,  1826,  Miss  Eliza  French,  of  Newburyport, 
Mass.  He  closed  a  well  spent  life  at  Farmington,  Me.,  Feb.  15, 1872,  having  survived 
his  wife  nearly  five  years. 


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considerable  importance,  and  unquestionably  added  greatly  to 
the  general  prosperity  of  the  church. 

The  first  statistical  information  which  the  writer  has  been 
able  to  obtain  concerning  the  church  was  for  the  year  1833,  at 
which  time  there  were  thirty-three  members  reported.  They 
also  had  a  Sunday-school  in  full  operation,  likewise  a  tract  and 
foreign  missionary  society.  Among  the  members  received  up 
to  this  time  were  Esq.  Daniel  Shaw  and  wife,  by  letter,  from 
the  Tamworth,  N.  H.,  church ;  Esq.  Cornelius  Norton,*  by  let- 
ter, from  the  Congregational  Church  at  Farmington;  Supply 
B.  Norton,  Fisher  Viles,  Jacob  Hayes,  David  M.  Luce,  Stephen 
H.  Hayes,  Pelatiah  Shorey  and  wife,  Asaph  Boyden  and 
others. 

The  church  sustained  a  serious  loss  in  1833  by  the  with- 
drawal of  William  Remick  and  wife,  in  consequence  of  their 
removal  from  town.  Both  were  highly  esteemed  members  of 
the  church  and  Mr.  Remick  had  served  as  a  clerk  of  the  society 
for  a  number  of  years. 

With  very  few  exceptions,  the  early  members  of  the  Con- 
gregational church  were  people  of  the  strictest  integrity.  This 
soon  gained  for  the  society  a  reputation  for  respectability  which 
it  has  sedulously  maintained  down  to  the  present  time. 

Rev.  Mr.  Boynton,  was  much  liked,  and  remained  with  the 
society  until  Jan.  i,  1839,  when  he  was  dismissed  at  his  own 
request,  on  account  of  poor  health.  He  had  not  been  able  on 
this  account  to  preach  regularly  for  some  time  previous  to  his 
dismissal.  He  states  that  while  here  his  labors  were  greatly 
encouraged  by  the  deep  interest  manifested.  He  died  at  Wis- 
casset,  Me.,  Dec.  25,  1858,  aged  fifty-three  years.  During  the 
last  years  of  Mr.  Boynton's  stay.  Rev.  Josiah  Tucker,  Jotham 
Sewall  and  others,  kindly  supplied  his  pulpit  a  portion  of  the 
time. 

An  invitation  was  extended  in  August,  1838,  to  John  Per- 
ham  to  become  the  pastor  of  the  church  at    Industry.     The 


*  It  was  evidently  this  name  which  Dr.  Stephen  Allen  confounds  with  that  of 
Dea.  Cornelius  Norton  (see  foot  note^  p.  1/4),  Esq.  Cornelius  Norton  was  the 
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"call"  was  accepted,  and  on  the  2d  of  January,  1839,  he  was 
ordained  at  the  Industry  North  Meeting-House,  at  West's  Mills. 
Among  the  ministers  present  and  assisting  in  the  ordination 
were :  Rev.  Joseph  Underwood,  Daniel  Sewall,  Isaac  Rogers, 
Samuel  Talbot,  Jotham  Sewall,*  Josiah  Tucker,  Parson  Peet,  etc. 
Elder  Perham's  labors  proved  very  acceptable  to  the  church 
and  he  was  held  in  high  esteem  by  all  who  knew  him. 

In  consequence  of  the  organization  of  Franklin  County,  in 
1838,  it  became  necessary  to  organize  a  new  county  conference. 
The  meeting  for  this  purpose  was  held  at  Strong,  Jan.  14  and 
I5»  1839,  and  Rev.  John  Perham,  Esq.  Cornelius  Norton,  Levi 
Cutler  and  Newman  T.  Allen,  were  sent  as  delegates  from  the 
church  at  Industry. 

Supply  Belcher  Norton  was  elected  a  deacon  of  the  church 
March  23,  1839,  ^i^d  continued  to  serve  in  that  capacity  until 
he  removed  from  town  in  the  spring  of  1 844. 

At  a  conference  meeting  held  at  the  Centre  Meeting-House 
in  September,  1839,  the  society  voted  to  hire  Elder  Perham 
two-thirds  of  the  time  for  the  ensuing  year,  and  fixed  his  sal- 
ary at  $233.33.  While  stationed  here,  he  labored  a  portion  of 
the  time  at  Flagstaff,  where  he  formed  a  branch  society  of  the 
Industry  church.  An  unusual  religious  interest  was  manifested 
in  town  in  1 841,  and  between  twenty  and  thirty  conversions 
were  reported.  Elder  Perham  further  states  that  "of  the 
twenty-five  members  of  the  choir  only  one  is  without  a  hope  in 

Chrisf't 

Another  branch  of  the  Industry  church  was  formed  at 
Lexington  in  May,  1842,  with  eleven  members,  to  which  five 
others  were  soon  after  added  by  letter.  The  branch  church  at 
Flagstaff  also  added  largely  to  its  membership  during  this 
year. 

Probably  the  first  county  conference  ever  held   in   town   as- 


*  On  the  evening  before  the  ordination,  a  meeting  was  held  in  honor  of  Rev. 
Jotham  Sewall,  at  which  he  was  invited  to  preach,  it  being  the  79th  anniversary  of 
his  birth. 

t  This  was  the  choir  at  the  Centre  of  the  town,  and  the  person  referred  to  is 
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sembled  at  the  Industry  North  Meeting-House,  at  West's  Mills, 
May  14  and  15,  1842.  Jacob  Hayes,  Daniel  Luce  and  Wil- 
liam H.  Luce  were  elected  delegates  to  this  conference. 

So  rapidly  did  the  church  increase  in  numbers  that  in  1843 
the  membership  was  143,  more  than  four  times  as  large  as  the 
membership  of  1833.  Among  the  members  added  during  this 
decade  were:  William  Henry  Luce  and  wife,  in  1838,  and 
about  the  same  time  Esq.  Peter  West  and  wife,  who  had  pre- 
viously left  the  Methodist  Church.  Hiram  and  Elijah  Manter 
joined  the  church  in  1840;  also  George  W.  and  Luther  Luce 
and  Truman  A.  Merrill  the  following  year. 

Rev.  John  Perham  closed  his  labors  with  the  church  as 
pastor  on  Sunday,  Nov.  27,  1842,*  though  he  was  not  officially 
dismissed  until  May  25,  1848.  After  leaving  Industry  he  went 
to  Madison,  returning  occasionally  to  this  town  to  preach  and 
baptize  converts.  He  died  in  Beloit,  Wisconsin,  after  a  long 
and  successful  ministry,  Dec.  4,  1874,  aged  66  years. 

Rev.  Henry  Smith  succeeded  John  Perham  as  pastor  of 
the  church,  preaching  in  Industry  one-half  of  the  time  from 
the  month  of  October,  1843,  "P  to  May,  1845. 

The  branch  churches  at  Flagstaff  and  Lexington,  having 
asked  for  a  dismission,  that  they  might  unite  and  organize  a 
separate  church,  accordingly  on  the  i6th  of  September,  1843, 
the  Industry  church  voted  to  grant  their  request.  By  this  con- 
cession the  church  lost  heavily  from  its  total  membership,  as 
both  branches  were  in  a  flourishing  condition  at  the  time  of 
their  separation. 

Hiram  Manter  was  unanimously  elected  deacon  of  the 
church  in  1844,  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the  removal  of 
Supply  B.  Norton  from  town. 

From  July,  1847,  to  July,  1848,  Rev.  Dana  Cloyes  was  em- 
ployed as  pastor.  While  stationed  here  this  gentleman  effected 
an  important  change  in  the  social  life  of  his  parishioners,  by 
introducing  religious  reading  into  their  homes.     The  eagerness 


♦  Prior  to  Elder  Perham's  leaving  town,  an  effort  was  made  to  purchase  a  house 
for  a  parsonage.  Although  the  church  received  what  seemed  to  be  a  very  advan- 
tageous offer,  the  trade  was  never  consummated. 


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with  which  this  innovation  was  received  is  almost  without 
precedent  in  the  history  of  any  church  or  town,  and  its  good 
results  can  hardly  be  estimated. 

Among  the  books,  magazines  and  papers  disposed  of  were : 
forty  sets  of  the  Christian's  Library;  eighty-two  volumes  of 
different  Bible  commentaries,  chiefly  Scott's;  one  hundred 
volumes  of  the  Missionary  Herald j  four  hundred  volumes 
were  added  to  the  Sunday-school  library,  making  a  grand  total 
of  2382  volumes.  In  addition  to  these,  seven  subscribers  to 
the  Christian  Mirror  were  also  obtained. 

Rev.  Josiah  Tucker  supplied  the  church  with  preaching  one- 
half  of  the  time  from  October,  1849,  to  October,  1851,  preach- 
ing alternately  at  West's  Mills  and  the  Centre  Meeting-House. 
Elder  Tucker  possessed  a  mild  disposition  and  a  kind  heart, 
and  it  is  believed  that  his  labors  proved  generally  acceptable  to 
the  church. 

There  was  a  union  protracted  meeting  in  1849,  during 
which,  thirty  persons  were  converted. 

By  the  withdrawal  of  the  branch  churches  at  Flagstaff  and 
Lexington,  to  form  a  separate  society,  and  by  deaths  and  re- 
movals, the  membership  of  the  society  became  so  much  reduced 
that  at  the  beginning  of  the  year  1853  there  were  but  seventy- 
one  members,  twenty  of  whom  were  non-resident. 

John  Dinsmore,  a  licentiate,  supplied  the  pulpit  for  a  few 
months  in  1852,  and  R.  H.  Fuller,  another  licentiate,  for  a  sea- 
son in  1853. 

Rev.  Eliphalet  S.  Hopkins  was  employed  by  the  society 
one-half  of  the  time  in  1853. 

In  June,  1855,  the  county  conference  was  again  held  at 
West's  Mills,  and  George  W.  Luce,  Hiram  Manter,  Fisher  Viles 
and  Charles  Hayes  were  chosen  as  delegates. 

Early  in  June,  1855,  Rev.  Jonas  Burnham,  principal  of  the 
Farmington  Academy,  received  and  accepted  an  invitation  to 
act  as  pastor  of  the  church,  and  supplied  preaching  in  town 
once  in  four  weeks,  occasionally  oftener,  until  1863.  As  a 
result  of  his  sojourn  in  town,  Elder  Burnham  pays  the  follow- 
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me  with  great  cordiality  and  the  citizens  of  all  denominations 
favored  me  with  an  attentive  and  interested  audience.  It  gives 
me  pleasure  to  recollect  and  name  their  generous  hospitality. 
*  *  *  *  While  life  lasts  I  shall  cherish  a  grateful  remem- 
brance of  the  many  excellent  families  there.  May  rich  bless- 
ings from  above  descend  upon  them."  While  acting  as  pastor 
at  Industry  he  solemnized  sixteen  marriages  and  attended 
eighteen  funerals. 

There  were  fifty-two  members  in  1863,  of  whom  fifteen 
were  non-resident.  From  1855  to  1864  the  church  lost  heavily 
by  removals  from  town  and  the  consequent  dismissal  of  mem- 
bers to  unite  with  churches  in  other  localities.  The  quarterly 
conferences  were  held  at  infrequent  and  irregular  intervals,  and 
the  records  were  indifferently  kept,  hence  from  about  the  last 
mentioned  date  (1864)  down  to  the  present  time,  the  writer 
has  been  able  to  gain  but  very  little  definite  knowledge  in  rela- 
tion to  the  church  and  its  affairs.  As  supplementary  to  the 
labors  of  their  pastor,  Rev.  John  Furbush  was  employed  one- 
fourth  of  the  time  in   1856-7  and  1859-60. 

Rev.  Alexander  R.  Plumer,  a  minister  of  wide  and  varied 
attainments,  accepted  an  invitation  to  become  pastor  of  the 
church  in  April,  1863,  ^i^d  preached  here  one-third  of  the 
time  until  1869.  He  resided  in  town  nearly  the  whole  of  this 
time,  though  much  of  his  labor  was  in  the  neighboring  towns.* 
Rev.  John  Lawrence,  of  Wilton,  supplied  the  pulpit  at  West's 
Mills  a  part  of  the  time  in  1867-8. 

Rev.  Stephen  Titcomb»  of  Farmington,  a  minister  of  liberal 
education,  preached  at- the  Centre  Meeting-House  once  in  four 
weeks  during  the  years  1869-71.  There  were  but  forty 
members  of  the  Congregational  Church  in  1873,  fourteen  of 
whom  were  non-resident.  The  resident  members  were  now 
so  scattered  that  it  was  hardly  possible  to  maintain  preaching 
with  any  degree  of  regularity. 


*  The  last  session  of  the  county  conference  holden  in  Industry,  convened  at  the 
"Industry  North  Meeting-House"  at  West's  Mills,  in  June,  1866,  and  continued  for 
two  days.  Favorable  weather  brought  out  a  full  delegation,  and  the  attendance  of 
the  laity  was  also  large.  The  session  was  pronounced  one  of  the  most  successful 
ever  held  in  the  county  in  many  respects. 


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152  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY. 

Lauriston  Reynolds,  a  licentiate  from  the  Bangor  Theologi- 
cal Seminary,  subsequently  pastor  of  Congregational  Church 
at  Auburn,  Me.,  preached  in  town  occasionally  during  the  sum- 
mer of  1874  and  1875.  Also  Henry  Jones,  a  licentiate  from  the 
same  institution,  for  a  short  time  in  1875  and  1876. 

George  W.  Reynolds,  another  licentiate,  was  sent  to  Indus- 
try by  the  Maine  Missionary  Society  one-half  of  the  time  for 
three  months  in  the  summer  of  1878.  The  same  society  sent 
a  young  licentiate,  Jabez  Backus,  to  the  church  for  a  short  time 
in  1879  and  1880.  In  1880  T.  A.  Balcom,  licentiate,  was  sent  to 
the  church  one-half  of  the  time  for  two  months,  and  one-half 
of  the  time  for  three  months  in  1881.  From  that  date  until 
1 89 1  there  was  preaching  only  occasionally  by  pastors  of  this 
denomination  from  neighboring  churches.  There  were  thirty- 
two  members  in  the  church  in  1883,  ten  of  whom  were  non- 
resident. About  the  time  Shorey  Chapel  was  completed,*  its 
builder,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Price,  of  Auburndale,  Mass.,  engaged 
Rev.  Truman  A.  Merrill  as  pastor.  He  came  to  Industry  prior 
to  the  dedication  of  the  chapel,  and  on  its  completion  was  duly 
installed  as  pastor,  a  position  which  he  is  still  filling  with  a 
good  degree  of  acceptance.  The  Industry  Congregational 
Church  has  received  pecuniary  aid  from  the  Maine  Missionary 
Society  for  fifty  different  years  since  its  organization,  yet  had  it 
not  been  for  the  timely  interposition  of  Mrs.  Price,  the  society 
would  probably  have  sank  into  a  state  of  lethargy  past  re- 
suscitation. 

The  following  worthy  members  have  died  since  1871,  viz.: 
Daniel  Luce,  David  Luce  and  wife,  Fisher  Viles  and  wife,  Wil- 
liam Henry  Luce  and  wife,  George  W.  Luce  and  wife,  Peter  W. 
Butler,  Pelatiah  Shorey,  Luther  Luce,  Hiram  Manter,  Asaph 
Boyden  and  wife,  Eliza  Hilton  and  others. 

William  M.  Bryant  is  the  present  church  clerk,  and  both  he 
and  his  wife  are  among  the  oldest  as  well  as  the  most  highly 
esteemed  members  of  the  society  in  Industry. 


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PROTESTANT    MEraODISTS. 


Early  in  the  year  1843,  R^v.  John  McLeish,  an  able  and 
eloquent  minister  of  this  denomination,  visited  that  part  of 
Industry  formerly  known  as  the  Gore.  He  held  a  series  of 
meetings  at  the  school-house  near  Capt.  Clifford  B.  Norton's, 
and  quite  a  number  were  converted.  Among  these  were  Joseph, 
Jr.,  Obed  N.  and  Thomas  C.  Collins,  who,  with  Barnabas  A. 
Collins,  William  Cornforth,  Daniel  Collins,  Jr.,  and  a  few  con- 
verts from  the  adjoining  towns  of  Farmington  and  New  Vineyard, 
united  themselves  and  formed  a  society.  Soon  after  this  their 
pastor  left  them  and  went  to  labor  in  other  fields,  and  the 
organization  became  extinct,  most  of  its  members  uniting  with 
other  denominations. 

FREE   WILL   BAPTISTS. 

Little  if  any  missionary  work  was  done  in  Industry  by 
ministers  of  this  order  prior  to  1830.  About  that  time  several 
families  of  this  faith  moved  into  town,  and  in  the  fall  of  1831  a 
church  was  organized  consisting  of  some  eight  or  ten  members.* 
This  society  was  organized  through  the  instrumentality 
of  Rev.  Stephen  Williamson,  of  Stark,  assisted  by  Rev. 
Timothy  Johnson,  of  Farmington.  The  society  consisted  of 
Benjamin  R.  Rackliff  and  wife,  Henry  B.  Racklifff  and  wife, 
William  Harvey  and  wife,  and  Nathaniel  Ring.  Capt.  Ezekiel 
Hinkley  and  wife  were  probably  among  the  original  members 
of  this  church,  although  there  is  no  evidence  by  which  the  fact 
can  be  established.  Brice  S.  Edwards,  who  came  to  Industry 
about  the  time  this  society  was  organized,  and  who  was  its 
deacon  during  his  residence  in  town,  may  also  have  been  among 
the  original  members.  The  first  year  of  this  society's  existence 
was  a  prosperous  one,  and  at  its  close   the   membership  had 


*  The  writer  regrets  to  say  that  a  most  careful  inquiry,  and  even  advertising,  has 
failed  to  bring  to  light  the  early  records  of  this  church,  hence  the  sketch  of  this 
society  must  necessarily  be  fragmentary  and  incomplete. 

t  Mr.  Rackliff  is  also  claimed  to  have  been  the  first  subscriber  to  The  Morning 
Star  from  Industry.  This  paper  was  then,  as  it  now  is,  the  official  organ  of  the  F. 
W.  B.  denomination  in  New  England. 


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154  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY, 

increased  to  twenty-six.  Rev.  John  Lennon,  son  of  James 
Lennon,  of  Georgetown,  Me.,  became  the  pastor  of  this  society 
as  early  as  1832.  He  subsequently  moved  into  town  and  settled 
on  Bannock  Hill,  dividing  his  time  between  farming  and  his 
ministerial  duties.  He  returned  to  Georgetown  in  1840,  where 
he  continued  to  reside  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  Rev. 
Stephen  Williamson  manifested  much  interest  in  the  church 
and  preached  in  town  as  opportunity  offered  for  many  years. 
Among  others  who  labored  with  the  society  were  Rev.  and  Mrs. 
Roger  Ela,  of  New  Sharon,  for  a  period  beginning  soon  after 
its  organization  down  to  the  year  1861  or  thereabout.  Also 
Rev.  Mark  Merrill,  Rev.  Mr.  Badger,  and  Rev.  Samuel  S.  Paine. 
The  labors  of  the  latter,  who  preached  in  town  in  1858,  were 
blessed  with  a  deep  revival  interest,  and  on  one  occasion  five 
converts  were  baptized.  Rev.  Samuel  Savage  succeeded  Elder 
Paine  in  1859.  His  labors  were  likewise  blessed  with  a  revival 
interest. 

Rev.  John  Spinney  preached  in  town  regularly  for  two 
years  about  1854,  and  occasionally  thereafter  down  to  the 
present  time.  Other  ministers  have  undoubtedly  labored  in 
town  for  a  longer  or  shorter  time,  but  there  is  no  record  of 
them.  When  the  church  was  re-organized  in  1867,  there  was 
but  one  resident  male  member  of  the  original  society  living. 
The  church  was  re-organized  with  twenty-eight  members,  Feb- 
ruary 18,  1867,  and  George  Frank  Woodcock  elected  deacon. 
The  organization  was  effected  by  Rev.  Ira  Emery,  Jr.,  assisted 
by  Rev.  John  Spinney.  The  society  now  (1892)  numbers 
eighteen  members.  Rev.  Herbert  Tilden,  of  Farmington,  and 
others,  have  preached  for  the  society.  John  W.  Hatch,  also  of 
Farmington,  has  for  some  years  manifested  a  deep  interest  in 
the  church,  and  frequently  preaches  at  Allen's  Mills  and  in 
contiguous  localities. 

The  Advents  were  never  very  numerous  in  town,  but  minis- 
ters of  that  denomination,  such  as  I.  C.  Welcome,  of  Yarmouth, 
A.  H.  Walker,  of  Belgrade,  and  Daniel  R.  Hargraves,  of  New 
Sharon,  have  preached  in  town. 


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Industry  has  sent  out  a  corps  of  ministers  of  which  any 
town  might  justly  be  proud.  The  subjoined  is  a  partial  list  of 
those  who  are  either  natives  of  the  town  or  residents  at  the  time 
of  taking  clerical  orders : 

Allen,  Harrison,  Congregational. 

Allen,  John,  Methodist. 

Allen,  Stephen,  Methodist. 

Ambrose,  Samuel  G.,  Methodist. 

Brown,  Moses,  Protestant  Methodist. 

Edwards,  Brice  M.,  Free  Will  Baptist. 

Emery,  Ira,  Jr.,  Baptist. 

Eveleth,  Jared  F.,  Baptist, 

Hayes,  Stephen  H.,  Congregational. 

Howes,  John  M.,  Methodist. 

Johnson,  Ebenezer  S.,  Free  Will  Baptist. 

Johnson,  Zebadiah,  Free  Will  Baptist. 

Luce,  Charles,  Methodist. 

Luce,  Christopher  Sanborn,  Baptist. 

Luce,  Daniel,  3d,  Free  Will  Baptist. 

Luce,  George  Alphonso,  Methodist. 

Manter,  Zebulon,  Jr.,  Methodist. 

Merrill,  Truman  A.,  Congregational. 

Merrill,  William  A.,  Congregational. 

Robbins,  Elisha,  Baptist. 

Shorey,  Harrison  A.,  Congregational. 

Trask,  Ebenezer  G.,  Baptist. 

Woodcock,  Charles  E.,  Free  Will  Baptist. 

Young,  Levi,  Jr.,  Baptist. 


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THE  MILITIA   AND   1812    WAR. 

Military  Company  Organized.  —  Election  of  Officers.  —  Equipments  Required  by 
Law. —  First  Training. —  Muster  at  Farmington.  —  Money  Raised  to  Buy 
Military  Stores. —  Muster  Roll  of  Capt.  Daniel  Beede's  Company.  —  Cavalry 
Company  Organized. —  Powder-House  Built.  —  The  Industry  Rifle  Grays. 

At  the  closcvof  the  year  1798  there  were  about  forty  fami- 
lies residing  on  a  tract  of  territory,  some  twenty  miles  in  length, 
now  (1892)  comprising  a  part  of  the  town  of  Industry,  the 
whole  of  Mercer,  and  a  part  of  Smithfield.  Ardent  patriots  in 
adjoining  towns,  and  ambitious  military  officers  anxious  to 
extend  their  jurisdiction,  represented  to  the  proper  authorities 
that  there  was  a  sufficient  number  of  men  on  this  territory  to 
form  a  company  of  militia.  Consequently,  early  in  the  winter 
of  1798-9  orders  were  issued  to  the  inhabitants  liable  to  do 
military  duty  to  meet  for  the  election  of  officers.  At  this 
meeting  John  Thompson  was  chosen  captain  ;  Ambrose  Arnold, 
lieutenant,  and  Jabez  Norton,  Jr.,  ensign.  The  formation  of  a 
military  company  required  in  most  cases  a  pecuniary  outlay  for 
equipments  very  burdensome  to  those  liable  to  military  duty, 
even  if  they  were  able  to  purchase  them  at  all.  The  equip- 
ments required  by  law  were  "a  good  musket  or  firelock,  a 
sufficient  bayonet  and  belt,  two  spare  flints,  and  a  knapsack,  a 
pouch  with  a  box  therein  to  contain  not  less  than  twenty 
cartridges  suited  to  the  bore  of  his  muske.t  or  firelock,  each 
cartridge  to  contain  a  proper  quantity  of  powder  and  ball :  or 
with  a  good  rifle,  knapsack,  shot-pouch  and  powder-horn, 
twenty  balls  suited  to  the  bore  and  a  quarter  of  a  pound  of 
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equipped  with  "a  sword  or  hanger  and  espontoon,"  and  the 
balls  were  required  to  weigh  the  eighteenth  part  of  a  pound. 
It  is  hardly  necessary  to  say  that  the  first  company  organized 
in  Industry  fell  far  short  of  the  requirements  of  the  law. 

Captain  Thompson  appointed  William  Allen,  Jr.,  clerk  of 
the  company,  and  it  was  his  duty  to  warn  the  members  to  meet 
for  trainings,  etc.  The  duty  of  notifying  the  first  training  was 
a  task  arduous  in  the  extreme  (see  /.  82), 

•*  At  the  first  training,"*  says  Esq.  William  Allen,  "  Cap- 
tain Thompson  kneeled  down  on  the  snow  before  his  company 
and  made  a  fervent  prayer  commending  his  men  to  the  protec- 
tion of  Almighty  God  and  entreated  for  wisdom  and  discretion 
in  the  performance  of  his  duties." 

"  At  the  first  general  muster  at  Farmington,"  continues  Mr. 
Allen,  "  one  of  the  Farmington  companies  took  offense  at  the 
posting  of  the  companies  in  the  line,  thought  the  company 
degraded  by  being  assigned  a  lower  position  than  they  were 
entitled  to,  on  a  concerted  signal,  mutinied  and  left  the  field. 

**  Capt.  Thompson,  being  extremely  ardent  and  patriotic  in 
all  his  movements,  immediately  tendered  his  services  to  the 
field  officers  to  go  with  his  Falstaff  company  and  bring  back 
the  deserters  with  force  and  arms ;  but  more  prudent  councils 
prevailed,  and  the  general  and  field  officers  after  a  long  parley 
prevailed  on  the  deserters  to  come  back  and  take  their  place." 

At  the  annual  meeting,  April  i,  1805,  ^^  town  voted  to 
raise  $110  to  buy  military  stores  and  to  defray  town  charges. 
What  part  of  this  sum  was  devoted  to  purchasing  military 
stores  the  records  do  not  show,  but  it  is  presumable  that  the 
larger  part  was  expended  for  the  munitions  of  war.f 

The  formal  declaration  of  war  between  the  United  States 
and  England,  June  18,  181 2,  marked  an  era  of  renewed  activity 
in  military  affairs.  The  previous  aggressive  attitude  of  the 
English  government  caused  every  town  to  keep  on  hand  an 


♦  Tuesday,  May  5,  1 799. 

t  Allen  says  (History  of  Industry^ p.  18):  "The  price  of  powder  was  a  dollar 
a  poand,  at  Hallowell,  and  the  cost  of  furnishing  powder  for  the  town  stock  and  to 
be  used  at  musters  exceeded  all  our  other  money  taxes  for  several  years." 


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ample  supply  of  ammunition.  A  reminder  of  those  troublous 
times  is  found  among  the  records  of  the  town  where,  at  a  meet- 
ing held  April  6,  1812,  it  was  **  voted  to  pay  Peter  Norton 
one  dollar  and  seventeen  cents  for  running  bullets.'* 

Captain  Daniel  Beede's  company  of  militia  was  called  out 
in  1 814,  and  was  stationed  at  Waterville  for  fourteen  days.* 

A  List  of  Officers  and  Men  in  Capt  Daniel  Beede's  Company ,  which 
served  in  the  detachment  at  Waterville^  Me,,,  in  18 14,  The  List 
also  shows  the  number  of  days  each  person  served,  and  compensa- 
tion received: 


James  Thompson. 


Josiah  Blackstone. 


LIEUTENANT. 


ENSIGN. 


SERGEANTS. 


Days  in  Service. 
II 

II 


Compensation. 
$15.80 

12.13 


Daniel   Luce. 

14 

6.53 

Moses  True. 

14 

6.53 

John  Russell. 

14 

6.53 

Peter  W.  Willis. 

CORPORALS. 

14 

6.53 

James  Eveleth. 

14 

6.06 

Robert  Thompson. 

14 

6.06 

Truman  Allen. 

14 

6.06 

Joseph  Ames. 

MUSICIANS. 

II 

4.76 

William  Johnson. 

II 

4.22 

Job  Swift. 

• 

12 

4.60 

*  Tradition  says  Daniel  Witham,  of  Industry,  was  drafted  and  served  in  this  war, 
but  there  are  no  records  to  verify  the  assertion. 

Capt.  Elijah  Butler,  Jr.,  of  Farmington,  commanded  a  detached  company  which 
was  ordered  to  Bath  in  the  fall  of  1814.  Mis  6rst  sergeant  was  Joseph  Viles,  from 
that  part  of  New  Vineyard  subsequently  set  off  to  Industry,  as  were  also  Leonard 
Boardman,  Joseph  Collins,  Joseph  Butler,  Zebulon  Manter,  and  Isaac  Norton;  while 
Plimmington  Daggett  and  Ebenezer  Collins  were  then  of  Industry.  Peter  Norton, 
of  the  same  place,  and  William  Butler,  of  New  Vineyard,  were  soldiers  in  other 
Farmington  companies. 


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Allen,  Harrison. 
Atkinson,  James. 
Atkinson,  Thomas. 
Benson,  Matthew. 
Bradbury,  John  S. 
Brooks,  Benjamin. 
Church,  Silas. 
Clark,  Humphrey. 
Collins,  James. 
Collins,  Lemuel,  Jr. 
Crawford,  Benjamin  T. 
Crompton,  George. 
Davis,  Cornelius. 
Davis,  James. 
Ellis,  William. 
Eveleth,  Joseph. 
Goodridge,  Jonathan. 
Hayes,  Jacob. 
Hildreth,  David,  Jr. 
Howes,  Alvin. 
Howes,  Lemuel,  Jr. 
Johnson,  D[arius?]. 
Johnson,  Henry. 
Luce,  Arvin. 
Luce,  Benjamin. 
Luce,  David. 
Luce,  Rowland. 
Morse,  Caleb. 
Norton,  Peter. 
Norton,  Obed. 
Norton,  Samuel. 
Pike,  Joshua. 
Remick,  Francis. 
Remick,  True. 
Rogers,  Thomas. 
Shaw,  Daniel. 
Smith,  Henry. 
Stanley,  James. 
Swift,  Benjamin. 
White,  James. 
Williamson,  Ebenezer. 


PRIVATES. 


14 
14 
14 
14 
II 

14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
II 

14 
II 

14 
II 
II 
14 
14 
14 
II 
II 
II 

14 
II 

14 
14 
II 

M 

14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
II 

14 

9 

14 


4.90 
4.90 
4.90 
4.90 

3.85 
4.90 

5-13 
S13 
513 
5-13 
513 
403 

5-13 
4.76 

5-13 
4.03 
4.03 
5-«3 
5-13 
S13 
3.85 
4.03 
4.03 
513 
3.85 
5-^3 
513 
4.03 

S-I3 
5-13 
513 
513 
513 
513 
5-13 
513 
5-13 
403 

5-13 
330 
5-13 


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In  addition  to  their  regular  pay,  twenty-three  cents  extra 
was  allowed  each  soldier  who  furnished  his.  own  arms  and 
equipments.  The  town  also  voted,  at  a  special  meeting  holden 
Nov.  7,  1 8 14,  to  draw  thirty  dollars  from  the  treasury  to  pay 
the  expenses  of  the  militia  while  at  Waterville.  At  the  same 
meeting  it  was  also  voted  to  raise  seventy  dollars  for  the  pur- 
chase of  firearms. 

After  the  close  of  the  1812  war  the  military  trainings  and 
musters  were  events  of  great  importance  for  many  years.  This 
was  especially  true  with  the  juvenile  portion  of  the  community 
who,  as  well  as  their  elders,  seemed  determined  to  get  all  the 
fun  they  possibly  could  out  of  these  holidays.  The  annual 
muster,  surpassing  in  their  estimation,  the  Fourth  of  July  in 
importance.  One  of  the  objectionable  features  of  these  gather- 
ings was  the  prevalence  of  rum  drinking.*  Even  after  temper- 
ance reform  had  gained  a  strong  foothold  among  the  people, 
this  custom  was  still  kept  up,  and  never  practically  ceased  until 
the  militia  was  disbanded. 

Another  custom  universally  observed  was  for  the  captain  to 
furnish  his  company  a  dinner  on  training  day.  This,  with  the 
cost  of  treating,  caused  militia  offices  to  become  positions  of 
honor  rather  than  profit.  On  muster  days  it  usually  cost  the 
town  for  rations  from  twenty  to  twenty-five  dollars,  besides  a 
considerable  sum  for  powder  and  other  military  stores. 

Agreeably  to  an  act  of  the  Legislature,  authorizing  its  forma- 
tion, a  regiment  of  cavalry  was  organized  in  1823,  or  perhaps 
a  little  earlier,  as  a  portion  of  the  State  militia.  One  company 
of  this  regiment  was  composed  of  men  from  Farmington  and 
Industry.  The  uniforms  of  this  company  were  of  blue  broad- 
cloth ornamented  with  brass  buttons  and  gilt  lace;  their 
sword  belts  being  of  very  showy  red  morocco,  fastened  with 
heavy  brass  buckles,  the  officers  having  straps  of  the  same 
material  passing  over  each  shoulder,  crossing  in  front  and  be- 
hind.    The  caps  worn  were  of  the  style  common  to  the  militia 


♦Col.  James  Davis,  who  moved  to  Industry  in  1863,  related  that  on  muster  day 
he  had  sometimes  paid  out  as  much  as  $25  for  liquor  without  taking  a  single  glass 
himself. 


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of  those  days.  The  musicians  were  dressed  in  suits  of  red 
bombazette,  cut  in  the  same  style  as  those  of  the  officers  and 
trimmed  with  buttons  and  lace,  white  vests  and  cravats,  citizens* 
hats  with  white  plumes.  The  horses  of  both  officers  and 
privates  were  gaily  caparisoned,  and  on  muster  days  the 
company  made  a  very  fine  appearance.  Among  the  mem- 
bers from  Industry,  George  Gower  and  Daniel  Shaw,  Jr., 
rose  to  the  position  of  captain,  Benjamin  Luce  to  colonel 
of  the  regiment,  and  George  Crompton  to  major  on  the 
regimental  staff. 

An  amusing  anecdote  is  told  of  Daniel  Shaw,  Jr.,  when 
captain  of  the  company.  At  that  time  the  Washingtonian 
temperance  movement  was  being  everywhere  agitated  and  Cap- 
tain Shaw  was  a  firm  believer  in  its  abstemious  doctrines.  Just 
previous  to  the  annual  State  muster  the  company  met  at  the 
residence  of  its  commander  for  drill.  At  such  times  a  dinner 
and  a  generous  supply  of  ardent  spirits  were  usually  furnished 
by  the  commanding  officer.  On  this  occasion,  however,  the 
ladies  brought  out  bottles  of  pepper-sauce  which  they  face- 
tiously offered  the  men  as  a  substitute  for  the  customary 
bumpers  of  liquor.  The  men  regarded  this  as  a  capital  joke, 
and  each  tasted  the  pungent  condiment  before  going  in  to 
dinner. 

It  was  probably  on  this  occasion  that  the  company  was 
presented  with  a  beautiful  banner,  a  gift  from  the  ladies  of  the 
town.  The  presentation  was  made  in  behalf  of  the  donors  by 
Miss  Adeline  Shaw,  a  sister  of  the  captain. 

On  muster  day  it  was  the  practice  for  the  members  of  each 
company  to  assemble  at  the  house  of  their  captain  and  awaken 
him  at  an  early  hour,  by  the  simultaneous  discharge  of  pistols 
or  other  fire-arms.  Once  when  Capt.  Silas  Perham,  of  Farm- 
ington  commanded  the  company,  George  Cornforth,  a  mem- 
ber from  Industry,  in  discharging  his  pistol,  which  was  heavily 
loaded,  was  struck  in  the  face  by  the  weapon  with  such  force  as 
to  inflict  a  wound,  the  scar  of  which  he  carried  for  many  years. 
This  circumstance  is  related  to  give  the  reader  an  idea  of  the 
customs  in  days  agone,  and  to  show  that  even  military  musters 


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were  not  devoid  of  adventure  and  incident.  The  subjoined  is  a 
partial  list  of  the  members  from  the  organization  of  the  company 
down  to  the  time  of  its  disbanding,  who  resided  in  Industry. 
In  the  last  years  of  its  existence  the  members  from  this  town 
were  excellent  horsemen  and  dariog,  sturdy  fellows.  Their 
hardihood  and  bravery  won  for  them  the  name  of  **  Industry 
Bears." 


MEMBERS. 


Allen,  Benjamin  M. 
Allen,  Freeman. 
Beede,  Daniel. 
Boardman,  Andrew. 
Board  man,  George  H. 
Butler,  David  M. 
Butler,  Josiah. 
Butler,  Thomas. 
Cornforth,  George. 
Crompton,  George. 
Crompton,  Isaac. 
Emery,  Josiah. 
Eveleth,  Benjamin  G. 
Eveleth,  James. 
Eveleth,  Joseph. 
Fassett,  Elbridge  C. 
Gower,  George. 
Hobbs,  George. 
Luce,  Benjamin. 
Manter,  Asa  M. 
Manter,  Benjamin,  2d. 
Manter,  Elijah,  Jr. 
Manter,  Hiram. 


Manter,  James. 
Manter,  John  C. 
Manter,  John  Wells. 
Manter,  William. 
Manter,  Zebulon. 
Manter,  Zebulon,  Jr. 
Norton,  James. 
Norton,  John  Wesley. 
Norton,  Thomas  F. 
Norton,  William  D. 
Rogers,  Francis  S. 
Shaw,  Albert. 
Shaw,  Daniel,  Jr. 
Storer,  Philip  A. 
Thing,  Jesse. 
Trask,  Ebenezer  G. 
West,  John. 
West,  Shubael  C. 
Willis,  John. 
Winslow,  George. 
Winslow,  James. 
Withee,  Samuel. 
Withee,  Zachariah. 


The  person  who  had  in  custody  the  town's  stock  of  powder 
was  often  obliged  to  store  it  in  or  near  his  dwelling,  for  want 
of  some  more  suitable  place.  This  was  an  extremely  hazard- 
ous thing  to  do  and  but  few  could  be  found  willing  to  assume 
such  a  risk.  Consequently  the  town  voted  on  the  26th  day  of 
December,  1825,  to  build  a  powder  house  of  brick  5x5  feet, 
in  which  to  store  its  arms  and  ammunition.    The  selectmen  were 


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chosen  as  a  committee  to  superintend  its  construction,  and  to 
William  Harvey  was  given  the  contract  of  building  the  house.* 
The  site  selected  was  on  a  large  granite  boulder  in  Capt.  Ezek- 
iel  Hinkley*s  field,  a  short  distance  in  a  westerly  direction  from 
the  late  residence  of  Andrew  Tibbetts.  Mr.  Harvey  built  the 
house  the  next  summer,  and  for  nearly  a  score  of  years  it 
admirably  filled  the  purpose  for  which  it  was  built  After  the 
disbanding  of  the  militia  it  stood  for  many  years  a  monument 
to  the  armigerous  history  of  the  town. 

Concerning  the  history  of  the  regular  infantry  militia,  the 
writer  has  been  unable  to  gather  but  few  facts  of  importance. 
At  the  annual  muster,  Sept.  26,  1839,  fifty-eight  men  were  on 
review  at  Farmington,  and  Capt.  Eben  G.  Trask  commanded 
the  company.f  The  following  gentlemen  have  served  as  offi- 
cers in  the  militia : 


Name. 

Rank. 

Name. 

Rank. 

Allen,  Newman  T., 

Captain. 

Manter,  Elijah,  Sr., 

Captain. 

Blackstone,  Josiah, 

(( 

Norton,  Clifford  B., 

(( 

Boardman,  Leonard, 

<( 

Norton,  Jabez,  Jr., 

« 

Collins,  Elias  B., 

« 

Remick,  True, 

<( 

Cutts,  James, 

Major. 

Shaw,  Daniel,  Jr., 

(( 

Goodridge,  Nathan, 

Brig.  Gen. 

Thompson,  John, 

(( 

Gower.  George. 

Captain. 

Tolman,  Moses,  Sr., 

« 

Hildreth,  David, 

i( 

Trask,  Eben  G., 

(( 

Johnson,  Abraham, 

« 

Willis,  Peter  W., 

(( 

Look,  Valentine, 

(t 

Wilson,  Isaac, 

(( 

Luce,  Benjamin, 

Colonel. 

Winslow,  Carpenter, 

ii 

Luce,  Sanders, 

Captain. 

THE   INDUSTRY   RIFLE   GRAYS. 


The  law  requiring  enrollment  in  the  militia  the  names  of  all 
able-bodied  male  citizens,  between  the  age  of  eighteen  and 
forty-five  years,  brought  together  on  training  and  muster  days  a 
heterogeneous  crowd  ranging  from  the  beardless  youth  to  the 


*  Mr.  Harvey's  bid  on  the  job  was  the  surprising  low  Bgnre  of  ^19.75. 
fllie  Industry  company  was  designated  as  Co.  D,   1st  Reg't,  2d  Brigade,  8th 
Division  of  the  State  Militia. 


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gray-haired  veteran.  Each  person  thus  enrolled,  though  re- 
quired to  furnish  his  own  equipments,  was  not  restricted  in 
selecting,  but  every  one  was  permitted  to  follow  his  own  taste 
in  the  matter.  Consequently,  as  one  would  naturally  infer, 
these  equipments  varied  greatly  in  pattern  and  were  often  of 
the  most  primitive  kind.  Their  muskets  were  of  every  con- 
ceivable pattern  from  the  old-fashioned  "Queen's  Arm"  down 
to  the  more  modern  weapon  with  its  percussion  lock.  A  com- 
pany differing  so  widely  in  the  age  of  its  members,  and  present- 
ing such  striking  dissimilarities  in  style  of  dress  and  equipment, 
could  hardly  be  expected  to  make  an  imposing  appearance  on 
muster  days,  or  attain  distinction  for  the  precision  of  its  drill. 
For  years  these  conditions  were  a  source  of  much  dissatisfac- 
tion, especially  among  the  younger  members,  and  in  some  way 
it  had  gained  the  pseudonym  of  "String-bean  Company"  by 
its  unpopularity.*  At  length  a  large  number  of  the  dissatisfied 
members  withdrew,  and  with  a  small  addition  to  their  number 
from  Farmington,  formed  an  independent  company  known  as 
The  Industry  Rifle  Grays.  The  company  was  mustered  in  by 
General  Enoch  C.  Belcher,  but  the  date  of  its  organization  can 
not  be  learned,  as  the  records  have  either  been  lost  or  de- 
stroyed. The  uniforms  were  of  gray  satinet  trimmed  with  red, 
and  the  rifles  of  the  most  approved  pattern  and  carried  a  bullet 
weighing  thirty-two  to  the  pound.  The  total  expense  of  equip- 
ping the  company  was  about  thirty  dollars  per  man,  and  each 
member  bore  his  proportional  part.  At  the  first  meeting  for 
election  of  officers  Newman  T.  Allen  was  chosen  captain,  and 
John  West  and  William  Webster  lieutenants.  Capt.  Allen  was 
a  thorough-going  tactician,  and  under  his  instruction  the  men 
made  rapid  progress  in  their  drill,  and  the  company  soon  took 
rank  among  the  best  disciplined   in  the  county  if  not  in  the 


*  Among  the  older  inhabitants  of  the  town  is  a  tradition  concerning  the  manner 
in  which  this  title  was  earned :  After  each  election  of  officers  it  was  the  custom  for 
the  newly  elected  captain  to  furnish  a  dinner  for  his  command.  On  one  occasion  the 
principal  dish  on  the  table  was  string  beans,  cooked  according  to  the  usual  manner 
of  those  days.  Wherever  the  company  went  after  this,  it  was  known  among  the  ple- 
beians as  the  "  String-bean  Company." 


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State.*  The  company  had  probably  been  organized  some  four 
years  when  the  militia  disbanded.  This  is  not  definitely  known, 
however,  though  one  of  the  membersf  is  confident  that  the 
company  mustered  four  times  during  its  existence  as  an  organ- 
ization. The  following  is  a  partial  list  of  its  officers  and 
members : 

CAPTAIN. 

Newman  T.  Allen. 


John  West. 


UEUTENANTS. 
SERGEANT. 

Isaac  Webster. 

PIONEERS. 


William  Webster. 


Fifield  Luce. 
Truman  Luce. 

Wesley  Meader. 
William  Dyer. 
Francis  Meader. 
Thomas  W.  Luce. 

Allen,  Hiram. 
Allen,  Samuel  R. 
Atkinson,  Charles. 
Collins,  Joseph,  Jr. 
Collins,  Obed  N. 
Craig,  Hiram. 
Craig,  John. 
Emery,  Ira,  Jr. 
Hatch,  David. 
Hayes,  Charles. 
Higgins,  Barnabas  A. 
Higgins,  John  C. 
Holley,  Henry. 
Look,  John  J. 


MUSICIANS. 


PRIVATES. 


Henry  Smith. 
Warren  Smith. 

William  Q.  Folsom. 
Ezekiel  Rackliff. 
Hugh  Stewart. 


Luce,  Charles. 
Luce,  True  R. 
Manter,  George. 
Meader,  Charles. 
Meader,  Shubael  L. 
Merrill,  James. 
Norton,  Clifford  B. 
Ramsdell,  Abner. 
Stevens,  Oliver. 
Titcomb,  Henry. 
Titcomb,  John. 
Wendell,  Thomas,  3d. 
West,  George. 


♦  At  a  general  muster  held  in  Parmington,  Col.  William  Nye  paid  this  company 
the  high  compliment  of  being  the  best  drilled  company  in  his  command. 
tObed  N.Collins. 


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CHAPTER   IX. 
MILLS  AND  MANUFACTURING, 

Water  Powers  of  Industry.  —  First  Grist-Mill  Erected.  —  Capt.  Peter  West  Erects 
Mills.  —  Cornforth*s  Grist-Mill. —  Elisha  Lumbert's  Grist  and  Saw-Mills. — 
Cutler's  Mills.  —  Davis's  Mills.  —  Gower's  Mills.  —  Capt.  John  Thompson  Erects 
Mills  near  Stark  Line.  — West  &  Manter's  Saw-Mill.  — Clover-Mill.  — First 
Shingle -Machine.  —  Daggett  &  Brown's  Shingle-Mill.  —  William  Cornforth's 
FuUing-Mill.  —  James  Gower's  FuUing-Mill.  —  Allen  &  Co.'s  Starch -Factory. — 
Deacon  Emery's  Bark-Mill.  —  Other  Tanneries.  —  Shovel  Handles. —  Rake 
Manufacturing. —  Smith  &  Coughlin's  Spool-Factory.  —  Oliver  Bros.'  Steam 
Box-Factory. —  Rackliflf's  Chair- Factory. —  Mechanics,   Etc. 

The  most  valuable  water  power  in  Industry  is  that  furnished 
by  Clear  Water  Pond,  in  the  western  part  of  the  town.  At 
Allen's  Mills,  situated  at  the  outlet  of  this  pond,  there  is  a  fall 
of  thirty-three  feet  in  fifty-five  rods.*  A  wheel  discharging 
eight  hundred  inches  of  water,  under  a  twelve-foot  head,  has 
been  operated  twelve  hours  per  day,  continuously,  for  many 
years.  This  by  no  means  represents  the  full  capacity  of  this 
excellent  water  power,  which  has  absolute  immunity  from 
danger  by  freshets  and  is  considered  one  of  the  most  valuable 
in  this  section  of  the  State.  The  water  power  at  West's  Mills 
is  derived  from  two  streams  of  considerable  size,  which  unite 
just  before  reaching  the  village.  In  years  past  these  streams 
have  usually  furnished  sufficient  power  for  operating  the  grist- 
mill the  whole  year,  and  the  saw-mill  during  the  spring  and 
fall.  As  the  town  became  more  thickly  settled,  large  tracts  of 
forest  were  cut  away,  admitting  the  sun's  rays  and  causing 
much   of  the  surface-water  to   pass   off  by  evaporation.      In 


*  Walter  Wells's  "  Water  Power  of  Maine." 


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consequence  of  this,  the  grist-mill  is  useless  in  times  of  pro- 
tracted drouth. 

One  of  the  greatest  inconveniences  to  the  early  settlers  in 
Industry  was  their  remoteness  from  grist  and  saw-mills.  To 
these  hardy  pioneers,  inured  as  they  were  to  toil  and  hardships, 
the  business  of  going  to  mill  was  **  no  boy's  play."  They  must 
go  either  to  Starling's  (now  Walton's)  Mill  in  Farmington,  or 
nearly  double  that  distance  to  Wilton,  much  of  the  way  follow- 
ing a  spotted  line  through  the  dense  forest  and  over  the  roughest 
of  rough  roads,  with  their  grists  on  their  shoulders  in  summer 
and  on  handsleds  in  winter.  When  the  snow  became  very 
deep,  it  was  necessary  to  travel  on  snowshoes.  At  such  times 
**  blazed  trees"  was  the  settler's  only  guide.* 

The  first  grist-mill  built  within  the  present  limits  of  Industry 
was  on  the  north  branch  of  the  stream  which  flows  through  the 
village  of  West's  Mills.  This  mill  stood  on  land  now  (1892) 
owned  by  Eli  N.  Oliver,  and  was  erected  by  Henry  Norton  in 
the  summer  of  1794,  the  land  on  which  it  was  located  having 
been  purchased  the  previous  year.  Mr.  Norton  carried  the 
provision  for  his  workmen  and  a  portion  of  the  mill  irons  on 
his  back  from  Abner  Norton's,  on  the  Gore,  a  distance  of  nearly 
six  miles,  following  a  spotted  line  over  the  mountain. f  This 
mill,  owing  to  its  faulty  construction,  proved  entirely  useless 
and  was  a  dead  loss  to  its  owner.  There  are  still  living,  persons 
who  recollect  having  seen  portions  of  the  old  dam,  and  doubt- 
less some  traces  of  the  mill  can  still  be  found. 

Capt.  Peter  West  began  a  clearing  on  the  mill  lot,  near  the 
village  which  now  bears  his  name,  in  1 796,  settled  there  two  years 
later,  and  soon  after  built  a  grist  and  saw-mill  on  a  stream  near 
his  log-cabin.t     These  mills  must  have  proved  a  great  conven- 


♦  A  tree  with  a  spot  of  bark  hewed  off  so  as  to  show  the  underlying  wood  was 
known  among  the  early  settlers  as  "  blazed  tree."  These  blazes  likewise  indicated  the 
origin  and  character  of  the  road.  Three  blazes  in  a  perpendicular  line  on  the  same 
tree  indicating  a  legislative  road,  the  single  blaze  a  settlement  or  neighborhood  road. 

t  Allen's  History  of  Industry y  p.  21. 

X  Esq.  Allen  says  (History  of  Industry ^  p,  21 )  that  "  Capt.  West's  mills  were 
built  in  1798."  He  further  states  on  page  15  that  Captain  West  built  a  house  on  his 
lot  in  1 798  and  moved  into  it  the  same  season.     While  the  latter  date  is  probably 


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ience  to  the  early  settlers,  and  it  is  but  reasonable  to  presume 
that  they  were  well  patronized  and  the  builder  abundantly 
rewarded  for  his  enterprise.  On  the  approach  of  old  age,  Capt. 
West  retired  from  active  business,  and  the  mills  became  the 
property  of  his  son,  Esquire  Peter  West.  Respecting  these 
mills,  Capt.  John  Mason,  of  Fairfax  County,  Virginia,  writes : 
"When  I  arrived  in  Industry,  April  20,  18 19,  Esquire  West  was 
the  first  man  to  employ  me.  At  that  time  the  saw-mill  could 
be  used,  but  it  was  a  rickety  affair.  The  grist-mill  was  in  good 
order,  the  big  wheel  outside  the  mill.*  Cornforth*s  fulling- 
mill  was  in  the  basement,  his  carding-machine  in  an  upper 
room,  while  the  grist-mill  was  on  a  floor  between  the  two. 
Just  before  I  came  to  the  place  the  grist-mill  had  been  sold  to 
Rufus  Viles,  Esq.  West  taking  a  mortgage,  as  security,  on  the 
property.  It  was  rumored,  however,  that  Esq.  West  would 
have  to  take  the  mill  back.  The  next  year  (1820)  the  saw- 
mill was  sold  to  Esq.  Daniel  Shaw,  and  re-built  by  him  in  right 
good  order.  He  raised  the  frame  of  his  mill  in  August,  1820. 
Being  a  wealthy  and  liberal  man,  the  people  flocked  from  far 
and  near,  so  sure  were  they  that  a  generous  supply  of  liquor 
would  be  furnished  for  the  occasion.  As  was  anticipated, 
liquor  flowed  freely,  and  nearly  fourteen  gallons  were  required 
to  treat  this  large  assemblage.!     The  mill  was  perfect  in  all  its 


correct,  circumstances  lead  the  author  to  question  the  correctness  of  the  former.  To 
erect  a  log-cabin  on  the  very  borders  of  civilization  and  remove  his  family  and  house- 
hold goods  thither  from  Hallowell,  a  distance  of  forty  miles,  over  roads  rough  in  the 
extreme,  must  have  furnished  quite  enough  labor  to  occupy  the  attention  of  Capt. 
West  for  one  season.  In  the  absence  of  records  or  documentary  evidence  it  becomes 
extremely  difficult,  if  not  an  impossibility,  to  bridge  over  nearly  a  century  and  establish 
a  date  beyond  question.  Therefore,  Esq.  Allen's  statement  must  necessarily  be  ac- 
cepted as  an  approximation  to  accuracy. 

♦  The  author  is  of  the  opinion  that  the  grist-mill  was  rebuilt  by  Esq.  West  at 
the  time  William  Cornforth  established  his  fulling-mill  at  West's  Mills,  but  has  been 
unable  to  verify  his  impressions. 

t  This  was  no  guess  work  on  the  part  of  Captain  Mason.  At  that  time  he  kept 
a  small  grocery  store  and  like  every  one  engaged  in  the  business  of  those  days  sold 
ardent  spirits;  it  was  of  him  that  Esq.  Shaw  bought  the  liquor  for  his  raising.  The 
reader  may  notice  a  discrepancy  between  the  date  of  erecting  Esq.  Shaw's  mill  and 
the  date  of  Capt.  Mason's  engaging  in  trade.  The  matter  is  easily  explained.  Capt. 
Mason  kept  his  goods  in  Deacon  Emery's  house  for  time  prior  to  the  erection  and 
completion  of  his  store,  and  it  was  during  this  time  that  Esq.  Shaw's  mill  was  raised. 


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appointments,  and  the  water-wheel  one  of  the  finest  I  had  ever 
seen." 

Esquire  Peter  West  sold  and  conveyed  the  grist-mill  to 
William  Cornforth,  Feb.  27,  1835.  Immediately  after  gaining 
possession  of  this  property,  Mr.  Cornforth  tore  down  the  old 
mill  and  began  framing  a  new  structure  that  would  better 
accommodate  not  only  the  patrons  of  the  grist-mill,  but  like- 
wise his  growing  business  in  wool-carding  and  cloth-dressing. 
The  frame  was  raised  about  the  time  or  soon  after  the  ground 
settled  in  the  spring  of  1835.  I*  was  an  established  custom  in 
those  days  for  some  one  to  "name  the  frame"  after  the  last 
piece  had  been  raised  and  fastened  in  its  proper  place.  On  this 
occasion  the  men  worked  with  a  will,  all  being  anxious  to  hear 
the  frame  named.  The  ridge-pole  being  in  place,  Josiah 
Emery,  standing  on  an  elevated  part  of  the  frame,  made  a  short 
speech,  and  closed  by  saying : 

"Now  from   Wesfs  Mills 
We'll  transfer  the  honor, 
And  henceforth  say,  from  Withee's  Corner 
Three  miles  to   Cornforth' s  MilUr* 

The  frame  was  covered  with  as  little  delay  as  possible,  and 
Charles  Russell,  a  skillful  millwright  from  Norridgewock,  was 
employed  to  construct  the  gear  and  put  the  mill  in  running 
order.f  So  expeditiously  was  the  work  forwarded,  that  the 
mill  was  ready  for  business  in  October,  1835,  and  Thomas  J. 
True  was  engaged  to  come  to  Industry  and  operate  it. 

In  the  succeeding  years  this  mill  was  liberally  patronized, 
and  during  the  busiest  part  of  the  year  it  was  often  necessary 


♦  This  fact  was  related  to  the  author  by  Elijah  Manter,  son  of  Capt.  Benjamin 
Manter  of  Industry.  As  a  further  proof  that  it  was  from  the  frame  of  this  mill,  and 
not,  as  some  claim,  that  of  the  saw- mill  built  by  Shaw  &  Cornforth  in  1845,  ^^^  ^^^ 
doggerel  above  referred  to  was  promulgated,  the  author  would  say  in  1836,  the 
municipal  officers  designated  the  place  as  Cornforth's  Mills  in  their  warrant  for  the 
September  town  meeting. 

t  Elbridge  H.  Racklifi*  informs  the  writer  that  "  Mr  Cornforth  purchased  a  set  of 
black  buhr-stones  for  grinding  wheat.  They  had  been  imported  from  France  by  a 
gentleman  who  being  unable  to  find  a  bolt  of  suitable  fineness  was  obliged  to  sell 
them.  Mr.  Cornforth  was  more  fortunate  in  that  respect,  however,  and  when  set  up 
in  his  mill  they  worked  to  a  charm." 


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to  run  it  night  and  day  to  accommodate  its  patrons.  Some 
idea  of  the  extent  of  the  business  done  can  be  gained  from  the 
fact  that  in  1837  the  town  produced  6,078  bushels  of  wheat. 
Allowing  five  bushels  of  wheat  to  make,  a  barrel  of  flour,  and 
that  one  barrel  per  year  was  consumed  by  each  inhabitant, 
there  would  be  a  net  surplus  of  199  3—5  barrels.  Mr.  Corn- 
forth  sold  his  mill  to  Asa  M.  Manter,  then  of  Parkman,  Oct. 
28,  1845.  Mr.  Manter  made  extensive  improvements  during  his 
ownership,  including  the  refitting  of  the  mill  with  buhr-stones 
in  the  summer  of  1848.  Jan.  2\  1850,  Mr.  Manter  sold  a  half 
interest  in  the  mill  to  his  brother,  Zebulon  Manter,  Jr.,  and 
together  they  owned  it  for  a  period  of  over  six  years.  The 
Manter  Bros,  did  not  operate  the  mill  personally  during  their 
entire  ownership,  but  employed  Deacon  Ephraim  Heald  a  por- 
tion of  the  time.  At  length  Zebulon  re-sold  his  interest  to  Asa 
M.,  who  in  turn  sold,  on  March  24,  1856,  to  Hazen  Black,  an 
experienced  miller  from  Fairfield,  Me.  Mr.  Black  had  as  a 
partner  a  man  by  the  name  of  Bray. 

George  Cutts,  of  New  Portland,  was  the  next  owner  of  this 
mill,  purchasing  it  of  Black  and  Bray,  March  10,  1858.  Mr. 
Cutts  did  not  operate  the  mill  himself,  but  placed  it  in  charge 
of  his  son-in-law,  J.  Warren  Vaughan,  who  subsequently,  on  the 
28th  day  of  September,  1859,  purchased  a  half  interest  of  Mr. 
Cutts.  Two  days  prior  to  the  forenamed  date,  Samuel  R.  Allen 
had  purchased  of  Mr.  Cutts  a  half  interest  in  the  same  property, 
and  after  a  brief  ownership,  Mr.  Vaughan  also  sold  out  to  Mr. 
Allen.  Up  to  this  time  the  motive  power  of  the  mill  had  been 
a  twenty-foot  overshot  wheel.  While  in  the  possession  of  Mr. 
Allen,  the  main  shaft  of  the  water-wheel  broke,  and  a  turbine 
wheel,  known  as  Gould's  Patent,  was  substituted.  This  wheel, 
being  improperly  geared,  did  not  work  well  at  first ;  but  in  the 
spring  of  1861  it  was  re-geared  by  Hazen  Black,  who  purchased 
the  property  in  company  with  Oliver  Stevens.  They  also  added 
a  new  run  of  stones  for  grinding  feed,  and  made  other  improve- 
ments. In  the  winter  of  1863,  George  W.  Johnson  and  Albert 
Shaw  bought  Mr.  Black's  interest  in  the  mill  and  Leonard  Viles 


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operated  it,  probably  as  lessee,  for  a  period  of  nearly  two  years.* 
Hiram  Oliver,  the  present  owner,  purchased  Mr.  Stevens's  inter- 
est Nov.  14,  1865,  and  some  twenty  years  later  the  other  half, 
which  had  been  severally  owned  by  Albert  Shaw,  Eli  N.  Oliver, 
and  James  M.  Norton. 

About  the  same  time  or  soon  after  Captain  West  built  his 
mills,  Elisha  Lumbert  built  a  saw-mill  on  a  small  stream  which 
flowed  through  the  western  part  of  the  New  Vineyard  Gore.  In 
the  lower  part  of  this  mill  were  the  requisite  conveniences  for 
grinding  corn  and  wheat.  The  flour  was  separated  from  the 
bran,  after  the  wheat  was  ground,  by  passing  it  through  a  bolt 
turned  by  hand  power.  These  mills  were  afterwards  owned  by 
Levi  Y.  Lumbert,  and  still  later  by  Nathan  Cutler.  They  were 
carried  away  by  a  freshet  about  1830  and  were  rebuilt  by  Mr. 
Cutler  and  sons.  After  a  few  years  the  patronage  began  to 
change  from  these  to  other  mills,  and  they  were  torn  down 
prior  to  1850. 

Rufus  Davis,  a  son-in-law  of  Joseph  Smith,  built  a  grist  and 
saw-mill  at  the  outlet  of  Clear  Water  Pond  in  i8o4.t  He  be- 
gan operations  by  building  a  dam  at  the  outlet  of  the  pond 
and  another  across  the  stream,  some  rods  below  the  first,  on 
which  was  located  his  mill.  The  building  contained  a  saw-mill 
and  one  run  of  stones  for  grinding  grain.  The  motive  power 
for  this  mill  was  furnished  by  a  huge  undershot  wheel  fully 
fifteen  feet  in  diameter.  The  late  Rev.  John  Allen  once  related 
to  the  author  how  a  man  fell  into  the  flume,  when  this  mill  was 
running,  passed  with  the  water  through  the  wheel  and  came  out 
below  safe  and  sound. { 

♦  It  was  during  this  period  that  a  peculiarly  sad  accident  occurred  to  a  son  of 
Joseph  B.  Viles.  When  the  old  overshot  wheel  was  replaced  by  a  Gould  wheel  the 
vertical  iron  wheel-shaft  was  extended  through  the  main  floor  to  the  loft  above.  On 
the  main  floor  this  shaft  had  never  been  covered.  One  rainy  day  while  Mr.  Viles  was 
grinding,  his  grandson  came  into  the  mill.  In  some  way  his  wet  sleeve  was  caught 
by  the  swiftly  revolving  shaft  and  before  the  wheel  could  be  stopped  his  arm  had  been 
torn  from  his  body  and  other  injuries  of  a  serious  nature  sustained.  Physicians  were 
summoned  at  once,  but  their  skill  was  of  no  avail  and  he  died  July  — ,  1864,  a 
few  hours  after  the  accident. 

t  Sec  AUen^s  History  of  Industry^  p.  21. 

X  Mr.  Davis  likewise  built  a  dwelling-house  near  his  mill,  concerning  the  raising 
of  which,  Rev.  John  Allen  once  wrote  the  author :     "  I   was  present  when  Rufus 


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James  Gower  .came  to  Industry  from  Farmington  about 
1812  and  bought  Mr.  Davis's  property.  He  replaced  the 
wooden  dam  at  the  outlet  of  the  pond  by  a  substantial  stone 
one,  and  re-built  the  grist-mill  with  two  sets  of  stones.*  He 
sold  his  property  to  Newman  T.  Allen,  June  6,  1822.  Mr.  Allen 
was  a  practical  millwright,  and  after  successfully  operating  the 
mill  for  nearly  three  years,  sold  to  his  brother,  Benjamin  Allen. 
This  gentleman  operated  the  mill  for  a  long  term  of  years,  re- 
ceiving a  liberal  patronage  not  only  from  the  inhabitants  of 
Industry,  but  likewise  from  those  of  Farmington  and  New 
Sharon.  Forming  a  co-partnership  with  his  brother,  of  whom 
he  bought  the  property,  the  mill  was  thoroughly  repaired  and 
buhr-stones  added.  After  the  death  of  his  brother,  Captain 
Newman  T.  Allen,  Benjamin  continued  to  operate  the  grist-mill 
until  he  sold  out  and  moved  to  New  Sharon,  in  the  spring  of 
1864.  Amos  S.  Hinkley  eventually  became  the  owner  of  this 
mill,  and  sold  it  with  his  other  property  to  Holman  Johnson  & 
Sons,  of  Wayne.  About  1872  the  machinery  was  taken  out 
of  the  mill  and  a  portion  carried  to  Wayne. 

Capt.  John  Thompson  built  a  saw-mill  in  i8o5„t  which  also 

Davis  had  a  small  one-story  dwelling-house  raised  by  only  himself  and  my  father. 
When  they  raised  the  broadsides  my  brother  Harrison  and  I  (then  small  boys)  each 
held  the  foot  of  a  post  with  bars.  A  hard  lift  they  had,  but  as  both  were  strong  men, 
the  frame  went  up." 

*  Rev.  John  Allen. 

Says  Truman  A.  Allen :  "A  saw-mill  was  built  at  an  early  day  half-way  between 
the  grist-mill  and  the  road.  This  mill  was  burned,  for  I  have  seen  the  charred  timbers 
at  times  when  the  waters  of  the  mill-pond  were  drawn  off."  The  writer  is  of  the 
opinion  that  the  mill  here  referred  to  was  the  old  Rufus  Davis  saw  and  grist-mill,  and 
that  the  one  above  mentioned  was  built  to  replace  it. 

Charles  Augustus  Allen  (born  1830),  son  of  Capt.  Newman  T.  Allen,  takes 
exceptions  to  the  foregoing  statement  of  Truman  A.  Allen  (born  1810),  and  most 
emphatically  declares  it  to  be  incorrect.  Charles  A.  positively  states  that  there  never 
was  a  mill  between  the  grist-mill  owned  for  many  years  by  his  father  and  uncle 
(Benjamin)  and  the  road,  but  that  there  are  traces  of  an  old  dam  bU<yiu  the  grist- 
mill. In  correspondence  with  Truman  A.  Allen  relative  to  this  matter,  the  writer 
prepared  a  diagram  of  the  mills  and  dams  as  they  now  exist  and  sent  it  to  Mr.  Allen, 
requesting  him  to  locate  thereon  the  burned  mill.  This  he  did  very  readily,  and 
described  all  the  surroundings  so  clearly  and  minutely  as  to  leave  little  chance  for 
doubt  as  to  the  correctness  of  his  recollections. 

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contained  a  run  of  stones  for  grinding  grain.  This  mill  was 
situated  near  the  Stark  line  on  a  small  stream  that  flowed 
through  lot  No.  53,  where  Captain  Thompson  had  previously 
settled.  By  flowing  a  large  meadow  lying  in  a  westerly  direc- 
tion from  the  mill,  an  abundant  supply  of  water  was  obtained. 
For  a  time  this  mill  was  fairly  patronized,  and  it  was  here  that 
much  of  the  lumber  for  the  first  meeting-house  erected  in  town 
was  sawed ;  but  it  eventually  fell  into  disuse  and  has  long  since 
been  demolished.  A  saw-mill  was  erected  at  Allen's  Mills  on 
the  site  of  the  one  now  (1892)  owned  by  John  P.  Rackliff, 
probably  in  1820  or  earlier.  The  exact  date  of  its  erection,  as 
well  as  the  name  of  its  builders,  is  shrouded  with  a  degree  of 
uncertainty,  notwithstanding  the  most  diligent  research  of  the 
writer.  In  a  letter  to  the  author,  Truman  A.  Allen,  of  Vine- 
yard Haven,  Mass.,  says :  "  Possibly  James  Gower  and  Rufus 
Allen  built  the  saw-mill  below  the  grist-mill.  It  was  run  a 
year  or  more  by  strangers  at  my  earliest  recollection.  After- 
wards James  Gower's  sons  ran  it  for  a  time,  and  then  Rufus 
Allen  took  it.  He  ran  it  long  enough  to  saw  off"  one  of  his 
fingers,  and  later  he  fell  out  the  lower  end  of  the  mill.  His 
fall  was  somewhat  broken  by  a  pile  of  slabs,  from  which  he 
rolled  down  on  to  the  rocks  below  and  into  the  water.  This 
fall  put  an  end  to  his  sawing  logs,  for  he  received  such  a  shak- 
ing up  that  he  never  fully  recovered  from  the  shock."*  Benja- 
min and  Newman  T.  Allen  eventually  became  sole  owners  of 
the  mill,  and  by  them  it  was  re-built  about  1837.  Later  it  was 
repaired  by  Newman  T.  Allen,  who  adjusted  the  saw  to  run  at  a 
very  high  rate  of  speed.     Capt.  Newman  T.  Allen  died  in  the 

♦  Rev.  John  Allen  wrote  the  author  some  years  prior  to  his  death  that  "The 
Aliens  made  some  improvements  on  the  grist-mill  and  built  a  dam  and  saw-mill  below 
it."  If  Elder  Allen's  statement  is  correct  it  was  probably  Rufus  Allen  and  sons  who 
built  this  mill,  instead  of  James  Gower  and  Rufus  Allen  as  suggested  by  Truman  A. 
Allen.  Rufus  Jennings,  who  purchased  a  fulling  and  carding-mill  at  Allen's  Mills  in 
1825,  once  told  the  writer  that  when  he  came  to  town  James  Gower  and  Rufus  Allen 
owned  the  saw-mill  referred  to,  and  that  to  the  best  of  his  recollections  it  was  built  by 
them.  As  Mr.  Jennings  memory  was  not  very  clear  on  this  point  the  writer  is  inclined 
to  favor  Rev.  John  Allen's  statements,  he  being  fifteen  years  the  senior  of  Truman  A. 
Allen  and  four  years  older  than  Mr.  Jennings.  Beside,  the  latter  was  not  very 
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fall  of  1855,  and  in  settling  his  estate  his  interest  in  the  saw-mill 
fell  to  his  sons,  Samuel  R.  and  Charles  A.  Allen.  Oct.  13, 
1859,  Samuel  R.  Allen,  having  previously  purchased  his 
brother's  interest,  sold  out  to  Charles  S.  Prince,  of  Industry. 
March  15,  1859,  previous  to  Mr.  Prince's  purchasing  an  interest 
in  the  mill,  Tobias  C.  Walton  bought  Benjamin  Allen's  share  of 
the  property.  Mr.  Prince  sold  out  to  Mr.  Walton,  after  a  part- 
nership of  nearly  four  years,  and  the  latter  became  sole  owner 
of  the  property.  A  year  later  he  sold  to  Amos  S.  Hinkley, 
who  had  recently  moved  into  town  and  was  manufacturing 
shovel-handles  in  the  old  starch-factory.  Mr.  Hinkley  kept  the 
mill  about  four  years  and  sold  to  Oliver  and  Bryce  H.  Waugh, 
of  Stark.  These  gentlemen  at  once  took  possession  of  the 
mill,  put  it  in  good  order  and  were  well  patronized  for  a  time. 
Aug.  29,  1873,  Oliver  Waugh  bought  his  son's  interest  and 
continued,  the  business  for  a  period  of  over  ten  years.  He  was 
not  successful,  however,  in  operating  the  mill  alone,  and  failed 
to  retain  the  generous  patronage  accorded  the  father  and  son.* 
In  September,  1875,  John  P.  Rackliff,  who  had  been  engaged  in 
manufacturing  wheel-hubs  in  Stark,  came  to  Industry  and  set 
up  his  machinery  in  the  old  tannery  at  Allen's  Mills.  After 
making  hubs  for  three  years,  he  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
packing-boxes  for  canned  sweet-corn,  disbursing  for  labor  and 
material  between  eight  and  nine  hundred  dollars  the  first  sea- 
son. He  continued  the  business  there  until  the  fall  of  1883, 
readily  selling  all  the  boxes  he  could  make.  He  purchased  of 
Oliver  Waugh  the  saw-mill  previously  mentioned,  Nov.  8,  1883. 
In  March  following  he  purchased  and  set  a  forty-horse-power 
Chase  turbine  wheel  to  supplement  the  power  furnished  by  a 
Gould  wheel  already  in  the  mill.  He  also  bought  and  set  up  a 
twenty-five-foot  Ricker  board-machine,  and  soon  after  built  a 
box-mill,  24x50  feet,  to  connect  with  his  saw-mill.  The  next 
year  he   added    to    his   already   finely   equipped    mill,  one  of 


♦  The  senior  member  of  this  firm,  after  gaining  sole  possession  of  the  mill,  in 
addition  to  his  custom  sawing,  associated  himself  with  J.  William  Patten,  and  for 
some  years  manufactured  brush-blocks,  trunk-cleats  and  dowels,  doing  quite  a  busi- 
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Ricker's  self-feeding  box-board  machines  and  also  a  twenty-four- 
inch  planer.  In  the  spring  of  1888,  he  further  added  to  the 
value  of  his  mill  by  the  introduction  of  an  improved  upright 
shingle-machine.  Mr.  Rackliff  now  has  one  of  the  best  ap- 
pointed mills  to  be  found  in  any  country  town.  He  saws  about 
200  M.  of  long  lumber  and  250  M.  of  shingles  per  year,  sawing 
annually,  in  addition  to  this,  some  fifty  cords  of  white  birch 
into  spool  stock.  In  the  fall  of  1891  he  manufactured  at  his 
shop  17,000  boxes  and  crates  for  canned  corn  and  apple.  The 
present  season  (1892)  he  has  bought  1 18  cords  of  poplar,  and 
anticipates  a  busy  time  the  coming  fall.  He  pays  the  farmers 
$3.50  per  cord  for  poplar  delivered  at  his  mill. 

In  the  summer  of  1825  or  1826,*  Esquire  Peter  West,  hav- 
ing previously  disposed  of  the  mill  built  by  his  father,  erected, 
a  saw-mill  about  seventy-five  rods  below  the  grist-mill  at  West's 
Mills.  His  brother-in-law,  Henry  Manter,  was  an  equal  partner 
with  him  in  this  enterprise.  The  mill  was  afterwards  owned  by 
numerous  individuals,  several  of  whom  purchased  only  an 
eighth  interest.  A  blacksmith  by  the  name  of  Freeman  at  one 
time  leased  the  mill  and  set  up  a  forge  and  trip-hammer  in  it, 
for  the  manufacture  of  axes.  Owing  to  financial  difficulties  he 
suspended  business  after  a  short  time  and  soon  left  town. 
Esquire  West  retained  his  interest  in  the  mill  up  to  near  the 
time  of  his  death.  In  the  process  of  time  the  mill  became  the 
property  of  Col.  Benjamin  Luce,  and  was  carried  away  by  a 
freshet  in   1847.! 

Nathaniel  M.  Davis  built  a  clover-mill  in  1837,  on  the 
farm  which  he  inherited  from  his  father,  Capt.  David  Davis. 
Col.  Joseph  Fairbanks,  having  purchased  the  mill  privilege  at 
what  is  now  Fairbanks  Mills,  in  Farmington,  erected  a  grist- 
mill in  1807,  and  soon  after  purchased  the  right  to  flow  a  small 
pond  on  the  Gore  and  constructed  a  dam  at  its  outlet.  Mr. 
Davis  purchased  this  right  of  flowage  to  furnish  the  required 
power  for  his  clover-mill.  He  greatly  improved  his  property 
by  building  a  stone  dam  in  place  of  the  wooden  one,  as  well  as 


♦Authority  of  George,  son  of  Henry  Manter. 

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176  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY, 

by  other  improvements.  Mr.  Davis  lost  his  life  in  this  mill, 
Oct.  9,  1843.*  Soon  after  this  the  mill,  with  the  farm  and 
other  property,  was  purchased  by  Alexander  Hillman.  The 
mill  was  carried  off  by  a  freshet  in  1850,  and  Mr.  Hillman  soon 
after  built  a  saw-mill  on  the  same  site,  which  was  for  many 
years  in  successful  operation. f 

In  the  fall  of  1844  William  Cornforth,  Albert  and  Daniel 
Shaw,  Jr., J  having  torn  down  the  old  mill  built  by  Esq.  Daniel 
Shaw  in  1820,  began  laying  the  foundation  for  a  new  mill. 
The  stone  work  was  done  in  a  most  thorough  and  substantial 
manner,  and  though  it  has  been  standing  more  than  forty-seven 
years,  is  to  all  appearances  as  solid  as  on  the  day  of  its  com- 
pletion. During  the  summer  of  1845  the  mill  was  built  and 
^ut  in  operation,  and  for  many  years  it  received  a  large  patron- 
age. Albert  Shaw  bought  his  brother's  share,  after  the  mill 
had  been  built  some  years,  and  ever  after  owned  a  half  interest 
in  the  property.  William  Cornforth,  Sr.,  sold  his  half  of  the 
mill  to   his  son   Bateman,  April  28,  1858.     The  mill  was  not 


*  A  singular  circumstance  in  relation  to  the  finding  of  Mr.  Davis's  body,  as  well 
as  the  facts  concerning  his  death,  seem  worthy  of  record  in  these  pages :  Below  the 
main  floor  of  the  mill  was  a  horizontal  shaft  with  a  crank  at  one  end.  Just  previous 
to  Mr.  Davis's  death  workmen  had  repaired  the  mill,  and  in  keying  the  sweep  to  this 
crank  had  allowed  the  head  of  the  key  to  project  a  considerable  distance.  The  bear- 
ings of  the  shaft  sometimes  became  unduly  heated  when  the  mill  was  in  operation 
and  required  constant  watching.  On  the  day  of  his  death  the  mill  was  in  charge  of 
an  employee  and  it  is  supposed  that  Mr.  Davis  went  below  to  examine  the  bearings 
of  the  shaft  as  was  his  custom.  In  the  darkness  he  failed  to  see  the  projecting  key 
on  the  rapidly  moving  sweep,  and  in  reaching  for  the  journal  was  struck  on  the  bead 
and  killed.  That  night  as  soon  as  he  was  missed  search  was  made,  but  no  one 
seemed  to  know  in  what  direction  to  look  for  the  missing  man.  After  a  fruitless 
search,  the  neighbors  returned  home  for  a  little  rest,  agreeing  to  meet  on  the  morrow 
and  continue  the  search.  On  re-assembling  in  the  morning,  Capt.  Clifford  B.  Norton 
in  discussing  the  matter,  casually  remarked  that  last  night  he  had  dreamed  where  the 
body  of  Mr.  Davis  lay,  and  then  added,  "  to  dispel  the  illusion  and  prove  the  fallacy 
of  dreams,  I  am  going  to  that  spot."  Imagine  the  surprise  of  Captain  Norton  when, 
on  reaching  the  dark  basement  of  the  mill  and  putting  his  hand  where  he  had 
dreamed  the  body  lay,  to  find  his  dream  veritable  reality. 

t  This  mill,  which  had  not  l)een  used  for  several  years,  was  taken  down  April  25, 
1 89 1,  and  the  timber  used  for  other  purposes. 

X  Albert  and  Daniel  Shaw,  Jr.,  came  into  possession  of  a  half  interest  in  this 
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usually   operated    by  the  owners,  but  was   leased    to   parties 
skilled  in  the  business. 

David  Hatch  bought  Cornforth's  interest  in  the  mill  March 
1 6,  1866.  When  the  mill  came  into  Mr.  Hatch's  possession 
extensive  repairs  were  in  progress,  and  the  next  fall  a  machine 
was  purchased  and  shingle-sawing  was  added  to  the  business  of 
the  mill.  Mr.  Hatch  continued  to  operate  the  mill  in  company 
with  Albert  Shaw  until  the  summer  of  1868,  when  he  sold  out 
to  John  E.Johnson.  Samuel  R.  Allen  purchased  the  prop- 
erty immediately  after  it  came  into  Johnson's  possession,  and 
during  the  summer  and  fall  rebuilt  the  flume  and  undergear  of 
the  mill  in  a  most  thorough  and  substantial  manner.  He  sold, 
Aug.  5,  1870,  to  Eli  N.  Oliver,  a  practical  millwright,  who  had 
recently  moved  into  town  from  Stark.  Nov.  6,  1870,  Mr.  Oliver 
purchased  the  other  half  of  the  property  of  the  heirs  of  Albert 
Shaw,  and  thus  became  sole  owner  of  the  mill.  Two  years 
later  Thomas  M.  Oliver  bought  the  mill,  and  it  was  operated 
for  many  years  by  his  brother-in-law,  John  W.  Frederic.  The 
mill  was  purchased  in  the  fall  of  1884  by  Eugene  L.  Smith  and 
George  F.  Lovejoy,  its  present  owners.  These  gentlemen  made 
some  repairs  on  their  property  in  the  spring,  and  the  following 
autumn  they  purchased  and  set  up  one  of  Harvey  Scribner's 
upright  shingle-machines,  which  they  had  in  operation  by  the 
middle  of  November,  1885.  Having  secured  a  contract  for 
spool  stock,  Messrs.  Smith  &  Lovejoy  began  to  buy  white  birch 
for  its  manufacture  early  in  the  winter  of  1889,  and  during  the 
season  purchased  upward  of  100  cords.  Purchasing  the  neces- 
sary machinery,  they  have  continued  to  make  this  a  branch  of 
their  business  down  to  the  present  time.  They  purchased  and 
seta  powerful  Gould  water-wheel  in  the  fall  of  1889,  and  in 
the  spring  of  1890  they  added  to  their  mill  one  of  Ricker's 
rotary  board-machines,  having  previously  rebuilt  the  entire 
running  gear  in  a  most  thorough  and  substantial  manner.  They 
now  saw  about  100  M.  of  long  lumber  and  125  M.  shingles, 
beside  a  large  quantity  of  white  birch  and  poplar  each  season. 
Recently  they  have  done  something  in  the  line  of  sawing  staves 
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Without  doubt  the  first  shingle-machine  brought  into  the 
town  was  set  up  in  the  saw-mill  at  Allen's  Mills  in  1843,  ^i^d 
operated  by  Capt.  Newman  T.  Allen.  Then  such  a  machine 
was  a  great  curiosity  and  its  productions  one  of  the  novelties 
of  the  day. 

In  the  summer  of  1848  John  W.  Frederic  and  Samuel  D. 
Luce  rebuilt  the  dam  of  the  saw-mill,  built  by  Esquire  West 
and  Henry  Manter  (see  p.  175),  and  having  constructed  a  suit- 
able building  for  a  shingle-mill,  purchased  in  Augusta,  Me.,  a 
Johnson  Machine  which  they  immediately  set  up  in  the  building. 
This  was  the  first  shingle-machine  ever  operated  at  West's  Mills. 
After  passing  through  numerous  hands  it  at  length  became  the 
property  of  David  Merry.  The  mill  and  a  larger  part  of  the 
dam  were  carried  off  in  a  freshet  in  the  fall  of  1855.*  The  mill 
was  rebuilt  about  1858  by  David  Merry  and  John  W.  Frederic. 
John  Smith  succeeded  Mr.  Merry  as  owner  of  the  mill.  After 
operating  it  a  few  years,  the  flume  and  a  portion  of  the  dam 
was  carried  off  by  a  freshet  in  the  fall  of  1866.  He  then  sold 
the  machinery  to  Albert  Shaw  and  David  Hatch,  and  it  was  set 
up  in  the  saw-mill  where  it  was  successfully  operated  for  a 
number  of  years.  It  was  supplanted  by  a  greatly  improved 
machine  in  the  fall  of  1885. 

John  Brown,  2d,  and  Isaac  Daggett  purchased  a  shingle- 
machine  of  Carpenter  Winslow,  Nov.  5,  1847,  which  they  set 
up  on  a  small  stream  just  south  of  the  John  T.  Daggett  farm 
in  the  north  part  of  the  town.  In  consequence  of  the  limited 
supply  of  water,  this  mill  could  be  operated  only  during  the 
early  spring  and  after  the  fall  rains.  Not  finding  the  enter- 
prise a  profitable  one,  the  machinery  was  moved  elsewhere  after 
a  few  years. 

CARDING   AND    FULLING-MILLS. 

In  the  home  of  the  early  settler  in  Industry  many  kinds  of 
work  were  done  with  which  the  housewife  of  the  present  day  is 


♦This  freshet,  which  occurred  Oct.  13,  1855,  had  not,  it  was  said,  been  equalled 
for  fifty  years.  The  "  long  bridge  "  at  West's  Mills  was  swept  away,  as  well  as  the 
shingle-mill  and  much  other  property  along  the  course  of  the  stream. 


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wholly  unacquainted.  Then  every  farmer  kept  at  least  a  few 
sheep  and  sowed  a  piece  of  flax,  and  from  these  sources  the 
wearing  apparel  of  the  family  was  derived.  Then  the  carding, 
spinning,  weaving,  dyeing,  cutting  and  making  were  all  done  by 
the  skillful  hand  of  the  industrious  wife  and  mother.  As  the 
people  began  to  emerge  from  the  poverty  and  want  incident  to 
every  new  settlement,  a  gradual  change  dawned  on  the  inhabi- 
tants. Vast  tracts  of  forest  had  gradually  yielded  to  the 
sturdy  strokes  of  the  settler's  axe,  and  the  land  been  converted 
into  grass-bearing  fields.  As  a  matter  of  course,  more  hay  was 
cut,  and  more  neat  stock  and  larger  flocks  of  sheep  could  be 
kept.  The  increase  in  the  amount  of  wool  now  produced  ne- 
cessitated the  introduction  of  a  carding-machine  and  the  estab- 
lishing of  a  mill  for  fulling,  dyeing  and  dressing  cloth.  James 
Gower  built  a  fulling-mill  about  1818  at  the  outlet  of  Clear 
Water  Pond,  just  below  his  grist-mill  and  nearly  opposite  where 
John  P.  Rackliff's  saw-mill  now  (1892)  stands.  The  writer 
regrets  that  he  has  been  unable  to  fix  the  date  of  its  erection 
more  definitely.  It  was  undoubtedly  operated  by  Samuel 
Gower,  a  younger  brother  of  James,  who  had  previously 
learned  the  business.  Dec.  25,  1820,  James  Gower  sold  his 
fulling-mill  to  Samuel  Pierce,  of  Malta,  now  (1892)  Windsor, 
Maine.  This  mill  either  contained  a  carding-machine  when 
Mr.  Pierce  bought  it,  or  else  one  was  set  up  soon  after  the 
property  came  into  his  possession.  The  building,  together  with 
lot  No.  84,  comprising  the  farm  now  occupied  by  D.  Collins 
Luce,  was  purchased,  Jan.  23,  1824,  by  Rufus  Jennings,  of 
Farmington,  Pierce,  who  was  a  skillful  clothier,  reserving  all  the 
machinery.  Mr.  Jennings  refitted  the  mill  with  new  machinery 
and  after  an  ownership  of  two  years  sold  the  fulling-mill  to 
Eben  Willard,  of  New  Portland,  but  reserved  the  carding- 
machine  and  the  room  it  occupied.  Mr.  Willard  resold  to 
Jennings,  Aug.  9,  1830,  who  afterwards  conducted  the  whole 
business.  He  had  a  large  patronage  and  two  sets  of  cards 
were  run  night  and  day  during  the  busiest  part  of  the  season, 
and  the  fulling-mill  was  frequently  operated  six  months  in  the 
year.     Samuel  Gower  was   a  clothier,  and  Mr.  Jennings  often 


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employed  him  to  take  charge  of  his  fulling-mill.  Cyprian  Bis- 
bee  operated  the  mill  several  years  prior  to  1836,  and  it  may 
have  been  operated  by  John  Folsom  and  others  at  different 
periods. 

William  Cornforth,  a  clothier  by  trade,  erected  a  building, 
connected  with  Esq.  West's  grist-mill,  in  1818,  in  which  to  full, 
dye  and  dress  cloth.  The  necessary  motive  power  was  obtained 
from  the  water-wheel  of  the  grist-mill.  He  also  set  up  a  card- 
ing-machine,  and  wool-carding  became  an  important  branch  of 
his  business.  He  purchased  the  grist-mill  in  the  winter  of 
1835,  2tnd  immediately  rebuilt  it  with  spacious  apartments  for 
his  carding-machine  and  dye  works.*  He  operated  his  mill 
some  nine  years  after  rebuilding,  and  then  sold  his  fulling-mill, 
June  6,  1844,  to  his  son,  George  Cornforth,  and  at  the  same 
time  leased  him  the  carding-machine  for  a  term  of  years. 
George  Cornforth  operated  the  mill  a  few  years  and  then 
•  abandoned  the  business,  and  the  mill  was  eventually  converted 
to  other  uses. 

Benjamin  and  Newman  T.  Allen,  in  company  with  Henry 
Titcomb,  Joseph  and  Eben  Norton  of  Farmington,  built  a 
starch-factory  just  below  the  grist-mill  at  Allen's  Mills,  about 
1845.  Each  of  these  gentlemen,  excepting  Joseph  and  Eben 
Norton,  owned  one-fourth  interest  in  the  property.  About  the 
time  the  factory  was  ready  for  business  the  potato  rot  made  its 
appearance  in  Industry,  and  many  who  had  planted  potatoes 
for  the  factory  lost  their  entire  crop.  Joseph,  Jr.,  and  Obed 
N.  Collins,  planted  five  acres  for  Messrs.  Allen  &  Co.,  and 
barely  harvested  sound  potatoes  •  enough  for  seed.  But  not- 
withstanding this  unfavorable  turn  of  affairs,  the  Company 
subsequently  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  starch,  to  some 
extent,  for  six  or  seven  years,  sometimes  purchasing  as  many 
as  4000  bushels  of  potatoes  in  a  single  season. 


♦  Mr.  Cornforth's  fulling-mill,  a  large  building,  was  carried  away  by  an  ice  freshet 
in  the  month  of  February,  1837.  Inuring  a  warm  rain  the  ice  on  the  brook  broke  up 
and  formed  an  immense  jam  on  the  flat  just  outside  the  village.  This  jam  broke,  and 
the  waters  swept  down  upon  the  village  with  resistless  force,  causing  great  loss  to 
mill  owners. 


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DEACON   EMERY'S   BARK-MILL. 

At  least  one  door-stone  in  Industry  possesses  rare  historical 
interest,  and  fifty  years  hence  its  value  will  be  greatly  en- 
hanced, as  showing  the  difference  between  the  primitive  imple- 
ments of  the  early  settlers  and  the  labor-saving  machinery  of 
the  present  day. 

In  1818  Deacon  Ira  Emery,  a  tanner  and  shoemaker  by 
trade,  came  to  Industry  and  bought  of  Esquire  Peter  West  the 
house  and  land  near  West's  Mills,  recently  occupied  by  Sidney 
Watson.  Soon  after  his  arrival  in  town  he  built  a  bark-mill,* 
where  he  tanned  leather  for  his  own  and  other's  use.  This  mill 
stood  a  short  distance  west  of  the  house,  in  a  low  run  where  an 
abundant  supply  of  water  could  be  had.  In  this  mill  were 
some  six  or  eight  vats  in  which  the  hides  were  submitted  to  the 
influence  of  the  tanning  liquid.  The  process  was  slow  and 
tedious,  requiring  from  six  to  twelve  months  to  complete  it.  In 
those  days  cold  liquor  was  invariably  used,  and  years  later, 
when  the  hot-liquor  process  was  first  introduced,  it  was  re- 
garded with  much  disfavor,  and  tanners  who  had  practiced  the 
former  process  all  their  lives  were  slow  in  adopting  what 
seemed  to  them  an  uncalled  for  innovation  upon  their  estab- 
lished method  of  tanning.  The  bark  used  was  ground,  not  in 
the  patent  mill  of  the  present  day,  which  evenly  and  rapidly 
reduces  it  to  the  required  degree  of  fineness,  but  by  the  aid  of 
a  large  circular  stone  made  fast  to  a  shaft  passing  through  its 
centre.  One  end  of  this  shaft  was  attached  to  a  post  set  in  the 
ground,  while  by  the  other  end  the  stone  was  rolled  around  and 
over  the  bark,  which  it  crushed  by  reason  of  its  great  weight. 
For  this  purpose  the  bark  was  laid  in  a  circle  in  the  rut  or 
track  of  the  heavy  crusher.  This  stone,  with  traces  of  the  old 
tan-vats,  are  the  only  mementos  left  by  Father  Time  of  the  first 
tannery  erected  in  Industry.     The  stone  now  serves  as  a  door- 


♦  Capt.  John  Mason,  writing  from  Fairfax  County,  Va.,  under  date  of  Oct.  25, 
1883,  says:  "The  stone  from  which  the  bark-crusher  was  made  originally  lay  in  the 
bottom  of  Capt.  West's  mill-pond.  It  was  hauled  out  by  Esquire  Daniel  Shaw, 
drilled  and  rounded  by  Oilman  Hilton,  an<l  set  up  by  Samuel  Pinkham  and  myself." 
The  planks  for  the  vats  were  purchased  of  Major  PVancis  Mayhew,  of  New  Sharon, 
and  were  hauled  to  Industry  by  Samuel  Patterson,  who  then  lived  on  Bannock  Hill. 


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step  for  the  dwelling  on  the  premises.  When  converted  to  its 
present  use,  a  portion  of  it  was  broken  off  that  it  might  better 
fit  the  position  it  was  to  occupy.  Otherwise  it  is  in  as  good  a 
state  of  preservation  as  in  the  days  of  yore,  when  it  ground  the 
bark  for  tanning  a  large  portion  of  the  leather  used  in  Industry. 
By  actual  measurement  this  stone  is  five  feet  in  diameter  and 
nearly  seven  inches  thick.  Its  past  history  is  here  given,  but 
who  can  predict  its  future?  Half  a  century  hence,  when  noth- 
ing remains  of  the  structure  of  which  it  now  forms  a  part  save 
the  stones  of  its  foundation,  will  some  gray-haired  patriarch 
point  it  out  as  an  important  part  of  the  first  tannery  estab- 
lished in  town?  Or,  will  this  important  relict  be  desecrated  by 
the  hand  of  the  ruthless  destroyer,  thus  plunging  into  oblivion 
one  more  mute  chronicler  of  past  events? 

Henry  Butler  probably  erected  the  first  and  only  tannery 
ever  built  in  that  section  of  New  Vineyard  annexed  to  Industry 
in  1844.  Mr.  Butler  settled  in  New  Vineyard  in  1795,  but  the 
date  of  erecting  his  tannery  can  not  be  learned.  The  tan-vats 
were  located  on  a  small  stream  flowing  through  the  farm  now 
(1892)  owned  by  John  C.  Pratt,  and  traces  of  them  are  still 
discernible. 

David  H.  Harris,  from  Greene,  Me.,  settled  at  the  centre 
of  the  town,  and  constructed  several  tan-vats  near  where  the 
meeting-house  stands,  simultaneously  or  shortly  after  the  erec- 
tion of  Deacon  Emery's  tannery  at  West's  Mills.  Mr.  Harris 
was  a  tanner  and  shoemaker  by  trade,  and  died  in  1824,  after 
living  in  town  a  few  years. 

Cornelius  Davis,  who  came  from  Martha's  Vineyard  in  18 10 
and  settled  on  **  Federal  Row,"  was  also  a  shoemaker  and  tan- 
ner. He  did  something  at  tanning,  but  as  to  the  extent  of  his 
business  the  writer  has  not  been  able  to  learn  anything  definite. 

Soon  after  coming  to  Industry,  Rufus  Jennings  built  a  bark- 
mill  and  constructed  some  half-dozen  tan-vats  for  tanning  leather 
for  his  own  manufacture.*     He  afterwards  enlarged  his  tannery 


*  Mr.  Jennings  also  owned  and  operated  a  clover-mill  in  connection  with  his 
tannery  and  other  business,  but  nothing  is  known  as  to  the  amount  of  patronage  he 
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and  did  much  tanning  for  the  people  of  the  surrounding  country. 
This  mill  had  a  patent  cast-iron  grinder,  and  was  undoubtedly 
the  first  of  the  kind  ever  seen  in  town.  Charles  L.  Allen,*  in 
company  with  his  brothers,  Benjamin  and  Newman  T.  Allen, 
erected  a  tannery,  soon  after  Mr.  Jennings's,  which  they  operated 
simultaneously  with  his  as  a  rival  for  the  public  patronage.  It 
had  been  idle,  however,  for  some  years  prior  to  the  breaking 
out  of  the  War  of  the  Rebellion.  October  2,  i860,  Sylvanus  B. 
Philbrick,  a  tanner  by  trade,  came  to  Industry,  purchased  the 
property  and  re-established  the  business  of  tanning  in  town. 
He  continued  the  business  with  a  good  degree  of  success  until 
December  10,  1873,  when  he  sold  out  to  Deacon  Joseph  P. 
Thwing,  of  Farmington,  and  the  establishment  was  soon  after 
closed.f 

Dudley  L.  Thing  built  a  bark-mill  near  the  east  end  of  the 
**long  bridge"  at  West's  Mills,  in  1838.  He  conducted  the 
business  of  tanning  for  eight  or  ten  years,  using  the  Col.  Peter 
A.  West  store  for  a  currying  room  until  his  brother,  Jesse 
Thing,  purchased  a  stock  of  goods,  and  there  established  him- 
self in  trade. 

SHOVEL-HANDLE   MANUFACTURING. 

In  the  fall  of  1862  or  early  in  the  winter  of  1863,  Amos  S. 
Hinkley  moved  into  town  and  settled  at  Allen's  Mills,  rented 
the  starch-factory,  and  began  to  manufacture  shovel-handles. 
This  new  enterprise  greatly  favored  the  farmers  of  Industry,  as 
nearly  every  one  had  some  of  the  white  ash,  from  which  the 
handles  were  made,  growing  on  his  farm,  and  cutting  the  timber 


*  This  gentleman  did  not  remain  long  in  partnership  with  his  brothers,  but  sold 
out  to  them  after  three  or  four  years.  Messrs.  Allen  had  some  twenty  vats  in  their 
tannery,  and  devoted  their  time  principally  to  tanning  sole-leather,  which  they  shipped 
to  Boston.  Sometimes,  however,  they  tanned  upper  leather,  which  they  hired  an 
experienced  currier  to  hnish.  They  eventually  bought  out,  thereby  adding  his  pat- 
ronage to  their  own. 

t  Mr.  Philbrick  was  a  native  of  Chesterville,  where  he  worked  at  his  trade  up  to 
1857,  but  came  to  Industry  from  Canton,  Me.  He  did  not  become  sole  owner  of  the 
tannery  until  May  7,  1861,  when  he  purchased  the  remaining  half  of  Gen.  Nathan 
Goodridge,  guardian  of  the  minor  child  of  Capt.  Newman  T.  Allen. 


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and  working  it  into  blocks  afforded  employment  at  a  season 
when  little  else  could  be  done.  This  new  industry  opened  up 
an  avenue  whereby  hundreds  of  dollars  were  eventually  added 
to  the  income  of  the  fortunate  land-owners  in  this  town  and  its 
vicinity.  Although  this  factory  was  supplied  with  machinery  of 
the  most  primitive  kind,  Mr.  Hinkley  was  able  to  finish  looo 
dozen  handles  per  month.  He  purchased  of  several  share- 
holders their  interest  in  the  property  in  the  fall  of  1863,  and 
afterward  of  others  in  the  following  years  until  he  became  sole 
owner  of  the  property.  He  continued  to  do  a  prosperous 
business  until  the  autumn  of  1869,  when  he  sold  to  Holman 
Johnson  &  Sons,  of  Wayne.  These  gentlemen  had  been  en- 
gaged in  the  business  for  years,  and  controlled  the  patents  on 
an  improved  lathe  and  other  important  machinery.  The  fac- 
tory was  entirely  refitted  and  furnished  with  the  latest  and  best 
machinery,  and  the  business  greatly  enlarged.*  Their  lathe, 
which  was  capable  of  performing  a  great  amount  of  work,  was 
often  run  day  and  night  in  order  to  supply  the  demand  for 
handles.  After  the  death  of  Holman  Johnson  the  business  at 
Allen's  Mills  passed  into  the  hands  of  William  H.  Johnson, 
under  whose  superintendency  it  had  previously  been.  The 
factory  gave  employment  to  from  eight  to  fifteen  hands  the 
year  around,  and  one  year  33,000  dozen  handles  were  finished. 
Ash  at  length  became  scarce,  and  the  factory  was  taken  down 
in  the  summer  of  1883.  The  manufacture  of  the  D  handle 
was  superseded  by  that  of  a  patent  handle,  the  invention  of 
the  proprietor,  William  H.  Johnson.  For  the  manufacture  of 
these  Mr.  Johnson  rebuilt  the  old  grist-mill,  in  the  summer 
of  1 88 1,  and  fitted  it  up  with  the  necessary  machinery,  much 
of  which  was  of  his  own  invention.  He  made  as  many  as  three 
hundred  dozen  per  week  when  running  his  factory  to  its  fullest 


♦  The  new  machinery,  which  largely  increased  the  capacity  of  the  factory,  was 
regarded  with  much  interest  and  curiosity  by  the  citizens  of  that  locality.  The  latter 
turned  a  handle  complete  by  a  single  movement  of  the  operator's  hand  after  the 
block  had  been  placed  in  the  machine.  The  D  i)art  of  the  handle  had  been  punched 
in  Mr.  Hinkley's  factory  by  a  die-press  worked  by  hand  power.  Messrs.  Johnson  did 
this  work  with  a  machine  the  capacity  of  which  was  only  limited  by  the  dexterity  of 
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capacity.  Though  possessing  greater  durability  than  its  older 
rival,  and  other  important  advantages,  the  cost  of  manufacture 
was  so  large  that  it  did  not  prove  a  remunerative  enterprise  to 
its  inventor,  and  their  manufacture  was  suspended  in  1891.* 
Mr.  Johnson  was  also  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  the  D 
handle,  at  Auburn,  Me.,  in  company  with  Columbus  Marshall, 
of  .Anson,  prior  to  leaving  Industry. 

Hiram  Oliver,  who  had  for  several  years  occupied  the  Wil- 
liam Cornforth  fulling-mill  building  as  a  carpenter  shop,  began 
taking  it  down  early  in  the  summer  of  1868,  and  also  made 
preparations  for  erecting  a  larger  and  more  convenient  shop. 
By  the  following  winter  he  had  finished  the  building  and  like- 
wise constructed  the  necessary  machinery  required  for  the 
manufacture  of  rakes.  Taking  Gustavus  W.  Spinney,  of  Stark, 
into  partnership,  they  manufactured  during  the  winter  fully  one 
hundred  dozen  rakes.  Owing  to  the  great  cost  of  suitable  lum- 
ber and  the  competition  of  other  manufacturers,  the  enterprise 
did  not  prove  sufficiently  remunerative  to  warrant  its  continu- 
ance. 

Mr.  Oliver  next  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  drag-rakes, 
for  several  years,  with  more  satisfactory  returns.  After  this  he 
fitted  up  his  shop  with  machinery  for  wood-working,  and  has 
since  done  a  good  business  in  the  general  jobbing  line.t 

SMITH   AND   COUGHLIN'S   SPOOL-FACTORY. 

Late  in  the  summer  of  1871,  Lauriston  A.  Smith  and 
Joseph  L.  Coughlin,  two  enterprising  young  men  from  New 
Vineyard,  conceived  the  idea  of  erecting  a  factory  for  the 
manufacture  of  spools  and  staves  in  some  convenient  location 
in  the  town  of    Industry.     Having   thoroughly  explored   the 


*  Immediately  on  shutting  down  at  the  Allen's  Mills  factory,  the  machinery  was 
taken  out  and  shipped  to  Veedersburgh,  P^ountain  County,  Indiana,  where  he  is  still 
engaged  in  the  business. 

tOn  first  coming  to  Industry,  Mr.  Oliver  invented  a  washing-machine  that 
proved  a  decided  success.  Backed  by  abundant  capital  and  business  ability,  it 
might  have  become  a  paying  invention.  As  it  was,  Mr.  Oliver  manufactured  them 
alone,  hence  they  were  only  known  to  the  people  of  a  limited  locality. 


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timber  lands  which  would  furnish  the  desired  supply  of  ma- 
terial, and  finding  it  abundant  the  enterprise  became  a  fixed 
fact.  Philip  A.  Storer  generously  offered  these  gentlemen  a 
free  lease  of  sufficient  land  for  a  site  and  yard  for  their  pro- 
posed mill.  The  offer  was  accepted  and  the  lot  selected  near 
Mr.  Storer's  dwelling-house,  but  on  the  opposite  side  of  the 
road.  The  first  stick  of  timber  for  the  frame  of  the  building 
was  cut  in  September,  and  so  expeditiously  was  the  work 
pushed  that  by  the  time  cold  weather  had  fully  set  in  the 
building  was  completed  and  ready  for  the  machinery.^  The 
motive  power  was  furnished  by  a  stationary  engine  of  thirty 
horse-power.*  In  January,  1872,  the  first  stick  of  lumber 
was  sawed,  and  during  that  winter  nearly  400  cords  of  white 
birch  and  poplar  were  bought  and  sawed  into  spool  timber  and 
staves.  During  the  summer  of  1872  they  put  in  two  complete 
sets  of  spool  machinery  and  finished  their  first  spool  in  Aug- 
ust of  that  year.  For  the  year  ending  August,  1874,  Messrs. 
Smith  &  Coughlin  finished  at  their  factory,  on  an  average,  150 
gross  of  spools  per  day.  They  also  manufactured  150  thou- 
sand staves  in  addition  to  their  spool  business.  In  the  fall  of 
1874  Mr.  Smith  sold  out  to  his  partner  and  retired  from  the 
business.  After  this  Mr.  Coughlin  continued  the  business  alone 
till  near  the  close  of  the  year  1875,  when  the  factory  was  de- 
stroyed by  fire.  The  fire  was  discovered  at  about  12  o'clock 
on  the  night  of  Wednesday,  December  8th.  Owing  to  the 
highly  combustible  character  of  the  factory  and  its  contents, 
nothing  was  saved  from  the  flames.  The  cause  of  the  fire  was 
unknown,  but  is  supposed  to  have  originated  from  a  defective 
stove  in  the  finishing  room. 

THE   OLIVER   brothers'    STEAM    BOX-FACTORY. 

In  December,  1871,  Eli  N.,  Hiram  and  Alexander  Oliver, 
broke  ground  for  the  foundation  of  a  steam  box-factory.  The 
site  chosen  for  the  building  was  a  few  rods  north  of  the  brick 

*  This  engine  was  regarded  as  quite  a  curiosity  among  machinists,  from  the  fact 
that  it  had  a  forty-two-inch  stroke. 


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school-house  at  West's  Mills.  Great  enthusiasm  was  manifested 
by  the  citizens,  and  many  contributed  labor  in  aid  of  the  enter- 
prise. Notwithstanding  the  inclemency  of  the  season,  the 
excavating  for  the  basement  was  vigorously  prosecuted,  and  in 
due  time  the  stone  foundation  was  completed  ready  for  the 
frame.  Previous  to  this  the  frame  had  been  sawed  at  the  saw- 
mill, and  in  an  incredibly  short  time  the  frame  was  up  and  the 
building  was  boarded.  The  structure  was  30x60  feet,  one 
story  in  height,  with  a  basement  for  engine-room,  etc.  By  the 
middle  of  March  everything  was  in  readiness  for  the  machinery. 
At  that  time  the  snow  was  very  deep  in  the  roads,  and  the 
moving  of  the  heavy  fly-wheel  and  other  parts  of  the  engine 
from  the  depot  at  Farmington  seemed  to  present  almost  insur- 
mountable difficulties.  By  skill  and  perseverance,  however,  the 
task  was  at  last  accomplished,  and  before  the  middle  of  April 
the  engine  was  in  complete  running  order.  This  engine  was  a 
portable  one  of  forty-five  horse-power.  The  fly-wheel  was 
over  eight  feet  in  diameter  and  weighed  two  tons.  The  main 
belt  contained  eleven  sides  of  heavy  sole-leather,  and  the  shaft- 
ing and  pulleys  weighed  several  tons  in  the  aggregate.  The 
factory  contained  three  saws  for  cutting  the  lumber  into  box- 
boards,  besides  a  large  circular  bolting  saw,  planer,  and  two 
full  sets  of  saws  for  cutting  the  planed  boards  into  boxes.  A 
shed  nearly  one  hundred  feet  long  was  erected  to  protect  the 
sawed  lumber  from  the  weather  while  in  the  process  of  season- 
ing. This  shed  connected  with  the  factory  by  means  of  a 
wooden  track,  over  which  the  sawed  lumber  was  conveyed  on 
hand-cars.  When  in  full  operation  the  factory  gave  employ- 
ment to  twelve  or  fourteen  hands,  and  the  largest  amount  of 
poplar  bought  in  any  one  season  was  nine  hundred  cords.  The 
factory  was  operated  by  its  builders  until  May  12,  1874,  when 
they  sold  out  to  David  M.  Norton,  who,  in  connection  with  his 
brothers,  James  M.  and  Alonzo  Norton,  continued  the  business 
until  the  factory  was  burned,  Oct.  9,  1878.  After  Joseph  L. 
Coughlin's  spool-factory  was  burned,  in  1875,  Hiram  Oliver 
bought  the  castings  of  the  spool  machinery,  and  during  the 
following  winter  rebuilt  the  lathes  and  set  them  up  in  a  room 


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in  the  basement  of  the  box-factory.  Here  they  were  success- 
fully operated  for  a  period  of  over  two  years.  The  destruction 
of  this  factory  by  fire  was  a  great  loss  to  the  community,  as 
well  as  to  the  owners,  for  its  existence  had  created  a  demand, 
at  remunerative  prices,  for  poplar  and  birch,  which  grew  in 
abundance  in  many  parts  of  the  town. 

rackliff's  chair-factory. 

Ezekiel  Rackliff  moved  from  Stark  to  Industry  in  Novem- 
ber, 1874,  and  settled  at  Allen's  Mills.  He  purchased  the  old 
grist-mill  building  and  water-privilege,  moved  his  chair  machin- 
ery from  Stark,  and  continued  the  manufacture  of  common 
wooden  or  dining-chairs.  At  the  end  of  two  years,  failing 
health  forced  him  to  abandon  work,  and  the  business  passed 
into  the  hands  of  his  sons,  William  H.  and  Caleb  A.  Rackliff, 
who  carried  it  on  for  some  years.  They  eventually  sold  out  to 
William  H.  Johnson,  of  whom  the  water-power  and  building 
had  been  purchased. 

THE   INDUSTRY    LUMBER   COMPANY'S    STEAM-MILL. 

In  September,  1886,  a  company  of  five  gentlemen,  consist- 
ing of  Eugene  L.  Smith,  George  F.  Lovejoy,  Marshall  W. 
Smith,  John  W.  Frederic  and  Samuel  Rackliff,  formed  a  co- 
partnership for  the  purpose  of  erecting  a  steam  saw-mill  in 
Industry.  The  site  selected  was  on  the  land  of  Thomas  M. 
Oliver,  about  two  miles  and  a  half  in  a  northerly  direction 
from  the  village  of  West's  Mills.  The  building  erected  was 
20  X  30  feet,  with  basement  and  engine-house.  A  portable 
engine  of  twenty-five  horse-power  was  purchased,  and  on  the 
27th  day  of  October  was  safely  landed  at  its  destination,  hav- 
ing been  three  days  on  the  road  from  Farmington  depot. 
By  the  middle  of  November  the  engine  was  in  running  order, 
and  by  December  5th  they  had  a  shingle-machine  set  up  and 
ready  for  business.  During  that  fall  and  the  succeeding  winter 
their  custom  sawing  amounted  to  between  800  and  900  thou- 
sand of  shingles.     They  also  bought  a  quantity  of  poplar,  which 


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was  manufactured  into  boxes,  beside  sawing  a  large  amount  of 
white  birch  spool-stock.  After  a  year  or  two,  Samuel  C.  Rand 
became  associated  with  the  firm  under  the  name  of  the  Industry 
Lumber  Co.,  and  in  the  succeeding  two  years  they  bought  and 
manufactured  fifteen  hundred  cords  of  poplar,  in  addition  to  a 
considerable  quantity  of  white  birch  spool-stock.  Their  spe- 
cialty being  packing  boxes  for  scythes  and  canned  sweet  corn, 
together  with  boxes  for  dairy  salt. 

On  the  completion  of  the  coat-shop  over  Harrison  Daggett's 
store,  Franklin  Brackett  associated  himself  with  Mr.  Daggett, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Franklin  Brackett  &  Co:,  and  began  the 
manufacture  of  sale  coats.  They  started  their  first  machines 
Oct.  31,  1889,  increasing  gradually  until  by  March,  1890,  they 
had  eleven  machines  in  operation  and  finished  200  coats  per 
week.  As  the  spring  advanced,  work  became  scarce,  and  busi- 
ness was  suspended  at  the  expiration  of  eight  months.  During 
the  time  the  shop  was  in  operation,  from  $1000  to  $1500  worth 
of  coats  were  finished. 

MECHANICS. 

The  first  blacksmith  to  come  to  Industry  was  undoubtedly 
Jonathan  Goodridge,  who  located  at  the  centre  af  the  town  on 
the  farm  now  (1892)  owned  by  his  grandson,  Alvarez  N.  Good- 
ridge. Soon  after  this,  Gilman  Hilton  settled  at  West's  Mills, 
and  had  a  shop  just  north  of  the  village  on  what  is  now  known 
as  the  steam-mill  lot.  Mr.  Hilton  was  a  good  workman,  but 
intemperate  in  his  habits.  His  son,  Jeremiah  Hilton,  learned 
the  father's  trade  and  also  worked  at  West's  Mills.  He  was 
a  skillful  workman  and  very  ingenious,  but  like  the  father, 
a  love  of  strong  drink  was  his  besetting  sin.  His  shop  was 
located  on  the  flat  just  west  of  the  village,  and  was  a  rude 
affair,  made  by  setting  four  posts  in  the  ground  and  nailing  the 
boards  to  them. 

John  Trafton  came  to  town  about  181 5,  and  settled  on  a  lot 
opposite  where  the  Centre  Meeting-House  now  stands.  He 
built  a  shop,  and  divided  his  time  alternately  between  black- 
smithing  and  farming.     Francis  Meader,  2d,  learned    the  trade 


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of  Mr.  Trafton,  and  located  at  Allen's  Mills,  where  he  worked 
for  many  years. 

Elder  Elias  Bryant,  a  local  Methodist  preacher,  came  to 
West's  Mills  and  worked  at  blacksmithing  in  a  shop  which  was 
afterwards  purchased  by  Thomas  Cutts  and  son,  who  came  to 
West's  Mills  in  1829.  But  no  clue  can  be  found  as  to  the  date 
of  his  settling  in  town  or  how  long  he  remained.  It  is  not  cer- 
tain that  Thomas  Cutts  and  his  son  were  the  immediate  suc- 
cessors of  Elder  Bryant,  though  there  is  nothing  to  show  to  the 
contrary  excepting  the  fact  that  they  purchased  the  shop  of 
Samuel  Patterson.  It  stood  on  the  site  of  Joseph  Eveleth's 
stable,  but  was  afterwards  moved  across  the  road,  and  was  oc- 
cupied at  a  later  date  by  Alvin  Greenleaf  as  a  cabinet  and 
carriage  shop.  The  two-story  shop  now  occupied  by  J.  Warren 
Smith  was  built  by  James  Cutts,  in  the  summer  of  1840.  Con- 
cerning his  labors  in  Industry  he  says :  "  We  had  some  rivals 
in  business.  Oilman  Hilton  was  a  blacksmith  and  an  old  settler 
there.  He  worked  in  an  old  shop  nearly  opposite  the  Corn- 
forth  house*  and  next  to  the  saw-mill  lot.  Jerry  Hilton  had  a 
little  shop  at  the  west  end  of  the  *  Long  bridge,'  and  a  Mr.  Riggs 
worked  there  a  while.  They  did  not  trouble  me  much, — the 
Hiltons  were  very  intemperate  men.  I  attended  to  my  business 
and  always  had  something  to  do."  After  gaining  a  comfortable 
competence  at  his  trade,  James  Cutts  sold  his  shop  and  devoted 
his  time  to  farming,  wool-buying  and  stock-raising. 

Holmes  Bruce,  from  Stark,  worked  in  a  shop  owned  by 
Esquire  Peter  West,  in  1838,  and  perhaps  earlier.  His  son, 
Silas  Bruce,  was  also  a  blacksmith,  and  worked  at  his  trade  in 
Industry.  Among  others  who  worked  at  blacksmithing  in  In- 
dustry was  William  C.  Will.  He  came  to  town  near  the  close 
of  1844,  settled  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  John  A.  Seavy, 
and  worked  in  a  small  shop  on  the  premises.  After  three  or 
four  years  he  closed  his  shop  and  left  town.  Andrew  Ken- 
nedy, Jr.,  and  Simeon  P.  Keith,  worked  at  West's  Mills  prior  to 
the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  and   subsequently  for  several  years, 

*This  house  is  now  (1892)  occupied  by  Richard  Caswell. 

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John  Spinney,  who  learned  his  trade  of  Major  James  Cutts. 
John  W.  Frederic  has  likewise  worked  at  this  trade  for  many 
years  at  West's  Mills.  Near  the  close  of  the  war,  J.  War- 
ren Smith  bought  the  Major  Cutts  shop,  hired  Steven  Bennett, 
and  subsequently  Norris  Savage,  of  whom  he  gained  a  practical 
knowledge  of  the  business,  which  he  has  successfully  followed 
up  to  the  present  time.  John  Calvin  Oliver,  a  skillful  workman, 
pursued  his  trade  in  a  shop  about  half  a  mile  west  of  Withee's 
Corner,  and  received  a  generous  patronage  up  to  the  time  of 
his  death.  J.  Frank  Hutchins  worked  at  blacksmithing  at 
Allen's  Mills  for  some  years,  and  then  moved  to  Strong.  He 
was  succeeded  by  Alonzo  O.  Rackliff,  who  still  follows  the 
trade. 

In  1828  a  cooper,  by  the  name  of  Joshua  S.  Wingate,  came 
to  West's  Mills  and  worked  in  near  where  James  M.  Norton's 
stables  stand.  He  was  a  young  unmarried  man,  and  after  living 
in  town  a  few  years,  moved  away  in  1832  or  soon  after  that 
date. 

Israel  Folsom,  a  shoemaker  by  trade,  worked  in  a  shop 
which  stood  just  west  of  Charles  M.  Hilton's  grocery  store. 
In  1827  he  lived  in  a  house  which  stood  to  the  north  of  the 
present  Methodist  parsonage.  Many  other  shoemakers,  such 
as  Josiah  Emery,  Isaac  Webster,  Benjamin  Tibbetts,  Jesse  Luce, 
Daniel  Hilton,  Samuel  D.  Luce,  Alexander  Austin  and  Charles 
Wright,  have  plied  their  trade  in  town  at  different  dates,  and 
some  contemporaneously. 

John  R.  Buker,  a  harness-maker,  from  Greene,  Andro- 
scoggin County,  Maine,  came  to  Industry  about  1820,  or  a  little 
later,  and  worked  at  his  trade  in  James  Davis's  store  at  Davis's 
Corner.  His  son  Orlando,  according  to  the  town  records,  was 
bom  in  Industry,  Jan.  10,  1825,  but  he  had  left  town  prior  to 
April  I,  1832,  as  his  name  does  not  appear  on  the  tax  list  of 
that  year.     His  wife  was  a  sister  to  David  H.  Harris. 

T.  Frank  Davis  came  from  New  Portland,  in  the  fall  of 
1 87 1,  and  worked  at  harness-making  in  an  apartment  of  J.  War- 
ren Smith's  blacksmith  shop,  at  West's  Mills.  He  was  rather 
unsteady  in  his  habits,  and  remained  in  town  less  than  a  year. 


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Charles  M.  Hilton,  having  served  an  apprenticeship  at  harness- 
making  with  John  Woodward,  of  New  Portland,  and  subse- 
quently worked  at  his  trade  in  Lewiston,  began  business  for 
himself  at  West's  Mills  in  the  spring  of  1873.  He  first  located 
in  his  father's  shoe-shop,  at  the  west  end  of  the  "  Long  Bridge," 
where  he  remained  until  he  formed  a  co-partnership  with 
Richard  Caswell  in  the  grocery  business.  While  thus  engaged, 
his  shop  occupied  a  part  of  the  store.  On  dissolving,  Mr. 
Hilton  rented  the  Butler  house  and  moved  his  harnesses,  stock 
and  tools  there,  where  he  remained- until  the  completion  of 
his  grocery  store  in  the  fall  of  1880.  Since  then  he  has  carried 
on  both  harness-making  and  the  grocery  business  together. 


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CHAPTER    X. 

MERCHANTS, 

First  Store  in  Town. — Esq.  Peter  West. — John  West. — Johnson  &  Mitchell. — George 
Cornforth.— Capt.  Jeruel  Butler.— Charles  Butler.— Col.  Peter  A.  West.— Capt. 
Freeman  Butler. — John  Allen,  Jr. — ^Thing  &  Allen. — ^James  Davis. — ^John  Ma- 
son.— Moses  Tolman,  Jr. — Esq.  Samuel  Shaw. — Israel  Folsom. — Col.  Benjamin 
Luce. — Christopher  Goodridge. — Cyrus  N.  Hutchins. — Willis  &  Allen. — Zacha- 
riah  Withee. — John  W.  Dunn. — Supply  B.  Norton. — Rufus  Jennings. — Enoch 
Hinkley. — Amos  S.  Hinkley. — Isaac  Norton. — Warren  N.  Willis. — Boyden  & 
Manter. — Maj.  James  Cutts. — Franklin  &  Somerset  Mercantile  Association. — 
John  Willis.— Willis  &  Clayton.— John  and  Benjamin  N.  Willis.— Duley  &  Nor- 
cross. — James  M.  and  Alonzo  Norton. — James  M.  Norton  &  Co. — Asa  H. 
Patterson. — Caswell  &  Hilton. — Shaw  &  Hinkley. — Harrison  Daggett,  Etc. 

Undoubtedly  the  first  store  in  Industry  was  opened  and 
kept  by  Aaron  Daggett,  who  came  to  this  town  from  New 
Vineyard.  He  erected  his  store  on  lot  No.  i6,  on  the  Lowell 
Strip,  owned  by  his  brother,  Peter  Daggett,  and  also  built  the 
house  now  (1892)  owned  and  occupied  by  George  Luce.  The 
date  of  his  entering  trade  cannot  be  learned,  but  the  period  of 
his  mercantile  operations  must  have  been  about  181 1.*  At 
that  early  period  goods  were  very  dear  at  Hallowell  and  Boston, 
and  the  great  expense  of  transportation  added  much  to  the 
cost.  These  conditions  were  very  unfavorable  to  the  country 
trader,  especially  in  a  new  settlement  like  Industry,  where  the 
people  had  but  little  to  exchange  for  goods  aside  from  the 
products    of    their    land.     Some    bad  debts   could    hardly    be 


♦The  fact  that  Mr.  Daggett  sold  his  real  esUte  in  New  Vineyard  Dec.  10,  1810, 
would  seera  to  indicate  this.  The  land  sold  consisted  of  the  homestead  lot  No.  1 8, 
in  2d  Range,  bought  of  his  father  and  brother  Peter,  and  lot  No.  15,  in  the  same 
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avoided,  and  when  all  the  circumstances  are  taken  into  con- 
sideration, it  does  not  seem  so  very  strange  to  find  that  after  a 
few  years  Mr.  Daggett  became  involved  in  debt  and  was  com- 
pelled to  clandestinely  leave  the  country.  His  brother,  who 
had  been  his  surety,  was  drawn  to  the  verge  of  financial  ruin 
by  this  unsuccessful  venture. 

Esquire  Peter  West  was  the  first  merchant  at  West's  Mills. 
Soon  after  his  removal  into  his  new  two-story  house,  in  1812, 
he  purchased  a  small  stock  of  groceries  and  sold  them  out  at 
his  house.  A  few  years  later  he  built  a  large  store,  two  stories 
high,  in  which  he  traded  for  many  years.  His  son,  John  West, 
succeeded  him  in  the  store  and  conducted  the  business  for 
several  years.  He  exchanged  his  store  in  1843  with  Daniel  S. 
Johnson",  for  a  house  in  Gardiner,  Me.  Mr.  Johnson,  in  com- 
pany with  Isaac  S.  Mitchell,  purchased  some  goods  in  addition 
to  those  bought  of  Mr.  West  and  traded  for  a  short  time.  He 
subsequently  sold  out  to  a  younger  brother,  Nathan  S.  John- 
son, who  likewise  traded  in  company  with  Mitchell  for  a  brief 
period.  These  last  named  gentlemen  were  at  one  time  located 
in  the  Col.  Benjamin  Luce  store.  George  Cornforth  began 
trading  in  the  West  store  Sept.  i,  1847,  ^md  continued  in  busi- 
ness until  1853,  when  he  closed  out  his  stock  and  went  to 
Australia  to  dig  for  gold. 

Capt.  Jeruel  Butler  built  a  store  at  Butler's  Corner  early  in 
the  present  century,  and  being  a  man  of  means,  carried  quite  a 
heavy  stock  of  goods.  He  manufactured  potash  in  connection 
with  his  other  business,  and  frequently  went  on  long  foreign 
voyages  in  command  of  merchant  vessels. 

Charles  Butler,  a  son  of  Capt.  Jeruel,  erected  a  store  in 
1817  on  the  site  now  (1892)  occupied  by  Charles  M.  Hilton's 
harness  shop  and  grocery  store.  After  trading  here  some  five 
years,  he  sold  his  goods  to  his  brother-in-law.  Col.  Peter  A. 
West.  Colonel  West  continued  in  trade  up  to  near  the  time  of 
his  death,  which  occurred  Feb.  12,  1828.  Moses  Tolman,  Jr., 
took  charge  of  Col.  West's  store  and  sold  out  his  stock  of 
goods  and  settled  up  his  business.  The  store  then  passed  into 
the  hands  of  Capt.  Freeman   Butler,  who  had  previously  been 


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in  trade  with  Albert  Dillingham  at  Farmington  Centre  Village. 
Capt.  Butler  traded  here  until  1834,  when  he  became  financially 
embarrassed,  and  his  brother,  Edward  K.  Butler,  came  to  In- 
dustry in  1835,  sold  ou^  his  goods  and  settled  up  the  business 
as  best  he  could. 

John  Allen,  Jr.,  then  came  to  town,  rented  the  store  and 
opened  for  trade  with  a  fine  assortment  of  dry  goods  and 
groceries.  Like  all  tradesmen  of  his  time,  Mr.  Allen  sold 
liquor.  He  traded  until  1839  with  varying  success,  but,  finding 
the  business  unremunerative,  he  left  town,  and  his  goods 
passed  into  the  hands  of  his  creditors.  He  went  from  Indus- 
try to  Presque  Isle,  in  Aroostook  County,  where  he  engaged  in 
farming  and  eventually  acquired  a  handsome  fortitne. 

Jesse  Thing,  having  purchased  the  store  in  1836,  devoted  it 
to  various  uses  until  1845,  when  he  procured  a  small  stock  of 
goods  and,  in  company  with  his  father-in-law.  Elder  Datus  T. 
Allen,  began  trading.  They  added  largely  to  their  stock  in 
trade,  its  value  increasing  three-fold  from  1845  to  1849.  How 
long  Elder  Allen  was  in  company  with  Mr.  Thing  is  not  defi- 
nitely known.  It  seems  that  misfortune  followed  the  occupants 
of  this  store  with  an  unrelenting  hand.  Mr.  Thing  traded  until 
1854,  when  he  became  encumbered  with  debts  and  his  property 
passed  into  the  possession  of  his  creditors.  A  year  later  the 
store  was  destroyed  by  fire,  together  with  several  other  build- 
ings standing  near,  including  a  dwelling-house,  stable  and  a 
building  in  which  potash  was  manufactured. 

James  Davis  erected  a  store  at  Davis's  (now  Goodridge's) 
Corner,  probably  about  1818.  There  is  a  degree  of  uncertainty 
as  to  the  extent  of  his  business,  but  it  is  believed  he  did  not 
carry  a  very  extensive  stock  of  goods.  Capt.  John  Mason,  of 
Accotink,  Fairfax  County,  Va.,  writes:  **  In  1821  there  were 
four  stores  in  Industry,  but  none  were  in  active  business.  Esq. 
West's  store  was  in  charge  of  his  nephew,  Col.  Peter  A.  West, 
and  had  very  little  custom.  James  Davis's  store  at  the  centre 
of  the  town  was  little  more  than  a  post-office,  while  Capt. 
Jeruel  Butler's  store  at  Butler's  Corner,  was  closed  entirely."* 

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During  that  year  Mr.  Mason  built  a  small  store  and  shoe- 
shop  a  short  distance  south  of  Deacon  Emery's  and  opposite 
the  Jonathan  Pollard  house.  He  was  a  single  man  and  made 
his  home  in  the  family  of  Deacon  Emery.  He  traded  here 
about  two  years,  dealing  principally  in  groceries,  boots  and 
shoes. 

Moses  Tolman,  Jr.,  came  to  West's  Mills  in  the  spring  of 
1826,  and  erected  the  store  now  (1892)  occupied  as  a  dwell- 
ing-house by  Joseph  Eveleth.  By  the  middle  of  July  Mr.  Tol- 
man was  established  in  business  and  continued  in  trade  until 
December,  1827,  when  he  sold  out  to  Esq.  Samuel  Shaw,  who 
came  from  Tamworth,  N.  H.  Esquire  Shaw  engaged  Asaph 
Boyden  to  come  to  Industry  as  his  clerk,  and  to  him  was  en- 
trusted nearly  the  entire  management  of  the  business. 

Thomas  H.  Mead,  also  from  New  Hampshire,  began  trad- 
ing in  the  Shaw  store  early  in  the  year  1830.  He  lived  first  in 
the  John  Gott  house,  more  recently  occupied  for  many  years  by 
Richard  Fassett,  and  afterwards  in  the  family  of  Jacob  G.  Rem- 
ick.  Having  a  large  sum  of  money  stolen,  he  became  dis- 
heartened, gave  up  his  business  and  left  the  place  in  the  latter 
part  of  the  year  1833.  Israel  Folsom  was  Mr.  Mead's  succes- 
sor, and  although  the  latter  did  not  leave  town  till  1833,  as 
previously  stated,  the  town  records  show  that  Mr.  Folsom  was 
licensed  to  retail  liquors  at  his  store  June  9,  1832.  The  store 
remained  the  property  of  Esquire  Shaw  until  1836,  when  he 
sold  it  to  Col.  Benjamin  Luce.  In  November  of  that  year  Col. 
Luce  purchased  a  stock  of  goods,  re-opened  the  store  and  es- 
tablished himself  in  trade.  He  had  either  as  a  clerk  or  a  part- 
ner for  a  short  time,  John  W.  Dunn,*  who  had  previously  been 
in  trade  at  Allen's  Mills.  Colonel  Luce  continued  in  trade 
until  his  death,  which  occurred  quite  suddenly  July  14,  1842. 


*  There  must  be  an  error  in  the  date  of  Col.  Luce's  entering  trade,  which  was 
furnished  the  writer  by  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Warren  Cornforth.  John  W.  Dunn  was 
chosen  constable  and  collector  of  taxes  in  Industry  April  12,  1836.  On  the  second 
day  of  May  following,  a  special  town  meeting  was  called  "to  choose  a  collector  and 
constable  in  place  of  John  W.  Dunn,  who  is  about  to  leave  town."  Consequently  it 
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Just  previous  to  his  decease  he  bought  a  very  extensive  stock 
of  merchandise,  which  was  sold  out  by  his  brother-in-law, 
John  West  Manter,  who  had  been  appointed  administrator  of 
the  estate.  Christopher  Goodridge  came  from  Rome,  Me., 
early  in  October,  1843,  and  located  in  the  Col.  Luce  store  at 
West's  Mills.  His  brother-in-law,  David  Rockwood,  acted  as 
clerk,  and  had  entire  control  of  the  business  much  of  the  time. 
Mr.  Goodridge  remained  in  town  until  the  spring  of  1844,  when 
he  returned  to  Rome.  The  next  occupants  of  this  store,  as 
nearly  as  can  be  learned,  were  Mitchell  &  Johnson,  of  whom 
mention  has  previously  been  made.  As  to  who 'succeeded  Isaac 
Mitchell  and  Nathan  S.  Johnson  there  seems  to  be  a  diversity 
of  opinion.  One,  in  particular,  whom  it  seems  ought  to  know, 
is  confident  that  it  was  Cyrus  N.  Hutchins.*  Another  is  of 
the  opinion  that  Asaph  Boyden  and  John  C.  Manter  occupied 
the  store  in  the  winter  of  1846-7,  and  that  Mr.  Boyden  finished 
off  his  shop  for  a  store  the  following  summer.^  Much  as  the 
author  regrets  his  inability  to  verify  either  of  the  above  state- 
ments, the  matter  must  remain  a  question  of  doubt.  John 
West  and  Peter  West  Manter,  two  brothers,  were  in  trade  in 
this  store  a  short  time  between  1 843  and  1 849,  but  the  exact 
date  can  not  be  determined. J 

Benjamin  N.  Willis  began  trading  in  this  store  in  the  fall  of 
1849,  or  early  in  the  year  1850.  At  the  end  of  two  years  he 
took  in  as  a  partner  E.  Norris  Allen,  son  of  Elder  Datus  T. 
Allen,  and  the  business  was  continued  for  a  year  or  more  under 
the  firm  name  of  Willis  &  Allen.  The  store  was  subsequently 
used  for  a  blacksmith  shop,  tin  shop,  post-office  and  dwelling- 
house,  until  late  in  the  year  1865,  when  it  was  again  fitted  up 
as  a  store  by  Thomas  P.  Patterson,  who  opened  with  a  well 
selected  stock  of  dry  goods  and  groceries.  Early  in  the  spring 
of  1866  he  disposed  of  his  stock  of  goods  to  R.  Oravillc  Cald- 


♦  Mrs.  Mary  C.  GilmDre,  relict  of  Nathan  S.  Johnson,  and  daughter  of  Peter 
West   Butler. 

t  Mrs.  John  H.  Viles,  daughter  of  Col.  Peter  A.  West.  . 

J  Mrs.  Warren  Cornforth,  a  niece  of  the  above-named  gentlemen,  is  of  the 
opinion  that  they  were  in  trade  in  the  winter  of  1848-9. 


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well  and  Joel  Hutchins,  who  came  to  Industry  from  Rumford, 
Maine.  The  business  was  conducted  under  the  firm  name  of 
Caldwell  &  Hutchins  for  two  years,  and  then  sold  out  to  John 
and  Benjamin  N.  Willis,  who  were  trading  in  the  store  built  by 
the  latter,  and  the  business  of  the  two  firms  merged  into  one. 

About  the  time  that  Moses  Tolman,  Jr.,  began  trading  at 
West's  Mills,  Zachariah  Withee  built  a  store  at  Withee's  Corner, 
where  he  traded  for  many  years.  He  also  bought  ashes  and 
manufactured  potash,  as  did  nearly  every  country  merchant  in 
those  days. 

John  W.  Dunn,  whom,  it  is  said,  came  from  Lewiston,* 
erected  a  two-story  building  at  Allen's  Mills,  probably  in  the 
summer  of  1833,  and  finished  the  first  floor  as  a  store.  He 
immediately  began  trading,  and  early  in  1834  took  into  partner- 
ship Supply  B.  Norton,  to  whom  he  sold  a  half  interest  in  store 
and  goods.  Their  stock  in  trade  was  valued  at  six  hundred 
dollars  by  the  assessors  in  1835,  though  '^s  actual  value  un- 
doubtedly exceeded  that  amount.  They  kept  an  excellent 
assortment  of  dry  goods  and  groceries,  and  received  a  liberal 
patronage.  These  gentlemen  remained  in  partnership  only  a 
few  months.  Mr.  Dunn  then  sold  his  entire  interest  to  Mr. 
Norton,  who  thenceforth  conducted  the  business  alone.  He 
remained  in  trade  and  also  made  potash  until  he  sold  out  to 
Rufus  Jennings,  April  10,  1841.  Mr.  Jennings  traded  eleven 
years  with  varying  success  and  no  little  opposition  from  those 
envious  of  his  successful  enterprises.  Such  opposition  not  be- 
ing conducive  to  a  remunerative  business,  Mr.  Jennings  was  at 
length  compelled  to  close  up  his  business  at  a  great  sacrifice. 
While  in  trade  he  was  largely  interested  in  the  manufacture  of 
potash,  and  also  operated  a  carding-machine  and  fulling-mill  a 
portion  of  the  time.  Since  Mr.  Jennings  closed  up  his  busi- 
ness, the  store  has  been  occupied  at  infrequent  intervals  by 
different  individuals  with  a  limited  stock  of  merchandise,  but 
no  one  remained  long  in  trade. 

Early  in  1832  Enoch  Hinkley,  Jr.,  of  Freeman,  Me.,  built  a 


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Store  at  West's  Mills,  now  (1892)  occupied  by  Harrison  Dag- 
gett as  store  and  post-office.  He  began  trading  early  in  the 
summer  of  1832.  Ere  he  had  been  long  established  in  his 
new  store  he  was  succeeded  by  his  brother,  Amos  S.  Hinkley. 
The  career  of  the  latter  as  a  merchant  was  as  brief  as  that  of 
the  former,  and  we  next  find  Isaac  Norton  in  charge  of  the 
business.  Before  the  store  had  been  built  a  twelve-month,  it 
passed  into  the  hands  of  Cyrus  Freeman,  a  shoemaker  and 
tanner,  who  made  boots  and  shoes  in  connection  with  waiting 
upon  customers.  Freeman  becoming  embarrassed  through 
heavy  pecuniary  losses  of  his  brother,  eventually  disposed  of 
his  goods,  but  continued  to  occupy  the  store  as  a  shop  and 
dwelling-house  for  several  years.  The  writer  has  not  been 
able  to  learn  that  this  building  was  again  occupied  as  a  store 
until  1859,  when  Warren  N.  Willis  enlarged,  remodeled  and 
greatly  improved  it.  He  then  opened  the  store  with  a  fine 
stock  of  general  merchandise,  and  traded  until  May,  i860, 
when,  in  consequence  of  financial  embarrassments,  the  store 
was  abruptly  closed.  It  was  subsequently  partitioned  off  into 
a  dwelling-house,  and  occupied  for  many  years  by  Peter  W. 
Butler  and  family.  Later  it  was  occupied  by  Charles  M.  Hil- 
ton as  a  harness  shop,  and  in  the  fall  of  1889  the  building  was 
purchased  by  Harrison  Daggett. 

In  the  spring  of  1847  Asaph  Boyden  and  John  C.  Manter 
formed  a  co-partnership.  An  addition  was  built  to  Mr.  Boy- 
den's  cabinet  shop  and  the  building  finished  for  a  store.  They 
began  active  business  in  August,  1847,  ^ind  continued  in  trade 
until  the  fall  of  1848.  Their  goods  were  purqhased  in  Hal- 
lowell  and  Boston,  and  from  the  former  place  were  hauled  to 
Industry,  this  being  the  most  accessible  point  from  which  to 
receive  freight.  Major  James  Cutts  succeeded  Mr.  Boyden,  and 
the  firm  name  was  changed  to  Cutts  &  Manter.  These  gentle- 
men traded  some  five  years  and  then  closed  their  store. 

Early  in  1854  a  number  of  enterprising  gentlemen  residing 
in  the  vicinity  of  West's  Mills,  began  agitating  the  subject  of 
forming  a  stock  company  for  the  purpose  of  establishing  a 
general  merchandise  store  at   that  place.     The    Franklin   and 


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Somerset  Mercantile  Association  was  organized  February  19, 
1854,  as  the  result  of  this  movement.  The  Association  drew 
up  and  adopted  a  constitution  and  enacted  a  code  of  by-laws  to 
govern  its  transactions.  The  store  previously  occupied  by 
Cutts  &  Manter  was  leased,  an  extensive  stock  of  goods  pur- 
chased, and  the  Association  opened  their  store  about  April  i, 
1854,  with  Moses  Bradbury  as  salesman  or  agent.  The  Asso- 
ciation continued  in  business  until  the  spring  of  1862,  when 
Nathan  S.  Johnson,  who  had  previously  been  salesman  for  the 
Company,  bought  out  the  entire  stock,  the  whole  business  be- 
ing formally  conveyed  to  him  May  12,  1862.  Mr.  Johnson 
proceeded  to  sell  out  the  goods  and  closed  the  store  in  about  a 
year  after  he  came  into  possession  of  the  property. 

Benjamin  N.  Willis,  in  1853,  after  closing  up  trade  in  the 
Tolman  store,  by  selling  his  goods  at  auction,  erected  a  com- 
modious structure  nearly  opposite  the  one  just  mentioned. 
Here  he  again  entered  trade,  and  later  took  in  as  a  partner  his 
brother,  Warren  N.  Willis.  He  exchanged  his  store,  goods 
and  stand  in  the  autumn  of  1855,  with  Oliver  Stevens,  for  a 
farm.  Mr.  Stevens  traded  about  four  years  and  sold  out  to 
John  Willis,  Oct.  9,  1859.  Early  in  the  summer  of  i860  Mr. 
Willis  purchased  his  brother  Warren's  stock  of  goods,  and 
subsequently  took  him  in  as  a  partner.  In  1862,  having  pur- 
chased the  old  Esquire  West  store,  he  moved  it  back  from  its 
original  site  a  sufficient  distance  to  make  room  for  the  Stevens 
store,  which  he  also  moved  across  the  street,  connecting  and 
virtually  formed  them  into  one  building.  John  Willis  and  his 
brother  continued  in  trade  until  March,  1865,  when  the  former 
sold  out  his  interest  in  the  goods  to  his  brother-in-law,  George 
W.  Clayton,  who,  in  company  with  Warren  N.  Willis,  continued 
the  business  under  the  firm  name  of  Willis  &  Clayton.  Early 
in  the  winter  of  1866  Willis  &  Clayton  closed  up  their  business 
and  left  town,  and  the  store  was  unoccupied  for  a  short  time. 
Soon  after  this  John  and  Benjamin  N.  Willis  remodeled  the 
interior,  made  some  needed  repairs  and  re-opened  the  store 
near  the  middle  of  April,  1866,  with  a  large  and  varied  stock  of 
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than  two  years,  in  the  meantime  absorbing  the  business  of 
Caldwell  &  Hutchins  as  previously  stated.  May  8,  1868,  John 
and  Benjamin  N.  Willis  sold  store  and  goods  to  Sampson 
Duley  and  William  W.  Norcross,  who  came  from  Stark.  The 
firm  of  Duley  &  Norcross  had  a  large  run  of  custom  and 
was  generally  liked.  Mr.  Norcross  retired  from  the  firm  in  the 
fall  of  1868,  after  which  the  senior  member  continued  the  busi- 
ness alone  until  September,  1871,  when  he  sold  out  his  entire 
property,  consisting  of  store,  goods,  house  and  land,  to  James 
M.  Norton.  Mr.  Norton  immediately  took  into  partnership  his 
brother,  Alonzo  Norton,  and  together  they  conducted  the  busi- 
ness for  a  period  of  over  twelve  years.  The  firm  also  engaged 
largely  in  lumbering  for  several  winters.  January  14,  1884,  J. 
M.  &  A.  Norton  dissolved  partnership,  and  Alonzo  withdrew 
from  the  firm.  James  M.  Norton,  who  retained  the  business, 
then  took  in  as  a  partner  his  nephew,  Harrison  Daggett,  who 
had  previously  served  him  as  clerk,  and  the  firm  was  known 
as  J.  M.  Norton  &  Co.  Mr.  Daggett  was  very  popular  with  the 
patrons  of  the  store,  and  while  a  member  of  the  firm  had  nearly 
the  entire  charge  of  the  business.  Owing  to  impaired  health  he 
withdrew  from  the  firm,  and  the  co-partnership  was  dissolved 
April  23,  1888,  greatly  to  the  regret  of  his  many  friends. 
Since  the  retirement  of  Mr.  Daggett,  James  M.  Norton  has 
given  his  personal  and  undivided  attention  to  the  business,  re- 
ceiving a  good  share  of  the  public  patronage.  Late  in  the  fall 
of  1874,  Asa  H.  Patterson,  who  then  owned  the  William  Corn- 
forth  farm  at  West's  Mills,  moved  a  building  to  the  south  end 
of  the  bridge  which  spans  the  mill  pond  and  finished  and  fitted 
it  up  as  a  store.  He  purchased  a  good  assortment  of  dry 
goods  and  groceries  and  had  been  in  trade  nearly  two  years, 
when,  on  the  5th  day  of  August,  1876,  he  sold  his  property  to 
Richard  Caswell,  reserving  his  stock  of  merchandise  and  the 
use  of  his  store  for  one  year.  Mr.  Patterson  sold  out  the 
larger  part  of  his  goods  and  retired  from  trade  on  the  expira- 
tion of  the  lease  of  the  store. 

On  the  13th  of  August,  1877,  Charles  M.  Hilton  moved  his 
harness  business  into  this  store,  and  in  company  with  Richard 


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Caswell  purchased  a  small  stock  of  groceries.  They  continued 
in  trade  until  the  fall  of  1879,  when  the  co-partnership  was 
dissolved  and  Mr.  Hilton  retired  from  the  business.  For  nearly 
ten  years  thereafter  Mr.  Caswell  continued  trading  in  groceries 
to  a  limited  extent  and  then  closed  his  store.  Soon  after  this 
Harrison  Daggett  leased  the  building,  purchased  a  line  of 
groceries,  and  on  the  7th  of  March,  1889,  re-opened  the  store 
to  the  public.  Mr.  Daggett  occupied  it  about  eight 'months 
and  again  it  was  closed.  The  next  and  last  occupant  was 
Henry  Oliver,  who  traded  there  about  a  year  and  moved  to 
Madison  Bridge  in  the  summer  of  1891. 

Early  in  the  month  of  August,  1880,  Charles  M.  Hilton 
laid  the  foundation  for  a  harness  shop  and  grocery  store  on  the 
site  of  the  old  Thing  store,  burned  in  the  spring  of  1855. 
Work  was  forwarded  expeditiously,  and  by  December  the 
structure  was  ready  for  occupancy.  A  well-selected  stock  of 
groceries  was  purchased,  and  by  the  last  of  December  Mr. 
Hilton  was  well  established  in  his  new  quarters.  Up  to  the 
present  time  (1892)  the  capacity  of  his  store  has  been  enlarged 
by  two  separate  additions. 

Adeline  Shaw  and  Eunice  Hinkley  opened  a  millinery  and 
fancy  goods  store  in  October,  1842,  in  a  portion  of  the  John 
West  house,  now  (1892)  occupied  by  James  M.  Norton,  but 
for  want  of  sufficient  patronage  they  closed  up  their  business 
after  a  few  months. 

John  H.  and  Alonzo  Goodwin,  sons  of  Reuel  Goodwin, 
of  Industry,  opened  a  shoe  store  at  West's  Mills,  in  1855, 
locating  in  the  old  Esq.  West  store.  They  continued  in  busi- 
ness some  three  years,  with  varying  success,  and  then  engaged 
in  other  pursuits. 

In  the  fall  of  1889,  Harrison  Daggett  purchased  the  store 
built  by  Enoch  Hinkley,  more  recently  known  as  the  Peter  W. 
Butler  stand,  employed  Rev.  John  R.  Masterman  and  Rufus 
Jennings  to  raise  the  roof  and  finish  the  building  inside  and 
out.  The  work  was  so  expeditiously  pushed  that  inside  of  six 
weeks  the  low  ordinary  looking  one-story  building  was  trans- 
formed into  a  comely  two-story  edifice.     The  ground  floor  being 


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a  neat  pleasant  store,  the  second  floor  a  large  well-lighted 
room  to  be  used  as  a  shop  for  the  manufacture  of  men's  coats. 
Nov.  2,  1889,  Mr.  Daggett  moved  his  goods  from  the  Caswell 
store  and  established  himself  in  this  store,  where  he  still  re- 
mains, receiving  a  full  share  of  the  public  patronage. 

At  Allen's  Mills,  Herbert  B.  Luce  has  kept,  for  some  years, 
a  small  stock  of  groceries.  In  the  summer  of  1891  Mr.  Luce 
finished  a  building,  which  he  purchased,  into  a  convenient  store, 
and  now  he  carries  a  well-selected  stock  of  groceries  and  pro- 
visions. 

Elbridge  H.  Rackliff  also  carries  a  small  stock  of  groceries, 
etc.,  in  connection  with  a  full  line  of  tinware  and  Yankee  notions. 

A  few  others,  whose  names  are  not  mentioned  in  the  forego- 
ing chapter,  have  probably  traded  in  Industry  to  some  extent, 
such  as  Pelatiah  Shorey,  David  M.  Luce,  John  E.  Johnson, 
Joseph  Eveleth,  Oscar  O.  Allen,  etc.,  etc. 


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CHAPTER   XI. 

EVENTS  FROM  1810  TO  1830. 

Condition  of  the  Settlers. — Expense  of  Transacting  the  Town  Business. — Pounds 
and  Pound-Keepers. — Attempts  to  Establish  a  New  County  to  Include  Industry. — 
Gower's  (now  Allen's)  Mills  Becomes  a  Part  of  Industry. — "The  Cold  Fever" 
Epidemic. — The  Thompson  Burial  Ground. — New  Vineyard  Becomes  a  Part  of 
Industry. — Great  Gale  of  1815. — Question :"  Shall  the  District  of  Maine  Be- 
come an  Independent  State?"  Agitated. — Vote  for  Maine's  First  Governor. — 
Population  Increases. — "  Blind  Fogg." — First  Sun<lay- School. — Road  Troubles. — 
First  Liquor  License  Issued. — ^The  Residents  of  New  Vineyard  (iore  Pass  the 
Ordinance  of  Secession  and  Ask  to  be  Made  Citizens  of  Strong. — The  Town 
Receives  Additions  from  Stark  and  Anson. — Subject  of  Building  a  Town-House 
Discussed. — Great  Drouth  and  Fire  of  1825. — First  Meeting-House  in  Town. — 
Meeting-House  Erected  at  the  Centre  of  the  Town. —  The  Industry  North 
Meeting-House. 

The  commencement  of  the  second  decade  of  the  nineteenth 
century  found  the  inhabitants  of  Industry  struggling  bravely 
for  existence.  Although  their  condition  in  some  respects 
showed  a  marked  improvement,  still  their  lives  were  character- 
ized by  incessant  toil  and  frugal  economy.  The  oppressive 
Flmbargo  Act  had  been  repealed,  but  the  want  of  unity  among 
the  States  composing  the  Federal  Union  and  the  threatening 
and  aggressive  attitude  of  England,  were  sources  of  constant 
anxiety  and  alarm.  Having  no  regular  mail,  the  suspense 
when  an  alarming  rumor  once  got  abroad  was,  to  say  the  least, 
decidedly  unpleasant. 

At  the  annual  meeting  March  11,  i8ii,Josiah  Butler  was 
elected  chairman  of  the  board  of  selectmen,  with  William 
Allen,  Jr.,  and  Esquire  John  Gower  as  associates.  These 
gentlemen,  it  is  believed,  transacted  the  business  of  the  town 
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services.  Butler  and  Allen's  bill  was  $3.50  and  $4.50  respec- 
tively, while  Samuel  Mason,  as  town  clerk,  charged  but  $1.50 
for  his  services.  From  these  figures  the  reader  can  gain  a  good 
idea  of  the  frugal  manner  in  which  the  early  affairs  of  the  town 
were  managed,  as  this  was  not  an  exceptional  year.  The  high- 
way tax  this  year  was  $800,  and  men  and  oxen  were  allowed 
twelve  and  one-half  cents  per  hour  for  labor  on  the  roads. 
The  sum  of  $1 10  was  raised  to  defray  town  charges,  including 
powder,  which  was  very  expensive,  and  other  necessary  military 
stores. 

The  fences  in  Industry,  as  is  always  the  case  in  newly  set- 
tled localities,  were  very  poor,  while  as  a  rule  the  mowing  land 
and  tillage  were  unenclosed.  Consequently  depredations  from 
horses,  cattle  and  sheep  on  the  growing  crops  of  the  settler  were 
of  common  occurrence,  and  the  pound-keeper  was  a  necessary 
and  important  town  officer.  There  were  three  of  these  indis- 
pensable officers  chosen  at  the  annual  meeting  of  18 12,  and  it 
was  their  duty  **  to  receive  and  safely  keep  all  animals  found 
running  at  large  until  claimed  by  its  lawful  owner,"  who  was 
first  required  to  p&y  all  damages  together  with  the  cost  of 
keeping.  At  the  same  meeting  the  town  voted  to  accept  a 
pound  previously  built  in  the  south  part  of  the  town  near 
Esquire  John  Gower's,  "  provided  no  charge  be  made  for  build- 
ing the  same."  Where  there  was  no  legal  enclosure  the  officer 
was  invariably  authorized  to  use  his  barn-yard  for  impounding 
purposes.  Whether  the  yard  of  the  average  farmer  had  ceased 
to  be  regarded  as  a  safe  enclosure  for  estray  animals,  or  whether 
the  action  was  prompted  by  some  other  cause,  is  not  known, 
but  the  town  voted  March  3,  1823,  to  build  a  pound  of  the 
following  dimensions,  viz. :  **  To  be  two  rods  square,  inside, 
with  walls  of  stone  four  feet  thick  at  the  base  and  eighteen 
inches  thick  at  the  top;  the  wall  to  be  sunk  in  a  sufficient 
depth  below  the  surface  to  prevent  damage  from  hogs,  and  rise 
six  feet  above  the  surface."  A  further  requirement  was  that 
the  walls  be  surmounted  by  timbers  **  hewed  three-square,"  and 
that  the  entrance  be  closed  by  a  gate  hung  on  iron  hinges  and 
secured  by  a  lock  and  key.     The  contract  to  build  the  yard. 


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agreeable  to  the  above  specifications,  was  let  to  Rowland  Luce, 
for  twenty-six  dollars.  Finding  the  job  a  work  of  more  magni- 
tude than  he  at  first  supposed,  he  subsequently  sought  and 
obtained  a  release  from  his  obligation.  The  site  selected  was 
near  the  centre  of  the  town,  on  land  owned  by  Capt.  Ezekiel 
Hinkley,  and  during  the  summer  of  1825  the  yard  was  com- 
pleted. Here,  in  by-gone  days,  neighbor  A  was  wont  to  im- 
prison neighbor  B*s  cattle  and  sheep  when  found  trespassing 
upon  his  domain,  and  vice  versa,  but  pounds  and  pound- 
keepers  have  long  since  become  a  thing  of  the  past.  In  1858, 
by  a  vote  of  the  town,  the  walls  were  demolished  and  the 
stone  used  for  road-building  purposes. 

An  effort  was  made  in  the  fall  of  1 8 1 3  to  establish  a  new 
county  which  would  include  the  town  of  Industry.  The  move- 
ment caused  no  little  discussion,  and  many  were  bitterly  op- 
posed to  the  measure.  Capt.  David  Hildreth  and  seventeen 
others  petitioned  the  selectmen  to  call  a  meeting  of  the  legal 
voters  to  see  if  they  would  instruct  the  municipal  officers  to 
oppose  the  project  by  sending  a  remonstrance  to  the  General 
Court.  The  meeting  assembled  at  the  hoifte  of  William  Allen, 
Jr.,  Dec.  23,  181 3,  and  after  mature  deliberation  it  was  deemed 
inexpedient  to  further  oppose  the  movement.  The  measure 
proved  unsuccessful,  however,  and  the  town  of  Industry  con- 
tinued to  form  a  part  of  Somerset  County. 

At  the  session  of  the  General  Court  for  18 13,  the  following 
petition  was  presented  from  the  inhabitants  of  Gower's  (now 
Allen's)   Mills,  in  the  town  of  New  Sharon : 

To  the  Hon,  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in  General  Court 
assembled^  Jan,  7,  18 13  : 

The  Petition  of  the  Subscribers,  inhabitants  of  the  Town  of  New 
Sharon  in  the  County  of  Kennebec,  respectfully  shows  their  local  situa- 
tion is  such  as  in  a  great  measure,  if  not  wholly,  prevents  ihem  from 
enjoying  the  common  and  ordinary  privileges  of  the  other  inhabitants 
of  said  town,  being  situated  at  an  extreme  pan  of  said  town  and  sepa- 
rated by  bogs  and  swamps  that  are  utterly  impassable  even  for  a  horse, 
and  at  a  distance  of  six  or  seven  miles  from  where  the  meetings  are 
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not  more  than  a  mile  and  a  half  from  where  the  town  meetings  are  held 
in  Industry,  to  which  place  we  have  a  direct  road  in  good  repair,  that 
we  have  uniformly  joined  with  the  Town  of  Industry  in  the  Support  of 
Schools  for  our  Children,  and  we  there  perform  Military  duty.  Being 
thus  situated,  we  humbly  request  your  honorable  body  to  take  the 
premises  into  your  consideration,  and  grant  us  relief,  by  setting  off  our 
Polls  and  estates  from  the  Town  of  New  Sharon  aforesaid  and  annexing 
the  same  to  the  Town  of  Industry  in  the  County  of  Somerset,  by  a  line 
as  follows,  to- wit :  beginning  at  the  east  corner  of  lot  No.  84,  in  New 
Sharon  on  the  westerly  line  of  Industry,  thence  south  forty-five  degrees 
west  about  three- fourths  of  a  mile  to  the  East  line  of  the  Town  of 
Farraington,  and  then  to  include  all  that  part  of  New  Sharon  which 
lies  to  the  northwest  of  said  line,  being  lots  No.  84  and  85,  containing 
together,  about  one  hundred  and  seventy  acres. 
And  as  in  duty  bound  will  ever  pray. 

(Signed)  Henry  Smith. 

James  Gower. 
RuFus  Davis. 

The  prayer  of  these  petitioners  was  granted,  and  Gower's 
Mills  (see  p,  iy2)  straightway  became  a  part  of  the  Town  of 
Industry,  and  the  inhabitants  were  annexed  to  school  district 
No.  2,  at  Davis's  (now  Goodridge's)  Corner,  where  their  children 
had  previously  attended  school. 

Early  in  18 14  the  **Cold  Plague"  or  "Cold  Fever,"*  as  it 
was  often  called,  prevailed  as  an  epidemic,  with  great  mortality, 
in  many  towns  on  the  Kennebec  and  Sandy  Rivers,  in  many 
instances  extending  to  contiguous  towns,  and  everywhere  strik- 
ing terror  to  the  bravest  hearts,  causing  the  ruggedest  cheek 
to  blanch  and  the  stoutest  to  tremble.  Since  the  first  settle- 
ment of  the  town  occasional  cases  had  occurred,  but  these  being 
isolated  from  each  other,  no  thoughts  of  its  prevailing  as  an 
epidemic  ever  entered  the  minds  of  the  settlers.  But  in  this 
year  it  assumed  a  very  malignant  type,  in  many  instances  ac- 
complishing its  fatal  work  in  a  few  days,  and  in  some  cases 
even  in  a  few  hours.     This  was  a  new  form  of  the  disease,  and 


♦  This  disease  is  now  known  as  Typhus  Fever,  Ship  Fever,  etc.     Though  the 
writer  is  not  aware  that,  at  present,  it  prevails  as  an  epidemic  in  this  State. 


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the  rapidity  and  dreadfulness  of  its  work  was  truly  appalling. 
In  many  instances  it  swept  through  whole  neighborhoods  and 
towns,  prostrating  entire  families,  tearing  loved  members  from 
the  family  circle,  claiming  its  victim  with  scarcely  a  moment's 
warning,  bringing  mourning  to  many  a  happy  home,  and  every- 
where marking  its  course  by  scores  of  newly-made  graves. 
Truly,  without  exaggeration,  this. might  well  be  styled  the  reign 
of  terror  in  Industry.  Families  and  individuals  were  forced  to 
suffer  and  die  without  the  sympathy  or  aid  of  neighbors  and 
friends,  as  few  had  the  courage  to  imperil  their  lives  by  a  visit  to 
the  abode  of  victims  of  this  terrible  disease.  Of  the  number 
of  deaths  which  occurred  in  this  town  during  the  prevalence  of 
this  disease,  the  writer  has  been  able  to  gather  but  little  definite 
information.  Fragmentary  records  in  his  possession,  however, 
show  an  unusual  death  rate  during  the  year,  and  judging  from 
these,  we  would  infer  that  a  fearful  mortality  was  the  result  of 
its  visitation  to  Industry. 

Ebenezer  Norton,  who  lived  on  the  Gore  on  the  farm  now 
(1892)  owned  by  Hiram  Norton,  was  one  of  the  early  victims 
of  this  malady.  As  nearly  as  can  be  learned,  he  had  been 
visiting  an  afflicted  family,  and  on  returning  home  was  himself 
prostrated  by  the  disease  and  lived  but  a  few  hours. 

William  Atkinson,  who  lived  on  the  farm  recently  owned  by 
John  W.  Perkins,  and  his  entire  family,  with  one  exception, 
were  prostrated  with  this  disease  early  in  March.  One  morning 
during  their  illness  one  of  the  neighbors.  Rev.  John  Thompson, 
called  to  see  how  they  were  getting  along,  when  a  sight  which 
beggars  description  met  his  gaze  !  On  a  bed  lay  the  husband 
and  father,  his  eyelids  forever  closed  in  death,  while  nestled  by 
his  side,  wholly  unconscious  of  her  father's  condition,  lay  a  little 
babe  scarce  two  years  old ;  the  mother  in  an  almost  helpless 
condition  from  the  effects  of  the  same  disease,  which  but  a  few 
hours  before  had  bereft  her  of  a  loving  husband,  while  in  the 
same  room  the  other  children  were  suffering  all  the  agonies 
incident  to  this  dreadful  disease.  Kind** Father  Thompson," 
his  heart  melting  with  pity  at  the  scene  of  suffering  and  woe 
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sick  ones,  wrapped  the  little  daughter  in  a  blanket  and  bore 
her  tenderly  to  his  own  home.  Here  she  was  kindly  cared  for, 
and  grew  to  womanhood,  to  honor  and  respect  her  kind  bene- 
factor. She  subsequently  married  Hiram  Manter,  Esq.,  for 
many  years  a  worthy  and  influential  citizen  of  Industry. 

Among  the  deaths  which  occurred  about  the  same  time  of 
Mr.  Atkinson's,  probably  from  the  same  cause,  may  be  men- 
tioned :  Hannah  Stimpson,  March  26 ;  Betsey  Butler,  March 
29;  Betsey,  wife  of  James  Eveleth,  April  -;  Abner  C.  Ames, 
April  13;  Harrison  Davis,  April  14;  Dependence,  wife  of 
Benjamin  Burgess,  May  i  ;  Job  Swift,  May  i ;  Eleazer  Robbins, 
June  11;  Daniel  Luce,  Sr.,  July  10;  Henry  Smith,  Nov.  19, 
and  Bennett  Young,  December  3.  Amid  the  weighty  cares 
and  perplexing  anxieties  incident  to  this  period,  with  money 
scarce  and  taxes  burdensome,  the  people  of  Industry  were  not 
unmindful  of  those  who  had  passed  away.  But  with  a  spirit 
worthy  of  emulation,  made  a  generous  appropriation  for  enclos- 
ing the  burial  ground  near  Capt.  John  Thompson's.  This 
burial-place  is  said  to  be  the  oldest  one  in  town,  and  the  re- 
mains of  many  of  the  early  settlers  repose  therein.  The  inhabi- 
tants residing  on  the  Gore,  a  valuable  tract  of  land  which  had 
been  incorporated  with  the  town  of  New  Vineyard,  petitioned 
the  General  Court  for  a  separation  from  New  Vineyard  and 
annexation  to  Industry.  The  petitioners  were  thoroughly  in 
earnest,  and  ardently  prosecuted  their  claims.  On  the  other 
hand,  the  inhabitants  of  New  Vineyard,  not  favoring  secession, 
were  bitterly  opposed  to  the  separation,  and  left  nothing  un- 
done to  defeat  the  purpose  of  the  petitioners.  A  special  town 
meeting  was  called  Nov.  7,  18 14,  at  which  time  the  selectmen 
were  instructed  to  prepare  a  petition  against  the  proposed 
separation.  The  full  text  of  the  petitions,  with  a  supple- 
mentary letter  from  William  Allen,  Jr.,  then  of  Norridgewock, 
favoring  the  Gore  petitioners,  were  as  follows : 

To  the  Honorable  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in   General 

Court  assembled: 

Your  petitioners,  inhabitants  of  a  Gore  of  land,  so-called,  contain- 
ing about  1600  acres  attached  to  the  town  of  New  Vineyard,  in  the 


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County  of  Somerset,  humbly  represent  that  they  labor  under  many 
disadvantages  by  being  annexed  to  said  town  of  New  Vineyard,  being 
separated  therefrom  by  a  range  of  mountains  extending  almost  the 
whole  length  of  said  town,  which,  with  the  badness  of  the  roads,  in  a 
great  measure  cuts  off  all  communication  between  us  and  the  other 
inhabitants  of  said  town ;  so  that  we  frequently  have  to  travel  a  distance 
equal  to  the  whole  length  of  said  town,  and  commonly  travel  as  far 
without  the  limits  of  said  town  as  would  nearly  carry  us  to  the  centre 
of  the  town  of  Industry  (where  the  roads  are  much  better),  in  order  to 
attend  our  town  meetings.  These,  with  other  disadvantages  which  we 
labor  under,  in  a  manner  debars  us  from  enjoying  the  privileges  com- 
monly enjoyed  by  town  inhabitants.  Your  petitioners  therefore  humbly 
pray  that  said  Gore  of  land,  with  the  inhabitants  thereon,  may  be  set 
off  to  the  town  of  Industry  in  said  County  of  Somerset,  and  as  in  duty 
bound  will  ever  pray. 

New  Vineyard,  June  14,  1 8 14. 

[Signed] 

Cornelius  Norton.  Daniel  Collins,  Jr. 

Elisha  Lambert.  Tristram  N.  Presson. 

James  Graham.  James  Presson. 

Nathan  Cutler.  Daniel  Collins. 

William  Davis.  Joseph  Collins. 

William  Presson.  Zephaniah  Luce. 

In  the  House  of  Representatives,  Jan.  13,  18 15.     Read  and  com- 
mitted to  the  committee  on  towns. 
Sent  up  for  concurrence. 

[Signed]  Timothy  Bigeu)w,  Speaker. 

In  Senate,  Jan.  13,  18 15.     Read  and  concurred. 

[Signed]  John  Phillips,  President. 

Read  and  committed  to  committee  on  towns. 

[Signed]  John  Phillips,  President. 

House  of  Representatives,  Feb.  4,  1815.     Read  and  concurred. 
[Signed]  Timothy  Bigelow,  Speaker. 

To  the   Hon.  Senate   and    House    of    Representatives y    in     General 
Court  assembled  : 

Your  petitioners,  inhabitants  of  the  Town  of  New  Vineyard,jin  the 
County  of  Somerset,  humbly  represent :  That  they  are  much  c^pposed 
to  the  setting  of  the  Gore  of  Land,  so-called,  from  the  Town  ^of  New 


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Vineyard,  and  annexing  the  same  to  the  town  of  Industry,  for  the 
following  reasons,  viz. :  ily.  By  taking  of  said  Gore  of  land  the  best 
tract  of  land  of  the  same  bigness  if  taken  off  which  will  impoverish  the 
remainder  of  said  town. 

2dy.  The  men  that  principally  own  the  land  in  said  Gore  are  much 
against  its  being  set  off  from  said  New  Vineyard,  feeling  themselves 
much  injured  thereby. 

3ly.  The  signers  of  the  petition  for  setting  off  said  Gore,  six  or 
seven  of  them,  do  not  own  one  foot  of  land  in  said  Gore.  We  further 
state  that  the  chain  of  mountains  alluded  to  by  your  petitioners  in  said 
Gore,  does  not  intercept  between  the  inhabitants  of  said  Gore  and  the 
Centre  of  the  Town  in  the  least,  therefore  can't  view  that  as  any 
reason  for  setting  off  the  said  Gore.  Our  town  meetings  has  been 
alternately,  so  that  the  inhabitants  of  said  Gore  have  not  experienced 
any  peculiar  disadvantage  by  going  to  town  meetings.  We,  the  under- 
signed do  therefore  humbly  pray  that  said  Gore  may  not  be  set  off 
from  the  Town  of  New  Vineyard.  And  as  in  duty  bound  will  ever  pray. 
New  Vineyard,  Dec.  13,  18 14. 


[Signed] 


Benj*n  C.  Norton. 
Elijah  Manter. 
Henry  Manter. 
Elijah  Norton. 
Charles  Luce,  Jr. 
Isaac  Norton. 
John  Spencer. 
Stephen  Birse  (?) 
William  Talbot.* 
Joseph  Butler. 
Solomon  Butler,  Jr.f 
Paul  Pratt. 
David  Pratt. 
James  Ridgway. 


Sam'l  Daggett,   \ 

Tm.  Norton,        >  Selectmen. 

Asa  Merry,         ) 

Joseph  W.  SMrrH,  Town  Clerk. 

Joseph  Viles. 
John  Daggett. 
Charles  Lnce. 
Henry  Butler,  Jr. 
Simpson  White. 
Howard  Winslow. 
Daniel  Gould. 
Nathan  Daggett. 
Thomas  Daggett. 
Eben*r  Casey.  (?) 
Nathan  Daggett.  J 
David  Luce. 
Peter  Butler. 
Elijah  Butler. 


♦  Probably  William  TaUott. 

t  Undoubtedly  Simeon  Butler,  Jr. 

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Micah  Bryant,  Jr.  John  Berry. 

Tristram  Presson.  Eben'r  Pratt. 

James  Graham.  Jonah  Vaughn. 

Rufus  Viles.  Levi  Young. 

John  Flint.  Zebulon  Manter. 

Solomon  Luce.  Wm.  Presson. 

Thoms  Flint.  Joseph  Viles,  Jr. 

Wm.  Barker.  David  Davis. 

John  C.  Davis.  John  T.  Luce. 

Henry  Butler.  ( ?)  Davis. 

James  Presson.  ( ?)  Wm.  Anderson. 

NoRRiDGEWOCK,  Jan.  23,  1 815. 
WiLUAM  Sylvester,  Esq. 

Dear  Sir : — I  am  told  there  will  be  some  opposition  to  the  petition 
of  C.  Norton  and  others,  and  that  proper  measures  have  not  been  taken 
to  fix  the  valuation  of  that  part  of  New  Vineyard  described  in  the 
petition  :  That  the  whole  town,  by  the  last  valuation,  contained  26,000 
acres  and  no  polls.  The  Gore  described  in  the  petition  contains  but 
1600  acres  and  I  believe  10  ratable  polls,  but  as  the  land  in  the  Gore 
is  more  valuable  than  the  rest  of  the  town,  I  think  it  would  be  correct 
to  estimate  it  at  ^  of  the  whole  town ;  so  if  the  prayer  of  the  petition- 
ers should  be  granted,  three  cents  (on  the  1000  dollars)  ought  to  be 
taken  from  New  Vineyard,  which  now  pays  37  cents  on  the  1000,  and 
added  to  Industry,  which  now  pays  34  cents  on  the  1000.  It  has  been 
proposed  to  have  recourse  to  the  returns  of  the  selectmen  on  the  last 
valuation,  but  this  would  be  incorrect,  as  several  of  the  petitioners  own 
large  tracts  of  land  in  the  other  part  of  the  town,  so  that  the  valuation 
of  their  estates  as  returned  would  be  no  guide  for  making  the  estimate, 
and  it  would  be  desirable  to  have  an  estimate  made  as  correct  as  the 
case  will  admit,  so  as  not  to  have  the  petitioners  to  pay  their  State  and 
County  taxes  in  New  Vineyard  till  the  next  valuation.  I  sketch  you  a 
rough  plan  of  the  towns  of  Industry  and  New  Vineyard,  by  which  you 
may  see  the  situation  of  the  petitioners.         Yours  Respectfully, 

[Signed]         Wm.  Allen,  Jr. 

The  prayer  of  these  petitioners  was  granted,  and  that  valua- 
ble tract  of  land  known  as  the  New  Vineyard  Gore  became  a 
part  of  the  town  of  Industry. 

On  Sept.  23,  181 5,  occurred  one  of  the  most  violent  and 
extended    gales   known   in  the  annals   of    New   England ;  /  but 


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every  effort  of  the  writer  to  learn  something  of  its  effects  in 
Industry  has  proved  unavaihng. 

Hardly  had  a  year  elapsed  after  the  close  of  the  second  war 
with  England,  ere  the  separation  of  the  District  of  Maine  from 
Massachusetts  became  a  subject  of  much  discussion.  For  a 
time  the  legal  voters  in  town  were  about  equally  divided  on  the 
question,  and  at  a  town  meeting  held  May  20,  18 16,  the  vote 
stood  twenty-four  opposed  and  twenty-six  in  favor  of  a  separa- 
tion. At  a  second  meeting  holden  Sept.  2,  18 16,  the  oppo- 
nents of  the  project  were  in  the  majority,  the  vote  standing 
thirty-eight  and  forty.  No  further  action  appears  to  have 
been  taken  by  the  town  relative  to  this  question  until  May  3, 
1 8 19.  On  tfiat  date  a  special  meeting  was  called  and  a  majority 
voted  in  favor  of  the  separation.  At  a  subsequent  meeting, 
holden  July  26,  18 19,  when  the  question  was  finally  submitted 
to  the  people,  the  vote  stood :  in  favor  of  separation,  5 1  ;  op- 
posed to  it,  II.  Captain  Ezekiel  Hinkley  was  chosen  delegate 
to  the  constitutional  convention,  which  assembled  at  Portland 
on  Monday,  Oct.  2,  1819.  The  constitution  there  framed,  when 
submitted  to  the  people  for  ratification,  was  unanimously 
adopted  by  the  voters  of  Industry.  On  April  3,  1820,  the  legal 
voters  for  the  first  time  gave  in  their  votes  for  governor  of 
Maine.  These  were  declared  as  follows:  William  King,  40 
votes ;  Mark  L.  Hill,  7  votes ;  Samuel  S.  Wild,  3  votes ;  Scat- 
tering, 2  votes.  The  vote  for  a  representative  to  the  first  Maine 
Legislature  given  in  at  a  subsequent  meeting  was:  For 
Esquire  John  Gower,  55  votes;   for  Capt.  John  Reed,  36  votes. 

From  1 8 10  to  1820,  the  town  made  a  gain  of  two  hundred 
and  sixteen  in  population,  and  also  added  forty-one  ratable 
polls  to  the  number  of  its  tax-paying  inhabitants.  There 
was  likewise  a  net  gain,  between  1812  and  1821,  of  $30,- 
521  in  the  value  of  property  as  shown  by  the  State  valua- 
tion of  that  period.  But  little  of  importance  occurred  in  the 
history  of  the  town  between  1820  and  1825.  In  1821  the  sub- 
ject of  forming  a  new  county  was  again  agitated,  and  on  the 
lOth  of  September  the  town  voted  forty-nine  to  six  against 
leaving    the   County   of    Somerset.      Capt.    John   Thompson, 


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Bartlett  Allen,  Capt.  Jabez  Norton  and  Esq.  Daniel  Shaw  were 
chosen  a  committee  to  draft  a  remonstrance. 

In  the  winter  of  1821,  Sherburne  Fogg  and  family,  from 
Sandwich,  New  Hampshire,  became  chargeable  to  the  town. 
Mr.  Fogg  was  blind  and  infirm,  and  one  of  his  daughters  is 
said  to  have  been  non  compos  mentis.  In  their  indigent  circum- 
stances the  inhabitants  of  the  town  felt  that  the  expenses  of  this 
family  were  an  unjust  and  onerous  burden.  Learning  that  the 
legal  residence  of  this  family  was  in  Sandwich,*  various  meas- 
ures were  suggested  for  relieving  the  town  of  its  burden,  and 
at  different  times  offers  were  made  and  accepted  for  their 
removal  to  that  place.  Notwithstanding  this,  the  Foggs  con- 
tinued to  make  their  home  in  Industry,  and  for  several  years 
were  a  source  of  much  trouble  and  great  expense. 

A  Sunday-school,  probably  the  first  in  town,  was  organized 
in  Deacon  Emery's  neighborhood  about  1821.  This  school  held 
its  sessions  in  the  school-house  to  the  south  of  Deacon  Emery's 
residence  (see  p.  ^4).  Nothing  can  be  learned  regarding  the 
school  aside  from  the  fact  the  Deacon  and  John  Mason  were 
ardent  suppoi-ters,  if  not  the  originators  of  the  movement. f 

Between  1820  and  1824,  many  roads  and  private  ways  were 
laid  out  by  the  selectmen.  These,  from  some  unexplained 
reason,  became  a  cause  of  frequent  dissensions  and  proved  a 
source  of  no  little  trouble  to  the  municipal  officers.  One  short 
piece  of  road  in  particular,  running  north  from  West's  Mills  to 
the  New  Vineyard  line,  was  located  and  re-located  several 
times  before  it  became  permanently  established.  To  keep  its 
roads  safe  and  passable  was  a  work  of  considerable  magnitude 
and  great  expense  to  the  town.  When  the  sum  annually  ap- 
propriated for  that  purpose  proved  insufficient,  all  propositions 
to  raise  an  additional  sum  were  invariably  voted  down.     The 


*  See  "  Reminiscences  of  John  Mason,'*  in  Chapter  XII. 

t  A  Sunday-school  was  something  new,  and  the  term  did  not  sound  right  to  the 
Orthodox  ears  of  the  towns])e(>plc.  The  subject  occasioned  no  little  discussion,  and 
some  regarded  it  as  an  unwarranted  desecration  of  the  day  of  rest.  Esq.  Samuel 
Norton  was  so  thoroughly  convinced  of  this  that  he  made  the  suggestion  that  the 
school  be  held  on  Saturday  afternoon,  for  a  while,  until  peoi)le  could  have  an  oppor- 
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beginning  of  the  year  1826  found  the  roads  in  an  extremely 
bad  condition.  Indeed,  a  complaint  against  them  had  already 
been  made  to  the  Grand  Jury,  and  a  law-suit  seemed  imminent 
with  a  prominent  townsman  for  injuries  his  horse  had  sustained 
in  consequence  of  their  defective  condition.  These  develop- 
ments seem  to  have  roused  the  people  to  action,  and  at  a  town 
meeting  held  Sept.  23,  1826,  the  highway  surveyors  were  in- 
structed to  open  the  roads  at  the  expense  of  the  town  when- 
ever obstructed  by  snow. 

James  Davis  was  licensed  to  retail  spirituous  liquors,  by  the 
selectmen,  in  December,  1821,  being  the  first  person  so  licensed 
in  Industry  under  the  new  State  license  law. 

In  1822  the  inhabitants  residing  in  the  New  Vineyard  Gore 
(see  p.  46)  sent  a  petition  to  the  Legislature,  praying  that 
their  estates  be  set  off  from  Industry  and  annexed  to  the  town 
of  Strong.  This  movement  was  strongly  opposed  by  the  town 
of  Industry,  and  the  prayer  of  the  petitioners  was  not  granted. 

When  the  Lowell,  or  Mile-and-a-half  Strip,  was  surveyed 
by  Esq.  Cornelius  Norton,  in  1802,  the  boundaries  at  Stark 
line  were  not  known.  Consequently  the  whole  of  Lot  No.  i, 
and  a  portion  of  No.  2,  in  the  first  range,  with  nearly  seven- 
eighths  of  Lot  No.  29,  in  the  second  range,  were  found  to  be 
in  Stark,  when  the  boundaries  were  at  length  permanently 
established.  Esq.  Peter  West,  the  first  settler  on  Lot  No.  29, 
found  to  his  surprise  that  his  barn  was  in  the  town  of  Stark, 
though  his  house  was  in  Industry.  The  grist-mill  at  West's 
Mills  proved  to  be  in  close  proximity  to  the  town  line,  as  did 
also  the  barn  on  the  lot  north  of  the  brick  school-house.  A 
petition  was  drawn  up  in  1820,  and  presented  to  the  Legislature 
early  in  1821,  but  no  action  was  taken,  aside  from  notifying  the 
towns  interested,  until  January,  1822,  when  the  prayer  of  the 
petition,  which  reads  as  follows,  was  allowed:* 

*  Although  the  records  of  that  town  do  not  show  they  were  authorized  so  to  do, 
the  selectmen  and  town  clerk  strongly  remonstrated  against  granting  the  request  of 
the  petitioners.  Their  claims  and  assertions  were  of  the  most  sweeping  character,  as 
the  following  excerpt  abundantly  proves : 

If  the  petitioners  labored  under  any  real  grievance,  although  it  might  injure  the 
town  of  Starks,  we  should  be  silent.    The  town  line  was  well  known  at  the  time  of 


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To  the  Honorable  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of  the  State  of 
Mass.*  in  Legislature  assembled: 

Respectfully  show  your  petitioners  that  they  are  the  proprietors  and 
owners  of  a  lot  of  land,  numbered  twenty-nine,  situated  part  in  the 
North  East  comer  of  Industry,  and  part  in  the  North  West  corner  of 
Starks,  in  the  County  of  Somerset,  containing  about  three  hundred  and 
sixty  acres :  The  course  of  the  town  line  not  being  known,  when  this 
lot  was  originally  laid  out  and  settled,  one  of  your  petitioners  erected 
his  buildings  inadvertantly  so  that  a  part  of  them  are  in  Starks.  That 
the  most  convenient  places  for  building  are  in  that  part  which  is  in 
Starks.  That  your  petitic*ners  have  for  fifteen  or  twenty  years  past,  been 
settled  in,  and  become  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Industry  :  That  they 
are  unwilling  to  relinquish  their  privileges  and  rights  as  inhabitants  of 
this  town,  where  their  interests  and  connections  are  identified,  and  that 
their  estates  would  become  much  more  saleable  and  would  be  im- 
proved to  a  much  better  advantage  if  the  whole  of  said  lot  were 
annexed  to  said  Industry.  That  the  above  lot  is  so  separated  by  bogs 
and  swamps,  from  the  other  settlements  in  Starks,  that  no  benefit  could 
be  derived  from  town  privileges  if  your  petitioners  were  to  build  their 
houses  on  that  part  of  said  lot  which  lies  in  Starks,  and  thereby  become, 
inhabitants  of  that  town,  that  their  interests  would  be  greatly  promoted 
and  no  one  would  be  injured  if  the  prayer  of  this  petition  should  be 
granted. 

They  therefore  humbly  pray  that,  that  part  of  the  lot  of  land  num- 
bered twenty-nine,  which  lies  in  the  North  West  corner  of  Starks,  may 


the  settlement  of  said  lot,  and  if  a  part  of  the  buildings  of  one  of  the  petitioners 
was  inadvertantly  located  in  Starks,  it  was  his  own  choice,  and  he  onght  nut  now  to 
attempt  to  encroach  on  the  limits  of  the  town.  Besides,  if  the  prayer  of  the  petition 
should  be  granted,  one  encroachment  will  follow  another  until  the  town  will  be 
dismembered  of  the  best  part  of  its  territory  and  settlers.  The  town  now  nearly 
square  and  taking  a  large  lot  out  of  one  corner  will  be  of  more  injury  to  the  town 
than  any  possible  benefit  to  the  petitioners.  We  therefore  earnestly  pray  that  the 
prayer  of  the  said  petitioners  may  not  be  granted,  and  as  in  duty  bound  will  ever 
pray.     Starks,  Dec,  1 821. 

[Signed]  Benjamin  Holbrook,  \  Selectmen 

Edgar  Hilton,  >■        of 

Lkanari)  Greaton,     J      Starks. 

James  Waugh,  Town  Clerk. 

*  It  will  be  noticed  that  this  petition  was  addressed  to  the  Legislature  of  the 
State  of  Massachusetts.  Soon  after  that  the  District  of  Maine  became  an  independ- 
ent State  and  this  petition,  with  other  documents,  was  transferred  to  the  State 
Legislature  of  Maine.  This  circumstance  also  explains  the  delay  in  granting  the 
prayer  of  the  petitioners. 


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be  set  off  from  said   Starks  and  annexed   to  the  town  of   Industry. 
Industry,  1320. 

Peter  West,  Jr. 
True  Remick. 
Samuel  Pinkham. 

I  own  a  small  part  of  the  above  lot,  and  join  in  the  above  petition. 
[Signed]  Benj*n  Manter. 

The  success  of  Peter  West,  Jr.,  and  others,  in  securing  an- 
nexation of  this  lot  so  changed  the  northern  boundary  line  of 
Industry  as  to  render  it  possible  for  the  inhabitants  on  the 
southwest  corner  of  Anson,  who  were  isolated  in  a  measure 
from  the  rest  of  the  town,  to  petition  for  and  secure  the  neces- 
sary legislation  to  constitute  them  citizens  of  Industry  and  their 
farms  a  part  of  the  town.  This  petition,  now  preserved  in  the 
archives  of  the  State  at  Augusta,  reads  as  follows : 

To  the  Hon,  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives^  of  the  State  of  Maine, 
in  Legislature  assembled : 

Your  petitioners  would  humbly  represent  that  they  are  inhabitants 
of  the  Town  of  Anson,  in  the  County  of  Somerset,  in  said  State,  that 
they  are  situated  in  the  southwest  comer  of  said  town,  tliat  they  are 
highly  discommoded  in  their  situation  in  said  town  as  to  town  privi- 
leges, being  separated  from  said  town  by  a  swamp  or  bog,  which 
renders  our  route  to  trainings  and  town  meeting  circular  and  lengthy,  a 
distance  of  about  ten  miles  to  the  usual  place  of  holding  town  meetings, 
as  also  being  very  inconvenient  as  to  schools,  it  being  a  number  of  miles 
to  any  other  inhabitants  in  said  town,  and  our  number  is  not  sufficient 
to  support  a  school  ourselves.  We  therefore  pray  that  we,  the  sub- 
scribers, may  be  set  off  from  the  said  town  of  Anson  and  annexed  to 
the  town  of  Industry  adjoining ;  together  with  the  several  lots  of  land 
on  which  we  live,  with  all  the  privileges  thereon,  being  Lots  No.  one 
and  two  in  the  first  range  of  lots  in  said  Town  of  Anson,  containing 
four  hundred  acres.  The  granting  the  above  petition  will  much  im- 
prove our  situation  in  town  affairs  in  particular,  the  education  of  our 
children,  and  advance  the  value  of  our  farms ;  as  in  duty  bound  will 
ever  pray.     Anson,  Oct.  8,  1822. 

[Signed]  Peter  W.  Willis. 

Benj'n  Manter. 

James  Stevens. 

William  Butler. 


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This  petition  received  the  immediate  attention  of  the  Legis- 
lature, and  ere  the  month  of  February,  1823,  had  passed,  the 
petitioners  had  their  prayer  granted. 

Early  in  1825  parties  who  had  been  for  some  time  discuss- 
ing the  subject,  caused  to  be  inserted  in  the  warrant  for  the 
annual  meeting,  an  article  "To  see  what  sum  of  money  the 
town  would  raise  to  build  a  town-house."  The  article  was 
summarily  dismissed  without  action,  at  the  meeting.  A  similar 
article  fared  the  same  fate  in  a  meeting  held  Sept.  11,  1826. 
On  the  following  day  the  selectmen  issued  a  second  warrant 
calling  a  meeting  of  the  legal  voters  on  the  twenty-third  day  of 
the  same  month.  At  this  meeting  Thomas  Bondley,  of  Hal- 
lowell,  was  elected  to  select  a  convenient  site  for  a  town-house. 
The  location  of  the  house  seems  to  have  remained  an  unsettled 
question  until  February,  1827,  when  the  town  voted  to  locate 
it  **  at  the  junction  of  the  Bannock  Hill  and  New  Sharon  roads, 
near  widow  Anna  Norton's."  But  to  this  selection  there  were 
many  dissenting  voices  and  other  locations  proposed.  This 
want  of  harmony  paralyzed  all  action,  and  Industry's  town- 
house  existed  only  in  the  fancies  of  its  projectors. 

In  the  autumn  of  1825,  after  a  drouth,  the  severity  of  which 
had  never  been  equalled  in  the  history  of  the  town,  fires 
broke  out  in  the  woods  in  Industry,  about  the  same  time  as  the 
great  fire  at  Mirimichi.  There  was  a  great  scarcity  of  water 
all  over  the  town ;  wells  were  either  dry  or  yielded  a  limited  and 
uncertain  supply,  and  springs  which  had  previously  been  con- 
sidered "never-failing"  now  absolutely  refused  to  yield  a  single 
drop.  A  fire  in  the  woods,  dreaded  as  it  naturally  is  at  any 
time,  becomes  infinitely  more  dreadful  when  it  occurs  during  a 
great  scarcity  of  water, — when  our  homes  are  threatened  by  the 
fire  fiend  without  any  means  at  command  to  defend  them. 
Such  was  the  situation  in  Industry  when  the  fire  broke  out. 
The  protracted  drouth  had  rendered  the  half-decayed  vegeta- 
tion of  the  woods  and  swamps  as  combustible  as  tinder,  and, 
fanned  by  a  strong  breeze,  even  evergreens  burned  like  pine 
kindlings.  Is  it  strange  that,  under  such  circumstances,  the 
inhabitants  stood  abashed  and  appalled  at  the  spectacle?     The 


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fire  first  broke  out  on  the  mountain  near  the  house  of  Rowland 
Luce.  From  thence  it  spread  rapidly  in  many  directions,  burn- 
ing over  large  tracts  of  territory  and  destroying  much  valuable 
timber,  and  in  some  instances  happy  homes  were  reduced  to 
ashes  by  the  devouring  element.  For  days  at  a  time  the  smoke 
would  be  so  thick  as  to  render  breathing  very  oppressive. 
Among  the  burnt  lands  was  a  large  tract  eastward  from  Tib- 
betts's  Corner,  a  portion  of  which  now  belongs  to  the  so-called 
William  Henry  Luce  farm.  Also  a  portion  of  the  farm  re- 
cently occupied  by  the  widow  of  Charles  H.  B.  True. 

As  the  people  of  Industry  began  to  emerge  from  poverty 
and  want,  they  keenly  felt  the  need  of  better  accommodations 
for  public  worship.  Hitherto  religious  meetings  had  been  held 
in  school-houses  or  in  the  dwellings  of  such  as  were  willing  to 
open  their  houses  on  those  occasions.  Now  even  the  largest 
school-houses  were  not  of  sufficient  capacity  to  accommodate 
the  church-goers.  To  meet  the  requirements  of  the  case,  the 
town  voted  Sept.  9,  1822,  to  appropriate  $200  for  building  a 
meeting-house,  and  chose  a  committee  of  nine  to  locate  the 
house,  procure  plans  and  make  all  necessary  preliminary 
arrangements  for  its  erection.  There  is  no  record  of  this  com- 
mittee, and  it  is  probable  no  report  was  ever  made,  for  so  large 
a  number  could  hardly  be  expected  to  agree  on  any  subject 
when  so  great  a  chance  existed  for  difference  of  opinion.  No 
further  action  is  shown  to  have  been  taken  by  the  town  in 
regard  to  a  meeting-house  until  March,  1824,  when  the  town 
was  again  asked  to  appropriate  money  for  that  purpose.  The 
record  of  the  meeting  is  incomplete,  hence  what  action  was 
taken  on  the  article  is  not  known. 

The  Methodists,  aided  largely  by  Capt  John  Thompson, 
erected  a  house  of  worship  in  1823  (see  p,  ijojy  near  Pike's 
Corner,  in  the  east  part  of  the  town. 

Evidently  those  interested  in  the  erection  of  a  house  of 
worship,  becoming  discouraged,  ceased  to  look  to  the  town  for 
aid,  and  resolved  to  erect  a  house  by  private  subscription.  The 
first  movement  in  this  direction  was  made  by  the  citizens  of 
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at  the  Centre  School-house  at  Davis's  Corner.  The  assembly 
organized  by  calling  Benjamin  Allen  to  preside,  and  electing 
Capt.  Newman  T.  Allen  clerk.  The  meeting  voted  to  build  a 
house  of  worship,  and  chose  Esquire  Moses  Tolman,  John 
Trafton,  Jacob  Hayes,  George  Hobbs,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Hinkley, 
James  Evelcth  and  John  C.  Butterfield,  a  building  committee. 
It  was  also  voted  that  each  subscriber  for  a  pew  should  give  a 
"confession  note  "to  indemnify  the  building  committee.  The 
constitution  framed  and  adopted  was  as  follows : 

coNsrrnmoN  of  the  industry  union  meeting-house.* 

Art  Jst  Each  person  shall  be  entitled  to  a  vote  respecting  the 
occupying  [of]  the  desk  and  the  time  of  occupying  [to]  be  divided  by 
the  votes  for  the  time  [or  term]  of  one  year  in  [a]  succession  of  Sab- 
baths, and  any  pewholder  shall  have  the  right  of  altering  his  vote  at 
the  expiration  of  one  year  from  the  time  the  vote  was  last  taken. 

Art.  2d.  Each  denomination  shall  have  an  agent  appointed  that 
other  denominations  shall  apply  to  respecting  his  denomination  occupy- 
ing the  desk  when  belonging  to  them,  and  if  they  are  not  going  [to  use 
it]  the  first  denomination  applying  shall  have  the  same  right  to  occupy 
as  though  it  was  their  turn. 

Art.  3d.  Each  pewholder  shall  have  a  right  to  occupy  the  desk 
himself  or  by  any  other  person  at  any  time,  providing  he  does  not 
infringe  upon  previous  appointments ;  providing,  nevertheless,  that  no 
man  shall  occupy  the  desk  himself  or  make  appointments  for  any  other 
[person]  except  he  be  a  professor  of  the  christian  religion  and  of  good 
moral  character  and  suitably  recommended  as  a  preacher  of  the  gospel. 
Art.  4th.  No  meeting  of  the  proprietors  shall  be  holden  unless  the 
agent  of  each  denomination  shall  be  notified  seven  days  previous  to 
said  meeting.  [Signed] 

Henry  B.  Rackliff.  Ezekiel  Hinkley. 

Alvan  Smith.  James  Davis. 

Moses  Tolman.  Nathan  Goodridge. 

Freeman  Allen.  James  Eveleth. 

Eben  Willard.  Newman  T.  Allen. 

William  Harvey.  George  Hobbs. 

Rufus  Gennings.  Benjamin  Allen. 


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Jacob  Hayes.  John  Trafton. 

William  Allen.  Francis  Meader,  2d. 

Elisha  Luce.  Josiah  Hinkley. 

Josiah  Butler.  James  Bailey. 

James  Stanley.  Rowland  Luce. 

Valentine  Look.  Daniel  Luce. 

Aholiab  Bigelow.  Benjamin  Cottle. 

Cornelius  Davis.  David   Luce.* 

Francis  Remick.  John  C.  Butterfield. 
Charles  L.  Allen. 

At  a  meeting  held  by  adjournment  on  Friday,  December 
14,  it  was  decided  to  put  up  at  public  auction  the  furnishing  of 
material  and  construction  of  the  house.  Accordingly  the  vari- 
ous contracts  were  struck  off  as  follows : 

Foundation  and  Underpinning,  to  Josiah  Hinkley,  {49.00. 

Frame,  to  William  Harvey,  100.00. 

Finishing  the  Outside,  to  Benjamin  Allen,  375oo- 
Lime,  to  Rufus  Gennings,  at  $2.48  per  cask. 

Furring  and  Lathing  inside,  to  James  Davis,  46.50. 

Sand,  to  Elisha  Luce,  6.75. 

Hair  and  Plastering,  to  Gen.  Nathan  Goodridge,  16.00. 

Finishing  Inside,  to  James  Eveleth,  325.00. 


$918.25. 

Thus  it  is  seen  that  the  house,  exclusive  of  lime  for  plaster- 
ing, etc.,  cost  nine  hundred  and  eighteen  dollars  and  twent>j-five 
cents.  In  the  month  of  February  following,  the  proprietors 
chose  Revs.  Sylvanus  Boardman  and  Fifield  Holt,  and  Judge 
Thomas  Parker,  of  Farmington,  a  committee  to  locate  or  select 
a  site  for  the  structure.  The  report  of  the  committee  is  dated 
at  Industry,  Feb.  27,  1828,  and  the  site  selected  is  the  one  on 
which  the  house  now  (1892)  stands.  There  is  much  uncertainty 
as  to  the  date  when  the  house  was  completed,  as  the  records  of 
the  proprietors  are  incomplete.     They  chose  a  committee  to 


♦This  was  David  M.,  son  of  Charles  and  Catherine  (Merry)  Luce.  He  was 
commonly  called  "  Pond  David  Luce,"  from  the  fact  that  he  lived  near  the  shore  of 
Gear  Water  Pond,  and  to  distinguish  him  from  another  person  of  the  same  name 
who  resided  near  West's  Mills. 


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settle  with  the  building  committee  April  30,  1829,  hence  it  is 
but  reasonable  to  infer  that  the  house  was  completed  prior  to 
that  date.  The  financial  affairs  were  managed  with  so  much 
ability  that  an  excess  of  $56.65  remained  in  the  hands  of  the 
building  committee  after  all  expenses  were  paid.  The  author 
has  not  been  able  to  learn  anything  definite  concerning  the 
dedication  of  the  house  or  the  date  of  its  occurrence.*  The 
proprietors  continued  to  hold  business  meetings  regularly  up 
to  the  close  of  1838,  but  their  organization  was  eventually  lost 
by  deaths  and  removals  from  town. 

A  number  of  wealthy  gentlemen  residing  at  or  near  West's 
Mills,  met  in  the  spring  of  1828  to  consider  the  propriety  of 
erecting  a  third  house  of  worship  in  Industry.  As  the  result 
of  this  conference,  the  following  constitution  was  drawn  up  and 
accepted : 

INDUSPRY   NORTH   MEETING-HOUSE   CONSTrrUTION. 

Art.  jst.  The  house  shall  be  called  the  Industry  Noith  Meeting- 
House. 

Art.  2d.  The  house  shall  be  built  on  the  south  line  of  a  piece  of 
land  now  owned  by  Mr.  John  Remick,  on  the  west  side  of  the  road 
leading  from  West's  Mills  to  the  New  Vineyard  [line]  a  few  rods  north 
of  the  school-house. 

Art.  jd.  The  house  shall  be  considered  the  Methodist  and  Con- 
gregational Meeting- House,  one- half  to  each  denomination.  The 
Methodist  shall  have  [the]  right  to  improve  [use]  said  house  one-half 
of  the  time  and  the  Congregationalists  the  other  half,  to  be  divided  into 
weeks  [of]  equal  [length]. 

Art.  4th.  The  house  shall  be  built  by  all  the  pews  [pew  owners] 
in  proportion  to  what  the  pews  may  sell  for. 

Art.  §th.     Each  [owner  of  one]  pew  shall  be  entitled  to  two  votes. 

Art.  6th.  The  weeks  of  each  denomination's  turn  to  use  said  house 
shall  commence  on  the  Sabbath. 


*  From  the  best  recollections  of  the  older  people,  such  as  Mrs.  Phebe  Cushman, 
Teressa  Luce  and  Nancy  Leavitt,  Rev.  Joseph  Underwood,  of  New  Sharon,  preached 
the  dedicatory  sermon,  and  Rev.  Sylvan  us  Hoard  man  offered  the  dedicatory  prayer. 
Mrs.  Cushman,  who  assisted  in  the  singing  on  that  occasion,  is  of  the  opinion  that 
the  house  was  dedicated  in  the  fall.  She  states  that  the  weather  was  fine  and  the 
exercises  very  interesting  and  enjoyable. 


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Art  yth.  Either  denomination  shall  have  [the]  right  to  use  said 
house  for  the  Worship  of  God  on  the  Sabbath  or  on  week  days,  not- 
withstanding it  is  not  their  turn  to  use  it,  provided  it  is  not  used  by 
those  whose  right  it  is  to  use  it. 

Art,  8th.  No  person  Shall  have  a  right  to  Sell  a  pew  at  private 
Sale  without  posting  up  Notice  of  the  same  in  said  house  three  weeks 
previous  to  the  Day  of  Sale. 

Art.  gth.  There  Shall  be  a  Committee  to  Superintend  the  build- 
ing of  said  house. 

Art.  JOth.  There  Shall  be  an  annual  Meeting  holden  on  the  first 
Monday  of  May  forever,  to  transact  any  business  that  may  be  thought 
necessary  Relative  to  said  house. 

Art.  nth.  This  Constitution  Shall  be  binding  in  all  its  parts  after 
Being  Signed  by  two-thirds  of  the  pew  holders. 

Art.  J2th.  Said  house  Shall  be  at  Liberty  at  any  time,  and  for 
the  use  of  pew-holders,  one-half  Day  for  funeral  Services. 

Art.  13th.  This  Constitution  may  be  Revised  at  any  annual  meet- 
ing, by  a  majority  of  two-thirds  of  the  Voters  who  may  be  present  at 
said  meeting.  Said  meeting  shall  be  notified  four  weeks  previous  to 
said  day.  Notice  Shall  be  posted  up  in  said  house  by  an  agent  who 
Shall  be  chosen  for  that  purpose. 

Art.  i4ih.  Each  denomination  shall  have  [a]  right  to  admit  or 
exclude  any  person  to  or  from  any  private  meeting  agreeable  to  the 
usual  custom  of  said  churches. 

Art.  ijth.  Each  denomination  shall  have  [a]  right  to  use  the 
house  at  any  time  for  yearly  and  Quarterly  meeting. 

Art.  i6th.  The  Calvinist  Baptist  church  shall  have  [a]  right  to 
use  said  house  out  of  the  half  [of  the  time]  belonging  to  said  Con- 
gregational church  in  proportion  [to]  what  they  own  in  said  house. 

Art.  lyth.  The  house  shall  be  built  agreeable  to  the  annexed  plan, 
and  shall  be  built  by  the  lowest  bidder  at  auction  by  his  giving  bonds 
to  the  acceptance  [satisfaction]  of  the  [building]  Committee. 

Industry,  [Maine,]  May  17th,  1828.  [Signed] 

Daniel  Shaw.  John  D.  Spaulding. 

William  Comforth.  Ira  Emery. 

Samuel  Shaw.  Henry  Luce. 

True  Remick.  Joseph  Viles. 

Peter  W.  Willis.  Rufus  Viles,  Jr. 

James  Stevens.  Samuel  Daggett. 


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Matthew  Benson.  Menzir  Boaxdman.* 

Hiram  Manter.  James  Manter. 

Isaac   Norton.  John  S.  Bradbury. 

John  Gott.  Zebulon  Manter. 

Benjamin  Manter.  James  Thompson. 

Peter  West.  Jabez  Norton. 

David  Luce.  Leonard  Luce. 
Benjamin  C.  Norton. 

The  signers  of  this  constitution  are  all  dead  (1887)  and  no 
record  of  their  transactions  as  a  society  is  to  be  found.  The 
house  was  built  on  contract  by  John  Gott,  of  Industry,  for  one 
thousand  dollars.  Mr.  Gott  was  an  excellent  workman,  and  so 
long  as  it  stood  the  house  was  a  worthy  monument  to  the 
honor  and  integrity  of  its  builder.  The  excellence  of  the 
material  used,  and  the  superiority  of  its  construction,  were  the 
constant  admiration  of  all. 

Although  the  society  was  organized  in  the  spring  of  1828, 
the  house  was  not  erected  until  the  following  year.  It  was 
completed  near  the  close  of  December,  1829,!  and  dedicated 
in  the  month  of  February  following. 

The  completion  and  dedication  of  this  house  was  an  impor- 
tant event  to  those  interested  in  the  enterprise;  but  of  the 
dedicatory  exercises  the  writer  has  been  able  to  gather  but  little 
worthy  of  note.     The  number  present  on  that  occasion  was 


♦  This  is  the  identical  person  whose  name  Hon.  Francis  G.  Butler  (History  of 
Farmington,  p.  ^6i)  spells  "  Melzer."  Undoubtedly  Mr.  Boardman's  christian  name 
had  its  origin  in  the  old  Scripture  name,  Melzer,  hut  he  did  not  so  spell  it  in  1828, 
when  he  affixed  his  name  to  the  constitution  of  the  Industry  North  Meeting- House. 

t  From  a  memorandum  in  the  day-book  of  Hiram  Manter,  Esq.  This  date  cor- 
responds with  the  recollection  of  Major  James  Cutts,  who  writes  the  author  as  follows : 
"My  father  moved  to  Industry  in  1829.  I  was  in  my  twentieth  year.  The  church 
was  built  that  fall  or  early  in  the  winter."  Stephen  Allen,  D.  D.,  thinks  it  was 
dedicated  in  1828  or  1829,  but  does  not  seem  to  be  positive  as  to  the  exact  date. 

Major  Cutts  further  says,  in  regard  to  the  house,  "  It  was  remodeled — the  gallery 
cut  down  in  1862,  and  a  bell-tower  built  in  1864.  My  brother,  Capt.  Oliver  Cutts, 
sent  a  bell  to  me  with  the  request  that  I  present  it  to  the  societies  worshipping  there. 
I  wish  to  add  that  thirty- four  years  had  elapsed  since  the  house  was  first  dedicated, 
and  on  both  occasions  the  house  was  packed  to  its  utmost  capacity.  I  was  present 
on  both  occasions,  and  on  presenting  the  bell,  I  asked  all  in  the  congregation  who 
were  present  at  the  Hrst  dedication  to  rise;  there  were  but  six  present  beside  myself!  " 


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very  large,  and  the  sermon  was  preached  by  Rev.  Obed  Wilson, 
of  Bingham,  Me.,  a  local  preacher  of  talent  and  ability.*  Rev. 
James  Warren  was  "preacher  in  charge"  at  that  time,  but  his 
part  in  the  exercises  is  unknown.  Thus  it  will  be  seen  that  in 
the  incredibly  short  period  of  eight  years  the  inhabitants  of 
Industry  erected  three  churches,  costing  in  the  aggregate  not 
far  from  $3,000,  and  that,  too,  without  incurring  any  indebted- 
ness. 


♦  Obed  Wilson,  son  of  Oliver  and  Sarah  (Haywood)  Wilson,  was  born  in  Nor- 
ridgewock,  Me.,  Oct.  15,  1778.  He  was  converted  in  1804  or  1805,  and  soon  after 
began  to  preach.  He  was  a  man  of  much  natural  ability  and  an  eloquent  speaker. 
He  died  in  Skowhegan,  Me.,  Nov.  18,  1840,  aged  62  years,  i  month  and  3  days. 


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CHAPTER   XII. 

POST-OFFICES,  REMINISCENCES  OF   JOHN  MASON,  AND 
CORRESPONDENCE  OF  CAPT.  JERUEL  BUTLER, 

Lack  of  Postol  Facilities.— High  Rates  of  Postage.— First  Post-Office  Estoblishcd.— 
Jonathan  Goodridge  Appointed  Post-Master. — Mail  Brought  from  Farmington. — 
Mail  from  Stark  Once  a  Week. — Mail  Route  Changed. — Mail  Received  via 
New  Sharon. — ^.fames  Davis  Appointed  Post-Master. — Other  Post-Masters. — 
Industry  Post-Office  Changed  to  Allen's  Mills.— Post-Office  Established  at  West's 
Mills. — Esq.  Peter  West  Appointed  Post-Master. — Lower  Rates  of  Postage. — 
Stamps  First  Used. — Era  of  Cheap  Postage  Begins. — Rates  Fixed  According  to 
Weight  Instead  of  Distance.— Other  Post-Masters  at  West's  Mills.— Glass  "  Call- 
Boxes  "  First  Introduced. — Mail  Carriers. — Change  of  Time. — Industry  Gets  a 
Daily  Mail  from  Farmington. — North  Industry  Post-Office,  Etc. 

For  many  years  after  its  settlement  the  town  of  Industry 
was  wholly  destitute  of  postal  facilities.  Indeed  the  present 
complicated  and  efficient  system  of  mail  service  was  then  in  its 
infancy.  If  any  resident  of  the  town  found  it  necessary  to 
communicate  with  friends  or  acquaintances  living  at  a  distance, 
the  letter  must  needs  be  sent  to  a  post-office  in  some  neighbor- 
ing town.  Then,  too,  it  required  considerable  time  for  a  letter 
to  reach  its  destination,  however  short  the  distance  might  be. 
The  rates  of  postage  were  so  extremely  dear  that  letters  of 
friendship  were  seldom  written,  save  by  those  in  affluent  circum- 
stances. Consequently  the  inconveniences  resulting  from  the 
remoteness  of  a  post-office  may  not  have  been  so  keenly  felt  in 
those  days  as  they  would  be  at  the  present  time. 

When  the  town  was  incorporated  six  cents  was  the  smallest 
fee  charged  for  a  single  letter,  and  this  increased  up  to  twenty- 
five  cents  for  carrying  one  of  equal  weight  a  distance  of  four 
hundred  and  fifty  miles.     These  continued  with  slight  variations 


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up  to  1 8 16,  at  which  time  the  rates  charged  were  six  cents  for 
any  distance  less  than  thirty  miles,  ten  cents  for  eighty  miles, 
twelve  and  one-half  cents  for  one  hundred  and  fifty  miles, 
eighteen  and  one-half  cents  for  four  hundred  miles,  and  twenty- 
five  cents  for  a  greater  distance.  Early  in  the  year  just  men- 
tioned, an  effort  was  made  to  establish  a  post-office  at  the 
centre  of  the  town,  and  the  names  of  Jonathan  Goodridge  and 
Bartlett  Allen  were  presented  as  candidates  for  the  position  of 
post-master.  Timothy  Johnson,  then  post-master  at  Farm- 
ington,  wrote  a  letter  bearing  date  of  June  12,  1816,  to  the 
authorities  in  Washington,  stating  that  "Jonathan  Goodridge 
and  Bartlett  Allen,  living  near  the  centre  of  the  town,  are 
respectable  men  and  capable  of  making  good  post-masters." 
He  further  stated  that  Mr.  Goodridge  was  a  strong  supporter 
of  the  government,  while  Mr.  Allen,  the  other  candidate,  was 
not  in  sympathy  with  the  administration.  The  office  was 
established  Oct.  12,  18 16,  and  took  for  its  name  that  of  the 
town  in  which  it  was  located.  With  the  customary  partizan 
spirit  manifested  by  the  dominant  political  party,  Mr.  Goodridge 
received  the  appointment.  This  office,  when  first  established, 
was  supplied  from  Farmington,  but  subsequently  a  mail  was 
received  once  a  week  from  Stark.*  Still  later  the  route  was 
changed,  and  the  mail  was  brought  from  New  Sharon  via 
Winslow's  Corner  to  Davis's  [now  Goodridge*s]  Corner,  once  a 
week.  When  the  office  at  West's  Mills  was  established,  the 
route  was  extended  to  that  place,  and  from  thence  to  the  office 
at  East  New  Vineyard.  James  Davis,  Sr.,  having  erected  a 
store  and  entered  trade  at  the  Corner  which  for  many  years 
bore  his  name,  was  Mr.  Goodridge's  successor  as  post-master, 
and  conducted  the  office  in  connection  with  his  mercantile 
business.  After  a  continuous  service  of  more  than  eighteen 
years,  Mr.  Davis  was  succeeded  by  Gen.  Nathan  Goodridge,  a 
son  of  Jonathan  Goodridge,  previously  mentioned.  Gen.  Good- 
ridge was  a  man  much  respected  by  his  townsmen,  and  filled 
the  position  of   post-master  acceptably  for  many  years.     He 


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was  coinmissioned  three  times  under  different  administrations, 
and  was  holding  the  office  at  the  time  of  his  death.  In  the 
interim  several  persons,  including  Deacon  Ira  and  Mark  Em- 
ery, held  the  office  for  longer  or  shorter  periods,  according  to 
the  length  of  time  their  party  was  in  the  ascendency.  During 
all  these  years  the  office  remained  in  the  vicinity  of  the  spot 
where  it  was  first  established,  with  the  exception  of  a  little  more 
than  a  year  and  a  half  when  Samuel  R.  Allen  was  post-master. 
Mr.  Allen  was  appointed  March  6,  1863,  and  the  office  was 
thereupon  removed  to  Allen's  Mills  and  kept  in  the  house 
recently  occupied  by  Wm.  H.  Johnson,  although  its  name 
remained  unchanged.  Mr.  Allen  was  a  popular  official,  but 
the  change  in  location  was  strongly  opposed,  and  on  his  removal 
from  town  Gen.  Nathan  Goodridge  was  appointed  his  successor 
and  the  office  was  again  established  in  the  vicinity  of  its 
original  site.  Strenuous  efforts  were  frequently  made,  how- 
ever, to  secure  its  permanent  location  at  Allen's  Mills,  but 
without  avail.  After  the  death  of  Gen.  Goodridge,  Hovey 
Thomas  was  appointed  to  fill  the  vacancy,  and  continued  in 
office  until  the  fall  of  1879,  when,  by  mutual  consent,  the 
office  was  removed  to  Allen's  Mills  and  the  name  changed  to 
that  of  the  village  in  which  it  was  located.  The  following  is 
a  list  of  the  persons  who  have  held  the  office  of  post-master 
of  the  Industry  and  Allen's  Mills  post-office,  with  date  of  ap- 
pointment : 

INDUSTRY   POST-OFFICE. 
Name.  Date  of  Appointment. 

Jonathan  Goodridge,  October  12,  1816. 

James  Davis,  June  16,  182 1. 

Nathan  Goodridge,  November  20,  1839. 

Ira  Emery,  June  29,  1841. 

Nathan  Goodridge,  July  29,  1845. 

Mark  Emery,  December  15,  1856. 

Samuel  R.  Allen,  March  6,  1863. 

Nathan  Goodridge,  October  7,  1864. 

Hovey  Thomas,  September  27,  187 1. 


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CHANGED  TO  ALLEN*S   MILLS,  OCTOBER    24,  1 8  79. 

POST-MASTERS  : 
Name.  Date  of  AppointmCDt. 

Moses  M.  Luce,  October  24,  1879. 

Herbert  B.  Luce,  September  28,  1881. 

Elbridge  H.  Rackliff,  August  17,  1889. 

The  office  at  West's  Mills  was  established  March  8,  1828, 
and  first  kept  in  Esquire  Peter  West's  store,  he  having  been 
appointed  post-master.  His  son,  John  West,  succeeded  him  in 
1839,  but  held  the  office  less  than  two  years.  The  inaugura- 
tion of  William  Henry  Harrison,  president,  in  1841,  caused  a 
change  in  the  political  character  of  the  government,  and  im- 
mediately after  steps  were  taken  to  secure  the  appointment  of 
Jesse  Thing  to  succeed  Mr.  West.  At  that  time  Mr.  Thing 
lived  in  a  house  just  north  of  where  Charles  M.  Hilton's  store 
now  (1892)  stands.  He  was  appointed  July  10,  1841,  and 
removed  the  office  to  his  house,  where  it  was  kept  during  his 
term  of  service,  which  terminated  July  24,  1845,  by  the  appoint- 
ment of  John  West  Manter  as  his  successor.  During  a  portion 
of  his  term  of  office  Mr.  Manter  was  in  trade  with  his  brother 
Peter,  in  the  store  built  by  Moses  Tolman,  Jr.,  (see  /.  igj)  and 
here  the  office  was  kept.  The  letters  were  kept  exposed  to  the 
public  view  on  a  bulletin  board,  and  held  in  place  by  a  narrow 
tape  tacked  across  it  at  regular  intervals.  These  letters  were 
accessible  to  all  who  called  at  the  store,  yet  it  is  believed  none 
were  ever  taken  by  other  than  their  legitimate  owners.  In 
1849  Mr.  Thing  was  re-appointed  and  kept  the  office  in  his 
store.  While  Mr.  Thing  was  in  office  an  important  change 
occurred  in  the  rates  of  postage.  The  rates  had  been  much 
simplified  in  1845,  by  making  the  fee  five  cents  for  any  dis- 
tance under  three  hundred  miles,  and  any  distance  greater  than 
that  ten  cents.  In  1847  stamps  were  introduced,  and  the  rates 
fixed  according    to  weight    instead  of  distance.*     The  era  of 


*  Prior  to  the  introduction  of  postage  stamps,  the  pre-payment  of  postage  was 
optional  with  the  sender,  who  could  either  pay  it  in  advance  or  allow  the  sum  due  to 
be  collected  of  the  person  to  whom  the  missive  was  addressed. 


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cheap  postage  really  dates  from  1 851,  when  the  rate  on  prepaid 
letters  was  made  three  cents  for  any  distance  within  3000  miles. 
Mr.  Thing  held  the  office  a  few  days  over  three  years,  when 
he  was  succeeded  by  Cyrus  N.  Hutchins.  No  one  held  the 
office  any  length  of  time  after  Mr.  Thing,  until  Nov.  10,  1854, 
when  Peter  W.  Butler  was  appointed  to  fill  the  position.  Mr. 
Butler  was  a  carpenter  and  wheelwright  by  trade,  and  kept  the 
office  in  one  corner  of  his  shop  which  was  partitioned  off  for 
that  purpose.  He  gave  general  satisfaction  to  his  constituents 
and  held  the  office  until  1861,  when  the  administration  changed 
and  the  business  passed  into  the  hands  of  Elbridge  H.  Rackliff. 
Mr.  Rackliff  fitted  up  a  convenient  office  in  one  end  of  the 
Tolman  store,  and  sold  stationery  and  conducted  an  extensive 
newspaper  and  periodical  agency  in  connection  with  his  official 
business.  Wafren  N.  Willis  was  the  next  appointee  to  fill  the 
position,  and  the  office  was  removed  to  his  brother's  store, 
where  it  remained  until  the  fall  of  1865,  when,  preparatory  to 
settling  up  his  business  to  go  West,  he  resigned  his  office  in 
favor  of  his  father-in-law,  Asaph  Boyden.  Mr.  Boyden  kept 
his  office  in  Thomas  P.  Patterson's  store  a  short  time  in  the 
winter  of  1866,  but  after  a  brief  period  removed  it  to  his  home, 
where  it  was  kept  for  a  period  of  nearly  thirteen  years.  Mr. 
Boyden  resigned  his  position  in  the  fall  of  1879,  on  account  of 
the  infirmities  of  age,  and  Alonzo  Norton  of  the  firm  of  James 
M.  &  A.  Norton  was  appointed  to  fill  the  vacancy.  A  com- 
modious office  was  fitted  up  in  the  store  of  the  firm,  and  nearly 
a  hundred  glass  call-boxes  were  constructed  and  furnished  to 
the  patrons  of  the  office,  rental  free.  The  excellent  accommo- 
dations, the  central  location  and  the  careful  and  courteous 
manner  in  which  the  duties  of  the  office  were  discharged,  made 
it  very  popular  with  its  patrons  and  largely  increased  its 
receipts.  April  i,  1886,  Charles  M.  Hilton,  having  been 
appointed  post-master,  the  office  was  removed  to  his  store  and 
an  apartment  fitted  up  with  considerable  elaboration  for  its 
reception,  where  it  remained  some  three  years.  Though  much 
had  been  said  in  relation  to  the  civil  service  rules,  by  the 
Republicans,  during    President  Cleveland's  administration,  the 


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more  candid  had  but  little  faith  in  their  pretentions.  No 
sooner  than  fairly  established  in  office  did  President  Harrison 
and  his  coadjutors  commence  a  systematic  course  of  removals 
from  federal  offices  of  the  appointees  of  their  predecessors. 
Among  the  early  petitions  received  by  the  post-office  depart- 
ment at  Washington,  was  one  asking  the  removal  of  Charles  M. 
Hilton  and  the  appointment  of  Harrison  Daggett  as  post- 
master at  West's  Mills.  Just  previous  to  this,  Mr.  Daggett  had 
gone  into  trade  in  the  Richard  Caswell  store  (see  p,  202),  and 
on  receiving  his  appointment,  immediately  fitted  up  an  apart- 
ment in  his  store  for  the  transaction  of  the  business  of  the 
office.  He  purchased  his  predecessor's  glass  call-boxes,  a  very 
fine  set  numbering  over  100,  took  possession  of  the  office,  and 
on  the  13th  day  of  June,  1889,  the  mail  was  delivered  for  the 
first  time  from  the  office  in  its  new  location.  The  new  appointee 
was  not  a  novice  at  the  business,  having  served  as  a  clerk  in 
the  office  nearly  five  years  when  his  uncle,  Alonzo  Norton,  was 
post-master.  Always  courteous  and  obliging  in  his  business 
transactions,  Mr.  Daggett's  popularity  with  the  patrons  of  the 
office  became  an  established  fact  ere  he  had  held  his  position 
many  months.  The  following  persons  have  served  as  post- 
masters at  the  West's  Mills  office : 


Name. 

Peter  West, 
John  West, 
Jesse  Thing, 
John  West  Manter, 
Jesse  Thing, 
Cyrus  N.  Hutchins, 
Benjamin  N.  Willis, 
Peter  West  Willis, 
Peter  West  Butler, 
Elbridge  H.  Rackliff, 
Warren  N.  Willis, 
Asaph  Boyden, 
Alonzo  Norton, 
Charles  M.  Hilton, 
Harrison  Daggett, 


Date  ol  Appointment 

March  8,  1828, 

October  19,  1839 

July  10,  1 84 1 

July  24,  1845 

April  27,  1849 

May  31,  1852 

Fel)ruary  2,  1853 

January  11,  1854 

November  10,  1854 

August  3,  1 86 1 

April  26,  1864 

January  15,  1866 

November  7,  1879 

March  i,  1886 

May  16,  1889 


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Owing  to  the  destruction  by  fire  of  a  portion  of  the  records 
in  the  P.  O.  Department  at  Washington  but  little  knowledge  of 
the  avenues  through  which  the  Industry  offices  received  their 
mail  or  the  frequency  of  the  trips  can  be  obtained.*  In  1863 
■  and  for  several  years  thereafter  Moses  Chandler,  of  Temple, 
owned  the  route  and  drove  three  times  a  week,  viz.,  Tuesdays, 
Thursdays  and  Saturdays,  from  Farmington  to  Stark  via  the 
Industry  and  West's  Mills  Post-Offices,  arriving  at  his  destination 
about  noon, —  making  the  return  trip  the  same  day.  He  was 
succeeded  by  Isaac  Edwards  as  owner  of  the  route.  About 
January  ist,  1866,  the  time  of  arrival  and  departure  of  the  mail 
was  changed  so  as  to  connect  at  Farmington  with  the  out-going 
morning  and  in-coming  evening  train.  By  this  arrangement  the 
mail  left  Farmington  on  Mondays,  Wednesdays  and  Fridays 
after  the  arrival  of  the  evening  train,  reaching  West's  Mills  at 
about  8  o'clock  P.  M.,  and  arriving  at  Stark  about  9. 1 5.  Leaving 
Stark  early  the  following  morning  the  mail  reached  Farmington 
in  season  to  depart  on  the  morning  train.  This  arrangement 
proved  a  great  convenience,  for  while  it  existed  a  letter  could  be 
sent  to  or  received  from  Boston  the  same  day  it  was  mailed. 
But  after  a  continuation  of  four  years  it  was  again  changed  and 
the  old  schedule  time  adopted. 

About  1878  the  citizens  of  Stark  petitioned  the  authorities 
at  Washington  to  discontinue  the  three-trip-a-week  route  from 
West's  Mills  to  Stark  and  establish,  instead,  a  daily  mail  route 
from  Madison  Bridge  via  Stark  to  West's  Mills.  The  mail  to 
leave  Madison  Bridge  on  the  arrival  of  the  evening  train  and 
leave  West's  Mills  on  the  following  morning  in  season  to  connect 
with  the  first  out-going  train.  Asaph  Boyden,  who  at  the  time 
was  post-master  at  West's  Mills,  strongly  opposed  the  measure, 
though  the  patrons  of  his  office  generally  favored  it.  The  re- 
sult was  West's  Mills  was  made  the  terminus  of  the  Farmington 
route  and  Stark  got  its  daily  route  from  Madison  Bridge. 

Soon  after  the  post-office  at  West's  Mills  came  into  the  hands 

♦  Among  the  early  mail-carriers  was  Fred  V.  Stewart,  of  Farmington,  who  carried 
the  mail  in  a  two-wheeled  carriage  or  gig  from  Farmington  to  Norridgewock  via 
Industry  and  Stark  post-offices. 


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of  Alonzo  Norton  a  petition  was  sent  to  Washington  asking  that 
a  daily  mail-route  be  established  between  Farmington  and  West's 
Mills.  The  prayer  of  these  petitioners  was  granted,  and  the 
arrangement  went  into  effect  July  i,  1880.  The  change  not 
only  proved  a  great  convenience  to  the  patrons  but  largely  in- 
creased the  receipts  of  the  office. 

On  receiving  its  concession  from  New  Vineyard  in  1844, 
Industry  added  a  third  post-office  to  its  number.  This  office 
was  kept  by  Isaac  Daggett,  in  the  house  recently  owned  and 
occupied  by  his  son,  John  T.  Daggett,  and  comprised  a  portion 
of  the  Industry  post-route,  being  its  northern  terminus.  From 
its  establishment,  December  6,  1827,  to  May  14,  1847,  ^^  was 
known  as  the  New  Vineyard  Post-Office.  On  the  last  mentioned 
date  the  name  was  changed  to  West  Industry.  This  name 
proved  to  be  a  misnomer,  and  on  the  8th  of  June,  1847,  the 
name  of  the  office  was  changed  to  iVt7r//r  Industry  Mr.  Dag- 
gett continued  to  serve  as  post-master  until  June  8,  1855,  when 
the  office  was  discontinued  for  lack  of  patronage. 

Prior  to  August,  1889,  the  mail  arrived  at  West's  Mills  from 
Farmington  at  1 1  o'clock  A.  M.  and  returned  in  season  to  connect 
with  the  out-going  afternoon  train.  During  the  month  previously 
mentioned  a  change  was  effected  whereby  the  mail  left  West's 
Mills  each  day  (Sundays  excepted)  at  1 1  o'clock  the  year 
around.  Returning,  it  left  Farmington  from  May  ist  to  Decem- 
ber 1st  on  the  arrival  of  the  evening  train,  and  from  December 
1st  to  May  ist  at  three  o'clock  P.  M.  While  the  summer  arrange- 
ment was  very  convenient,*  the  winter  time-table  could  not  have 
been  more  illy  contrived,  and  the  result  was  frequent  and  vexa- 
tious delays  in  the  delivery  of  important  messages.  This  ar- 
rangement continued  in  force  until  March,  1891,  when  agreeably 
to  a  strong  petition  the  time  of  leaving  West's  Mills  was  changed 
so  as  to  connect  with  the  out-going  morning  train  at  Farmington. 
Returning,  it  left  Farmington  on  the  arrival  of  the  evening 
train,  reaching  West's  Mills  at  about  8  o'clock  P.  M.     This  time- 

*  Illustrative  of  the  convenience  of  the  summer  arrangement  the  author  will  say 
that  a  letter  post-marked  Washington,  D.  C,  August  7,  1890,  was  delivered  to  the 
person  addressed,  at  West's  Mills,  in  just  31  hours. 


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234  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY, 

schedule,  which  remains  in  force  the  year  around,  proves  a 
great  convenience  and  enables  the  citizens  of  Industry  to  send 
a  letter  to  Boston  in  about  fourteen  hours,  or  receive  one  from 
that  place  in  the  same  length  of  time. 

CORRESPONDENCE   OF  JOHN   MASON. 

John  Mason,*  a  nephew  of  Samuel  Mason,  came  to  Indus- 
try, Maine,  in  April,  1819.  He  came  from  New  Hampshire 
and  was  a  descendant  of  John  Mason  who,  in  company  with 
Ferdinando  Gorges,  received  a  grant  from  the  council  for  New 
England  in  1622  of  a  tract  of  land  extending  east  from  the 
Merrimac  to  the  Kennebec,  and  from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Saint 
Lawrence. 

We  give  an  account  of  the  journey  in  his  own  words : 

In  October,  18 18,  Daniel  Shaw  and  others  induced  Uncle  Samuel 
Mason's  eldest  daughter,  Sophronia,  or  Froney,  as  she  was  called,  to 
come  to  Industry  as  a  teacher.  I  went  into  Industry  the  April  follow- 
ing, when  only  a  little  over  nineteen  years  of  age  —  little  more  than  a 
boy.  I  left  home  with  but  a  small  fortune,  the  larger  share  of  which 
consisted  of  good  health,  a  tolerable  education  and  plenty  of  pluck. 
Previous  to  this  I  had  served  an  apprenticeship  to  a  tanner  and  currier. 
After  I  left  home  I  went  into  Maine  to  seek  my  fortune,  as  I  had  served 
my  apprenticeship  there.  Not  finding  wages  as  good  as  I  anticipated, 
when  I  got  to  Portland,  I  invested  all  my  money  in  such  trinkets  as 
people  must    have,  and  went   to  trading   in  the  back  settlements  of 


♦  John  Mason  was  born  at  Hampton,  New  Hampshire,  July  6,  1799,  and  died  at 
Woodlawn,  near  Accolink,  Fairfax  County,  Virginia,  Friday,  September  21,  1888.  He 
was  the  son  of  Robert  Tufton  Mason  and  Sarah  Mason,  nee  Gilman.  In  childhood 
he  was  adopted  by  his  Aunt  Newman  of  Andover.  On  her  second  marriage  he  began 
to  learn  the  tanner's  trade,  but  soon  quit  it  for  a  mercantile  life.  He  married  in  East- 
port,  Maine,  September  6,  1827,  Rachel  Lincoln,  daughter  of  Otis  Lincoln.  In  1828 
he  joined  the  Baptist  Church,  in  which  communion  he  remained  2L  faithful  deacon 
until  his  death.  In  1 837-1 838  his  fortune  was  wrecked  by  the  great  crisis,  and  in  1840 
he  located  in  HaddonsBeld,  New  Jersey,  where  he  lived  until  1850  and  then  removed 
to  his  late  residence  at  Woodlawn.  Mr.  Mason  was  a  zealous  reformer  in  schools, 
public  morals  and  religion.  On  Monday,  September  24,  1888,  his  neighbors  thronged 
to  honor  the  departed .  They  placed  an  anchor  of  roses  on  his  breast,  emblem  of  his 
early  life;  a  sheaf  of  wheat  upon  his  folded  hands,  token  of  a  ripened  career.  On 
his  feet  were  palm  branches,  suggestive  of  immortal  rest.  Then  they  laid  him  in  the 
little  cemetery  under  the  very  oak  tree  he  had  selected  to  shade  his  grave. 


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Maine.  In  this  peddling  expedition  I  succeeded  very  well,  besides 
affording  me  an  opportunity  to  see  the  country.  After  going  east  of 
the  Kennebec  River  until  my  stock  got  quite  small,  I  came  back  to 
Waterville  ;  stopped  there  some  days  to  see  Moses  Dalton,  a  cousin  to 
my  father,  who  was  away  from  home  with  a  party  exploring  land  in  the 
vicinity  of  Moosehead  Lake,  but  failed  to  see  him. 

As  my  stock  needed  replenishing  I  thought  that  perhaps  I  might 
be  able  to  get  some  goods  at  Norridgewock, — if  not  it  would  take  me 
nearer  to  Portland.  When  I  arrived  at  Norridgewock,  I  found  that  I 
was  but  eleven  miles  from  Industry.  I  knew  that  we  had  relatives 
there  besides  Cousin  Sophronia  Mason :  The  wives  of  Daniel  Shaw 
and  William  Remick  were  my  mother's  own  cousins;  while  Oilman 
Hilton  and  Rowland  Luce*s  wives  were  cousins  to  my  father. 

While  at  Industry  I  attended  a  meeting  and  assisted  in  the  sing- 
ing, for  which  I  had  a  good  talent,  and  could  also  teach  vocal  music. 
This  brought  me  favorably  before  the  people,  and  as  there  was  no  tanner 
or  currier  in  town,  nor  in  any  of  the  towns  back  of  Industry,  they  all 
set  in  for  me  to  settle  there.  I  first  hired  with  Esquire  Peter  West  for 
a  month  and  a  half,  and  commenced  buying  all  the  hides  and  calf-skins 
I  could.  Took  them  to  Henry  Butler's  at  Farmington  Hill  td  have 
them  tanned,  and  worked  with  Mr.  Butler  to  pay  for  tanning  them.  I 
also  worked  a  month  in  haying  for  Benjamin  Norton.  After  this  I  went 
to  Boston  by  water,  and  then  to  Andover  to  visit  an  aunt,  who  had 
married  Mark  Newman  for  her  second  husband,  with  whom  I  had  lived 
from  my  seventh  to  my  twelfth  year.  On  my  return  to  Maine  I  was 
employed  by  Berry,  the  tanner,  to  work  at  my  trade,  in  New  Sharon, 
with  Deacon  Ira  Emery  as  my  boss.  Deacon  Emery  invited  me  to 
make  it  my  home  with  him.  We  took  our  pay  for  our  work  at  New 
Sharon  in  leather  out  of  the  tan,  and  1  curried  it.  We  then  hired 
shoemakers  to  work  it  up  together  with  my  stock  at  Farmington  Hill. 
Deacon  Emery  took  his  boots  and  shoes  East,  I  took  mine  to  Boston. 
There  I  met  an  old  school-mate  who  was  in  the  employ  of  a  firm 
engaged  in  the  importation  of  rectified  spirits,  who  wished  me  to 
introduce  their  liquors  into  Maine.  Would  give  me  a  right  good 
chance.  I  refused  at  first,  but  told  him  if  they  would  buy  my  boots 
and  shoes  and  would  make  me  out  an  assortment  of  groceries,  I  would 
try  their  liquors.  They  took  my  stock,  gave  me  a  right  good  price  ; 
some  money  with  a  good  assortment  of  groceries  at  a  low  price.  I 
sent  my  goods  in  a  vessel  to  Halloweli  and  returned  by  the  way  of 
New    Hampshire.      I  examined    the  records  in  Sandwich,  and  found 


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that  old  blind  Fogg,*  who,  with  his  wife  and  non  compos  daughter  were 
paupers  in  Industry,  had  a  pauper  residence  in  that  town  and  was 
entitled  to  a  support  there. 

The  superior  quality  of  my  liquor  and  other  goods,  together  with 
relieving  the  town  of  the  expense  of  the  Fogg  family,  gained  for  me  a 
strong  affection  in  the  hearts  of  the  people.  Immediately  on  my  return 
from  Boston  I  commenced  the  erection  of  a  building,  near  Deacon 
Ira  Emery's,  20x32  feet,  with  a  basement,  in  which  to  display  my 
goods  and  also  to  serve  as  a  shop  and  dwelling-house.  The  day  on 
which  I  raised  my  building  was  extremely  warm  and  the  men  got  so 
drunk  that  they  could  not  put  the  roof  on.f  That  advertised  my 
liquor,  and  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  I  was  making  nearly  200  per 
cent,  profit  on  it  the  people  said  that  "  they  were  glad  that  one  honest 
trader  had  come  into  the  place."  On  the  opening  of  my  store,  there 
were  none  in  successful  operation  in  town.  Everybody  liked  me ;  my 
educational  and  other  advantages  had  been  superior  to  theirs,  and 
my  musical  talents  soon  gave  me  the  lead  among  the  young  people.  In 
fact,  it  was  the  verdict  of  all  that  there  was  not  a  young  man  in  Somerset 
County  whose  business  prospects  were  more  flattering.  I  had  continued 
the  sale  of  liquor  only  about  ten  months  when  I  became  convinced  of 
its  harmfulness  and  have  ever  since  been  an  active  advocate  of  temper- 
ance principles. 

At  the  time  I  was  engaged  in  trade  it  was  considered  a  perfectly 
honorable  and  legitimate  business  to  retail  ardent  spirits,  and  no  grocery 
dealer  failed  to  keep  a  supply. 

Owing  to  an  unfavorable  turn  in  a  love  affair,  on  account  of  a  rival 
whom  the  young  lady's  parents  favored,  I  felt  that  I  could  no  longer 
remain  in  a  place  where  everything  seemed  to  remind  me  of  my  dis- 
appointment ;  so,  hastily  settling  up  my  business,  I  went  to  New  Sharon. 
Soon  after  this  I  joined  Esquire  Daniel  Shaw  and  Captain  Benjamin 
Manter,  of  Industry,  in  a  trading  expedition  to  Saint  Andrews,  New 
Brunswick.  We  hired  a  vessel,  got  our  cargo  loaded,  and  sailed  from 
Wiscasset  on  the  night  of  the  13th  of  January.  There  had  been  but 
very  little  rough  weather  thus  far,  but  the  first  day  out  we  encountered 


♦  Prior  to  this  date  articles  had  frequently  been  inserted  in  town  meeting  war- 
rants relative  to  a  disposal  of  this  family.  The  overseers  of  the  poor  were  confident 
that  this  town  was  under  no  legal  obligation  for  their  support,  yet  was  unable  to 
establish  the  residence  of  the  family  elsewhere. —  W.  C.  H. 

t  The  reader  must  recollect  that  in  those  days  it  was  thought  to  be  impossible 
to  raise  a  building  without  "  plenty  of  rum/'  and  the  person  who  failed  to  furnish  it 
was  in  no  wise  popular  in  the  community. —  W.  C,  //. 


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a  fearful  storm,  and  the  following  night  was  truly  terrif)ring.  I  kept 
making  ginger  tea  for  the  men  to  keep  them  from  freezing;  indeed 
some  of  them  did  get  frost-bitten  in  spite  of  my  efforts.  About  mid- 
night the  stoutest  man  on  board  came  below  bellowing,  "  If  I  must  die 
I  will  die  below  deck."  I  looked  up.  Esquire  Shaw  and  Captain 
Manter  were  both  engaged  in  prayer,  while  the  waves  ran  mountains 
high.  I,  too,  felt  very  badly,  and  placing  my  forehead  in  my  hand,  I 
uttered  the  words  of  Christ's  disciples  to  their  Master  :  "  Lord,  save  us  ; 
we  perish,"  and  immediately  my  fears  left  me.  I  broke  open  a  box  of 
clothing,  put  on  several  extra  garments  to  protect  me  from  the  intense 
cold  and  went  on  deck.  There  I  saw  Captain  Manter  seated  on  the 
binacle  hatch,  his  nose  and  ears  frozen.  When  I  saw  this,  the  same 
feeling  of  the  helplessness  of  our  situation  returned.  Again  I  bowed 
my  head  and  uttered  my  former  prayer,  when  my  fears  instantly  van- 
ished. I  offered  to  take  the  captain's  place  at  the  wheel,  but  he  would 
not  consent  to  this  at  first.  When  I  told  him  that  I  knew  what  he 
was  doing,  that  it  was  his  intention  to  take  the  seas  on  the  starboard 
quarter,  for  if  the  vessel  fell  into  the  trough  of  the  sea  she  might  tip 
over,  or  if  she  made  a  plunge  she  might  not  come  up  again, — he  then 
consented  for  me  to  relieve  him  at  the  wheel.  The  only  sail  we  could 
carry  was  the  fore  gaff  lashed  to  the  fore  boom  with  the  throat  hoisted 
up.  The  scene  was  awfully  grand  !  I  sang  as  loud  as  I  could,  to  keep 
the  men's  courage  up  : 

Thy  works  of  glory,  mighty  Lord, 

That  rule  the  boisterous  sea, 
The  sons  of  courage  shall  record, 

Who  tempt  the  dangerous  way. 

At  thy  command  the  winds  arise. 

And  swell  the  towering  waves; 
The  men,  astonished,  mount  the  skies, 

And  sink  in  gaping  graves. 

Again  they  climb  the  watery  hills. 

And  plunge  in  deeps  again : 
Each  like  a  tottering  drunkard  reels. 

And  Bnds  his  courage  vain. 

Frighted  to  hear  the  tempest  roar, 

They  pant  with  fluttering  breath; 
And,  hopeless  of  the  distant  shore, 

Expect  immediate  death. 

Then  to  the  Lord  they  raise  their  cries; 
He  hears  the  loud  request, 


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And  orders  silence  through  the  skies, 
And  lays  the  floods  to  rest. 

Sailors  rejoice  to  lose  their  fears, 

And  see  the  storm  allayed : 
Now  to  their  eyes  the  port  appears; 

There,  let  their  vows  be  paid. 

Tis  God  that  brings  them  safe  to  land : 

Let  stupid  mortals  know, 
That  waves  are  under  his  command. 

And  all  the  winds  that  blow. 

O  that  the  sons  of  men  would  praise 

The  goodness  of  the  Lord ! 
And  those  that  see  Thy  wondrous  ways, 

Thy  wondrous  love  record. 

Fortunately  our  vessel  outrode  the  gale  and  we  reached  our  destina- 
tion in  safety,  though  many  of  us  suffered  from  the  effects  of  frost-bitten 
ears,  noses  and  fingers.  We  had,  as  a  passenger  on  this  eventful  voyage, 
a  son  of  old  Captain  Thompson  of  Industry.* 

The  time  spent  among  the  people  of  Industry  is  among  the  most 
pleasant  memories  of  my  long  and  eventful  life,  and  I  often  think  it  was 
the  great  mistake  of  my  life  in  leaving  the  town.  The  saying  of,  I  think, 
Shakespeare  has  often  occurred  to  me  :  "  There  is  a  time  of  tide  in 
man's  life  if  taken  on  the  flood  leads  on  to  wealth  and  fame.  That 
time  lost  all  is  lost,  you  can  not  recall  that  time."  It  was  certainly  flood 
tide  with  me  while  there,  especially  in  regard  to  the  good  will  of  the 
people.  Just  prior  to  my  departure  I  received  a  long  letter  from  my 
merchants  is  Boston  advising  me  to  enlarge  my  business  to  the  fullest 
extent  which  the  country  would  bear.  Had  I  remained  in  Industry  I 
should  have  hired  Esquire  West's  store  and  filled  it  from  cellar  to  garret, 
so  as  to  wholesale  as  well  as  retail.  I  have  an  idea,  had  I  remained, 
thai  I  might  have  been  elected  to  the  Legislature  in  1822  and  perhaps 
reached  the  State  Senate  in  1825. 

I  was  of  the  opinion  that  West's  Mills  would  eventually  become  the 
outlet  for  all  the  back  towns  in  going  to  Hallowell  and  to  a  market. 
Moreover  the  village  at  Farmington  Falls  was  down  flat.  I  saw  all  its 
mills  go  sailing  down  the  Sandy  River  in  the  great  freshet  of  182 i.f 


♦  This  was  probably  Captain  John  Thompson*s  second  son  William,  who,  when 
a  young  man,  went  to  the  British  Provinces,  where  he  married  and  raised  up  a  family. 

t  Butler  gives  the  date  of  this  freshet  as  1820  (Hist,  of  Farmingtony  p.  1^3) 
which  is  unquestionably  correct.     He  also  gives  the  month  and  day  as  October  i6th. 


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There  were  five  in  one  fleet ;  three  were  stove  by  the  New  Sharon  bridge 
while  the  fourth,  a  very  large  one,  took  the  bridge  along  with  it.  As 
this  had  usually  been  the  thoroughfare  to  Hallowell  the  calamity  just 
mentioned  would  have  had  a  tendency  to  turn  the  travel  from  the  back 
towns  in  another  channel,  anfl  through  >Vest's  Mills  seemed  to  be  the 
most  feasible  route. 

CORRESPONDENCE  OF  CAPT.  JERUEL  BUTLER. 

Some  years  since  the  author  had  placed  at  his  disposal  a 
package  of  old  letters  possessing  great  intrinsic  interest.  They 
were  written  by  Captain  Jeruel  Butler  to  his  wife  and  family 
during  the  time  he  was  engaged  in  an  extensive  coast  and 
foreign  trade,  and  in  many  instances  were  of  such  thrilling 
interest  that  the  writer  feels  constrained  to  make  some  excerpts 
therefrom.  Capt.  Butler  was  a  sea  captain,  a  native  of  Martha's 
Vineyard,  and  an  early  settler  in  that  part  of  New  Vineyard  set 
off  to  Industry  in  1844.  The  farm  on  which  he  settled  lies  at 
the  terminus  of  the  road  running  north  from  Tibbetts's  Corner, 
and  has  been  known  of  late  years  as  the  John  O.  Rackliff  farm. 

Boston,  Mass.,  April  loth,  18 19. 
I  left  Bath  [Me.]  last  Wednesday  and  arrived  at  Portland  the  same 
day.  On  Friday  at  8  o'clock  a.  m.  left  Portland  and  in  eight  hours  and 
eight  minutes  I  came  to  anchor  in  Boston  harbor.  I  do  not  know  what 
to  write  or  say  to  comfort  you ;  we  are  here  in  the  hurry  and  confusion 
of  the  great  city  of  Boston.  The  chiming  of  bells  and  the  sound  of  the 
coach  wheels  on  the  pavements  often  salute  our  ears. 

Boston,  Mass.,  June  loth,  1819. 
I  have  this  moment  arrived  from  Providence,  Rhode  Island.     All 
well,  full  freight  and  a  pleasant  passage.     Shall  sail  for  Hallowell  [Me.] 
weather  permitting  on  Saturday  the  1 9th  instant. 

Bath,  Me.,  Sept.  14th,  1819. 
I  have  been  detained  here  for  two  days  by  head  winds.     I  shall 
sail  this  afternoon  if  the  weather  clears.     I  am  well  and  hope  these  lines 


on  page  314.  On  that  day  the  Selectmen  of  New  Sharon  issued  their  warrant  for  a 
meeting  to  see  what  measures  the  town  would  take  relative  to  re-building  the  bridge 
across  Sandy  River.  This  clearly  shows  the  correctness  of  Mr.  Butler's  date  and 
proves  Mr.  Mason  to  have  been  slightly  in  error. —  W,  C.  H, 


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will  find  you  enjoying  the  same  blessing.  The  salt  which  I  sent  you  by 
I^vejoy  you  will  keep  for  your  own  use,  letting  Mrs.  Roach  have  half  a 
bushel.     Mr,  Roach*  is  well  and  desires  to  be  remembered. 

Wilmington,  N.  C,  Nov.  12th,  1819. 

I  have  thought  that  it  might  be  of  interest  to  you  to  read  a  statement 
of  my  voyage  from  Portsmouth.  After  landing  Charles,!  I  got  under 
way  and  put  to  sea ;  ran  out  about  eight  leagues  when  the  weather  be- 
came so  bad  that  I  put  back  and  came  to  anchor  in  Portsmouth  before 
night. 

Oct.  30TH.  Went  to  sea  in  company  with  one  hundred  sail  of  ves- 
sels. Oct.  31st,  past  Holmes  Hole  with  fresh  gales  from  N.  E.,  did  not 
stop  but  went  to  sea  that  night.  From  the  ist  to  the  4th  of  November 
southerly  winds  and  bad  weather.  On  the  4th  I  had  a  violent  squall 
with  wind  W.  N.  W.  which  terminated  in  a  severe  gale  that  lasted 
thirty-six  hours.  During  the  first  twenty  hours  I  made  210  miles.  The 
sea  then  became  so  bad  that  I  hove  to  after  shipping  a  sea  that  stove  my 
weather  waist- boards.  After  the  gale  was  over  it  was  calm  for  about 
four  hours  and  then  commenced  blowing  a  gale  from  the  South.  This 
wind  brought  me  to  the  east  coast  of  North  Carolina  in  twenty  fathoms 
of  water.  On  the  8th  of  November  I  past  the  outer  shoal  of  Hatteras 
in  five  fathoms  of  water.  I  saw  four  green  turtles  ;  into  one  of  these  I 
hove  a  harpoon,  but  as  the  vessel  was  going  very  fast  it  tore  out.  I 
caught  a  porpoise  that  made  two  gallons  of  oil.  On  the  9th,  loth  and 
nth  of  November  it  was  a  dead  calm  and  as  warm  as  any  weather  we 
had  last  summer.  The  rays  of  the  sun  seemed  to  almost  burn.  On 
Wednesday  the  loth  I  made  Cape  Fear ;  it  was  the  first  land  I  saw  after 
leaving  Block  Island. 

While  I  was  becalmed  we  caught  nearly  one  hundred  black  fish,  of 
the  same  kind  we  used  to  catch  in  Vineyard  Sound.  After  beating  off 
Cape  Fear  till  Friday  the  12th  at  1 1  a.  m.,  with  the  wind  dead  ahead,  I 
bore  up  and  ran  into  Wilmington,  N.  C.  I  shall  sail  again  for  Charles- 
ton the  first  fair  wind.  I  am  in  good  health  and  have  a  good  crew  but 
a  poor  scamp  for  a  mate.  I  shall  turn  him  on  shore  as  soon  as  I  get  to 
Charleston.  He  is  the  most  indolent  sleepy-head  I  ever  saw.  I  find 
the  Atlantic  as  rough  as  ever. 

Charleston,  S.  C,  Dec.  12th,  1819. 

I  have  been  one  trip  to  Savannah  as  you  will  see  by  the  letters  and 

♦  The  gentleman  here  referred  to  was  probably  Capt.  William  Roach,  who  lived 
near  Captain  Butler's,  on  the  farm  recently  owned  by  Benjamin  Tibbetts. —  W.  C.  H. 
t  His  son  is  probably  the  person  here  referred  to. —  W,  C.  H. 


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papers  from  that  place.  Savannah  remains  sickly  ;  about  sixteen  white 
people  die  per  day.  I  was  there  only  four  days  and  fifty-one  new  graves 
were  made  in  that  time.  In  one  instance  three  coffins  were  put  into  one 
grave. 

Savannah,  Ga.,  Dec.  19,  18 19. 

I  arrived  here  yesterday  in  fourteen  hours  from  Charleston.  Just 
before  I  left  there  I  gave  Perley  Wood  twenty  Spanish  dollars  for  you. 
He  will  leave  them  with  Uncle  ShubaePs  wife  [Mrs.  West].  I  did  not 
send  them  because  I  thought  you  needed  the  money,  but  as  a  token 
of  my  esteem.  For  the  last  four  days  the  weather  has  been  cool  but 
nothing  like  a  frost.  Business  remains  dull  here,  and  will  until  we 
have  rains  to  rise  the  rivers.  I  brought  a  passenger,  by  the  name  of 
Butler,  from  Charleston,  who  is  said  to  be  worth  two  million  dollars. 

New  York,  March  31,  1820. 

I  wrote  you  on  my  arrival  here  and  stated  that  I  had  been  robbed 
in  Havana  de  Cuba  of  about  $310.  I  left  Mobile  on  the  19th  of 
February  and  put  to  sea  on  the  morning  of  the  21st,  having  on  board 
two  passengers  who  had  every  appearance  of  a  gentleman  and  con- 
ducted themselves  as  such  during  the  whole  passage.  One  day  after 
we  had  been  out  some  time  they  stated  to  me  that  they  had  unsettled 
business  of  some  consequence  in  Havana,  and  if  I  would  stop  there 
and  get  some  water  (of  which  I  stood  in  need  by  so  long  delay  by 
head  winds)  they  would  pay  port  charges  and  after  one  day  would  pay 
twenty-five  dollars  for  each  day  that  I  should  be  detained ;  and  would 
put  on  board  ninety  bags  of  coffee,  &c.  On  the  last  day  of  February, 
as  we  were  beating  in  the  gulf  of  Florida,  we  made  the  island  of  Cuba. 
It  was  blowing  a  heavy  gale  at  N.  E.  by  N.,  with  bad  weather.  I  stood 
in  for  the  land  till  five  p.  m.,  at  which  time  we  were  within  five  leagues 
of  the  Island.  However,  as  I  did  not  know  the  particular  place,  I 
tacked  ship  and  stood  off  till  two  o'clock  on  the  first  of  March,  when 
I  stood  in  for  Cuba  with  a  strong  gale  from  E.  N.  E.  and  a  bad  sea. 
At  daylight  I  saw  the  high  mountains  of  Cuba,  and  at  9  a.  m.  made  the 
Moro  Castle.  The  gale  was  heavy,  and  I  called  a  council  and  got  a 
unanimous  vote  in  favor  of  making  a  harbor.  I  wrote  a  protest  and 
had  it  signed  by  a  major  part  of  the  crew  and  passengers.  At  i  p.  m. 
I  came  to  an  anchor  in  the  port  of  Havana.  At  5  p.  m.  on  the  same 
day  I  was  permitted  to  land.  The  next  day  I  was  invited  to  dine  on 
shore  and  had  a  splendid  dinner, — green  peas,  string  beans,  cucumbers, 
melons,  green  corn  and  many  tropical  fruits,  together  with  seven  dishes 
of  meat  victuals.  It  was  a  good  dinner  indeed — but  alas  !  I  had  to  pay 
the  pirates  who  invited  me  too  dear  for  it.     These  pirates,  my  passen- 


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gers,  had  undoubtedly  selected  my  vessel  at  Mobile  for  their  piratical 
purposes,  as  they  knew  by  information  which  they  obtained  in  Mobile 
that  she  was  the  fastest  sailer  in  that  port.  They  were  well  prepared, 
with  pistols  and  other  arms,  to  take  the  vessel  whenever  they  pleased 
and  kill  the  crew  and  myself.  From  some  cause  or  other,  unknown  to 
me,  they  changed  their  plans  and  concluded  to  rob  me  of  as  much  as 
they  could  and  let  me  go  alive.  Perceiving  that  I  had  confidence  in 
them,  they  asked  me  if  I  could  speak  the  Spanish  language,  and  I  told 
them  I  could  not.  They  said  that  they  would  grant  me  any  aid  I 
should  wish,  as  they  were  well  acquainted  with  the  place  and  with  the 
language.  On  March  2d  I  went  on  shore  to  report  my  vessel  and  get 
water.  At  10  a.  m.  one  of  them  came  to  me  and  asked  me  to  change 
an  ounce  of  gold,  as  he  was  out  of  small  change.  I  told  him  that 
there  was  a  small  loss  on  gold ;  he  said,  ''  then  lend  me  ten  Spanish 
dollars  and  I  will  hand  them  back  this  day."  I  did  so.  Soon  after, 
while  I  was  transacting  my  business,  he  came  to  me  and  asked,  "  Have 
you  any  American  bank  bills  that  you  wish  to  change  for  Spanish  dol- 
lars?'* I  answered,  "Yes."  "Come  with  me,"  he  said,  "and  you  can 
have  them  changed."  So  I  went  with  him  to  a  store  where  he  spoke  to 
the  clerk  in  Spanish  and  then  told  me  that  the  man  had  gone  out  to 
another  store,  so  we  went  there,  and,  as  he  said,  did  not  find  him. 
(The  fact  is,  he  did  not  wish  to  find  anybody,  it  being  his  plan  to  draw 
my  money  from  me.)  He  then  said,  "Sir,  if  you  please  I  will  take  the 
bills ;  I  shall  see  him  soon  and  will  get  them  changed  with  the  greatest 
pleasure."  Having  the  fullest  confidence  in  him,  I  counted  him  out 
the  money.  He  was  as  compliant,  likely- looking  and  well-behaved  a  man 
as  I  ever  saw.  His  name  waa  "  Deek  "  or  Daniel  Boster.  Soon  after 
this  the  other  German,  named  William  Datche,*  came  on  board  and 
went  into  his  state-room  where  all  their  trunks  were  kept,  and  packed 
all  the  best  of  their  clothing  in  his  trunks.  He  then  took  some  clothes 
tied  up  in  a  handkerchief  and  carried  them  ashore  to  be  washed,  as  he 
stated.  The  next  morning  he  returned  and  said  that  he  should  stop 
in  Havana,  as  he  could  not  get  through  with  his  business  as  soon  as  he 
expected,  and  took  his  trunks  ashore.  I  went  with  him  to  receive  90 
bags  of  coffee  which  was  to  come  on  board.  I  went  and  saw  the  coffee 
in  a  lighter.  He  spoke  to  the  negroes  in  Spanish,  and  then  told  me 
that  the  coffee  would  be  off  at  1 1  a.  m.  I  went  on  board  to  receive  it, 
but  it  did  not  come.     The  following  evening  Captain  Watts,  of  Hal- 


*  There  is  some  uncertainty  regarding  the  orthography  of  these  names,  as  they 
are  very  indistinct  in  the  original  manuscript. 


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lowell,  told  me  that  one  of  his  passengers  from  New  Orleans  told  him,  that 
these  two  men  were  agents  for  the  pirates ;  and  that  they  had  absconded 
from  ^ew  Orleans  and  were  on  piratical  business,  and  cautioned  me  to 
look  out  for  them.  This  gave  me  the  alarm,  and  early  the  next  morn- 
ing I  went  on  shore  and  went  to  their  lodgings,  found  them  both  in 
bed.  I  called  for  my  money  and  they  both  seemed  sorry  that  I  should 
doubt  them.  They  both  sprang  up  and  dressed  themselves  and  one 
said  he  would  go  with  me  and  get  the  money.  I  went  out  with  him 
and  soon  found  things  were  wrong.  The  stores  were  not  generally 
open,  however,  so  they  said  they  would  settle  with  me  at  9  o'clock. 
When  9  o'clock  came  they  were  gone.  I  went  to  the  Alcaid  officer  and 
got  a  search  warrant,  two  officers  and  an  interpreter  and  searched  for 
them  some  hours,  till  I  was  tired,  worn  out  and  almost  mad.  A  Span- 
iard came  to  me  and  said, "  Are  you  Captain  Butler  of  the  Sea  Flower  ?  " 
I  replied  in  the  affirmative.  He  said,  "  I  wish  to  speak  with  you." 
He  then  told  me  that  Boster  and  Datche  knew  that  I  was  in  search  of 
them  and  that  they  could  and  would  keep  out  of  my  way.  They  had 
lost  my  money  at  billiards  the  night  before,  but  had  got  more  and 
would  now  pay  if  I  would  go  with  him  some  two  miles  to  the  place 
where  they  were  hid.  I  went  and  found  them  in  a  small  upper  room 
of  a  store-house.  My  guide  left  me  with  them  and  we  began  and  com- 
pleted the  writings  for  a  final  settlement.  Receipts  were  wrote  and  a 
bottle  of  wine  was  brought  in  for  a  friendly  drink.  One  of  the  men 
put  his  hands  in  his  pockets,  to  take  out  the  money,  as  I  supposed,  and 
drew  two  pistols  therefrom  and  pointing  them  at  my  breast  said,  "  Sub- 
mission or  death."  I  said,  "don't  fire;"  I  saw  that  death  was  in  his 
countenance.  I  looked  towards  the  door.  It  was  shut  and  the  other 
man  stood  by  it  with  a  sword  and  a  dirk.  The  man  with  the  pistols 
said,  "  Sign  that  receipt  or  die, — and  quick  too."  Finding  I  had  no 
retreat,  I  took  the  pen  and  signed  the  receipt  without  receiving  one 
cent.  The  door  was  then  opened  and  I  was  conducted  down  stairs  to 
the  outer  door.  One  of  them,  in  the  presence  of  the  guide,  gave  me  a 
watch  and  said,  "  Captain,  we  make  you  a  present  of  this  watch."  As 
soon  as  I  got  on  the  street  again  I  exclaimed,  "  I  have  been  robbed  in 
that  house,"  but  all  were  Spaniards  and  no  one  understood  me.  I  got 
the  officers  and  renewed  my  search,  but  to  no  effect.  Business  went 
well  with  me  till  this  time,  but  since  then  I  have  been  the  most  dis- 
couraged that  I  ever  was.  I  wish  I  was  at  home,  but  hope  I  shall 
have  fortitude  and  wisdom  to  guide  me  aright  in  this  hour  of  affliction. 
I  never  before  felt  the  need  of  friends  so  much  to  console  me  and 
soften  my  cares. 


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244  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY, 

Charleston,  S.  C,  May  21st,  1820. 

I  am  coming  home  as  fast  as  the  wind  will  blow  me  along.  I  shall 
come  by  the  way  of  New  York  and  hope  to  be  at  home  soon  afi^pr  this 
letter  arrives.  True  I  have  not  earned  as  much  money  as  I  could  wish 
and  have  lost  some  but  I  have  got  for  myself 'tmd  the  owner  about  one 
peck  of  Spanish  dollars  and  some  gold,  besides  f 400.00  in  paper.  If 
they  will  take  the  cargo  I  can  keep  the  cash  for  my  share.  I  arrived 
here  last  night  from  Darien,  Georgia,  via  Savannah.  I  shall  in  all  prob- 
ability sail  for  New  York  the  last  of  this  week.  Since  I  left  New  York 
I  have  enjoyed  good  health  but  remain  somewhat  depressed  in  spirits  on 
account  of  my  loss.  I  have  got  quite  acclimatized  and  am  as  black  as 
a  Spaniard. 

May  24TH.  I  shall  sail  for  New  York  to-morrow  at  10  a.  m.  I  shall 
have  forty  passengers,  which  pays  well.  There  will  be  thirteen  ladies 
and  eleven  small  children  if  no  changes  are  made. 

Bahama  Isi^nds,  Feb.  5  th,  1822. 

As  I  passed  Cape  Tiberoon  I  saw  a  piratical  craft, —  a  large  Ameri- 
can schooner.  As  soon  as  she  saw  us  she  bore  up  and  came  so  near 
that  I  could  see  the  color  of  the  crew's  clothes.  I  thought  I  was  gone 
hook  and  line  sure.  However  I  rounded  to  and  fired  my  cannon  into 
them,  and  as  God  would  have  it  they  were  afraid  and  bore  round  and 
stood  off  out  of  sight. 

Mobile,  Ala.,  March  2d,  1822. 

I  arrived  from  sea  February  27th.  I  came  from  St.  Domingo  via 
Rum  Rio,  Bahama,  with  salt.  Have  come  to  a  poor  market.  I  had 
rough  weather  on  the  coast  and  was  twice  driven  off  by  northern  gales. 
I  made  Mobile  Point  eleven  days  before  I  got  in  over  the  bar.  I  have 
had  the  yellow  fever  and  have  regained  a  reasonable  degree  of  health, 
but  my  flesh  is  all  gone.  I  shall  go  from  here  either  to  Havana  or  to  the 
Middle  States  and  will  write  you  before  I  sail.  I  write  this  letter  in  the 
Custom-House  and  with  all  the  haste  encumbent  on  human  nature. 

At  St.  Domingo  I  wrote  you  four  letters  and  sent  you  a  journal  of  my 
voyage ;  whether  they  reached  ^  you  or  not  I  can  not  say.  I  am  con- 
vinced that  I  shall  have  a  good  voyage,  for  I  do  believe  I  have  almost 
worried  out  the  Devil  and  his  imps. 

Mobile,  Ala.,  March  8th,  1822. 

I  arrived  here  six  days  ago  with  a  cargo  of  salt  which  belongs  to  me, 

and  it  will  not  fetch  the  first  cost  and  duties.     I  have  not  heard  from 

you  since  I  left  home.     I  shall  go  from  here  to  New  York  and  if  the 

weather  is  favorable  I  shall  call  at  Charleston,  S.  C,  but  as  that  is  un- 


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certain  I  want  you  to  write  me  a  line  and  send  it  by  mail  to  New  York 
and  send  another  by  some  of  the  packets  in  case  the  first  gets  lost. 

Charleston,  S.  C,  June  12,  1822. 
I  arrived  here  to-day  and  have  had  the  high  satisfaction  of  finding 
my  sons*  well  and  doing  well.  It  is  in  vain  for  me  to  attempt  to  express 
the  satisfaction  it  gives  me  to  see  them  again  and  to  find  them  steady 
and  prudent.  I  think  they  will  come  home  with  me,  though  Peter  is 
unwilling  to  leave  his  trade  ;  but  I  do  not  think  it  will  do  for  him  to  stay. 
We  shall  come  home  some  better  off  than  when  we  left ;  and  if  I  ever 
felt  a  degree  of  thankfulness,  if  my  heart  ever  melted  with  love  to  Him 
who  has  preserved  me  through  so  many  dangers,  I  think  I  now  feel  a 
full  sense  of  the  obligation  that  I  owe  my  Preserver  for  the  many  bless- 
ings bestowed  upon  me  and  my  sons.  The  boys  look  very  pale  and 
white  but  are  as  smart  as  bees.  Am  much  pleased  to  hear  how  well 
gentlemen,  of  high  standing  here,  speak  of  them. 

WiscASSET,  Me.,  Mar.  ist,  1823. 
I  have  just  arrived  here  from  Boston,  having  been  eighteen  hours  on 
the  way.  I  have  a  sleigh-load  of  articles  that  you  may  need.  If  one 
of  the  boys  will  come  and  get  them  I  should  be  pleased  to  have  them. 
If  not  I  shall  send  them  to  Hallowell  to  the  care  of  Mr.  Wales,  and  you 
ban  get  them  when  you  please.  Peterf  has  gone  to  Charleston,  S.  C, 
with  a  lot  of  English  and  India  goods  valued  at  some  ^4,000.00.  He 
found  friends  in  Boston  who  were  willing  to  credif  him  to  any  amount 
he  wished.  He  sailed  on  the  i8th  of  February  in  the  schooner  "  Maine," 
Captain  Bungoon.  I  think  they  had  a  good  time  off  the  coast.  I  have 
concluded  to  run  my  vessel  as  a  packet  between  Hallowell  and  Boston 
this  season.  I  shall  return  to  Boston  in  about  ten  days  and  shall  be  in 
Hallowell  as  soon  as  the  ice  is  out. 


♦  The  sons  here  referred  to  were  Peter  W.  and  David  Butler. 
t  Peter  W.  Butler,  his  son. 


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CHAPTER   XIII. 

TEMPERANCE  MOVEMENTS. 

The  Prevalence  of  Rum- Drinking. — ^The  License  Law. — Five  Licenses  Granted. — 
Town  Votes  "Not  to  License  Retailers." — The  Ministerial  Association  Passes 
Resolutions  Against  the  Use  of  Spirituous  Liquors. —  First  Temperance  Society 
Formed. — Esq.  Peter  West's  Temperance  Society. — ^The  Washingtonian  Move- 
ment.— ^The  Allen's  Mills  Watch  Club. —  First  Division  Sons  of  Temperance 
Organized. — ^The  "  Union  Peace  Temperance  Society." — The  Sons  of  Temper- 
ance at  Allen's  Mills. — ^The  Order  of  Good  Templars  in  Industry. — Juvenile 
Temples.— The  Iron  Clad  Club. 

The  use  of  ardent  spirits  as  a  beverage  was  a  practice  of 
almost  universal  prevalence  among  the  early  settlers.  At  the 
old-fashioned  log-rollings  it  was  regarded  as  a  necessary  article ; 
the  hay  crop  could-  not  be  secured  without  its  aid,  while  a  "  leetle 
drop  "  never  came  amiss  during  the  busy  harvest  season.  For 
many  years  it  was  claimed  that  the  frame  of  no  building  could 
be  raised  without  "  plenty  of  rum,"  which  was  often  so  freely 
drank  as  to  cause  intoxication.  At  musters  and  on  holidays 
grog  in  large  quantities  was  also  drank,  while  no  one  could 
properly  entertain  company  if  there  was  no  liquor  in  the  house.* 
It  was  customary  for  every  grocery  dealer  to  sell  spirits,  which 
was  by  no  means  a  small  item  of  his  trade.  Soon  after  Maine 
became  a  separate  State  a  law  was  enacted  requiring  retailers  to 
obtain  license  from  the  municipal  officers  and  leaving  each  town 
free  to  decide,  by  a  vote,  whether  or  not  persons  should  be  so 
licensed.     Under  this  act  James  Davis,  who  kept  store  at  Davis's 


*  A  gentleman  informs  the  author  that,  when  a  small  boy,  he  was  frequently  sent 
to  the  store,  about  a  mile  away,  to  buy  spirits  for  the  entertainment  of  ministers  who 
chanced  to  visit  his  father's  house. 


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(now  Goodridge's)  Corner,  was  the  first  person  to  receive  a  license 
to  sell.  Seven  years  later  five  persons  were  granted  licenses  to 
retail  spirituous  liquors.  It  appears  that  this  number  gave  the 
people  rather  **too  much  of  a  good  thing,"  for  at  their  annual 
meeting  in  1829  the  town  voted  not  to  license  sellers. 

Perhaps  it  is  not  generally  known  that  ministers  of  the  gospel 
began  to  realize  the  evil  effects  of  intemperance  as  early  as 
18 1 2.  During  that  year  the  Ministerial  Associations  of  nearly 
all  the  religious  denominations  adopted  the  following  resolution : 

"  That  we  will  ourselves,  and  in  our  families,  abstain  from  the  use  of 
strong  drink,  except  as  a  medicine,  and  will  use  our  influence  to  have 
others  renounce  the  practice,  and  have  it  understood  that  civility  does 
not  require,  and  expediency  does  not  permit,  the  production  [offering] 
of  it  as  a  part  of  hospitable  entertainment  in  social  visits." 

This  resolution  formed  the  germ  from  which  all  subsequent 
temperance  efforts  sprung.  With  such  powerful  allies  as  the 
ministers  of  the  gospel  much  good  was  accomplished  in  Indus- 
try, as  well  as  elsewhere,  and  some  were  led  to  abandon  the  use 
of  strong  drink  entirely. 

The  first  temperance  society  organized  in  Industry  was  com- 
posed entirely  of  lady  members  from  Industry  and  adjoining 
towns,  and  was  known  as  the  Industry  Female  Temperance 
Society.  Though  the  exact  date  of  its  formation  is  not  known, 
it  is  probable  that  this  society  existed  prior  to  1829.  The  full 
text  of  the  preamble  and  articles  of  the  constitution  are  here 
given,  together  with  a  list  of  the  members : 

We,  the  subscribers,  having  witnessed  and  heard  of  many  cases  of 
misery  and  ruin,  in  consequence  of  the  free  use  of  ardent  spirits,  and 
[being]  desirous  to  prevent,  if  possible,  evils  of  such  magnitude,  [do] 
agree  to  form  ourselves  into  a  Temperance  Society  and  adopt  the  follow- 
ing Constitution : 

Article  ist,  we  will  wholly  abstain  from  the  use  of  ardent  spirits  on 
all  occasions,  except  it  be  found  indispensably  necessary  as  a  medicine. 

Art,  2nd,  we  will  discountenance  all  addresses  from  any  of  the  male 
sex,  with  a  view  of  matrimony,  if  they  shall  be  known  to  drink  spirits 
either  periodically  or  on  any  public  occasion. 


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Art  3rd,  We,  as  mothers,  daughters  and  sisters  will  use  our  influence 

to  prevent  the  marriage  of  our  friends  with  a  man  who  shall  habitually 
drink  any  of  [the]  ardent  spirits. 

[Signed.] 

Jane  Atkinson,  Industry.  Sally  Pollard,                    Industry. 

Susan  Patterson,  "  Lucy  Underwood,      New  Sharon. 

Betsey  Thompson,  "  Clarissa  J.  Atkinson,          Mercer. 

Nancy  Goodridge,  "  Sally  Merry,           New  Vineyard. 

Mary  Howes,  "  Susan  Thompson,                Starks. 

Anna  Norton,  "  Julia  Ann  Greenleaf,                " 

Mary  Ann  Norton,  "  Mary  Gould,                             " 

Eliza  Norton,  "  Annah  Dutton, 

Nancy  Withee,  "  Sophia  W.  Dutton, 

Betsey  A.  Snell,  "  Martha  A.  Stevens, 

Anna  West,  **  Harriet  Stevens,                       " 

As  woman  was  the  first  to  visit  the  sepulchre  of  her  Master, 
as  ^he  has  been  first  in  nearly  every  good  work  since,  so  lias 
she  first  to  labor  for  the  cause  of  temperance  in  Industry.     (J. 
the  success  of  this  society  but  little  is  known,  as  with  very  few 
exceptions  its  members  have  all  passed  away. 

Esquire  Peter  West  organized  a  temperance  society  in  1829 
or  1830.  It  was  composed  entirely  of  male  members  and  un- 
questionably exerted  a  salutary  restraining  influence  over  the 
intemperate  portion  of  the  community.  This  society  continued 
to  exist  for  several  years,  when  the  interest  in  a  measure  died 
out.*  The  Washingtonian  movement  about  1840  caused  a  re- 
vival of  the  interest  in  temperance  work,  and  the  society  re- 
organized and  continued  to  meet  for  a  few  years  thereafter  but 
in  the  course  of  time  it  ceased  to  exist. f  ^^ 


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s 

♦The  following  is  a  record  of  their  meeting  holden  July  4,  1836;  "  Meeting  helc' 
at  the  Meeting  House  near  West's  Mills  on  above  date.  Chose  Capt.  Ezekiel  Hinkley, 
president;  Wm.  Cornforth,  Esq.,  vice-president;  and  Col.  Benjamin  Luce,  secretary, 
Standing  committee: — ^James  Cutts,  Samuel  Patterson,  John  W.  Manter,  Benjamin  W. 
Norton,  Zebulon  Manter,  Brice  S.  Edwards.  Voted  to  adjourn  until  the  last  Saturday 
in  September."  From  a  memorandum  on  the  sheet  containing  this  record  it  appears 
that  Rev.  Alden  Boynton  delivered  an  address  on  that  occasion. 

t  As  an  evidence  of  the  good  accomplished  by  these  early  efforts  the  writer  will 
add  that  at  a  meeting  held  in  September,  1849,  the  town  voted  to  choose  a  committee 
of  three  to  prevent  the  unlawful  sale  of  liquor.  These  gentlemen  were  instructed  to 
prosecute  whenever  milder  measures  failed  to  stop  this  illicit  traffic.  J 


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Soon  after  the  enactment  of  the  "Maine  Liquor  Law"  a 
Watch  Club  was  organized  at  Allen's  Mills;  this  club  was  a 
secret  organization  whose  purpose  was  to  enforce  the  principles 
of  this  law.  Among  the  members  were  Capt.  Clifford  B.  Nor- 
ton, Capt.  Newman  T.  Allen,  Gen.  Nathan  Goodridge,  Isaac 
Webster,  Benjamin  Allen,  Brice  S.  Edwards,  Samuel  R.  Allen, 
etc.,  with  a  number  of  members  from  Farmington,  among  whom 
were  Thomas  H.  MoLain  and  Augustus  Backus.  Like  all  or- 
ganizations of  a  similar  character,  the  Industry  Watch  Club  had 
some  bitter  opponents  who  sought  its  destruction.  Notwith- 
standing this  opposition  the  organization  continued  to  hold 
meetings  for  several  years  and  was  undqubtedly  instrumental  in 
doing  much  good. 

After  the  disbanding  of  the  Watch  Club,  no  other  event  of 
importance  occurred  until  the  early  part  of  1859,  when  con- 
siderable interest  in  the  cause  of  temperance  was  manifested  in 
Industry.  The  celebrated  "Maine  Liquor  Law"  had  been  in 
force  for  nearly  a  decade,  and  the  better  classes  were  every- 
where awakening  to  the  evils  of  intemperance.  The  day  when 
it  was  thought  that  the  frame  of  a  building  could  not  be  raised 
or  a  crop  of  hay  secured  without  the  free  use  of  rum,  or  other 
ardent  spirits,  had  passed  away.  Science  had  demonstrated 
the  fact  that  it  neither  sustained  nor  prolonged  the  period  of 
physical  endurance,  and  that  it  did  not  augment  the  ability  of 
the  system  to  withstand  the  effects  of  cold  and  exposure,  while 
from  the  pulpit  ministers  of  the  gospel  were  crying  out  against 
the  evils  of  this  scourge  of  mankind  in  terms  of  strong  con- 
demnation. 

But  in  spite  of  the  Maine  Law  a  great  deal  of  liquor  was 
sold  in  town ;  perhaps  not  quite  so  openly  as  it  would  other- 
wise have  been  done,  still  it  was  generally  known  by  those 
interested  where  and  how  it  could  be  obtained.  Early  in  the 
month  of  February  a  movement  was  made  to  organize  a  Divis- 
ion of  the  Sons  of  Temperance  at  West's  Mills,  and  on  the 
15th  of  February,  1859,  those  interested  met  at  the  meeting- 
house for  the  purpose  of  organization.  Although  the  number 
was  not  large,  it  was  composed  of  many  of  the  leading  and 


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most  influential  men  of  the  town.  Their  organization  was  per- 
fected by  the  choice  of  the  following  officers :  Asaph  Boyden, 
Worthy  Patriarch ;  Peter  West  Willis,  Past  Worthy  Patriarch ; 
Rev.  Isaac  Lord,  Chaplain ;  Hiram  Manter,  Worthy  Assistant ; 
George  W.  Clayton,  Recording  Scribe;  James  A.  Manter, 
Assistant  Recording  Scribe ;  Warren  N.  Willis,  Financial  Scribe ; 
James  Manter,  Treasurer ;  Benjamin  Tibbets,  Conductor ;  Isaac 
Daggett,  Assistant  Conductor ;  Wm.  H.  L*ice,  Sr.,  Inside  Senti- 
nel; Peter  B.  Smith,  Outside  Sentinel.  Their  second  meeting 
was  held,  by  adjournment,  at  the  dwelling  of  widow  Abigail 
Stevens,  who  then  lived  in  the  Esquire  Peter  West  house.  This 
organization,  which  was  known  as  the  Putnam  Division,  No.  62, 
Sons  of  Temperance,  continued  to  meet  through  the  winter  and 
added  largely  to  its  number.  On  the  4th  of  July,  1859,  the 
members  of  the  Division  celebrated  at  West's  Mills  and  held  a 
picnic  in  Hiram  Manter's  grove.  Great  preparations  were  made 
for  the  occasion,  and  an  invitation  was  extended  to  the  Stark 
Division  to  join  in  the  celebration  which.was  gratefully  accepted. 
The  day  was  all  that  heart  could  wish,  and  everyone  was  in  high 
spirits.  A  portion  of  the  Stark  delegation  came  in  a  large  hay- 
rack gaily  bedecked  with  flags,  as  were  also  the  yokes  of  the 
oxen  drawing  the  rack.  The  exercises  of  the  occasion  consisted 
in  forming  a  procession  at  the  meeting-house  and  marching  to 
the  grove,  where  a  speaker's  stand  had  been  erected  and  from 
which  an  eloquent  address  was  delivered.  After  the  address 
came  various  other  exercises,  including  interesting  remarks  on 
temperance,  interspersed  with  music,  both  vocal  and  instru- 
mental. Next  in  order  came  dinner,  which  in  so  pleasant  a  grove 
was  really  an  enjoyable  affair.  Everything  passed  off  agreeably, 
and  all  returned  to  their  homes  well  pleased  with  the  enjoyment 
which  the  day  had  afforded.*     The  Putnam  Division  continued 

♦  Not  to  be  out-done  by  their  contemporaries,  the  Union  Peace  Temperance 
Society  also  made  preparations  to  celebrate  the  anniversary  of  their  National  Inde- 
pendence. They  engaged  as  their  speaker,  Daniel  G.  Harriman,  of  New  Sharon,  a 
young  man  of  ability,  who  acquired  the  degree  of  A.  M.  about  that  time,  and  soon 
after  became  a  teacher  at  the  Kent's  Ilill  Seminary.  He  subsequently  became  a 
lawyer  and  practiced  in  New  York  City.  They  selected  as  a  place  for  their  exercises 
a  beautiful  spot  in  the  grove  on  the  left  of  the  road  leading  to  New  Sharon,  and  but  a 
short  distance  south  of  the  village.  In  the  afternoon  the  Society  held  a  rousing 
mass  meeting  in  Oliver  Stevens's  hall,  and  added  many  new  names  to  their  pledge. 


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to  meet  through  the  year  1859,  but  in  the  winter  of  i860  certain 
members  gave  the  society  a  vast  amount  of  trouble  by  divulg- 
ing the  pass-word  of  the  order.  As  these  members  became 
more  and  more  troublesome  it  was  thought  advisable  by  the 
majority  of  the  members  to  surrender  their  charter.  Accord- 
ingly, in  the  latter  part  of  June,  i860,  their  charter  was  returned 
to  the  Grand  Division,  from  whence  it  originated,  and  the  soci- 
ety disbanded.  This  condition  of  things  did  not  continue  long, 
however,  for  on  the  loth  of  July  following,  a  number  of  the 
original  members  met  and  re-organized  under  the  same  name 
and  number  as  the  former  society  had  borne.  Up  to  this  date 
no  permanent  place  for  holding  their  meetings  could  be  obtained, 
but  before  the  close  of  this  year  a  hall  was  finished  over  Warren 
N.  Willis's  store,  afterward  known  as  the  Peter  W.  Butler  stand, 
and  was  used  for  the  first  time  by  the  Division  on  the  4th  day 
of  December,  i860.  The  expenses  of  finishing  this  hall  were 
borne  by  a  number  of  public-spirited  gentlemen,  namely,  Asaph 
Boyden,  Capt.  Peter  W.  Willis,  George  W.  Luce,  Benjamin  Tib- 
betts,  Cyrus  Chase,  Almore  Haskell,  Isaac  Daggett,  Peter  B. 
Smith,  David  M.  Norton,  Alonzo  Norton,  John  E.  Johnson, 
John  T.  Daggett  and  James  A.  Manter.  The  generous  act  of 
these  gentlemen  placed  the  Society  on  a  substantial  footing, 
financially,  and  relieved  it  of  much  trouble  and  anxiety.  The 
society's  meetings  were  well  attended  until  the  winter  of  1863, 
when  from  the  excitement  caused  by  the  war  and  from  other 
causes  the  interest  seemed  to  abate.  Some  of  the  members 
continued  to  hold  meetings  in  private  houses  for  a  while,  but  ere 
long  these  meetings  were  discontinued  and  Putnam  Division,  S. 
of  T.,  became  a  thing  of  the  past.  This  society's  motto  was, 
**  the  strict  enforcement  of  the  law,"  and  with  this  object  in  view 
the  rumseller's  position  became  anything  but  an  agreeable  one. 
A  sharp  watch  was  kept  for  law-breakers,  and  no  opportunity  to 
prosecute  them  was  allowed  to  pass  unimproved.  Though  the 
venders  of  ardent  spirits  received  frequent  chastisements  at  the 
hands  of  the  Sons  of  Temperance,  the  sale  of  intoxicants  was 
not  wholly  suppressed.  But  the  restraint  exerted  by  this  course 
had  a  very  beneficial  effect  in  the  town  and  community,  and  the 


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amount  of  good  resulting  from  this  organization  can  hardly  be 
estimated. 

Prior  to  the  organization  of  the  forementioned  society,  some 
of  the  most  influential  men  in  town  united  to  form  **The  Union 
Peace  Temperance  Society."  The  exact  date  of  its  formation 
is  unknown,  but  at  a  meeting  holden  Jan.  lO,  1859,  Nelson  C. 
Luce  presented  a  constitution  for  adoption.  From  this  fact  it 
is  to  be  inferred  that  the  date  was  very  near  the  beginning  of 
the  year  1859.  While  the  Sons  of  Temperance  favored  a  rigid 
enforcement  of  the  law,  the  Union  Society  declared  in  favor  of 
milder  measures  and  favored  prosecution  only  as  a  dernier  res- 
sort.  Feelings  of  intense  bitterness  existed  between  the  mem- 
bers of  the  two  organizations,  and  a  few  of  the  Sons  even  went 
so  far  as  to  declare  that  the  Union  Society  was  organized  in 
the  interest  of  and  controlled  by  the  rumseller,  and  many 
epithets  of  vile  abuse  were  heaped  upon  the  heads  of  its  mem- 
bers. The  meetings  of  the  society  were  largely  attended  and 
the  total  membership  reached  a  high  figure.  Among  its  mem- 
bers were  Nelson  C.  Luce,  Elbridge  H.  Rackliff,  David  Luce, 
Silas  Burse. 

Nearly  contemporaneous  with  the  Putnam  Division,  there 
existed  at  Allen's  Mills  a  similar  organization,  of  which  the 
writer  has  failed  to  learn  any  facts — not  even  the  name  by 
which  it  is  was  known. 

The  ** Guiding  Star"  Division,  Sons  of  Temperance,  was 
organized  at  West's  Mills,  March  3,  1865,  ^"d  at  one  time  had 
forty-five  members,  but  it  did  not  live  to  celebrate  its  first 
anniversary. 

The  Order  of  Good  Templars  first  gained  a  foothold  in 
Industry  at  Allen's  Mills,  where,  in  April,  1870,  the  citizens  of 
that  place  and  vicinity  organized  a  lodge  with  twenty  charter 
members.  Among  these  members  were  Gen'l  Nathan  Good- 
ridge,  Moses  M.  Luce,  Sylvanus  B.  Philbrick,  Henry  B.  Rack- 
liff, Daniel  Collins  Luce,  Deacon  Ira  Emery,  William  J.  Rackliff 
and  John  E.  Johnson.  The  officers  elected  and  installed  for 
the  first  quarter  were  as  follows:  Worthy  Chief  Templar, 
William  J.  Rackliff;  W.V.  Templar,  Miriam  C.  Luce;  W.  Chap- 


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lain,  Ira  Emery ;  W.  Secretary,  Sarah  E.  Johnson ;  W.  Finan- 
cial Secretary,  Henry  B.  Rackliff;  W.  Treasurer,  Moses  M. 
Luce;  W.  Marshal,  J.  Warren  Collins;  W.  Deputy,  Mary  G. 
Rackliff;  W.  Inside  Guard,  William  Seaver ;  W.  Outside  Guard, 
Charles  A.  Craig;  Past  W.  C.  T.,  John  E.  Johnson.  This 
organization,  known  as  Clear  Water  Lodge,  held  its  meetings 
on  Wednesday  of  each  week,  but  subsequently  changed  the 
day  to  Saturday.  With  so  many  persons  of  sterling  char- 
acter among  the  charter  members,  the  lodge  was  a  success 
from  the  very  start.  Regular  meetings  were  held  during  the 
summer,  new  regalias  and  other  paraphernalia  of  the  Order 
procured,  and  a  few  new  members  were  received.  The  lodge 
numbered  29  members  in  good  standing  on  the  13th  of  August, 
1870. 

October  12,  1870,  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Maine  met  at  Farm- 
ington,  and  Clear  Water  Lodge  sent  William  J.  Rackliff,  Daniel 
Collins  Luce  and  Mary  G.  Rackliff  as  delegates  to  that  meeting. 
The  usual  routine  of  business  was  interspersed  and  enlivened  by 
vocal  and  instrumental  music,  as  well  as  by  papers,  debates,  dia- 
logues, declamations,  tableaux  and  charades.  Occasionally  the 
members  would  give  an  exhibition  or  get  up  a  supper,  which 
invariably  added  something  to  the  cash  account  of  the  lodge. 
During  the  winter  of  1 870-1  the  meetings  were  held  at  the 
house  of  Moses  M.  Luce.  Early  the  following  spring,  however, 
the  members  rented  a  hall  over  Oscar  O.  Allen's  store,  and 
here  the  lodge  continued  to  hold  its  meetings  as  long  as  it 
existed.  These  meetings  were  well  attended,  and  new  members 
were  from  time  to  time  added,  until  by  the  close  of  July,  1871, 
the  lodge  numbered  forty-six  members  in  good  standing.  The 
order  sustained  a  serious  loss  in  the  death  of  General  Nathan 
Goodridge,  which  occurred  Sept.  30,  1871.  Gen.  Goodridge 
was  a  worthy  and  highly  esteemed  member,  and  at  a  subse- 
quent meeting  the  following  resolutions  in  memoriam  were 
passed  and  sent  to  the  Farmington  Chronicle  and  Riverside 
Echo  for  publication : 

Whereas  it  has  pleased  the  great  Father  to  remove  from  us  our 
esteemed  brother,  Gen.  Nathan  Goodridge,  and  while  we  would  remem- 


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ber  our  fraternal  obligation  which  demands  an  expression  of  our  sorrow, 
and  our  sympathy  for  the  afflicted  family,  therefore  be  it 

Resolved,  That  by  the  death  of  our  beloved  brother  we  are  bereft 
of  a  kind  and  gentle  associate,  rich  in  every  virtue  that  adorns  mankind, 
and  loved  most  by  those  who  knew  him  best. 

Resolved,  That  in  our  sadness  we  do  not  forget  to  recognize  the 
over-ruling  hand  of  Providence,  who  does  not  allow  even  a  sparrow  to 
fall  without  His  notice. 

Resolved,  That  our  sympathy  is  tendered  to  the  bereaved  and 
afflicted  friends,  and  that  we  point  them  to  Him  who  doeth  all  things 
well,  in  their  hour  of  sorrow. 

The  early  part  of  the  year  1872  marked  a  period  of  gen- 
eral prosperity  in  the  history  of  Clear  Water  Lodge,  and  its 
meetings  continued  through  the  winter  of  1 871-2  with  un- 
abated interest,  and  its  entertainments  were  well  patronized. 
But  as  the  year  drew  near  its  close  the  interest  seemed  to  abate, 
and  meetings  were  held  less  and  less  frequently  the  following 
winter.  The  last  entry  in  the  lodge  journal  bears  the  date  of 
March  i,  1873.  Among  the  persons  who  served  as  Chief 
Templar  in  this  lodge  were:  John  R.  Luce,  Horatio  A.  B. 
Kyes,  Daniel  C.  and  Moses  M.  Luce.  Prominent  among  the 
members  were.  Rev.  Chas.  E.  Woodcock,  Amos  S.  Hinkley, 
Oscar  O.  Allen,  Herbert  B.  Luce  and  Josiah  Emery. 

In  the  summer  of  1873  a  representative  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
of  Good  Templars  came  to  West's  Mills  and  attempted  to 
organize  a  lodge,  but  from  some  reason  a  permanent  organiza- 
tion was  never  gained.  After  meeting  two  or  three  times,  the 
interest  seemed  to  die  out  and  a  charter  was  never  obtained. 
Thus  ended  the  first  attempt  to  establish  a  Lodge  of  Good 
Templars  at  West's  Mills.  Again,  in  the  winter  of  1878,  while 
the  Iron  Clad  Club  was  holding  its  most  interesting  meetings, 
Mr.  L.  W.  Starbird,  of  East  Dixmont,  Maine,  a  member  of  the 
Grand  Lodge,  came  to  West's  Mills  and  addressed  the  club,  on 
the  subject  of  forming  a  lodge,  at  one  of  its  regular  meetings. 
Though  Mr.  Starbird  labored  incessantly  for  the  causae,  both 
among  the  club  members  and  the  community  at  birge,  he 
failed  to  secure  sufficient  support  to  enable  him  t' 0  organize  a 
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During  the  winter  of  1881  Albert  O.  Frederic,  of  Stark, 
who  was  teaching  the  village  school  at  West's  Mills,  having 
been  commissioned  as  a  special  deputy  of  the  Grand  Lodge, 
proposed  that  the  persons  interested  in  the  cause  of  temper- 
ance unite  to  form  a  lodge  of  the  Order  of  Good  Templars. 
Accordingly  a  paper  was  circulated  and  a  sufficient  number  of 
names  to  insure  the  success  of  the  enterprise  was  obtained,  and 
on  the  evening  of  March  12th  these  persons  met  at  Norton's 
Hall  for  the  purpose  of  organization.  The  traveling  being 
very  bad  at  the  time,  several  who  had  pledged  their  support 
failed  to  be  present.  Consequently  the  lodge  was  organized 
with  scarcely  members  enough  for  the  necessary  officers.  The 
organization  was  perfected  by  the  election  and  installation  of 
the  following  officers,  viz :  John  W.  Frederic,  Worthy  Chief 
Templar;  Ida  M.  Oliver,  Worthy  Vice  Templar;  Eugene  L. 
Smith,  Worthy  Secretary ;  Harrison  Daggett,  Worthy  Financial 
Secretary ;  Flora  M.  Rackliff,  Worthy  Treasurer;  Rev.  John 
W.  Perry,  Worthy  Chaplain ;  Frank  W.  Smith,  Worthy  Mar- 
shal; Emma  N.  Luce,  Worthy  Inside  Guard;  Ward  Burns, 
Worthy  Outside  Guard ;  David  W.  Merry,  Past  Worthy  Chief 
Templar;  William  C.  Hatch,  Lodge  Deputy.  This  organiza- 
tion was  given  the  name  of  Protection  Lodge,  doubtless  from 
the  fact  that  one  of  its  objects  was  to  protect  its  members  from 
the  temptations  and  baleful  influences  of  intemperance.  For 
a  time  the  prospects  of  this  organization  were  gloomy  indeed, 
notwithstanding  the  fact  that  it  was  fully  organized  and  free 
from  debt.  The  society  met  with  strong  opposition,  the  mem- 
bership was  small,  and  owing  to  outside  influences  it  seemed 
for  a  time  that  it  would  never  be  any  larger.  At  first  it  met 
only  to  adjourn  from  time  to  time,  but  after  a  while  its  pros- 
pects began  to  brighten  ;  several  new  members  were  added,  and 
the  lodge  thus  re-enforced  took  a  new  lease  of  life.  Meetings 
were  held  regularly,  and  in  addition  to  the  usual  routine  of 
business,  questions  were  discussed,  select  readings  were  given ; 
an  organ  having  been  procured,  vocal  and  instrumental  music 
were  included  among  the  exercises.  After  once  getting  a  start, 
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added  to  its  list  of  members,  and  the  interest  was  well  main- 
tained throughout  the  entire  year.  Protection  Lodge  num- 
bered about  fifty  members  in  good  standing  at  the  beginning  of 
1882,  and  had  a  sum  in  the  treasury  more  than  sufficient  to 
pay  all  expenses,  notwithstanding  a  considerable  sum  had  been 
expended  in  furnishings  for  the  hall.  The  members  were 
regular  in  their  attendance,  and  the  year  was  a  prosperous  one 
in  the  history  of  the  lodge.  During  the  succeeding  winter 
the  interest  seemed  to  abate,  and  no  meetings  were  held  after 
Feb.  12,  1883.  But  in  the  fall  of  that  year  they  were  again 
resumed  with  a  varying  degree  of  interest  and  continued  up  to 
near  the  close  of  December.  Owing  to  the  unsettled  condition 
of  affairs,  it  was  thought  best  to  surrender  the  charter  and 
re-organize  under  a  new  one.  Thus  closed  up  the  affairs  of 
Protection  Lodge,  No.  334,  L  O.  of  G.  T.,  after  an  existence 
of  nearly  three  years.  The  Chief  Templars  of  this  Lodge 
were :  John  W.  Frederic,  Rev.  John  W.  Perry,  David  M.  Nor- 
ton and  William  D.  Randall.  The  deputies :  William  C.  Hatch 
and  Harrison  Daggett. 

Through  the  efforts  of  Rev.  Luther  P.  French  the  co-opera- 
tion of  a  sufficient  number  of  children  was  secured  to  form  a 
juvenile  temple.  For  this  purpose  a  meeting  was  held  in 
Norton's  Hall  at  West's  Mills,  on  Saturday  evening,  Feb.  2, 
1884.  The  temple  was  organized  by  F.  A.  Marston,  of  Oak- 
land, a  representative  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Maine,  and  num- 
bered seventeen  members.  The  officers  elected  were  as  follows : 
Chief  Templar,  Frank  C.  Luce ;  Right-Hand  Supporter,  Frances 
A.  Norton;  Left-Hand  Supporter,  Annie  C.  Randall;  Vice- 
Templar,  Nellie  B.  Stevens  ;  Secretary,  Samuel  C.  Pinkham  ;  As- 
sistant Secretary,  Henry  C.  French  ;  Financial  Secretary,  George 
W.  Patterson;  Treasurer,  Frances  E.  Daggett;  Chaplain,  Amy 
A.  Norton ;  Marshal,  Rufus  F.  Pinkham ;  Guard,  Ellen  S. 
Norton ;  Sentinel,  Reuel  B.  Norton  ;  Superintendent  of  the  Tem- 
ple, Rev.  Luther  P.  French.  This  temple  was  known  as  the 
**  Gatherers,"  No.  72,  and  continued  to  meet  every  Saturday 
afternoon  through  the  winter  and  spring.  After  Elder  French 
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chosen  Superintendent.  The  busy  spring  and  summer  season 
caused  a  very  marked  decrease  in  the  attendance  at  the  meet- 
ings, and  by  autumn  the  organization  had  become  a  thing  of 
the  past. 

In  consultation  with  State  Deputy  Marston  the  officers  and 
members  of  Protection  Lodge  decided  to  surrender  their  charter, 
as  has  already  been  stated,  and  continue  the  work  of  the  Order 
under  a  new  dispensation  from  the  Grand  Lodge.  Consequently 
a  petition  was  drawn  up  asking  for  a  new  charter,  and  on  the 
evening  appointed  for  organization  it  contained  the  signatures 
of  126  persons  who  desired  to  become  charter  members.  This 
result  was  the  outgrowth  of  the  earnest,  unremitting  efforts  of 
Eben  S.  Ladd  and  Asa  H.  Patterson,  who  thorougly  canvassed  for 
signatures  at  every  house  within  a  radius  of  several  miles  of  the 
village,  and  is  said  to  be  without  a  parallel  in  the  history  of 
temperance  work  in  the  State  of  Maine.  Prominent  among  the 
petitioners  were  Rev.  Luther  P.  French,  Franklin  W.  Patterson, 
Benjamin  Warren  Norton,  Joseph  W.  Smith,  William  D.  Ran- 
dall, Warren  Cornforth,  Benjamin  Tibbetts,  Rosalvin  Robbins, 
John  W.  Frederic  and  others.  The  petioners  met  for  organiza- 
tion on  Friday  evening,  February  8,  1884.  The  members, 
seventy  in  number,  were  initiated  by  State  Deputy  Marston  of 
Oakland.  The  name  "  Clear  Water  Lodge "  was  adopted,  and 
Saturday  evening  of  each  week  was  selected  for  holding  their 
meetings.  Officers  were  then  elected  and  installed  as  follows : 
W.  C.  T.,  Wm.  D.  Randall;  W.  V.  T.,  Eva  L.  Luce;  W.  S., 
Sidney  Watson;  W.  F.  S.,  Benjamin  Warren  Norton;  W.  T., 
Franklin  W.  Patterson;  W.  C,  Rev.  Luther  P.  French;  W.  M., 
Asa  H.  Patterson;  W.  I.  G.,  Ward  Burns;  W.  O.  G.,  John  F. 
Gordon;  P.  W.  C.  T.,  John  W.  Frederic;  L.  D.,  Harrison  Dag- 
gett; W.  L.  H.  S.,  Sarah  E.  Tolman;  W.  R.  H.  S.,  Deborah 
Norton ;   W.  D.  M.,  F.  Octavia  Ladd. 

A  board  of  trustees,  consisting  of  Joseph  W.  Smith,  James 
M.  Norton  and  Eben  S.  Ladd,  was  also  chosen.  At  the  next 
election  of  officers,  April  26,  1884,  Harrison  Daggett  was  chosen 
Chief  Templar  and  Sherman  G.  Tinkham  selected  for  Lodge 
Deputy.     While  the  zeal  of  its  originators  remained  at  white 


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heat  the  prospects  of  Clear  Water  Lodge  were  flattering,  indeed, 
and  its  meetings  were  well  sustained  for  a  few  months.  But  in 
this  case  the  axiom,  **  Go  up  like  a  rocket  and  come  down  like 
the  stick"  was  again  to  be  verified.  A  perceptible  declension 
in  the  interest  occurred  during  the  months  of  May  and  June, 
and  but  seven  meetings  were  held  after  July  first,  the  last  being 
October  11,  1884. 

Near  the  close  of  November,  1887,  James  H.  Hamilton, 
Councillor  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Maine,  visited  West's  Mills 
and  lectured  at  Norton's  Hall  on  **The  Object  of  the  Order." 
At  the  close  of  his  lecture  he  re-organized  Clear  Water  Lodge 
with  nine  charter  members.  The  officers  elected  and  installed 
were :  W.  C.  T.,  Calvin  B.  Fish ;  W.  V.  T.,  Amy  A.  Norton ; 
W.  S.,  Samuel  C.  Pinkham;  W.  F.  S.,  Robert  Burns;  W.  T.. 
Ellen  A.  Frederic;  W.  M.,  Rufus  F.  Pinkham;  W.  C,  Lilla 
Masterman ;  W.  L  G.,  Clara  E.  Norton ;  W.  O.  G.,  George  W. 
Patterson;  L.  D.,  Arthur  H.  Oliver.  The  lodge  met  with  some 
degree  of  regularity  during  the  winter  of  1887-8  and  gained  a 
few  new  members,  but  it  never  secured  a  very  permanent  basis. 

Soon  after  his  visit  to  West's  Mills,  Mr.  Hamilton  visited 
Allen's  Mills  and  on  Thursday,  December  8,  1887,  organized  a 
second  lodge  in  Industry  to  be  known  as  Crystal  Lake  Lodge. 
This  temple  had  thirty-five  charter  m'embers,  and  to  perfect  its 
organization  elected  and  installed  the  following  officers:  W.  C. 
T.,  Herbert  B.  Luce;  W.  V.  T.,  Juliet  Bailey;  W.  S.,  Alfred  F. 
Johnson;  W.  A.  S.,  Etta  M.  Norton;  W.  F.  S.,  John  T.  Luce; 
W.  T.,  John  C.  Higgins;  W.  M.,  Alonzo  O.  Rackliff;  W.  D. 
M.,  Amy  A.  Luce;  W^  C,  D.  Collins  Luce;  W.  L  G.,  Carrie 
M.  True;  W.  O.  G.,  Andrew  S.  Emery;  P.  W.  C  T.,  William. 
J.  Rackliff;  L.  D.,  Llewellyn  Norton.  At  the  present  time 
(June,  1892),  this  lodge  is  holding  its  meetings  regularly  and 
is  in  a  prosperous  condition.  It  numbers  sixty-one  members 
in  good  standing  and  is  wielding  a  powerful  influence  for  the 
cause  of  temperance. 

On  the  day  following  the  organization  of  **  Crystal  Lake 
Lodge"  at  Allen's  Mills,  a  juvenile  temple  was  also  organized 
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The  first  set  of  officers  elected  were :  C.  T.,  Frank  C.  Luce ;  V. 
T.,  Minnie  O.  Purdy;  C,  Melvin  Purdy ;  Sec,  Mrs.  Rose  Spin- 
ney; Ass't  Sec,  Berley  Viles;  F.  S.,  Allie  Spinney;  T.,  C.  Ern- 
est Wyman;  M.,  Kent  R.  Rackliff;  D.  M.,  Eugene  Rackliff; 
G.,  Mabel  Rathey;  S.,  Neddie  Rathey;  R.  H.  S.,  Maude  Rack- 
liff; L.  H.  S.,  Lena  Rackliff;  P.  C.  T.,  Andrew  Spinney  ;  Sup't 
of  Temple,  Juliet  Bailey.  This  Temple  has  been  one  of  the 
most  prosperous  in  Franklin  County. 

Early  in  October,  1877,  several  zealous  workers  in  the  cause 
of  temperance  from  the  Iron  Clad  Club  at  Farmington,  came 
to  West's  Mills  and  succeeded  in  organizing  an  Iron  Clad  Club 
there.  This  temperance  movement  was  originated  by  Joshua 
K.  Osgood,  of  Gardiner,  Me.,  and  at  the  time  a  club  was  organ- 
ized at  West's  Mills,  several  efficient  organizations  of  the  kind 
existed  in  the  State.  This  new  departure  in  temperance  work 
soon  became  very  popular,  and  through  its  instrumentality 
many  persons  of  intemperate  habits  were  reclaimed  and  have 
since  led  strictly  temperate  lives.  In  organizing  at  West's  Mills, 
the  labors  of  the  visitors  were  ably  supplemented  by  aid  from 
many  representative  citizens  of  the  place,  including  Rev.  David 
Pratt,  Moses  Bradbury,  Richard  Caswell,  Elias  H.  Yeaton  and 
others.  Mr.  Bradbury  was  chosen  president  of  the  Club  and 
filled  the  position  in  a  very  able  and  acceptable  manner.  Elias 
H.  Yeaton  was  elected  vice-president,  and  Coridon  W.  Luce,"* 
secretary.  The  new  club  took  for  its  name  **  Eureka,"  signify- 
ing I  have  found  it.  So  diligently  did  the  members  labor  that 
at  the  close  of  the  fifth  meeting  their  pledge  contained  one  hun- 
dred and  eighty  names.  Weekly  meetings  were  held  during  the 
winter  of  1877-8  with  a  deep  and  widespread  interest. 

Josiah  Emery,  who  had  previously  been  a  member  of  the 
Farmington  Club,  succeeded  Mr.  Bradbury  as  president  of  Eureka 
Club.  Mr.  Emery  was  an  earnest  and  able  worker  in  the  cause 
of  temperance,  and  his  selection  for  this  high  office  proved  a 
judicious  choice.  At  nearly  every  meeting  new  names  were 
added,  and  the  total  membership  increased  to  nearly  two  hundred 


♦  Mr.  I.uce  was  certainly  secretary  of  the  club  soon  after  its  organization,  hut 
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and  fifty  by  spring.  The  meetings  were  continued  at  intervals 
through  the  following  summer,  and  in  the  fall  the  club  celebrated 
its  first  anniversary.  The  exercises  of  this  occasion  were  held 
in  the  Union  Church  at  West's  Mills  and  consisted  of  an  oration, 
spirited  remarks  on  temperance,  besides  other  interesting  and 
instructive  features.  A  large  delegation  from  the  Madison 
Bridge  Club  was  present  and  participated  in  the  celebration. 
The  oration  was  delivered  by  Rev.  Silas  F.  Strout,  the  minister 
in  charge  of  the  M.  E.  Church  on  Industry  circuit,  and  was  pro- 
nounced an  able  effort  by  all  present.  While  the  club  and  its 
visitors  were  at  the  church  the  ladies  were  busily  engaged  in 
preparing  a  bountiful  repast  at  Norton's  Hall,  whither  the  com- 
pany repaired  after  the  closing  exercises.  Here  a  pleasant  hour 
was  spent  around  the  social  board  and  the  time  of  parting  came 
only  too  soon.  When  the  visitors  departed  it  was  with  many 
good  wishes  for  the  success  of  Eureka  Club  and  the  pros- 
perity of  its  members.  The  meetings  were  continued  through 
the  winter  of  1878-9,  but  with  a  lessening  degree  of  interest  in 
consequence  of  dissatisfaction  and  withdrawal  of  some  of  the 
prominent  members  of  the  club.  During  the  next  summer  the 
meetings  were  held  at  intervals  less  and  less  frequent,  until  at 
length  they  ceased  entirely.  John  E.  Johnson  and  John  W. 
Frederic  were  among  the  presiding  officers  in  addition  to  those 
already  mentioned.  The  good  influences  of  the  Iron  Clad  Club 
over  the  intemperate  portion  of  the  community  can  hardly  be 
estimated,  and  though  nearly  a  decade  has  elapsed  since  it  ceased 
to  hold  meetings  its  influence  still  lives.  It  is  a  noteworthy  fact 
that  but  three  times  in  the  history  of  the  town  have  the  municipal 
officers  appointed  a  liquor  agent  as  the  law  permits  them  to  do. 
Another  fact  showing  the  good  results  of  temperance  work  in 
Industry  is  the  fact  that  in  1884,  when  the  prohibitory  constitu- 
tional amendment  came  before  the  people,  the  vote  in  this  town 
stood:   Yes,  79;   No,  19. 


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CHAPTER   XIV. 

REMINISCENCES, 

Religious  Views  of  the  Early  Settlers. — Strict  Observance  of  the  Sabbath. — Destitute 
Circumstances.  —  Agricultural  Implements.  —  Bread -Baking.  —  Substitutes  for 
Cooking  Soda. — ^The  Luxuries  of  Pioneer  Life. — Methods  of  Starting  a  Fire. — 
Harvesting  Grain. — Depredations  of  Bears. — A  Good  Bear  Story. — Cows  and 
Swine  Allowed  to  Roam  at  Will  in  the  Woods. —  Spinning  and  Weaving. — Do- 
mestic "Tow  and  Linen  "Qoth. — Flax -Culture. — Wool-Growing  in  Industry. — 
The  Tin  Baker. —  Introduction  of  Cooking-Stoves.  —  First  Thorough -braced 
Wagon  Brought  to  Town. — Shoe-Making. — First  Threshing- Machine. — Sewing- 
Machines. —  Mowing-Machines.  — "  Air-tight "  Cooking-Stoves.  —  Methods  of 
Measuring  the  Flight  of  Time. —  The  Hour-Glass. —  Sun-Dials. — Clocks. — Nails. 
—  Methods  of  Lighting  the  Settlers'  Homes.— Tallow  Dips.— Whale  Oil.— Burn- 
ing Fluid. — Kerosene. — Sugar-Making. — Intentions  of  Marriage. — Quill  Pens. — 
Anecdotes,  Etc. 

The  customs  and  manners  of  the  early  settlers  in  Industry 
were  so  different  from  those  of  the  present  day,  that  the  author 
devotes  an  entire  chapter  to  their  consideration.  With  few  ex- 
ceptions, the  first  settlers  came  from  Martha's  Vineyard,  and 
were  strictly  Puritanic  in  their  religious  views.  A  rigid  observ- 
ance of  the  Sabbath,  which  with  them  usually  began  at  sunset 
on  Saturday  evening,  was  enjoined  on  all,  and  when  the  town 
was  incorporated  several  tything-men  were  chosen,  whose  sole 
duty  consisted  in  keeping  a  sharp  lookout  for  Sabbath-breakers. 
To  the  log-cabin  of  the  early  pioneers  in  Industry,  poverty  and 
want  were  no  strangers.  Money  was  scarce,  roads  almost  im- 
passable, and  markets  for  produce  a  long  way  off.  Food  and  • 
clothing  were  of  the  coarsest  quality,  and  not  infrequently  in- 
sufficient in  quantity.  The  agricultural  and  household  imple- 
ments were  few  in  number  and  of  the  most  primitive  sort. 
When  a  clearing  had  been  made  and  the  grain  sown,  a  hoe  was 

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often  used  to  cover  the  seed  for  want  of  a  harrow  and  a  suit- 
able team  to  drag  it.  Hay  and  grain  were  usually  hauled  on 
sleds  or  carried  to  the  place  of  stacking,  by  two  men,  on  a 
couple  of  long  slender  poles.  The  plow  of  the  settler  was  a 
rude,  clumsy  affair, — a  mould-board  hewed  out  of  wood  and 
covered  with  a  mail  of  iron.  With  such  an  implement  it  is 
plain  to  be  seen  that  plowing  could  be  done  only  in  the  most 
imperfect  manner,  in  fact,  it  was  but  a  step  in  advance  of  the 
modes  of  tilling  the  soil  as  practiced  by  the  ancient  nations. 
The  hoes,  like  the  plows,  were  heavy,  awkward  affairs,  ham- 
mered out  by  the  nearest  blacksmith,  with  a  sapling  from  the 
forest  for  a  handle  Doubtless  in  their  day,  these  were  con- 
sidered very  effective  instruments,  but  to-day  there  is  not  a  boy 
in  town  who  would  consider  one  of  them  suitable  to  dig  bait 
enough  for  a  day's  fishing.  The  scythes  were  formed  by  the 
hand  of  the  same  artisan  who  made  the  hoes,  and  the  snath 
was  of  the  same  material  as  the  handle  of  the  hoe,  only  of  a 
larger  size.  The  scythe  was  hung  to  a  straight  snath,  which 
was  grasped  in  the  hands  while  mowing,  nibs,  or  handles,  not 
having  come  into  use  in  those  days.  To  mow  with  such  an 
implement  must  have  been  very  fatiguing,  for  while  at  work 
the  farmer  was  obliged  to  stand  nearly  half  bent.  The  boys, 
whose  duty  it  was  to  do  the  tedding,  were  supplied  with 
**  tedding-sticks  "  made  from  small  saplings  pointed  at  both  ends, 
with  which  the  hay  was  thrown  to  the  right  and  left,  using  each 
end  of  the  stick  alternately.  After  the  hay  was  properly  cured 
it  was  usually  stacked  in  close  proximity  to  the  hovel  where  the 
cow  and  other  stock  was  kept  during  the  winter. 

The  bread  for  the  family,  usually  made  of  corn  meal,  was 
either  cooked  on  a  board  before  the  open  fire,  in  the  cabin,  or 
in  an  oven  built  of  flat  stones  laid  in  clay  mortar,  which  was 
** blasted"  whenever  the  supply  of  that  needful  article  became 
low.  Soda  or  saleratus  was  not  known  in  those  days,  but  many 
substitutes  for  it  were  devised  by  the  frugal  housewife.  One  of 
these  was  the  burning  of  corn-cobs,  which  made  very  white  and 
strongly  alkaline  ashes,  which  were  used  much  in  the  same 
manner  as  the  soda  of  to-day.     Sugar  and  molasses,  save  what 


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was  made  from  the  sap  of  the  rock- maple,  were  luxuries  seldom 
if  ever  seen  in  the  home  of  the  hardy  pioneer.  Friction 
matches,  now  an  indispensable  article  in  every  household,  were 
unknown  in  the  early  days  of  the  town.  Various  expedients 
were  resorted  to  in  lighting  the  fires ;  one  of  the  most  common 
ways  of  keeping  fire  over  night  was  to  cover  up  a  brand 
with  coals  and  hot  ashes  in  the  large  open  fire-place.  Some 
kept  a  box  of  tinder  which  was  ignited  by  a  spark  produced  by 
striking  flint  against  steel.  Others  would  put  a  little  powder  in 
the  pan  of  their  flint-lock  musket,  and  with  the  flash  of  the  pow- 
der ignite  a  bunch  of  tow.  Occasionally,  when  none  of  these 
conveniences  for  starting  a  fire  were  at  hand,  a  brand  would  be; 
borrowed  from  a  neighboring  settler's  fire.  If  the  distance  was 
long,  a  slow  match  would  be  made  by  tightly  rolling  a  live  coal 
in  a  piece  of  linen  rag.  In  this  manner  fire  was  sometimes 
carried  more  than  a  mile. 

The  grain  when  ready  to  harvest  was  usually  reaped  and 
bound  into  bundles  or  sheaves,  and  when  thoroughly  dried  was 
threshed  with  the  old-fashioned  flails.  When  corn  was  planted 
the  bears  proved  a  source  of  much  annoyance  by  eating  and 
destroying  large  quantities  after  the  kernel  was  filled.  To  pre- 
vent these  depredations  fires  were  sometimes  kindled  around  the 
piece  at  nightfall  and  kept  burning  until  morning.  An  Indian 
named  Pierpole,  who  lived  for  many  years  on  the  Sandy  River 
in  Farmington  and  Strong,  would  sometimes  come  and  watch 
for  bears  and  seldom  it  was,  indeed,  that  the  black  marauder 
escaped  his  steady  aim.  In  connection  with  these  depredations 
the  following  interesting  adventure  is  related  of 

JAMES    GOWER   AND   THE   BEAR. 

In  1 8 19  James  Gower  owned  and  occupied  the  house  at 
Allen's  (then  Gower's)  Mills  now  owned  by  Herbert  B.  Luce. 
He  also  owned  a  grist-mill  a  little  below  the  house,  on  the 
stream  at  the  outlet  of  the  pond,  and  sometimes  a  pressure  of 
work  at  the  mill  would  compel  him  to  work  nearly  half  of  the 
night. 

On  the  high  ground  to  the  west  of  the  mill  Mr.  Gower  had 


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a  patch  of  corn  enclosed  by  a  log  fence.  A  bear  made  frequent 
nocturnal  visits  to  this  cornfield,  much  to  the  annoyance  of  its 
owner.  Bruin  would  gain  entrance  by  tearing  down  a  length  of 
fence  and  usually  passed  out  at  his  place  of  entrance. 

**  Happening  into  his  mill  late  one  afternoon,"  writes  Mr. 
Truman  A.  Allen, ''  I  found  Mr.  Gower  with  a  neighbor  planning 
a  scheme  for  the  capture  of  the  depredator  that  very  night. 
Going  to  the  house  Mr.  Gower  soon  returned  with  an  old  flint- 
lock musket  of  Revolutionary  fame.  The  gun  was  in  a  sad 
condition,  the  barrel  all  eaten  with  rust  and  the  lock  separated 
from  the  stock.  Scouring  it  up  as  best  he  could,  he  oiled  the 
lock  and  fastened  it  in  its  proper  place  by  a  couple  of  wooden 
pins.  Then  to  make  the  parts  still  more  solid  a  tow  bag-string 
was  tied  around  the  whole.  The  next  thing  in  order  was  to 
load  this  formidable  weapon.  A  large  handful  of  powder  was 
poured  into  the  barrel  and  a  huge  wad  rammed  down  on  top 
of  it.  Then  two  leaden  bullets,  weighing  one  ounce  each  and 
wrapped  in  a  rag  to  make  them  fit  the  bore  of  the  weapon,  were 
also  rammed  home."  By  this  time  the  barrel  of  the  old  musket 
was  nearly  half-full,  "and,"  says  Mr.  Aljen,  '*  it  was  a  question  of 
doubt  in  my  boyish  mind  whether  the  miller  or  the  bear  would 
be  killed."  The  manner  of  attack  decided  upon  was  to  be  a 
flank  movement  from  the  north,  as  the  wind  was  blowing  from 
the  south,  Mr.  Gower  was  to  lead  the  van  with  his  gun,  fol- 
lowed by  his  aid  carrying  an  axe,  and  a  lantern  concealed  in  a 
bag.  Mr.  Allen,  then  a  lad  of  nine  years,  volunteered  to  carry 
the  bag,  but  was  coolly  informed  that  it  was  high  time  that  all 
babies  were  at  home  and  in  their  beds.  The  next  morning  he 
was  up  bright  and  early,  after  dreaming  of  bears  all  night. 
Eating  a  hasty  breakfast  he  hurried  to  the  cornfield.  Here  he 
found  some  half-dozen  men  standing  in  a  circle  around  some 
object  and  was  soon  among  them. 

There  lay  the  bear  with  two  round  holes  in  his  head.  The 
story  of  the  capture  which  he  then  heard  was  as  follows :  **At 
ten  o'clock  Mr.  Gower  stopped  his  mill  and  extinguished  the 
lights.  After  waiting  an  hour  they  noiselessly  proceeded  to  the 
cornfield  and  found  the  bear  already  there,  evidently  enjoying 


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his  meal  of  the  succulent  green  corn.  Approaching  within 
twenty  yards  of  the  bear  without  being  discovered,  the  miller 
took  deliberate  aim  and  fired.  His  aid  immediately  drew  the 
lantern  from  the  bag  and  rushed  forward  to  learn  the  result  of 
the  shot.  Finding  the  bear  hors  de  combat^  he  returned  to  look 
for  the  miller,  but  lo,  he  was  not  to  be  found  where  he  had  stood 
when  he  fired  the  shot.  After  some  search  he  was  found  some 
distance  away,  apparently  in  an  unconscious  condition.  He 
revived,  however,  and  with  the  exception  of  a  few  severe  bruises 
was  soon  all  right.  The  gun  was  found  the  next  morning 
somewhere  in  the  lot." 

Soon  a  pair  of  oxen  hitched  to  a  drag  came  along,  and  the 
bear  was  hauled  down  to  the  mill  where  he  tipped  the  scales  at 
four  hundred  pounds.  Thus  ended  one  of  Industry's  most 
famous  bear  hunts. 

If  the  settler  was  fortunate  enough  to  own  a  cow,  a  bell  was 
suspended  from  her  neck  and  she  was  allowed  to  wander  through 
the  forest  at  her  own  sweet  will.  Hogs  were  marked  and,  like 
the  cows,  turned  loose  in  the  early  spring  and  were  not  driven 
home  until  it  was  time  to  fatten  them  in  the  fall. 

After  the  early  settlers  had  become  well  established  in  their 
new  homes,  the  whir-r-whir-r  of  the  spinning-wheel  and  the 
rattle  of  the  loom  were  familiar  sounds  in  many  cabins,  and 
by  their  aid  the  industrious  housewife  wrought  nearly  every 
yard  of  fabric  from  which  her  own  and  her  family's  wardrobes 
were  replenished.  Flax  was  extensively  cultivated,  and  the 
little  foot-wheels  whereon  the  fibre  was  twisted  into  thread  can 
occasionally  be  found.  Home-made  tow  and  linen  cloth  were 
the  housewife's  niain  reliance,  and  from  them  was  made  a  large 
portion  of  all  the  clothing  worn  by  her  family.  When  the  flax 
was  ready  to  harvest  no  small  amount  of  labor  was  required  to 
prepare  it  for  the  spinner.  After  it  was  pulled,  dried  and 
deprived  of  the  seed,  the  stalks  were  spread  upon  the  ground 
to  be  rotted  by  the  alternate  action  of  the  dew  and  sunshine. 
This  process  rendered  the  woody  portion  of  the  stalk  brittle, 
but  left  the  tough  fibre  intact.  The  bundles  were  then  re-bound 
and  packed  away  to  await  the  leisure  of  the  winter  months.     It 


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was  then  broken,  swingled,  hatcheled  and  spun  into  thread. 
The  hatcheling,  as  well  as  the  spinning,  was  done  by  the  madam. 
There  is  a  tradition  that  Industry's  first  representative*  in  the 
Legislature  was  clad  in  garments  all  of  which  were  manufactured 
by  members  of  his  own  family. 

Sheep  were  kept  and  woolen  cloth  was  also  made.  It  is  a 
matter  of  regret  that  no  statistics  exist  from  which  a  reliable 
estimate  of  the  conditions  of  this  industry  can  be  made. 
Greenleaf  in  his  Survey  of  Maine,  published  in  1829,  on  page 
210,  says:  "Sheep  form  an  important  part  of  the  agri- 
cultural capital  of  the  State,  their  products  form  much  of  its 
annual  income,  and  will  probably  -at  some  day  constitute  one  of 
the  principal,  if  not  the  staple,  commodities  of  the  state.  It  is 
to  be  regretted  that  no  returns  have  been  made  of  this  valuable 
animal  with  which  the  State  abounds,  nor  any  data  exist  from 
which  an  estimate,  to  be  depended  on  for  any  considerable 
degree  of  accuracy,  can  be  drawn.  It  is  known  that  besides 
furnishing  the  material  for  a  large  part  of  the  clothing  of  the 
inhabitants  and  not  a  small  part  of  their  food,  large  numbers 
are  annually  driven  to  other  New  England  States ;  how  many 
we  have  no  means  of  knowing  except  from  an  account  of  the 
number  which  passed  Haverhill  and  Piscataqua  Bridges  in  1827, 
which  was  more  than  3300." 

In  1832,  the  earliest  date  of  which  we  have  any  reliable  in- 
formation, there  were  663  sheep  owned  in  Industry.  The  fact 
that  Wm.  Cornforth,  who  came  to  Industry  in  181 7,  built  a  full- 
ing-mill soon  after  his  arrival  in  town  alsoshows  that  woolen 
cloth  must  have  been  extensively  made  at  this  early  date.  As 
the  manufacture  of  that  commodity  pre-supposes  the  raising  of 
wool,  it  would  be  but  reasonable  to  infer  that  the  introduction  of 
sheep  was  nearly  contemporaneous  with  the  settlenient  of  the 
town. 

The  first  innovation  made  in  the  early  methods  of  cooking 
was  by  the  introduction  of  the  tin  baker,  brought  into  town  by 
the    ubiquitous    John    Smith,  a  tin-peddler  from    Cumberland 


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County.  These  bakers  were  first  used  about  1830,  and  were 
considered  a  great  improvement.  Deacon  Ira  Emery  bought 
one  of  the  very  first  sold  in  this  town.  The  deacon  also  bought 
the  first,  or  one  of  the  first,  cook-stoves  ever  used  in  town. 
This  he  purchased  in  Augusta  in  the  winter  of  1836.  A  few 
years  after  that  Mr.  Crowell,  of  New  Sharon,  introduced  the 
Hampden  stove,  having  an  elevated  oven,  which  afterwards 
came  into  very  general  use.  In  this  instance  Deacon  Emery 
bought  the  first  and  General  Nathan  Goodridge  the  second  one 
used  in  town.  The  first  cast-iron  plows  were  brought  into  town 
by  Captain  Martin  Moore,  who  moved  on  to  the  farm  on  "  Mount 
Hungar"  in  Stark,  now  owned  by  the  heirs  of  James  Brackett. 
These  plows  were  made  of  poor  iron  and  proved  decidedly  un- 
satisfactory to  Deacon  Emery  and  others  who  bought  them. 
Later  a  better  built  plow  was  offered  for  sale  which  .eventually 
became  very  popular  in  this  town  as  well  as  elsewhere.  The 
first  thorough-braced  wagon  was  brought  into  town  by  Thomas 
Meade,  from  Bridgton,  somewhere  between  1830  and  1834. 
James  Stanley,  then  living  between  where  Davis  Look  and 
David  W.  Merry  now  live,  bought  it  of  Meade.  This  carriage 
was  *Squire  Stanley's  special  pride,  as  well  as  the  wonder  and 
envy  of  the  neighborhood. 

Shoe-making  for  the  most  part,  especially  in  large  families, 
was  done  by  some  itinerant  shoemaker  who,  with  his  kit  of  tools 
on  his  back,  would  wander  through  the  settlement  working  for 
whoever  desired  his  services.  Some  of  the  larger  families  would 
keep  him  employed  for  a  week  or  more.  Each  shoemaker  was 
obliged  to  make  his  own  pegs  and  his  shoe-thread  was  also 
home-made,  spun  from  flax  and  often  in  the  same  family  where 
it  was  used.  The  stock  was  bought,  not  by  the  shoemaker,  as 
is  the  custom  at  the  present  time,  but  by  the  settler  himself. 

General  Nathan  Goodridge  and  Ebenezer  Swift  were  the  first 
to  bring  a  threshing-machine  into  town.  This  machine  was 
probably  purchased  as  early  as  1837. .  It  consisted  of  a  double 
horse  power  and  an  iron  beater,  without  any  accessory  machin- 
ery for  separating  and  winnowing  the  grain.  The  latter  operation 
was  usually  performed  by  the  men  with  a  hand-mill,  in  the  even- 


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ing  after  the  completion  of  the  day's  work  with  the  machine. 
More  recently  machines  with  a  winnowing  attachment  were  con- 
structed which  soon  superseded  all  others. 

The  sewing-machine  was  first  used  in  Industry  in  the  family 
of  Rev.  Simeon  W.  Pierce,  in  i860.  This  was  an  Elias  Howe 
machine,  sewing  what  is  known  as  a  chain-stitch.  The  lock- 
stitch machine  soon  followed,  and  so  rapidly  has  this  valuable 
invention  gained  favor  in  the  past  twenty-five  years  that  more 
than  three-fourths  of  the  families  in  town  are  now  using  it. 
About  the  time  of  the  introduction  of  the  sewing-machine  Al- 
bert Shaw  bought  a  mowing-machine,  which  he  continued  to 
use  on  his  farm  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1868.*  Gen. 
Nathan  Goodridge  purchased  a  machine  about  the  same  time 
or  soon  after  Mr.  Shaw,  and  in  1866  George  W.  Johnson  bought 
and  used  the  first  Buckeye  mowing-machine  ever  seen  in  In- 
dustry. 

The  Hampden  stove,  of  which  previous  mention  has  been 
made,  was  very  popular  and  extensively  used  for  many  years. 
Its  enormous  fire-box  gave  it  a  remarkable  capacity  for  consum- 
ing fuel  and,  as  a  natural  consequence,  it  proved  a  great  heat 
generator.  When  the  box  or  **  air-tight"  cook-stoves,  as  they 
were  sometimes  called,  first  made  their  appearance  they  were 
regarded  with  much  disfavor,  and  up  to  the  year  i860  were  little 
used  in  this  town.  Since  then,  however,  they  have  steadily 
gained  favor  and  have  entirely  supplanted  their  former  rival. 

Among  the  earty  settlers  various  methods  of  ascertaining 
the  flight  of  time  were  adopted.  Some  used  a  sand-glass,  the 
contents  of  which  would  run  from  one  compartment  of  the  in- 
strument to  the  other  in  a  given  time,  usually  an  hour.  Others 
made  use  of  the  sun-dial,  which  was  a  rather  uncertain  chron- 
icler, as  the  sun  southed  at  a  different  time  nearly  every  day  in 
the  year.  At  night  the  hour  was  predicted  from  the  position  of 
certain  stars ;   but  on  a  cloudy  night  how  lonely  must  have  been 


*  Compared  with  the  latest  improved  machines,  Mr.  Shaw's  mower  was  a  clumsy 
aflfair,  and  quite  expensive.  Yet  it  did  its  work  well  and  was  a  great  improvement 
over  the  hand  scythe.  This  machine,  known  as  the  Union  Mower,  cost  about  ^150, 
as  nearly  as  can  be  learned. 


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the  vigil  of  the  anxiods  watcher !  The  first  clocks  brought  into 
town  were  made  of  wood  without  cases.  They  were  manufac- 
tured by  S.  Hoadley,  of  Plymouth,  Connecticut,  and  cost  up- 
ward of  twenty  dollars.  The  cases  were  made  by  some  ingen- 
ious carpenter,  or  they  were  occasionally  suspended  from  the 
wall  and  run  without  a  case.  The  Seth  Thomas  clock  was  a 
good  time-keeper  and  also  quite  popular  in  its  day.  The 
Hoadley  and  Thomas  clocks  were  much  alike  in  their  construc- 
tion. 

Nails  were  hammered  out,  one  at  a  heat,  at  the  blacksmith's 
forge  in  early  times,  and  consequently  were  very  expensive. 
Indeed,  but  few  could  afford  them,  and  in  many  instances  boards 
were  fastened  to  the  frames  of  buildings  with  wooden  pins. 

The  cheerful  glow  of  the  fire  in  the  large  open  fire-place, 
with  its  fore-log  and  back-log,  was  the  only  evening  light  of 
which  the  cabin  of  the  early  settler  could  boast.  After  a  time 
the  tallow  dips  came  into  use.  These  were  made,  as  their  name 
indicates,  by  dipping  wicks  of  cotton  into  melted  tallow  and 
allowing  them  to  cool,  then  repeating  the  process  until  the  dip 
attained  the  required  size.  To  economize  time  a  dozen  wicks 
would  be  suspended  from  a  slender  rod,  all  of  which  were  dipped 
into  the  melted  tallow  at  the  same  time.  Even  so  simple  a 
matter  as  "dipping  candles"  required  skill  and  judgment  to 
produce  a  candle,  firm  in  texture,  which  would  burn  with  a  clear 
steady  light.  In  this  manner  the  thrifty  housewife  would  make 
her  year's  supply  of  candles  and  suspend  them  from  a  numer- 
ously-branched hook  for  safe  keeping.  Moulded  candles  were 
also  used  to  some  extent,  but  at  first  when  only  a  single  or  per- 
haps a  double  mould  was  used  the  process  was  slow  and  incon- 
venient. Lamps  for  burning  fish-oil  were  afterwards  introduced 
to  some  extent,  but  the  oil  had  its  disadvantages.  A  burning- 
fluid,  composed  of  camphene  and  alcohol,  was  used  by  a  limited 
number.  It  gave  a  very  good  light,  but  was  quite  expensive. 
Most  people  regarded  it  as  very  dangerous,  hence  but  few  had 
the  hardihood  to  use  it. 

Kerosene  oil  was  first  used  in  Industry  about  1861  or  1862. 
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regarded  with  much  disfavor  at  first,  but  its  illuminating  quali- 
ties  were  so  excellent  that  it  rapidly  gained  favor  and  soon  came 
to  be  very  generally  used. 

The  method  of  making  maple-sugar  has  also  undergone  im- 
portant changes  since  the  first  settler  notched  the  trees  with  his 
axe,  caught  the  sap  in  birch-bark  buckets  and  **  boiled  it  down  " 
in  large  iron  kettles  out  of  doors.*  William  Allen,  Jr.,  one 
spring  soon  after  his  father  settled  in  town,  made  nine  hundred 
pounds  of  sugar  in  this  way  by  his  own  unaided  labor.  .  Other 
settlers  also  made  it  in  large  quantities. 

Formerly  all  intentions  of  marriage  were  **  cried,"  at  public 
religious  meetings,  for  three  Sundays  in  succession.!  The  town 
clerk  acted  as  crier  on  these  occasions,  and  undoubtedly  his 
announcements  sometimes  created  quite  a  sensation  among 
the  assembled  worshipers.  Subsequently  a  written  copy  of  the 
intention  was  posted,  usually  on  the  meeting-house,  which  sup- 
planted the  custom  of  **  crying."}  From  Oct.  6,  1863,  to  June 
10,  1868,  every  certificate  of  intention  of  marriage,  from  the 
town  clerk,  required  a  five-cent  revenue  stamp  to  render  it 
valid. 

Business  writing  and  correspondence  were  practiced  under 
difficulties  wholly  unknown  to  the  modern  letter-writer.  Quill 
pens  were  then  used,  and  the  writer  must  needs  make  and  fre- 
quently thereafter  mend  his  own  pen.  Indeed,  it  was  as  much 
a  part  of  the  pupil's  education  to  become  skilled  in  making 
and  mending  pens  as  it  was  to  form  the  letters  with  neatness 
and  accuracy.     Without  the  one  the  other  was  hardly  attainable. 

*The  first  patent  sap-evaporator  in  town  was  purchased  and  used  by  Thomas  A. 
Allen,  about  1883. 

t  Years  ago  a  queer  custom  prevailed  in  newly-settled  towns,  where  large  num- 
bers of  swine  were  turned  loose  to  roam  the  woods.  Kach  year,  at  the  annual 
meeting,  several  hog-reeves  were  elected  to  capture  and  impound  all  hogs  found 
trespassing  on  the  settlers'  growing  crops.  Whenever  a  marriage  occurred  in  the 
settlement,  the  happy  groom  was  sure  to  be  elected  hog-reeve  at  the  next  annual 
meeting. 

X  The  author  recollects  of  frequently  hearing,  in  his  younger  days,  of  persons 
being  "  posted  "  when  their  intention  of  marriage  had  been  entered  with  the  town 
clerk,  long  after  the  practice  had  fallen  into  disuse. 


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A  deft  hand  was  required  to  successfully  whittle,  point  and 
split  a  quill  pen.  For  this  purpose  a  sharp,  small-bladed  knife 
was  used,  which  thus  gained  the  name  of  "  pen-knife."  The 
final  and  most  difficult  part  of  pen-making  was  to  cut  and  split 
a  point.  Concerning  this  operation  the  following  homely,  but 
oft-repeated  quatrain  was  their  guide : 

"  Cut  it  on  wood, 

Twill  never  be  good; 
Cut  it  on  your  nail, 
Twill  never  fail." 

Although  quill  pens  have  long  since  gone  out  of  use,  pen- 
knives are  still  sold  by  nearly  every  dealer  in  cutlery.  Large 
sheets  of  heavy  unruled  paper  were  generally  used.  Envelopes 
were  unknown.  In  correspondence  the  address  was  placed  on 
the  back  of  the  sheet,  which  was  then  folded  and  sealed  either 
with  wafers  or  sealing-wax. 

Among  the  queer  people  of  Industry  in  its  early  days  was 
an  itinerant  shoemaker  by  the  name  pf  Morse.  This  nomadic 
cordwainer  used  to  travel  through  the  town  and  work  up  the 
settler's  supply  of  leather  into  boots  and  shoes  for  the  family. 
Morse  was  an  inveterate  story-teller  and  noted  for  his  habit  of 
exaggeration.  Once  while  at  work  for  Capt.  Benjamin  Manter 
he  entertained  his  employer  with  an  account  of  an  enormous 
Indian  pudding  which  he  once  made.  "Why,"  said  he,  "it was 
so  large  that  when  the  people  gathered  around  it  and  began  to 
eat,  those  on  one  side  ate  a  little  too  fast,  the  mass  lost  its  equi- 
librium and  tumbled  over,  killing  two  men  and  a  dog.  After 
this,"  continued  the  narrator,  "to  prevent  further  loss  of  life  a 
law  was  passed  prohibiting  the  use  of  more  than  ten  bushels  of 
meal  in  a  single  pudding." 

A  good  story  is  told  of  Dr.  Jonathan  Ambrose  at  the  expense 
of  Dr.  John  A.  Barnard,  Dr.  B.  was  a  very  spare  pale-fjiced 
person  with  black  hair  and  flowing  beard,  which  rendered  the 
paleness  of  his  countenance  all  the  more  striking.  On  one  oc- 
casion Doctor  Ambrose  asked  his  opinion  in  regard  to  some 
real  or  fancied  ill.  After  a  careful  examination  Doctor  B.,  who 
was  something  of  a  wag,  said  in  hollow,  sepulchral  tones,  "  Doc- 


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tor,  I  think  you  are  very  near  to  the  boundless  shores  of  eternity." 
"  I  believe  you  are  right,"  quickly  replied  Doctor  A.,  in  his 
peculiar  squeaky  voice,  **one  ghost  has  already  appeared 
to  me." 

A  good  story  is  related  concerning  a  camp-meeting  held  by 
Father  Thompson  over  half  a  century  ago. 

There  had  been  considerable  revival  interest  manifested,  and 
many  lost  sheep  had  been  gathered  into  the  fold.  One  morning 
good  Father  Thompson  took  for  his  text  the  words  of  the  Lord 
unto  Moses  from  the  burning  bush:  "Put  off  thy  shoes  from 
off  thy  feet ;  for  the  place  whereon  thou  standest  is  holy  ground." 
On  hearing  which  Mr.  B.,  a  gentleman  from  a  neighboring  town, 
who  had  just  passed  "  From  darkness  unto  light,"  and  who  de- 
termined to  obey  the  scriptures  in  the  literal  as  well  as  the 
spiritual  sense,  immediately  removed  his  shoes,  which  he  did  not 
replace  until  the  close  of  the  services. 

An  amusing  anecdote  is  related  of  an  Indian  named  Takoo- 
sa,  of  the  Nantacket  tribe,  who  once  lived  in  Industry. 

One  very  cold  morning  Capt.  Benjamin  Manter,  meeting  him 
on  the  road,  bantered  him  in  regard  to  his  half-clothed  conditon 
and  remarked,  "  I  should  think  you  would  be  cold,"  to  which  the 
Indian  replied : 

"  Is  your  face  cold,  Mr.  Manter?" 

*«  No,"  replied  Capt.  M. 

"  Well,  me  all  face,"  was  Takoosa's  laconic  reply. 


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CHAPTER  XV. 
EVENTS  FROM  1830  TO  i860. 

Condition  of  the  Town. —  Population. —  Valuation. —  Small-pox  Scare. —  Attempt  to 
Change  the  Centre  Post-Office  to  Withee's  Corner. — First  Public  House  Opened. 
— Extensive  Land-owners. — Large  Stock-owners. — Effect  of  the  High  Tariff'  on 
the  Inhabitants  of  Industry. — Residents  in  the  South  Part  of  the  Town  Ask  to 
be  Made  Citizens  of  New  Sharon. — Remarkable  Meteoric  Shower. — "Temperance 
Hotel"  Opened. — Other  Public  Houses. — Financial  Crisis  of  1837. — ^^^  Surplus 
Revenue  Distributed. — Auroral  Display. — Franklin  County  Incorporated. — Diffi- 
culties in  Choice  of  Representative. — Prevalence  of  the  Millerite  Doctrine. — End 
of  the  World  Predicted. — 7000  Acres  Set  off  from  New  Vineyard  and  Annexed 
to  Industry. — Vigorous  Fight  of  the  Former  Town  to  Recover  its  Lost  Territory. 
— ^The  Pioneers  of  Liberty. — Destructive  Hail-storm. — New  County  Roads  Estab- 
lished.— Subject  of  Erecting  a  Town-house  Discussed. — A  Grand  Sunday-School 
Picnic. — ^The  Free-Soil  Party. — Efforts  to  Suppress  Rumselling. — Town  Liquor 
Agents. — ^The  License  Law. — General  Prosperity  of  the  Town. — One-half  of  the 
New  Vineyard  Gore  Set  off  to  Farmington. — South  Point  of  the  Town  Set  off  to 
New  Sharon,  etc. 

The  town  of  Industry  entered  upon  a  new  decade  with 
brightening  prospects  for  its  future,  and  the  ten  years  succeeding 
rank  among  the  most  prosperous  in  its  history.  At  the  begin- 
ning of  this  decade  the  town  could  boast  of  three  churches 
(two  of  them  newly  erected),  two  post-offices,  four  stores  and 
a  population  of  902,  being  an  increase  of  nearly  sixteen  per 
cent,  in  the  last  ten  years.  There  were  in  town  one  hundred 
and  sixty-one  polls  of  the  age  of  twenty-one  years  or  more,  and 
the  whole  sum  of  money  raised  in  1830,  exclusive  of  county  tax, 
was  $682.  This  sum  making  the  rate  per  cent,  of  taxation  only 
twelve  mills  on  a  dollar,  taking  the  State  valuation  of  1831  as  a 
basis.  Not  yet  deprived  of  its  pristine  fertility  the  soil  yielded 
bountifully  and  corn,  wheat  and  rye  were  among  the  more  im- 
portant cereal  crops,  while  potatoes  yielded  at  the  rate  of  from 


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three  to  five  hundred  bushels  per  acre.  Socially  a  new  era  was 
gradually  dawning  on  the  inhabitants  of  the  town.  The  refining 
influences  of  Christianity  were  gradually  pervading  the  land, 
and  under  its  benign  rule  they  were  fast  becoming  an  industri- 
ous, frugal  and  temperate  people.  True,  in  this  as  in  every 
town,  there  were  some  of  intemperate  habits  and  a  few  who 
were  idle  and  shiftless,  but  this  class  was  largely  in  the  minority.* 
Under  such  favorable  conditions  the  growth  of  the  town  was 
very  rapid — the  wealth  increasing  over  182  per  cent,  in  the  ten 
years,  while  the  growth  in  population  for  the  same  time  was 
only  a  fraction  over  1 5  per  cent. 

Feeling  keenly  the  need  of  better  roads  the  citizens  of  the 
town  voted,  at  their  annual  meeting  in  1830,  to  raise  %2QOO  for 
the  repair  of  highways,  it  being  the  largest  sum  ever  appropri- 
ated for  that  purpose  in  any  one  year.  At  the  same  meeting 
the  selectmen  were  instructed  "To  contract  with  some  physician 
to  inoculate  the  inhabitants  of  the  town  with  Kine  Pock  forth- 
with." From  the  peremptory  tone  of  these  instructions  it  may 
be  inferred  that  an  outbreak  of  small-pox  was  feared,  but  the 
author  has  not  been  able  to  learn  anything  definite  in  regard  to 
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^  About  this  time  or  somewhat  earlier  a  circulating  library  was  established  at 
Allen's  Mills.  Though  small  in  size,  the  influence  it  exerted  upon  the  social  lives  of 
the  residents  in  that  part  of  the  town  was  great.  The  following  letter  from  Rev. 
Stephen  H.  Hayes  gives  all  the  information  the  writer  has  been  able  to  gather  con- 
cerning it: 

"  I  cannot  give  you  much  account  of  that  library,  but  it  was  a  great  affair  to  me 
who  saw  few  books  in  my  childhood,  and  I  am  sure  it  was  regarded  in  like  manner 
by  my  associates.  It  was  called,  I  think,  the  "  Social  Library."  Benjamin  Allen  was 
the  librarian  and  it  was  kept  in  a  small  case  in  his  house.  I  think  there  were  less  than 
a  hundred  volumes,  such  as  Robertson's  History  of  America,  MacKenzie*s  Travels;  I 
think  it  was  Bary  0*Meary's  Life  of  Bonaparte  on  St.  Helena,  in  3  vols. ;  some  of  the 
Waverly  novels.  This  was  the  character  of  the  books.  Boy  as  I  was,  I  read  them 
with  great  interest,  but  how  or  by  whom  it  was  originated  I  do  not  remember.  But 
few  books  were  added,  those  in  it  were  gradually  scattered,  and  my  impression  is  that 
it  came  to  an  end.  But  that  small  library  had  no  small  influence  on  the  people  of 
that  neighborhood.  I  am  sorry  I  can  say  no  more,  but  I  am  glad  for  you  to  know  of 
this  library,  but  I  suppose  few  of  the  people  you  have  known  had  any  knowledge  of 
it.  But  it  was  a  treasure  to  the  people  of  my  generation  and  earlier — it  kindled  a 
taste  for  books — it  stirred  our  young  minds  and  was  prized  by  our  fathers." 

t  Rev.  Ira  Emery  writes :  "  I  very  well  remember  a  small-pox  scare  about  the  time 


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In  the  fall  of  1830  the  inhabitants  in  the  southern  and  west- 
ern part  of  the  town  agitated  the  topic  of  changing  the  post- 
route  through  Industry  from  Winslow's  Corner  by  Davis's  Corner 
(now  Goodridge*s),  and  from  thence  to  West's  Mills  so  that  the 
stage,  would  go  by  Withee's  Corner  and  Esq.  Daniel  Shaw's 
direct  to  West's  Mills.  The  agitators  further  proposed  that  the 
post-office  at  Davis's  Corner  be  removed  to  Withee's  Corner, 
which  would  bring  it  directly  in  line  of  the  proposed  route.  At 
length  the  subject  reached  such  a  degree  of  importance  that  a 
town  meeting  was  called  to  consider  the  advisability  of  peti- 
tioning the  Postmaster  General  to  make  the  proposed  change. 
Though  the  agitators  may  have  deemed  their  prospects  of  suc- 
cess very  promising,  it  seems  a  majority  of  the  town  thought 
otherwise,  and  the  proposition  was  ignominiously  voted  down 
in  town  meeting,  and  both  office  and  post-route  remained  un- 
changed. 

A  notable  event  of  the  year  1832  was  the  opening  of  the 
first  public  house  in  Industry.  This  house  was  located  at  West's 
Mills,  on  the  lot  where  Oliver  Bros,  subsequently  built  their 
steam-mill  in  1 871-2,  and  Asaph  Boyden  and  wife  were  landlord 
and  landlady.  His  tavern  sign  was  a  plain,  unostentatious  affair 
and  bore  the  simple  inscription,  ''A,  Boyden^  i8j2"  This  house 
supplied  a  long-felt  want,  and  the  good  accommodations  it 
afforded  soon  made  it  very  popular  with  the  traveling  public, 
and  the  enterprise  proved  a  remunerative  one. 

The  earliest  statistical  knowledge  of  Industry's  agricultural 
interests    is  also  for  the  forementioned   year.     At    that    time 


Boyden  swung  his  tavern  sign.  It  must  have  been  as  early  as  1832  and  near  the  time 
when  the  new  Canada  road  from  Quebec  to  the  State  line  was  opened.  Some  were 
afraid  foreigners  would  come  in  on  that  road  and  bring  the  small- pox.  There  was 
talk  of  asking  Mr.  Boyden  to  take  down  his  sign  as  a  preventive  measure.  In  this 
connection  1  am  reminded  of  a  little  incident.  In  those  years  strangers  were  not  often 
seen  in  the  little  village  of  West's  Mills.  On  a  Sabbath  during  the  summer  of  1832 
or  1833  there  was  a  baptism  in  the  mill-stream  just  al)ove  the  lower  britlge.  There  was 
present  a  stranger  of  gentlemanly  appearance,  well  dressed  and  civil — a  mere  looker- 
on.  Many  were  the  enquiries  made,  but  no  one  could  tell  who  he  was.  A  report  was 
currently  circulated  that  he  was  a  Spaniard.  In  the  estimation  of  us  boys  a  Spaniard 
was  next  akin  to  the  devil  himself,  and  thereafter  we  gazed  on  him  with  awe  and 
wondered  that  Mr.  Boyden  should  put  up  such  people." 


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among  the  largest  land-owners  were  George  Hobbs,  who  owned 
391  acres ;  Esq.  Daniel  Shaw,  380  acres ;  Widow  Annie  Norton, 
353  acres;  and  Nathaniel  M.  Davis,  341  acres.  Real  estate  to 
the  value  of  one  thousand  dollars  or  more  was  owned  by  the 
following  persons,  viz. :  Esq.  Peter  West,  $1900;  Nathaniel  M. 
Davis,  $1800;  Esq.  Daniel  Shaw,  $1800;  James  Winslow, 
$1600;  Widow  Annie  Norton,  $1500;  Esq.  James  Stanley, 
$1050;  Capt.  Ezekiel  Hinkley  &  Son,  $1050;  Capt.  Valentine 
Look,  $1025;  William  Cornforth,  $1000;  Jacob  Hayes,  $1000; 
Jonathan  Trask,  $1000. 

There  were  six  hundred  and  sixty-three  sheep  in  town  at 
that  time,  and  Esq.  Daniel  Shaw,  whose  flock  numbered  160,  was 
the  largest  individual  owner.  James  Stanley  was  the  next 
largest  sheep-owner,  having  a  flock  of  140.  The  inventory  of 
neat  stock  was  as  follows :  Oxen,  223  ;  cows  and  heifers,  three- 
years-old,  484.  Hogs,  281.  Dairying  and  stock-raising  were 
given  much  attention,  and  several  farmers  kept  large  herds  of 
cows.  James  Winslow,  one  of  the  most  thriving  and  prosperous 
farmers  in  town,  owned  twelve  cows,  and  Nathaniel  M.  Davis, 
Esq.,  John  Gower,  Capt.  Moses  Tolman,  and  Jonathan  Trask 
each  owned  a  herd  of  ten  cows.  Numerous  others  owned  herds 
nearly  as  large  as  those  mentioned.  The  following  persons 
owned  personal  property  to  the  value  of  $400  or  more :  Esq. 
James  Stanley,  $1409;  Esq.  Daniel  Shaw,  $1343;  Nathaniel 
M.  Davis,  $658  ;  Jonathan  Trask,  $434 ;  James  Winslow,  $544; 
Esq.  Peter  West,  $478 ;  Esq.  John  Gower,  $449 ;  Cornelius 
Davis,  $443.  The  poll  tax  assessed  this  year  was  the  small 
sum  of  eighty-eight  cents  per  capita. 

The  high  tariff  adopted  during  the  presidency  of  John 
Quincy  Adams,  for  the  purpose  of  protecting  American  manu- 
factures from  the  competition  of  foreign  importations,  became 
oppressive  and  burdensome  to  those  engaged  in  agricultural 
pursuits.  This  tariff",  which  imposed  a  high  tax  on  many 
necessaries  of  life,  proved  a  great  burden  to  the  inhabitants  of 
Industry,  many  of  whom  were  just  emerging  from  the  hardships 
and  privations  incident  to  all  newly-settled  towns.  Andrew 
Jackson  succeeded  Adams,  and  during  his  administration  the 


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tariff  question  assumed  formidable  proportions.  Congress 
further  increased  the  burden  by  imposing  a  still  higher  rate  of 
duties  in  1832.  As  it  was  "the  last  straw  that  broke  the 
camel's  back,"  so  it  was  this  last  act  of  Congress  that  roused  the 
indignation  of  the  citizens  of  Industry.  On  the  third  day  of 
July,  1832,  a  special  town  meeting  was  called  to  consider  the 
feasibility  of  instructing  the  Maine  delegation  in  Congress  to 
protest  against  the  "tariff  system"  as  oppressive  and  burden- 
some. Though  the  meeting  favored  this  course  it  was  found 
that  there  would  not  be  sufficient  time  for  the  instructions  to 
reach  Washington  before  the  probable  adjournment  of  Congress. 
Consequently  the  subject  was  dismissed  and  the  meeting 
adjourned  sine  die.  Near  the  close  of  the  year  a  movement 
was  made  by  the  inhabitants  residing  on  a  tract  of  territory  in 
the  southern  part  of  the  town  to  secure  by  an  act  of  the  Legisla- 
ture a  separation  from  Industry  and  annexation  to  New  Sharon.* 
This  measure  was  strongly  opposed  by  all  save  those  directly 
interested,  and  although  a  special  town  meeting  was  called  to 
see  if  the  town  would  consent  to  the  proposed  division  the 
matter  was  promptly  dismissed  without  action,  as  the  record 
shows.  Thus  was  defeated  for  a  time  a  movement  which, 
greatly  to  the  joy  of  its  originators,  triumphed  after  a  lapse  of 
nearly  twenty  years. 

At  the  annual  meeting  in  1833  a  precedent  was  established 
which  might  have  been  followed  down  to  the  present  time  with 
benefit  to  the  town.  At  that  meeting  the  town  voted  that  each 
officer  be  required  to  produce  and  read  his  bill  in  "  open  town 
meeting." 


*  This  tract  of  land  was  bounded  as  follows :  "  Beginning  at  the  westerly  corner 
of  lot  No.  47,  on  New  Sharon  line,  belonging  td"  Lemuel  Collins,  Jr.,  thence  north-east 
to  the  Pressy  road,  so-called,  thence  on  the  southerly  side  of  said  road  to  the  northerly 
line  of  lot  marked  Q,  on  which  Moses  Pressy  now  lives;  thence  southerly  by  said 
lot  line  to  Stark  line;  thence  south  by  Stark  and  Mercer  lines  to  New  Sharon  line; 
thence  north-west  on  New  Sharon  line  to  the  first-mentioned  bounds." 

At  a  town  meeting  holden  November  5,  1832,  the  citizens  of  New  Sharon  on  the 
article :  '*  To  see  if  the  town  will  vote  to  receive  John  Gower,  Joseph  S.  Tibbetts, 
John  Trask,  Jr.,  Wyman  Oliver,  Daniel  Howes  and  Lemuel  Collins,  with  their  estates, 
from  the  town  of  Industry;"  vote  stood  as  follows:  Nays,  117;   Yeas,  98. 


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The  most  remarkable  meteoric  shower  on  record  occurred 
on  the  evening  of  Nov.  13,  1833.  This  grand  display  of  celes- 
tial fire-works  caused  great  alarm  among  the  more  timorous, 
and  even  the  bravest  felt  an  indescribable  awe  steal  over  their 
senses  as  they  watched  the  imposing  scene.  The  event  had 
been  previously  predicted  by  scientific  men,  but  nearly  every' 
one  had  forgotten  the  matter.  The  superstitious  ones  regarded 
the  event  as  a  harbinger  of  some  dreadful  calamity,  and  for 
nearly  half  a  century  the  occurrence  was  a  topic  of  unflagging 
interest  with  all  classes. 

About  Jan.  i,  1835,  Deacon  Ira  Emery,  having  returned  to 
West's  Mills  from  a  year's  sojourn  in  Waterville,  went  to  live 
in  the  house  subsequently  occupied  by  Richard  Fassett  for 
many  years.  Here  he  opened  a  public  house  and  swung  out  a 
sign  bearing  this  significant  inscription,  **  Temperance  Hotels 
The  opening  of  the  house  was  celebrated  by  a  grand  supper. 
There  was  a  temperance  meeting*  at  the  church  on  the  opening 
day,  and  at  its  close  a  number  of  influential  members  with  their 
wives  repaired  to  the  ** Temperance  Hotel"  and  took  supper  by 
way  of  encouragement  to  the  landlord  in  his  laudable  enterprise. 
Among  those  present  were  Capt.  Peter  W.  Willis,  William  Corn- 
forth  and  David  Luce,  with  their  wives ;  some  of  the  Manters 
and  others  to  the  number  of  twenty  or  more.  The  volume  of 
business  was  not  large,  as  some  were  opposed  to  patronizing  a 
hotel  where  temperance  principles  were  so  rigidly  adhered  to. 
Deacon  Emery's  career  as  proprietor  of  the  "Temperance 
Hotel"  was  of  short  duration.  In  April,  1835,  he  bought  the 
Esq.  William  Allen  farm  near  the  centre  of  the  town,  and  moved 
there  immediately  after  making  his  purchase.  A  few  years  later 
Benjamin  Heald  of  Anson  moved  into  the  Dr.  Francis  Caldwell 
house  (now,  1892,  occupied  by  Mrs.  Mary  C.  Gilmore),  bar- 
gained for  Deacon  Emery's  tavern  sign,  and  again  it  proclaimed 
to  the  weary  traveler  that  Industry  had  a  temperance  hotel. 
But  this  time  it  was  temperance  in  name  only,  for  it  was  gen- 
erally known  that  Mr.  Heald  sold  **the  ardent"  to  his  patrons. 

♦This  was  undoubtedly  a  meeting  of  the  temperance  society  organized  by 
Esquire  Peter  West  (see  p.  24S). 


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He  remained  in  town  about  two  years  and  then  returned  to 
Anson.  To  what  end  this  hotel  sign  ultimately  came  is  not 
known.  Christopher  Sanborn  Luce  also  kept  a  public  house 
at  West's  Mills  contemporaneously  with  Asaph  Boyden  and 
others. 

The  year  1837  was  an  eventful  one  in  the  history  of  t"he 
town,  as  well  as  in  that  of  the  State  and  Nation.  The  great 
financial  crisis  precipitated  upon  the  country  early  in  that  year 
was  keenly  felt  by  the  people  of  Industry,  and  the  stringency  it 
caused  in  the  money  market  lasted  through  the  whole  term  of 
President  Van  Buren's  office.  Under  the  existing  high  tariff 
laws  the  surplus  revenue  had  steadily  accumulated  until  it  repre- 
sented a  colossal  sum.  As  the  charter  of  the  United  States 
Bank  was  about  to  expire  by  limitation,  President  Jackson  near 
the  close  of  his  term  of  office  ordered  the  funds  there  deposited 
to  be  removed  to  specified  State  banks.  This  order  was  the 
first  step  towards  disbursing  these  funds  among  the  people,  and 
in  conformity  with  this  measure  a  census  was  taken  by  the 
municipal  officers,  of  which  the  following  is  the  full  text: 

FAMIUES    RESIDING    IN    INDUSl'RY    MARCH     IS1\     1 837,    WITH    THE    NUMBER 
OF   PERSONS   IN   EACH    FAMILY. 


Adams,  Joseph, 

3- 

Collins,  Daniel,  Jr., 

6. 

Allen,  Benjamin, 

6 

Collins,  James, 

8. 

Allen,  Charles  L., 

2 

Collins,  John, 

3- 

Allen,  Datus  T., 

7 

Collins,  Joseph, 

8. 

Allen,  John,  Jr., 

5- 

Collins,  Lemuel,  Jr., 

8. 

Allen,  Newman  T., 

6 

Cornforth,  William, 

10. 

Athearn,  Benjamin, 

7 

Cottle,  Benjamin, 

4. 

Benson,  Bartlett, 

3- 

Crompton,  Isaac, 

5- 

Boardman,  Sally, 

3 

Cutler,  Levi, 

3. 

Boyden,  Asaph, 

7 

Cutler,  Nathan, 

12. 

Bradbury,  John  S., 

4 

Cutler,  Seth, 

3. 

Briggs,  Adian, 

7 

Cutts,  James, 

7- 

Bryant,  James, 

7 

Cutts,  Thomas, 

2. 

Caldwell,  Dr.  Francis, 

7 

Daggett,  Timothy, 

I. 

Clark,  Jacob, 

5 

Daggett,  Tristram, 

3- 

Collins,  Barnabas  A., 

6 

Davis,  Andrew, 

3- 

Collins,  Daniel, 

I 

Davis,  Cornelius, 

5- 

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Davis,  James, 

3- 

Howes,  Lemuel,  Jr., 

6. 

Davis,  James,  Jr., 

7- 

Hutchins,  James, 

9- 

Davis,  Nathaniel, 

3- 

Ingalls,  Arthur, 

3- 

Davis,  Wendell, 

2. 

Ingalls,  John, 

6. 

Dutton,  Susannah, 

I. 

Jewell,  John, 

7- 

Edwards,  Bryce  S., 

7- 

Johnson,  Henry, 

12. 

Emery,  Ira, 

lO. 

Joy,  Samuel, 

4- 

Emery,  Josiah, 

4. 

Knight,  Helon  H., 

2. 

Eveleth,  Joseph, 

6. 

Lawry,  William, 

7- 

Fogg,  Asa, 

8. 

Leathers,  Alfred, 

8. 

Fogg,  John, 

4. 

Lewis,  Joseph, 

5- 

Pogg>  Sylvester, 

2. 

Linen,  John, 

3. 

Folsom,  Daniel, 

6. 

Look,  Valentine, 

12. 

Frost,  John, 

4- 

Luce,  Benjamin, 

5- 

Frost,  Samuel, 

lO. 

Luce,  Charles, 

I. 

Gennings,  Rufus, 

4. 

Luce,  Daniel, 

5- 

Gilmore,  James, 

lO. 

Luce,  David, 

7- 

Goodridge,  Jonathan, 

5- 

Luce,  David  M., 

9- 

Goodridge,  Nathan, 

5- 

Luce,  Elisha, 

3- 

Gower,  George, 

5- 

Luce,  Elisha,  2d, 

7- 

Gower,  John, 

6. 

Luce,  Ezekiel, 

6. 

Gower,  John,  Jr., 

5- 

Luce,  Henry, 

4. 

Graham,  James, 

4. 

Luce,  Leonard, 

4- 

Gray,  Guy, 

9- 

Luce,  Luther, 

5- 

Green,  Aurelia, 

2. 

Luce,  Rowland, 

5- 

Harvey,  William, 

5- 

Luce,  Samuel, 

3- 

Hayes,  Jacob, 

8. 

Luce,  William, 

2. 

Henderson,  Dr.  Josiah, 

9- 

Luce,  William  H., 

4- 

Hibbard,  Orrin, 

7- 

Manter,  Asa  M., 

2. 

Hibbard,  Stephen, 

2. 

Manter,  Benjamin, 

6. 

Higgins,  Barnabas  A., 

2. 

Manter,  James, 

5- 

Hill,  Theodore, 

4- 

McKinney,  John, 

10. 

Hilton,  Gilman, 

3- 

McLaughlin,  Richard, 

5- 

Hinkley,  Ezekiel, 

3- 

Meader,  Francis, 

9- 

Hinkley,  Ezekiel,  Jr., 

3- 

Meader,  John  W., 

4- 

Hinkley,  Josiah, 

9- 

Meader,  Shubael  L., 

7. 

Hinkley,  Oliver, 

5- 

Meader,  William, 

10. 

Hobbs,  George, 

9- 

Morse,  Caleb, 

7. 

Howes,  Alvin, 

6. 

Morse,  Samuel, 

2. 

Howes,  John, 

3- 

Morse,  Thomas, 

3- 

Howes,  Lemuel, 

3- 

Norcross,  Philip, 

5- 

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Norton,  Anna, 

7- 

Stevens,  Moses, 

12. 

Norton,  Charles, 

6. 

Storer,  Mary, 

9- 

Norton,  Clifford  B., 

6. 

Swift,  Ebenezer, 

8. 

Norton,  Cornelius, 

5- 

Taylor,  John, 

10. 

Norton,  Isaac, 

II. 

Thing,  Dudley, 

3 

Norton,  James, 

2. 

Thing,  Dudley  L., 

3- 

Norton,  Obed, 

9- 

Thing,  Jesse, 

4- 

Norton,  Rhoda, 

2. 

Thompson,  Betsey, 

I. 

Norton,  Supply  B., 

6. 

Thompson,  Robert, 

7- 

Norton,  William  D., 

3- 

Thwing,  Nathaniel, 

7. 

Oliver,  Wyman, 

8. 

Tolman,  Moses, 

9- 

Parker,  Simon, 

3- 

Trask,  Eben, 

3- 

Patterson,  Samuel, 

12. 

Trask,  James, 

3- 

Perkins,  George, 

I. 

Trask,  Jonathan, 

12. 

Pike,  Joshua, 

3- 

Trask,  Nathaniel, 

8. 

Pollard,  Jonathan, 

9- 

True,  Moses, 

8. 

Pratt,  Jesse, 

7- 

True,  Thomas  J., 

5- 

Prince,  Paul, 

8. 

Viles,  Joseph, 

3- 

Rackliff,  Benjamin  R., 

II. 

Wade,  Mary, 

6. 

Rackliff,  Henry  B., 

6. 

West.  Peter, 

10. 

Rackliff,  William, 

8. 

Willard,  Eben, 

5- 

Remick,  Francis, 

8. 

Willard,  Haskell, 

4. 

Ring,  Joseph, 

2. 

Williamson,  Joseph, 

3- 

Ring,  Samuel, 

6. 

Willis,  Peter  W., 

8. 

Roach,  Phebe, 

I. 

Winslow,  George, 

7- 

Roach,  Royal, 

4. 

Winslow,  James, 

6. 

Roach,  William, 

2. 

Withee,  Daniel, 

4. 

Savage,  Charles, 

3- 

Withee,  H.  T., 

II. 

Shaw,  Albert  and  Daniel, 

8. 

Wiihee,  Nancy, 

3- 

Shorey,  Pelatiah, 

9- 

Withee,  Zachariah, 

7- 

Smith,  Alvin, 

5- 

Withee,  Zoe, 

2. 

Smith,  William  D., 

3- 

Woodcock,  David, 

4- 

Spencer,  John, 

8. 

Young,  Daniel, 

6. 

Stevens,  James, 

4. 

By  this  distribution  Maine  received  the  sum  of  $955,838.25, 
on  the  condition  that  it  should  be  refunded  to  the  United 
States  on  demand.  The  State  Legislature  immediately  passed 
an  act  authorizing  each  town  to  receive  its  proportional  part  on 
the  same  conditions  stipulated  by  the  National  Government. 
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the  town  voted  to  receive  its  proportional  part  of  the  fund  on 
the  terms  specified,  and  William  Cornforth  was  chosen  an  agent 
**to  demand  and  receive  the  money"  from  the  State  Treasurer. 
The  town  decided  that  this  money  should  be  held  by  trustees 
as  a  permanent  loan  fund  for  the  benefit  of  residents  of  the 
town.  The  vote  specified  that  the  loans  should  be  in  sums  of 
not  less  than  ten  or  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  to  any  one 
individual,  the  borrower  to  pay  six  per  cent,  interest  on  the 
loan  and  one-half  of  one  per  cent  as  a  compensation  to  the 
trustees.  Two  responsible  sureties  were  required  in  addition  to 
the  borrower's  name.  The  trustees  chosen  as  custodians  of  this 
fund  were  William  Cornforth,  James  Winslow  and  George 
Hobbs,  and  the  sum  received  was  $2,133.60.  Many  became 
dissatisfied  with  this  arrangement,  and  at  the  annual  meeting, 
March  26,  1838,  the  town  annulled  its  previous  doings  bypass- 
ing a  vote  **  To  divide  the  surplus  revenue  per  capita  among 
the  inhabitants  of  the  town."*  At  a  meeting  held  Sept.  10, 
1838,  Capt.  Peter  W.  Willis  was  chosen  a  trustee  and  instructed 
to  settle  with  the  State  Treasurer  and  collect  any  balance  found 
due  the  town.  Thus  was  practically  wasted,  by  the  injudicious 
action  of  the  town,  a  fund  which,  had  it  been  wisely  managed, 
would  have  proved  of  permanent  and  lasting  benefit. 

The  wonderful  auroral  display  on  the  evening  of  Jan.  25, 
1837, t  stands  second  only  to  the  meteoric  shower  of  1833  in 
point  of  grandeur.  At  the  time  of  its  occurrence  the  ground 
was  covered  with  snow,  and  the  lurid  glare  of  this  mysterious 
flame  gave  it  a  blood-red  appearance.  These  lights  were  first 
observed  early  in  the  evening,  and  as  they  increased  in  extent 
and  brilliancy,  a  large  number  of  people  gathered  at  West's 


♦  BuUer  says  in  his  "  History  of  Farmington  "  (see  p.  174)  that  the  Legislature  of 
1839  passed  the  act  authorizing  towns  to  distribute  this  money  among  its  inhabitants. 
Thus  it  seems  that  the  citizens  of  Industry  had  anticipated  legislative  action  by  tak- 
ing the  initiative  step  in  the  matter. 

t Table  of  Incidents  in  Butler's  History  of  Farmington^  p,  j/6.  "Our  First 
Century,"  by  R.  M.  Devins,  published  by  C.  A.  Nichols  &  Co.,  Springfield,  Mass., 
1876,  gives  the  date  as  November  14,  1837.  ^^^  author's  investigations  all  go  to 
substantiate  the  date  as  given  by  Mr.  Butler,  yet  he  has  not  been  able  to  establish  it 
beyond  the  shadow  of  doubt. 


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Mills  and  watched  with  fear  and  trembling  this  wonderful  sight. 
The  stillness  and  solemnity  of  the  hour  was  hardly  broken  save 
by  the  rushing  sound  of  the  auroral  flame  and  occasionally  the 
subdued  voices  of  the  assembled  people.  The  flame  was  of 
such  brilliancy  that  ordinary  print  could  be  easily  read  out  of 
doors,  and  the  houses  for  a  considerable  distance  were  plainly 
discernible.  The  superstitious  regarded  this  manifestation  as 
the  forerunner  of  some  dire  calamity.  The  crimson  hue 
imparted  to  the  snow  led  some  to  imagine  that  a  bloody  war 
was  at  hand,  while  others  believed  that  the  judgment  day  had 
surely  come. 

The  Legislature  of  1838  passed  an  act  to  incorporate 
Franklin  County.  This  act  was  approved  by  Governor  Kent 
March  20,  1838,  and  at  a  meeting  called  April  9th,  the  vote  of 
Industry  stood  eighty-six  in  favor  of  the  new  county  to  five 
against  it. 

The  total  senatorial  vote  of  Sept.  10,  1838,  was  one  hundred 
and  ninety-six,  and  two  years  later  the  aggregate  vote  for  presi- 
dential electors  was  two  hundred  and  ten.  At  that  time  the 
town  was  about  equally  divided  politically.  The  Harrison  and 
Van  Buren  electors  each  received  one  hundred  and  four  votes — 
scattering,  two. 

The  representative  district,  which  included  Industry,  experi- 
enced much  difficulty  in  electing  a  representative  to  the  Legis- 
lature in  the  fall  of  1842.  At  the  September  election  Capt. 
Newman  T.  Allen  was  the  leading  candidate  in  Industry,  out  of 
ten  persons  receiving  votes  for  that  office,  having  received  sixty- 
five  votes.  Meeting  after  meeting  was  called  and,  although 
Capt.  Allen  was  a  leading  candidate,  he  failed  to  receive  a 
majority  of  the  votes  in  town  until  the  seventh  meeting.  Even 
this  result  did  not  decide  the  contest,  as  Capt.  Allen  failed  to 
have  a  majority  in  his  district,  which  was  composed  of  Industry, 
New  Sharon  and  New  Vineyard.  Several  meetings  were  called 
in  the  early  part  of  1843,  and  Dr.  John  Cook's  name  was  sub- 
stituted for  that  of  Capt.  Allen,  but  with  no  better  result,  and 
the  writer  is  of  the  opinion  that  this  district  was  unrepresented 
in  the  Legislature  of  that  year. 


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A  remarkable  event  of  the  year  1843  was  the  widespread 
prevalence  of  a  religious  belief  known  as  "  Millerism."  The 
fundamental  principle  of  this  doctrine  was  the  immediate  sec- 
ond coming  of  the  Messiah.  William  Miller,  the  originator  of 
this  doctrine,  by  an  ingenious  interpretation  of  the  Prophecies, 
had  fixed  the  date  of  this  important  event  sometime  between 
March  21,  1843,  and  March  21,  1844.  He  visited  Farmington 
in  March,  1843,  and  addressed  the  people  on  the  impending 
dissolution  of  all  things  terrestrial.  Whether  or  not  Miller  or 
any  of  his  confreres  visited  Industry,  the  writer  is  unable  to  say, 
but  the  subject  attracted  much  attention,  and  created  no  little 
excitement  in  this  as  well  as  in  other  towns.  A  few  even  went 
so  far  as  to  claim  that  they  could  read  the  date  ( 1843)  foretold 
by  Miller,  on  blades  of  grass  and  grain.  The  appearance 
in  the  heavens  during  the  year  of  a  blazing  comet  of  great 
magnitude,  gave  additional  weight  to  the  predictions  of  Miller 
in  the  minds  of  the  superstitious.  As  time  rolled  on  and  the 
prophecies  remained  unfulfilled,  the  infatuation  gradually  ceased, 
and  "the  Millerite  craze"  became  a  thing  of  the  past. 

A  tract  of  land  containing  seven  thousand  acres  was  set  off 
from  New  Vineyard  and  annexed  to  Industry  in  1844.  A  sys- 
tem of  intercepting  mountains  prevented  free  social  intercourse 
with  the  rest  of  the  town  and  rendered  this  change  almost  an 
imperative  necessity.  The  following  is  the  full  text  of  the 
petition,  together  with  the  names  of  its  signers : 

To  the  Honorable  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of  the  State  of 
Maine y  in  Legislature  assembled: 

Humbly  represents  the  undersigned  Inhabitants  of  the  town  of  New 
Vineyard,  that  said  town  is  so  situated  that  it  is  extremely  inconvenient 
for  the  Inhabitants  to  assemble  at  any  one  place  for  the  purpose  of  do- 
ing town  business,  there  being  a  range  of  high  hills  or  mountains,  run- 
ning diagonally  nearly  through  the  center  of  the  town.  That  the  South- 
easterly part  of  said  town  would  be  much  better  convened  by  being 
annexed  to  the  town  of  Industry. 

Wherefore  your  petitioners  pray  that  the  following  described  tract 
be  set  off  from  New  Vineyard  and  annexed  to  Industry.  To  wit :  be- 
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North  on  the  East  line  of  said  town  to  the  center  of  the  fourth  range 
of  lots ;  thence  West  to  the  West  line  of  lot  Number  ten  in  said  range, 
Thence  South  on  the  deviding  line  between  lots  numbered  ten  and 
eleven,  to  the  North  line  of  the  town  of  Industry,  Thence  East  on  said 
North  line  to  the  first  mentioned  comer,  with  as  much  more  as  your 
honors  may  think  propper.  And  as  in  duty  bound  will  ever  pray. 
Dated  at  New  Vineyard  the  25th  day  of  Jan'y,  1844. 

David  Merry.  Benjm.  W.  Norton. 

Levi  H.  Perkins.  Obed  W.  Gray. 

Leander  Perkins.  Silas  Spauldmg. 

Richmond  Doyen.  Isaac  Elder,  2nd. 

William  Welch.  Leonard  Viles. 

Columbus  Harvey.  Dennis  H.  Viles. 

Isaac  Daggett.  Ebenezer  Smith. 

Henry  Adkinson.  Alvan  Smith. 

Ivory  Furbish.  Peter  B.  Smith. 

Edmund  A.  Norton.  Joseph  W.  Smith. 

Lawson  Buder.     •  John  Daggett. 

Henry  Manter.  John  A.  Daggett. 

John  W.  Manter.  Orrin  Daggett. 

Zebulon  Manter.  Sam*l  Daggett. 

At  a  town  meeting  held  Feb.  23,  1844,  Alfred  Leathers  was 
chosen  moderator  and  the  citizens  voted  to  receive  the  land  and 
inhabitants,  the  vote  standing  thirty-five  for,  to  fourteen  against 
the  measure.  Accordingly  the  Legislature,  by  an  act  approved 
March  21,  1844,  set  off  and  annexed  the  land  and  inhabitants 
agreeably  to  the  prayer  of  the  petitioners.*  The  inhabitants  of 
New  Vineyard  were  greatly  dissatisfied  with  the  Legislature  for 
granting  the  prayer  of  these  petitioners,  but  as  it  was  near  the 
close  of  the  session  nothing  could  be  done  until  the  next  Legis- 
lature convened.  Soon  after  the  organization  of  the  House  in 
1 845  the  following  petition  was  presented  for  the  consideration 
of  that  body : 

To  the  Honorable  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in  Legislature 

assembled: 

The  undersigned  authorized  agent  and  attorney  in  behalf  of  the 
town  of  New  Vineyard  would  represent  that  heretofore  three  pieces  of 


"  Industry  thus  gained  forty-three  ratable  polls  and  added  128,447  ^^  ^^s  valuation. 

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said  town  have  been  annexed  to  other  towns  to  wit,  two  pieces  to  the 
town  of  Industry,  the  other  to  the  town  of  Anson,  that  this  dismember- 
ing of  said  town  has  made  it  small  and  of  inconvenient  shape  and  has 
increased  the  burdens  and  expenses  of  its  inhabitants,  that  a  project  is 
now  started  to  annihilate  said  town,  against  which  a  large  majority  of  its 
inhabitants  are  opposed. 

Passing  over  the  inconveniences  arising  from  having  a  great  distance 
to  travel  in  order  to  attend  town  meetings,  altering  county  lines,  break- 
ing up  Senatorial  and  representative  districts,  and  many  other  evils  of 
like  nature,  they  object  to  the  extinguishment  of  the  name  of  their  town 
for  the  reason  that  thereby  associations  will  be  broken  up,  the  bonds  of 
fellowship  that  bind  the  inhabitants  together  in  social  union  severed,  and 
their  influence  in  the  support  of  Republican  principles  greatly  weakened 
or  destroyed. 

They  ask  for  the  re- annexation  to  New  Vineyard  the  territory  form- 
erly belonging  to  it,  and  the  establishment  of  the  old  town  lines,  then 
their  town  would  be  the  fifth  or  sixth  town  in  the  county  of  Franklin  in 
point  of  size,  population,  and  property,  the  inhabitants  would  be  as  well 
accommodated  in  attending  to  their  town  affairs,  and  other  business,  as 
they  can  be  by  any  other  arrangement,  and  the  interest  of  the  whole 
promoted. 

At  a  legal  meeting,  on  the  thirteenth  instant,  of  the  said  inhabitants 
called  to  consider  the  subject,  they  voted  \o  petition  the  Legislature  to 
re-instate  said  town  in  the  same  shape  as  at  the  time  of  its  incorporation. 

The  undersigned  prays  that  the  parcels  set  off"  may  be  re-annexed, 
and  his  town  re-instated  in  its  original  size  and  shape. 

[Signed.]  Joseph  L.  Hackett, 

Agent  of  said  town. 

A  true  co])y. 

J.  O.  L.  Foster, 

Secretary  of  the  Senate. 

State  of  Maine. 

In  Senate  January  twenty-fourth,  1845,  on  the  petition  aforesaid, 
ordered,  that  the  petitioner  cause  an  attested  copy  of  petition  with  this 
order  thereon  to  be  served  on  the  Town  Clerks  of  Anson  and  Industry, 
ten  days  at  least  before  the  thirteenth  day  of  February  next,  that  all 
persons  interested  may  there  appear  and  show  cause,  if  any  they  have  . 
why  the  prayer  of  said  petitioner  should  not  be  granted. 

[Signed.]  C.  Chadwick,       , 

Chairm?     ^. 
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Read  and  accepted.     Sent  down  for  concurrence. 

J.  O.  L.  Foster,  Secretary. 

In  the  House  of  Representatives,  Jan*y  24,  1845, 
Read  and  concurred. 

Samuel  Belcher,  Clerk. 

A  true  copy. 

Attest :  J.  O.  L.  P'oster, 

Secretary  of  the  Senate. 

A  true  copy. 

Joseph  L.  Hackett, 

Town  Agent. 

I  hereby  acknowledge  the  service  of  the  above  petition  and  order 
thereon,  Industry,  February  3,  1845. 

Attest :  Peter  W.  Butler, 

Town  Clerk. 

Vigorous  measures  were  adopted  by  Industry  as  soon  as  it 
became  definitely  known  that  the  inhabitants  of  New  Vineyard 
would  make  the  attempt  to  regain  their  lost  territory.  Their 
claims,  as  will  be  seen  by  the  foregoing  petition,  were  of  the 
most  radical  and  sweeping  character.  They  demanded  at  the 
hands  of  the  Legislature  not  only  the  land  set  off  to  Industry 
the  previous  year,  but  likewise  the  Gore  (see  p.  2og)y  which 
had  been  a  part  of  Industry  since  181 5.  A  town  meeting 
was  promptly  called,  and  agreeably  to  notice  the  citizens  of 
Industry  met  at  the  Centre  Meeting-House  on  the  5th  day  of 
February,  1845.  General  Nathan  Goodridge  was  called  to 
preside,  and  a  vote  to  elect  two  special  agents  to  defend  the 
town  lines,  as  they  then  existed,  was  passed.  Hiram  Manter 
and  Captain  Newman  T.  Allen  were  then  unanimously  elected 
to  that  office.  These  gentlemen  were  further  instructed  to  use 
every  expedient  and  legitimate  means  to  defeat  the  petition 
of  Joseph  L.  Hackett  and  all  other  petitions  of  a  similar 
purport.  The  faithfulness  of  these  gentlemen  in  the  discharge 
of  their  duty  is  shown  from  the  fact  that  no  legislative  action 
was  taken  in  the  matter. 


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288  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY, 

PIONEERS   OF   LIBERTY   IN   INDUSTRY. 

The  **  Liberty  Party  "  first  gained  a  foothold  in  Industry  at 
the  presidential  election  of  1840,  when  two  votes  were  cast  for 
the  electors  of  James  G.  Birney,  the  candidate  of  that  party.* 
These  votes  were  cast  by  Truman  Allen  Merrill  and  Warren 
Smith,  both  young  men,  and  this  was  the  first  time  they  had 
exercised  the  right  of  suffrage  at  the  polls.  Much  enthusiasm 
was  manifested  by  voters  of  both  parties — the  Whigs  and 
Democrats  of  those  times.  The  friends  of  those  two  young  men 
were  greatly  shocked  at  their  determination  to  vote  the  despised 
**  Liberty  ticket,"  and  took  all  reasonable  pains  to  dissuade  them 
from  their  purpose.  These  young  men,  one  of  whom  is  still 
living,  never  regretted  their  action.  With  them  it  was  no  fitful 
impulse  but  a  matter  of  principle.  It  was  a  subject  to  which 
they  had  given  much  study,  and  satisfying  themselves  of  the 
correctness  of  its  underlying  principles  they  made  up  their 
minds  to  brave  whatever  opposition  might  come.  They  were 
not  politicians,  but  young  men  who  firmly  believed  that  to  act 
in  accordance  with  one's  sincere  convictions  was  the  right  thing 
to  do.  Five  years  later  the  action  of  these  young  men  was  vin- 
dicated in  the  election  of  Mr.  Merrill  to  represent  his  district  in 
the  State  Legislature  of  1846.  In  Maine  the  Abolition  or  Lib- 
erty party  nominated  its  candidate  for  governor  each  year  from 
its  inception  until  1849.  In  1848  Samuel  Fessenden,  its  candi- 
date for  governor,  received  sixty-two  votes  in  Industry  and  12,- 
037  in  the  State.  After  this  the  party  made  no  nominations  for 
State  and  county  officers,  and  was  eventually  absorbed  by  the 
Republican  party  on  its  organization.  The  election  of  Abraham 
Lincoln  in  i860  was  essentially  a  triumph  of  Liberty  party  prin- 
ciples in  the  nation,  though  under  a  foreign  name. 

The  town  voted  at  a  meeting  held  September  19,  1844,  to 


*  An  eye-witness  informs  the  author  that  these  two  votes  came  very  near  not  be- 
ing counted.  In  making  up  the  returns,  and  just  as  they  were  about  to  seal  them  up, 
the  two  young  men  who  had  voted  the  "  Liberty  ticket "  called  attention  to  the  fact 
that  their  votes  had  not  been  included  in  the  returns.  "  Oh,  yes,"  said  Capt.  Norton, 
**  I  did  see  one  or  two  votes  but  failed  to  credit  them  in  the  returns."  Thereupon 
they  were  counted,  declared  and  properly  entered  on  the  returns. 


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furnish  William  Meader  and  family  a  sufficient  sum  of  money  to 
defray  their  traveling  expenses  to  some  Western  State.  The 
family  were  in  indigent  circumstances  when  they  left  Industry, 
but  were  fortunate  in  their  new  home  in  Illinois,  where  they 
were  soon  able  to  earn  a  comfortable  living.  The  sons  and 
daughters  married  well  and  became  useful  and  respected  mem- 
bers of  society. 

August  8,  1846,  there  occurred  one  of  the  most  devastating 
hail-storms  known  in  the  history  of  the  town.  The  course  of 
this  storm  was  from  a  westerly  direction,  and  although  very  nar- 
row in  the  limits  of  its  destructiveness,  caused  much  damage 
along  its  track  in  the  northern  part  of  Farmington  and  at  Allen's 
Mills.  In  the  centre  of  the  storm  fruit-trees  were  stripped  of 
their  half-grown  fruit  and  foliage,  fields  of  corn  and  unharvested 
grain  were  completely  destroyed,  and  much  glass  was  broken. 
Rills  were  turned  to  raging  rivers  in  a  few  moments,  and  wash- 
outs four  feet  in  depth  were  made  in  the  solid  road.  A  few 
miles  beyond  Allen's  Mills  the  force  of  the  storm  seemed  spent 
and  only  a  heavy  rainfall  was  experienced. 

About  this  time  road  matters  seemed  to  occupy  the  attention 
of  the  town  to  a  considerable  extent.  A  road  having  been  laid 
out  from  near  where  David  W.  Merry  now  ( 1 892 )  lives  east- 
ward to  the  Shaw  farm,  the  town  voted  September  14,  1846,  to 
discontinue  the  old  road  over  Bannock  Hill,  and  also  voted  to 
raise  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars  to  open  •*  a  winter  road  "  over  the 
proposed  new  route.*  The  following  year  the  matter  again 
came  up  for  action  of  the  town.  The  meeting  assembled  Sep- 
tember 12,  1847;  at  this  meeting  Albert  Shaw  made  the  town 
an  offer  to  build  the  road  from  his  house  to  the  west  line  of  the 
Hinkley  farmf  gratis,  and  agreed  to  put  his  portion  in  a  condition 
suitable  for  a  winter  road  immediately.  It  was  proposed  to  let 
the  opening  of  the  remainder  to  the  lowest  bidder,  stipulating 
that  it  should  be  completed  by  September  15,  1848. 

*  This  road,  established  on  petition  of  Daniel  Shaw  et  als.^  was  laid  out  Novem- 
ber 19,  1845,  ^y  Jaines  Russell,  Abraham  L.  Harmon  and  William  Whittier,  County 
Commissioners.  The  road  as  established  runs  a  direct  east  and  west  course,  is  four 
rods  wide  and  452  rods  long. 

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290  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY, 

March  i,  1847,  ^  X02A  was  accepted  on  the  Gore,  running 
easterly  from  James  Graham's  to  the  new  county  road  near  the 
school-house  in  Capt.  Clifford  B.  Norton's  district.  The  "  Pres- 
son  Hill  road,"  so-called,  having  become  a  superfluity  by  reason 
of  this  newly  established  route,  was  discontinued. 

Up  to  this  time  the  county  road  from  Goodridge's  Corner 
by  Allen's  Mills  ran  over  the  hill  on  which  the  residence  of  the 
late  Capt.  William  Allen  was  located.  On  petition  the  County 
Commissioners  laid  out  a  new  road  around  this  hill.  At  the 
forementioned  meeting  this  matter  also  came  up  for  considera- 
tion of  the  town.  Of  course  there  were  dissenting  voices  and 
the  disadvantages  as  well  as  the  merits  of  the  new  route  were 
discussed  by  the  citizens  present.  One  gentleman  urged  as  an 
important  objection  that  the  distance  by  the  new  route  would 
be  greater.  Rufus  Jennings,  who  favored  the  new  road,  wishing 
to  convince  the  dissenter  of  his  error  arose  and  said,  "  Mr.  Mod- 
erator, I  would  like  to  ask  the  gentleman  what  difference  it 
makes  in  the  distance  whether  a  kettle-bail  stands  upright  or  lies 
in  a  horizontal  position  on  the  edge  of  the  vessel  ?  "  This  ques- 
tion placed  the  matter  in  so  clear  a  light  that  no  further  objection 
was  offered.  A  vote  to  accept  the  road  was  passed,  and  also  to 
have  it  opened  to  the  public  by  July  i,  1848  Although  the 
new  road  was  opened  by  the  date  specified,  the  road  over  the 
hill  was  not  discontinued  until  some  years  had  elapsed. 

At  the  annual  meeting  March  5,  1849,  the  subject  of  building 
a  town-house,  which  had  for  some  years  remained  dormant,  was 
again  brought  before  the  citizens  of  the  town,  and  Major  James 
Cutts,  Capt.  Newman  T.  Allen,  George  Gower  and  Capt.  Clifford 
B.  Norton  were  chosen  a  committee  *'  to  select  a  site  and  report 
at  some  future  meeting."  This  committee  selected  as  a  suitable 
and  accessible  location  for  such  a  building,  a  site  at  the  western 
terminus  of  **  the  Shaw  road,"*  and  reported  at  a  meeting  holden 
at  the  Centre  Meeting-House,  September  10,  1849.  The  report 
was  accepted  by  a  vote  of  the  town,  but  an  article  in  the  warrant 

*  This  was  the  newly  established  road  running  in  a  westerly  direction  from  the 
Albert  Shaw  farm.  Down  to  the  present  lime  (1892)  it  is  known  both  as  the  new 
road  and  the  Knowles  road. 


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to  raise  funds  to  build  the  house  failed  to  pass.  The  matter  was 
revived  by  the  insertion  in  the  warrant,  for  the  annual  meeting 
in  1852,  of  an  article  in  relation  to  the  subject,  but  the  voters  did 
not  seem  disposed  to  take  any  action  relative  to  it.  November 
2,  1852,  at  a  town  meeting,  the  town-house  question  was  again 
agitated,  and  another  committee  chosen  to  select  a  site  for  the 
structure.  This  committee  selected  Roach's  (now  Tibbetts's) 
Corner  as  the  most  suitable  location,  and  their  report  was  like- 
wise accepted.  At  a  subsequent  meeting  Sept.  12,  1853,  the 
citizens  voted  on  the  above  report  to  build  a  town-house  on  the 
site  selected,  and  a  committee  of  five  was  chosen  and  instructed 
to  draft  plans,  make  an  estimate  of  the  cost  of  construction 
and  report  at  the  next  meeting.  At  an  adjourned  session  of 
this  meeting,  held  Sept.  26,  1853,  General  Nathan  Goodridge 
made  a  report  in  behalf  of  the  committee,  which  was  accepted 
by  a  vote  of  60  yeas  to  33  nays.  The  sum  of  $275  was  raised 
by  vote  to  build  the  house,  and  the  contract  for  its  erection 
was  bid  off  by  George  W.  Johnson  at  $250.  The  contract 
stipulated  that  the  house  should  be  completed  by  September, 
1854.  Capt.  Peter  W.  Willis,  General  Nathan  Goodridge  and 
James  Elliott  were  chosen  as  a  committee  to  superintend  its 
construction.  The  action  of  the  town  had  a  business-like 
appearance,  and  the  prospect  of  a  town-house  seemed  very 
promising  indeed.  But  at  the  succeeding  annual  meeting  the 
town  voted  to  change  the  location,  and  the  whole  scheme 
collapsed.  Directly  afterward  a  special  meeting  was  called,  to 
assemble  at  George  Cornforth's  hall,  at  West's  Mills.  The 
meeting  convened  March  20,  1854,  and  a  motion  to  pass  by 
the  articles  in  relation  to  building  a  town-house  was  carried 
by  a  majority  of  one  vote,  A  few,  still  undaunted  by  these 
repeated  defeats,  caused  another  meeting  to  be  called  July  i, 
1854,  but  unfortunately  no  action  was  taken  and  the  interest  in 
the  matter  died  out.  Thus  ended  all  efforts  toward  erecting  a 
town-house  in  Industry. 

One  of  the  most  grand  and  imposing  celebrations  ever 
witnessed  in  Industry,  occurred  at  West's  Mills,  July  4,  1849, 
under  the  auspices  or  the  West's    Mills   and   Centre   Sunday- 


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schools.  These  schools  united  in  making  the  necessary  prep- 
arations for  the  event,  and  invitations  were  extended  to  the 
Sunday-schools  at  Anson,  Madison  and  Stark,  to  participate 
in  the  festivities  of  the  occasion.  At  an  early  hour  on  the 
appointed  day  the  members  of  the  West's  Mills  school  were 
astir,  putting  the  finishing  touches  to  the  elaborate  and  perfect 
arrangements  for  the  reception  of  their  invited  guests.  The 
officers  of  the  day  were  as  follows :  President,  John  Dinsmore ; 
Marshal,  Gen.  Nathan  Goodridge;  Ass't  Marshal,  Maj.  James 
Cutts ;  John  Frost,  chairman  of  Committee  of  Arrangements. 
The  visiting  schools  arrived  in  a  body  about  9  o'clock  A.  M., 
and  were  welcomed  by  John  Frost,  in  a  brief  but  well-chosen 
speech,  to  which  J[ohn?]  M.  Wood  responded  in  behalf  of  the 
invited  guests.  At  the  close  of  these  ceremonies  a  pleasant 
episode  occurred.  Miss  Ann  Shaw  stepped  forward  and,  in  a 
neat  little  speech,  presented  John  Dinsmore,  superintendent  of 
the  West's  Mills  Sunday-school,  a  beautiful  gold  pencil,  as  a 
slight  token  of  the  love  and  esteem  of  his  pupils.  A  proces- 
sion was  then  formed  in  the  following  order,  under  the  direction 
of  the  marshal  and  his  assistant : 

Band  of  Music. 

Choir. 

Centre  Sunday-school. 

West's  Mills  Sunday-school. 

Madison  Sunday-school. 

Anson  Sunday-school. 

Stark  Sunday-school. 

President  oi  the  Day. 

Clergymen. 

Parents  and  Friends  of  Sunday-school  Children. 

Citizens. 

The  procession  numbered  more  than  one  thousand  persons, 
there  being  fully  five  hundred  Sunday-school  children  in  the 
line.  The  various  schools  bore  many  pretty  banners  with 
appropriate  mottoes  and  inscriptions.  Escorted  by  the  band, 
the  procession  marched  to  a  delightful  grove  near  David  Luce's, 
which    had    previously  been  fitted   up   in   an   elegant    manner 


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with  speaker's  stand  and  a  large  number  of  seats  for  the  accom- 
modation of  the  schools  and  spectators.  The  number  of  peo- 
ple in  the  grove  during  the  exercises  was  estimated  to  be 
fully  1 500.  The  exercises,  interspersed  with  frequent  volunta- 
ries from  the  choir,  were  as  follows : 

Prayer. 

Rev.  Silas  B.  Brackett,  Industry, 

Addresses 

by 

Rev.  Abel  Alton,  Solon, 

Rev.  Samuel  P.  Morrill,  Farmington. 

Rev. Andrews,  Strong, 

Rev.  James  M.  FoUett,  New  Sharon, 
Rev.  Silas  B.  Brackett,  Industry, 

At  the  close  of  the  exercises  in  the  grove,  the  procession 
was  re-formed,  and  at  2  o'clock  P.  M.  marched  to  a  cool,  shady 
orchard  in  front  of  Mr.  Luce's  house,  where  four  long  tables, 
tastefully  decorated,  fairly  groaned  beneath  their  weight  of 
tempting  viands.  Here  fully  one  thousand  persons  gathered 
to  satisfy  the  demands  of  a  keen  appetite.  After  the  repast 
was  ended,  the  schools  formed  a  hollow  square,  and  listened  to 
an  address  by  Rev.  James  M.  Follett,  and  a  valedictory  by  Rev. 
John  Perham,.  of  Madison.  Returning  to  the  church  at  the 
village,  a  reciprocal  expression  of  thanks  was  exchanged  for 
the  enjoyment  which  the  day  had  afforded.  Rev.  John  Perham 
then  dismissed  the  assembly  with  the  benediction,  and  the 
company  returned  to  their  several  homes. 

A  new  political  party  known  as  "Free-soilers"  suddenly 
sprang  into  existence  during  the  presidential  campaign  of  1848 
and  put  in  nomination  as  their  candidate  Martin  Van  Buren. 
This  party  held  that  Congress  should  prohibit  the  introduction 
of  slavery  into  the  territories.  The  electors  of  Van  Buren 
received  more  than  one-third  of  the  votes  cast  in  Industry. 
The  next  year  their  "gubernatorial  candidate,  George  F.  Talbot, 
received  forty-nine  votes.  But  in  1852,  Dr.  Ezekicl  Holmes, 
received  only  five  votes  in  this  town.  Some  years  later  the 
party  merged  into  the  newly  formed  Republican  party. 


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On  the  question  of  temperance,  public  sentiment  was 
strongly  in  its  favor,  and  at  a  town  meeting  held  Sept.  lo,  1849, 
the  views  of  its  legal  voters  were  tersely  set  forth  in  the  follow- 
ing language:  "Voted,  that  we  are  not  willing  rum  should  be 
unlawfully  sold."  A  committee  of  three  was  chosen,  and 
instructed  to  visit  all  rumsellers  and,  if  possible,  persuade  them 
to  stop  their  illicit  traffic.  If  unsuccessful  in  this,  they  were 
authorized  to  prosecute  them  at  the  expense  of  the  town.  This 
committee  consisted  of  Deacon  Brice  S.  Edwards,  Lewis  Prince 
and  Orrin  Daggett.  At  a  subsequent  town  meeting  holden 
Sept.  10,  1850,  the  matter  was  again  brought  before  the  citizens 
and  the  town  agent  was  instructed  to  prosecute  all  persons 
found  selling  liquor  unlawfully.  But  notwithstanding  these 
stringent  measures  and  the  vigilance  exercised  by  the  people, 
spirituous  liquors  were  still  sold  in  Industry.  True,  there  was 
but  one  or  two  engaged  in  the  business,  but  they  clung  to  their 
unlawful  trade  with  a  pertinacity  worthy  of  a  better  cause. 
Doubtless,  hoping  to  counteract  in  a  measure  the  evil  effect  by 
drawing  off  a  certain  class  of  customers  who  occasionally 
bought  Spirits  for  medicinal  purposes,  the  municipal  officers 
decided  to  appoint  a  liquor  agent  in  conformity  with  a  provi- 
sion of  the  statutes  authorizing  it.  Consequently  on  the  27th 
of  June,  1854,  John  Frost,*  a  gentleman  of  irreproachable 
character,  was  selected  for  the  position.  He  was  succeeded  in 
the  following  year  by  Nelson  C.  Luce,  and  later  Moses  M. 
Luce  was  appointed  to  the  office.  This  agency  was  always 
an  outset  to  the  town,  and  was  abandoned  after  three  or  four 
years. 

The  Legislature  of  1856  having  passed  a  license  law,  Rich- 
ard Fassett  made  application  and  was  licensed  agreeably  to  that 
act  May  5,  1856,  "to  sell  wines  and  malt  liquors  for  medicinal 
and  mechanical  purposes  for  the  term  of  one  year."  This  was 
the  only  license  issued  in  Industry  during  the  existence  of  the 
license  law,  and  if  others  sold  liquors  it  fnust  have  been  in  a 
clandestine  manner.     When  the  prohibitory. law  of  1858  came 

♦  Mr.  Frost  was  the  first  liquor  agent  Industry  ever  had,  and  Moses  M.  Luce 
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before  the  people  for  action,  the  vote  of  Industry  given  in  at  a 

meeting  held  June  7,  1858,  was  as  follows: 

For  the  Prohibitory  Law  of  1858,  72  votes. 

For  the  License  Law  of  1856,  00  votes. 

The  year  1850  ushered  in  a  decade  of  peace  and  general 
prosperity  in  the  history  of  the  town.  The  State  valuation  for 
this  year  was  $147,545.  There  were  owned  in  town  at  that 
time  3,445  sheep,  which  would  have  given  a  flock  of  sixteen  to 
every  family  of  five  persons.  The  largest  individual  owner  was 
Daniel  S.  Gordon,  whose  flock  numbered  240.  There  were 
61 1  milch  cows  and  heifers  owned  in  town  on  the  first  day  of 
April;  283  oxen  and  122  hogs.  The  following  gentlemen 
owned  real  estate  to  the  value  of  $1000  or  more,  viz. : 

Benjamin  Allen,  $1250;  Capt.  Newman  T.  Allen,  $1400; 
Maj.  James  Cutts,  $1500;  Gen.  Nathan  Goodridge,  $1335; 
Daniel  S.  Gordon,  $1000;  George  Hobbs,  $1700;  Charles 
Hayes,  $1 580 ;  Alexander  Hillman,  $1 700 ;  John  Wells  Manter, 
$1100;  James  Manter,  $1100;  Zebulon  Manter,  $1200;  Peter 
West  Manter,  $1300;  Obed  Norton,  $1050;  Benj.  Warren 
Norton,  $1300;  Albert  and  Daniel  Shaw,  $3000;  Franklin 
Stone,  $1120;  Ebenezer  Swift,  $1120;  Capt.  Moses  Tolman, 
$1000. 

The  whole  sum  of  money  raised  this  year,  including  State 
and  county  taxes,  was  $1866.16,  and  the  rate  per  cent,  of 
taxation,  according  to  the  State  valuation,  was  only  a  fraction 
over  twelve  mills  on  the  dollar.  Promising  as  were  the  pros- 
pects of  the  town  at  this  time,  it  was  destined,  ere  the  first  half 
of  the  decade  had  passed,  to  lose  some  of  its  wealthiest  citi- 
zens and  most  valuable  territory.  First,  in  1850,  (see  p,  4.6 )t 
the  western  half  of  the  **  New  Vineyard  Gore"  was  set  off*  to 
Farmington,  and  two  years  later  George  Hobbs  and  others 
residing  in  the  south  part  of  the  town  were  set  ofi"  from  Indus- 
try and  annexed  to  New  Sharon.  Aside  from  the  petitioners, 
the  people  of  Industry  were  much  opposed  to  these  concessions 
and  took  prompt  and  vigorous  measures  to  prevent  legislative 
action,  especially  against  the  subjoined  petition  of  George 
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To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of  Maine  in  Legislature 
assembled,  • 

The  undersigned  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Industry,  in  the  County 
of  Franklin,  respectfully  represent  that  so  much  of  the  territory  of  the 
town  of  Industry,  adjoining  the  town  of  New  Sharon  in  said  County,  as 
is  embraced  in  the  following  description,  containing  an  entire  school 
district,  ought  to  be  set  off  from  the  town  of  Industry  and  annexed  to 
the  town  of  New  Sharon.  (Here  followed  a  description  of  the  bounds 
as  given  in  the  foot  note  on  page  14  q,  v.) 

The  undersigned  further  say  that  some  of  the  reasons  for  asking 
the  Legislature  to  set  off  said  section  of  Industry  and  annex  to  New 
Sharon  may  be  enumerated  as  follows,  to  wit :  First,  as  inhabitants  of 
that  part  of  Industry,  they  labor  under  very  great  inconveniences  in 
respect  to  their  town  business  and  post-office  communications.  Situated 
in  a  remote  corner  of  Industry,  distant  from  any  place  of  business  or 
post-office  in  that  town.  They  are  about  entirely  cut  off  from  all  com- 
munication with  its  inhabitants.  Whereas  all  their  business  and  trade  is 
at  New  Sharon,  as  well  as  their  post-office  communications.  Second, 
the  inhabitants  of  this  part  of  Industry  have  all  or  nearly  all  their  moral 
and  religious  connections  and  associations  at  New  Sharon,  and  with  its 
inhabitants.  They  have  also  buried  their  dead  at  New  Sharon  village 
to  a  certain  extent,  and  they  also  own  church  property  and  generally 
attend  public  worship  in  New  Sharon.  If  annexed  to  New  Sharon,  the 
inhabitants  of  this  territory  would  be  conveniently  situated  in  all  these 
respects,  as  well  as  much  better  convened  in  the  matter  of  roads  and 
other  means  of  communications.  For  the  foregoing,  among  many  other 
reasons,  the  undersigned  do  most  humbly  and  respectfully  pray  the 
Legislature  to  set  off  said  territory  and  annex  it  to  New  Sharon,  and 
thus  will  they  ever  pray. 

George  Hobbs.  William  D.  Smith. 

Geo.  Gower,  2d.  Simon  Collins. 

Oren  Hebberd.  George  Hobbs,  Jr. 

Ransford  Norcross.  Eben  G.  Collins. 

John  G.  Collins.  Franklin  Stone. 

John  Gower.  Robert  Trask. 

James  Collins.  Wyman  Oliver. 

Roger  Ela.  John  Collins. 

Philip  Norcross.  William  F.  Williamson. 

Though  the  case  of  the  town  was  ably  managed  before  the 
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and  the  flourishing  town  of  New  Sharon  received  a  valuable 
addition  to  its  already  extensive  domain.  The  town  was  more 
successful,  however,  in  its  opposition  to  petition  of  Luther 
Luce  and  others  residing  on  the  eastern  part  of  the  "New 
Vineyard  Gore,"  who  asked  the  Legislature  in  the  winter  of 
1857  for  a  separation  from  Industry  and  annexation,  with  their 
estates,  to  the  town  of  Farmington. 

The  last  decade  of  which  this  chapter  treats,  was  one  of 
peace  and  general  prosperity,  and  uneventful  aside  from  the  war 
cloud  which  near  its  close  lowered  on  the  national  horizon. 


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CHAPTER   XVI. 

EVENTS  FROM  i860  TO  1866. 

Polilical  Excitement. — ^The  John  Brown  Insurrection. — Diphtheria  Epidemic. — Resi- 
dents of  Allen's  Mills  Petition  the  Legislature  for  Annexation  to  Farmington. — 
War  Meeting  Held  at  West's  Mills.— Patriotic  Resolutions  Passed.— Lively  Times 
at  Subsequent.  Meetings. — Muster  and  Celebration  at  West's  Mills,  July  4, 
1861. — Call  for  Troops. — A  Comet  Appears. — Great  Scarcity  of  Silver  Money. — 
Methods  Devised  for  Supplying  the  Defect. — The  U.  S.  Fractional  Currency. — 
Disheartening  News  From  the  War. — Mason  and  Slidell  Arrested. — Belligerent 
Attitude  of  England.— Total  Failure  of  the  Fruit  Crop  of  1861.— Militia  En- 
rolled and  Organized. —  First  Industry  Soldiers'  Lives  Sacrificed. —  Obsequies 
at  the  Centre  Meeting-House. — More  Soldiers  Wanted. — Liberal  Town  Bounty 
Offered  for  Enlistments.— A  Call  for  Nine  Months'  Troops.— Draft  Ordered.— 
Generous  Measures  Adopted  by  the  Town  to  Avoid  a  Draft. — A  Stirring  Mass 
Meeting  for  Raising  Volunteers. — Provision  for  Destitute  Soldiers'  Families. — 
News  of  the  Emancipation  Proclamation  Reaches  Industry. — ^The  Conscription 
Act. — Anxieties  of  Those  Liable  to  a  Draft. — Disloyal  Utterances  in  Other  Towns. 
— Industry  True  to  Her  Country. — Piratical  Craft  Reported  off  the  Main^  Coast. 
— Revenue  Cutter  "  Caleb  Gushing  "  Captured  in  Portland  Harbor. 

The  year  i860  ushered  in  an  eventful  era  in  the  history  of 
the  town  of  Industry,  as  well  as  in  that  of  the  State  and  Nation. 
At  its  dawn  the  John  Brown  insurrection  with  its  resulting  trial 
and  execution  were  the  all-absorbing  topics  of  discussion.  Po- 
litical excitement,  already  at  fever  heat,  was  still  further  intensi- 
fied by  one  of  the  most  hotly  contested  gubernatorial  and  pres- 
idential campaigns  known  for  years.  At  the  September  election 
the  gubernatorial  vote  was  the  largest  polled  for  many  years. 
Bitter  animosities  often  existed  between  neighbors  differing  in 
political  sentiments,  and  wordy  discussions  were  frequently  in- 
dulged in.  This  condition  of  things  grew  worse  rather  than 
better  up  to  the  breaking  out,  and  all  through  the  early  part  of 
the  great  Civil  War. 


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A  widespread  epidemic  of  diphtheria  visited  Industry  in  the 
fall  of  i860,  and  prevailed  with  alarming  mortality  for  many 
months.  This  was  a  new  disease  to  the  physician  and  its  path- 
ology and  treatment  were  not  well  understood.  So  sudden  and 
virulent  was  the  attack,  and  so  intractable  did  the  disease  seem, 
even  to  the  most  carefully  selected  remedies,  that  patients  were 
often  entrusted  to  the  care  of  empirics  in  preference  to  the 
educated  physician.  Blindly  ignorant  of  its  highly  contagious 
character,  the  disease  was  carried  from  family  to  family  in  the 
clothing  of  nurses  and  attendants  on  the  sick.  Thus  was  this 
dreadful  disease  spread  from  house  to  house  and  neighborhood 
to  neighborhood,  leaving  desolate  homes  and  sorrowing  families 
in  its  track.*  Wholly  ignorant  of  the  result,  public  funerals 
were  with  few  exceptions  held  over  the  remains  of  those  dying 
with  this  disease,  thus  affording  another  fertile  source  for  its 
dissemination.  Many  declared  the  disease  non-contagious,  bas- 
ing their  assertion  on  personal  immunity  from  contagion.  Yet 
these  same  persons  would  hesitate  and  often  decline  assistance  in 
caring  for  those  ill  with  this  disease,  thus  clearly  showing  that 
they  did  not  care  to  take  the  risk,  notwithstanding  their  strong 
faith.  Others  considered  the  disease  highly  contagious,  and 
would  under  no  consideration  enter  a  house  where  a  case  was 
known  to  exist.  Fortunately  the  number  of  cases  diminished 
and  people  began  to  feel  a  certain  degree  of  safety.     Though 

*  The  following  editorial  item  which  will  give  the  reader  some  idea  of  the  fearful 
ravages  of  this  disease,  was  clipped  from  the  Farmington  Chronicle  of  January  31, 
1 861 :  "  This  fearful  disease  is  making  sad  ravages  around  us  in  every  direction.  In 
one  small  neighborhood  in  Chesterville  we  understand  ten  persons  have  fallen  its 
victims  within  a  brief  period.  In  one  family  the  father  died  while  his  child  was  being 
conveyed  to  its  burial.  In  another,  three  children  lay  dead  in  the  house  at  one  time, 
and  four  prostrated  with  the  disease.  Scores  of  families  in  this  and  adjoining  towns 
are  mourning  the  loss  of  one  or  more  loved  ones,  who  have  been  suddenly  smitten 
down  with  this  fatal  disease.  The  skill  of  the  physician  is  bafBed  in  staying  its  pro- 
gress and  saving  its  victims." 

Below  in  the  same  column  the  editor  adds :  "  We  understand  that  in  the  neigh- 
borhood in  Chesterville,  mentioned  in  this  column,  where  the  diphtheria  has  raged 
with  such  fearful  fatality,  there  are  five  lying  dead  to-day  (Wednesday)  in  three 
families.  One  entire  family  has  been  carried  away  and  all  the  children,  seven  in 
number,  in  an<  :her.  The  whole  number  of  deaths  in  the  neighborhood  is  upwards  of 
fifteen." 


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not  so  prevalent,  yet  there  were  many  deaths  from  this  disease 
in  1862-3-4-5. 

Late  in  the  year  i860  Barnabas  A.  Higgins  and  others  re- 
siding at  Allen's  Mills  sent  a  petition  to  the  State  Legislature 
asking  that  they  and  their  estates,  embracing  the  whole  village, 
be  set  off  from  Industry  and  annexed  to  Farmington.  The  in- 
habitants of  Industry  being  opposed  to  such  secessionary  pro- 
ceedings and  not  wishing  to  lose  so  valuable  a  tract  of  their 
domain,  promptly  called  a  special  town  meeting  to  adopt  such 
measures  as  the  exigencies  of  the  case  required.  The  meeting 
was  held  January  7,  1861,  and  Josiah  Emery  was  chosen  agent 
to  appear  before  the  legislative  committee  in  opposition  to  the 
petitioners.  About  the  same  time  Farmington  also  held  a  town 
meeting,  at  which  it  was  voted  not  to  receive  the  petitioners  and 
their  estates.  Had  that  town  voted  otherwise  it  is  doubtful 
whether  the  petitioners  could  have  been  successfully  thwarted 
in  their  purpose. 

Scarcely  had  the  boom  oQ  the  last  cannon  fired  on  Fort 
Sumter  died  away  and  the  wires  flashed  the  news  of  its  fall 
over  the  length  and  breadth  of  the  land,  ere  the  citizens  of  Indus- 
try, fired  with  zeal  and  patriotism,  began  active  preparations  for 
the  defense  of  the  Union.  A  "war  meeting"  was  held  at  West's 
Mills  on  Saturday,  May  4,  1861,  scarcely  more  than  three 
weeks  after  the  commencement  of  hostilities.  The  day  was 
fair  and  the  gathering  large,  being  estimated  at  fully  500  people. 
Early  in  the  morning  the  people  began  to  gather.  At  eleven 
o'clock  in  the  forenoon  a  flagstaff  was  erected  and  a  flag  raised 
amid  the  loud  huzzas  of  the  assembled  crowd.*  Mrs.  Silas  H. 
Burce  then  sang  "The  Star-Spangled  Banner"  in  a  manner 
highly  creditable  to  herself,  and  to  the  great  satisfaction  of  all 
present.     This  was  followed  by  stirring  speeches  from  Josiah 


*  Asaph  Boyden,  secretary  of  these  meetings,  wrote  The  Franklin  Patriot^  under 
dale  of  May  6,  1861,  that  "  the  blue  used  by  the  LAdies*  Circle  in  making  the  flag 
was  spun  and  woven  by  Mrs.  Dudley  Thing,  a  heroine  of  the  Revolution."  This  was 
evidently  a  slip  of  the  pen,  the  1812  War  l)eing  undoubtedly  meant,  for  Mrs.  Thing 
was  only  live  years  of  age  when  the  Declaration  of  Independence  was  proclaimed. 
The  flagstafT  above  referred  to  was  located  very  near  the  northeast  comer  of  Richard 
Fassett's  tavern. 


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Emery  and  David  Merry,  Esq.  When  they  had  finished,  the 
assembly  again  saluted  its  National  emblem  with  loud  cheers 
and  the  boom  of  cannon,  as  it  proudly  floated  on  the  breeze 
from  its  lofty  position.  A  speaker's  stand  was  improvised, 
Albert  Shaw  called  upon  to  preside  and  Asaph  Boyden  chosen 
secretary  of  the  meeting.  A  fervent  prayer  was  then  offered  by 
Dea.  Ira  Emery.  This  was  followed  by  earnest  and  patriotic 
appeals  to  the  people,  urging  them  to  stand  by  their  beloved 
Union  in  her  hour  of  peril.  Among  the  citizens  who  addressed 
the  assemblage  were  Hiram  Manter,  Gen.  Nathan  Goodridge, 
Elbridge  H.  Rackliff,  Capt.  Curtis  Pinkham,  Benjamin  Tibbetts, 
Isaac  Daggett  and  many  others.  The  speaking  was  interspersed 
with  national  and  patriotic  airs  acceptably  rendered  by  a  choir 
wholly  composed  of  local  talent.  A  committee  on  resolutions, 
appointed  at  the  opening  of  the  meeting,  then  reported  and 
read  amid  the  most  vociferous  cheering  the  following  resolutions, 
which  were  unanimously  adopted : 

Whereas  :  Almighty  God  in  blessing  our  fathers  gave  them  a 
republican  form  of  government  and  Constitution,  securing  to  all  citizens 
of  these  United  States,  life,  liberty  and  the  pursuit  of  happiness ;  and 
whereas  that  government  has  been  transmitted  to  us,  their  children,  for 
safety  and  perpetuity ;  and  whereas,  under  the  benign  and  equal  opera- 
tion of  the  said  government,  we  have  achieved  a  national  character 
second  to  none ;  and  whereas,  at  the  present  time  our  government  and 
liberties  are  in  imminent  peril  from  the  action  of  the  States  of  this  Union 
in  that  they  have  : 

I  St,  given  to  the  Constitution  new  and  strange  interpretations  un- 
known to  the  framers. 

2d,  They  have  barbarously  treated  many  of  the  free  men  of  this 
nation. 

3rd,  They  have  set  at  naught  the  laws  of  the  land. 

4th,  they  have  withdrawn  from  the  Union  without  consent  of  the  re- 
maining States. 

5th,  They  have  inaugurated  a  new  government  in  a  way  and  manner 
that  has  never  before  been  known,  or  even  attempted  in  the  civilized 
world. 

6th,  They  have  elected  their  officers. 

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7th,  They  have  seized  an  immense  amount  of  money,  munitions  of 
war,  and  other  property  belonging  to  the  United  States. 

8th,  They  have  actually  commenced  a  war  by  attacking  Fort  Sumter, 
and  threatening  to  march  upon  the  Capitol,  thus  aiming  to  overthrow 
that  Government,  the  securing  and  establishing  of  which  cost  our  fathers 
a  seven  years*  conflict  with  Great  Britain,  and  thus  leaving  us  two  alter- 
natives : 

1st,  To  submit  to  Jefferson  Davis  as  cowards  unworthy  of  our  birth- 
right;  or, 

2d,  To  arise  in  the  strength  and  dignity  of  freemen  and  show  the 
traitors  that  we  will  maintain  our  constitutional  rights.     Therefore, 

Resoh^ed, —  1st,  That  the  Constitution  and  laws  must  and  shall  be 
maintained  at  all  and  every  hazard. 

2d,  That  this  great  crisis  imperatively  demands  the  firm  and  united 
support  of  every  patriot,  irrespective  of  party  organization. 

3rd,  That  we  prefer  no  other  l)anner  to  float  over  us  during  the  im- 
pending conflict,  than  that  of  the  "  red,  white  and  blue,"  the  American 
eagle  with  thirty- four  stars. 

4th,  That  in  the  immortal  language  of  the  heroes  of  '76,  to  preserve 
our  Independence  united,  we  pledge  our  lives,  our  fortunes  and  our 
sacred  honor; 

Resolvedy  That  we,  citizens  of  Industry,  do  hereby  pledge  ourselves 
to  stand  by  and  support  the  families  that  may  be  left  in  consequence  of 
enlistments  which  have  or  may  be  made  in  the  army  to  defend  our  con- 
stitutional rights,  if  need  be. 
[Signed.] 

Josiah  Emery.  Rufus  Jennings. 

(Oliver  Stevens.  Hiram  Manter. 

James  Cntts.  David  Patterson. 

Benjamin  N.  Willis.  David  Merry. 

Andrew  Tibbetts.  James  Elliott. 

Isaac  Daggett.  Nathan  Goodridge. 

Committee  on  Resolutions. 

After  other  exercises,  including  the  presentation  of  a  sword 
and  epaulettes  to  Capt.  Curtis  Pinkham  by  Josiah  Emery,  the 
meeting  adjourned  to  meet  in  two  weeks.  During  these  war 
meetings,  which  continued  up  to  and  culminated  in  a  grand 
celebration  on  July  4th,  many  exciting  scenes  transpired.  A 
company  was  organized  and  equipped  with  **  wooden    guns." 


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Swords,  pistols,  belts  and  other  military  trappings  were  brought 
down  from  the  garrets  to  which  they  had  been  consigned  years 
before.  Articles  of  military  dress  became  all  the  rage,  and  the 
boy  who  did  not  make  some  pretentions  in  this  direction  was 
counted  unpatriotic  and  of  little  account  by  his  companions. 

Martial  music  became  popular,  and  the  shrill  notes  of  the 
fife  and  the  lively  rattle  of  the  tenor  drum  were  familiar  sounds 
to  all.  Daniel  Hilton  was  a  skillful  perfornier  on  the  fife,  and 
with  William  Q.  Folsom  as  drummer,  usually  furnished  music 
for  the  war  meetings  or  *•  trainings,"  as  nearly  every  one  called 
them. 

The  cannon  used  on  these  occasions  was  a  rude  piece  of 
ordnance,  improvised  by  drilling  out  a  piece  of  heavy  mill 
shafting  and  mounting  it  on  a  pair  of  wagon  wheels,  to  which 
a  long  rope  was  attached  for  hauling  it  about.  Gen.  William 
Nye,  having  been  authorized  to  raise  a  volunteer  company  in 
Franklin  County,  occasionally  attended  these  meetings  for  the 
purpose  of  securing  enlistments.  At  such  times  he  was  politely 
tendered  the  command  of  this  extemporaneous  company.  On 
one  of  these  occasions,  as  General  Nye  was  engaged  in  exerr 
cising  the  men  in  the  various  military  evolutions  and  firing  the 
cannon  at  frequent  intervals,  a  large  number  of  by-standers 
formed  themselves  into  an  impromptu  company,  and,  after 
some  manoeuvring,  seized  the  cannon  and  hauled  it  away 
before  he  or  his  men  were  fully  aware  of  their  intent.  Captain 
Pinkham  denounced  the  captors  as  **  rebels,"  and  gallantly 
tendered  General  Nye  the  services  of  himself  and  company  to 
re-capture  the  piece. 

After  securing  their  booty,  "the  rebels"  had  retreated  and 
took  refuge  in  John  W.  Frederic's  blacksmith  shop.  Capt. 
Pinkham,  at  the  head  of  his  company,  boldly  marched  his  men 
to  the  front  of  the  building  and  demanded  an  immediate  sur- 
render "  in  the  name  of  the  United  States  of  America."  There- 
upon the  door  was  thrown  open  as  if  in  obedience  to  the 
command.  If  such  an  idea  had,  for  an  instant,  entered  Capt. 
Pinkham's  head,  it  was  speedily  dispelled,  for,  instead  of  a 
vanquished  foe  ready  to  surrender,  the  formidable  cannon  was 


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seen  leveled  on  the  crowd  instantly  ready  to  belch  forth  smoke 
and  flame.  This  was  more  than  the  valiant  captain  could  stand, 
and  he  beat  a  precipitous  retreat.  A  hearty  laugh  followed, 
for  his  men  had  discovered  that  the  cannon  was  not  loaded. 
Acting  upon  this  discovery,  the  men  went  at  it,  and  a  regular 
melee  ensued  before  the  piece  was  regained. 

The  muster  and  celebration  at  West's  Mills  on  July  4th, 
1 86 1,  probably  brought  together  the  largest  number  of  people 
ever  seen  in  that  village,  if  not  in  the  town.  The  exercises 
were  such  as  are  usually  had  on  these  occasions,  including 
speaking  at  the  church  and  the  mustering  and  review  of  a 
regiment  of  militia  by  Gen.  William  Nye,  on  the  flat  west  of  the 
village.  On  that  day  the  General,  either  willfully  or  inadvert- 
ently offered  the  Industry  company  an  affront  which  came  near 
resulting  in  serious  trouble.  This  company  formed  at  the 
church,  and  was  commanded  by  Reuben  Hatch.  It  was  custom- 
ary, on  such  occasions,  as  each  company  arrived,  for  the  colonel 
to  send  out  his  band  as  an  escort  to  their  place  in  the  line. 
This  General  Nye  failed  to  do  on  the  arrival  of  the  Industry 
company,  which  caused  much  feeling  among  the  members,  and 
even  threats  of  personal  violence  to  General  Nye  were  freely 
indulged  in  by  a  few  of  the  more  passionate  ones.  The  calmer 
judgment  of  the  leading  members  prevailed,  however,  order  was 
at  length  restored,  the  company  took  its  place  in  the  line, 
and  by  the  promptness  and  precision  of  its  movements,  received 
the  high  compliment  of  being  the  best-drilled  company  in  the 
regiment. 

April  15,  1 86 1,  President  Lincoln  issued  a  proclamation 
calling  for  75,000  men,  to  serve  three  months.  This  call  was 
responded  to  with  alacrity  and  enthusiasm,  and  the  required 
number  soon  raised  without  apportioning  to  each  State  and 
town  its  quota.  No  enlistments  occurred  in  Industry  under 
this  call,  and  the  few  who  entered  the  service  from  this  town 
enlisted  elsewhere. 

Many  of  the  events  during  the  early  days  of  the  Civil  War 
were  to  the  citizens  of  the  Northern  States  of  deep  interest  and 
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destruction  of  Norfolk  Navy  Yard,  on  the  night  of  April  19, 
1 86 1,  was  an  irreparable  loss  to  the  United  States.  This  yard 
was  conceded  to  be  the  finest  in  the  world,  and  its  wanton  de- 
struction was  greatly  deplored.  Epithets  of  bitter  opprobrium 
were  heaped  on  the  commandant,  McCauley,  in  every  little  ham- 
let throughout  the  North,  for  his  cowardice  and  hypocrisy.  By 
this  and  other  events  excitement  was  kept  at  a  white  heat  all 
through  the  early  days  of  the  war. 

While  all  were  turning  their  attention  toward  the  Sunny 
South,  eagerly  watching  for  "  news  from  the  war,"  a  comet  of 
considerable  magnitude  made  its  appearance  in  the  heavens. 
This  in  time  of  peace  would  have  created  no  little  interest,  but 
with  an  internecine  war  of  so  great  importance  raging  between 
two  powerful  factions  of  the  Union  this  matter  received  but  a 
passing  thought.  Possibly  the  more  superstitious  saw  in  the 
presence  of  this  celestial  visitor  the  harbinger  of  a  long  and 
sanguinary  war. 

A  general  scarcity  of  silver  money  occurred  soon  after  the 
breaking  out  of  the  war.  As  small  silver  coin  grew  more  and 
more  scarce,  the  inconvenience  of  making  change  was  very 
great,  and  postage  stamps  were  employed  to  remedy  the 
defect.  But  these  were  inconvenient,  especially  in  the  hot, 
sweltering  weather  of  summer,  or  when  handled  with  moist  or 
wet  hands.  To  obviate  this  difficulty,  and  at  the  same  time 
advertise  their  business,  enterprising  business  firms  had  postage 
stamps  framed  in  small  oval  metal  cases,  the  face  of  the  stamp 
being  covered  with  a  thin  piece  of  isinglass,  or  mica,  more 
correctly  speaking.  The  metal  back  usually  bore  the  name 
and  business  of  the  firm  by  whom  it  was  issued.  Among 
country  merchants  cotton  thread  was  legal  tender  at  its  par 
value,  i.  e.,  one  cent  per  skein.  During  the  war  many  small 
medals  of  bronze  were  struck,  and  these  were  frequently  used 
in  making  change.  The  most  common  among  these  was  every- 
where known  as  the  "  Army  and  Navy  Cent."  This  medal  was 
of  bronze,  and  about  the  same  size  and  weight  as  the  U.  S. 
bronze  cent  contemporaneously  coined.  One  side  bore  the 
inscription,  **  Army  and  Navy,"  the  obverse,  "  The  Federal 
Union,  it  must  and  shall  be  preserved." 


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By  the  early  fall  in  1861,  silver  coin  had  been  wholly  with- 
drawn from  circulation.  At  this  juncture  merchants  and  other 
business  men  issued  what  was  popularly  known  as  individual 
currency.  This  in  form  was  something  like  the  United  States 
fractional  currency  afterward  issued,  although  in  some  instances 
it  varied  to*suit  the  fancy  of  the  individual.  This  currency 
was  signed  by  the  person  issuing  it,  and  each  piece  was  virtu- 
ally a  note  of  hand,  payable  in  goods,  for  the  fractional  part  of 
a  dollar  specified.  John  Willis  was  the  only  person  in  Industry 
to  issue  this  variety  of  currency,  and  at  one  time  he  had  be- 
tween five  and  eight  hundred  dollars  in  circulation.  It  has 
been  claimed  that  the  United  States  Government  got  the  idea 
for  the  design  of  its  fractional  currency  from  the  common  prac- 
tice of  using  stamps  and  individual  currency  for  change.  In- 
deed, in  general  appearance  the  early  issues  did  resemble  a 
piece  of  "  individual  scrip  "  with  a  postage  stamp  stuck  on  the 
centre  of  its  face  side.  The  United  States  currency  was  not 
well  received  at  first,  and  was  contemptuously  called  "shin 
plasters."  The  central  figure  on  this  currency  was  subsequently 
surrounded  by  a  circle  of  bronze  or  gilt.  For  a  long  time  it 
was  a  current  joke  that  this  was  done  '*  to  give  the  currency 
a  metal  ring." 

The  tragical  death  of  Col.  Elmer  E.  Ellsworth,  on  the  24th 
of  May,   1 86 1,  cast  a  shadow   of   gloom  over  the  people  of 

Industry,  as  did  that  of  Col. Baker  the  same,  and  Gen. 

Nathaniel  Lyon  the  following  year.  The  intelligence  of  the 
battle  of  Bull  Run  filled  the  hearts  of  all  with  sad  and  gloomy 
forebodings.  It  was  now  evident  that  the  Nation  had  a  foe  to 
contend  with  in  every  respect  worthy  of  his  steel,  and  although 
the  people  of  the  Northern  States  were  no  less  brave,  the  result 
of  this  battle  thoroughly  stamped  out  that  effervescent  enthu- 
siasm so  conspicuous  at  the  commencement  of  hostilities.  After 
this  no  one  had  the  foolhardiness  to  predict  the  speedy  termina- 
tion of  the  war,  or  that  the  sons  of  the  South  would  not  fight. 

The  Confederate  Government  sent  James  M.  Mason  and 
John  Slidell  to  France  and  England,  as  commissioners,  in 
November,  1861,  hoping  to  obtain  assistance  from  these  coun- 


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tries.  Messrs.  Mason  and  Slidell  embarked  on  the  English 
mail-steamer  "  Trent,"  and  were  arrested  on  the  high  seas,  by 
Capt.  Charles  Wilkes  of  the  U.  S.  steamer  "  San  Jacinto,"  and 
taken  to  Boston.  England  was  greatly  exasperated  at  this 
audacious  act  and  promptly  demanded  the  prisoners'  release, 
on  a  threat  of  war  in  case  the  demand  was  not  immediately 
heeded.  This  event  caused  much  excitement  and  discussion,  as 
the  attitude  of  England  clearly  indicated  war  in  case  the  prison- 
ers were  not  speedily  released.  As  war  with  England  at  such  a 
critical  juncture  was  not  to  be  thought  of,  the  government 
released  the  prisoners  and  promptly  disavowed  the  action  of 
Captain  Wilkes. 

The  year  1861  was  remarkable  from  the  fact  that  the  apple 
crop  in  Industry  was  a  total  failure.  Orchards,  which  had 
hitherto  borne  bountifully,  were  wholly  devoid  of  fruit  this  year 
and  a  great  scarcity  of  apples  was  the  result. 

But  little  of  interest  occurred  during  the  winter  of  1 861-2. 
The  following  spring  the  militia  was  enrolled,  and  on  the  1 7th 
of  July,  1862,  a  meeting  was  held  for  the  election  of  officers. 
The  members  met  at  West's  Mills,  and  the  following  officers 
were  chosen:  Captain,  Josiah  Emery;  ist  Lieutenant,  Nathan 
S.  Johnson ;  2d  Lieutenant,  Benjamin  Learned ;  3d  Lieutenant, 
Melvin  Viles ;  4th  Lieutenant,  Joseph  Warren  Smith. 

William  Henry  Frost  and  John  T.  Luce  were  first  among  the 
brave  boys  from  Industry  to  sacrifice  their  lives  on  the  altar  of 
their  country.  The  former  died  at  Beaufort,  South  Carolina, 
the  latter  at  Ship  Island,  Miss.  The  obsequies  of  these  patriots 
held  at  the  Centre  Meeting-House  on  a  Sabbath  day  in  August, 
1862,  was  a  season  of  deep  and  impressive  solemnity.  The 
house  was  appropriately  decorated  for  the  occasion,  and  the 
processions  marched  to  and  from  the  church  to  the  music  of 
muffled  drums,  and  under  the  escort  of  a  detachment  of  the 
Industry  militia. 

Under  the  President's  call  of  July  2,  1862,  for  men  to  serve 
three  years,  Industry's  quota  was  nine  men.  Soon  after  this 
requisition  a  meeting  of  the  citizens  was  called  by  the  selectmen 
to  assemble  in  John  Willis's  hall  at  West's  Mills,  July  26,  1862, 


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at  one  o'clock  in  the  afternoon.  At  this  meeting  Daniel  H. 
Taylor  was  chosen  moderator,  and  after  some  discussion  the 
town  voted  to  raise  the  sum  of  $ioo  for  each  person  who  would 
volunteer  untit  the  forementioned  quota  of  nine  should  be  filled. 
In  response  to  this  call  Francis  O.  Bean,  Nelson  O.  Bean,  Sam- 
uel H.  and  Oliver  D.  Norton  and  others  enlisted.* 

August  4,  1862,  the  President  made  a  further  call  for  300,000 
men  to  serve  nine  months,  and  under  this  call  Industry's  quota 
was  13.  The  authorities  were  ordered  to  make  a  draft  from  the 
enrolled  militia  to  answer  the  call.  The  day  fixed  for  the  draft 
throughout  the  State  was  Wednesday,  September  3d,  and  the 
members  of  the  militia  in  Industry  were  duly  notified  to  meet  at 
West's  Mills  at  nine  o'clock  on  the  day  specified.  The  manner 
of  conducting  such  a  draft  was  to  be  as  follows:  A  suitable 
box  was  to  be  provided  for  the  purpose,  and  therein  the  clerk 
was  directed  to  place,  in  the  presence  of  the  company,  as  many 
slips  of  paper  as  there  were  names  enrolled ;  upon  these  slips 
were  to  be  written  in  letters,  and  not  figures,  the  numbers  from 
one  to  that  which  expressed  the  entire  number  of  men  enrolled, 
each  slip  having  but  one  name  written  thereon.  The  box  was 
to  be  closed  and  the  papers  therein  thoroughly  shaken  up.  The 
roll  was  then  to  be  called  in  alphabetical  order,  and  each  man 
in  answer  to  his  name  was  required  to  come  forward  and  draw 
one  slip,  which  he  handed  to  the  clerk,  who  read  the  number 
aloud  and  entered  it  opposite  the  person's  name  who  drew  it ; 
thus  the  draft  was  to  be  continued  until  all  the  numbers  were 
drawn.  Then  beginning  at  the  lowest  number  on  this  list  and 
extending  upward  in  regular  numerical  order,  the  names  were 
selected  until  the  required  number  was  obtained.  Nelson  C. 
Luce  was  chosen  clerk,  and  every  preparation  for  the  draft  was 


♦  Alonzo  Frost  also  enlisted  under  this  call  and  received  his  order  for  bounty  money 
August  5,  1862.  This  order  was  given  before  Mr.  Frost  was  mustered  in,  and  was 
issued  by  the  chairman  of  the  board  without  the  knowledge  or  sanction  of  the  other 
selectmen.  There  was  an  unsuccessful  effort  on  the  part  of  the  town  to  have  the 
order  rescinded.  A  member  of  the  board  at  that  time  writes :  "  The  selectmen  as  a 
board  were  censured  for  this  act  and  justly  too,  I  think.  But  like  many  things  in  those 
days  of  hurry,  excitement  and  illegal  proceedings,  all  was  forgotten  in  the  feeling  for 
the  common  cause  and  all  mistakes  were  swallowed  ^thout  much  sugar  coating." 


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made.  The  matter  created  considerable  excitement  throughout 
the  town,  and  each  person  liable  to  be  drawn  was  constantly 
asking  himself,  "Is  it  I?"  The  selectmen  issued  their  warrant, 
dated  Aug.  26,  1862,  calling  a  meeting  of  the  legal  voters  at  ten 
o'clock  on  the  day  set  for  the  draft.  The  object  of  this  meeting, 
as  set  forth  in  article  second  of  the  warrant,  was  **  to  see  what 
measures  the  town  will  take  in  regard  to  raising  money  for  vol- 
unteers or  drafted  men."  Meeting  at  the  appointed  hour  for 
the  draft  it  was  ascertained  that  several  held  themselves  in  read- 
iness to  enlist,  providing  the  town  would  offer  sufficient  induce- 
ment in  the  way  of  bounty,  and  it  was  confidently  believed  by 
many  that  a  draft  could  thus  be  averted.  To  anticipate  the 
probable  action  of  the  town,  at  its  approaching  meeting,  an 
informal  vote  of  the  assembled  people  was  taken.  This  was 
unanimously  in  favor  of  offering  a  bounty  for  voluntfer  enlist- 
ments. Thus  encouraged,  the  draft  was  postponed  until  after 
the  town  should  have  held  its  meeting  and  legalized  its  informal 
vote.  At  ten  o'clock  the  meeting  assembled  and  chose  Daniel 
Hilton  moderator.  Thereupon  it  was  voted  to  pay  each  volun- 
teer enlisting  on  the  nine  months*  quota  $100,  until  the  requi- 
site number  should  be  obtained.  At  an  adjourned  session  of 
this  meeting,  holden  on  Saturday,  September  6th,  at  four 
o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  an  additional  sum  of  fifty  dollars  was 
voted  to  each  volunteer  who  had  already  enlisted  or  would  now 
volunteer.  After  the  vote  to  pay  $100  bounty  was  passed, 
several  signified  a  willingness  to  enlist.  Others  said  they  would 
volunteer  providing  the  bounty  was  made  a  little  larger. 

As  the  day  was  oppressively  warm,  and  the  citizens  of  the 
town  with  their  wives  and  children  were  out  in  full  force,  it  was 
proposed  to  adjourn  from  the  street  to  the  church.  Here 
matters  went  on  much  the  same  as  at  a  Methodist  revival  meet- 
ing. There  were  earnest  exhortations  for  those  present  to 
volunteer,  and  much  cheering  as  one  after  another  signified  his 
willingness  to  enlist.  All  who  had  thus  pledged  themselves 
were  invited  to  take  a  seat  in  the  pulpit.  As  one  of  these, 
William  Q.  Folsom,  took  his  seat  in  the  sacred  desk,  he  said : 
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willing  to  enlist  for  $150  bounty  were  also  requested  to  take  a 
seat  with  the  others.  Thus,  amid  patriotic  appeals,  cheers,  and 
the  tears  of  mothers,  wives  and  friends,  one  after  another  joined 
the  little  company  until  the  required  number  was  well-nigh 
obtained.*  As  previously  stated,  the  citizens  at  an  adjourned 
session  of  their  meeting,  voted  the  additional  fifty  dollars  and 
were  thus  enabled  to  fill  the  town's  quota  without  resorting  to  a 
draft.  The  citizens  at  the  same  meeting  made  generous  provis- 
ions for  any  drafted  men  who  might  enter  the  service  in  case  non- 
acceptance  of  the  volunteer  recruits  rendered  a  draft  necessary. 
In  such  case  the  drafted  men  were  to  receive  the  same  bounty 
from  the  town,  subject  to  the  same  conditions,  as  the  volunteers. 
As  fast  as  enlisted  and  accepted,  the  nine  months'  men  from 
Industry  were  rendezvoused  at  Camp  E.  D.  Keyes,  at  the  State 
capital. 1 1  So  zealously  and  effectually  did  the  authorities  labor 
in  enlisting  men,  that  on  the  twentieth  of  November,  1862,  the 
selectmen  received  official  notice  that  Industry's  apportionment 
under  the  President's  call  of  July  2d,  for  men  to  serve  three 
years,  and  August  4th,  for  nine  months'  men,  had  been  can- 
celled. 

Deprived  of  the  support  of  sons,  husbands  and  fathers,  by 
reason  of  their  enlistment,  many  families  were  left  in  destitute 
circumstances,  and  their  needs  now  claimed  the  attention  of 
the  citizens  of  Industry.  An  act  was  passed  by  the  State 
Legislature,  and  approved  March  18,  1862,  authorizing  towns 
to  extend  aid  to  the  needy  families  of  soldiers  in  the  service. 
A  special  town  meeting  was  called  Dec.  i,  1862,  and  the  town 


*  Rev.  Ira  Emery,  an  eye-witness  of  these  proceedings,  thus  writes  of  the  meet- 
ing: "That  day  and  its  events  was  one  of  the  most  striking  and  impressive  of  any  in 
town  during  the  war  and  its  scenes  I  shall  never  forget.  There  were  gathered  in  that 
church  fathers,  mothers,  sons  and  daughters,  all  interested  witnesses  of  that  almost 
dramatic  scene.  As  one  after  another  volunteered,  the  scene  was  deeply  solemn  and 
impressive.  Some  clapped  their  hands  and  cheer  followed  cheer.  Others,  and  there 
were  many  such,  wept." 

t  The  following  is  a  list  of  the  men  who  enlisted  under  the  call  for  nine  months' 
volunteers:  Hiram  P.  Durrell,  William  H.  Edwards,  Benjamin  Follett,  William  Q. 
Folsom,  John  F.  Gerry,  Gilbert  R.  Merry,  Elias  Miller,  David  M.  Norton,  Charles  S. 
Prince,  Samuel  RacklifF,  Benjamin  Tibhelts,  George  F.  Williams,  Hubbard  S.  Rob- 
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voted  to  appropriate  $ioo  for  the  relief  of  needy  families  of 
soldiers  agreeably  to  an  act  of  the  State  Legislature.  At  the 
annual  meeting  in  1863,  the  town  voted  to  extend  aid  to  D. 
Collins  Luce,  whose  minor  son,  John  T.  Luce,  had  died  in  the 
service ;  also  to  other  needy  families.  By  this  opportune  action 
of  the  State  Legislature,  the  wants  of  the  many  indigent  fami- 
lies were  relieved.  This  privilege,  in  some  instances,  may  have 
been  abused,  but  such  cases  were  rare  and  exceptional.  The 
town  voted  to  raise  $1000  for  the  support  of  soldiers'  families, 
at  its  annual  meeting  March  14,  1864,  and  ever  afterward  a 
most  liberal  course  was  pursued  in  supplying  their  wants. 

Repeated  disasters  and  disappointments  had  prepared  the 
people  of  Industry  for  almost  any  change  that  might  occur; 
hence  the  Emancipation  Proclamation  of  President  Lincoln, 
made  public  Sept.  22,  1862,  declaring  that  on  Jan.  i,  1863, 
**  all  persons  held  as  slaves  within  any  State  or  designated  part 
of  a  State  the  people  whereof  shall  be  in  rebellion  against  the 
United  States,  shall  be  then  and  thenceforward  and  forever 
free,"  was  received  with  little  or  no  surprise,  and  only  passing 
comment. 

The  events  of  1863  were  of  a  character  well  calculated  to 
create  intense  excitement  in  every  hamlet  and  town  throughout 
the  country,  and  at  times  to  cause  a  feeling  of  personal  uncer- 
tainty even  among  the  citizens  of  Industry.  Congress  had 
passed  a  "conscription  act,"  more  troops  were  needed  and  a 
draft  seemed  imminent.  No  person  enrolled  under  this  act  for 
a  moment  felt  safe  when  a  call  for  fresh  troops  was  made.  How 
eagerly  were  lists  of  drafted  men  scrutinized  by  each  one  liable 
to  do  military  duty,  to  ascertain  if  his  name  was  among  the 
unfortunate  ones, —  not  to  mention  mothers,  wives,  sisters  and 
friends  of  the  enrolled.  This  act  was  regarded  with  much  dis- 
favor by  a  class  of  ignorant,  unprincipled  citizens,  so  numerous 
especially  in  all  large  cities  and  towns.  These  manifested  their 
disloyalty  by  openly  denouncing  the  action  of  Congress,  and 
threatening  resistance  to  any  attempt  to  execute  its  provisions. 
Fortunately  the  citizens  of  Industry  formed  an  exception  and 
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feeling  of  insecurity  experienced  by  the  loyal  citizens  in  other 
towns  throughout  the  State.  This  sense  of  personal  insecurity 
was  still  further  intensified  by  well-authenticated  reports  that  a 
piratical-looking  craft  had  been  seen  hovering  off  the  Maine 
coast.  Soon  after  this,  on  the  26th  of  June,  1863,  the  rebel 
privateer  "Tacony"  entered  Portland  harbor  and  captured  the 
revenue  cutter  "Caleb  Gushing."  This  act  of  audacious  daring 
everywhere  caused  the  most  intense  excitement  and  alarm. 


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EVENTS  FROM  i860  TO  1866,  CONTINUED. 

General  Lee  Begins  the  March  of  an  Invader. — Crosses  the  "  Mason  and  Dixon  Line." — 
Gloomy  Prospects  of  the  Federal  Cause. — Numerous  Desertions  from  the  Union 
Army. — Organization  of  Districts  under  the  Provisions  of  the  Conscription  Act. 
— First  Conscripts  from  Industry. — ^Thc  Non  Compos  Conscript. — "The  Kingfield 
Riot." — Efforts  of  Drafted  Men  to  Secure  Town  Bounty. — ^The  Somerset  and 
Franklin  Wool-Growers'  Association. — Call  for  More  Troops. — $300  Town  Bounty 
Offered  for  Volunteer  Enlistments. — Stamp  Act  Passed. — Steamer  "  Chesapeake  " 
Captured. — Attempts  Made  to  Raid  Maine's  Eastern  Border. — Re -enlistments. — 
Furloughed  Soldiers  Tendered  a  Banquet. — $600  Town  Bounty  Oflfered  for  Vol- 
unteer Enlistments. — Second  Draft  Made. — Small-pox  Outbreak. — Aid  to  Soldiers 
in  the  Field. — Inflated  Prices. —  Efforts  of  Men  who  Furnished  Substitutes  to 
Recover  the  Sum  Paid  for  the  Same. — Third  Draft  Made. — Close  of  the  War. — 
Great  Rejoicing. — Flag-raisings  at  Allen's  and  West's  Mills — Assassination  of 
President  Lincoln. — Memorial  Services  in  Industry. — Cost  of  the  War  to  the 
Town  of  Industry. 

On  the  26th  day  of  June,  1863,  Lee,  inspired  no  doubt  by  his 
victories  at  Fredericksburg  and  Chancellorsville,  boldly  crossed 
the  Potomac  River  into  Maryland  and  began  the  march  of  an 
invader.  Marching  his  army  across  the  State  of  Maryland  he 
entered  Pennsylvania.  At  this  juncture  the  Federal  cause  looked 
gloomy  indeed,  and  desertions  were  of  frequent  occurrence, 
amounting  at  one  time  to  two  hundred  men  per  day.  These 
circumstances  combined  created  the  most  intense  excitement  and 
trepidation  among  the  peace-loving  citizens  of  Industry,  and  not 
till  after  the  decisive  victory  on  the  field  of  Gettysburg  did  the 
people  breathe  easily.  It  was  during  the  suspense  of  this 
exciting  period  that  the  first  draft  occurred  under  the  President's 

call  of ,  1863.     By  the  newly-enacted  conscription  law, 

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board  of  enrollment,  consisting  of  a  provost  marshal,  commis- 
sioner and  examining  surgeon.  Each  drafting  district  was 
divided  into  sub-districts  of  convenient  size.  The  headquarters 
of  the  Second  Congressional  District,  which  included  Industry,* 
was  at  Lewiston,  and  under  control  of  the  following  board: 
Provost  Marshal,  John  S.  Baker;  Commissioner,  Joel  Perham, 
Jr. ;  Surgeon,  Alexander  Burbank.  A  draft  for  the  sub-district 
of  Industry  was  held  early  in  the  month  of  July,  and  the  follow- 
ing names  were  drawn : 

Hiram  P.  Durrell.  J.  Calvin  Oliver. 

Alvin  S.  Gray.  William  J.  Gilmore. 

Menzir  B.  Merry.  Loren  A.  Shaw. 

Daniel  Collins,  Jr.  Charles  S.  Prince. 

John  D.  leaver.  James  Edgecomb. 

Warren  N.  Willis.  Zebadiah  Johnson,  Jr. 

Ebenezer  Swift,  Jr.  Joseph  Eveleth. 

John  W.  McLaughlin.  Elias  H.  Johnson. 

Benjamin  W.  Norton,  Jr.  George  Luce. 
Tobias  C.  Walton. 

Out  of  this  number,  so  far  as  can  be  learned,  not  one  entered 
the  service.  Those  not  exempted  by  physical  disability  either 
hired  substitutes  or  paid  $300  commutation  money.  Warren 
N.  Willis  furnished  as  a  substitute,  Charles  E.  Thompson  of 
Lewiston,  and  Benjamin  W.  Norton,  Jr.,  Frank  E.  Hutchins  of 
New  Portland. 

COMMUTATORS. 

Menzir  B.  Merry.  Daniel  Collins,  Jr. 

George    Luce.  William  J.  Gilmore. 

The  measures  sometimes  resorted  to  in  order  to  secure 
exemption,  while  of  a  questionable  character,  were  occasionally 
quite  amusing.  One  of  the  most  laughable  as  well  as  success- 
ful of  these  deceptions,  was  perpetrated  on  the  examining  board 
by  a  citizen  of  Industry.  The  person  in  question  was  naturally 
of  fine  physique  and  commanding  personal  appearance.  But 
for  the  occasion  he  arrayed  himself  in  a  grotesque  suit,  much 

*  Industry  was  the  seventh  sub-district. 

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too  small,  and  from  which  legs  and  arms  protruded  in  the  most 
surprising  manner;  pantaloons  of  the  most  ancient  pattern, 
white  vest,  blue  swallow-tail  coat,  ornamented  with  rows  of 
brass  buttons,  which  his  grandfather  might  perchance  have 
worn  on  his  wedding  day.  On  his  head  he  wore  a  battered 
white  tile  of  by-gone  days.  With  stooping  form,  wildly  dis- 
hevelled hair  and  bleary  eyes,  protected  by  a  pair  of  green 
spectacles,  he  presented  himself  at  the  Provost  Marshal's  head- 
quarters, lead  by  an  attendant.  With  tottering  gait,  he  was 
lead  to  a  vacant  chair,  where  he  seated  himself,  and  with  mouth 
agap  and  idiotic  stare  gazed  straight  up  at  the  ceiling,  to  all 
appearances  totally  unconscious  of  his  surroundings.  Soon 
the  surgeon  began  to  question  him,  but  for  a  time  he  paid  no 
heed  to  his  interrogatories.  At  length  he  turned  to  his  attend- 
ant and,  in  a  deep,  nasal,  bass  tone,  drawled  out:  "Be  they 
talkin*  to  you  ur  to  me,  pa?"  '*To  yoti,  Erastus,"  shouted  his 
attendant,  in  stentorian  tones.  "Ha?"  interrogated  the  con- 
script, as  his  chin  dropped  until  it  nearly  rested  on  his  shirt 
front.  "To  you,  Erastus,"  again  yelled  his  attendant,  placing 
his  mouth  close  to  the  listener's  ear  and  shouting  out  his  reply 
in  tones  which  might  have  been  heard  several  blocks  away. 
"Tell-um  to  tawk  louder^'  roared  the  conscript.  "Here  's  a 
pretty  go,"  exclaimed  the  examining  officer,  "a  fellow  as  deaf 
as  an  adder,  and  evidently  not  sound  in  the  upper  story.  Enter 
this  man  non  compos^  Mr.  Clerk,"  remarked  the  surgeon,  as  he 
turned  to  receive  the  next  waiting  applicant. 

Although  no  disrespect  was  shown  the  notifying  officer  in 
Industry,  these  servants  of  the  law  were  not  so  well  received  in 
some  of  the  towns  in  North  Franklin.  The  public  mind  had 
been  wrought  to  a  high  state  of  excitement  by  the  events  of 
the  past  few  months  and  the  uncertain  prospects  of  the  Federal 
Government.  With  such  a  condition  of  the  public  mind,  a 
more  unpropitious  time  for  a  draft  could  not  have  been  found. 
But  more  troops  were  needed  in  the  field,  and  these  must  be 
had. 

The  Kingfield  riot,  so-called,  was,  briefly  stated,  the  outgrowth 
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he  had  in  his  possession  the  notices  to  be  served  on  the  drafted 
men,  on  the  one  part,  and  the  action  of  a  few  injudicious,  hasty- 
tempered  young  men  on  the  other.  The  statement  that  he  did 
not  have  the  notices  in  his  possession  proved  to  be  untrue. 
Angered  by  this  deception  a  few  men  and  boys  told  the  officer 
he  must  leave  the  town,  which  he  did.  Those  concerned  in 
this  treasonable  act  were  not  by  any  means  the  leading  men  of 
the  town.  The  existing  bitter  partisan  spirit  had  a  tendency  to 
magnify  and  distort  the  reports  and  great  excitement  prevailed, 
even  in  the  little  town  of  Industry.  A  detachment  of  the  militia 
was  sent  to  Kingfield  to  restore  order  and  enforce  the  law.  They 
found  nothing  to  do,  however,  but  to  spend  their  time  in  hunt- 
ing, fishing  and  feasting.  Carefully  considered,  the  bare  facts 
show  nothing  to  justify  the  application  of  the  term  "  riot"  to  the 
Kingfield  affair. 

A  special  town  meeting  was  called,  July  i,  1863,  to  see  if 
the  town  would  vote  "to  raise  $100  or  any  other  sum  to  pay 
each  man  who  may  be  drafted  under  the  present  conscription 
act."  After  choosing  Col.  James  Davis  moderator,  voted  to 
pass  by  the  article  and  adjourn  suie  die, 

Undiscouraged  by  their  defeat  the  interested  parties  immedi- 
ately petitioned  the  selectmen  to  call  a  second  meeting  to  as- 
semble at  West's  Mills,  July  1 1,  1863,  **  to  see  if  the  town  would 
vote  to  raise  $300,  or  any  sum,  to  hire  substitutes  for  men  called 
into  the  U.  S.  service  under  the  existing  conscription  act."  This 
proposition  shared  the  fate  of  its  predecessor,  as  did  a  subse-  , 
quent  proposition  made  before  the  close  of  the  month. 

THE   WOOL-GROWERS*  ASSOCIATION. 

It  had  been  a  fact  long  known  and  frequently  discussed,  that 
the  wool-growers  were  in  a  large  measure  dependent  upon,  and 
at  the  mercy  of  the  wool-buyers ;  that  by  the  united  manage- 
ment of  the  last-named  parties  wool  was  frequently  bought  up 
at  a  figure  considerably  below  the  market  price,  and  one  that 
gave  these  middlemen  an  unusually  large  profit.  These  facts 
became  topics  of  such  moment  among  wool-producers  that, 
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men  from  Industry  and  Anson,  met  at  the  house  of  Hiram 
Manter,  in  Industry,  on  the  27th  of  June,  1863,  and  formed 
themselves  into  a  wool-growers'  association.  Their  object,  as 
set  forth  in  the  constitution,  was:  **That,  being  desirous  of  a 
better  understanding,  and,  for  the  better  protection  of  our  inter- 
ests do  unite  ourselves  into  a  society  for  that  purpose."  The 
qualifications  required  to  render  a  person  eligible  to  member- 
ship were,  that  they  should  own  a  flock  of  at  least  ten  sheep. 
This  society  was  double-officered,  i.  e.,  had  a  full  set  of  officers 
for  each  county,  and  was  known  as  the  **  Somerset  and  Frank- 
lin County  Wool-Growers*  Association."  In  Franklin  County 
the  members  were  all  residents  of  Industry.  General  Nathan 
Goodridge  was  chosen  president,  and  Hiram  Manter,  secretary. 
David  Patterson  was  chosen  treasurer  and  agent,  and  Benjamin 
W.  Norton,  Sr.,  Gen.  Nathan  Goodridge  and  James  Elliott, 
directors.  George  Manter,  David  Patterson  and  Hiram  Manter 
were  elected  to  receive  and  sort  the  wool  of  the  Association. 
All  wool  was  required  to  be  well-washed,  and  each  member 
was  allowed  to  draw  from  the  treasury  a  sum  of  money  not 
exceeding  in  amount  two-thirds  of  the  estimated  value  of  his 
wool,  upon  the  same  being  deposited  with  the  agent.  The 
directors  were  authorized  to  hire  a  sufficient  sum  of  money  to 
meet  the  demands  of  individual  members,  and  the  treasurer 
was  required  to  give  bonds  to  the  amount  of  five  thousand 
dollars.  Among  the  more  prominent  members  were :  George 
W.  Luce,  Peter  B.  Smith,  Benjamin  W.  Norton,  Jr.,  Isaac  Dag- 
gett, John  T.  Daggett,  Joseph  W.  Smith,  Alonzo  Norton,  etc., 
etc.  The  wool  of  the  members  in  this  town  alone  amounted 
to  some  five  thousand  pounds.  Owing  to  the  disagreement  of 
the  members  in  regard  to  the  time  their  wool  should  be  sold, 
the  enterprise  was  abandoned.  The  opinion  of  able  men  was 
that,  had  it  continued,  it  would  have,  in  time,  become  an  effect- 
ual ally  of  the  wool-grower. 

The  call  of  Oct.  17,  1863,  for  300,000  men  to  serve  three 
years,  necessitated  a  special  town  meeting  to  raise  money  "for 
war  purposes."  This  meeting  accordingly  assembled  Dec.  2, 
1863,  and  chose  Ira  Emery,  Jr.,  moderator.     It  was  then  voted 


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to  pay  each  volunteer  enlisting  for  three  years,  the  sum  of 
$300,  until  the  town's  quota  of  eleven,  under  the  President's 
last  call,  shall  be  filled.  The  treasurer  was  also  authorized  and 
instructed  to  hire  money  for  that  purpose. 

It  was  about  this  time  (1863)  that  Congress  passed  its 
famous  stamp  act,  requiring  a  revenue  stamp  on  every  docu- 
ment, from  a  town  clerk's  certificate  of  marriage  intention  up  to 
a  warranty  deed.  Stamps  were  required  on  each  package  of 
friction- matches,  also  on  proprietary  medicines,  playing-cards, 
photographs,  tobacco,  (iigars,  and,  in  brief,  nearly  every  article 
to  which  a  stamp  could  be  affixed.*  A  two-dollar  stamp  was 
necessary  to  make  valid  the  title  to  a  farm  valued  at  $1000,  and 
the  person  who  sold  a  bunch  of  matches  without  a  one-cent 
stamp  affixed,  was  subject  to  a  heavy  penalty.  The  first  certi- 
ficate of  intended  marriage,  issued  in  Industry  after  the  passage 
of  the  stamp  act,  was  to  Alonzo  Norton.  This  document  was 
dated  Oct.  31,  1863,  and  had  a  five-cent  revenue  stamp  affixed. 
An  excise  tax  was  also  assessed  on  carriages  and  harnesses. 
The  amount  assessed  on  a  wagon  and  harness  valued  at  fifty- 
dollars  was  one  dollar,  and  in  the  same  ratio  on  those  of  higher 
value. 

The  seizure  of  the  **  Chesapeake,"  Capt.  Willett,  a  screw- 
steamer  of  the  New  York  and  Portland  Line,  Dec.  13,  1863, 
was  a  feat  of  the  most  audacious  daring,  and  everywhere  caused 
great  excitement.  She  was  captured  when  off  Cape  Cod,  on 
her  passage  from  New  York  to  Portland,  by  Lieut.  John  Clib- 
bon  Braine  and  party.  She  was  subsequently  re-captured  De- 
cember 17th,  by  the  gunboat  Ella  and  Anna. 

Another  cause  of  great  anxiety  was  an  attempt  to  raid  towns 
on  the  eastern  border  of  Maine,  in  the  summer  of  1864,  ^Y 
Confederates,  who  found  refuge  in  the  British  Provinces.  This 
created  a  widespread  alarm,  in  which  the  citizens  of  Industr>' 
largely  shared.     On  July  i8th  a  detachment  of  three  men  from 

*  For  years  merchants  sold  300  matches  for  five  cents,  of  which  sum  three  cents 
went  to  ihe  U.  S.  (lovernment  for  stamps,  and  whenever  a  photographer  received  an 
order  for  half  a  do/en  small  photographs  he  must  needs  pay  eighteen  cents  for  the 
stamps  required  by  law. 


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one  of  these  raiding  parties  boldly  entered  the  Calais  Bank, 
which  they  attempted  to  pillage  in  broad  daylight.  Their 
scheme  was  discovered  in  season  to  thwart  their  plans,  and 
they  were  promptly  arrested,  convicted  and  sent  to  State's 
prison. 

During  the  fall  of  1863  and  early  winter  of  1864,  re-enlist- 
ments in  the  field  became  very  numerous,  and  quite  a  number 
of  the  Industry  boys,  anxious  to  see  the  war  through,  re-enlisted 
and  were  granted  a  furlough  of  thirty  days.  While  at  home, 
and  shortly  before  their  return  to  the  front,  the  citizens  of 
West's  Mills  and  vicinity  tendered  them  a  banquet  at  John  Willis's 
hall,  on  Thursday,  March  17,  1864.  There  was  speaking  with 
other  exercises  at  the  church  in  the  forenoon,  of  which  the 
author  has  been  unable  to  procure  any  definite  description. 
The  spread  at  the  hall  was  of  the  most  unstinted  proportions 
and  the  viands  of  the  choicest  quality.  The  central  attraction 
at  the  feast  was  a  large  "  monument  cake,"  beautifully  frosted 
and  ornamented,  a  present  from  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Elbridge  H. 
Rackliff.*  Several  distinguished  guests  from  adjoining  towns 
were  present  on  the  occasion,  and  among  the  after-dinner  speak- 
ers were:  Leonard  Keith,  of  Farmington,  Rev.  Ira  Emery  and 
his  brother  Josiah,  of  Industry,  also  Nelson  C.  Luce  and  others. 
The  event  was  a  decided  success,  and  no  doubt  a  pleasant 
incident  in  the  lives  of  the  furloughed  soldiers  present. 

Under  the  President's  call  of  July  18,  1864,  for  troops,  In- 
dustry's proportion  was  sixteen  men,  but  having  a  surplus  of 
nine  men  previously  furnished,  to  its  credit,  only  seven  were 
required.  Anxious  to  avoid  a  draft,  if  possible,  a  special  town 
meeting  was  called  at  the  Centre  Mecting-House,  August  23, 
1864,  and  Nelson  C.  Luce  was  called  to  preside.  The  meeting 
then  voted  to  offer  $500  to  any  who  would  enlist  for  one  year 
on  the  town's  quota  before  September  5th,  until  the  required 
number  be  reached.  Nathan  S.  Johnson  was  chosen  agent  to 
secure  enlistments  on  the  town's  quota,  and  voted  a  compensa- 


♦  The  baking-tins  for  this  immense  cake  were  specially  made  for  the  purpose  by 
Mr.  Rackliff.  The  total  cost  of  the  cake  when  placed  on  the  table  was  not  far  from 
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tion  of  twenty  dollars  for  each  soldier  mustered  in.*  The  meet- 
ing further  voted  to  pay  $600  bounty  on  enlistments  for  three 
years.  The  selectmen  were  authorized  to  hire  money  to  pay 
these  bounties.  At  an  adjourned  session  of  the  same  meeting, 
the  bounty  for  one-year  enlistments  was  raised  to  $600.  Not- 
withstanding the  liberal  bounties  offered,  and  the  most  strenu- 
ous efforts  of  enlisting  officers,  a  deficiency  still  existed,  and 
on  Sept.  26,  1 864,  a  draft  was  made  by  the  Provost  Marshal 
and  the  following  names  drawn:  Elbridge  H.  Rackliff,  George 
W.  Johnson,  Atwood  Morse  and  William  Cornforth,  Jr.  On  pre- 
senting themselves  before  the  examining  board,  Elbridge  H. 
Rackliff,  the  first  drawn,  was  accepted,  and  George  W.  Johnson 
exempted,  by  reason  of  physical  disability.  Atwood  Morse, 
the  third  person  drawn,  was  accepted,  which  made  up  the 
deficiency.  The  selectmen  paid  these  two  drafted  men  the 
same  bounty  as  the  town  had  voted  to  pay  for  enlistments. 
Their  authority  so  to  do  was  subsequently  questioned,  but  their 
doings  were  promptly  ratified  by  the  town  at  a  meeting  held 
at  the  Centre  Meeting-House,  Jan.  4,  1865.  As  a  draft  was 
impending,  the  same  meeting  voted  to  raise  $3500,  to  be  placed 
in  the  selectmen's  hands,  with  instructions  to  use  it  in  securing 
enlistments  on  the  most  favorable  terms  possible.  This  sum 
the  assessors  were  instructed  to  assess  immediately  and  place 
the  bills  in  the  collector's  hands.  They  were  also  instructed  to 
pay  $300  to  any  who  would  put  in  a  substitute  for  three  years 
to  count  on  the  town's  quota.  The  meeting  subsequently  voted 
at  an  adjourned  session,  to  add  $150  to  the  $300  previously 
offered  for  substitutes. 

Convinced  that  Industry's  quotas  were  too  large,  by  reason 
of  the  enrollment  of  persons  physically  disqualified  for  military 
duty,  the  selectmen  were  directed  to  employ  such  measures  as 


*  Mr.  Johnson  was  a  very  successful  recruiting  officer,  as  the  following  enlistments 
copied  from  an  autographic  list  abundantly  proves:  Adriance  R.  Johnson,  Antlrew  J. 
Spinney,  Ebcn  Fish,  George  C.  Emery,  Reuel  H.  Rogers,  John  M.  Nash,  Nathan  G. 
Dyer,  Albanus  D.  Quint,  William  S.  Burce,  Henry  S.  Maines,  George  H.  Butler,  John 
P.  Butler,  Addison  F.  Collins,  James  W.  Collins,  John  F.  Daggett,  Henry  G.  Mitchell, 
Samuel  Rackliff.  Dec.  ii,  1863,  Mr.  Johnson  was  also  deputized  by  the  Provost 
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they  deemed  expedient  to  reduce  the  number  enrolled.  They 
were  further  instructed  to  take  men  to  Lewiston  for  examina- 
tion, at  the  town's  expense,  if  necessary.  Through  the  well- 
directed  efforts  of  these  gentlemen  many  names  were  stricken 
from  the  rolls.* 

About  the  first  of  July,  1864,  an  outbreak  of  small-pox 
occurred  near  West's  Mills,  in  the  town  of  Stark,  and  spread 
to  a  limited  extent  into  the  town  of  Industry.  Through 
ignorance  of  the  true  character  of  the  disease  at  first,  it  spread 
to  a  much  greater  extent  than  it  otherwise  would  have  done. 
There  were  some  ten  cases  in  both  towns,  but  fortunately  only 
one  death  occurred.  This  was  the  infant  daughter  of  Peter 
W.  Pinkham.  Other  cases  were,  Nellie  Ellis,  Betsey  Pinkham, 
Sally  Stevens,  T.  Gardner  Daggett,  J.  Warren  Smith,  Josephine 
S.  Viles,  Benjamin  Tibbets,  and  Silas  Daggett. 

The  suffering  and  want  incident  to  camp  life,  especially  dur- 
ing the  winter  season »  early  claimed  the  attention  of  friends  at 
home  and  many  packages,  containing  nice  warm  socks  and  mit- 
tens, were  sent  to  the  boys  through  the  U.  S.  mail,  while  boxes 
containing  provisions,  flannel  underclothing,  boots  and  other 
articles  of  comfort  and  convenience  were  not  unfrequently 
despatched  on  their  errands  of  good  cheer  to  the  brave  boys  in 
field  and  camp. 

At  times  the  anxiety  and  suspense  among  relatives  and 
friends,  as  they  watched  day  after  day  for  intelligence  of  dear 
ones  far  away,  was  terrible  to  endure.  And  when  at  length  after 
weary  days  of  watching  and  waiting,  the  sad  news  of  some  dear 
one's  death  was  received,  how  terribly  rended  were  the  heart- 
strings of  wives,  mothers,  sisters  and  friends  !  It  was  indeed  a 
terrible  ordeal  for  loving,  trusting  hearts. 

As  time  passed  on,  prices  became  greatly  inflated.  Gold 
was  at  a  premium  of  $1.50.  Wool  for  a  short  time  sold  at  one 
dollar  per  pound,  and  all  the  necessaries  of  life  were  proportion- 
ally high,  as  the  following  list  compiled  from  actual  sales  plainly 
shows : 


*This  year  (1864)  by  a  singular  coincidence  the  Republicans  in  Industry  polled 
94  votes  at  both  the  gubernatorial  and  presidential  elections. 


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PRICE-CURRENT    OF   GOODS    "IN   WAR    TIMES,"    1861    TO    1865. 

Flour  per  bbl.,  |i8  00 

Corn  per  bushel,  2  00 

Molasses,  W.  I.,  per  gal.,  i  oo 

Tea,  per  lb.,         .  i  50 

Salt,  per  box  of  20  lbs.,  50 

Sugar,  White,  per  lb.,  25 

Sheeting  (best  cotton),  per  yd.,  80 

Print,  per  yd.,  40 

Nails,  cut,  per  lb.,  1 2 

Salt  Pork,  per  lb.,  21 

Indigo,  per  oz.,  20 

Glass,  7x9,  per  light,  10 

Kerosene  oil,  per  gal.,  i  20 

Men's  boots,  (thick)  pair,  5  50 

The  drafted  men  of  1863  who  hired  substitutes,  for  many 
years  made  persistent  and  repeated  efforts  to  recover  from  the 
town  the  sum  such  substitutes  had  cost  them.  For  more  than 
half  a  dozen  different  times  the  town  was  asked  to  grant  this 
request,  and  on  one  occasion  those  who  had  paid  commutation 
money  joined  in  the  demand.  These  propositions  were  per- 
emptorily dismissed  without  action,  however,  and  only  ceased 
to  be  made  when  the  parties  removed  from  town. 

Although  large  sums  of  money  were  raised,  and  tempting 
bounties  offered  for  enlistments,  the  town's  quota  of  1865  re- 
mained unfilled,  and  again  a  draft  became  necessary.  Under 
the  President's  call  of  March  — ,  1865,  the  town's  deficiency  was 
nine  men.  To  secure  these,  sometime  during  the  month  of 
March,  1865,  eighteen  names  were  drawn  from  the  enrolled 
militia,  as  follows: 

Augustus  H.  Swift.  Ira  Emery,  Jr. 

VVm.  M.  Bryant.  Wm.  L.  Metcalf. 

Francis  R.  Merry.  John  S.  Fassett. 

John  Oilman.  Eli  N.  Rackliff. 

Alvin  S.  Gray.  John  VV.  Perkins. 

VVm.  Cornforth,  Jr.  Caleb  W.  Gilmore. 

Daniel  Oilman.  Alonzo  Frost. 

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Warren  Cornforth.  Jeremy  Bean. 

Daniel  Brown.  Charles  H.  B.  True. 

The  drafted  men  were  never  mustered  into  the  service,  for 
on  the  9th  of  April,  1865,  Lee's  army  surrendered,  which  vir- 
tually brought  the  war  to  a  close.*  Great  was  the  rejoicing 
everywhere  at  the  cessation  of  hostilities.  Everyone's  cup  of 
joy  seemed  full  to  the  brim.  Day  after  day,  as  additional  and 
more  detailed  reports  of  the  closing-up  of  this  long  and  sanguin- 
ary struggle  were  received,  the  church  bell  at  West's  Mills  was 
rung,  and  in  other  ways  was  the  joy  of  the  people  manifested.! 

FLAG-RAISINGS  AT  ALLEX'S  AND  WEST'S  MILLS. 

The  long  and  bloody  war  was  near  its  close.  Already  the 
people,  who  had  long  and  anxiously  watched  while  the  destiny 
of  their  beloved  Union  seemed  poised  and  trembling  in  the  bal- 
ance, began  to  feel  that  buoyancy  of  spirit  which  is  but  the 
natural  reaction  of  the  mind  after  any  prolonged  period  of  deep 
suspense.  The  glad  tidings  spread  from  house  to  house,  and 
rejoicing  was  heard  on  every  hand.  An  event  of  so  great  mag- 
nitude must  necessarily  be  commemorated  by  some  public  dem- 
onstration. Consequently  the  citizens  of  Allen's  Mills  and 
vicinity  decided  to  raise  a  flag  in  honor  of  the  event.  A  paper 
was  drawn  up  ^nd  subscriptions  solicited  by  Mary  G.  Luce, 
daughter  of  Moses  M.  Luce,  Esq.,  and  in  an  incredibly  short 
time  a  sum  sufficient  to  purchase  a  beautiful  banner  was  raised. 
While  awaiting  the  arrival  of  their  flag  from  Bath,  Maine, 
where  it  was  purchased,  a  large  number  of  men  and  boys  went 
to  the  point  of  land  extending  into  Clear  Water  Pond,  felled  a 
tree  suitable  for  a  staff",  and  triumphantly  dragged  it  across  the 
pond  on  the  ice  to  the  village,  where  it  was  erected  in  the  most 


♦  The  voters  of  Industry  seem  to  have  had  a  premonition  that  the  war  was  near 
its  close,  for  on  the  day  previous  to  Lee's  surrender  they  had  voted  to  pass  by  the 
article  whereby  money  was  to  be  raised  to  pay  drafted  men  and  hire  substitutes. 

t  At  Farmington  the  joy  was  turned  to  sadness  l)y  a  fatal  accident,  the  result  of 
bursting  a  cannon  while  engaged  in  firing  a  salute  in  honor  of  the  close  of  the  war. 
At  the  same  time  several  others  were  more  or  less  injured. 


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commanding  locality  to  be  found.  At  lo  o'clock  A.  M.,  on 
Friday,  April  14,  1865,  the  new  banner  was  for  the  first  time 
hoisted  to  its  proud  position,  by  Misses  Mary  G.  Luce  and 
Josephine  Hinkley,  amid  the  loud  cheers  of  the  assembled 
multitude. 

Rev.  A.  R.  Plumer,  of  Industry,  then  delivered  an  able 
address,  after  which  a  procession  was  formed  which  marched 
to  a  large  hall  in  the  starch- factory,  where  a  sumptuous  repast 
had  been  prepared  by  the  ladies.  After  dinner,  toasts  were 
proposed,  and  responded  to  by  Gen.  Nathan  Goodridge,  Moses 
M.  Luce,  Esq.,  Isaac  Webster,  Edwin  A.  R.  Rackliff  and  others. 
The  exercises  were  enlivened  by  vocal  music  furnished  by  a 
choir  consisting  of  some  of  the  best  talent  in  Franklin  County, 
such  as  Charles  S.  and  Lizzie  (Allen)  Prince,  Orlando  T.  Good- 
ridge, Eliphalet  Miller  and  others. 

But  alas,  how  changed  the  scene  in  a  few  short  hours ! 
How  strikingly  true  are  the  following  lines : 

"  Tis  the  wink  of  an  eye,  'tis  the  draught  of  breath. 

From  the  blossom  of  health  to  the  paleness  of  death, 
From  the  gilded  saloon  to  the  bier  and  the  shroud, 
Oh,  why  should  the  spirit  of  mortal  be  proud? " ♦ 

Hardly  had  those  who  participated  in  the  festivities  just 
mentioned,  returned  to  their  homes,  when  President  Lincoln 
received  his  death  wound,  at  the  hand  of  an  assassin.  The 
second  time  their  beautiful  flag  was  raised  it  was  placed  at 
half-mast,  and  draped  with  black,  in  honor  to  the  martyred 
President. 

Nearly  simultaneously  with  the  movement  at  Allen's  Mills, 
the  people  at  West's  Mills  made  preparation  for  the  erection  of 
a  fine  "liberty  pole."  This  pole,  which  was  of  pine,  was  con- 
structed on  the  most  modern  principles,  and  measured  seventy- 
two  feet  from  its  base  to  the  truck  of  the  top-mast.  It  was 
probably  raised  on  the  same  day  as  the  one  at  Allen's  Mills,  at 
which  time  a  large  concourse  of  people  assembled  at  the  village 


*  The  poem  from  which  this  extract  is  made  was  a  great  favorite  with  President 
Lincoln. 


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to  witness  and  assist  in  its  erection.*  The  raising  of  a  pole  of 
this  height  was  no  small  task,  and  notwithstanding  the  assistance 
of  the  many  willing  hands,  it  was  near  sunset  when  the  stars 
and  stripes  were  raised  to  tjieir  lofty  position. 

Intelligence  of  the  assassination  and  death  of  President 
Lincoln  reached  West's  Mills  Saturday  evening,  April  15,  1865, 
and  all  day  Sunday  following,  flags  floated  at  half-mast  and  the 
solemn  tones  of  the  tolling  church-bell  were  heard.  Among 
all  classes,  irrespective  of  party  affiliations,  the  deepest  sorrow 
and  respect  for  the  martyred  President  was  manifested.  On 
the  day  of  his  burial,  memorial  services  were  held  in  the  Union 
Church  at  West's  Mills,  in  which  many  participated.  The 
address  was  delivered  by  Rev.  Charles  E.  Blake,  pastor  of  the 
Free  Will  Baptist  Church  in  Farmington.  The  house  was  well 
filled  and  the  exercises  solemn  and  impressive. 

The  close  of  the  war  afforded  the  citizens  of  Industry  an 
opportunity  to  take  a  retrospective  view  of  the  part  the  town 
had  taken  in  suppressing  the  rebellion.  This  view  was  not 
altogether  unpleasant.  With  a  population  of  827  in  i860,  the 
town  had  furnished  sixty-one  men  for  the  service  under  the 
various  calls.  These  had  invariably  merited  the  esteem  of  their 
superiors  by  patriotism  and  valor,  as  well  as  by  a  faithful  dis- 
charge of  their  soldierly  duties.  Ever  mindful  of  its  obligations 
to  these  brave  men,  the  town  had  always  been  liberal  in  its 
bounties  for  enlistments  and  also  made  generous  provisions  for 
the  soldiers'  families.  The  subjoined  table  shows  the  amount 
paid  in  bounties  to  soldiers,  under  the  various  calls : 

To  3  years'  men  of  1862,  $1,000  00 

9  months'  men  of  1862,  i>95o  00 

Volunteers  of  1863,  3,300  00 

"  1864  and  5,  10,800  00 

Drafted  men  entering  the  service,  1,200  00 

Am't  Contributed  by  individuals  toward  bounties,    481  00 


?i8,73i  00 


♦  Since  the  above  was  written  it  has  been  definitely  learned  that  the  raising 
occurred  on  Friday,  April  14,  1865.  Also  that  the  village  choir  was  present  on  that 
occasion,  and  rendered  several  appropriate  selections,  greatly  to  the  enjoyment  of  all 
present. 


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Contributed  supplies  for  the  relief  of  soldiers,        950  00 
Aid  to  soldiers'  families,  2,682  49 


$22,363  49 


Though  reimbursed  for  aid  to  soldiers'  families  by  the  State, 
the  expense  of  enlisting  men,  paying  commutations  and  hiring 
substitutes,  must  have  swelled  the  expense  of  the  war  to  the 
citizens  of  Industry  to  fully  $25,000,  this  sum  being  nearly  one- 
seventh  of  its  valuation  in  i860. 


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CHAPTER  XVIII. 

THE  BOYS  /N  BLUE. 

Francis  O.  Bean. — Nelson  O.  Bean. — George  W.  Boyden. — Charles  E.  Burce. — James 
O.  Burce. — ^John  C.  Burce. — WiUiam  S.  Burce. —  George  H.  Butler. — John  P. 
Butler. — Addison  H.  Chase. — Addison  F.  Collins. — Daniel  S.  Collins. — James  W. 
Collins. — Daniel  A.  Conant. — John  F.  Daggett. — Hiram  P.  Durrell. — William  H. 
E<1  wards. — John  D.  Elder. — Carlton  P.  Emery. — George  C.  Emery. — Zebulon  M. 
Emery. — Calvin  B.  Fish. — Eben  Fish. — Benjamin  FoUett. — William  Q.  Folsom. 
— William  H.  Frost. — ^John  F.  Gerry. — Bradford  Gilmore. — Almore  Haskell. — 
John  M.  Howes. — Adriance  R.  Johnson. — William  G.  Lewis. — Fifield  A.  Luce. 
— John  T.  Luce  — Henry  S.  Maines. — Gilbert  R.  Merry. — Elias  Miller. — Henry 
G.  Mitchell. — Atwood  Morse. — John  M.  Nash. — David  M.  Norton. — Oliver  D. 
Norton. —  James  Pinkham. — Samuel  Pinkham. — Wellington  Pinkham. — Wilder 
Pratt.— Charles  S.  Prince. — Albanus  D.  Quint.— William  L.  Quint.—Edwin  A.  R. 
Rackliff.—Elbridge  H.  Rack liff.— John  O.  Rackliff.— Samuel  Rackliff.— William 
J.  Rackliff. — Reuel  H.  Rogers. — Lyman  M.  Shorey. — Andrew  J.  Spinney. — John 
C.  Spinney. — Benjamin  Tibbetts. — Benjamin  F.  Tibbetts. — ^Clinton  B.  Webster. — 
David  C.  Whitney. — Aaron  E.  Williams. — George  F.  Williams. — O.  L.  Young. 

FRANCIS  O.  BEAN. 

Francis  O.  Bean,  son  of  John  C.  and  Olive  (Berry)  Bean, 
came  to  Industry  in  the  winter  of  1862  and  settled  on  the  Ad- 
dison H.  Chase  farm.  He  enlisted  with  others,  his  brother 
among  the  number,  the  following  summer,  as  a  member  of  the 
17th  Regiment,  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  was  mustered  into  the 
U.  S.  service  at  Portland,  August  14th,  and  assigned  to  Co.  G, 
Capt.  Edward  I.  Merrill.  Soon  after  going  South  he  was  de- 
tailed as  teamster  and  was  with  the  wagon  train  about  eighteen 
months.  After  this  he  was  at  the  division  headquarters  in  the 
mail  department.  Mr.  Bean  was  with  General  Burnside  during 
his  famous  mud  march,  and  reached  Gettysburg  with  the 
wagon  train  on  the  morning  following  the  last  day's  battle.     He 


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continued  in   the   service   until   finally   mustered   out,  June  4, 
1865. 

NELSON  O.  BEAN. 
Nelson  O.  Bean,  a  brother  of  the  forenamed  Francis,  had 
resided  in  Industry  for  some  years  prior  to  the  breaking  out  of 
the  Civil  War,  in  the  family  of  an  elder  brother.  He  enlisted  in 
the  17th  Maine  Regiment  and  was  mustered  into  the  U,  S. 
service  August  18,  1862,  at  Portland,  and  assigned  to  Co. 
G.  They  left  Portland  for  Washington,  D.  C,  August  21st, 
where  they  remained  doing  garrison  duty  until  the  7th  of  Octo- 
ber. Mr.  Bean  participated  in  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg  on 
the  13th  of  December.  His  regiment  re-crossed  the  Rappahan- 
nock River  on  the  isth,  and  remained  encamped  at  Falmouth, 
Va.,  until  May  i,  1863.  The  regiment  was  also  present  at  the 
battle  of  Chancellorsville,  engaging  the  enemy  May  2d  and  3d. 
On  the  2d  day  of  July  they  arrived  at  Gettysburg  and  engaged 
the  enemy  on  that  and  the  following  day.  On  the  27th  of  No- 
vember Mr.  Bean's  regiment  took  a  prominent  part  in  the  battle 
of  "  Orange  Grove."  Returning  to  Brandy  Station  on  the  1st 
day  of  December,  the  regiment  remained  encamped  there  until 
the  25th  of  March,  1864.  He  also  took  an  active  part,  with  his 
regiment,  in  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness,  on  the  5th  and  6th  of 
May.  From  this  time  to  the  21st  his  regiment  was  almost  con- 
tinually under  fire.  On  the  23rd  of  May  Mr.  Bean's  regiment 
joined  the  5th  Army  Corps  near  North  Anna  River  and  partici- 
pated in  a  charge  which  resulted  in  driving  the  enemy  across 
the  river  and  gaining  possession  of  the  bridge.  During  this 
charge,  when  near  the  river,  Mr.  Bean  was  wounded  in  the  left 
side  by  a  minnie  ball,  which  fractured  the  lower  rib  in  two 
places.  He  was  sent  first  to  the  hospital  at  Washington,  D.  C, 
and  afterwards  to  Centre  Street  Hospital,  Newark,  New  Jersey. 
His  wound  was  of  an  extremely  painful  nature  and  very  slow 
to  heal.  After  a  time  he  was  removed  to  the  U.  S.  General 
Hospital  at  Augusta,  Maine,  where,  finding  that  the  aggra- 
vating nature  of  his  wound  would  incapacitate  him  for  active 
service  for  a  long  time,  he  was  discharged.  He  is  now  a  mill 
operative  and  resides  in  Suncook,  N.  H. 


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GEORGE  W.  BOYDEN.* 

George  Wyatt  Boyden,  son  of  Asaph  and  Susan  (Butler) 
Boyden,  was  born  In  Industry,  April  10,  1833.  When  a 
young  man  he  went  to  the  State  of  New  Hampshire,  where  he 
married  and  was  living  when  the  war  broke  out.  Here  he  sub- 
sequently enlisted  as  a  member  of  Co.  F,  9th  N.  H.  Volunteer 
Infantry.  Near  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  enlistment,  he 
re-enlisted  and  faithfully  served  his  country  until  the  close  of 
the  war.  The  following  extracts  from  his  letters  give  the 
reader  some  vivid  pen  pictures  of  the  ups  and  downs  of  army 
life: 

Fort  Alexander  Hayes,  Va.,  Dec.  23,  1864. 
Dear  Father  and  Mother: 

The  box  you  sent  me  arrived  here  to-day,  after  being  twenty-three 
days  on  the  road.  Everything  in  it  was  good  and  in  good  order  except 
the  pie,  which  was  a  little  mouldy  on  the  under  side,  but  not  enough  to 
hurt  it  for  army  eating.  The  cake  is  first  rate,  as  good  as  I  ever  ate, 
so  are  the  doughnuts  and  dried  apple,  sausages  and  butter.  I  shall 
have  some  good  apple-sauce  as  soon  as  I  can  stew,  the  apple.  Bread, 
butter  and  apple-sauce  on  a  private  soldier's  plate  in  this  army,  well  I 
never  !  never!!  The  towel  was  very  acceptable,  and  I  will  try  and 
keep  it  as  long  as  I  can.  I  hardly  know  how  to  thank  you  for  your 
kindness  in  sending  me  so  much  good  food.  I  told  my  three  tent- 
mates,  when  the  box  came,  I  did  not  deserve  it  but  mother  would  no 
doubt  sleep  better  if  she  knew  I  had  received  it,  and  that  I  would 
write  as  soon  as  my  day's  work  was  done  and  let  her  know  it  had  come. 
You  can  hardly  conceive  the  satisfaction  of  us  poor  soldiers  when  we 
get  anything  from  home.  Men  who  would  take  no  notice  of  such 
matters  at  home  will  flock  around  and  say  :  "  Did  you  get  a  box?  Did 
you  get  a  box?"  I  tell  you  they  always  bring  with  them  memories 
sweet  of  "childhood's  sunny  hours,"  of  a  time  when  we  had  no  fears  of 
war  taking  us  away  from  the  homes  we  so  dearly  love.  My  boyhood 
home  and  its  scenes,  among  the  hills  of  Maine,  are  still  as  fresh  in  my 
memory  as  if  I  had  only  just  left  it,  but  time  tells  me  it  is  nearly  fifteen 
years.  "  Thus  with  the  year  seasons  return,"  and  each  brings  its  hopes 
and  fears,  its  joys  and  sorrows,  sunshine  and  shade.     I  had  a  pleasant 


♦Though  this  name  does  not  properly  belong  to  the  list  of  Industry  soldiers,  the 
writer  has  inserted  it  in  order  to  afford  his  readers  the  opportunity  of  perusing  some 
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home  till  this  war  took  me  away  from  it,  and  I  have  it  now — "  His  home 
where  the  heart  is,"  but  the  pleasing  memories  are  all  of  the  past,  while 
the  present  is  only  made  bearable  by  the  good  wishes  and  kind  deeds 
of  friends  at  homCy  sweet  home.  Still  having  faith  in  the  future 
because  of  my  good  luck  in  the  past,  I  hope  again  to  be  at  home  with 
wife,  boy,  father,  mother,  sisters  and  brother,  and  remember  only  that 
which  is  pleasant  and  forget  that  a  bloody  war  ever  called  me  away. 
But  should  I  be  among  the  host  that  is  now  and  will  be  left  here,  only 
to  be  remembered  by  friends  at  home,  if  these  friends  can  truthfully 
say,  "  He  has  done  his  duty  to  his  country,"  it  is  all  I  ask.  But  I  hope 
to  live  to  see  this  rebellion  brought  to  an  end  at  no  very  distant  day. 
The  rebels  must  soon  give  it  up  entirely,  come  back  to  the  Union  they 
should  never  have  left,  and  by  good  behavior  in  the  future,  atone  for 
their  sins  political  of  the  past,  so  that  we  may  sit  in  the  shade  of  the 
outstretched  arms  of  our  worthy  Uncle  Samuel,  and  sing  "  Hail  Colum- 
bia "  till  our  children  and  children's  children  are — are — are  old  enough 
to  sing  it  for  us.     "  So  mote  it  be.^' 

Although  the  soldier's  life  was  characterized  by  many  hard- 
ships, and  although  disease  and  death  were  constantly  thinning 
their  ranks,  yet,  amid  all  these  vicissitudes  of  war,  **  the  boys  ** 
found  some  pleasantries — "Some  sugar  in  the  cane" — as  the 
following  anecdote  related  by  Mr.  Boyden  goes  to  prove :  "  At 
one  time  we  had  to  cut  a  great  deal  of  cord-wood,  and  com- 
panies were  detailed  for  that  purpose.  In  our  company  was 
one  James  Carlton,  who  had  won  the  sobriquet  of  *  Truthful 
Jecmes,'  as  he  was  the  soul  of  honor  and  did  not  look  like  a 
liar.  He  was  the  fastest  chopper  in  the  whole  army,  and  we 
often  tried  to  get  a  bet  up  on  the  amount  of  wood  he  could 
chop  in  a  day,  he  to  cut  the  trees,  cut,  split  and  pile  up  the 
wood.  With  all  our  persuasion  he  would  not  consent,  as  he 
would  not  be  a  party  to  any  gambling  scheme.  Wc  urged, 
argued  and  tried  to  persuade,  all  to  no  purpose,  except  to 
arouse  his  own  curiosity  as  to  how  much  wood  he  really  could 
cut.  To  put  the  matter  to  test  he  took  his  axe,  slipped  away 
out  of  camp  one  morning  when  we  were  off  duty,  and  went  to 
chopping  by  himself.  He  chopped  until  about  three  o'clock 
in  the  afternoon,  when  he  looked  around  and  decided  he  had  as 
much  cut  as  he  could  pile  before  sunset.     He  piled  it  up  and 


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found  he  had  only  fifty-three  cords,  which,  he  said,  disappointed 
him.  He  went  back  to  where  he  began  work  in  the  morning, 
and  following  up  his  work,  discovered  by  appearances,  that  his 
axe  must  have  flew  off  of  the  handle  about  eleven  o'clock  in 
the  forenoon  and  he  had  been  chopping  with  the  handle  the 
rest  of  the  day.  This  is  his  story  just  as  he  told  it  to  me,  and 
he  made  me  promise  not  to  add  anything  that  would  make  a 
lie  of  it.  He  also  expressed  much  regret  that  he  did  not  yet 
know  how  much  wood  he  could  cut  in  a  day." 

CHARLES  E.  BURCE. 
Charles  Edward  Burce,  son  of  Silas  and  Rachel  (Oliver) 
Burce,  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Co.  H,  14th  Maine  Regiment,  Vol- 
unteer Infantry,  and  was  mustered  into  the  U.  S.  service  Dec. 
14,  1 86 1.  Re-enlisted  Jan.  i,  1864.  Transferred  to  Co.  A, 
Battalion,  14th  Regiment,  Infantry.  Mustered  out  at  Darien, 
Ga..  Aug.  28,  1865.  Resides  at  Porter's  Mills,  Wisconsin,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  farming. 

JAMES  O.  BURCE. 
James  Oliver  Burce,  son  of  Silas  and  Rachel  (Oliver)  Burce, 
enlisted  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years  as  a  private  in  Co.  H,  14th 
Maine  Regiment,  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  was  mustered  into  the 
U,  S.  service  Dec.  14,  1861.  Re-enlisted  Jan.  i,  1864.  Pro- 
moted to  musician.  Taken  prisoner  at  the  battle  of  Cedar  Creek, 
Oct.  19,  1864.  Confined  in  Salisbury  and  other  rebel  prisons. 
Discharged  for  disability  July  8,  1865.  He.  is  a  farmer  and  re- 
sides at  Porter's  Mills,  Eau  Claire  Co.,  Wisconsin. 

JOPIN  C.  BURCE. 
Among  the  many  brave  men  who  served  their  country  faith- 
fully and  well,  in  the  war  between  the  States,  not  one  can  lay 
claim  to  a  more  brilliant  and  honorable  record  than  he  whose 
name  stands  at  the  head  of  this  sketch.  Enlisting  near  the 
breaking  out  of  the  war,  he  gave  to  his  country  nearly  three  and 
one-half  of  the  best  years  of  his  life,  and  in  his  death  left  behind 
a  record  to  which  relatives  and  friends  alike  point  with  pride. 


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John  Calvin  Burce,  son  of  Silas  and  Rachel  (Oliver)  Burce. 
was  born  in  Stark,  Maine,  in  1834.  He  first  enlisted  for  three 
months  as  a  member  of  the  3d  Regiment,  Maine  Volunteer  In- 
fantry, and  was  mustered  into  the  U.  S.  service  June  4,  1861,  as- 
signed to  Co.  F,  and  was  immediately  appointed  corporal.  On 
the  sth  the  regiment  left  Augusta  for  Washington,  D.  C,  and 
on  their  arrival  went  into  camp  on  Meridian  Hill.  Crossing  the 
Potomac  River  July  6th,  they  entered  Virginia  and  remained  in 
the  vicinity  of  Alexandria  until  the  1 5th  of  July,  when  Mr.  Burce 
was  discharged  for  re-enlistment  and  returned  to  Maine  on  a 
furlough.  On  the  22d  of  September,  1861,  he  was  mustered  in 
as  a  private  in  Co.  D,  9th  Regiment,  Maine  Veteran  Infantry. 
The  regiment  started  on  the  24th  for  Fortress  Monroe;  here 
they  joined  a  portion  of  General  Sherman's  expedition  for  the 
capture  of  Port  Royal,  S.  C.  The  expedition  sailed  from  Fortress 
Monroe  October  29th,  and  on  November  Sth  landed  at  Hilton 
Head.  Remaining  in  that  vicinity  until  Feb.  21,  1862,  the  regi- 
ment formed  a  part  of  the  expedition  which  captured  Fernan- 
dina,  Fla.,  the  9th  Maine  being  the  first  regiment  to  land  from 
the  transports  on  the  occupation  of  the  town  by  the  Union 
forces. 

It  is  impossible  within  the  limits  of  this  brief  sketch  to  fol- 
low Mr.  Burce  through  his  long  and  honorable  career  as  a  soldier, 
or  even  mention  all  the  engagements  in  which  his  regiment  par- 
ticipated. But  the  part  they  bore  in  the  capture  of  Morris 
Island  is  bright  on  history's  page,  as  well  as  their  determined 
bravery  at  Fort  Wagner,  where,  in  an  assault,  they  only  retreated 
when  ordered  so  to  do,  after  other  regiments  had  fallen  back  and 
they  alone  confronted  the  enemy. 

In  December,  1863,  he  re-enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  the 
service  on  the  12th  day  of  that  month,  and  later  returned  to 
Maine  on  a  thirty-days'  furlough.  While  at  home  he  married 
(published  March  2,  1864)  Ada  H,  Andrews,  daughter  of  Levi 
and  Lydia  (Hurd)  Andrews  of  Anson. 

Returning  to  the  front  he  rejoined  his  regiment  on  the  28th 
of  March.  They  engaged  the  enemy  at  Walthall  Junction  May 
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also  fought  the  enemy  at  Bermuda  Hundred  and  Cold  Harbor, 
and  likewise  participated  in  the  siege  of  Petersburg.  The 
following  October  he  was  taken  ill,  and  died  at  White  Hall  Hos- 
pital, Philadelphia,  Oct.  i8,*  1864,  aged  30  years, 

WILLIAM  S,  BURCE. 

Willliam  Stacy  Burce,  son  of  Silas  and  Rachel  (Oliver) 
Burce,  enlisted  as  a  member  of  Co.  F,  14th  Regiment,  Maine 
Volunteer  Infantry,  and  was  mustered  into  the  service  March 
3a,t  1864.  Transferred  to  Co.  B,  June  18,  1864,  and  on  muster- 
ing out  the  original  members  he  was  assigned  to  the  14th 
Battalion,  Co.  C.  The  14th  Battalion  was  subsequently  increased 
to  a  full  regiment  by  the  addition  of  certain  companies  of 
unassigned  infantry.  Mustered  out  at  Darien,  Ga.,  Aug.  28, 
1865.     Mr.  Burce  was  in  Minnesota  at  last  accounts. 

GEORGE  H.  BUTLER. 

George  Halser  Butler,  son  of  Peter  W.  and  Mary  E.  (Rob- 
inson) Butler,  was  born  in  Industry  Jan.  6,  1833.  He  married, 
Jan.  21,  1858,  Catherine  Nichols,  daughter  of  Aholiab  and 
Elmeda  (Messer)  Nichols,  by  whom  he  had  three  children. 
Early  in  the  fall  of  1864  he  enlisted  for  one  year  in  the  first 
company  Unassigned  Infantry,  Capt.  Edward  S.  Butler.  He 
was  mustered  into  the  service  Sept.  16,  1864.  The  company 
immediately  after  its  organization  left  for  the  front,  and  was 
assigned  to  the  29th  Regiment  as  Co.  A.  Joining  the  regiment 
October  i8th,  he  participated  in  the  battle  of  Cedar  Creek  on 
the  following  day.  During  this  engagement  he  received  a 
severe  bullet  wound  in  the  shoulder.  He  was  conveyed  to  the 
hospital  at  Winchester,  Va.,  where  he  died  Nov.  9,  1864. 

JOHN  p.  BUTLER. 

John  Perham  Butler,  also  a  son  of  Peter  W.  and  Mary  E 
(Robinson)  Butler,  enlisted  about  the  same  time  and    in  the 

•  Adjutant  General's  Report.     A  headstone  erected  to  his  memory  in  the  cemetery 
near  West's  Mills  gives  the  date  October  23d. 
t  Another  record  has  the  date  March  24th. 


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same  company  as  his  brother  George.  When  the  company 
went  South  he  was  left  sick  at  Augusta,  and  was  not  able  to 
join  his  regiment  for  some  time.  Nothing  is  definitely  known 
respecting  his  service  in  the  field.  He  subsequently  learned 
the  trade  of  a  watchmaker  and  jeweler.  Died  of  consumption, 
in  Industry,  April  i6,  187 1,  aged  28  years  and  6  days. 

ADDISON    H.  CHASE. 

Addison  Hayes  Chase,  son  of  Thomas  and  Phebe  (Hatha- 
way) Chase,  was  born  in  Livermore,  Maine,  April  4,  i856. 
His  father  was  a  soldier  in  the  181 2  War.  His  grandfather, 
also  named  Thomas,  was  a  gunner  on  board  the  **  AUiance," 
and  participated  in  the  fight  with  the  English  **  Serapis."  On 
the  1st  day  of  January,  1850,  he  married  Harriet  C.  Bean. 
daughtjpr  of  Jeremy  and  Miriam  (Currier)  Bean,  of  Jay,  and 
on  \ki€  13th  of  April,  1855,  he  removed  with  his  family  to 
Industry  and  settled  Near  Tibbetts's  Corner  on  the  farm  now 
(1892)  occupied  by  Arthur  W.  Hawes.  Here  he  was  living 
when  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  broke  out.  On  Dec.  2,  1861. 
he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Co.  E,  1 3th  Maine  Regiment,  Volun- 
teer Infantry,  and  was  mustered  into  the  service  at  Augusta, 
Me.,  Dec.  10,  1861.  His  company  left  Augusta,  Feb.  18,  1862, 
and  arrived  in  Boston  on  the  same  day.  Two  days  later  Mr. 
Chase  and  his  comrades  embarked  for  Ship  Island,  Miss.,  via 
Fortress  Monroe.  Owing  to  various  hindrances,  the  company 
did  not  reach  its  destination  till  March  20th.  He  remained  on 
the  Island  doing  camp,  guard  and  laborious  fatigue  duty  until 
July  I  ith,  when  they  left  the  Island,  made  a  brief  stop  at  New 
Orleans,  and  arrived  at  Fort  St.  Philip  on  the  15th.  Here  the 
subject  of  this  sketch  remained  until  he  sickened  and  died, 
Oct.  28,  1862,  aged  36  years,  6  months  and  24  days. 

ADDISON    F.  COLLINS. 

Addison  Franklin  Collins,  son  of  Eben  G.  and  Cordelia 
(Howes)  Collins,  was  born  in  Industry,  June  4,  1847.  At 
the  age  of  seventeen  years  he  enlisted  in  Co.  A»  29th  Regi- 
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mustered  in  Sept  i6,  1864.  Going  South  with  his  company, 
he  participated  in  all  its  movements,  including  the  battle  of 
Cedar  Creek,  etc.  He  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  June  5, 
1865,  some  two  months  after  the  close  of  the  war.  Resides  in 
New  Sharon,  Me. 

DANIEL   S.  COLLINS. 

Daniel  Saunders  Collins,  son  of  Daniel,  Jr.,  and  Harriet 
(Knowlton)  Collins,  was  born  in  Industry,  April  23,  1834. 
When  about  fifteen  years  of  age,  he  went  to  live  with  a 
maternal  aunt  who  resided  in  Belfast,  Me  A  year  later  he 
entered  the  office  of  The  State  Signal,  a  newspaper  published 
in  that  city,  where  he  served  the  usual  apprenticeship,  and 
afterwards  worked  on  that  paper,  as  a  journeyman  printer,  some 
two  years.  He  next  worked  in  Bangor,  Me.,  and  also  tfi  Bos- 
ton for  a  short  time.  He  enlisted  under  the  President's  call  for 
men  to  serve  nine  months,  and  was  mustered  into  the  U.  S. 
service  Oct.  10,  1862,  as  a  private  in  Co.  B,  22d  Regiment, 
Volunteer  Infantry.  He  served  his  full  term  of  enlistment  and 
was  mustered  out  Aug.  14,  1863.  He  next  enlisted  as  a  private 
in  Co.  A,  State  Guards  Infantry,  to  serve  sixty  days.  He  was 
mustered  into  the  service  July  7,  1864,  and  stationed  at  Fort 
McClary,  in  Maine.  On  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  service, 
Sept.  8,  1864,  he  was  discharged  and  returned  to  his  native 
town.  Shortly  after  this  he  again  enlisted  as  a  member  of  the 
1st  Maine  Regiment,  Sharpshooters,  then  being  organized,  and 
was  mustered  into  the  service  Nov.  28,  1864,  and  assigned  to 
Co.  E,  with  the  rank  of  corporal.  His  company  was  rendez- 
voused at  Camp  Coburn,  Augusta,  Me.  The  company  left 
Augusta,  for  Galloupe's  Island,  Dec.  7,  1864.  They  were 
ordered  from  thence  to  City  Point,  Va.*,  Jan.  i,  1865,  and 
arrived  there  on  the  5th.  June  21st  Mr.  Collins's  Company  was 
consolidated  with  the  20th  Maine  Regiment,  Infantry,  where  he 
was  also  promoted  to  the  rank  of  corporal  in  Co.  E.  July  16, 
1865,  he  was  mustered  out  and  discharged,  at  Washington, 
D.  C,  and  immediately  returned  to  his  native  State.  He  died 
in  Middleborough,  Mass.,  Oct.  20,  1885. 


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JAMES  W.  COLLINS. 
James  Warren  Collins,  son  of  George  and  Mary  A.  (Nor- 
cross)  Collins,  was  born  in  Industry,  Nov.  3,  1825.  On  the 
breaking  out  of  the  war  he  was  living  on  a  small  farm  near 
Goodridge's  Corner  in  Industry.  He  enlisted  as  a  member  of 
Co.  A,  28th  Maine  Regiment,  Infantry,  and  was  mustered  into 
the  U.  S.  service  Sept.  16,  1864.  He  was  wounded  in  the  battle 
of  Cedar  Creek,  Oct.  19,  1864.  Discharged  in  1865.  He  died 
in  Brunswick,  Maine. 

DANIEL  A.  CONANT. 

Daniel  A.  Conant  was  a  resident  of  Temple,  Me.,  when  the 
war  broke  out.  He  enlisted  as  a  substitute  for  Samuel  H.  Nor- 
ton of  Industry,  and  consequently  counted  on  that  town's  quota. 
He  was  mustered  into  the  service  at  Portland,  Me.,  August  18, 
1862,  as  a  member  of  Co.  G,  17th  Maine  Regiment,  Volunteer 
Infantry.  Taken  prisoner  at  the  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va. 
Exchanged.     Mustered  out  June  4,  1865. 

JOHN    F.  DAGGET1\ 

John  Fred  Daggett,  son  of  John  A.  and  Cynthia  P.  (Fur- 
bush)  Daggett,  enlisted  for  one  year  in  the  first  Company  of 
Unassigned  Infantry,  Capt.  Edward  S.  Butler,  and  was  mustered 
into  the  U.  S.  service  Sept.  16,  1864,  at  Augusta,  Maine. 
Remaining  at  this  place  but  a  few  days  they  went  to  Portland, 
and  from  thence  to  Washington,  D.  C.  Here  the  company  en- 
camped one  night,  when  it  was  ordered  to  Harper's  Ferry,  Va. 
On  their  way  thither  they  stopped  over  night  in  Philadelphia. 
Reaching  Winchester  they  went  into  camp  with  the  29th  Maine, 
acting  with  them  in  their  various  movements  until  Oct.  18, 
1864,  when  Company  A  was  discharged,  its  term  of  service 
having  expired,  and  Mr.  Daggett's  company  was  assigned  to  the 
regiment  to  fill  the  vacancy.  Prior  to  this  date  Mr.  Daggett 
participated  in  the  engagement  of  Fisher's  Hill, — this  was  his  first 
experience  of  being  under  fire.  He  took  an  active  part  in  the 
battle  of  Cedar  Creek,  October  19th,  his  company's  casualties 
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ing  following  the  battle,  while  engaged  in  removing  the  wounded 
from  the  field,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  run  over  by  an 
empty  ambulance  wagon  driven  at  a  furious  speed;  by  this 
accident  he  was  forced  to  remain  in  the  hospital  five  weeks. 
Reported  to  his  company  while  it  was  stationed  at  Newtown,  and 
was  detailed  for  safe  guard  duty,  continuing  to  act  in  that  capacity 
for  nearly  a  month.  During  the  remainder  of  the  winter  Mr. 
Daggett's  company  was  engaged  in  special  service.  Breaking 
camp  at  their  winter  quarters  they  marched  down  the  Shen- 
andoah Valley,  and  while  waiting  for  orders  at  Winchester,  news 
of  the  fall  of  Richmond  reached  them.  From  this  date  to  June 
5,  1865,  they  were  engaged  in  various  light  guard  duties,  at 
which  time  the  company  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  and 
discharged  at  Washington,  D.  C.  Mr.  Daggett  resides  in  New 
Sharon,  Me.,  and  has  for  many  years  been  engaged  in  selling 
fruit  trees,  etc. 

HIRAM    P.    DURRELL.* 

Hiram  P.  Durrell,  son  of  John  G.  and  Hannah  (Parent) 
Durrell,  was  born  in  Hodgdon,  Me.,  June  23,  1832.  In  1849, 
when  seventeen  years  old,  he  came  to  Industry  and  for  a  time 
hired  with  Rufus  Jennings,  alternating  his  time  between  farming 
and  clerking  in  his  employer's  store.  He  married  (published 
Sept.  28,  1850)  Lucy  A.  W.  Brewster,  daughter  of  Daniel  W. 
and  Mercy  (Hanson)  Brewster  of  Carratunk,  Me.,  and  had  the 
following  children  born  in  Industry,  viz. :  Hiram  L.,  born 
April  24,  1 851;  died  in  Lawrence,  Mass.,  Sept.  12,  1878. 
Ellen  L.,  born  Sept.  12,  1853;  died,  in  Industry,  Aug.  28, 
1857.  Wesley  G..  born  June  29,  1855.  Will  H.,  born  Dec. 
28,  1858,  married  Capitola  Daggett,  of  Industry.  Hattie 
Estmer,  born  May  11,  1861  ;  died  in  Lawrence,  Mass.,  Nov.  20, 
1880.  On  the  10th  day  of  September,  1862,  he  enlisted  as  a 
member  of  Co.  K,  24th  Regiment,  Maine  Infantry,  and  was 
mustered  into  the  service  at  Augusta  on  the  13th  of  the  follow- 
ing month.  While  the  company  was  stationed  at  East  New 
York,  Mr.  Durrell  had  the  misfortune  to  break  his  ankle  and  was 


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discharged  Dec.  ii,  1862.  He  now  resides  in  Freeman,  Me., 
where  he  is  engaged  in  farming.  His  wife,  born  in  Carratunk, 
Me.,  July  3,  1832,  died  in  Boston  June  4,  1879,  and  he  has 
since  re-married.* 

WILLIAM    H.  EDWARDS. 

William  Harvey  Edwards,  son  of  Bryce  S.  and  Abigail 
(Flood)  Edwards,  was  born  in  Industry,  Nov.  28,  1842.  He 
was  brought  up  as  a  farmer's  son.  He  enlisted  as  a  private  in 
the  24th  Maine  Regiment,  Infantry,  Sept  2,  1862,  and  on  the 
loth  day  of  the  same  month  was  mustered  into  the  service 
and  assigned  to  Co.  H.  Dec.  31,  1862,  he  was  promoted  to 
First  Sergeant,  in  which  capacity  he  served  until  June  13, 
1863  ;  promoted  to  Second  Lieutenant,t  while  at  Port  Hudson, 
Louisiana;  mustered  out  at  Augusta,  Me.,  by  reason  of  expira- 
tion of  his  term  of  enlistment,  Aug.  25,  1863.  He  is  now  a 
physician  and  resides  in  Houtzdale,  Penn. 

JOHN    D.  ELDER. 

John  Daggett  Elderj  son  of  Isaac  and  Sally  (Daggett) 
Elder,  was  born  in  New  Vineyard,  Me.,  Nov.  10,  1842.  Studi- 
ously inclined,  he  acquired  during  his  youth  a  good  education, 
considering  his  advantages.  In  February,  1862,  he  enlisted  as 
a  recruit  for  the  9th  Maine  Regiment,  and  was  mustered  into 
the  U.  S.  service  March  3d,  and  assigned  to  Co.  I.  He 
remained  at  Augusta,  Me.,  until  May  23d,  when,  with  others, 
he  took  the  cars  for  Boston.  On  their  arrival  at  that  place  the 
ladies  had  an  excellent  supper  in  waiting  for  them,  after  which, 
they  continued  their  journey  to  New  York,  where  they  arrived 
at  five  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  the  24th,  having  been  twenty- 
four  hours  on  the  way  from  Augusta.     After  a  few  days  spent 


♦Nathan  G.  Dyer,  of  the  19th  Company,  Unassigned  Infantry,  who  enlisted  and 
was  mustered  into  the  U.  S.  service  at  Augusta,  Me.,  March  21,  1865,  was  undoubtedly 
an  Industry  recruit  (see  note^p.j2o)  although  credited  to  the  town  of  Bradford  in  the 
Adjutant  General's  Report.  In  consequence  of  the  close  of  the  war,  Mr.  Dyer  never 
left  Augusta,  but  was  mustered  out  May  23,  1865,  and  soon  after  discharged. 

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in  New  York,  Mr.  Elder  with  his  comrades  embarked  on  board 
a  transport  for  Hilton  Head,  S.  C,  where  they  arrived  on  the 
8th  of  June.  During  this  voyage  Mr.  Elder  suffered  severely 
from  sea-sickness.  On  the  following  day  they  embarked  for 
Fernandina,  Florida,  where  they  arrived  June  15,  1862.  In  a 
letter  to  his  father  dated  July  18,  1862,  he  says: 

"  I  was  on  guard  last  night  and  the  mosquitoes  were  as  thick  as  you 
ever  saw  them,  and  they  were  nearly  as  large  as  wasps.  The  rebels 
came  in  with  a  flag  of  truce  yesterday,  and  told  us  that  General  Mc- 
Clellan  had  been  whipped  before  Richmond  and  that  General  Fre- 
mont's army  had  been  all  cut  up ;  and  gave  us  three  days  to  leave 
the  Island, —  but  they  have  got  to  come  and  take  it  before  we  shall 
leave.  Last  night  we  got  news  from  New  York  that  Richmond  was 
taken.  The  company  to  which  I  belong  is  called  the  Bangor  Tigers. 
The  average  weight  of  the  men  is  1 80  pounds ;  average  height  5  feet  1 1 
inches." 

In  speaking  of  the  fight  of  James  Island,  before  Charleston, 
he  wrote : 

"  It  was  a  shocking  sight,  after  a  battle,  to  see  five  hundred  poor 
fellows  wounded  and  mangled  in  every-  conceivable  manner,  as  I 
did.  Provisions  are  very  high  here  ;  butter  is  worth  fifty  cents  per 
pound ;  cheese,  25  cents ;  molasses  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  a  gallon, 
and  tobacco  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  per  pound." 

During  the  summer  the  duties  of  the  soldiers  were  very 
light.  They  were  required  to  keep  their  equipments  in  order, 
and  drill  four  hours  a  day,  with  an  occasional  turn  on  guard. 
Many  families  fled  from  their  homes  when  the  Union  forces 
occupied  the  place,  and  in  these  the  soldiers  were  quartered 
instead  of  in  the  usual  tents  or  barracks.  In  a  letter  dated  at 
Fernandina,  Florida,  Sept.  25,  1862,  he  wrote: 

"  We  have  had  one  fight  since  my  last  letter  was  written.  The  Colonel 
sent  our  company  and  about  twenty  men  from  Co.  A,  up  about  twenty- 
five  miles  into  Georgia,  to  capture  a  band  of  guerrillas.  We  went  in 
boats  and  arrived  at  our  destination  about  three  o'clock  in  the  morning. 
Landing  as  still  as  we  could,  we  crept  up  to  surround  the  house  in 
which  the  guerrillas  were  rendezvoused.     When  we  were  within  a  few 


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rods  of  the  house  their  dogs  gave  the  alarm  and  they  commenced  to 
fire  on  us  with  their  double-barrelled  shot-guns,  loaded  with  buck-shol, 
and  we  replied  with  ounce  sjugs  from  our  rifled  muskets.  Finding  that 
we  were  making  it  too  warm  for  them,  they  ran,  leaving  four  of  their 
comrades  dead,  five  wounded  and  two  made  prisoners.  Besides  the 
prisoners,  we  captured  a  large  number  of  Sharpens  rifles  and  revolvers. 
One  of  the  best  men  in  our  company  was  killed.  I  am  afraid  it  will  be 
hard  work  to  conquer  the  South,  for  they  fight  just  as  our  forefathers 
did  in  the  Revolution." 

Five  days  later  he  writes : 

"  We  went  down  to  Pine  Island, yesterday,  in  the  steamer'  Darlington,' 
which  ran  on  to  a  sand-bar,  and  we  had  to  keep  the  pumps  going  all 
night  to  keep  from  sinking,  but  at  last  we  got  her  off  and  got  back. 
I  have  got  one  of  the  nicest  silver-mounted  double-barrelled  shot-guns, 
which  I  captured  from  a  rebel,  that  you  ever  saw.  He  said  it  cost  him 
sixty  dollars,  and  I  had  to  threaten  to  shoot  him  before  I  got  it.  I 
will  send  father  a  piece  of  the  telegraph  wire  which  ran  under  water 
from  Savannah  to  Fort  Pulaski.*  When  the  Union  forces  captured 
the  fort  they  took  up  as  much  of  the  wire  as  they  could  without  ex- 
posing themselves  to  the  rebels." 

Writing  from  the  same  place  (Fernandina,  Fla.)  on  the  loth 
of  November,  1862,  Mr.  Elder  says: 

**We  have  had  quite  a  fight.  Two  companies,  A  and  I,  with  a  gun- 
boat, went  up  and  took  St.  Mary's  and  burned  the  place  to  ashes.  I 
went  on  shore  with  the  captain  to  get  some  furniture.  I  got  about 
eighty  dollars'  worth,  nice  for  my  own  quarters,  besides  a  piano  worth 
^v^  or  six  hundred  dollars,  for  the  captain,  and  a  looking-glass  six  feet 
tall  by  four  wide  for  the  colonel.  William  W.  Lunt,  a  deserter  from 
our  company,  has  been  returned  and  will  be  shot  on  the  first  day  of 
December.  This  is  the  second  person  who  has  been  executed  for 
desertion  since  the  war  begun." 

From  an  account  of  the  execution  sent  his  parents,  we  give 
the  following  extract : 

*'  The  condemned  man's  real  name  was  Albert,  though  it  appears  on 
the  muster  rolls  as  William.     He  was  nearly  22  years  of  age,  and  was 

♦  This  wire,  or  rather  cable,  consisted  of  a  single  fine  copper  wire,  insulated  in  a 
resinous  substance.     In  size  it  was  about  as  large  as  an  ordinary  pipe-stem. 


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born  in  Hampden,  Maine,  of  respectable  parents.  In  early  youth  he 
became  restive  under  parental  restraint,  and  ran  off  with  a  circus  com- 
pany, with  which  he  continued  some  six  years.  He  was  of  remarkable 
physique,  being  more  than  six  feet  in  height  and  of  a  frame  propor- 
tionally large  and  muscular.  At  half- past  ten  o'clock  the  prisoner  was 
brought  from  his  tent,  and  approached  the  wagon  between  a  guard  of 
two  men,  with  side  arms.  He  was  habited  in  the  usual  blue  army  over- 
coat and  wore  a  black  felt  hat.  He  still  retained  his  almost  stoical 
firmness  of  manner ;  not  a  muscle  of  his  features  moved,  nor  a  limb 
trembled,  as  he  entered  the  wagon  and  seated  himself  on  the  coffin  so 
soon  to  contain  his  mortal  remains.  The  wagon  was  guarded  by  the 
squad  of  men  who  were  selected  as  the  firing  party,  under  Captain  Eddy, 
and  was  preceded  by  an  escort  of  forty  men  from  the  47th  New  York 
Volunteers.  Chaplains  Butts  of  the  47th  New  York  and  Hill  of  the 
3d  New  Hampshire,  who  acted  as  his  spiritual  attendants,  followed  im- 
mediately in  the  rear — together  with  those  of  the  medical  department  who 
were  to  assist  in  the  proceedings,  all  mounted.  The  solemn  procession 
moved  forward  to  the  sound  of  muffled  drums — the  escort  with  shoul- 
dered arms  and  the  guard  with  arms  reversed.  Nothing  was  neglected 
which  could  add  to  the  solemnity  of  the  occasion.  Throughout  the 
march  the  prisoner  sat  upon  his  coffin,  almost  without  motion,  his  head 
resting  upon  his  hand — no  moisture  on  his  brow,  no  tear  bedewed  his 
cheek,  his  whole  manner  betokened  perfect  calmness  and  resignation. 
The  spot  selected  for  the  scene  of  the  execution  was  without  the  en- 
trenchments and  opposite  the  southern  sallyport.  Here  the  entire 
regiments  of  the  command  were  drawn  up  to  witness  the  tragic  scene, 
formed  in  three  sides  of  a  hollow  square.  Near  the  centre  of  the 
square  was  stationed  General  Terry  and  his  staff,  with  several  promi- 
nent officers.  The  procession  halted  directly  opposite  the  general  and 
his  staff,  and  the  condemned  man  alighted  without  assistance.  The 
coffin  was  taken  out  and  placed  beside  him,  and  his  sentence  was  then 
read  to  him  in  a  clear  and  distinct  voice  by  Lieutenant  Gallaer,  Adju- 
tant of  the  Provost  Marshal's  force,  to  which  he  listened  without 
manifesting  the  slightest  emotion.  After  the  reading  of  the  sentence, 
Major  Van  Brunt  addressed  a  few  words  to  him  to  the  effect  that  his 
sentence  was  about  to  be  carried  out,  and  if  he  desired  to  make  any 
remarks  he  was  at  liberty  to  do  so.  At  the  invitation  the  prisoner  arose 
and  in  a  calm  voice  said  :  *  Fellow  soldiers,  I  want  you  to  take  warning 
by  me  and  seek  salvation  from  the  Lord  before  it  is  too  late.  I  am  not 
guilty  of  the  crime  for  which  I  have  been  condemned  to  death.' 

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ing,  and  in  his  shirt  sleeves,  required  to  kneel  upon  his  coffin.  In  this 
position  his  eyes  were  bandaged  with  a  white  cloth,  and  the  squad  of 
twelve  men  were  silently  motioned  to  take  their  position  directly  in 
front  of  him  at  twenty  paces  distance,  at  the  same  time  preparing  to 
aim.  Everything  was  now  ready,  and  Chaplains  Butts  and  Hall  both 
went  to  the  prisoner  to  receive  his  parting  words.  He  expressed  him- 
self as  perfectly  resigned  to  his  fate  and  ready  and  willing  to  die.  The 
chaplains  having  retired,  Major  Van  Bnmt  shook  the  prisoner  by  the 
hand  and,  after  bidding  him  farewell,  stepped  a  few  paces  back,  an<i 
with  a  wave  of  his  handkerchief,  announced  that  the  fatal  moment  had 
come.  With  a  motion  of  his  sword  Captain  Eddy  commanded  his  men 
to  the  position  of  *  Ready,  aim,'  and  instantly  uttering  the  word  *fire,' 
there  followed  a  flash  and  loud  report,  and  at  the  same  moment  the 
wretched  man  fell  forward,  pierced  with  nine  balls.  One  cap  exploded 
and  the  piece  missed  fire ;  one  shot  failed  to  take  effect,  and  the 
twelfth  musket  contained  a  blank  cartridge.  Thus  ended  the  second 
execution  of  the  kind  which  has  taken  place  in  our  army  since  the  com- 
mencement of  the  war." 

On  the  17th  of  January,  1863,  the  regiment  returned  to 
Hilton  Head,  S.  C.  Soon  after  this  Mr.  Elder  was  detailed  as 
hospital  nurse,  in  the  General  Hospital  at  that  place.  Speak- 
ing of  the  bombardment  of  Charleston,  to  which  he  was  an  eye- 
witness, after  his  return  to  Hilton  Head,  he  says:  *'  It  was  the 
most  terrific  cannonading  I  ever  witnessed.  It  was  one  con- 
tinuous sheet  of  flame  from  Fort  Moultrie  and  Battery  Bee." 
He  continued  as  hospital  nurse  until  the  month  of  May,  when 
he  was  stricken  with  fever  and  ague  and  afterward  with  typhoid 
fever,  which  resulted  in  his  death  June  5,  1863.  Mr.  Elder 
was  a  young  man  of  good  habits,  a  dutiful  son  and  a  brave 
soldier.  His  conduct  while  in  the  army,  won  both  the  respect 
of  his  comrades  and  esteem  of  his  superiors,  and  his  early 
death  was  mourned  by  a  large  circle  of  friends  and  acquaint- 
ances. 

CARLTON    P.  EMERY. 

Carlton  Parker  Emery,  son  of  Josiah  and  Hannah  C.  (Man- 
ter)  Emery,  was  born  in  New  Vineyard,  Me.,  Feb.  13,  1844. 
Enlisted  as  a  recruit  for  Co.  L,  ist  Maine  Regiment,  Cav- 
alry, and  was  mustered  into  the  service  Dec.  28,  1863.    Promoted 


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to  sergeant  near  the  close  of  his  term  of  service.  Mustered 
out  Aug.  I,  1865.  He  was  subsequently  killed  in  a  billiard 
saloon  in  one  of  the  Western  States. 

GEORGE   C.  EMERY. 

George  Cornforth  Emery,  brother  of  the  foregoing,  was  born 
in  New  Vineyard,  Me.,  December  23,  1848.  At  the  age  of  fif- 
teen he  enlisted  as  a  recruit  for  Co.  L,  ist  Maine  Regiment, 
Cavalry,  and  was  mustered  into  the  service  Dec.  26,  1863. 
Mustered  out  Aug.  i,  1865. 

ZEBULON   M.  EMERY. 

Zebulon  Manter  Emery,  son  of  Josiah  and  Hannah  C.  (Man- 
ter)  Emery,  was  born  in  New  Vineyard,  Dec.  20,*  1838.  Though 
a  native  of  New  Vineyard  he  had  for  some  years  prior  to  the 
war  been  a  resident  of  Industry.  He  enlisted  in  the  fall  of  186 1 
as  a  member  of  Co.  L,  ist  Maine  Regiment,  Cavalry,  and 
was  mustered  into  the  service  at  Augusta,  Me.,  Nov.  i,  1861, 
and  immediately  appointed  corporal.  He  was  discharged  for 
disability  Feb.  1 1,  1862,  before  the  regiment  left  Augusta.  He 
subsequently  married,  Nov.  — ,  1862,  Ann  H.  Johnson,  daughter 
of  Henry  and  Catherine  (Sullivan)  Johnson  of  Industry,  and 
soon  after  went  to  the  newly-settled  Territory  of  Nebraska  and 
engaged  in  stage-coaching.  Illustrative  of  his  coolness  and 
bravery  the  following  anecdote  is  related  in  the  **  History  of 
Nebraska:" 

This  young  man  was  one  of  the  most  fearless,  kind-hearted  and  gen- 
erous young  men  that  ever  braved  the  dangers  of  frontier  life.  In  1864 
he  was  stage-driver  along  the  St.  Joe  and  Denver  route.  In  August  of 
that  year  occurred  the  great  Indian  raid,  when 'so  many  settlers  lost  all 
their  property  and  a  great  many  their  lives.  There  were  nine  in  his 
coach,  seven  gentlemen  and  two  ladies.  Although  exceedingly  danger- 
ous, he  offered  to  drive  to  Liberty  farm,  where  his  brother,  Calvin  N. 
Emery,  lived.  The  morning  of  August  9th,  1864,  was  a  most  delightful 
one.  The  sky  was  clear,  and  a  cool  breeze  came  from  the  Northwest. 
The  coach  left  the  station  of  Big  Sandy,  with  its  freight  of  human  lives, 

♦  December  10,  New  Vineyard  Town  Records. 

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drawn  by  four  large  and  mettled  steeds,  in  which  the  driver  had  un- 
bounded confidence  and  over  them  perfect  control.  The  journey  was 
without  accident  or  unusual  incident  until  about  eleven  o'cock ;  up  to 
that  time  no  signs  of  Indians  had  been  seen,  but  just  as  the  lead  horses 
had  passed  over  the  hill  and  on  a  spur  that  led  into  the  "  bottom  land  " 
or  valley,  (this  was  narrow  and  bordered  on  either  side  by  deep  ravines 
worn  by  the  water)  just  as  the  coach  had  commenced  the  descent  the 
driver  discovered  a  band  of  Indians  about  thirty  rods  in  advance.  He 
wheeled  his  horses  in  an  instant  (two  rods  further  on  he  could  not  have 
accomplished  the  turning)  and  laying  the  whip  to  their  backs  he  com- 
menced an  impetuous  retreat.  The  passengers  were  terrified  and  were 
at  once  all  on  their  feet.  Emery  said,  "  if  you  value  your  lives  for  God's 
sake  keep  your  seats,  or  we  are  lost."  The  Indians,  about  fifty  in  num- 
ber, gave  chase  with  their  terrifying  yell,  and  for  about  three  miles,  which 
were  accomplished  in  about  twelve  minutes,  pursued  and  pursuers  made 
the  most  desperate  efforts  at  speed.  The  savage  yells  of  those  blood- 
thirsty villains  and  the  wails  of  despair  of  the  men  and  women  in  the 
coach  are  past  the  power  of  pen  to  describe.  But  to  the  glory  of  the 
driver,  be  it  said,  he  was  the  only  steady- nerved  and  unexcited  person 
in  this  memorable  chase.  The  coach  bristled  with  arrows  "like  quills 
upon  the  fretful  porcupine."  They  grazed  young  Emery  on  every  side, 
but  the  young  man  heeded  nothing  but  his  driving.  There  were  two 
points  at  which  all  would  have  been  lost  but  for  the  driver's  wonderful 
presence  of  mind.  These  were  two  abrupt  turns  in  the  road,  where  the 
coach  would  have  been  thrown  over,  had  he  not  brought  the  team  to  a 
halt  and  turned  with  care.  But  this  he  did,  greatly  to  the  dismay  of 
some  of  the  passengers  who  saw  escape  only  in  speed.  But  their  sub- 
sequent praise  of  his  conduct  was  as  great  as  his  courage  had  been  cool 
and  calculating. 

George  Constable,  who  was  conducting  an  ox-team  over  the  route, 
saw  the  coach  about  a  mile  ahead  and  at  once  corralled  his  twenty- five 
wagons.  The  brave  driver  drove  his  nine  passengers  into  their  shelter 
in  safety.  Words  could  not  express  the  gratitude  felt  by  the  passengers 
to  their  hero  and  deliverer.  In  the  delirium  of  their  dehght  they  em- 
braced and  kissed  him,  and  thanked  God  that  he  held  the  lines,  and  that 
they  were  in  a  position  where  they  could  not  interfere.  And  the  noble 
steeds  were  not  forgotten ;  the  passengers  patted  them  and  cast  their 
arms  about  their  necks  with  feelings  of  grateful  emotion.  This  memor- 
able drive  would  never  be  forgotten  if  not  recorded  here ;  for  the  story 
would  be  handed  down  to  posterity  by  the  survivors  of  the  saved. 

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for  wherever  he  was  known  his  gentie  manners  and  kind  deeds  won  for 
him  a  welcome  in  every  home,  and  wheresoever  known,  there  were  his 
praises  heard.  Devoid  of  boastful  pretense,  he  wore  meekly  his  well- 
deserved  honors — silently  carried  a  hero's  heart.  His  health  was  frail, 
and  in  about  one  year  from  that  day  he  was  prostrated  with  fever,  and 
while  on  his  death- bed,  yet  still  conscious,  Mrs.  Randolph,  one  of  the 
number  he  had  saved  from  a  horrible  death,  placed  upon  his  finger  a 
beautiful  ring  on  which  was  engraved  the  following:  "E.  Umphey, 
G.  E.  Randolph  and  Hattie  P.  Randolph,  to  Z.  M.  Emery,  in  acknowl- 
edgement of  what  we  owe  to  his  cool  conduct  on  Tuesday,  Aug.  9, 
1864."  Oh,  how  this  must  have  eased  his  pillow  of  pain,  for  soon  after 
this  he  passed  away  from  these  scenes  of  warfare  to  the  silent  and 
peaceful  realm  of  the  dead.  The  doctor  who  attended  him  in  his  last 
hours  eulogized  him  as  a  silent  hero  and  as,  all  in  all,  one  of  the  noblest 
of  mankind — God's  nobleman. 


CALVIN   B.    FISH. 

Calvin  Bryant  Fish,  son  oi  Elisha  and  Mary  (Robinson) 
Fish,  enlisted  as  a  member  of  Co.  G,,  9th  Maine  Regi- 
ment, in  September,  1861,  and  was  mustered  into  the  U.  S. 
service  on  the  22d  of  that  month.  Two  days  later  the  regi- 
ment left  Augusta  and  reached  Fortress  Monroe  in  season  to 
join  General  Sherman's  expedition  for  the  capture  of  Port 
Royal,  S.  C.  Writing  home  from  this  place,  October  13th,  he 
says :  ''We  were  on  the  boat  twenty  days  and  in  the  steerage  at 
that."  Their  rations  during  this  time  were  scant  in  quantity  and 
poor  in  quality.  When  off  Cape  Hatteras  the  fleet  experienced 
rough  weather  and  some  of  the  vessels  were  badly  damaged. 
In  the  gulf  stream  they  encountered  a  storm  which  lasted  for 
eighteen  hours,  during  which  two  of  their  fleet  was  lost.  Mr. 
Fish  and  his  comrades  were  in  an  unseaworthy  craft,  which, 
although  it  got  badly  racked,  carried  them  safely  through  the 
storm.  As  the  fleet  neared  Port  Royal,  five  rebel  gunboats 
opened  fire  on  the  fleet  but  were  soon  driven  back  to  the  pro- 
tection of  the  guns  of  the  land  batteries.  Two  days  later,  after 
five  hours  of  bombardment,  in  which  the  whole  fleet  of  forty- 
six  vessels  participated,  the  troops  landed  and  took  possession 


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of  the  place.*  Here  Mr.  Fish  remained  for  some  time  and 
assisted  in  building  the  fortifications  and  government  store- 
houses at  that  place.  From  Hilton  Head  he  went  to  Warsaw 
Island,  Feb.  7,  1862,  and  on  the  2ist  joined  in  the  expe- 
dition for  the  capture  of  Fernandina,  Florida,  where  he 
remained  for  ten  months  after  the  fall  of  that  place.  Writing 
home  of  his  experiences  on  the  sea,  he  says :  "  When  you  have 
been  put  in  the  hold  of  a  steamer  in  company  with  a  thousand 
soldiers,  with  the  mud  half  way  to  your  knees,  with  water  to 
drink,  the  stench  of  which  is  enough  to  make  you  vomit  and 
have  to  eat  boiled  pork  swimming  in  cold  fat  with  hard  bread, 
and  not  half  enough  of  that,  you  may  have  seen  hard  times." 
Returning  to  Hilton  Head,  in  January,  1863,  he  was  engaged  in 
doing  out-post  duty  until  June  24th,  when  his  regiment  moved 
to  St.  Helena  Islandf  to  form  part  of  a  column  then  organizing 
under  Gen.  George  C.  Strong  to  assault  Morris  Island.  Mr. 
Fish  participated  in  a  charge  upon  the  enemy's  rifle-pits  on 
Morris  Island  July  lOth.  and  on  Fort  Wagner  on  the  follow- 
ing day.  In  a  subsequent  charge,  on  the  i8th  of  July,  the 
9th  Maine  also  held  an  important  position  in  the  assaulting 
column. 

On  the  1st  of  August  Mr.  Fish  had  an  attack  of  sunstroke, 
which   disqualified   him   for  duty  for  a  considerable  length  of 


*  In  a  subsequent  letter,  dated  at  Hilton  Head,  S.  C,  Dec.  5,  1 861,  he  says, 
referring  to  this  voyage:  "We  had  a  hard  time  getting  down  here;  it  was  terrible 
rough  and  nearly  all  our  regiment  were  seasick.  To  us  was  accorded  the  dangerous 
honor  of  being  the  second  regiment  to  land  on  Port  Royal  Island  when  it  was 
captured.  We  effected  a  landing  in  the  night  and  lay  down  on  the  sand  for  a  little 
rest.  As  the  night  was  quite  cold  it  about  used  the  boys  up.  We  have  lost  twenty- 
two  men  thus  far,  but  I  am  as  tough  as  a  knot." 

fFrom  there  he  wrote  as  a  bit  of  news,  June  23,  1863:  "On  the  17th  inst.  the 
rebel  ram,  *  Fingal',  came  down  the  Savannah  River,  evidently  with  the  intention  of 
capturing  one  of  our  monitors  and  destroying  our  blockading  fleet.  Her  plans  were 
frustrated  and  she  herself  captured.  The  monitor  fired  five  shots,  four  of  which  went 
clear  through  the  *  Fingal*.  The  first  one  struck  the  pilot  house,  killing  the  captain 
and  the  man  a^^  the  wheel.  There  were  sixteen  killed  and  wounded  and  165  prisoners. 
She  is  a  formidable  looking  craft,  I  can  tell  you,  and  has  caused  much  anxiety  among 
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time.*  In  January,  1864,  he  re-enlisted  and  was  granted  a 
furlough  with  the  others  of  his  company  who  had  likewise 
re-enlisted.  On  his  return  to  Washington  the  ship  on  which 
he  took  passage  encountered  a  three  days*  storm,  which  gave 
them  a  pretty  thorough  shaking  up.  On  the  28th  of  April  he 
rejoined  his  regiment  at  Gloucester  Point,  Va.  On  the  4th  of 
May  his  regiment  sailed  up  the  James  River  and  disembarked 
at  Bermuda  Landing  on  the  following  day.  On  the  7th  his 
regiment  engaged  the  enemy  at  Walthall  Junction.  On  the 
15th  they  marched  to  Drury's  Bluff  and  engaged  the  enemy  at 
that  place  on  the  17th.  After  again  engaging  the  enemy  at 
Bermuda  Hundred  on  the  20th,  and  at  Cold  Harbor,  June  ist, 
they  arrived  in  front  of  Petersburg  on  the  23d  and  engaged  the 
enemy  on  the  30th,  and  was  with  the  regiment  in  all  its  opera- 
tions around  Petersburg.  In  a  letter  dated  before  Petersburg 
July  13,  1864,  he  writes: 

"We  hear  little  except  the  continual  crack  of  the  sharpshooter's 
rifle  and  the  incessant  boom  of  cannon.  The  two  contending  armies 
are  within  five  hundred  yards  of  each  other,  and  on  some  parts  of  the 
line  they  talk  together.  But  on  our  front  if  a  man,  on  either  side,  shows 
his  head  above  the  breast-works  he  gets  it  hurt.  We  lay  in  a  line  of 
battle  all  the  time,  and  have  done  so  ever  since  we  commenced  this 
campaign,  our  only  protection  from  the  weather  being  a  small  shelter 
tent  about  five  feet  square.  It  is  hard  work  this  hot  weather,  I  assure 
you.  The  shoes  we  get  here  are  very  poor,  indeed  ;  they  will  not  last 
over  six  weeks,  with  careful  usage,  and  cost  us  $2.50  per  pair." 

During  the  entire  summer's  campaign  the  duties  were  of  an 
extremely  fatiguing  nature,  and  to  use  Mr.  Fish's  own  language: 
"It  has  been  fight  and  dig,  dig  and  fight,  ever  since  this  cam- 
paign commenced.'*  After  engaging  the  enemy  before  Peters- 
burg, July  30th,  and  at  Deep  Bottom  on  the  i6th  and  i8th  of 
August,  they  returned  to   Petersburg  on   the   20th   and    there 


♦  During  this  time  occurred  the  bombardment  of  Kort  Sumter,  by  the  Federal 
gun-boats,  of  which  he  thus  writes:  "Nov.  2,  1863.  They  are  pelting  away  at 
Sumter.  ?Iave  been  at  it  a  week  to-day,  and  it  has  been  one  continuous  roar  night 
and  day.  The  fort  looks  like  a  loose  pile  of  brick,  and  ere  this  reaches  you,  it  will 
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remained  on  duty  in  the  trenches  until  September  28th,  when 
they  were  ordered  to  Chapin's  Farm.  Here  on  the  following 
day  they  formed  a  part  of  the  forces  which  made  the  assault  on 
Fort  Gilmore.  During  this  engagement  Mr.  Fish  was  wounded 
in  the  side  by  a  fragment  of  a  shell,  and  in  the  left  foot  by  a 
minnie-ball,  which  cut  the  sole  of  his  shoe  completely  in  two. 
He  was  conveyed  to  Hampton  Hospital,  near  Fortress  Monroe, 
where  he  slowly  recovered  from  the  effects  of  his  wounds.  Of 
him,  Lieut.  Bradley  Smith  writes :  **  I  am  glad  to  be  able  to 
state  at  no  time  during  my  knowledge  of  him,  from  September, 
1 86 1,  to  November,  1864,  did  I  ever  consider  him  to  merit  less 
than  this  endorsement,  viz. :  *  One  of  the  bravest  and  best 
soldiers  in  the  company." 

During  the  war  he  served  three  years  and  two  months,  and 
participated  in  seventeen  battles  and  skirmishes. 

EBEN   FISH. 

Eben  Fish,  son  of  Elisha  and  Mary  (Robinson)  Fish,  was 
born  in  Stark,  Somerset  Co.,  Me.,  Nov.  29,  1844.  During  his 
boyhood  his  life  was  spent  much  the  same  as  that  of  other 
farmers*  sons.  Previous  to  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  his 
father  moved  to  Industry;  and  in  the  fall  of  1863  he  enlisted 
as  a  recruit  for  the  9th  Maine  Regiment.'  He  was  mustered 
into  the  U.  S.  service,  at  Portland,  Me.,  Dec.  9,  1863,  and 
rendezvoused  with  other  recruits  at  Camp  Berry,  until  Jan.  17, 
1864,  when  he  left  Portland  to  join  his  regiment,  and  was 
assigned  to  Co.  G,  of  which  his  brother  Calvin  B.,  was  a  mem- 
ber, then  stationed  at  Black. Island,  S.  C.  They  remained  here 
until  the  i8th  of  April,  when  the  regiment  was  ordered  to 
Morris  Island,  where  they  arrived  on  the  22d.  On  the  4th  of 
May  they  sailed  up  the  James  River  and  disembarked  at  Ber- 
muda Landing  on  the  following  day.  On  the  7th,  Mr.  Fish's 
regiment  engaged  the  enemy  at  Walthall  Junction,  and  he 
assisted  in  destroying  the  railroad  at  that  place.  The  regiment 
also  fought  the  enemy  at  Bermuda  Hundred,  on  the  20th,  and 
on  the  1st  of  June  made  an  assault  on  the  enemy*s  works  at 
Cold  Harbor,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  participating  in  both 


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engagements.  On  the  23d  of  June  the  regiment  arrived  in 
front  of  Petersburg.  On  the  30th,  Mr.  F^ish  was  one  of  a  hun- 
dred men  detailed  from  the  9th  Maine  for  a  reconnoissance. 
They  met  and  engaged  the  enemy,  and  out  of  the  one  hundred 
men  the  loss,  in  killed  and  wounded,  was  forty-nine.  Mr.  Fish 
received  eight  \vt)unds,  the  most  serious  of  which  was  a  ball 
passing  through  the  left  leg  near  the  knee,  and  lodging  in  the 
right  knee.  His  right  hand  was  so  badly  mangled  as  to  render 
amputation  at  the  wrist  necessary.  After  his  wounds  were 
properly  dressed  he  was  removed  to  the  Hammond  General 
Hospital,  at  Point  Lookout,  Maryland.  For  a  time  his  wounds 
seemed  to  be  doing  well,  but  ere  long  matters  took  an  unfavor- 
able turn, — he  sank  rapidly  and  passed  away  Aug.  14,  1864, 
forty-five  days  after  receiving  his  wounds.  His  body  lies 
buried  at  Point  Lookout,  by  the  side  of  the  Potomac,  where 
it  will  rest  until  that  day  when  the  *•  mortal  shall  put  on  im- 
mortality." 

BENJAMIN   FOLLETT. 

Benjamin  Follett,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Abigail  FoUctt, 
was  born  in  Industry,  July  10,  1819.  Enlisting  under  the  call 
for  troops  to  serve  nine  months,  and  was  mustered  into  the 
U.  S.  service  Oct.  13,  1862,  as  a  private  in  Co.  K,  24th 
Regiment,  Maine  Volunteer  Infantry.  Although  the  regiment 
left  camp  at  Augusta  Oct.  29,  1862,  they  did  not  reach  their 
destination  (New  Orleans)  until  F'eb.  14,  1863,  having  been 
detained  at  East  New  York  by  an  outbreak  of  measles,  and 
on  the  way  by  contrary  winds  and  rough  weather.  On  May 
21,  1863,  they  embarked  for  Port  Hudson,  La.,  where  Mr 
Follett  died  June  7,  1863,  aged  43  years,  10  months  and  27 
days. 

WILLIAM    il.  FOLSOM. 

William  Quimby  Folsom,  son  of  Daniel  and  Martha 
(Quimby)  Folsom,  was  born  in  Industry  in  1819.  He  enlisted 
as  a  member  of  Co.  K,  24th  Maine  Regiment,  Infantry,  to 
serve  nine  months,  and  was   mustered  into  the  U.  S.  service 


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350  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY, 

at  Augusta,  Oct.  13,  1862.  Being  a  skillful  performer  on  the 
tenor  drum,  he  was  immediately  appointed  company  musician. 
He  died  at  Bonne  Carre,  La.,  April   19,  1863,  aged  44  years. 

WILLIAM    H.  FROST. 

William  Henry  Frost,  son  of  Samuel  and  Martha  (Littlefield) 
Frost,  was  born  in  Industry,  May  16,  184 1.  On  the  breaking 
out  of  the  war  he  went  to  New  Hampshire,  and  there  enlisted  in 
Co.  — ,  7th  Regiment,  N.  H.  Volunteer  Infantry.  In  the  summer 
of  1862  the  regiment  made  a  long  march  on  the  "double  quick." 
Being  much  fatigued,  he  seated  himself  on  the  ground,  took  a 
severe  cold,  which  resulted  in  typhoid  fever.  He  died  at 
Beaufort,  S.  C,  July  20,  1 862.  Appropriate  memorial  services 
were  held  at  the  Centre  Meeting-House. 

JOHN    F.  GERRY. 

John  Fairfield  Gerry,  son  of  Elbridge  and  Esther  Jane  (Frost) 
Gerry,  was  born  in  Alfred,  Me.,  April  19,  1839.  He  enlisted 
from  the  town  of  Industry,  for  nine  months,  and  was  mustered 
into  the  service  Dec.  12,  1862,  and  assigned  to  Co.  K,  24th 
Maine  Regiment.  When  his  comrades  were  ordered  South  he 
was  retained  on  duty  as  orderly,  at  headquarters,  Augusta,  Me., 
where  he  remained  until  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  service, 
and  was  mustered  out  with  his  company.  He  was  instantly 
killed  by  a  locomotive  engine,  at  Prison  Point,  Mass.,  April  5, 
1882,  aged  43  years,  1 1  months  and  16  days. 

BRADFORD    GILMORE. 

Bradford  Gilmore,  son  of  James  and  Rachel  (Wade)  Gil- 
more,  was  born  in  Industry,  Jan.  8,  1845.  He  enlisted  as  a 
recruit  in  Co.  P*,  14th  Maine  Regiment,  Infantry,  and  was  mus- 
tered into  the  service  Jan.  9,  1862,  joining  the  regiment  before 
it  went  South.  Leaving  Augusta  for  Boston  on  the  5th  of 
February,  they  embarked  at  that  place  on  the  ship  **  North 
America,"  for  Ship  Island,  Miss.,  on  the  6th.  Sailing  on  the 
8th,  they  reached  their  destination  on  the  8th  of  March,  having 


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been  a  full  month  in  making  the  passage.  Stopping  here  some 
over  two  months,  they  sailed  for  New  Orleans,  La.,  on  board 
the  ship  "Premier,"  where  they  arrived  on  the  25th.  On  the 
26th  they  landed  and  quartered  in  Freret's  Cotton  Press.  They 
remained  stationed  in  and  about  New  Orleans  during  the  month 
of  June.  Died  of  consumption  July  26,  1862.  aged  17  years,  6 
months  and  1 8  days. 

ALMORE    HASKELL. 

Almore  Haskell  was  a  native  of  Harrison,  Me.,  and  a  pho- 
tographer by  profession.  He  enlisted  as  a  member  of  Co.  L, 
1st  Maine  Cavalry,  and  was  mustered  into  the  U.  S.  service 
Nov.  I,  1 86 1.  Owing  to  various  hindrances  the  regiment  did 
not  receive  their  equipments  until  near  the  following  spring.  In 
consequence  of  disability  Mr.  Haskell  was  discharged  on  the 
nth  day  of  February,  1862,  nearly  six  weeks  before  his  com- 
pany left  for  the  seat  of  war. 

JOHN   M.  HOWES. 

John  Martin  Howes,  son  of  John  and  Annah  (Button) 
Howes,  was  born  in  Industry,  May  8,  1839.  He  enlisted  in  Co. 
K,  13th  Maine  Regiment,  Nov.  16,  1861,  for  three  years,  and 
was  mustered  into  the  U.  S.  service  on  the  28th  day  of  the 
following  month.  The  regiment  went  into  camp  at  Augusta, 
where  it  remained  until  the  i8th  of  February,  when  it  was 
ordered  South,  and  started  for  Boston,  where  they  arrived  the 
same  day.  Remaining  here  until  the  2ist,  they  proceeded  to 
New  York,  and  from  thence  directly  tq  Ship  Island,  Miss.  Mr. 
Howes  participated  in  every  battle  in  which  his  regiment  was 
engaged.  He  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Pleasant  Hill, 
April  9,  1864,  from  the  effects  of  which  he  was  obliged  to 
remain  in  Charity  Hospital  near  New  Orleans,  about  two  months. 
On  the  1st  of  August,  1864,  near  Frederick,  Md.,  he  was  again 
disabled  by  sunstroke,  and  was  sent  to  the  Field  Hospital  at 
Sandy  Hook.  Here,  after  partially  recovering,  he  served  for 
nearly  three  months  as  chief  nurse  and  ward-master.  From 
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the  other  original  members,  of  whom  only  1 5  5  remained,  started 
for  Augusta,  Me.,  where  Mr.  Howes  was  finally  discharged, 
Jan.  6,  1865.  Promotion  was  offered  and  declined  in  several 
instances,  he  preferring  no  more  than  the  ordinary  soldier's 
responsibilities.  Notwithstanding  this,  he  was  ever  ready  to 
stand  in  any  gap  where  duty  called,  and  frequently  filled  official 
positions  for  a  brief  space  of  time.  He  was  not  found  wanting 
in  the  hour  when  men  were  needed,  and  chose  his  lot  with  "the 
boys"  the  better  to  help  and  encourage  them  in  the  endurance 
of  the  privations  and  hardships  incident  to  the  soldier's  life. 
He  subsequently  became  an  able  minister  of  the  Methodist  de- 
nomination, and  now  resides  in  Caribou,  Aroostook  County,  Me. 

ADRIANCE   R.  JOHNSON. 

Adriance  Regal  Johnson,  son  of  Nathan  S.  and  Mary  C. 
(Butler)  Johnson,  was  born  in  Industry,  Jan.  3,  1848.  Possess- 
ing an  ardent  desire  to  enlist,  which  was  contrary  to  the  wishes 
of  his  parents,  he  several  times  clandestinely  left  home  and 
enlisted  but  was  invariably  restored  to  his  parents  upon  proof 
that  he  was  not  of  the  required  age.  At  length  near  the  end 
of  his  sixteenth  year  he  gained  his  parents'  consent  and  enlisted 
as  a  private  in  Co.  F,  2d  Regiment,  Maine  Cavalry,  and  was 
mustered  into  the  service  Dec.  11,  1863.  Going  South  in 
April  following,  the  stress  of  his  arduous  duties  caused  his 
health  to  break  down  after  some  months'  service.  Later  he 
was  granted  a  furlough,  and  subsequently  discharged  for  disa- 
bility, April  21,  1865.  A  few  years  afterward  Mr.  Johnson 
went  to  the  Pacific  Slope  and  at  last  accounts  was  living  at 
Baker  City,  Oregon. 

WILIJAM    G.  LEWIS. 

William  G.  Lewis,  son  of  William  and  Sarah  (Beal)  Lewis, 
was  born  in  New  Vineyard,  Maine,  in  1831.  He  married,  Oct. 
— ,  1852,  Julia  A.,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Hannah  (Beal) 
Norman,  of  Waterville,  Maine.  He  was  drafted  under  the 
conscription  act  in  the  summer  of  1.863,  21^^  mustered  into 
the  U.  S.  service  July  1 5th.     He  was  then  assigned  to  Co.  A,  8th 


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Maine  Regiment,  Infantry,  which  he  joined  while  it  was  sta- 
tioned at  Hilton  Head,  S.  C.  Here  his  company  remained 
until  Nov.  14,  1863.  From  here  they  went  to  Beaufort,  where 
they  were  encamped  until  April  13,  1864,  when  they  were  trans- 
ferred to  the  Department  of  Virginia.  On  the  4th  of  May  they 
moved  to  Bermuda  Hundred,  where  they  took  part  in  all  the 
active  operations  of  the  Army  of  the  James.  On  the  i6th  Mr. 
Lewis  participated  in  the  engagement  at  Drury*s  Bluff,  where 
the  regiment's  loss  was  three  killed,  sixty-four  wounded  and 
twenty-nine  taken  prisoners.  On  the  3d  of  June  he  participated 
in  an  assault  on  the  enemy's  lines  at  Cold  Harbor. 

On  the  1 2th  they  moved  to  White  House  Landing  and  from 
thence  to  Petersburg,  where  on  the  iSth,  i6th  and  17th  they 
engaged  the  enemy,  and  on  the  i8th  made  a  successful  attack 
and  carried  a  portion  of  the  enemy's  line.  From  this  date  to 
the  middle  of  July  Mr.  Lewis  was  engaged  in  picket  duty  and 
work  on  the  trenches.  On  the  17th  of  July  he  was  wounded 
in  the  head  by  a  rebel  sharpshooter,  while  on  picket  duty.  He 
was  conveyed  to  the  hospital,  where  he  remained  in  an  uncon- 
scious condition  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred 
July  22,  1864.     Aged  34  years. 

FIFIELD  A.  LUCE. 

Fifield  Augustus  Luce,  son  of  Daniel  C.  and  Lucy  A.  (Lake) 
Luce,  enlisted  on  Lewiston's  quota,  in  the  20th  Company,  Unas- 
signed  Infantry,  for  one  year,  and  was  mustered  into  the  U.  S. 
service  March  22,  1865,  at  Augusta.  Immediately  after  its 
organization  the  company  was  sent  to  Galloupe's  Island  in  Boston 
Harbor,  where  the  members  were  under  the  constant  instruction 
of  a  drill  master  for  nearly  two  weeks.  At  the  end  of  that  time 
the  company  embarked  on  the  U.  S.  transport  **  Blackstone  "  for 
Savannah,  Ga.,  where  they  joined  the  14th  Maine  Regiment  as 
Co.  H  on  the  lOth  of  April.  On  the  6th  day  of  May  the  regi- 
ment moved  toward  Augusta,  Ga.,  **  where,"  says  Mr.  Luce,  **  we 
arrived  after  an  uneventful  march  of  seven  days."  Here  they 
remained  until  May  31st,  when  they  were  ordered  back  to  Savan- 
nah, where  they  arrived  June  7th.     Two  days  later  they  marched 


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to  Darien,  Ga.,  from  which  place  Mr.  Luce's  company  was 
ordered  to  Brunswick,  Ga.,  where  it  remained  until  about  August 
lOth,  when  it  joined  the  regiment  at  Darien.  Up  to  August 
28th  the  soldiers  were  engaged  in  guard  and  patrol  duty,  and 
on  that  day  were  mustered  out  of  the  service.  Sept.  i,  1865, 
Mr.  Luce  and  his  comrades  started  for  Augusta,  Me.,  where 
they  arrived  on  the  17th.  Here  they  were  paid  off  and  finally 
discharged  on  the  28th  of  September,  having  served  159  days. 
When  last  heard  from  he  resided  in  Springfield,  Mo. 

JOHN   T.  LUCE. 

John  Truman  Luce,  son  of  Daniel  C.  and  Lucy  A.  (Lake) 
Luce,  was  born  in  Industry,  Feb.  21,  1843,  and  like  most  boys 
born  in  Industry,  was  brought  up  on  a  farm.  His  educational  ad- 
vantages were  limited  to  the  common  district  schools.  On  the 
breaking  out  of  the  war  in  1 861,  he  became  inspired  with  an 
ardent  desire  to  enlist.  Gaining  the  consent  of  his  parents,  he 
enlisted  in  the  13th  Maine  Regiment,  and  was  assigned  to  Co. 
E.  For  a  while  after  his  enlistment  he  was  stationed  at  Camp 
Beaufort,  Augusta,  Me.  Here,  with  his  comrades,  he  was  con- 
stantly engaged  in  drill,  preparatory  to  active  service  in  the 
field.  After  some  ten  weeks  the  regiment  started  for  Boston, 
where  it  arrived  Feb.  19,  1862.  Before  leaving  Augusta,  the 
boys  were  treated  with  hot  coffee,  by  the  patriotic  citizens,  and 
at  various  places  on  the  way  many  similar  kindnesses  were 
shown  them.  Mr.  Luce  and  his  comrades  left  Boston  on  the 
21st  of  February,  embarking  on  board  the  transport  "Missis- 
sippi "  for  Fortress  Monroe,  and  from  thence  they  sailed  for 
Ship  Island,  Miss.,  on  the  25th.  After  leaving  Fortress  Mon- 
roe, they  experienced  rough  weather,  and  ran  on  to  the  Frying 
Pan  Shoals,  where  they  remained  for  over  twenty-four  hours. 
This  accident  caused  the  ship  to  leak  badly,  and  it  became 
necessary  to  bail  water  incessantly  to  keep  the  ship  afloat. 
They  hoisted  a  signal  of  distress  and  fired  the  minute  gun,  which 
brought  one  of  the  blockade  gunboats  to  their  rescue.  They 
went  on  board  the  gunboat  and  remained  until  morning.  The 
**  Mississippi "  thus  lightened,  was  kept  afloat  by  the  crew,  and  in 


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the  morning  the  troops  returned  and  she  put  into  Hilton  Head 
for  repairs.  F'inding  that  the  "  Mississippi "  was  so  badly  dam- 
aged that  considerable  time  would  be  required  for  repairs, 
they  embarked  on  the  transport  **  Matanza  "  for  Ship  Island, 
where  they  arrived  on  the  2ist  of  March,  having  been  31  days 
on  the  way  from  Boston.  While  on  the  Island  the  rations  of 
the  soldiers  were  of  good  quality  and  sufficient  quantity,  and 
Mr.  Luce*s  health  was  remarkably  good.  About  the  middle  of 
May,  however,  he  had  an  attack  of  typhoid  fever,  but  possess- 
ing rare  recuperative  powers,  he  rallied  from  this  disease  and 
was  pronounced  convalescent.  He  continued  to  steadily  im- 
prove until  Wednesday,  June  4th,  when  he  was  stricken  with 
diphtheria,  which  resulted  in  his  death  three  days  later,  aged 
19  years,  3  months  and  16  days.  Of  him,  a  superior  officer 
writes:  *'John  was  a  good  boy,  prompt  and  active,  cheerful 
and  contented,  respected  and  loved  by  all  who  knew  him." 
During  his  last  illness  he  was  complimented  by  his  attending 
surgeon  for  the  heroic  fortitude  with  which  he  endured  his 
suflferings.  He  was  buried  on  the  Island,  with  all  the  honors 
of  a  soldier,  the  entire  company  following  his  remains  to  the 
grave. 

HENRY   S.  MAINES. 

Henry  S.  Maines,  as  nearly  as  can  be  learned,  was  a  native 
of  Georgetown,  Me.  He  married,  Dec.  9,  1855,  F'annie  N. 
Morse,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Aurilla  (Green)  Morse,  of 
Stark.  At  the  time  of  his  enlistment,  he  was  a  resident  of 
Industry.  He  enlisted  as  a  member  of  Co.  E,  32d  Regiment, 
Maine  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  was  mustered  into  the  service 
April  2,  1864.  There  being  an  urgent  demand  for  troops  at 
the  front.  Mr.  Maines's  company  was  ordered  South  soon  after 
its  organization.  He  was  taken  ill  en  route  and  died  in  Rhode 
Inland,  May  15,  1864,  aged  44  years. 

(;iLBERT    R.   MERRY. 

Gilbert  Remick  Merry,  son  of  David  and  Betsey  (Remick) 
Merry,  was  born  in  New  Vineyard,  Mc.,  July  17,  1838.  He 
enlisted  under  the   President's  call   for  nine  months  men  in  the 


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fall  of  1862,  and  was  mustered  into  the  U.  S.  service  as  a  mem- 
ber of  Co.  K,  24th  Maine  Regiment,  Infantry,  October  13th, 
and  was  soon  after  appointed  company  wagoner.  He  was 
taken  ill  while  stationed  at  Bonne  Carre,  La.,  and  died  May  17, 
1863,  aged  24  years  and  10  months. 

ELIAS   MILLER. 

Elias  Miller,  son  of  Capt.  Jacob  and  Hannah  M.  Miller, 
was  born  in  Farmington,  Me.,  April  23,  1841.  When  quite 
young,  his  parents  moved  to  Industry.  His  educational  advan- 
tages were  such  as  were  afforded  by  town  schools  at  that  time, 
with  the  exception  of  two  terms  of  high  school  at  New  Sharon. 
In  the  fall  of  1862  he  enlisted  in  Co.  K,  24th  Maine  Regiment, 
Infantry,  and  was  mustered  into  the  U.  S.  service  on  the  13th 
day  of  October.  He  went  South  with  his  regiment  and  partici- 
pated in  all  its  privations  and  hardships  until  the  following 
summer,  when  his  health  broke  down  in  consequence  of  ex- 
posure and  the  unhealthfulness  of  the  climate,  and  he  died  at 
Port  Hudson,  La.,  July  5,  1863,  aged  21  years. 

HENRY   G.  MITCHELL. 

Henry  Gilbert  Mitchell,  son  of  James  W.  L.  and  Julia 
(Gilbert)  Mitchell,  was  born  in  Leeds,  Androscoggin  Co  ,  Me., 
May  31,  1826.  He  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Jonah  and 
Miriam  (Getchell)  Jacobs,  of  Pittsfield,  Me.,  and  came  to  Industry 
in  1858  or  soon  after,  and  settled  on  the  Dr.  Josiah  Henderson 
farm,  which  he  purchased  of  John  Mosher.  He  enlisted  for 
one  year  as  a  private  in  the  ist  Company,  Unassigned  Infantry, 
Capt.  Edward  S.  Butler.  He  was  mustered  into  the  U.  S.  ser- 
vice Sept.  16,  1864,  and  the  company  was  assigned  to  the  29th 
Regiment,  as  Co.  A.  There  being  an  urgent  demand  for  troops 
at  the  front,  Mr.  Mitchell's  company  left  Augusta  for  Washing- 
ton, D.  C,  as  soon  as  it  was  properly  equipped,  and  reached  its 
destination  on  the  day  that  Sheridan  made  his  famous  ride 
during  the  battle  of  Winchester.  Oct.  19,  1864,  he  partici- 
pated in  the  battle  of  Cedar  Creek,  and  afterwards  in  the  innum- 
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great  civil  conflict.  Receiving  his  discharge  June  5,  1865,  he 
returned  to  Industry,  and  continued  to  cultivate  his  farm  for 
some  years.  He  then  went  to  Lowell,  Mass.,  where  he  remained 
for  a  time  serving  as  night  watch  in  a  large  mill.  He  returned 
to  his  native  town  some  years  ago,  where  he  still  lives,  engaged 
in  farming. 

ATWOOD   MORSE. 

Atwood  Morse  came  to  Industry,  from  New  Portland,  with 
his  widowed  mother,  and  engaged  to  work  in  Amos  S.  Hink- 
ley's  shovel-handle  factory  at  Allen's  Mills.  Sept.  26,  1864,  a 
draft  was  made  from  the  enrolled  militia  in  Industry,  to  make 
up  an  existing  deficiency  of  two  men  under  the  various  calls 
for  soldiers.  Mr.  Morse's  name  was  the  third  drawn,  and  by 
the  exemption  of  the  second  person  drafted  he  was  held  for 
service  and  assigned  to  Co.  F,  9th  Maine  Regiment,  Infantry. 
He  participated  in  all  the  various  movements  and  engagements 
of  his  regiment,  after  joining  it  at  Chapin's  Farm,  up  to  the 
time  of  his  discharge,  June  30,  1865.  He  returned  to  Somer- 
set County,  after  his  discharge,  married,  and  raised  up  a  family. 
In  the  fall  of  1885  he  was  granted  a  pension  with  arrearages, 
amounting  to  $1100.  Soon  after  this  he  disappeared  from 
North  Anson,  where  he  was  then  living,  and  is  reported  to 
have  gone  West. 

■  JOHN    M.  NASH. 

John  M.  Nash  came  to  Industry  from  Hallowell,  and  settled 
on  the  Deacon  Brice  S.  Edwards  farm  in  the  spring  of  1863. 
He  enlisted  as  a  recruit  for  the  2d  Battery,  Mounted  Artillery, 
and  was  mustered  into  the  service  Jan.  4,  1864.  Discharged 
in  1865,  date  not  known.  He  died  at  his  home  in  Industry, 
from  disease  contracted  in  the  service,  March  3,  1869,  aged  57 
years.* 


*  Mr.  Nash  was  also  captain  of  Co.  £,  3d  Regiment,  Maine  Volunteer  Infantry. 
Resigned  July  30,  i86f .  His  remains  lie  buried  in  an  unmarked  grave  in  the  ceme- 
tery near  George  W.  Johnson's. 


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DAVID  M.  NORTON. 
David  Merry  Norton,  son  of  Benjamin  W.  and  Amy  A. 
(Manter)  Norton,  was  born  in  New  Vineyard,  March  23,  1841. 
He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Industry,  with  an 
occasional  term  at  some  high  school,  and  before  he  had 
attained  his  majority  he  began  to  teach.  At  the  time  of  his 
enlistment,  in  the  fall  of  1862,  he  was  attending  a  term  of  high 
school  at  West's  Mills.  He  enlisted  on  the  loth  day  of  Sep- 
tember, as  a  private  in  Co.  K,  24th  Maine  Regiment,  Volunteer 
Infantry,  and  on  the  i6th  was  appointed  orderly  sergeant.  Oct. 
29,  1862,  the  regiment  left  Augusta  for  East  New  York,  where 
the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  prostrated  with  rheumatic  fever, 
from  which  he  had  not  fully  recovered  when  the  regiment  was 
ordered  on  board  the  ship  **  Onward,"  bound  for  New  Orleans, 
La.  After  a  passage  of  twenty-one  days,  they  arrived  at  Car- 
rollton,  where  he  was  attacked  with  pneumonia,  and  was  sent  to 
the  hospital.  He  was  afterward  sent  to  the  University  Hos- 
pital at  New  Orleans.  Here  he,  with  many  others,  suffered  for 
want  of  food,  and  was  often  glad  to  get  a  crust  of  bread,  and 
even  bacon  rinds  were  eaten  with  relish.  Receiving  his  dis- 
charge from  the  ho.spital,  he  started  to  rejoin  his  regiment,  then 
engaged  in  the  investment  of  Port  Hudson,  but  was  detained 
at  Springfield  Landing  by  the  examining  surgeon,  who  did  not^ 
consider  him  yet  well  enough  for  active  service  at  the  front. 
While  here  Mr.  Norton  assisted  for  a  short  time  in  the  care  of 
the  sick  and  wounded.  Joining  his  regiment  on  the  12th  of 
June,  he  participated  in  the  engagement  which  occurred  on  the 
next  day.  Remaining  in  the  trenches  until  the  4th  of  July,  he 
participated  in  the  action  of  that  day.  On  the  24th  of  July,  took 
passage  up  the  Mississippi  River  on  board  the  steamer  "Louis- 
iana Belle,"  for  Cairo,  III.,  from  whence  they  came  to  Augusta, 
Me.,  by  rail.  Here,  on  the  2Sth  of  August,  1863,  they  were  paid 
off  and  finally  discharged.     He  now  resides  in  Anson,  Me. 

OLIVER    D.  NORTON. 
Oliver  Davis  Norton,  son  of  James  and  Mary  (Davis)  Nor- 
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summer  of  1862,  after  he  became  of  age,  and  was  mustered 
into  the  U.  S.  service  August  i8th,  as  a  private  in  Co.  G,  17th 
Regiment,  Maine  Volunteer  Infantry,*  Capt.  Edward  I.  Merrill, 
of  Farmington.  This  regiment  rendezvoused  at  Camp  Berry, 
in  Portland,  Me.,  and  started  for  Washington  on  the  21st.  Mr. 
Norton's  regiment  saw  much  active  service  and  has  a  fine  record. 
Among  the  incidents  in  his  army  life  he  relates  the  following, 
showing  his  narrow  escape  at  Gettysburg:  **  At  this  battle  our 
regiment  occupied  a  commanding  position.  Just  in  front  of 
me  was  a  large  boulder,  behind  which  one  of  our  boys  had 
taken  refuge  and  was  busily  engaged  in  firing  at  the  enemy. 
As  my  musket  had  become  extremely  foul  from  constant  use, 
I  joined  this  fellow  that  I  might  place  the  end  of  my  ramrod 
against  the  rock  in  forcing  the  bullet  down  the  barrel.  We 
were  so  busily  occupied  as  not  to  notice  a  change  of  position 
made  by  our  regiment.  Soon  the  enemy  advanced  their  line 
and  we  were  compelled  to  retreat.  The  enemy  fired  at  us  as 
we  ran  up  the  hill,  and  one  of  the  bullets  tore  the  sleeve  of 
my  blouse.  This  was  the  nearest  I  came  to  being  wounded 
during  my  term  of  service  in  the  army."  Another  incident 
relative  to  his  experience  at  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness,  is 
as  follows:  ** While  stationed  in  a  piece  of  woods,  our  regi- 
ment was  ordered  to  retreat  from  the  position  it  occupied. 
While  on  the  move  a  wounded  horse  came  dashing  through 
the  woods  from  our  rear  and  threw  me  violently  to  the 
ground.  On  regaining  my  feet  my  regiment  had  passed  out 
of  sight.  Taking  the  direction  I  supposed  they  had  gone,  I 
soon  came  to  a  road.  Glancing  up  this  road  I  discovered,  a 
few  rods  distant,  a  battery  of  rebel  artillery  in  the  act  of 
firing.  I  only  had  time  to  lie  down  in  the  ditch  by  the 
roadside,  when  a  volley  of  grape  and  canister  went  crashing 
over  me.  I  continued  my  search,  and  at  length  found  our 
regiment  without  further  adventure."  Mr.  Norton  is  now  a 
farmer  and  resides  on  the  homestead  in  Industry. 


*The  17th  Maine  participated  in  thirty-two  battles,  and  is  said  to  have  lost  more 
men  in  killed,  wounded  and  prisoners,  in  proportion  to  its  size,  than  any  other  Maine 
regiment  in  the  service. 


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JAMES  PINKHAM. 
James  Pinkham,  son  of  Curtis  and  Rebecca  (Ditson)  Pink- 
ham,  was  born  in  Stark,  Me.,  March  25,  1835.  He  enlisted  as 
a  recruit  for  Co.  L,  ist  Regiment,  Maine  Cavalry,  and  was  mus- 
tered into  the  service  Sept.  2,  1862.  Mustered  out  at  Peters- 
burg, Va.,  Aug.  I,  1865.  The  members  of  the  regiment 
immediately  started  for  Augusta,  Me.,  where  they  arrived  on 
the  9th,  and  were  paid  off  and  finally  discharged.  Mr.  Pink- 
ham  now  resides  in  Farmington,  Me. 

SAMUEL   PINKHAM. 

Samuel  Pinkham,  son  of  Curtis  and  Rebecca  (Ditson) 
Pinkham,  was  born  in  Anson,  Me.,  April  2,  1841.  He  enlisted 
as  a  recruit  for  Co.  L,  ist  Maine  Regiment,  Cavalry,  and  was 
mustered  into  the  service  Sept.  3,  1862.  But  little  can  be 
learned  of  Mr.  Pinkham's  army  life  aside  from  the  fact  that  he 
was  detailed  as  a  dispatch  carrier  at  the  battle  of  Williamsburg. 
His  health  became  much  impaired  by  the  hardships  of  camp 
life,  and  he  was  sent  to  the  hospital  in  Washington,  D.  C, 
Sept.  13,  1863.  Mustered  out  of  the  service  Aug.  i,  1865, 
and  soon  after  discharged.  Disease  had  made  such  fearful 
inroads  on  his  vital  powers  that  he  never  regained  his  health. 
He  died  May  9,  1866,  aged  25  years,  i  month  and  7  days. 

WELLINGTON    PINKHAM. 

Wellington  Pinkham,  son  of  Curtis  and  Rebecca  (Ditson) 
Pinkham,  was  born  in  Stark,  Me.,  May  28,  1839,  He  was 
brought  up  in  pretty  much  the  same  way  as  the  average  far- 
mer's son, — at  work  on  the  farm  in  the  summer  and  attending 
the  district  school  in  winter.  When  the  War  of  the  Rebellion 
broke  out,  Mr.  Pinkham  enlisted  as  a  member  of  Co.  L,  in  the 
1st  Regiment  of  Maine  Cavalry,  and  was  mustered  into  the 
U.  S.  service  Nov.  i,  1861.  In  March,  1862,  his  company 
left  Augusta  for  Washington,  D.  C,  where  they  arrived  on  the 
28th  of  that  month.  He  remained  in  the  vicinity  of  Washing- 
ton about  six  weeks,  when  he  was  taken  sick  with  brain  fever 
and  died  at  Meridian  Hill,  after  a  brief  illness,  May  24,  1862. 


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Wilder  Pratt,  eldest  son  of  Stephen  M.  and  Elizabeth 
(Cushman)  Pratt,  was  born  in  New  Vineyard,  Me.,  Oct.  3,  1829. 
He  entered  the  service  under  the  conscription  act  July  21,  1863, 
and  was  mustered  out  at  City  Point,  Va.,  Feb.  2,  1866,  having 
served  2  years,  6  months  and  1 1  days. 

CHARLES    S.  PRINCE. 

Charles  S.  Prince,  son  of  Ami  and  Abigail  (Reed)  Prince, 
was  a  native  of  Cumberland,  Me.  He  settled  at  Allen's  Mills 
prior  to  th€  War  of  the  Rebellion,  and  eventually  married  a 
daughter  of  Benjamin  Allen.  He  volunteered,  with  others,  in 
the  fall  of  1862,  to  serve  nine  months.  He  was  mustered  in 
Oct.  13,  1862,  as  a  member  of  Co.  K,  24th  Maine  Regiment, 
Volunteer  Infantry,  and  soon  after  was  appointed  corporal. 
Discharged  for  disability,  Dec.  23,  1862,  while  the  regiment  was 
stationed  at  East  New  York.     He  resides  in  Canton,  Dakota. 

ALBANUS    D.  QUINT. 

Albanus  Dudley  Quint,  son  of  Capt.  Joab  and  Elizabeth 
(Thing)  Quint,  enlisted  as  a  musician  in  the  14th  Maine  Veteran 
Infantry  in  March,  1864,  and  was  mustered  into  the  U.  S. 
service  and  assigned  to  Co.  B  on  the  26th  day  of  that  month, — 
at  which  time  he  had  not  completed  the  first  half  of  his  fif- 
teenth year.  On  the  9th  of  April  he  left  Augusta  for  Portland, 
where  he  embarked  on  board  the  steam  transport  "  Merrimac," 
and  sailed  on  the  following  day.  Arriving  at  New  Orleans,  La., 
on  the  19th  of  April,  he  landed  on  the  following  day  at  the 
**  Parapet,"  some  eight  miles  above  the  city.  Here  he  remained 
stationed  until  May  Sth,  when  his  regiment  sailed  up  the  river 
to  Baton  Rouge,  where  they  remained  about  three  weeks,  and 
then  proceeded  to  Morganza.  On  the  3d  of  July  they  sailed 
down  the  river  to  Algiers,  opposite  New  Orleans,  preparatory 
to  an  unknown  sea  voyage.     On  the  13th  the  regiment  sailed, 


•  From  the  Adjutant  General's  Reports.    The  writer  fails  to  find  this  name,  how- 
ever, in  any  list  of  conscripts  in  Industry  that  he  has  examined. 


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under  scaled  orders,  for  Bermuda  Hundred,  Va.,  where  it  arrived 
on  the  22d.  Here  Mr.  Quint  and  James  O.  Burce,  also  an 
Industry  boy,  obtained  permission  to  visit  some  acquaintances 
in  the  9th  Maine,  which  was  stationed  about  six  miles  from  their 
own  regiment.  On  the  way  they  passed  rather  too  near  the 
enemy's  out-posts  and  received  the  fire  of  some  twenty  of  the 
enemy.  "This,"  says  Mr.  Quint,  "was  my  first  experience  at 
being  under  fire,  and  as  the  bullets  whistled  over  us  I  involunta- 
rily *  ducked '  my  head  a  little,  whereupon  Burce  chaffed  me 
by  asking  *what  I  was  dodging  for?'  I  noticed,  however,  that 
he  was  in  favor  of  an  immediate  retreat  td  a  piece  of  timber 
which  stood  near,  and  made  excellent  time  on  the  way."  They 
made  their  visit  and  returned  without  further  adventure.  On 
the  following  day  Mr.  Quint  had  his  first  experience  at  march- 
ing, when  the  brigade  to  which  he  belonged  made  a  double- 
quick  march  of  five  miles,  expecting  to  make  a  charge  on  the 
enemy's  works,  but  from  some  cause  the  attack  was  not  made. 
On  the  31st  of  July  they  sailed  for  Washington,  "where,"  says 
Mr.  Quint,  "  we  had  the  honor  of  dining  on  chocolate  coffee 
and  sour  bread.'*  August  14th  they  started  for  the  Shenan- 
doah Valley,  marching  fifteen  miles  per  day.  On  the  4th  day, 
at  about  2  o'clock,  having  made  their  day's  march,  they  re- 
ceived orders  to  be  ready  in  five  minutes  to  make  a  forced 
march,  as  a  large  body  of  the  enemy  was  moving  to  cut  them 
off  from  the  main  body  of  Sheridan's  army  at  Berryville.  This 
distance,  thirty-two  miles,  they  accomplished  without  making  a 
single  halt,  marching  through  Snicker's  Gap  and  fording  the 
Shenandoah  River  after  dark,  and  arriving  at  their  destination 
soon  after  midnight.  Making  a  total  march  o{  forty-seven  miles 
without  scarcely  a  halt.  During  the  last  three  hours  of  their 
march  it  rained  hard,  and  as  a  result  of  the  fatigue  and  expos- 
ure of  this  march,  Mr.  Quint  suffered  severely  from  cramps, 
followed  by  varicose  veins  of  his  lower  limbs.  Had  his  regi- 
ment moved  again  immediately,  his  injuries  would  have  com- 
pelled him  to  have  sought  treatment  at  the  hospital ;  this  he 
felt  loth  to  do,  "  for,"  says  he,  "  I  had  previously  sworn  that  I 
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This  gentleman  had  gained  my  displeasure  on  one  occasion 
when  I  applied  to  him  for  an  ounce  of  Epsom  salts  by  roughly 
saying,  *  Get  out,  you  have  been  here  enough  already' — mistak- 
ing me  for  a  regular  patient.  Then  and  there,"  adds  Mr. 
Quint,  **I  *  got  out'  and  kept  out,  never  having  been  excused 
from  duty  for  a  single  day  during  my  term  of  service." 

The  next  movement  made  by  the  regiment  was  to  within 
a  few  miles  of  Winchester,  where  they  remained  entrenched 
until  September  19th,  when  they  took  part  in  the  battle  of 
Winchester.  At  the  battle  of  Fisher's  Hill,  the  brigade  to 
which  Mr.  Quint  belonged  was  detailed  to  harass  the  enemy's 
rear.  Following  the  retreating  enemy  as  far  as  Harrisonburg, 
they  marched  from  thence  to  Stanton.  Here  they  were  so  far 
from  their  supplies  that  for  several  days  they  drew  only  quarter 
rations.  **  On  the  4th  of  October,"  says  Mr.  Quint,  "James 
Burce  and  I  formed  part  of  a  party  detailed  for  a  foraging 
expedition.  We  had  good  luck,  and  I  brought  in  four  chick- 
ens and  a  quarter  of  mutton.  I  was  fifteen  years  old  on  that 
day,  and  celebrated  the  occasion  by  eating  a  big  supper, — my 
first  square  meal  for  a  week.  One  big  burly  Irishman  brought 
in  a  tanned  calf-skin,  and  I  still  have  in  my  possession  a  can- 
teen strap  made  from  it."  From  here  they  returned  down  the 
valley  and  entrenched  on  Cedar  Creek.  On  the  evening  of  the 
18th  of  October  orders  were  issued  to  the  14th  to  be  ready  at 
sunrise  on  the  following  morning  for  a  reconnoissance.  They 
were  barely  ready  for  duty  when  Early  made  his  dashing  charge 
on  our  forces,  the  rest  of  the  troops  being  still  asleep.  Attempt- 
ing to  check  the  onward  rush  of  the  enemy,  the  14th  was  swept 
aside.  At  this  juncture  the  colonel  gave  the  order  to  retreat. 
What  followed  we  will  allow  Mr.  Quint  to  relate  in  his  own 
words:  "At  the  moment  the  colonel  gave  his  order,  James 
Burce,  George  Whittier,  of  Fayette,  and  myself,  were  standing 
together.  Whittier  said,  *  Which  way  shall  we  go?'  I  replied, 
across  that  ravine.  Burce  said,  '  They  will  shoot  every  one  of 
us  if  we  go  there.'  *  Well,'  I  replied,  *  I  had  rather  be  shot 
than  taken  prisoner.'  We  then  parted,  they  going  in  one  direc- 
tion and  I  another.     Burce  was  taken  prisoner  and  Whittier  I 


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have  never  seen  since.  Eleven  of  us,  including  Lieut.-Colonel 
Bickmore,  started  to  cross  the  ravine,  and  on  rising  the  opposite 
bank  we  saw  the  enemy  at  the  point  we  had  just  left.  Rest 
assured  our  position  was  not  an  enviable  one,  as  we  were  within 
easy  range  of  the  enemy  and  the  air  was  as  clear  as  a  bell.  Our 
lieutenant-colonel  was  the  first  man  that  fell,  mortally  wounded 
in  the  abdomen.  A  middle-aged  Irishman  and  I  were  in  the 
rear  of  all,  and  although  it  was  but  the  work  of  a  moment  to 
scale  the  hill,  yet  my  Irish  companion  and  I  were  the  only  ones 
to  reach  the  top  in  safety.  When  we  had  nearly  gained  the  top 
and  but  three  of  us  remained  standing, —  I  was  running  just 
behind  a  tall  man  when  my  toe  struck  against  something  and  I 
fell  forward  just  in  time  to  let  a  bullet  pass  over  me ;  it  struck 
the  man  squarely  between  the  shoulders  and  he  fell  forward  and 
expired  without  a  groan.  The  Irishman  on  seeing  me  prostrate 
exclaimed,  *Ah,  me  sonney  is  gone  too ! '  but  I  was  unhurt,  my 
fall  had  probably  saved  my  life.  Gaining  the  top  of  the  hill  my 
Irish  comrade  and  a  wounded  soldier  with  their  muskets  and  I 
with  my  revolver  gave  the  horde  a  parting  shot.  I  believe  it  to 
be  a  fact  that  these  four  shots,  I  having  fired  two  from  my  revol- 
ver, was  the  last  resistance  made  by  our  brigade  until  Sheridan 
rallied  the  troops  in  the  afternoon."  This  engagement  is  known 
as  the  battle  of  Cedar  Creek.  Remaining  in  the  vicinity  of  this 
battlefield  several  weeks  they  moved  to  Kearnestown,  where 
heavy  works  were  erected,  in  which  they  remained  until  Dec. 
23,  1864.  Shortly  after  this  the  regiment  was  ordered  South. 
They  proceeded  to  Baltimore,  Md.,  and  embarked  on  the  nth 
of  January,  1865,  for  Savannah,  Ga.,  at  which  place  they  arrived 
on  the  20th,  and  occupied  the  city  till  May  7th.  From  thence 
they  went  to  Augusta,  Ga.,  where  they  arrived  on  the  14th  and 
remained  until  the  31st  of  May,  when  they  were  ordered  back 
to  Savannah.  On  the  9th  of  June  they  left  Savannah  for  Darien, 
Ga.,  and  there  remained  engaged  in  guard  and  patrol  duty  until 
Aug.  28,  1865,  when  they  were  mustered  out  of  the  service  and 
finally  discharged  at  Augusta,  Me.,  Sept.  28,  1865.  Mr.  Quint 
arrived  at  his  home  in  Industry  a  few  days  before  his  sixteenth 
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WILLIAM  L.  QUINT. 
William  Lawry  Quint,  son  of  Capt  Joab  and  Elizabeth 
(Thing)  Quint,  was  born  in  Stark,  Me.,  Feb.  7,  1847.  Early 
in  the  first  year  of  the  war  he  enlisted,  but  was  stricken  with 
diphtheria  before  he  was  mustered  into  the  service  and  died 
Sept.  8,  1861,  aged  14  years,  7  months  and  i  day. 

EDWIN  A.  R.  RACKLIFF. 

Edwin  Albert  Ruthven  Rackliff,  son  of  Benjamin  R.  and 
Rachel  (Oliver)  Rackliff,  was  born  in  Industry,  Aug.  17,  1841. 
Soon  after  completing  his  twentieth  year  he  enlisted  as  a  mem- 
ber of  Co.  E,  13th  Maine  Regiment,  Volunteer  Infantry,  Col. 
Neal  Dow.  Although  the  regiment  filled  quite  rapidly  Mr. 
Rackliff  was  obliged  to  remain  at  home  some  weeks  after  his 
enlistment.  At  length  a  sufficient  number  of  men  were  secured 
and  on  the  loth  of  December,  1861,  he  was  mustered  into  the 
U.  S.  service  at  Augusta,  Me.,  where  the  regiment  was  ren- 
dezvoused. After  some  weeks  spent  in  drill  and  the  usual  camp 
duties  the  regiment  left  the  State  capital,  Feb.  18,  1862,  to  as- 
sume its  part  in  the  great  civil  conflict,  and  arrived  in  Boston  the 
same  day.  While  in  this  city  the  regiment  was  quartered  in 
Faneuil  Hall.  On  the  20th  a  detachment  including  Mr. 
Rackliff's  company,  under  the  command  of  Colonel  Dow,  em- 
barked on  board  the  new  iron  steamer  *'  Mississipi,"  bound  for 
Ship  Island,  Miss.  They  touched  at  Fortress  Monroe  on  the 
24th  to  take  on  board  General  Butler,  and  put  to  sea  on  the 
following  day.  The  steamer  encountered  a  tremendous  gale  off 
Cape  Hatteras,  which  placed  it  in  great  peril  for  a  few  hours. 
In  consequence  of  damages  sustained  by  grounding  on  Frying 
Pan  Shoals  the  '*  Mississipi"  put  into  Port  Royal,  S.  C,  March 
2d,  and  the  detachment  went  into  camp.  They  sailed  for  Ship 
Island  on  the  12th  and  arrived  there  on  the  20th.  July  nth 
Mr.  Rackliff's  company  left  the  Island,  under  the  command  of 
Colonel  Dow,  and  after  a  brief  stay  at  New  Orleans  moved  down 
the  river  and  occupied  Fort  St.  Philip  on  the  15th.  Remaining 
in  the  vicinity  of  New  Orleans  until  Oct.  24,  1863,  the  regiment 

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was  ordered  to  Texas,  forming  a  portion  of  General  Banks's 
expedition.  Here  they  participated  in  the  capture  of  Point  Isa- 
bella, Mustang  Island  and  Fort  Esperanza.  Remaining  in  that 
locality  until  Feb.  i8,  1864,  the  regiment  was  ordered  back  to 
Louisiana,  and  took  a  part  in  the  Red  River  campaign.  The 
regiment  subsequently  joined  General  Banks's  forces  and  bore 
an  honorable  part  in  the  battle  of  Pleasant  Hill.  Mr.  RacklifT 
and  his  comrades  were  in  active  service  at  various  places  until 
December,  when  he,  with  others  whose  term  of  enlistment  had 
expired,  started  for  Maine,  arriving  at  Augusta  on  the  30th  of 
that  month.  Here  they  were  mustered  out  of  the  service  Jan. 
6,  1865,  paid  off  and  finally  discharged.  He  now  resides  in 
Kansas  City,  Mo. 

ELBRIDGE    H.  RACKLIFF. 

Elbridge  Henry  Rackliff,  son  of  Henry  B.  and  Elizabeth 
(Oliver)  Rackliff,  was  drafted  under  the  conscription  act  Sept. 
26,  1864  Going  before  the  board  of  the  examining  surgeons, 
he  was  examined  and  accepted  October  4th,  and  ordered  to  report 
at  Camp  Berry,  in  Portland,  Me.  Here  he  was  again  examined 
and  on  the  iith  of  October  was  mustered  into  the  service  of 
his  country.  Three  days  later  he  left  Portland  for  the  place 
of  rendezvous  on  Galloupe's  Island,  in  Boston  Harbor.  Here 
he  remained  until  October  20th,  when,  in  company  with  a  large 
number  of  recruits,  he  embarked  on  board  the  steam  transport 
'*  Ashland."  This  vessel,  like  many  others  employed  during 
the  war  in  transporting  troops,  was  a  clumsy  affair.  During 
the  voyage  South  the  "Ashland"  encountered  a  severe  gale, 
and  it  became  necessary  to  order  the  soldiers  below  and  batten 
down  the  hatches.  Five  of  the  soldiers,  however,  hid  themselves 
on  the  hurricane  deck  and  were  washed  overboard  during  the 
night.  Touching  at  Fortress  Monroe,  they  sailed  up  the  James 
River  and  landed  opposite  City  Point  on  the  24th  of  October. 
The  following  day  Mr.  Rackliff  and'  over  one  hundred  others 
who  had  been  assigned  to  the  8th  Maine  Regiment,  marched 
to  Bermuda  Hundred,  and  on  the  26th  to  Chapin's  Farm,  where 
the  recruits  joined  the  regiment  and  Mr.  Rackliff  was  assigned 


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to  Co.  B.  As  evening  approached,  the  regiment  was  ordered 
to  "fall  in,"  and  during  the  night  marched,  by  a  circuitous 
route,  sixteen  miles  to  the  old  battlefield  of  Fair  Oaks,  arriv- 
ing in  the  early  dawn  of  the  27th.  Orders  were  given  to  charge 
the  rebel  works,  and  as  the  column  advanced  they  received 
volley  after  volley  of  musketry  from  their  watchful  enemy. 
•*  So  heavy  and  continuous  was  the  firing,"  writes  Mr.  R.,  **  that 
we  were  ordered  to  lie  down.  Some,  contrary  to  orders,  beat  a 
hasty  retreat,  and  in  so  doing  lost  their  lives.  Not  wishing  to 
be  captured,  I  took  my  chances  with  those  who  retreated,  and 
fortunately  got  out  of  range  of  the  firing  uninjured."  The  fol- 
lowing night  they  returned  to  the  entrenchments  at  Chapin's 
Farm,  having  been  without  food  or  rest  during  their  absence. 
**  I  was  somewhat  curious,"  continues  Mr.  Rackliff,  "  to  see  what 
the  papers  would  say  regarding  our  futile  attack  on  the  enemy. 
Imagine  my  surprise  on  reading  in  the  New  York  Herald  a 
report  substantially  as  follows :  'October  27th  General  Butler 
made  a  reconnoissance  in  the  vicinity  of  Fair  Oaks,  and,  having 
gained  the  information  desired,  the  troops  retired  in  good 
order,'  no  mention  being  made  of  the  fact  that  over  half  of 
three  brigades  were  lost  in  the  engagement." 

"On  one  occasion  shortly  after  this,"  adds  Mr.  Rackliff, 
"our  pickets  were  under  fire  for  three  nights  in  succession,  with 
a  loss  of  only  thirteen  in  killed  and  wounded,  when,  mirabile 
dictUy  this  same  Herald  gave  a  three-column  account  of  the 
affair.  Thus  will  be  seen  the  unreliability  of  the  war  news,  as 
promulgated  through  that  great  civilizing  medium,  the  news- 
paper."*    On  November  6th  Mr.  Rackliff  was  detailed  to  pre- 

♦  Since  the  above  was  written,  a  correspondent  of  the  Chicago  Inter-Ocean^  in 
speaking  of  the  **  War  Correspondents'  Methods,"  says :  "  Sometimes  correspondents 
were  attached  to  the  personal  staff  of  a  subordinate  general,  and  naturally  they  saw 
a  battle  from  the  standpoint  of  the  general  who  favored  them.  In  scores  of  cases 
this  class  of  correspondents  described  a  great  battle,  making  the  commander  of  some 
division  the  hero  of  the  occasion.  Nearly  every  soldier  in  the  army  would  recognize 
the  injustice  of  this,  but  it  was  accepted  at  home  as  the  truth.  Such  correspondents 
saw  only  the  fighting  of  the  division  to  which  they  were  attached,  and  they  were 
prone  to  believe  that  the  one  division  did  all  the  fighting  that  was  done  on  that  day. 
They  described  what  they  saw,  and  often  gave  a  column  to  a  division  that  did  little 
or  nothing,  and  a  paragraph  to  the  remainder  of  the  army  that  bore  the  brunt  of  a 
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pare  the  regimental  voting-list  for  the  presidential  election  which 
occurred  two  days  later.  He  also  served  as  company  clerk  for 
a  time.  After  thoroughly  testing  the  skill  and  endurance  of 
the  regiment,  it  was  assigned  to  a  skirmishing  brigade,  and  Mr. 
Rackliflf  and  his  comrades  were  kept  continuously  on  the  move 
during  the  winter.  He  participated  in  the  capture  of  Fort 
Gregg,  on  the  3d  of  April,  1865,  ^"^  his  regiment  bore  an 
honorable  part  in  the  engagement  at  Rice's  Station  on  the  6th. 
Likewise  at  Appomattox  Court  House,  April  9th.  After  the 
surrender  of  General  Lee,  the  regiment  marched  to  Richmond, 
Va.,  where  the  subject  of  this  sketch  remained  on  duty  till 
about  the  first  of  June,  when  he  was  paid  off  and  finally  dis- 
charged. He  is  post-master  at  Allen's  Mills,  where  he  now 
resides. 

JOHN   O.  RACKLIFF. 

John  Oliver  Rackliff,  son  of  Benjamin  R.  and  Rachel  (Oli- 
ver) Rackliff,  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Co.  F,  2d  Maine  Regiment 
of  Cavalry,  and  was  mustered  into  the  U.  S.  service  Dec.  31, 
1863.*  The  men  of  this  regiment  were  rendezvoused  at 
Augusta,  Me.,  and  so  great  was  the  tax  upon  the  government 
facilities  for  shelter  at  that  time,  many  actually  suffered  for  want 
of  suitable  protection  from  the  inclemency  of  the  season.  To 
meet  the  urgent  demand  for  additional  barracks,  green,  wet 
lumber  was  taken  from  the  river  and  sawed  into  boards  and 
frames.  As  soon  as  sawed  the  lumber  was  taken  to  the  camp- 
ground and  used.  Many  of  these  barracks  were  single-boarded, 
without  battening  strips,  leaving  the  inmates  much  exposed. 
In  one  of  these  rude  cabins  Mr.  Rackliff  was  obliged  to  spend 
his  time,  night  and  day,  when  not  on  duty.  By  the  exposure 
incident  to  this  mode  of  living  he  contracted  a  severe  cold, 
which  resulted  in  an  attack  of  bronchitis,  and  for  many  weeks 
he  was  unable  to  speak  aloud.  During  this  time  he  did  not 
give  up  work,  but  assisted  in  building  barracks,  and  for  a  time, 
was  in  charge  of  the  officers*  quarters.     He  was  also  frequently 


*The  Adjutant   General's  Reports  give  the  date  as  December  nth,  but   Mr. 
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detailed  for  other  light  duties.  He  afterward  had  a  severe 
attack  of  pulmonary  hemorrhage,  which  incapacitated  him  for 
further  military  duty,  consequently  he  was  not  sent  into  the 
field  with  his  regiment.  He  was  kept  at  Augusta  doing  light 
camp  duties  until  May  22,  1865.  when  he  was  discharged,  with 
health  seriously  impaired. 

SAMUEL   RACKLIFF. 

Samuel  Rackliff,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Rachel  (Oliver) 
Rackliff,  was  born  in  Georgetown,  Me.,  Dec.  18,  1823,  and 
was  nearly  seven  years  old  when  his  father  moved  to  Industry. 
After  attaining  his  majority  he  worked  away  from  home  much 
of  the  time,  often  working  for  neighboring  farmers  by  the  season. 
On  the  27th  day  of  January,  1852,  he  married  Sarah  R.,  daugh- 
ter of  Peter  W.  Butler,  by  whom  he  had  four  children.  After 
his  marriage  he  engaged  in  farming  until  the  breaking  out  of 
the  Rebellion,  when  he  enlisted  in  the  fall  of  1862  as  a  member 
of  the  24th  Maine,  and  on  the  organization  of  the  regiment  was 
assigned  to  Co.  K.  He  accompanied  his  regiment  in  all  its 
various  marches  and  counter-marches  during  the  nine  months 
for  which  they  had  enlisted.  Was  slightly  wounded  at  Port 
Hudson,  Miss.,  May  27th,  and  was  mustered  out  of  the  service 
with  his  regiment,  Aug.  25,  1863,  their  term  of  enlistment  hav- 
ing expired. 

In  September,  1864,  he  re-enlisted  in  the  ist  Company, 
Unassigned  Infantry,  Capt.  Edward  S.  Butler,  and  was  mustered 
into  the  U.  S.  service  on  the  19th  of  the  same  month.  On  the 
1 8th  of  October  his  company  was  assigned  to  the  29th  Regi- 
ment as  Co.  A.  The  following  day  they  participated  in  the 
battle  of  Cedar  Creek,  Va.  During  this  engagement  Mr.  Rack- 
liff was  detailed  to  carry  the  wounded  off  the  field.  Early  in 
the  day  a  change  in  the  position  of  his  regiment  left  him 
exposed  to  the  enemy,  and  he  was  made  a  prisoner  while  assist- 
ing a  wounded  comrade  from  the  field.  He,  with  other  prison- 
ers, was  hurried  off  the  field  and  marched  to  Richmond,  Va. 
After  an  incarceration  of  sixteen  days  in  Castle  Thunder,  he 
was  transferred  to  Salisbury  Prison  in  North  Carolina.     Here, 


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exposed  to  all  the  changes  and  inclemencies  of  the  weather, 
at  this  season  of  the  year,  his  only  protection  being  a  small 
shelter-tent,  coupled  with  enervating  effects  of  a  meagre  aUow- 
ance  of  food,  soon  made  serious  inroads  on  his  physical 
strength,  and  he  died  during  the  night  of  Dec.  5,  1864,  aged 
40  years,  11  months  and  17  days.  He  was  called  to  meet  the 
grim  Messenger  of  Death  all  alone.  No  mother  with  tender 
love  was  near  to  soothe  and  comfort  his  dying  moments ;  no 
sister  was  by  his  side  to  watch  the  sands  of  life  as  they  ebbed 
away  and  wipe  the  death-dew  from  his  pallid  brow, — not  even 
a  comrade  was  near  to  carry  his  dying  message  to  his  wife  and 
family  in  their  far-off  home.  But  all  alone  in  a  rebel  prison, 
in  the  silent  hours  of  the  solemn  night,  with  the  little  stars 
shedding  their  feeble  light  on  the  slumbering  world, — and  with 
no  watcher,  save  the  eye  of  Him  who  never  sleeps,  he  claimed 
as  his  that  peaceful  sleep  which  knows  no  waking. 

WILLIAM   J.  RACKLIFF. 

William  Jackson  Rackliff,  son  of  Benjamin  R.  and  Rachel 
(Oliver)  Rackliff,  was  at  work  at  Kendall's  Mills,  having  nearly 
completed  his  term  of  apprenticeship  at  the  carriage-maker's 
trade,  when  the  war  broke  out.  The  vocations  of  peace,  how- 
ever, became  of  minor  importance  as  the  clouds  of  an  interne- 
cine war  loomed  high  in  the  southern  horizon,  and  the  matter 
became  the  topic  of  universal  discussion.  Feeling  a  deep  con- 
viction that  his  country  needed  his  services,  Mr.  Rackliff  laid 
aside  the  tools  of  his  craft  and  enlisted  in  a  company  then  re- 
cruiting at  Kendall's  Mills.  After  drilling  about  a  month  the 
company  disbanded,  and  on  the  following  morning,  in  company 
with  several  of  his  comrades,  he  took  the  cars  for  Augusta, 
hoping  to  get  a  chance  in  the  3d  Maine  Regiment,  then  recruit- 
ing at  that  place  and  rendezvoused  at  Camp  Hamlin.  Fortu- 
nately the  regiment  was  not  quite  full,  and  signing  the  muster 
rolls  he  was  assigned  to  Co.  F,  Capt.  Wm.  C.  Morgan,  and 
mustered  into  the  service  with  the  regiment,  June  4,  1861.  On 
the  following  day  the  regiment  left  Augusta  for  Washington,  D. 
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en  masse  to  pay  homage  to  these  brave  men.  At  New  York 
some  former  residents  of  Maine  presented  the  boys  with  a  beau- 
tiful banner,  which  they  carried  until  it  was  literally  torn  in 
pieces  by  the  enemy's  bullets.  What  remains  of  it  can  still  be 
seen  in  the  State  House  at  Augusta.  Arriving  at  Washington 
on  the  8th,  they  marched  to  Meridian  Hill  during  a  heavy  shower 
which  completely  drenched  their  clothing,  and  went  into  camp. 
All  that  night  Mr.  Rackliff  stood  on  guard,  wet  to  the  skin,  with- 
out being  relieved.  One  day  while  here,  he  and  his  comrades 
drew  as  rations  some  beef  that  was  badly  hurt.  This  the  boys 
thought  had  remained  above  ground  long  enough,  so  they  buried 
it  under  arms,  which  brought  down  the  indignation  of  the  colonel. 
**  But,"  continues  Mr.  Rackliff,  "we  saw  many  days  afterward 
when  we  would  have  been  glad  to  have  had  just  such  beef." 

His  regiment  crossed  the  Potomac  River  on  the  6th  of  July, 
and  participated  in  the  first  Bull  Run  fight  on  the  2ist.  Falling 
back  with  the  Union  forces  they  reached  Alexandria  on  the  night 
of  the  22d.  During  the  retreat  Mr.  Rackliff,  as  well  as  his 
comrades,  lost  all  their  extra  clothing,  and  on  reaching  Alexan- 
dria, it  being  a  hard  rainstorm,  they  sought  shelter  in  an  old 
warehouse  used  for  storing  liquors.  Here  many  of  the  company 
spent  the  night  in  drinking,  but  having  no  desire  for  the  liquor 
or  for  the  boisterous  company  of  the  revelers,  Mr.  Rackliff  went 
into  the  loft  and  there  had  quite  a  good  night's  rest.  In  August, 
while  encamped  near  Alexandria,  the  subject  of  our  sketch  was 
afflicted  with  the  measles ;  during  this  time  he  says,  "  I  was  my 
own  physician,  nurse  and  cook,  though  my  culinary  expenses 
for  a  time  were  not  large."  No  beds  were  furnished  the  sick  at 
this  early  date  of  the  war,  and  he  was  compelled  during  his  ill- 
ness to  lie  on  the  bare  floor  of  a  dwelling-house  they  had  been 
obliged  to  use  as  a  hospital.  His  recovery  from  the  measles 
was  somewhat  protracted,  and  he  frequently  labored  all  day 
when  unable  to  eat  a  mouthful  of  dinner.  The  ••bill  of  fare" 
at  this  meal  consisted  of  salt  fat  pork  cut  fine  and  boiled  in  a 
large  quantity  of  water;  into  this  when  done,  hard- tack  was 
crumbled  and  the  mixture  was  eaten  with  a  spoon. 

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Camp  Howard,  on  Fowle's  estate  near  Alexandria.  During  the 
winter  the  members  of  the  3d  Maine  were  obliged  to  go  out 
some  ten  or  twelve  miles  to  do  picket  duty.  Leaving  their  win- 
ter quarters  on  the  1 7th  of  March  for  Yorktown,  they  embarked 
on  board  transports  for  Fortress  Monroe.  During  this  move- 
ment the  services  of  every  available  craft  were  brought  into 
requisition  for  the  conveyance  of  the  troops.  Mr.  Rackliff's 
company  was  put  on  board  an  old  canal-boat  fitted  up  to  run 
on  the  Potomac.  On  nearing  the  mouth  of  the  river,  as  there 
was  a  strong  wind  blowing  and  the  sea  running  high,  the  cap- 
tain of  the  craft  put  in  at  St.  Mary's  for  a  harbor.  Here  they 
waited  for  five  days,  and  as  the  soldiers  had  taken  only  three 
days'  rations  with  them,  the  inner  man  began  to  make  demands 
which  nothing  short  of  a  good  square  meal  could  appease. 
Spurred  on  by  the  pangs  of  hunger,  some  of  the  boys  broke 
into  the  cook-house  and  stole  a  ham.  After  eating  all  the  meat 
off  the  bone,  the  flag  was  lowered  and  the  ham-bone  hoisted  to 
half-mast,  presumably  as  a  signal  of  their  distressed  condition. 
While  engaged  in  the  siege  of  Yorktown,  the  regiment  was 
under  fire  more  or  less  every  day  for  a  month.  On  one  occa- 
sion, a  shell  from  one  of  the  enemy's  guns  buried  itself  in  the 
ground,  near  where  Mr.  Rackliff's  company  was  stationed,  and 
exploded,  excavating  an  enormous  hole  in  the  ground  and 
throwing  the  dirt  in  every  direction,  but  doing  no  further  dam- 
age. Food  became  quite  scarce  during  this  siege,  from  the 
fact  that  the  roads  were  almost  impassable  for  the  supply  teams 
on  account  of  the  mud.  In  this  emergency  Mr.  Rackliff  obtained 
a  quantity  of  wheat,  from  an  old  barn  near  by,  which  he  boiled 
and  ate. 

He  was  in  the  battle  of  Williamsburg,  May  5th,  and  Fair 
Oaks  on  the  31st.  Here  his  regiment  made  a  successful  charge 
on  the  enemy's  lines,  losing  nearly  one-third  of  their  number 
present  in  the  engagement.  His  regiment  engaged  the  enemy, 
as  skirmishers,  at  Seven  Pines,  June  1st,  after  having  been  on 
picket  duty  for  three  days  and  nights,  without  sleep,  and  were 
ordered  to  fall  back  after  fighting  all  day.  Then  followed  the 
seven  days'  fight, — fighting  by  day  and  falling  back  by  night 


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until  the  morning  of  July  ist  found  the  3d  Maine  massed  with 
McClellan's  forces  at  Malvern  Hill.  During  this  engagement 
they  were  exposed  to  a  severe  fire  from  the  enemy's  batteries, 
and  fully  sustained  their  previous  reputation  for  coolness  and 
bravery.  After  the  final  repulse  of  the  enemy,  footsore  and 
exhausted,  they  fell  back  to  Harrison's  Landing.  Mr.  Rackliff's 
regiment  embarked  for  Alexandria,  and  on  their  arrival  were 
sent  to  join  General  Pope's  army,  which  was  manoeuvring  on 
the  Rappahannock  to  keep  between  General  Lee  and  Wash- 
ington. 

The  next  engagement  in  which  the  3d  Maine  took  part  was 
the  second  Bull  Run,  August  29th,  followed  by  the  battle  of 
Chantilly,  on  the  next  day.  Falling  back  to  Alexandria,  the 
regiment  was  deemed  unfit  for  duty,  being  so  reduced  in  num- 
bers, and  consequently  did  not  participate  in  the  Antietam 
fight.  The  next  battle  in  which  they  participated  was  at  Fred- 
ericksburg, Dec.  13,  1862.  Soon  after  this  they  went  into 
winter  quarters  and  remained  inactive  until  the  spring  of  1863, 
when  they  fought  the  enemy  at  the  Wilderness  and  Chan- 
cellorsville.  May  2d  and  3d.  Their  loss  in  killed,  wounded  and 
missing,  in  these  two  engagements,  was  sixty-one  officers  and 
men.  On  the  nth  of  June  they  joined  in  the  campaign  which 
resulted  in  the  battle  of  Gettysburg.  Mr.  Rackliff's  regiment 
did  not  arrive  on  the  field  until  the  evening  of  the  ist  of  July. 
An  account  of  their  engagement,  on  the  following  morning,  we 
extract  from  a  letter  of  Captain  Morgan,  to  the  Skowhegan 
Clariofiy  dated  July  27,  1863  :  "The  entire  regiment,  consisting 
of  196  rifles  and  14  officers,  were  chosen  by  General  Sickles  to 
open  the  engagement  on  the  left  flank,  on  the  morning  of  the 
2d,  and  the  manner  in  which  the  order  was  obeyed  was  the 
theme  of  universal  admiration  throughout  the  entire  corps.  The 
regiment  held  an  entire  division  in  check  for  half  an  hour,  while 
lines  were  being  formed  and  positions  taken  to  receive  them 
suitably.  General  Sickles  then  said,  *The  little  3d  Maine  has 
saved  the  army  to-day.'  "  Captain  Morgan  also  makes  special 
honorable  mention  of  the  bravery  of  Mr.  Rackliff,  in  his  letter, 
during  that  day.     They  lost  during  this  engagement   in   killed, 


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wounded  and  prisoners,  66  men  and  officers.  Mr.  Rackliflf  was 
wounded  twice  between  sunset  and  dark,  after  one  of  the  hard- 
est day's  fight  known  in  history.  The  character  of  his  injuries 
were  gun-shot  wound  in  right  thigh  and  buck-shot  wound  in 
the  arm.  Mr.  Rackliff  waited  fiije  days  before  it  came  his  turn  to 
have  his  wounds  dressed.  By  this  time  the  wound  had  become 
somewhat  sore  and  inflamed,  and  although  the  surgeon  used 
the  probe  freely,  he  failed  to  discover  the  bullet.  From  Gettys- 
burg he  was  sent  to  Annapolis,  Md.,  where  he  remained  until 
just  before  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  enlistment,  when  he 
was  granted  a  furlough  and  returned  home,  and  was  discharged 
with  the  regiment  at  Augusta,  Me.,  June  28,  1864,  having 
served  nearly  37  months,  and  during  which  time  he  had  partici- 
pated in  sixteen   battles  and   skirmishes.     He   now  resides  at  | 

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REUEL   H.  ROGERS. 

Reuel  Howard  Rogers,  son  of  Francis  S.  and  Rhoda  T. 
(Rowe)  Rogers,  was  born  in  Moscow,  Me.,  Aug.  8,  1844. 
When  only  a  few  years  of  age,  his  father  removed  to  Industry, 
where  his  boyhood  and  youth  were  spent.  At  the  age  of 
nineteen  years  he  enlisted  as  a  recruit  for  Co.  L.  ist  Regiment, 
Maine  Cavalry,  and  was  mustered  into  the  U.  S.  service  Dec. 
26,  1863.  He  was  discharged  by  order  of  the  War  Depart- 
ment June  21,  1865,  and  died  in  Bangor,  Me.,  Sept.  13,  1885. 

LYMAN    M.  SHOREV. 

Lyman  Munson  Shorey,  son  of  Pelatiah  and  Sarah  (Fogg) 
Shorey,  was  born  in  Industry,  Oct.  29,  1836.  On  the  breaking 
out  of  the  war  he  was  at  Skowhegan,  and  in  the  fall  of  1861 
enlisted  as  a  member  of  an  independent  company  then  organiz- 
ing in  that  town  and  vicinity.  Jan.  23,  1862,  the  company  was 
mustered  into  the  U.  S.  service  and  assigned  to  the  7th  Maine 
Regiment  as  Co.  F,  a  vacancy  having  been  created  by  the  con- 
solidation of  that  company  with  others  of  the  regiment.  Mr. 
Shorey  was  elected  first  lieutenant,  and  two  days  later  received  ; 
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its  winter  quarters  at  **  Camp  Griffin,"  on  the  Virginia  side  of 
the  Potomac.  Being  unused  to  ^uch  hardships  the  company 
suffered  severely,  and  many  deaths  occurred.  The  regiment 
embarked  for  Fortress  Monroe  early  the  following  spring,  and 
joined  in  the  Peninsular  campaign.  Lieutenant  Shorey's  first 
experience  was  a  reconnaissance,  which  all  supposed  would 
occupy  but  two  or  three  hours,  hence  the  advance  was  made 
without  blankets  or  rations.  The  result  was  a  night  of  the  most 
intense  suffering,  and  for  fifty-seven  hours  they  were  under  fire, 
exposed  to  a  drenching  rain  and  had  neither  sleep  nor  rations. 
"We  after  a  very  few  such  experiences,"  writes  Lieutenant 
Shorey,  **  always  moved  with  blankets  and  rations,  a  rule 
cardinal  with  green  troops." 

The  siege  of  Yorktown  followed,  where  weeks  were  spent  in 
building  corduroy  roads,  varied  by  an  occasional  reconnaissance 
and  exchange  of  shots  with  the  Confederate  sharpshooters.  On 
the  evacuation  of  Yorktown  the  7th  Maine  joined  in  the  pursuit 
which  culminated  in  the  battle  of  Williamsburg,  May  5,  1862. 
At  this  battle  their  brigade  was  under  the  command  of  Gen. 
Winfield  S.  Hancock.  The  7th  was  stationed  near  a  piece  of 
woods  to  keep  the  enemy  from  flanking,  where  they  stood  firm 
until  an  attempt  was  made  to  take  one  of  our  batteries,  when 
they,  with  three  companies  of  the  New  York  33d,  aided  by  the  fire 
of  a  few  skirmishers  repelled  a  charge  made  by  six  rebel  regi- 
ments, charged  upon  them  in  turn,  driving  them  back  a  terror- 
stricken  mob,— capturing  the  colors  of  one  regiment,  taking 
many  prisoners  and  inflicting  a  heavy  loss  in  killed  and  wounded. 
The  account  of  this  engagement  we  will  allow  Lieutenant  Shorey 
to  relate  in  his  own  language :  "  Crossing  a  swamp  by  a  narrow 
dike  we  formed  a  line  in  front  of  a  low  ridge.  Extending  be- 
yond was  a  long  level  plain,  skirted  on  the  right  by  a  strip  of 
wood.  At  the  end  of  this  plain  in  front  was  a  large  fort  of  the 
enemy,  and  beyond  in  the  woods  on  the  lefl  of  the  army,  the 
battle  raged  fierce  and  hot.  We  lay  quietly  till  about  5  o'clock 
P.  M.  On  the  left  the  firing  had  nearly  ceased.  Suddenly  a 
line  of  battle  extending  nearly  across  the  plain  started  from  the 
vicinity  of  the  fort  and  rapidly  approached  our  position.     It 


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was  our  jfirst  engagement  and  we  were  of  course  excited  and 
getting  ready  in  an  instant.  Our  artillery  considerably  in  ad- 
vance fired  rapidly,  but  finally  had  to  fall  back.  The  enemy 
came  steadily  on ;  our  turn  was  quick  to  come.  General  Han- 
cock suddenly  ordered  *  about  face,* — we  were  then  on  the  crest. 
— ^what  were  we  to  do  ?  Fall  back  with  only  a  narrow  dike  to 
cross?  We  quickly  reached  the  foot,  then  came  the  commands 
in  quick  succession  *  about  face,'  *  fix  bayonets  ! '  Hancock  rode 
along  the  line.  I  well  recollect  the  look  on  his  face  and  the 
bearing  of  the  man ;  no  word  was  necessary  to  tell  us  the  gen- 
eral's blood  was  up.  All  now  understood  that  the  object  of  the 
movement  was  to  cover  us  from  the  fire  of  the  advancing  line. 
The  enemy  was  now  within  short  range,  almost  at  the  other  side 
of  the  crest.  Drawing  his  sword,  Hancock  dashed  along  the 
line,  shouting  *  charge,  gentlemen,  give  them  h — 1,'  with  a  ring 
and  vigor  that  was  truly  electrifying.  The  boys  bounded  for 
the  crest  of  the  ridge ;  it  was  almost  impossible  for  the  officers 
to  keep  them  in  line.  Volley  after  volley  was  discharged  until 
the  order  was  given  to  cease  firing.  When  the  smoke  lifted,  all 
that  could  be  seen  was  here  and  there  a  rebel  running  zigzag  to 
the  cover  of  the  woods,  where  nearly  every  one  was  captured 
by  a  force  we  had  previously  stationed  there.  The  remainder 
lay  dead  and  wounded  in  our  front.*  Hancock  was  the  hero 
of  the  hour  and  the  same  evening  was  complimented  by  a  sere- 
nade from  the  members  of  our  regiment." 

Passing  over  the  battles  of  Mechanicsville,  Savage  Station, 
White  Oak  Swamp,  Malvern  Hill  and  South  Mountain,  in  ail  of 
which  Lieutenant  Shorey  bore  an  honorable  part,  brings  the 
brave  7th  to  the  bloody  field  of  Antietam.  **  Here,"  writes  the 
subject  of  this  sketch,  **  our  regiment  suffered  severely.     Incom- 


'^  Their  brilliant  conduct  during  this  battle  was  the  means  of  General  McClellan, 
that  night  at  dress  parade,  paying  them  a  visit  and  making  the  following  speech: 
"  Soldiers !  I  have  come  to  thank  you  for  your  good  conduct  and  gallantry.  On  that 
plain  you  and  your  comrades  saved  the  army  from  a  disgraceful  defcat.  V'ou  deserve 
the  highest  thanks  your  country  can  bestow,  and  your  State  should  justly  be  proud  of 
you.  You  would  have  deserved  just  as  much  praise  had  you  been  overwhelmed  by 
the  masses  hurled  against  you.  Bear  ever  afterward  upon  your  banners  the  name  of 
Williamsburg,  in  token  of  your  bravery." 


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petency,  causing  a  most  censurable  blunder,  was  its  origin. 
Against  the  remonstrance  of  Major  Hyde,  then  commanding, 
the  regiment  was  sent  at  the  double-quick  to  dislodge  a  power- 
ful force  of  the  enemy  from  a  strong  position.*  As  it  passed 
around  a  crest  it  received  the  flank  fire  of  the  main  rebel  line  of 
battle  as  well  as  that  of  the  enemy  in  our  front.  In  a  moment, 
almost,  the  regiment  lost  ten  or  twelve  officers  and  nearly  two- 
thirds  of  its  men."  Lieutenant  Shorey  was  severely  wounded  in 
the  foot  during  this  charge,  but  managed  to  get  out  of  range  and 
back  to  the  Federal  lines.  Finding  his  wound  would  incapaci- 
tate him  for  active  service  for  a  long  time,  he  regretfully 
resigned  his  position  Dec.  21,  1862. 

He  died  in  New  York  City,  Dec.  28,  1889. 

ANDREW   J.  SPINNEY. 

Andrew  Jackson  Spinney,  son  of  Rev.  John  and  Patience  J. 
(Oliver)  Spinney,  was  born  in  Stark,  Somerset  Co.,  Me.,  Jan. 
16,  1846.  In  the  autumn  of  1863  he  enlisted  in  the  2d  Regi- 
ment of  Maine  Cavalry,  which  was  then  being  organized  at 
Augusta,  Me.     He  was  mustered  into  the  U.  S.  service  Dec.  1 1, 


♦  At  this  battle  the  7th  was  ordered  to  drive  the  enemy  from  a  strong  position 
about  nine  hundred  yards  in  front  of  the  line  of  battle.  Every  private  in  the  ranks 
knew  that  a  brigade  of  the  enemy  was  massed  there  with  a  battery  of  artillery,  and 
that  an  awful  blunder  had  been  made;  but  as  obedience  is  the  first  duty  of  a  soldier 
they  promptly  advanced  under  a  shower  of  bullets,  halting  twice  to  return  the  fire  of 
the  enemy.  After  halting  the  second  time  to  deliver  their  fire,  the  regiment  rushed 
forward  with  one  of  its  characteristic  cheers,  driving  the  enemy  before  them,  who  took 
refuge  behind  a  stone  wall  and  opened  a  galling  fire  of  musketry.  At  this  point  the 
regiment  had  arrived  within  range  of  one  of  its  own  batteries  which  had  been  playing 
upon  the  enemy,  and  not  aware  of  the  absence  of  the  7th,  continued  firing.  The 
rebels  opened  their  battery  with  grape  and  canister.  The  regiment  seemed  now  de- 
voted to  destruction,  yet  the  men  delivered  their  fire  with  steadiness  and  terrible  effect, 
as  they  moved  by  the  left  flank  to  gain  the  cover  of  an  orchard.  Thence  through  a 
cornfield  by  a  circuitous  route  they  returned  to  their  old  position  in  the  line  of  battle. 
Not  a  man  had  straggled — all  that  the  bullets  had  spared  were  there,  but  how  thinned 
the  ranks!  Major  Thomas  W.  Myde,  who  had  command  of  the  regiment,  in  his 
report  stated  that  he  "  brought  out  of  the  battle  four  officers  and  sixty-five  men  out  of 
fifteen  officers  and  one  hundred  and  sixty-six  men  that  went  in."  For  its  distinguished 
conduct  the  regiment  was  temporarily  made  the  body  guard  of  (lenerals  Franklin 
and  Smith,  the  highest  honor  which  could  be  bestowed  upjn  it. 


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1863,  and  assigned  to  Co.  F,  Capt.  Gustavus  A.  Stanley.  Mr. 
Spinney  and  his  comrades  were  rendezvoused  at  Camp  Coburn 
till  the  23d  of  March,  1864,  when  they  took  the  cars  for  Port- 
land, Me.  Here  they  embarked  on  board  the  ship  "  Westmore- 
land," for  New  Orleans,  La.,  and  were  twenty-nine  days  on  the 
way.  Mr.  Spinney  enjoyed  the  voyage  very  much,  being  in 
good  health  and  spirits  during  the  whole  time.  His  regiment 
remained  near  New  Orleans  until  May  26th,  when  it  moved  to 
Thibodeaux,  La.  Co.  F  was  ordered  to  Brasher  City,  and 
while  there  Mr.  Spinney  was  detailed  as  a  blacksmith,  in  which 
capacity  he  served  for  some  time.  From  this  place  they  re- 
turned to  New  Orleans,  where  they  embarked  for  Pensacola, 
Fla.,  from  which  place  he  wrote   under  the  date  of  Aug.  15, 

1864,  saying:  **  I  gave  fifty  cents  for  a  sheet  of  paper,  stamp 
and  envelope  in  order  to  write  home."  The  hardships  and 
sufferings  which  Mr.  Spinney  and  his  comrades  were  obliged 
to  endure,  have  hardly  a  parallel  among  other  regiments  from 
the  State.  When  organized  the  company  numbered  103  men, 
including  commissioned  officers,  and  writing  home  just  five 
months  after  leaving  Augusta,  he  says :  "  Our  company  can 
muster  but  29  men,  and  about  half  of  those  are  on  light  duty." 
Soon  after  this  he  was  relieved  from  duty  and  afterward  sent 
to  the  Post  Hospital  at  Barrancas,  Fla.,  at  which  place  the 
company  was  then  stationed.  He  died  Nov.  19,  1864,  and  was 
buried  in  grave  No.  173,  in  the  National  Cemetery  at  that 
place.  Of  him  Capt.  Gustavus  A.  Stanley  wrote  his  parents : 
•*  He  was  a  good  and  faithful  soldier  so  long  as  he  had  health, 
and  his  death  is  a  great  loss  to  us." 


JOHN   C.  SPINNEY. 

John  Colby  Spinney,  son  of  Rev.  John  and  Patience  J. 
(Oliver)  Spinney,  was  among  those  who  enlisted  under  the 
President's  call  for  men  to  serve  nine  months.  He  entered  the 
service  from  the  town  of  Lexington  on  the  13th  of  October, 
1862,  as  a  private  in  Co.  A,  28th  Maine  Regiment,  Infantry. 
Discharged  Aug.  31,  1863.     He  subsequently  enlisted  from  the 


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town  of  Industry  as  a  recruit  for  the  9th  Maine  Regiment, 
Volunteer  Infantry,  and  was  mustered  in  Sept.  23,  1864,  and 
assigned  to  Co.  H.  He  was  discharged  by  order,  June  30,  1865, 
a  few  months  after  the  close  of  the  war.  He  resides  at  Allen's 
Mills. 

BENJAMIN  TIBBETTS. 

Benjamin  Tibbetts,  son  of  Josiah  and  Joan  (Roberts)  Tib- 
betts,  was  a  shoemaker  by  trade.  He  came  to  Industry  in  1842 
and  settled  on  the  Capt.  Wm.  Roach  farm,  where  he  was  living 
when  the  war  broke  out.  The  quota  apportioned  to  the  town 
of  Industry,  under  the  call  for  men  to  serve  nine  months,  was 
thirteen.  For  a  time  it  seemed  that  the  only  manner  of  secur- 
ing the  required  number  of  men  was  by  a  draft;  but  at  the 
September  election,  Mr.  Tibbetts,  after  making  some  stirring  and 
patriotic  remarks,  inscribed  his  name  on  the  enlistment  rolls. 
This  was  a  signal  for  a  general  enlistment,  and  in  the  course  of 
a  few  days  the  required  number  of  volunteers  was  obtained. 
Mr.  Tibbetts  was  mustered  into  the  U.  S.  service  at  Augusta, 
Me.,  on  the  13th  day  of  October,  1862,  and  assigned  to  the 
24th  Maine  Regiment  as  a  private  in  Co.  K.  In  consequence 
of  the  exposure  incident  to  camp  life  he  contracted  a  violent 
cold  and  was  suffering  from  an  attack  of  pneumonia  when  his 
regiment  was  ordered  south.  By  the  last  of  December,  however, 
he  had  recovered  his  health,  and  with  others  started  to  rejoin 
his  comrades.  From*  Augusta  to  Hartford,  Conn.,  the  journey 
was  performed  by  rail ;  here  he  embarked  on  board  a  steamer 
for  New  York,  where  he  arrived  after  an  uneventful  voyage. 
From  that  place  to  Bonne  Carre  on  the  Mississippi,  where  his 
regiment  was  stationed,  his  journey  by  water  was  slow  and  irk- 
some in  the  extreme. 

Joining  his  regiment,  he  remained  at  Bonne  Carre  until  May 
21,  1863,  when  his  regiment  was  ordered  to  Port  Hudson,  where 
they  remained  during  the  entire  period  of  its  investment.  While 
thus  engaged  Mr.  Tibbetts  and  his  comrades  suffered  many 
hardships,  and  the  death-rate  of  the  regiment  was  enormous. 
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special  duties,  being  a  great  favorite  with  his  superior  officers. 
On  the  24th  day  of  July  the  regiment  started  for  Maine,  via 
Cairo,  111.,  and  arrived  at  Augusta,  August  6th,  where  they  re- 
mained until  the  25th,  when  they  were  mustered  out  of  the  ser- 
vice and  finally  discharged.  After  the  death  of  his  wife,  he 
went  to  Biddeford  to  live  with  his  daughter,  where  he  died 
June  27,  1892,  in  his  83d  year. 

BENJAMIN    F.  TIBBETTS.* 

Benjamin  Franklin  Tibbetts,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Miriam 
(Cousens)  Tibbetts,  was  born  in  Industry  in  1843.  He  enlisted 
as  a  member  of  Co.  F,  2d  Regiment,  Maine  Cavalry,  and  on 
being  mustered  into  the  service,  Dec.  11,  1863,  was  appointed 
sergeant.     Died  at  Barrancas,  Fla  ,  Aug.  1 1 ,  1 864. 

CLINTON   B.  WEBSTER. 

Clinton  B.  Webster  was  the  son  of  Isaac  Webster,  who  lived 
for  many  years  at  Allen's  Mills.  On  the  breaking  out  of  the 
war  in  1861,  he  was  in  Lewiston,  Me.  In  June  following,  he 
joined  a  company  of  sappers  and  miners,  then  organizing, 
whose  duties  were  to  repair  railroads  and  build  fortifications  in 
and  about  Washington.  The  War  Department  notified  the 
company  to  hold  themselves  in  readiness  for  duty,  and  promised 
them  a  chance  providing  there  was  a  camp  call.  Not  receiving 
a  call,  the  company  subsequently  disbanded  and  Mr.  Webster  re- 
turned to  his  home  in  Industry.  At  the  earnest  solicitation  of  his 
friend,  William  A.  Brainerd,  of  Farmington,  who  afterward  be- 
came second  lieutenant  and  captain  of  Co.  E,  he  enlisted  in  the 
month  of  October  and  went  to  Farmington,  where  he  and 
others  drilled  for  about  three  weeks.  He  was  mustered  into 
the  U.  S.  service  at  Augusta,  Me.,  Dec.  13,  1861,  and  assigned 
to  Co.  K,  13th  Maine  Regiment,  Infantry.  Mr.  Webster  left 
Augusta  for  Boston,  with  his  regiment,  Feb.  18,  1862.  From 
thence  they  embarked  on  board  transports  for  Fortress  Monroe, 

*  Although  a  resident  of  Industry  at  the  time  of  his  enlistment,  Mr.  Tibbetts 
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Va.,  from  which  place  they  sailed  to  Ship  Island,  Miss.,  where 
they  arrived  on  the  5th  of  March.  During  the  forty-four 
months  he  was  in  the  service,  he  participated  in  all  the  march- 
ings and  counter-marchings  of  his  company,  manfully  bearing 
the  privations  and  hardships  incident  to  army  life.  Among 
the  battles  in  which  he  participated,  some  ten  in  number,  were : 
Point  Isabella,  Texas,  Nov.  6,  1863  ;  Mustang  Island,  Nov.  15, 
1863;  Fort  Esperanza,  Nov.  29,  1863;  Pleasant  Hill,  Louisi- 
ana, April  8,  1864,  and  Cane  River  Crossing,  April  23d,  beside 
numerous  skirmishes.  In  1862  he  was  transferred  to  Co.  E, 
and  was  afterwards  promoted  to  corporal.  On  the  29th  of 
February.  1864,  he  re-enlisted  for  an  additional  term  of  years. 
At  the  battle  of  Pleasant  Hill  Mr.  Webster  had  a  narrow 
escape  from  instant  death.  At  that  time  he  was  on  the  color- 
guard,  every  man  of  whom,  with  two  exceptions,  was  shot. 
During  this  engagement  a  ball  passed  through  his  blouse  in 
front,  inflicting  a  slight  flesh  wound.  The  variation  of  an  inch 
in  the  course  of  this  bullet  would,  it  is  believed,  have  proved 
speedily  fatal.  Early  in  the  year  1865  he  was  promoted  to 
carry  the  colors,  and  on  the  20th  day  of  August  he  was  mus- 
tered out  and  discharged  from  the  service.  At  the  present 
time  (1892)  he  resides  in  Easton,  Mass.,  having  moved  away 
from  Industry  more  than  twenty  years  ago. 


DAVID    C.   WHITNEY. 

David  Chandler  Whitney,  son  of  Reuben  and  Lucy  (Saw- 
yer) Whitney,  was  born  in  Norridgewock,  Me.,  Dec.  24,  1834. 
Just  prior  to  the  breaking  out  of  the  war,  he  came  with  his 
widowed  mother  from  Lewiston  to  the  town  of  Industry  and 
settled  on  a  small  farm  near  Goodridge's  Corner.  In  the  sum- 
mer of  1862,  when  a  call  for  troops  was  made,  he  volunteered 
as  a  member  of  Co.  C,  i6th  Regiment,  Maine  Infantry,  and 
was  mustered  in  Aug.  14,  1862.  After  seven  months'  service, 
he  was  discharged  for  disability,  March  14,  1863.  The  next 
fall  he  re-enlisted  as  a  member  of  Co.  F,  2d  Regiment,  Maine 
Cavalry.     He  was   mustered  in   Dec.  11,  1863,  and  appointed 

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corporal  the  same  day.  In  due  time  he  went  South  with  his 
regiment  and  took  an  active  part  in  all  its  campaigns.  During 
a  raid  on  Marianna,  Fla.,  Sept.  27,  1864,  he  was  wounded  by  a 
ball  which  passed  completely  through  his  chest,  also  inflicting 
a  severe  flesh  wound  in  his  arm.*  His  wounds  were  dressed 
by  the  surgeon  and  he  was  made  as  comfortable  as  circum- 
stances would  allow.  That  night  it  was  decided  that  a  retreat 
was  an  imperative  necessity.  As  Mr.  Whitney  was  unable  to 
ride  they  found  it  necessary  to  leave  him  behind  with  several  of 
his  comrades  to  fall  into  the  hands  of  the  enemy.  He  died  of 
his  wounds  Oct.  24,  1864,  aged  29  years  and  10  months.  Of 
him  a  comrade  and  fellow  prisoner  wrote  the  sorrowing  mother: 
"  Many  spoke  of  his  bravery  during  the  action,  and  only  when 
he  was  struck  did  he  waver.  I  did  not  see  him  while  in  action, 
but  I  remember  his  words  as  he  came  out,  and  I  do  not  deny 
that  I  was  surprised  to  learn  that  the  2d  Cavalry  could  boast 
of  such  a  brave  patriot  as  was  Corporal  Whitney.  He  walked 
past  me,  almost  touching  my  horse,  very  pallid,  but  with  com- 
pressed lips.  I  could  not  but  follow  him  with  my  eyes.  He 
had  not  gone  far  before  we  were  ordered  to  charge.  I  did  not 
see  him  again  until  we  were  both  in  the  hospital  together.  He 
could  not  have  gone  but  a  few  steps  farther,  for  he  was  bleeding 
very  badly.  I  know  him  to  have  been  perfectly  rational  during 
his  illness,  for  when  the  chaplain  came  into  the  hospital  to  pray 
with  him  he  talked  of  home  and  his  desire  for  recovery.  I 
think  he  entertained  doubts  of  his  recovery,  but  he  never 
expressed  them  only  once  to  me,  and  it  was  when  I  asked  his 
mother's  address. 

**  I  was  leaning  over  his  couch  when  he  breathed  his  last, 
supported  by  two  of  the  nurses.  I  never  was  more  affected  in 
my  life,  for  I  had  learned  to  respect  him  for  his  fortitude  dur- 
ing his  sickness,  and  it  seemed  as  if  I  had  lost  all  my  friends 
in  his  death.     He  was  buried  near  the  village  church-yard  with 


*  There  seems  to  be  some  conflicting  of  statements  concerning  the  character  of 
Corporal  Whitney's  wound.  Simon  W.  Parlin,  second  lieutenant  of  the  company, 
says  the  ball  lodged  in  the  chest.  The  writer  is  prone  to  consider  the  description  as 
given  above  the  better  authority. 


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the  rest  of  the  boys,  but  his  burial  was  very  different  from 
theirs.  He  was  placed  in  a  rude  coffin,  and  a  board  marks  his 
final  resting-place.  I  shall  never  forget  the  people  of  Mari- 
anna,  for  this  last  sacred  rite,  nor  for  their  many  former  kind- 
nesses to  my  comrade, — it  was  the  only  treatment  we  ever 
received."  His  lieutenant,*  Evander  S.  Prescott,  of  Wilton,  thus 
writes  of  him :  **  He  was  a  good  soldier,  always  ready  to  do 
his  duty.  He  was  likewise  an  honest,  good,  kind-hearted  man." 
His  second  lieutenant,  Simon  W.  Parlin,  also  bore  testimony  of 
his  worth  and  moral  rectitude  as  follows :  "  Daniel  was  a  faith- 
ful soldier,  always  discharging  his  duties  in  a  soldier-like  manner, 
and  had  by  his  integrity  and  uprightness  won  the  confidence  of 
both  officers  and  men.  Painful  as  is  his  untimely  fate,  it  must 
be  highly  gratifying  to  his  friends  to  know  that  he  fought  man- 
fully and  fell  in  the  foremost  of  the  fight.  He  died  in  the 
faithful  discharge  of  his  duty,  respected  and  beloved  by  all 
who  knew  him." 

AARON   E.  WILLIAMS. 

Aaron  E.  Williams,  a  resident  of  Anson,  Me.,  enlisted  on 
Industry's  quota,  and  was  mustered  into  the  U.  S.  service  at 
Lewiston,  Me.,  Dec.  28,  1863,  to  serve  three  years.  He  was 
soon  afterward  assigned  to  Co.  G,  ist  Maine  Regiment,  Heavy 
Artillery.  Wounded  before  Petersburg,  Va.,  June  18,  1864. 
Died  of  disease  Jan.  21,  1865,  aged  27  years. 


GEORGE   F.  WILLIAMS. 

George  F.  Williams  was  a  native  of  Anson,  though  a 
resident  of  Industry  at  the  time  of  his  enlistment.  He  enlisted 
for  nine  months  in  September,  1862,  and  was  mustered  into  the 
U.  S.  service  on  the  13th  of  the  following  month,  and  on  the 
same  day  was  appointed  sergeant.  Wounded  at  Port  Hudson, 
La.,  June  14,  1863.  Mustered  out  with  his  regiment  Aug.  25, 
1863.     Now  resides  in  Embden,  Me. 


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O.   L.   YOUNG. 

O.  L.  Young  enlisted  on  Industry's  quota,  to  serve  one  year, 
and  was  mustered  into  the  U.  S.  service,  at  Lewiston,  Me., 
March  8,  1865,  and  assigned  to  the  nth  Co.,  Unassigned 
Infantry.  Peace  having  been  declared  while  he  was  stationed 
at  the  place  of  rendezvous,  Mr.  Young  was  discharged  before 
joining  the  company  to  which  he  was  assigned. 


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CHAPTER  XIX. 

EVENTS  FROM  1866  TO  1893. 

Road  Matters. — ^The  Curtis  Pinkham  Road. — Stark  Asks  for  a  Better  Road  through 
Industry  to  Farmington. — Route  to  Madison  Bridge  Shortened  and  Improved. — 
Industry  Votes  on  Amendment  to  Liquor  Law. — "The  Gold  Fever." — Unusual 
Snow-fall  in  Winter  of  1868-9. — Destructive  Freshet  of  1869. — Heavy  Thunder- 
storm.— Beautiful  Display  of  Aurora  Borealis. — A  Heavy  Gale. — ^The  Great 
Earthquake  of  1870. —  Grasshopper  Plague. —  State  Equalization  Bonds. — 
Industry  Farmers'  and  Mechanics'  Club. — ^The  Enterprise  Cheese  Manufacturing 
Company.  —  Orders  Forged  on  the  Town  of  Industry.  —  Prize  Declamations  at 
West's  Mills.  —  Extensive  Improvements  on  the  Centre  Meeting-House.  —  The 
Greenback  Party  in  Industry.  —  Caterpillar  Scourge.  —  Freshet  of  1878. — Severe 
Drouth.  —  Cattle  Show  and  Fair.  —  Independence  Day  Celebrated  at  West's 
Mills.  —  Destructive  Fire.  —  A  Bear  Commits  Many  Depredations  in  Industry. — 
Red  Sunsets. — Gale  of  November,  1883. — Planets  in  Perihelion. — Town  Votes  to 
Buy  a  Poor-Farm.  —  Allen's  Mills  Union  Agricultural  Society.  —  A  Maine  Bliz- 
zard.—  Potato  Crop  Ruined  by  Rust.  —  Industry's  New  Methodist  Church. — A 
Maine  Cyclone. — La  Grippe. — Shorey  Chapel  Erected,  etc. 

The  cruel  and  sanguinary  war  was  at  an  end,  and  the  people 
had  returned  to  the  pursuits  of  peace.  At  this  juncture  better 
and  more  convenient  roads  became  for  a  time  an  important  topic 
with  the  citizens  of  Industry.  A  road  had  been  laid  out  by  the 
selectmen  to  accommodate  the  residents  of  the  extreme  north 
part  of  the  town,  commencing  near  the  house  of  Samuel  Dag- 
gett and  running  in  a  southerly  direction  to  intercept  the  town 
road  at  the  Capt.  Jeruel  Butler  place.  A  large  majority  of  the 
voters  in  town  were  not  in  sympathy  with  this  movement,  regard- 
ing it  as  incurring  unnecessary  expense.  Consequently  when 
the  doings  of  the  selectmen  were  brought  before  the  town  for 
ratification,  Sept.  25,  1865,  the  citizens  voted  not  to  accept  the 
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Failing  in  their  appeal  to  the  selectmen,  Curtis  Pinkham  and 
twenty-eight  others  petitioned  the  County  Commissioners  to 
establish  the  road  which  the  town  had  refused  them.  A  hearing 
was  given  the  petitioners  Sept.  25,  1866,  at  the  house  of  Samuel 
Daggett.  Deeming  the  road  a  necessity  they  proceeded  to  lay 
it  out.  The  road  as  established  was  four  rods  wide  and  762  1—2 
rods  long,  costing  the  town  $75.50,  thirty  dollars  of  which  was 
for  land  damages.  Notwithstanding  the  success  of  the  petitioners 
with  the  County  Commissioners,  the  disinterested  tax-payers 
were  not  disposed  to  build  the  road.  To  detract  attention  from 
the  county  road  a  town  road  was  laid  out  over  a  different  route, 
and  again  modified  or  wholly  relaid.  The  question  of  raising 
money  to  open  the  county  road  was  brought  before  the  town  at 
its  annual  meeting,  March  9,  1869.  The  petitioners,  led  by 
Curtis  Pinkham,  made  desperate  efforts  to  secure  an  appropria- 
tion, but  with  a  large  majority  against  them  they  were  powerless, 
and  after  a  heated  discussion  a  motion  to  pass  by  the  article  was 
carried. 

The  road  between  Stark  village  and  Farmington,  especially 
from  Stark  village  to  Goodridge's  Corner,  was  a  hard  and  hilly 
one.  For  some  years  the  citizens  of  Stark,  in  common  with 
those  of  the  southern  and  central  part  of  Industry,  had  been 
discussing  the  matter  of  a  more  direct  and  convenient  road  be- 
tween the  two  places.  Late  in  the  fall  of  1866  James  M.  Snell, 
of  Stark,  and  fifty  others  residing  along  the  proposed  route,  peti- 
tioned the  commissioners  of  Franklin  and  Somerset  counties  for 
a  change  in  the  road  between  Sawyer's  Mills  and  Farmington 
village,  or  more  strictly  speaking,  for  a  new  road  from  the  former 
place  to  some  point  west  of  Goodridge*s  Corner  in  Industry.  The 
petition  was  dated  Dec.  8,  1866,  and  a  hearing  was  given  the 
petitioners  Aug.  20,  1867.  The  petitioners  failed  to  secure  their 
road. 

On  the  petition  of  Benjamin  N.  Willis  and  forty-five  others 
a  short  piece  of  road  was  laid  out  by  the  County  Commissioners, 
Oct.  22,  1867,  which  greatly  improved  and  shortened  the  road 
from  West's  Mills  to  Madison  Bridge.  This  road  commenced 
near  the  present  residence  of  Elijah  Manter,  and  running  in  a 


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south-westerly  direction  through  a  corner  of  Stark  intersected 
the  road  leading  from  West's  Mills  to  Stark,  west  of  the  resi- 
dence of  the  late  John  H.  Viles.  The  town  promptly  raised  a 
sum  of  money  to  build  this  road,  and  in  due  time  it  was  opened 
to  the  traveling  public* 

The  State  Legislature  had,  at  its  recent  session,  amended 
Chapter  33  of  the  Laws  of  1858,  for  the  suppression  of  drinking- 
houses  and  tippling-shops,  and  on  the  3d  day  of  June,  1867, 
the  citizens  of  Industry  were  called  upon  to  give  in  their  votes 
for  or  against  the  measure.  In  consequence  of  the  busy  season 
the  vote  was  very  small,  but  stood,  in  favor  of  the  amendment, 
29  votes ;   against  it,  5  votes. 

"THE    GOLD    FEVER." 

In  the  summer  of  1867  Joseph  Warren  Smith  and  William 
R.  Daggett  began  a  prospecting  tour  of  the  town,  in  search  of 
deposits  of  the  preciou^  metals.  They  conducted  their  explora- 
tions in  such  a  quiet  manner  that  few  were  aware,  for  a  time, 
of  the  real  object  of  their  search.  The  wise  ones  said  they 
were  "  lining  bees."  After  occupying  considerable  time  in  their 
search  they  were  rewarded  by  finding  a  deposit  of  lead,  though 
at  the  time  of  its  discovery  they  did  not  know  its  proper  name, 
having  the  impression  it  might  be  silver  ore.  This  deposit  was 
found  in  the  bed-rock  of  a  small  brook  which  flowed  at  the 
base  of  Boardman  Mountain  on  its  western  side.  In  the  search 
Mr.  Smith  was  the  first  to  notice  the  deposit,  and  with  his  jack- 
knife  loosened  a  small  quantity  of  ore  from  its  rocky  bed.  This 
he  took  to  his  blacksmith  shop  at  West's  Mills,  where,  by  melt- 
ing it  in  the  forge,  they  soon  found  it  to  possess  characteristics 
which  would    indicate    a    metal    of   value.     The    news  spread 


♦At  the  annual  meeting  held  at  West's  Mills,  March  4,  1867,  after  hearing  the 
reports  of  the  several  town  officers  the  moderator  inquired,  "  Gentlemen,  what  will  you 
do  with  the  reports  of  your  town  officers?"  Thereupon  some  wag  facetiously  moved 
that  the  selectmen's  report  be  placed  on  file  in  the  clerk's  office  and  to  let  the  others 
"goto  the  devil,"  and  thus  the  vote  stands  recorded.  At  this  meeting  $2100  was 
raised  to  pay  town  charges,  and  JB3000  to  be  expended  on  the  highway.  At  the  annual 
meeting  in  1868  the  town  voted  to  raise  %\qoo  to  pay  on  the  town  debt,  and  the  follow- 
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rapidly  that  silver,  and  perhaps  gold,  had  been  discovered  on 
the  farm  of  Daniel  Gilman,  and  many  persons  visited  the  place. 
The  "gold  fever"  ran  high,  and  almost  everyone  had  a  pocket- 
ful of  the  rock  containing  the  precious  stuff.  About  this  time 
John  Willis  obtained  a  title  to  the  land  on  which  the  deposit 
was  located.  After  the  land  came  into  the  possession  of  Mr. 
Willis,  Luther  Curtis,  of  New  Sharon,  whose  attention  had  no 
doubt  been  attracted  by  the  flattering  reports  afloat,  purchased 
an  interest  in  **  the  mine,"  as  the  people  were  wont  to  call  it. 
The  manner  in  which  Mr.  Curtis  worded  his  deed  was  said  to 
be  somewhat  peculiar  and  eccentric,  the  clause  granting  privi- 
leges reading  as  follows:  '*To  pass  to  and  fro,  dig  and  blow, 
dam  and  flow  and  raise  the  d — 1  generally  for  mining  pur- 
poses," causing  a  great  deal  of  gossip  and  not  a  little  merriment. 
During  the  latter  part  of  the  fall  a  large  section  of  the  ledge 
was  unearthed,  a  few  blasts  were  made,  and  samples  of  the 
quartz  from  near  the  surface  forwarded  to  S.  Dana  Hayes,  of 
Boston,  State  Assayer  of  Massachusetts.  The  only  valuable 
metal  that  this  batch  of  quartz  contained  was  traces  of  copper. 
An  effort  was  made  later  in  the  fall  to  sink  a  shaft  in  the  ledge, 
but  after  a  time  the  undertaking  was  abandoned  on  account  of 
the  coldness  of  the  weather. 

In  1868  the  stockholders  formed  themselves  into  a  com- 
pany known  as  the  "  Franklin  Mining  Association,"  with  John 
Willis,  John  Wesley  Norton  and  Daniel  Gilman  as  directors, 
and  Luther  Curtis,  of  New  Sharon,  as  secretary  and  treasurer. 
A  tax  was  assessed  on  the  shares,  and  active  preparations  for 
sinking  a  shaft  were  begun.  The  directors  contracted  with 
Joseph  W.  Smith  to  sink  a  shaft  ten  feet  deep,  and  work  was 
commenced  in  good  earnest  early  in  the  month  of  August. 
Samples  of  ore  taken  from  this  shaft  are  claimed  to  have 
assayed  silver  to  the  value  of  nearly  fifteen  dollars  to  each  ton 
of  quartz.  But  trouble  for  the  Franklin  Mining  Association 
was  in  store  in  the  near  future.  Some  of  the  shareholder*,  be- 
came dissatisfied  at  being  obliged  to  pay  an  assessment  on  thSi; 
shares, — they  having  imagined  that  the  only  thing  necessary 
to  accumulate  a  fortune,  in  this  direction,  was  just  to  buy  a 


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few  shares  of  the  stock,  when  wealth  would  roll  in  upon  them 
without  further  trouble  or  expense.  To  the  sudden  interruption 
of  their  **  golden  dreams  "  must  be  attributed  their  dissatisfac- 
tion, and  at  the  same  time  making  the  discovery  that  the  com- 
pany was  not  legally  organized,  and  therefore  the  collection  of 
the  assessments  could  not  be  enforced,  they  flatly  refused  to 
pay  the  tax.  The  consequence  was  that,  though  some  paid 
their  proportion  of  the  tax  promptly,  Mr.  Smith  was  forced  to 
quit  work,  with  a  shaft  only  six  feet  deep,  and  even  then  losing 
heavily,  owing  to  the  perversity  of  the  non-paying  shareholders. 
This  state  of  things  proved  a  material  hindrance  to  further 
development  of  the  deposit.  Had  this  company  been  legally 
organized,  the  collection  of  the  assessments  could  have  been 
enforced  and  funds  sufficient  to  fully  develop  the  deposit  easily 
raised.  Had  such  a  course  been  pursued,  there  are  abundant 
reasons  to  believe  that  this  deposit  would  have  eventually  paid 
not  only  for  working  it,  but  something  to  its  stockholders. 

The  winter  of  1868-9  was  notable  for  its  frequent  and  heavy 
storms  and  the  unusual  depth  of  snow.  Storm  followed  storm 
until  roads  were  blockaded,  fences  buried  from  sight,  and  in 
some  instances  dwelling-houses  were  nearly  buried  in  huge 
drifts. 

The  autumn  of  1869  was  rendered  memorable  to  the  inhabi- 
tants of  Franklin  County,  and  especially  so  to  the  dwellers  of 
Sandy  River  Valley,  by  a  freshet  of  great  magnitude.  This  in 
point  of  destructivcness  had  not  been  equaled  for  many  years, 
if,  indeed,  it  had  a  parallel  in  the  history  of  the  valley.  Rain 
began  to  fall  early  Sunday  morning,  October  3d,  gently  at  first, 
but  as  the  day  advanced  gradually  increasing  until  by  noon  the 
rain  fell  in  sheets.  This  continued,  with  slight  interruption,  all 
through  the  following  night  and  until  six  o'clock  Monday  after- 
noon. The  water  rose  rapidly  in  Sandy  River,  inundating  the 
adjacent,  interval  lands,  and  slowly  but  surely  rose  higher  and 
higher  until  it  grew  to  a  torrent  of  irresistible  magnitude  and 
power.  Every  bridge  on  Sandy  River  was  either  partially  car- 
ried away  or  rendered  impassable  by  the  water.     At  Phillips  a 


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portion  of  the  cemetery  was  washed  away  and  many  coffins 
carried  down  the  river.  The  bridges  at  the  village  and  Whit- 
ney's Mills  were  also  swept  away.  The  suspension  bridge  at 
Strong  was  somewhat  damaged,  while  the  western  span  of  the 
Fairbanks  and  Centre  bridges  in  Farmington,  as  well  as  the 
Chesterville  portion  of  the  bridge  at  Farmington  Falls,  were 
carried  away  by  the  water.  Near  the  Centre  Bridge  in  Farm- 
ington was  the  newly  erected  corn-canning  factory  of  J.  Winslow 
Jones,  with  its  heavy  burden  of  machinery  and  packed  corn. 
This  was  raised  from  its  foundation  and  carried  down  the  river, 
as  was  also  the  spool-factory  of  B.  Frank  Morrill  at  Farming- 
ton  Falls.  Farmers  living  along  the  river  in  many  instances 
sustained  serious  losses  from  the  flood.  But  little  damage  was 
done  in  Industry  by  this  freshet  aside  from  the  destruction  of 
the  mill-dam  at  West's  Mills. 

The  town  was  visited  by  a  very  heavy  thunder  storm  on 
Thursday  afternoon,  July  14,  1 870,  accompanied  by  a  gale  of 
wind  of  such  power  and  violence  as  had  seldom  if  ever  been 
known.  The  rain  descended  in  torrents,  the  incessant  flashing 
of  the  lightning  was  scarcely  less  terrifying  than  the  accom- 
panying peals  of  thunder,  which  could  be  heard  with  almost 
painful  distinctness  above  the  roar  of  the  wind.  So  powerful 
was  the  force  of  the  wind  that  in  some  instances  the  trunks  of 
large  forest  trees  were  broken  like  pipe-stems,  while  apple-trees 
were  uprooted,  fences  blown  down,  crops  injured  and  much 
other  damage  done  in  the  track  of  the  tornado.  No  hail  fell 
in  Industry,  but  in  other  towns  it  proved  very  destructive  to 
window-glass  and  growing  crops. 

A  very  singular  and  strikingly  beautiful  auroral  display 
occurred  on  Friday  evening,  Oct.  14,  1870.  The  singular  ap- 
pearance of  the  heavens  was  first  noticed  about  eight  o'clock  in 
the  evening,  when  it  was  discovered  that  the  whole  southern 
sky  was  aglow  with  the  weird  mystical  light  of  the  aurora 
borealis.  The  form  was  like  that  of  a  huge  fan,  having  its  cen- 
tre directly  overhead  and  extending  east  and  west  from  this 
point  to  the  horizon,  while  to  the  north  of  this  boundary  the 
sky  was  perfectly  clear.     At  the  zenith  and  along  the  eastern 


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and  western-  boundaries  the  color  was  of  a  fiery  red,  and  rays 
of  the  same  color  streamed  into  the  mass  of  silvery  light 
which  flooded  the  whole  southern  sky, — the  whole  forming  an 
excellent  representation  of  an  enormous  opened  fan.  In  less 
than  an  hour  from  the  time  it  was  discovered,  this  beautiful 
picture  had  entirely  disappeared. 

At  noon  on  Tuesday,  Oct.  18,  1870,  after  an  interval  of 
warm,  foggy  weather,  the  sky  cleared  and  a  strong  breeze 
sprung  up,  which  rapidly  increased  in  intensity  until  by  the 
middle  of  the  afternoon  it  became  almost  resistless  in  its  power. 
Although  the  wind  continued  to  blow  about  twelve  hours,  con- 
siderable damage  was  done  to  buildings,  fences  and  orchards. 

THE   EARTHQUAKE   OF    187O. 

On  Thursday,  Oct.  20,  1870,  at  about  half-past  eleven 
o'clock  in  the  forenoon,  a  low,  heavy  rumbling  sound  was  heard 
which  was  thought  to  be  thunder,  as  it  was  raining  hard  at  the 
time.  Soon,  however,  its  real  nature  was  revealed.  The  shock 
seemed  to  move  in  two  waves,  the  second  being  much  heavier 
than  the  first.  During  the  heaviest  part  of  the  convulsion, 
windows,  stoves,  crockery  ware,  etc.,  rattled  in  an  alarming 
manner,  and  the  buildings  themselves  rocked  and  swayed  from 
the  violence  of  the  shock.  Many  families,  thoroughly  fright- 
ened, rushed  out  of  doors,  regardless  of  the  rain,  and  only 
returned  when  the  convulsive  heaving  of  the  earth  had  ceased. 
Its  duration  was  nearly  or  quite  seventy  seconds,  and  it  was 
claimed  to  have  been  the  heaviest  shock  of  earthquake  which 
had  occurred  in  the  last  hundred  years. 

THE   GRASSHOPPER   PLAGUE. 

Early  in  the  summer  of  1871,  an  innumerable  swarm  of 
grasshoppers  made  their  appearance  in  Industry.  Their  advent 
was  the  beginning  of  a  period  of  devastation  never  before 
equaled  in  the  history  of  the  town.  Not  only  was  the  grass 
crop  nearly  ruined  by  the  insatiable  eating  proclivities  of  this 
insect  horde,  but  every  growing  crop  of  the  farmer  was  alike 


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attacked  and  frequently  completely  destroyed.  Farms  that  had 
previously  cut  from  ten  to  fifteen  tons  of  hay,  yielded  from 
three  to  eight  tons  this  season.  Occasionally  a  piece  of  corn 
would  be  completely  ruined  by  having  the  silks  eaten  off  as 
soon  as  they  appeared.  Grain  of  all  kinds  suffered  great 
damage  by  having  the  head-stalks  eaten  off,  and  in  some 
instances  the  harvest  did  not  equal  the  amount  of  seed  sown. 
A  remarkable  trait  of  these  insects  was  a  tendency  to  confine 
their  depredations  to  the  highest  ground,  and  seldom  if  ever 
troubling  the  grass  on  wet  land. 

Under  the  existing  circumstances  nothing  remained  for  the 
farmers  but  to  reduce  their  stock  to  correspond  with  their 
limited  crop  of  hay,  and  this  reduction  was  effected  at  a  ruinous 
sacrifice.  Light  beef  was  a  drug  in  the  market  at  three  dollars 
per  hundred,  and  good  sheep  sold  as  low  as  fifty  cents  per 
head.  According  to  the  inventory  taken  by  the  selectmen  in 
April,  1870,  there  were  4333  sheep  owned  in  town.  From  the 
same  source  it  is  learned  that  the  number  had  been  reduced  to 
2358  in  1872.  During  the  same  time  the  amount  of  neat  stock 
was  reduced  to  218  head.  Even  after  thus  reducing  their  stock 
it  would  have  been  impossible  for  the  farmers  of  this  town  to 
have  wintered  the  balance  without  the  free  use  of  western  corn. 
The  amount  of  damage  done  in  Industry  can  hardly  be  esti- 
mated, and  many  years  must  elapse  before  *'the  grasshopper 
year"  will  cease  to  be  an  important  event  in  the  farmer's 
calendar. 

The  citizens  of  Allen's  Mills  and  vicinity  observed  the 
ninety-fifth  anniversary  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence  by 
a  picnic  dinner  and  other  exercises  in  a  cool  shady  grove  just 
west  of  the  village.  Here  tables,  speaker's  stand,  and  seats 
were  built  for  the  accommodation  of  those  present.  The  day 
was  exceptionally  fine,  and  the  usual  programme  of  such  occa- 
sions was  carried  out  under  the  direction  of  Moses  M.  Luce, 
President  of  the  Day,  and  his  Marshal,  Josiah  Emery.  After 
the  usual   morning  street-parade,  a  procession  was  formed  "and 


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marched  to  the  grove.*  The  following  is  a  partial  list  of  the 
exercises  in  the  grove : 

Prayer, 

Samuel  G.  Gould,  Industry. 

Reading  the  Declaration  of  Independence, 

Virgil  L.  Craig,  Farmington, 

Oration, 

Rev.  George  N.  Marden,  Farmington. 

Dinner. 

After  dinner  occurred  other  exercises,  followed  by  a  pyro- 
technic display  on  Clear  Water  Pond  in  the  evening.  A  large 
concourse  of  people  were  present,  by  whom  the  exercises  were 
greatly  enjoyed. 

After  the  close  of  the  war  it  was  found  that  some  towns  had 
paid  a  much  larger  sum  in  bounties  to  their  soldiers  than  others. 
To  remedy  this  inequality,  the  State  issued  to  such  towns 
Equalization  Bonds  drawing  interest  at  the  rate  of  six  per 
cent.  At  the  annual  meeting,  March  7,  1870,  Gen.  Nathan 
Goodridge  was  chosen  an  agent  to  effect  the  sale  of  those 
belonging  to  Industry.  $3,677.61,  including  accrued  interest, 
was  received  from  their  sale. 

In  the  fall  of  1871  the  citizens  residing  in  the  vicinity  of 
Goodridge's  Corner  met  at  the  Centre  school-house,  on  Wednes- 
day evening,  November  iSth,  and  organized  a  society  for  the 
diffusion  of  knowledge  and  mutual  improvement  of  its  members. 
This  organization,  composed  of  very  many  prominent  citizens, 
was  known  as  the  Industry  Farmers*  and  Mechanics'  Club.  A 
constitution  was  drawn  up  and  adopted,  and  the  following 
officers  chosen :  President,  Horatio  A.  B.  Keyes ;  Vice-Presi- 
dent, Sylvanus  B.  Philbrick ;  Recording  Secretary,  William  M. 
Bryant ;  Treasurer  and  Librarian,  Hovey  Thomas ;  Correspond- 
ing Secretary,  Augustus  W.  Morrell.  The  exercises  were  to 
consist  of  lectures,  essays,  and  discussions  on  topics  of  timely 
interest  and  practical  importance  pertaining  to  agriculture  and 


*  Daniel  Hilton,  a  skilful  performer  on  the  Bfe,  furnished  the  music  for  this 
occasion,  and  it  is  believed  to  be  the  last  time  he  ever  played  in  public. 


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the  mechanic  arts.  Gentlemen  were  admitted  as  members  on 
signing  the  constitution  and  paying  a  nominal  membership  fee, 
while  ladies  became  members  by  signing  the  constitution  and 
by-laws.  During  its  existence  seventy-nine  persons  inscribed 
their  names  upon  the  club  records  as  members. 

The  club  frequently  employed  lecturers,  on  practical  topics, 
such  as  Major  Lorin  Adams,  of  Wilton,  Major  Alexander  H.  S. 
Davis,  of  Farmington,  N.  G.  Foster,  of  Wilton,  Rev.  Mr.  Kim- 
ball, of  New  Sharon,  and  others.  Questions  relating  to  the 
various  branches  of  husbandry  were  discussed,  books  on  agri- 
culture purchased  and  read,  and  many  valuable  essays  were 
also  prepared  and  delivered.  Thus  by  the  intelligent,  well- 
directed  efforts  of  its  members,  the  Industry  Farmers*  and 
Mechanics'  Club  proved  a  great  and  lasting  benefit.  Meetings 
were  held  regularly  during  the  fall  and  winter  months  up  to  the 
spring  of  1877,  when  they  abruptly  ceased.  Prominent  among 
the  members  not  previously  mentioned  were  Thomas  Stevens, 
Josiah  Emery,  D.  Collins  Luce,  Truman  Luce,  Moses  M.  Luce, 
Augustus  H.  Swift,  Francis  S.  Rogers,  Alvarez  N.  Goodridge, 
Amos  S.  Hinkley,  Brice  H.  Waugh,  John  R.  Luce,  Virgil  L. 
Craig,  William  O.  Hargraves,  Holmes  H.  Bailey,  and  others. 

The  movement  which  lead  to  the  organization  of  the  Enter- 
prise Cheese  Manufacturing  Company  had  its  origin  with  the 
Industry  Farmers'  and  Mechanics'  Club.  At  a  meeting  held 
Oct.  30,  T872,  the  question  "Would  a  cheese-factory  in  this 
vicinity  prove  a  paying  business?"  was  discussed  with  a  great 
deal  of  earnestness  and  enthusiasm.  The  question  was  decided 
in  the  affirmative,  and  a  committee  of  three  was  chosen  to  visit 
the  factory  at  Strong.  Soon  after  this  J.  O.  Keyes,  of  Jay,  gave 
the  club  a  talk  on  the  importance  of  cheese-factories,  and 
methods  employed  in  the  manufacture  of  cheese.  The  result 
of  these  discussions  and  talks  was  the  association  of  several 
gentlemen,  who  purchased  the  '*01d  Red  Meeting-House" 
(see  p.  130)  of  Augustus  H.  Swift,  took  it  down  and  moved  it 
to  Goodridge's  Corner  during  the  winter.  The  parties  inter- 
ested organized  by  the  choice  of  the  following  officers :  Presi- 
dent, Horatio  A.  B.  Keyes ;   Vice-President,  Llewellyn  Norton ; 


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Secretary,  Josiah  Emery.  A  Board  of  Directors,  consisting  of 
John  A.  Stover,  Truman  Luce,  Augustus  H.  Swift,  William  D. 
Mcintosh,  and  Hovey  Thomas,  was  also  chosen.  In  June 
following,  the  factory  was  built.  The  building  was  24x28 
feet,  two  stories  in  height,  and  was  furnished  with  a  Ralph  vat 
and  the  latest  improved  apparatus.  The  company  divided  its 
stock  into  twenty-five-dollar  shares,  and  its  factory  was  erected 
and  furnished  at  a  cost  of  $1300.  The  first  season,  the  factory 
was  in  operation  sixty-one  days  under  the  superintendency  of 
Nathan  Strickland  and  produced  7000  pounds  of  cured  cheese, 
each  cheese  weighing  32  pounds  on  an  average.  These  were 
marketed,  principally  at  Farmington,  for  fifteen  cents  per 
pound.  The  total  cost  of  manufacturing  was  three  cents  per 
pound.  The  State  Legislature,  by  an  act  approved  Feb.  3, 
1874,  incorporated  Horatio  A.  B.  Kcyes,  Hovey  Thomas, 
Augustus  H.  Swift,  William  D.  Mcintosh,  Warren  Bullen, 
Thomas  Stevens,  Alvarez  N.  Goodridgc,  and  Josiah  Emery,  with 
their  associates,  a  body  politic  to  be  known  as  the  Enterprise 
Cheese  Manufacturing  Company,  with  a  maximum  capital  stock 
of  $50CX).  Under  this  charter  the  company  organized  by  the 
choice  of  the  following  officers:  President,  Horatio  A.  B. 
Keyes ;  Vice-President,  Llewellyn  Norton ;  Secretary,  Josiah 
Emery;  Treasurer,  Alvarez  N.  Goodridgc;  Directors,  William 
D.  Mcintosh,  Thomas  Stevens  and  Hiram  Titcomb.  This  year 
the  company  began  the  manufacture  of  cheese  June  ist,  and 
the  factory  was  in  operation  eighty-one  days.  This  year  the 
milk  of  one  hundred  cows,  aggregating  1600  pounds  per  day, 
was  received  at  the  factory,  and  14,000  pounds  of  cheese  made 
during  the  season.  The  following  year  (1875),  7626  pounds 
of  cheese  was  made,  and  about  the  same  amount  in  1876—7-8. 
But  the  company  had  found  it  necessary  to  hire  a  portion  of 
the  money  required  to  build  and  fit  up  their  factory.  They  were 
doing  a  good  business  and  had  paid  the  interest  on  the  indebt- 
edness promptly,  likewise  something  on  the  principal.  But  the 
several  creditors  becoming  alarmed,  sued  and  attached  the 
property,  which  virtually  put  an  end  to  all  further  operations, 
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In  the  fall  of  1872,  two  orders  on  the  treasurer  of  Industry, 
amounting  to  $3100,  were  sent  by  mail  to  the  First  National 
Bank  of  Lewiston,  Me.,  with  the  request  that  a  part  of  their 
face  value  be  advanced.  These  purported  to  have  been  given 
by  the  selectmen  to  Eli  N.  Oliver  for  expenses  in  the  Betsey 
Nichols  pauper  case.  The  letter  containing  them  was  post- 
marked at  Norridgewock,  and  requested  that  the  remittance  be 
sent  to  a  certain  hotel  at  West  Farmington,  obviously  to  a 
person  under  an  assumed  name.  Suspicious  that  all  was  not 
right,  the  bank  officials  notified  the  selectmen,  when  it  was 
discovered  that  the  orders  were  base  forgeries.  At  this  time 
it  would  have  been  an  easy  matter  to  have  detected  the  guilty 
party  or  parties,  but  the  secret  got  abroad  and  the  golden 
opportunity  was  lost.  This  event  caused  much  excitement  and 
a  great  deal  of  talk  in  Industry  and  vicinity.  The  topic  reached 
such  proportions  at  length,  that  a  special  town  meeting  was 
called  to  assemble  at  West's  Mills,  Dec.  7,  1872.  After  choos- 
ing Moses  Bradbury,  Moderator,  Josiah  Emery  motioned  that  a 
reward  of  $200  be  offered  for  the  detection  and  conviction  of 
the  guilty  parties,  which  was  promptly  seconded  and  unani- 
mously carried.  Though  some  effort  was  made  to  earn  the 
reward,  it  was  never  claimed,  and  the  criminals  escaped  un- 
punished. 

Rev.  David  Church,  a  gentleman  of  culture  and  fine  literary 
tastes,  was  stationed  at  Industry  in  1873  as  pastor  of  the 
Methodist  Church.  While  engaged  in  his  pastoral  labors,  he 
conceived  the  idea  of  offering  a  prize  for  the  best  delivered 
declamation  and  holding  the  competitive  test  in  the  Union 
Church  at  West's  Mills.  This  proposal  was  received  with  much 
favor,  and  Elder  Church  immediately  set  about  perfecting  his 
plans.  The  hearty  support  of  many  students  and  teachers  was 
obtained,  and  a  large  number  volunteered  to  compete  for  the 
prize.  The  date  set  for  the  exercises  was  Wednesday  evening. 
F'eb.  12,  1873.  The  weather  and  sleighing  being  favorable,  the 
attendance  was  large,  filling  the  church  to  its  utmost  capacit)^ 
An  orchestra  was  improvised  for  the  occasion,  and  the  decla- 
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Church  acted  as  president  of  the  evening,  and  Orville  W. 
Collins,  Stark,  John  G.  Brown,  New  Sharon,  and  John  Willis, 
Industry,  were  selected  as  awarding  judges.  The  desk  of  the 
pulpit  had  been  replaced  by  a  convenient  stage,  on  which  were 
seated  the  president  and  adjudging  committee,  and  from  which 
the  votaries  of  Demosthenes  and  Cicero  delivered  their  orations. 
Among  those  present  from  abroad  was  Rev.  Joseph  Colby, 
Presiding  Elder  of  Readfield  District,  who  offered  prayer  at  the 
commencement  of  the  exercises.  The  programme  in  full  was 
as  follows : 

Music. 

Prayer. 

Discovery  of  America. — Everett.  Henry  D.  Watson,  Anson. 

Sheridan's  Ride. — Read.  John  R.  Luce,  Industry.* 

The  Pipes  of  Lucknow.  Samuel  Sherburne  Day,  Stark, 

Horatius  at  the  Rridge. — Macaulay.  Frank  Pinkham,  Anson. 

Extract.  Joseph  L.  Coughlin,  Industry. 
"The  Skeeter"  (a  parody).                     Kred  R.  Trask,  Nnv  Sharon  (aged  10  years). 

Assassination  of  President  Lincoln.  Adelbert  C).  Frederic,  Stark. 

The  Inebriate's  Death-Bed.  John  H.  Smith,  Stark. 

Sparticus  to  the  Gladiators. — Kellogg.  Rol)ert  Dana  Trask,  /Yew  Sharon. 

Irish  Aliens  and  English  Victories.  W.  D.  Morse,  A>w/  Sharon. 

On  the  American  War. — I^rd  Chatham.  James  B.  Greaton,  Stark. 

Rum*s  Maniac. — Allison.  James  E.  Trask,  New  Sharon. 

Launching  of  the  Ship. — Longfellow.  Newton  J.  Jones,  Farmington. 

Extract.  Frank  C.  Stone,  Ne7v  Sharon. 

The  Diver. — Schiller.  Fred  Bixby,  Anson. 

Much  ability  was  shown  by  the  contestants  in  the  rendering  of 
their  respective  parts  and  the  interest  was  sufficient  to  hold  the 
close  attention  of  the  large  and  appreciative  audience.  So  ex- 
cellent was  every  part  that  the  committee  found  it  no  easy  matter 
to  determine  which  really  was  the  best,  but  after  carefully  weigh- 
ing the  matter  the  prize  was  awarded  to  James  E.  Trask, 
New  Sharon,  with  honorable  mention  of  James  B.  Greaton, 
Stark. 

The  Centre  Meeting-House  had  by  long  years  of  constant 
service  fallen  into  a  state  of  poor  repair.  At  a  meeting  of  the 
proprietors  holden  April  16,  1874,  it  was  voted  to  raise  $100  for 


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repairs  by  tax  on  pews.  This  tax  was  promptly  assessed  on  the 
forty-seven  pews  which  the  house  contained.  During  that  year 
the  roof  was  shingled,  the  outside  nicely  painted,  and  later  the 
pews  were  cut  down  and  modernized  and  the  whole  interior 
thoroughly  remodeled.  A  fine  Daniel  F.  Beatty  organ  was  also 
purchased  in  1878  and  the  house  nicely  furnished,  and  although 
not  much  used  since  the  completion  of  Shorey  Chapel,  it  is  still  a 
pleasant,  attractive  church. 

The  Greenback  party  made  its  first  appearance  in  American 
politics  with  the  nomination  of  William  Allen  for  governor  of 
Ohio  by  the  Democratic  State  Convention  of  1874,  in  opposition 
to  Rutherford  B.  Hayes,  upon  a  platform  containing  a  soft- 
money  clause.  This  party  made  its  first  appearance  in  Maine 
with  the  introduction  into  the  Democratic  State  Convention  of 
1875,  by  Solon  Chase,of  Turner,  a  resolution  containing  this  Ohio 
clause.  This  resolution  was  refused  a  passage.  Before  the  next 
campaign  Solon  Chase  established  a  Greenback  newspaper,  and 
a  party  was  formed  which  nominated  Almon  Gage,  of  Lewiston, 
for  governor,  who  received  520  votes.  The  next  year  their  can- 
didate received  5,291  votes  in  the  State,  and  in  1878  Joseph  L. 
Smith  received  41,371  votes  for  governor.  The  first  votes  cast 
by  the  Greenback  party  in  Industry  was  at  the  gubernatorial 
election,  Sept.  10,  1877,  when  21  votes  were  polled  for  Henry  C. 
Munson.  On  the  evening  of  December  6th  in  that  year,  Solon 
Chase  came  to  Industry  and  lectured  on  finance  in  the  brick 
school-house  at  Allen's  Mills.  His  sound  logical  arguments 
won  many  converts  for  the  Greenback  party,  and  the  next  year 
(1878)  Joseph  L.  Smith  received  iii  votes  in  town.  The 
largest  vote  ever  polled  by  the  Greenback  party  in  Industry  was 
in  1879,  when  Joseph  L.  Smith  received  130  votes  for  governor. 
There  was  a  slight  falling  off  from  this  at  the  two  succeeding 
elections.  But  in  the  following  years  the  party  lost  heavily, 
and  in  the  course  of  time  ceased  to  exist. 

The  summer  of  1875  witnessed  one  of  the  greatest  scourges 
from  the  forest  tent-caterpillar  (Clisiocampa  sylvatica,  Harris) 
known  in  the  history  of  the  town.  So  numerous  were  they  that 
whole  orchards  were  as  completely  stripped  of  their  foliage  as 


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they  could  have  been  by  fire.  So  ravenous  were  these  pests 
that  maple  and  other  shade-trees  were  attacked  when  the  fruit- 
trees  failed  to  supply  the  demands  of  their  appetites.  The  next 
year  (1876)  orchards  were  again  infested,  but  there  seemed  to 
be  some  diminution  in  number.  Any  orchard  which  chanced  to 
escape  in  1875  was  sure  to  suffer  in  1876.  It  was  no  uncommon 
sight  to  see,  at  evening,  large  windrows  of  these  insects  piled 
along  fences  and  on  buildings  and  trees.  Strange  as  the  state- 
ment may  appear,  it  was  currently  reported  that  railroad  travel 
was  seriously  impeded  by  these  insects  gathering  on  the  iron 
rails  in  great  numbers. 


THE    FRESHET   OF    1878. 

In  December,  1878,  the  inhabitants  of  West's  Mills  witnessed 
a  freshet  which  is  without  a  parallel  in  the  history  of  the  town. 
For  some  time  previous  to  the  lOth  the  ground  had  been  deeply 
frozen,  as  it  usually  is  at  this  season  of  the  year.  Snow  began 
falling  early  on  the  morning  of  the  10th,  and  continued  to  fall 
until  fully  ten  inches  lay  upon  the  ground.  The  snow  was  very 
damp  and  heavy,  and  sufficient  in  quantity  to  make  good  sleigh- 
ing. Towards  night  a  warm  rain  set  in,  and  by  midnight  but 
very  little  of  this  snow  remained.  As  the  ground  was  frozen, 
the  water  from  the  fast-melting  snow  ran  off  the  surface  into 
the  brooks.  At  dark  they  were  bank  full,  and  a  few  hours*  time 
was  sufficient  to  swell  their  volume  to  a  flood.  Becoming 
alarmed  for  the  safety  of  his  property,  Mr.  James  M.  Norton 
summoned  assistance  and  at  about  10.30  P.  M.  commenced  the 
removal  of  his  stock  from  the  stable  just  in  front  of  his  house. 
So  strong  was  the  current  at  this  time  that  it  was  extremely 
hazardous  to  cross  the  road  between  the  house  and  stable.  A 
rope,  made  fast  to  a  tree  in  front  of  the  house,  was  stretched 
across  the  road  and  fastened  to  a  post  in  the  stable,  by  the  aid 
of  which  the  men  crossed  and  re-crossed  the  road  until  cows, 
oxen  and  horses  were  removed  to  a  place  of  safety.  While 
thus  engaged  a  heifer  lost  her  footing  and  was  carried  some  rods 
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near  the  grist-mill.  After  the  stock  had  been  removed,  Mr. 
Norton  next  gave  the  store,  occupied  by  himself  and  brother, 
his  attention.  Already  the  water  was  on  a  level  with  the  floor 
and  was  flowing  under  a  door  on  the  west  side.  Mr.  Norton, 
aided  by  his  assistants,  commenced  hoisting  corn  and  other 
things,  which  the  water  might  injure,  to  the  second  floor  of  his 
back  store.  Soon  after  midnight  the  dam  of  the  grist  and  saw- 
mill gave  way  under  the  immense  pressure  brought  to  bear 
upon  it,  after  which  the  water  began  to  abate.  At  Charles  M. 
Hilton's  during  the  rise  of  the  water  matters  also  assumed  a 
serious  nature.  His  stable,  which  sat  on  very  low  ground,  was 
filled  with  water  to  the  depth  of  several  feet.  As  his  buildings 
were  entirely  surrounded  by  water,  and  the  current  was  strong, 
the  only  place  of  safety  which  he  could  find  for  his  cow  and 
horse  was  by  housing  the  former  in  his  pig-pen  and  the  latter 
in  his  woodhouse.  These  being  connected  with  the  house, 
were  built  at  an  elevation  beyond  reach  of  the  water.  Joseph 
Eveleth,  with  whom  lived  his  aged  mother  and  a  sister,  was 
completely  isolated  from  the  rest  of  the  village,  as  it  would  have 
been  extremely  hazardous,  if  not  impossible,  to  cross  the  street 
in  any  direction.  By  daylight  the  water  had  settled  to  the  bank- 
level  of  the  previous  night.  An  examination  revealed  the  fol- 
lowing casualties,  among  many  others  of  minor  importance: 
The  dam  of  the  grist  and  saw-mill  was  gone,  the  penstock  of 
the  former  was  also  gone,  and  a  large  hole  stove  in  the  stone 
foundation.  Several  of  James  M.  and  Alonzo  Norton's  heavy 
lumbering  sleds  were  gone,  a  portion  of  which  were  never 
found.  A  mowing-machine,  minus  the  pole,  standing  just  in 
front  of  J.  Warren  Smith's  blacksmith  shop,  was  swept  away  by 
the  flood.  A  pile  of  boards  some  ten  rods  north  of  Norton's 
store  was  floated  from  beside  the  road  nearly  down  to  the  Four 
Corners.  J.  Warren  Smith's  garden,  near  the  mill-stream,  was 
completely  ruined  by  the  wash  of  water,  and  James  M.  Norton's 
sustained  serious  damage  from  the  same  cause.  A  great  amount 
of  labor  was  required  to  repair  the  roads,  which  were  also  badly 
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been  seventeen  and  one-fourth  inches  higher  than  it  was  during 
the  freshet  of  1 869. 

A  drouth  occurred  in  the  summer  of  1880,  claimed  by  many 
to  be  fully  equal  in  severity  to  that  of  1825.  During  the  month 
of  June  the  amount  of  rainfall  was  small,  and  this  soon  evapor- 
ated beneath  the  rays  of  the  hot  summer  sun.  The  roads 
became  dry  and  oppressively  dusty,  while  brooks  and  rills 
furnished  only  a  limited  supply  of  water.  As  time  passed  on, 
streams  of  considerable  size  began  to  get  low,  and  at  length 
became  completely  dry  and  wells  began  to  fail.  The  flow  of 
water  in  the  mill-stream  at  West's  Mills  grew  less  and  less,  and 
at  length  entirely  ceased.  Wells  in  which  the  utmost  confidence 
had  heretofore  been  placed,  failed,  and  as  the  drouth  grew  more 
and  more  intense,  many  residents  of  Industry  found  it  necessary 
to  drive  their  stock  long  distances  to  water,  while  for  culinary 
and  drinking  purposes  water  was  sometimes  hauled  nearly  a 
mile.  Fortunately  no  fires  occurred  in  town  during  this  pro- 
tracted drouth,  which  did  not  end  until  near  the  time  winter 
set  in. 

CATTLE   SHOW   AND    FAIR   AT   WEST'S    MILLS. 

The  year  1880  having  been  a  prosperous  one  with  the 
farmers  of  Industry,  they  decided  to  hold  a  show  and  fair  for 
the  exhibition  of  farm  and  household  products  at  some  conven- 
ient date  during  the  fall.  In  accordance  with  their  determi- 
nation, notice  was  given  to  all  persons  interested  to  meet  at 
James  M.  and  A.  Norton's  hall,  at  West's  Mills,  to  choose  officers 
and  make  necessary  arrangements  for  the  exhibition.  A  society 
was  organized  and  the  following  officers  elected:  President, 
Col.  Samuel  W.  Tinkham ;  Vice-President,  Melvin  Viles ;  Sec- 
retary, William  C.  Hatch  ;  Marshal,  Josiah  Emery.  To  some 
it  may  seem  a  little  strange  that  a  gentleman  from  an  adjoining 
town  should  be  selected  as  president,  but  as  the  colonel  intended 
to  exhibit  largely  at  the  proposed  show,  the  office  was  bestowed 
upon  him  as  a  token  of  esteem.  Saturday,  October  9th,  was 
set  as  the  day  for  holding  the  show.     The  committee  of  arrange- 


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ments  hired  a  field  of  James  Oliver,  at  West's  Mills,  on  the 
Stark  road  just  east  of  John  W.  Frederic's  house,  and  erected 
necessary  stanchions  and  pens  for  the  accommodation  of  the 
stock, —  Messrs.  Norton  generously  giving  the  use  of  their  hall 
for  the  fair.  The  morning  of  October  9th  dawned  fair  and 
bright,  and  at  a  seasonable  hour  cattle  and  sheep,  horses  and 
colts  came  pouring  in  from  all  parts  of  the  town,  as  well  as  from 
the  adjoining  towns  of  Anson,  Farmington  and  Stark,  until  by 
noon  as  large  and  handsome  a  display  of  stock  was  on  the 
ground  as  is  seldom  seen  at  a  town  show.  At  the  hall,  which 
was  under  the  immediate  supervision  of  Eli  N.  Oliver  and  lady, 
the  display  of  farm  produce,  fancy  and  useful  manufactured 
articles,  butter,  cheese,  etc.,  was  large  and  of  an  excellent  quality, 
and  the  hall  was  constantly  thronged  with  people.  Among  the 
many  exhibitors  of  neat  stock  we  will  mention  the  following : 
Eli  N.  Oliver,  John  Willis,  William  Henry  Luce,  Wesley  N. 
Luce,  Benjamin  W.  Norton,  Lorenzo  Watson,  Samuel  C.  Rand, 
Peter  W.  Merry,  Curtis  Pinkham,  Benjamin  P.  Look,  Fred 
Jeffcrs,  and  last  but  by  no  means  least,  James  M.  and  A.  Norton. 
Sheep :  William  H.  Luce,  Peter  W.  Merry,  Melvin  Viles,  John 
C.  Pratt,  Benjamin  W.  Norton,  and  Lorenzo  Watson.  Horses 
and  Colts:  J.  M.  and  A.  Norton,  Elias  H.  Yeaton,  A.  N.  Good- 
ridge,  Melvin  Viles,  Albert  H.  Huntoon,  etc.  On  the  whole  the 
show  was  a  decided  success. 

Not  until  the  fall  of  1884  did  the  Industry  Agricultural 
Society  hold  its  second  annual  show  and  fair.  On  Saturday, 
Sept.  13,  1864,  the  members  met  at  the  school-house  at  West's 
Mills,  and  organized  for  the  season  by  choosing  Holmes  H. 
Bailey,  of  Industry,  president,  and  William  C.  Hatch,  secretary. 
The  society  voted  to  award  preferences,  and  effected  a  radical 
change  by  electing  a  board  of  five  trustees  and  authorizing  them 
to  appoint  the  awarding  committees  and  make  all  necessary 
arrangements  for  the  coming  show.  These  trustees  were  Col. 
Samuel  W.  Tinkham,  of  Anson;  Joseph  H.  Sayer,  Benjamin 
W.  Norton,  and  Eben  S.  Ladd,  of  Industry ;  George  M.  Hatch, 
of  Farmington.  Joseph  Elder  was  elected  marshal,  and  Rosal- 
vin  Robbins  collector  and  treasurer.     The  society's  advertising 


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bills  this  year  (1884)  contained  the  names  of  the  awarding 
committees,  and  the  exhibits  were  classed  in  three  separate 
divisions,  and  these  divisions  were  sub-divided  into  twenty 
classes.  Tuesday,  September  30th,  the  day  set  for  the  show, 
was  very  fine  and  the  exhibition  was  pronounced  a  decided 
success.  There  were  one  hundred  and  seventeen  entries  of  neat 
stock  alone,  while  the  other  departments  were  equally  well 
patronized. 

The  next  year  the  society  retained  its  old  board  of  officers 
with  the  exception  of  its  president  and  one  trustee,  who  asked 
to  be  excused,  and  these  vacancies  were  filled  by  the  election 
of  John  Willis  as  president,  and  Orrin  W.  Greaton,  of  Stark, 
as  trustee,  vice  Benjamin  W.  Norton,  resigned. 

The  third  annual  show  and  fair  of  the  society  occurred  on 
Tuesday,  Oct.  13,  1885,  and  although  rather  late  in  the  season, 
the  weather  was  very  favorable  and  all  things  considered  it  was 
the  best  show  ever  held  by  the  society.  Never  was  a  better 
exhibit  of  fruit,  vegetables  and  dairy  products  seen  in  Industry 
than  graced  the  tables  in  Norton's  Hall  on  that  day.  Among 
the  most  extensive  exhibitors  of  fruit  were  Alvarez  N.  Good- 
ridge,  who  made  a  fine  display  of  twenty-seven  varieties  of 
apples  and  ten  of  grapes,  Thomas  Stevens,  with  fourteen 
varieties,  William  W.  Campbell,  Horatio  A.  B.  Keyes,  Lorenzo 
Watson,  Charles  W.  Cookson,  Herbert  B.  Luce,  etc.  The 
entries  in  the  stock  department  were  more  numerous  than  on 
the  previous  year,  and  everything  passed  off  in  a  pleasing  and 
satisfactory  manner. 

CELEBRATION   AT   WEST'S    MILLS,    JULY   4,    1 88 1. 

Late  Saturday  afternoon,  before  the  celebration  on  the  fol- 
lowing Monday,  news  reached  our  village  of  the  shooting  of 
President  Garfield,  which,  with  the  expectation  that  every  hour 
would  bring  the  sad  intelligence  of  his  death,  caused  the  day  to 
be  one  of  sorrow  rather  than  of  joy. 

Eli  N.  Oliver  was  chosen  president  of  the  day,  and  Josiah 
Emery  ser\'ed  as  marshal.     The  Anson  Cornet  Band  had  been 


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engaged  for  the  occasion,  and  at  an  early  hour  was  on  the 
ground.  The  stars  and  stripes  were  flung  to  the  breeze,  and 
at  9  o'clock  A.  M.  the  exercises  commenced  with  a  street-parade 
of  the  **  Ancients  and  Honorables,"  led  by  the  cornet  band. 
This  parade  afforded  the  children  considerable  amusement,  and 
some  of  the  older  ones  opened  their  eyes  in  wonderment  when, 
trudging  along  in  the  rear  of  the  procession,  came  a  queerly- 
dressed  character  on  a  pair  of  tall  stilts. 

At  10.30  a  procession  of  citizens,  headed  by  the  veterans 
of  the  late  Civil  War  and  led  by  the  band,  marched  to  the 
grove  near  James  Oliver's.  Here  a  stand  for  the  speaker  and 
officers  of  the  day  had  been  erected,  and  after  an  opening 
prayer  by  Rev.  John  W.  Perry,  Virgil  L.  Craig,  of  Farmington, 
delivered  a  very  able  address,  which  was  listened  to  with  marked 
attention.  At  one  o'clock  the  great  event  of  the  day,  the  bal- 
loon ascension,  was  to  take  place.  These  balloons,  two  in 
number,  made  of  tissue  paper,  were  to  be  inflated  with  hot 
air.  The  larger  one  accidentally  took  fire  in  the  process  of 
inflation,  and  being  of  such  light  material  was  reduced  to  a 
mass  of  charred  cinders  in  less  than  a  moment's  time.  The 
second  was  successfully  inflated,  however,  and  sailed  majestically 
away.  It  afterwards  took  fire  and  burned  in  the  air.  This  was 
probably  the  first  balloon  ascension  which  had  ever  occurred 
in  town,  and  without  doubt  its  course  was  watched  by  a  thousand 
persons  who  never  saw  a  similar  sight.  The  foot-race  and  other 
minor  features  of  the  programme  were  carried  out  to  the  satis- 
faction of  all  present.  Not  a  single  instance  of  intoxication  was 
observed  during  the  day,  which  was  greatly  to  the  credit  of  all 
concerned.  The  expenses  of  the  occasion  were  defrayed  by  the 
citizens  of  our  town,  who  contributed  liberally  for  the  purpose. 


DESTRUCTIVE    FIRE    AT   WEST  S    MILLS, 

It  was  seldom  that  an  alarm  of  fire  disturbed  the  quiet  of 
the  little  village  of  West's  Mills,  but  on  one  unfortunate  even- 
ing, just  as  the  villagers  were  retiring  for  the  night,  the  church 
bell  pealed  out  an  alarm  the  meaning  of  which  could  not  be 


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mistaken.  The  account  of  the  fire  given  below  was  prepared 
by  the  author  and  published  in  the  Farmington  Herald  soon 
after  the  occurrence  of  the  event  it  portrays : 

At  about  8.30  p.  M.  on  the  evening  of  Aug.  26,  1881,  fire  was  discov- 
ered in  the  barn  owned  by  John  Willis.  The  alarm  spread  rapidly,  as 
did  also  the  fire,  and  in  an  incredibly  short  time  the  whole  barn  was  a 
mass  of  flame.  The  house  was  connected  with  the  bam  by  an  ell,  wood- 
house  and  sheep-shed,  the  upper  part  of  the  latter  being  filled  with  hay. 
Through  these  the  fire  swept  with  the  speed  of  a  race-horse,  and  com- 
municating with  the  main  house  that,  too,  in  a  short  time  was  enveloped 
in  flame.  Mr.  Willis's  stable  next  shared  the  fate  of  the  house  and 
barn,  quickly  followed  by  the  Union  Church.*  A  perfect  shower  of 
burning  shingles  and  cinders  were  rained  down  on  the  adjoining  build- 
ings of  Messrs.  Eben  S.  Ladd,  Alonzo  Norton,  and  Rev.  John  W.  Perry ; 
these,  as  it  seemed  impossible  to  save  them  from  destruction,  were 
cleared  of  their  contents,  and  the  furniture,  etc.,  removed  to  a  place  of 
safety.  At  the  same  time  a  score  of  willing  hands  procured  ladders 
and  pails  and  commenced  one  of  the  most  determined  battles  ever 
fought  against  the  destroying  element,  and  by  their  united  and  unre- 
mitting efibrts  further  destruction  was  prevented.  Mr.  Willis  loses 
heavily  by  the  fire,  but  it  is  almost  impossible  to  give  anything  like  an 
accurate  estimate  of  the  amount.  Among  the  property  destroyed  was 
his  entire  crop  of  hay  and  grain,  three  cows,  thirty  cords  of  wood,  all 
their  winter  clothes  and  bedding,  glass,  china,  silverware,  etc.  There 
was  an  insurance  of  $1000  on  the  property,  but  this  is  a  small  fraction 
of  the  entire  loss.  There  was  no  insurance  on  the  church,  and  its 
destruction  is  a  dead  loss  to  the  society.  Extensive  repairs-  had  just 
been  completed,  which  made  it  one  of  the  most  pleasant  country 
churches  to  be  found. 

In  the  fall  of  1883  the  town  was  visited  by  a  bear,  which 
committed  many  depredations  among  the  farmers  in  the  north- 
ern part  of  Industry,  such  as  killing  sheep  and  lambs  and  strip- 
ping apple-trees  of  their  fruit.  At  length  these  acts  of  plunder 
became  much  too  frequent  to  render  sheep-raising  profitable  to 

♦  A  somewhat  singular  circumstance  occurred  during  the  burning  of  this  struc- 
ture: While  the  belfry  was  enveloped  in  flame  and  the  crowd  were  expectantly 
watching  to  see  the  bell  fall,  the  giving  way  of  a  burning  timber  caused  it  to  lurch 
slightly  to  one  side  and  give  forth  a  low,  distinct  peal,  thus  tolling  its  own  knell. 


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some,  and  considerable  excitement  prevailed  in  the  neighbor- 
hood where  the  losses  occurred.  Several  women  and  children 
who  were  blackberrying  on  one  occasion  were  nearly  frightened 
out  of  their  senses  by  Sir  Bruin.  At  another  time  he  was  seen 
by  Hosea  W.  Emery  and  Amos  Stetson,  Jr.,  in  the  very  act  of 
killing  and  devouring  a  nice  fat  lamb.  Later  in  the  fall  it  is 
believed  that  the  animal  went  away,  as  nothing  was  seen  or 
heard  of  him  for  several  years.  Early  in  the  summer  of  i888 
Charles  A.  Eveleth,  who  had  recently  moved  on  to  the  John  O. 
Rackliff  farm,  missed  eleven  sheep  from  his  flock.  A  careful 
search  brought  to  light  seven  pelts  and  one  sheep  badly  maimed 
Those  acquainted  with  the  habits  of  that  animal,  pronounced  it 
unmistakably  the  work  of  a  bear  or  bears.  Tracks  of  his 
bearship  were  occasionally  seen  during  the  summer  in  the  soft 
mud  near  his  most  frequented  haunts,  but  no  one  got  a  glimpse 
of  the  animal.  On  Friday  morning,  Nov.  ii,  1888,  Eugene  L. 
and  Fred  W.  Smith  discovered  his  track  in  the  newly-fallen 
snow  near  the  base  of  Boardman  Mountain.  In  company  with 
their  father,  Joseph  W.  Smith,  they  followed  the  track  until  the 
darkness  of  night  compelled  them  to  desist.  Once  during  the 
day  bruin  crossed  the  track  of  his  pursuers  in  a  manner  that 
showed  him  to  be  not  far  in  advance  of  them.  The  next  day  the 
same  party  followed  him  through  New  Vineyard  to  New  Port- 
land and  back  to  the  place  of  starting  in  Industry.  Relays  of 
men  and  boys  kept  up  the  chase  for  nearly  a  week,  and  though 
sometimes  seen  in  open  land  far  ahead  of  his  pursuers,  no  one 
got  a  shot  at  him,  although  reports  reached  town  to  the  effect 
that  he  had  been  killed  in  Freeman  by  John  Luce  of  that 
town.  At  length  it  became  impossible  to  track  him  in  the  fast- 
disappearing  snow,  and  the  chase  was  reluctantly  abandoned. 

RED  SUNSETS. 
For  many  nights  during  the  fall  of  1883  a  peculiar  luminous 
appearance  of  the  sky  was  noticed  after  sunset  and  before  sun- 
rise in  the  morning.  Through  the  day,  and  more  especially  in 
the  afternoon,  the  sun  seemed  to  be  obscured  by  a  thin  veil  of  a 
dull  leaden  hue,  which,  as  the  sun  receded  towards  the  horizon. 


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became  more  luminous ;  first  the  color  would  be  a  pale  yellow, 
then  changing  to  orange  and  afterwards  to  a  brilliant  red,  which 
gradually  faded  to  a  dull  purple.  This  unusual  phenomenon 
occasioned  considerable  solicitude  and  anxiety  among  the  peo- 
ple of  Industry  as  well  as  elsewhere,  and  various  speculations  as 
to  its  origin  were  indulged  in.  Some  claimed  this  luminous 
appearance  to  be  only  the  ordinary  sunset  reflections,  but  this 
idea  was  refuted  by  the  fact  that  they  continued  for  a  much 
longer  time  after  sunset  than  such  reflections  were  ever  known 
to.  Others  claimed  that  this  veil  was  composed  of  meteoric 
dust  which  reflected  the  rays  of  the  sun,  while  a  few  held  that 
the  earth  was  passing  through  the  tail  of  an  immense  unseen 
comet.  The  writer  is  not  aware  that  the  question  has  ever  been 
satisfactorily  settled.  As  time  passed  on  the  occurrence  grew 
less  and  less  frequent,  and  in  the  course  of  a  few  months  ceased 
to  be  a  topic  of  popular  comment. 

THE  GALE  OF  NOV.  12,  1 883. 
The  following  account  of  this  gale  was  written  by  the  author 
of  this  volume  for  the  Franklin  Journal,  a  local  newspaper 
published  at  Farmington,  Me.,  and  appeared  in  the  issue  of  Nov. 
1 7,  1 883  :  "  We  were  visited  on  Monday  last  by  one  of  the  most 
terrific  gales  ever  witnessed,  even  by  our  oldest  citizens.  Al- 
though no  one  in  this  locality  sustained  any  personal  injury,  yet 
much  damage  was  done  to  property  by  breaking  of  windows, 
blowing  down  fences,  unroofing  of  barns,  out-buildings,  etc. 
The  gale  commenced  early  Monday  morning,  but  did  not  attain 
its  greatest  violence  until  after  sunset  Monday  evening.  By 
nine  o'clock  in  the  evening  the  gale  had  attained  the  strength  of 
a  hurricane,  and  dwellings,  never  before  affected  by  the  wind, 
trembled  and  swayed  in  a  frightful  manner.  Bricks  were  dis- 
lodged from  substantially-built  chimneys  and  fell  upon  the  roof 
with  great  din,  while  the  air  seemed  full  of  flying  branches  of 
trees,  dirt  and  even  small  stones.  Many,  anxious  for  the  safety 
of  their  property,  extended  their  vigils  far  into  the  small  hours 
of  the  night,  and  even  stock,  carefully  housed,  seemed  appre- 
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blown  from  Joseph  H.  Sayer's  *  hundred-foot  barn.*  An  English 
poplar  was  blown  down  on  the  Deacon  Ira  Emery  place  and 
another  on  the  farm  of  Francis  S.  Rogers.  A  portion  of  Mr. 
Rogers's  barn  was  also  unroofed,  as  were  likewise  the  barns  of 
Ward  Burns  and  Hiram  Look.  Three  windows  were  demolished 
in  the  Esquire  Peter  West  house  at  West's  Mills.  Joseph  W. 
Smith's  stable  and  house  were  damaged  to  the  amount  of  twenty- 
five  or  thirty  dollars.  A  shed  connected  with  John  Willis's  sheep 
barn  was  moved  from  its  foundation  and  otherwise  badly 
damaged.  At  George  W.  Johnson's  a  large  hay-rack  was  blown 
several  rods,  smashing  a  picket  fence  in  its  course,  and  much 
other  damage  was  done  on  the  premises.  Probably  within  a 
radius  of  five  miles  from  West's  Mills  the  damage  done  would 
amount  to  more  than  a  thousand  dollars.  At  sunrise  Tuesday 
morning  the  fury  of  the  gale  began  to  abate,  and  by  sunset  it 
was  almost  a  dead  calm." 

The  predicted  perihelion  of  the  four  great  planets  of  the 
solar  system,  Jupiter,  Saturn,  Uranus  and  Neptune,  began  to 
attract  attention  about  1872.  At  that  time  Dr.  Knapp,  who  had 
studied  the  history  of  great  epidemics,  claimed  that  in  every 
instance  he  had  traced  them  to  perihelia  of  these  planets.  The 
Science  of  Health,  a  New  York  health  Journal,  in  its  issue  for 
April  gives  a  summary  of  Dr.  Knapp's  theory  without  any 
comment  or  expression  of  opinion.  Other  publications  took  up 
the  subject  and  spread  these  reports  broadcast  over  the  land. 
In  many  instances  the  matter  was  greatly  exaggerated  by  a  class 
of  sensational  writers,  who  reveled  in  whatever  savored  of  the 
supernatural.  One  of  these  writers  averred  that  these  four 
planets  had  not  been  in  perihelion  since  the  beginning  of  the 
christian  era.  This  the  London  Telegraph  subsequently  claimed 
to  be  incorrect  and  stated  that  all  four  were  in  perihelion  in 
1708.  Notwithstanding  the  calm,  candid  tone  of  this  and  a 
few  other  papers,  many  whose  "bump  of  credulity"  was 
largely  developed  accepted  the  statements  of  Dr.  Knapp  as 
gospel  truth.  As  the  time  of  perihelion  drew  near,  a  few  were 
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hand.  The  date  which  someone  had  set  for  the  final  winding 
up  of  all  things  terrestrial  was  Saturday,  June  18,  1881.  On 
that  night  not  a  few  passed  the  time,  or  at  least  a  portion  of 
it,  in  anxious  watching,  and  not  until  Sunday  morning  dawned 
did  they  breathe  easily.  The  perihelial  influences  brought  no 
epidemic  or  dire  calamity  upon  the  citizens  of  Industry,  and 
now  even  the  most  timorous  ones  can  look  back  and  smile  at 
their  credulity. 

At  its  annual  meeting,  March  2,  1885,  the  town  voted  to 
purchase  a  poor-farm,  and  instructed  a  committee,  then  ap- 
pointed, consisting  of  Franklin  W.  Patterson,  George  VV.  John- 
son, and  George  Manter,  to  negotiate  for  some  suitable  set  of 
buildings  and  land  for  that  purpose.  They  failed,  however, 
to  appropriate  any  money  for  this  purpose,  consequently  the 
measure  was  not  carried  out. 

The  citizens  residing  in  the  vicinity  of  Goodridge's  Corner 
met  at  the  school-house  on  Saturday  evening,  Dec.  29,  1883, 
and  organized  a  society  for  mutual  improvement  in  public 
speaking  and  debate.  This  organization  adopted  the  name  of 
Industry  Centre  Literary  Society,  and  held  its  meetings  on 
Saturday  evening  of  each  week.  The  officers  elected  on  the 
organization  of  the  society  were:  President,  John  T.  Luce: 
Vice-President,  Elmer  O.  Goodridge;  Secretary,  Lucien  W. 
Goodridge.  This  society  held  regular  meetings  through  the  fall 
and  winter  months  up  to  Jan.  6,  1888,  when  they  abruptly 
ceased.  During  its  existence  the  society  held  frequent  debates 
and  conducted  all  their  proceedings  in  accordance  with  parlia- 
mentary rules.  The  practice  here  gained  has  already  proved  of 
great  value  to  the  members,  and  it  is  to  be  regretted  that  the 
organization  could  not  have  been  sustained. 

THE   ALLEiN'S    MILLS    TNION    AGRICULTURAL   SOCIETY. 

One  September  evening  in  the  fall  of  1886,  a  number  of 
the  most  enterprising  farmers  living  in  the  vicinity  of  Allen's 
Mills  met  for  the  purpose  of  discussing  the  subject  of  organ- 
izing a  local  agricultural  society,  the  object  of  which  should  be 
to  hold  an  exhibition  each  season  at  some  convenient  place. 


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All  seeming  to  favor  the  proposition,  an  organization  was 
effected  by  choosing  Horatio  A.  B.  Keyes,  Industry,  president; 
John  M.  Craig,  Farmington,  vice-president,  and  Herbert  B. 
Luce,  Industry,  secretary  and  treasurer.  A  board  of  five 
trustees,  consisting  of  Newell  P.  Luce  and  Fred  A.  Allen,  of 
Industry,  Ira  Blanchard  and  George  B.  Jennings,  of  Farmington, 
and  John  Smelledge,  of  New  Sharon,  was  also  elected.  The 
trustees  decided  to  hold  their  first  exhibition  at  Allen's  Mills, 
on  Saturday,  Oct.  9,  1886.  A  good  degree  of  interest  was 
shown,  and  all  preliminary  work  was  seasonably  and  faithfully 
done.  The  day  was  all  that  one  could  desire,  and  the  exhibits 
were  numerous  and  of  a  superior  quality.  Through  the  able 
management  of  its  efficient  board  of  officers,  the  show  was  a 
most  successful  one  and  would  have  done  credit  to  any  locality. 
Fully  250  head  of  neat  stock  was  on  the  ground,  while  other 
branches  of  stock  husbandry  were  well  represented.  Judging 
from  its  first  exhibition,  the  outlook  for  the  Allen's  Mills  Union 
Agricultural  Society  is  very  promising.  Exhibitions  were  held 
the  two  succeeding  years  with  a  good  degree  of  success.  But 
since  the  fall  of  1888  no  exhibition  has  been  held  by  the 
society. 

For  several  days  prior  to  Jan.  26,  1888,  indications  of  an 
approaching  storm  had  been  observed  and  duly  promulgated 
by  the  local  weather  prophets,  and  on  Wednesday  evening  an 
immense  halo  surrounded  the  moon  and  its  brightness  was 
dimmed  by  a  dense  hazy  atmosphere.  Even  at  this  time  no 
one  dreamed  of  the  nearness  of  such  an  unparalleled  storm. 
Early  Thursday  morning,  Jan.  26,  1888,  the  storm  set  in  with 
a  strong  breeze  from  the  northeast.  The  snow  fell  so  fast  that 
by  1 1  o'clock  A.  M.  the  roads  were  rendered  impassable,  and 
the  mail  due  at  West's  Mills  on  that  hour  failed  to  arrive. 
During  the  afternoon  the  wind  increased  to  a  gale,  and  the  fast- 
falling  snow  was  piled  into  huge  drifts  as  it  fell.  The  cold  was 
intense,  and  the  severity  of  the  storm  and  huge  drifts  almost 
completely  isolated  even  near  neighbors  in  the  villages.  About 
midnight  the  storm  ceased,  the  wind  changed  to  the  west  and 


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blew  a  piping  gale  all  through  the  following  day.  At  noon  on 
Friday  the  thermometer  indicated  four  degrees  below  zero. 
Saturday  morning  the  wind  having  abated,  the  services  of  every 
available  man  and  boy  were  called  into  requisition  to  open  the 
roads.  Fully  three  days  were  required  to  open  them  in  Industry, 
and  the  expense  was  estimated  at  upward  of  $500.  This  storm 
was  pronounced  the  worst  for  many  years,  and  is  generally 
known  as  "the  great  blizzard,"  and  as  such  it  will  long  be 
remembered.* 

The  summer  of  1889  will  long  be  remembered  for  the 
unusual  amount  of  its  rainfall  and  the  almost  complete  failure  of 
the  potato  crop.  The  early  summer  had  been  characterized  by 
frequent  and  copious  rains.  These  continued  with  slight  varia- 
'tion  all  through  the  autumnal  months.  Near  the  close  of  July, 
a  protracted  period  of  warm,  muggy  weather  occurred,  and  by 
the  4th  of  August  the  potato  vines  were  as  dead  as  if  blighted 
by  a  severe  frost.  At  that  time  but  very  few  if  any  of  the 
tubers  had  reached  maturity,  and  this  condition  no  doubt 
favored  the  rot  which  set  in  soon  after  the  death  of  the  tops. 
The  quantity  harvested  was  in  many  instances  insufficient  for 
the  farmer's  own  use,  and  the  tubers  were  for  the  most  part 
small  and  immature,  and  when  cooked,  poor  and  soggy. 

INDUSTRY'S    NEW   M.  E.  CHURCH. 

For  a  long  time  after  the  burning  of  the  Union  Church  at 
West's  Mills  the  energies  of  the  people  seemed  paralyzed,  and 
no  effort  was  made  to  rebuild  the  burned  structure.  The  house 
destroyed  had  been  erected  by  the  joint  efforts  of  the  several 


♦  This  storm  caused  a  general  suspension  of  railway  travel  in  Norlhern  New 
England,  and  gave  a  good  deal  of  trouble  on  the  lines  as  far  south  as  Pennsylvania. 
The  most  severe  portion  of  the  storm  was  confined  to  Western  Maine,  New  Hamp- 
shire, Vermont,  and  Western  Massachusetts.  In  Farmington  Village,  on  Broadway 
and  Main  Street  drifts  from  four  to  six  feet  deep  blocked  the  sture  entrances  and 
caused  a  suspension  of  all  travel.  All  the  incoming  Maine  Central  trains  were  can- 
celed, and  the  first  to  arrive  was  at  2  o'clock  r.  M.,  on  Saturday,  followed  l)y  the 
regular  passenger  train  seven  hours  later.  Conductor  Locke's  mixed  train  was 
snowed  in  at  Crowley's;  Conductor  Healey's  train,  Friday,  was  four  hours  on  the  road 
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religious  denominations  existing  in  the  vicinity.  As  time  passed 
on  some  of  these  societies  sustained  heavy  losses  from  deaths 
and  removals  until  for  many  years  previous  to  the  fire  none 
but  the  Methodist  society  held  regular  services  there.  This 
society  was  by  no  means  a  wealthy  one,  though  it  had  managed 
to  sustain  preaching  regularly  and  keep  out  of  debt.  But  ex- 
pensive repairs  on  the  parsonage  in  1878  and  on  the  church 
just  prior  to  the  fire  had  proved  a  heavy  tax  on  the  purses  of 
many,  and  left  the  society  and  people  in  poor  circumstances  to 
meet  the  exigencies  of  the  present  case. 

Late  in  the  fall  of  1882  a  meeting  of  the  original  proprietors 
was  called.  At  this  meeting,  after  voting  to  rebuild,  the  propri- 
etors proceeded  to  perfect  an  organization  by  electing  all  neces- 
sary officers.  Committees  were  chosen  to  revise  the  constitution 
and  prepare  plans  for  the  proposed  structure,  for  approval  of 
the  corporation.  The  second  meeting  of  the  proprietors  was 
held  at  the  West's  Mills  school-house  on  Tuesday  evening,  Nov. 
28,  1882.  At  that  meeting  Benjamin  W.  Norton  in  behalf  of 
the  committee  presented  the  revised  constitution,  which  after  a 
few  additions  and  some  alterations  was  adopted.  The  plan  of  a 
new  house  was  presented  by  Eli  N.  Oliver,  which  seemed  to 
meet  the  approval  of  all  present.  Agreeably  to  the  resolutions 
of  the  meeting,  a  committee  consisting  of  Franklin  W.  Patterson, 
James  M.  Norton,  Rev.  Luther  P.  French,  Augustus  H.  Swift, 
Hovey  Thomas,  Calvin  B.  Fish,  Warren  Cornforth,  George  VV. 
Johnson  and  Ariel  T.  Tinkham  was  chosen  to  solicit  subscrip- 
tions. Notwithstanding  the  harmonious  feelings  existing  among 
members  of  the  organization,  the  new  church  failed  to  materialize. 
Time  passed  on,  the  Methodist  society  led  a  nomadic  life,  wor- 
shipping in  school-house  and  halls.  Ministers  came,  served 
their  allotted  pastorate  and  went  away  again.  The  urgent  need 
of  a  church  was  a  frequent  topic  of  conversation  and  admitted 
by  all,  but  here  the  matter  ended. 

The  Methodist  Conference  of  Maine,  at  its  annual  session  in 
the  spring  of  1887,  sent  Rev.  John  R.  Masterman*  to  the  Indus- 

*JoHN  Kor.KRTsoN  Mastrkman,  through  whose  untiring  labors  Wesl^s    Mills 
rebuilt  its  burned  church,  was  born  in  Weld,  Me.,  July  28,  1837,  ^"^^  ^**  ^^  ***"  ^^ 


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try  circuit.  Elder  Masterman  was  a  gentleman  of  great  energy 
and  rare  executive  ability.  As  soon  as  he  was  fairly  established 
in  his  new  home  he  directed  his  attention  to  the  matter  of  a  new 
church.  Early  in  August  while  in  conversation  with  Richard 
Caswell,  one  of  his  parishioners,  that  gehtleman  remarked,  *<  I 
will  give  seventy-five  dollars  toward  erecting  a  church  in  this 
village."  On  the  strength  of  this  statement  a  subscription  paper 
was  drawn  up  and  circulated,  soliciting  funds  to  build  a  free-seated 
Methodist  church  at  West's  Mills.  Warren  Cornforth,  George  W. 
Johnson  and  Franklin  W.  Patterson  followed  Mr.  Caswell's  ex- 
ample and  each  subscribed  a  similar  sum.  The  work  of  soliciting 
funds  was  vigorously  prosecuted  through  the  labors  of  Rev. 
John  R.  Masterman,  assisted  by  Richard  Caswell  and  others,  and 
once  started  in  the  work  of  soliciting,  the  prospects  of  the  enter- 
prise grew  brighter  and  brighter  every  day,  and  substantial  aid 
was  frequently  received  from  unexpected  sources.  First  among 
these  surprises  was  a  gift  to  the  society  of  a  superb  Wilcox  & 
White  cabinet-organ  from  Twitchell,  Champlin  &  Co.,  wholesale 
grocers,  of  Portland,  Me.  A  little  later  a  munificent  cash  pres- 
ent of  $225  was  received  from  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alanson  C.  Burce, 
of  Minneapolis,  Minn.  Ere  long  a  sufficient  sum  had  been 
secured  to  assure  the  success  of  the  enterprise,  and  on  the  29th 
day  of  October  the  Methodist  Quarterly  Conference  which  met 
at  Stark,  appointed  Warren  Cornforth,  Samuel  C.  Rand,  Ben- 
jamin H.  Luce,  Calvin  B.  Fish,  George  W.  Johnson,  James  M. 
Norton  and  Franklin  W.  Patterson  a  building  committee  to 
superintend  the  construction  of  the  proposed  structure. 

The  first  meeting  of  the  committee  was  held  at  Norton's 
Hall  on  Saturday  evening,  Nov.  5,  1887,  and  was  largely  attended 


Ira  and  Susan  D.  (Robertson)  Masterman.  Early  in  life  he  entertained  views  wholly 
at  variance  with  the  Bible  and  Christianity,  but  was  converted  in  1854,  at  the  age  of 
17  years,  and  joined  the  Christian  Band.  Was  licensed  to  preach  Sept.  14,  1856.  lie 
joined  the  M.  E.  Church  in  the  fall  of  1858  and  soon  after  was  licensed  to  preach  by 
that  denomination.  He  was  admitted  to  the  Maine  Conference  in  1866,  and  since  that 
time,  with  the  exception  of  four  years,  has  been  in  active  itinerant  service.  Previous 
to  coming  to  Industry  circuit  he  had  been  largely  instrumental  in  erecting  a  union 
church  at  Kingfield,  and  also  built  a  Methodist  house  of  worship  while  stationed  on 
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by  interested  citizens.  The  committee  proceeded  to  organize 
by  choosing  James  M.  Norton,  president,  Franklin  W.  Patterson, 
secretary,  Calvin  B.  Fish,  treasurer,  and  Warren  Cornforth,  col- 
lector. The  committee  immediately  closed  contracts  for  the 
granite  with  Asa  Q.  and  Calvin  B.  Fish,  and  with  George  \V. 
Johnson  for  the  necessary  lumber.  Hovey  Thomas  was  engaged 
to  put  up  and  board  the  frame  as  soon  as  the  lumber  was  ready 
in  the  spring. 

A  lot  for  the  new  house  had  been  previously  selected  and 
engaged  of  James  Oliver,  and  Nov.  15,  1887,  the  society  took 
a  deed  of  the  land  and  two  days  later  the  lot  was  surveyed  and 
the  boundaries  established.  The  sills  were  cut  and  hewn  before 
the  snow  fell  in  the  fall,  and  many  of  the  preliminary  arrange- 
ments made.  During  the  winter  and  spring  many  became  dis- 
satisfied with  the  lot  purchased  of  Mr,  Oliver  in  consequence  of 
the  wet  and  heavy  condition  of  the  soil.  At  this  juncture  an  ad- 
vantageous offer  was  made  the  society  by  Franklin  W.  Patterson, 
which  was  accepted  by  a  unanimous  vote  of  the  subscribers  to 
the  building  fund.  On  the  18th  day  of  June,  1888,  the  work  of 
clearing  the  lot  was  begun,  and  on  the  following  day  a  large 
party  of  men  and  boys  broke  ground  for  the  cellar.  Consider- 
able enthusiasm  prevailed,  and  under  the  direction  of  Samuel 
C.  Rand,  who  had  been  specially  selected  to  take  care  of  digging 
and  stoning  the  cellar,  work  proceeded  rapidly.  In  due  time 
the  cellar  was  completed,  granite  dressed,  sills  framed  and  in 
position,  and  by  July  4th  the  walls  were  up  and  nearly  boarded. 
At  this  point  it  was  deemed  expedient  to  suspend  work  until 
the  hay  crop  had  been  harvested.  Work  was  resumed  at  the 
earliest  possible  moment,  and  soon  the  roof  was  raised  and 
covered.  The  committee  then  engaged  Edward  A.  Maxim,  of 
Madison,  to  build  the  tower  and  superintend  the  finishing 
of  the  outside.  The  committee  were  very  fortunate  in  their 
selection  of  Mr.  Maxim  as  master  workman,  and  the  beauty 
of  the  exterior  is  a  credit  to  his  skill  and  judgment.  The 
outside  was  finished  late  in  the  fall  of  1888,  and  finding 
their  funds  exhausted  and  not  wishing  to  incur  any  indebted- 
ness, the  committee  deemed  it  advisable  to  suspend  work  until 


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from  some  source  the  treasury  should  be  replenished.  At  that 
time  the  interior  was  partially  lathed  and  some  other  work  had 
been  done.  Upon  the  dismissal  of  the  workmen,  Rev.  John  R. 
Masterman  voluntarily  took  up  the  work  and  only  ceased  his 
labors  when  the  interior  was  ready  for  the  masons. 

Through  the  solicitations  of  the  pastor,  ably  seconded  by 
those  of  Rev.  George  C.  Andrews,  Presiding  Elder,  the  Maine 
Methodist  Conference,  in  the  spring  of  1889,  voted  the  West's 
Mills  society  the  benefit  of  its  Church  Aid  fund  for  that  year, 
from  which  source  $180.79  was  realized,  and  but  for  this 
opportune  aid  the  work  of  finishing  the  church  must  have  been 
greatly  delayed.  From  the  following  churches  a  donation  of 
five  dollars  or  more  was  received : 


Auburn, 

I5.00 

North  Anson,                       t  5.00 

Augusta, 
Biddeford, 

7.50 
5.00 

Portland,  Chestnut  Street 

Church,                           12,00 

Conway,  N.  H., 
Cumberland, 

7.50 
7.00 

Portland,  Congress  Street 

Church,                             7.00 

Farmington, 
Gardiner, 

8.00 
9.00 

Skowhegan,                              6.50 
South  Berwick,                         6.00 

Kittery, 
Madison, 
Mt.  Vernon, 

5.00 
5.00 
5.00 

Waterville,                              15.00 
Wilton,                                     5.40 
Woodfords,                             5.00 

Nearly  contemporaneous  with  the  starting  of  the  subscription 
paper,  the  ladies  of  West's  Mills  and  vicinity  began  looking 
about  to  see  in  what  manner  they  could  best  aid  in  erecting  the 
proposed  new  house  of  worship.  As  the  result  a  Ladies* 
Circle  was  organized  on  Tuesday  evening,  Nov.  15,  1887,  and 
the  following  officers  elected :  President,  Miss  Ellen  A.  Frederic ; 
Vice-President,  Miss  Eva  L.  Luce ;  Secretary  and  Treasurer, 
Mrs.  James  M.  Norton.  A  good  degree  of  success  attended 
the  circle  from  the  very  first,  and  although  the  fees  charged  at 
their  suppers  and  entertainments  were  merely  nominal,  a  con- 
siderable sum  was  raised  in  this  manner.  From  these  funds 
was  purchased  and  set  up,  at  a  cost  of  seventy-five  dollars,  one 
of  the  Doran  Furnace  Co.'s  furnaces,  known  as  the  Siberian 
Heater.  In  addition  to  this,  the  circle  rendered  the  building 
committee  substantial  and  opportune  aid  in  other  directions. 


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Franklin  W,  Patterson-  and  Alonzo  Sawtelle  completed  the 
chimney  June  24th,  and  on  the  following  day  Cyrus  A.  Thomas 
&  Sons,  of  Farmington,  began  plastering  the  walls.  Early  in 
August,  Rev.  John  R.  Masterman  and  Rufus  Jennings  began 
the  work  of  finishing  the  interior.  The  completion  of  this 
work  again  found  the  society  destitute  of  funds,  and  the  interior 
yet  to  be  painted. 

Here,  as  in  previous  emergencies,  aid  came  from  an  unex- 
pected source.  One  pleasant  morning,  Mrs.  John  R.  Master- 
man,  wife  of  the  pastor,  started  out  with  a  subscription  paper 
soliciting  contributions  to  aid  in  painting.  Her  efforts  were  so 
successful  that  in  a  very  short  time  sufficient  money  was  obtained 
to  pay  for  the  paint  and  leave  a  small  balance  toward  paying 
the  painter.  Robert  Campbell,  of  Farmington,  was  employed 
to  paint  and  grain  the  interior  of  the  house,  which  he  did  in  a 
skilful  manner,  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  all  concerned. 

The  Methodist  Society  at  Farmington,  with  characteristic 
generosity,  presented  the  West's  Mills  church  a  number  of 
pew-cushions  taken  from  their  church  at  the  time  it  was  burned 
in  the  fall  of  1886.  With  a  small  amount  of  labor  these  were 
fitted  to  the  pews  by  the  ladies,  and  they  proved  no  small 
addition  to  the  comfort  and  beauty  of  the  edifice.  The  house 
is  34x40  feet  on  the  ground,  with  fifteen  feet  posts.  The  spire, 
which  rises  from  the  southwest  corner,  is  fifty-nine  feet  tall, 
exclusive  of  weather-vane.  The  main  entrance  is  in  the  south 
end,  directly  under  the  tower,  and  opens  into  an  entry  8x10 
feet;  two  doors  lead  from  the  entry,  one  to  the  audience  room, 
30x34  feet,  the  other  on  the  right  opens  into  the  vestry,  10x22 
feet ;  this  is  connected  with  the  main  house  by  means  of  folding 
doors.  At  the  eastern  extremity  of  this  room  is  a  flight  of 
winding  stairs  leading  to  a  room  over  and  of  the  same  size  as 
the  vestry.  This  room  has  conveniences  for  setting  up  a  stove, 
and  can  be  used  as  a  kitchen  in  event  of  a  church  festival,  or 
to  augment  the  seating  capacity  of  the  church,  with  which  it  is 
connected  with  two  large  windows  that  can  be  raised  as  occasion 
requires.  With  the  exception  of  this  room,  the  whole  interior 
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stain  for  prominent  mouldings,  etc.  The  faithful  labors  and 
untiring  interest  manifested  by  Chairman  James  M.  Norton  and 
other  members  of  the  building  committee,  also  Rev.  John  R. 
Masterman,  the  family  and  friends  of  George  W.  Johnson, 
Mrs.  Warren  Cornforth,  and  others,  are  worthy  of  all  praise 
and  to  them,  in  no  small  measure,  is  due  the  success  of  the 
enterprise. 

Tuesday,  Feb.  1 1,  1890,  was  the  time  set  for  the  dedicatory 
services,  and  a  more  beautiful  day  could  not  have  been  had. 
The  sky  was  cloudless  and  the  sleighing  excellent.  Under 
such  favorable  circumstances,  it  does  not  seem  so  very  strange 
that  a  large  number  were  in  attendance.  Among  the  clergymen 
who  were  present  and  participated  in  the  services  were  Rev. 
Wilber  F.  Berry,  of  Farmington;  Rev.  Henry  Crockett,  of 
Kingfield,  a  former  pastor ;  Rev.  George  C.  Andrews,  Presiding 
Elder  of  the  Augusta  District,  and  Rev.  John  R.  Masterman, 
the  present  pastor.  Among  the  congregation,  bowed  down  by 
the  weight  of  his  many  years  but  still  possessing  a  retentive 
memory,  was  Samuel  Remick,  of  Stark,  who  sixty  years  before 
had  attended  the  dedicatory  services  of  the  Union  Church  at 
West's  Mills.  Although  on  that  occasion  the  house  was  packed 
to  its  utmost  capacity,  nearly  all'  had  gone  over  to  **  the  silent 
majority."  Of  the  remaining  few,  so  far  as  the  writer  can  learn, 
Mr.  Remick  was  the  only  one  present. 

Settees  were  brought  from  Norton's  Hall  and  chairs  from 
the  neighboring  houses,  and  by  the  hour  appointed  for  the 
services  the  church  was  completely  filled.  The  services,  which 
began  at  2  o'clock  P.  M.,  were  both  interesting  and  impressive. 
Much  care  and  attention  had  been  bestowed  upon  the  details  of 
the  programme,  and  its  general  excellence  was  a  credit  to  Rev. 
John  R.  Masterman,  by  whom  it  was  prepared. 

PROGRAMME. 

1.  Singing.     Anthem:  "  Praise  Ye  the  Lord."  Choir. 

2.  Introductory  Remarks.  Rev.  John  R.  Masterman. 

3.  Singing :  "  The  Old  Bell."*  Choir. 

*  The  cast-steel  bell  saved  from  the  old  house  was  the  only  thing  that  could  be 
utilized  for  the  new.  This  hymn  was  arranged  for  the  occasion  by  Elder  Masterman 
and  sung  in  commemoration  of  the  fact. 


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4.  Report  of  Building  Committee.  James  M.  Norton. 

5.  Singing.  Choir. 

6.  Scripture  Reading.  Rev.  George  C.  Andrews. 

7.  Prayer.  Rev.  Henry  Crockett. 

8.  Reading  of  Discipline.  Rev.  Wilber  F.  Berry. 

9.  Singing.  Choir. 

10.  Collection.  Rev.  George  C.  Andrews. 

11.  Prayer  and  Sermon.  Rev.  George  C.  Andrews. 

12.  Presentation  of  Church  to  Society  for  Dedication  by  Chairman   of  Board   of 

Trustees.  Franklin  W.  Patterson. 

13.  Dedicatory  Service.  Revs.  George  C.  Andrews  and  Wilber  F.  Berry. 

14.  Dedicatory  Prayer.  Rev.  W.  F.  Berry. 

15.  Singing  Doxology.  Congregation. 

16.  Benediction  by  the  Pastor.  Rev.  John  R.  Masterman. 

James    M.   Norton,  chairman    of  the    building   committee, 
reported  as  follows : 

Received  on  subscription  paper  dated  Aug.  5,  1887,  {992.60 

Of  Ladies'  Circle,  131,88 

Church  Aid  Fund,  180.79 
Subscription  for  paint  and  painting,  Mrs. 

Masterman,  3 1 .00 

From  sale  of  the  Union  Meeting- House  lot,  20.00 

By  sale  of  stove,  2.00 

In  labor  and  material  from  individuals,  96.78 
From  Harrison  Daggett  and  Eugene  L.  Smith 

for  vane,*  19.00 

By  letter  method,  26.61 

For  land  sold  to  Ellen  A.  Frederic,  25.00 

LiabiHties  in  excess  of  resources,  22.00 


Total  cost  of  house,  $1547.66 

Music  for  the  occasion  was  furnished  by  a  choir  composed 
of  the  following  persons,  viz. :  Miss  Lilla  Masterman,  alto  ;  Mrs. 
John  R.  Masterman  and  Mrs.  Alonzo  Norton,  soprano ;  Rufus 
Jennings,  tenor,  and  Messrs.  John  R.  Masterman  and  Harrison 
Daggett,  bass,  with  Miss  Carrie  L.  Norton,  organist. 


*  This  vane  was  bought  with  funds  raised  by  subscription,  J.  Warren  Smith  gen- 
erously donating  five  dollars.  The  vane  was  three  feet  in  length,  known  as  the  ban- 
nerette style,  and  was  placed  on  the  spire  on  Monday,  Nov.  5,  1888,  by  Melvin  A. 
Burns,  a  painter  who  chanced  to  be  stopping  in  the  village. 


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Every  detail  of  the  programme  was  carried  out  successfully, 
and  the  dedicatory  exercises  were  much  enjoyed  by  all  present. 
The  sermon  was  pointed  and  practical  and,  taken  as  a  whole,  an 
eminently  able  discourse.  The  completion  and  opening  of  the 
new  church  for  public  worship  at  once  gave  a  powerful  impetus 
to  church  attendance,  and  the  accruing  good  results  on  the 
morals  of  the  community  are  hardly  to  be  estimated. 

The  spring  of  1890  was  noted  for  being  one  of  the  coldest 
and  most  backward  in  a  long  series  of  years.  Added  to  this  a 
protracted  series  of  cold  heavy  rains  prevented  many  farmers 
from  completing  their  spring's  work  until  near  the  middle  of 
June,  while  a  few  were  at  work  on  their  tillage  as  late  as  the 
twenty-first  of  June.  Occasionally  a  piece  of  land  would  be 
found  too  wet  to  cultivate,  and  from  this  cause  many  acres  lay 
idle  through  the  succeeding  summer.  Even  after  the  seed  was 
in  the  ground  germination  proved  to  be  a  very  slow  process, 
and  re-planting  in  some  instances  became  necessary. 

A  TERRIBLE   TORNADO. 

Tuesday,  July  8,  1890,  was  an  unusually  hot  day.  During  a 
large  part  of  the  season  the  weather  had  been  cool  and  agree- 
able, but  on  the  day  in  question  the  mercury  rose  steadily  until 
it  ranged  from  90  to  95  degrees  in  the  shade,  varying  according 
to  the  locality.  To  add  to  the  discomfort  of  sweltering  human- 
ity scarcely  a  breath  of  air  was  stirring  to  relieve  the  awful 
intensity  of  the  heat.  During  the  afternoon  dark  and  threaten- 
ing clouds  were  observed  rising  above  the  western  horizon ;  as 
this  was  no  uncommon  occurrence  during  the  hottest  days  of 
summer  no  notice  was  taken  of  the  matter.  These  huge  masses 
of  sullen  clouds  remained  almost  motionless  in  the  western  sky 
for  several  hours.  Then,  as  if  having  gained  motive  power  from 
their  own  inactivity,  they  began  to  rise,  towering  higher  and 
higher  in  the  heavens.  On  and  on  came  the  storm,  the  leaden 
black  clouds  rolling  volume  on  volume,  driven  by  some  unper- 
ceived  power.  The  sight  was  truly  grand  and  appalling!  A 
wilight  gloom  settled  over  the  land,  and  the  little  birds  ceased 


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their  singing  and  sought  shelter  from  the  coming  storm.  Driven 
by  an  irresistible  wind,  thick  clouds  of  dust,  mingled  with  leaves 
and  branches  of  trees,  and  even  small  gravel  stones,  filled  the 
air  and  added  to  the  gloom  which  enshrouded  the  land.  The 
rain  now  fell  in  torrents,  while  the  roar  of  the  wind,  the  inces- 
sant flashing  of  the  lightning  and  the  pealing  thunder  presented 
a  scene  of  weird  and  striking  grandeur.  The  tornado  began  at 
six  o'clock  P.  M.,  and  lasted  about  thirty  minutes,  but  in  that 
brief  period  many  valuable  shade,  field  and  forest  trees  were 
uprooted,  while  others  were  seriously  injured  by  having  large 
branches  twisted  from  their  trunks.  The  roads  in  many  places 
were  rendered  impassable,  so  thickly  were  they  strewn  with 
fallen  trees.  But  aside  from  the  demolition  of  a  barn  in  the 
northern  part  of  the  town,  owned  by  Thomas  M.  Oliver,  build- 
ings in  Industry  escaped  with  slight  injury.  Other  towns  were 
less  fortunate  in  this  respect,  and  great  damage  was  done  to 
property,  such  as  farm-buildings  and  fences,  as  well  as  to  fruit 
and  shade  trees.  The  lattice-work  railroad  bridge,  150  feet 
long,  across  the  Sandy  River  at  Phillips,  was  lifted  from  its 
foundation  and  dashed  to  kindling  wood  by  the  gale.  At 
Winthrop,  Me.,  the  steeple  was  blown  from  the  Methodist 
Church,  and  falling  through  the  roof  of  a  neighboring  house, 
so  injured  an  aged  lady  that  she  died  soon  after  the  accident. 
Had  the  surface  of  Maine  been  unbroken  by  hill  or  forest, 
this  tornado  must  have  reached  the  intensity  of  a  western 
cyclone. 

A  new  disease  made  its  appearance  in  the  fall  of  1889,  ^^^ 
prevailed  widely  as  an  epidemic  during  the  following  winter, 
and    also    during   the    succeeding  winters    of    1 891—2.*     This 


♦The  ravages  of  this  disease  in  an  adjoining  State  during  the  winter  of  1 89 1-2 
is  vividly  pictured  in  the  subjoined  editorial  clipped  from  the  Manchester  (X.  H.) 
Mirror  :  There  is  always  a  tendency  to  overestimate  the  extent  and  effects  of  a 
widespread  epidemic,  especially  in  a  community  that  reads  newspapers  extensively, 
for  the  disposition  to  state  things  quite  as  strongly  as  the  facts  will  warrant  is  not  one 
in  which  newspaper  reporters  and  editors  are  generally  lacking,  but  we  question 
whether  the  people  of  New  Hampshire  are  aware  how  violent  has  l>een  the  sweep  of 
the  disease  which,  with  its  numerous  attendant  and  resulting  ailments,  is  known  as  the 


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disease  was  characterized  by  many  of  the  symptoms  of  a  severe 
attack  of  influenza.  By  some  it  was  supposed  to  have  had  its 
origin  in  Siberia,  hence  was  given  the  name  **  Russian  Influenza." 
La  Grippe,  the  name  by  which  the  disease  was  most  widely 
known,  is  said  to  have  come  from  the  Polish  crypka,  meaning 
hoarse.  Others  claim  to  recognize  its  origin  in  the  French 
word  "gripper,"  meaning  to  seize.  It  spreads  with  great  ra- 
pidity, and  in  the  epidemic  just  mentioned  traveled  from  St. 
Petersburg  to  New  York  in  about  six  weeks.  Children  enjoyed 
to  a  certain  extent  immunity  from  this  disease.  The  invasion 
was  usually  sudden,  accompanied  by  accelerated  pulse,  high 
fever,  severe  lumbar  and  muscular  pains,  with  intense  headache. 
Catarrhal  symptoms  were  usually  prominent  characteristics, 
though  in  some  instances  they  were  slight  or  entirely  wanting. 
These  attacks  invariably  left  the  patient  weak  and  extremely 
susceptible  to  other  diseases,  especially  to  pneumonia.  A 
large  number  died  in  Industry  and  adjoining  towns,  either 
from  the  disease  itself  or  its  sequelae  during  its  prevalence  in 
1 890-1-2. 


grip.  More  than  half  of  the  public  men  of  the  State  who  desired  to  attend  the 
funeral  of  Hon.  Daniel  Barnard  at  Franklin,  Wednesday,  were  restricted  to  their 
homes  on  that  day  by  sickness,  and  we  think  it  is  a  fact  that  more  than  three-fourths 
of  the  entire  population  of  the  State  has  within  the  last  two  months  been  stricken 
down  by  this  strange  disease.  A  majority  of  them  have  recovered  or  are  slowly 
convalescing,  but  the  death  roll  for  December  and  January  must  be  longer  than  that 
for  any  other  two  months  for  many  years.  The  grip  goes  everywhere  and  seizes  its 
victims  from  all  classes.  It  is  quite  as  prevalent  and  virulent  in  the  country  towns 
as  in  the  cities.  In  one  town  it  rages  on  the  hills  and  in  another  in  the  valleys.  It 
does  as  deadly  work  in  the  homes  of  the  poor  as  in  those  of  the  rich  and  well  to  do. 
It  does  not  distinguish  between  those  who  work  in  the  open  air  and  those  who  are 
closely  confined  in  warm  and  poorly-ventilated  rooms,  and  young  and  old  are  alike 
its  subjects,  though  it  is  more  fatal  among  the  aged,  because  they  have  less  strength 
to  withstand  it. 

As  a  rule,  when  it  enters  a  family  it  spares  no  member  of  it,  and  we  hear  of 
cases  in  almost  every  town  in  which  all  the  occupants  of  a  house  are  restricted  to 
their  beds.  Physicians  are  everywhere  worked  to  the  limit  of  their  endurance  and 
neither  love  nor  money  can  command  the  services  of  nurses  in  many  instances.  The 
cause  no  one  knows.  The  weather  is  as  bad  as  bad  can  be,  but  the  grip  rages  where 
the  weather  is  fine  as  fiercely  as  it  does  here,  and  of  the  cure,  if  cure  there  be, 
physicians  seem  to  be  nearly  as  ignorant  as  of  the  cause.  In  its  every  phase  and 
from  every  point  of  view  it  is  as  mysterious  as  it  is  prostrating  and  fatal. 

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SHOREY   CHAPEL. 

It  was  in  the  month  of  February,  1824,  that  Pelatiah  Shorey 
came  with  his  family  from  Berwick,  Maine,  to  make  his  home 
in  the  town  of  Industry.  Mr.  Shorey  was  a  native  of  Berwick, 
and  the  youngest  of  a  family  of  ten  children.  He  was  of  Eng- 
lish extraction  on  his  father's  side,  while  his  mother  was  of 
Scottish  descent.  Both  his  father  and  grandfather  were  deacons 
of  the  Baptist  church  in  their  day,  and  his  mother  was  an 
eminently  pious  woman  and  a  constant,  earnest  student  of  the 
Bible.  Pelatiah  Shorey  married,  Feb.  23,  181 8,  Sarah  Fogg, 
daughter  of  Joseph  and  Phebe  (Hayes)  Fogg,  of  Berwick,  a 
lady  of  sincere  piety  and  sterling  moral  worth.  On-coming  to 
Industry,  Mr.  Shorey's  family  consisted  of  a  wife  and  two  chil- 
dren,—  Elizabeth,  through  whose  generosity  Shorey  Chapel  has 
been  erected,  and  George,  who  now  resides  in  Cambridge,  Mass. 

The  people  of  Industry  found  their  newly-acquired  towns- 
man and  neighbor  to  be  a  man  of  strong,  positive  convictions, 
firm  and  unwavering  in  his  defense  of  the  principles  of  right 
and  justice,  a  christian  whose  profession  of  faith  adorned  the 
walks  of  his  daily  life,  and  a  man  in  every  respect  worthy  of 
love  and  esteem.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Shorey  were  the  parents  of 
seven  children,  four  sons  and  three  daughters,  all  of  whom  grew 
to  manhood  and  womanhood  to  lead  useful  christian  lives,  thus 
honoring  the  name  of  their  revered  parents  and  benefiting  their 
fellowmen. 

Dec.  21,  1838,  the  family  sustained  an  overwhelming  and 
irreparable  loss  in  the  death  of  a  kind,  loving  wife  and  mother. 
Two  years  later  Mr.  Shorey  married  Elizabeth  Walbridge  Lowe, 
with  whom  he  lived  happily  for  nearly  a  third  of  a  century. 
She  died  in  Industry,  May  14,  1869,  and  in  the  month  of 
September  following,  Mr.  Shorey  left  town  to  make  his  home 
in  Wayland,  Mass.,  with  his  eldest  daughter,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Price.  Here,  impelled  by  the  promptings  of  true  filial  affection, 
the  daughter  anticipated  and  ministered  to  his  every  want,  thus 
making  his  last  days  as  the  flow  of  a  peaceful  river.  Calmly, 
and  apparently  painlessly,  on  the  morning  of  March  18,  1880, 
his  immortal  spirit  parted  its  tenement  of  clay  and  was  wafted 


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From  :i  photograph  made  in  1S91  by  E.  R.  Starbird,  Farmiiiji^ton,  Maine. 


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by  angels  to  realms  of  infinite  love.  After  the  death  of  her 
father,  Mrs.  Price  ever  felt  a  yearning  desire  to  erect  some  suit- 
able memorial  to  the  memory  of  her  deceased  parents.  But 
nearly  a  decade  elapsed  before  a  desirable  avenue  for  the  be- 
stowal of  her  charity  presented  itself,  and  it  happened  in  this 
wise :  A  house  for  public  worship  had  for  a  long  time  been  a 
growing  want  with  the  people  of  Allen's  Mills.  For  years  all 
religious  meetings  had  been  held  in  the  brick  school-house,  but 
it  was  poorly  adapted  to  such  use.  Time  rolled  on  and  the  year 
1890  dawned.  This  found  the  need  of  a  church  still  a  pressing 
want.  Preaching  was  maintained  at  regular  intervals,  and  a  suc- 
cessful Sunday-school  had  been  in  operation  for  several  years. 
There  was  also  a  flourishing  lodge  of  Good  Templars  in  the 
village,  but  like  the  church-goers  they  were  without  any  suitable 
place  for  their  meetings.  Early  in  August,  1890,  Mrs.  Price, 
then  a  resident  of  Auburndale,  Mass.,  came  to  visit  friends  and 
acquaintances  in  that  part  of  Industry.  She  had  for  some  years 
manifested  much  interest  in  the  Sunday-school  and  in  many 
ways  promoted  its  interests.  Almost  intuitively  she  grasped  the 
situation,  and  to  those  interested  made  this  suggestive  query: 
"  Why  not  build  a  chapel  with  a  room  connected  to  accommo- 
date the  temperance  people?"  This  proposal  struck  a  popular 
chord,  and  several  individuals  promptly  offered  to  donate  a  lot 
of  land  upon  which  to  erect  the  proposed  building.  Notice  was 
given,  and  a  meeting  held  on  the  evening  of  Aug.  29,  1890. 
At  this  meeting  Wm.  J.  Rackliff  was  called  to  preside,  and  Mrs. 
Mary  G.  Rackliff  was  chosen  secretary.  A  subscription  paper 
was  drawn  up  as  the  result,  and  a  vigorous  canvass  for  subscrip- 
tions begun.  Mrs.  Price  promptly  subscribed  $500,  and  others 
pledged  smaller  sums.  Considering  the  assistance  already 
promised,  sufficient  to  insure  the  success  of  their  undertaking, 
the  subscribers  met  and  organized  Shorey  Chapel  Association 
Monday  evening,  Oct.  20,  1 890.  Their  organization  was  per- 
fected by  the  election  of  the  following  officers :  President,  Wm. 
J.  Rackliff;  Clerk,  John  T.  Luce ;  Directors,  D.  Collins  Luce, 
Wm.  J.  Rackliff,  John  C.  Spinney,  Alonzo  O.  Rackliff,  John  P. 
Rackliff;   Collector  and  Treasurer,  Herbert  B.  Luce. 


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424  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY, 

At  a  subsequent  meeting  a  constitution  was  drawn  up,  pre- 
sented and  adopted.  D.  Collins  Luce  and  wife  generously  do- 
nated a  building-lot  for  the  chapel  and  conveyed  the  same  to 
the  association  Nov.  8,  1 890.  Two  days  later  ground  was  broken 
for  the  foundation,  and  before  winter  had  fully  set  in  the  cellar  had 
been  dug  and  stoned.*  Dec.  13,  1890,  a  contract  was  closed 
with  John  T.  Luce  to  furnish  and  deliver  by  April  i,  1891,  the 
necessary  lumber  for  the  frame  and  covering  of  Shorey  Chapel. 
The  granite  for  the  underpinning  was  also  purchased  and  hauled 
from  the  quarry  in  Chesterville  during  the  winter.  Ere  spring 
had  fairly  set  in  the  enterprise  sustained  a  serious  loss  in  the 
death  of  Mrs.  Mary  G.  Rackliff  and  her  mother,  Lydia  C.  Luce, 
two  of  its  most  earnest  friends.  Discouraging,  indeed,  were  the 
prospects  of  the  chapel  association  after  this,  and  until  May 
20th  nothing  further  was  done  toward  the  building.  At  this 
critical  juncture  Mrs.  Price,  the  originator  of  the  movement, 
came  to  the  rescue.  By  mutual  agreement  with  the  association 
she  assumed  the  whole  control  of  erecting  and  finishing  the 
chapel,  as  well  as  all  the  expense  of  building. 

June  2,  1891,  Frederick  A.  Tompson,  of  Portland,  com- 
menced preparing  the  plans,  and  the  contract  for  building  was 
soon  after  let  to  Mr.  Noyes  H.  Williamson,  of  Farmington. 
The  work  was  soon  begun  and  vigorously  pushed  under  the 
immediate  supervision  of  Mrs.  Price.  As  the  work  neared 
completion  it  was  thought  advisable  to  dedicate  the  house 
November  loth,  it  being  the  anniversary  of  Mr.  Shorey's  birth. 
In  completing  and  furnishing  this  chapel  the  tact,  good  judgment 
and  business  ability  of  Mrs.  Price  is  shown  to  the  best  advan- 
tage. Every  detail  received  her  careful  personal  attention,  and 
nothing  was  left  undone  to  make  the  building  complete  in  all 
its  appointments.  A  bell  of  720  pounds  weight  hangs  in  the 
bell-tower,  which  is  surmounted  by  a  handsome  vane  of  the 
bannerette  style.  A  beautiful  tablet  bearing  the  inscription 
•'Shorey  Chapel"  adorns  the  front  elevation  of  the  main  build- 
ing, and  the  structure  as  a  whole  is  a  model  of  architectural 

♦  By  a  singular  coincidence  ground  was  broken  on  the  anniversary  of  Mr.  Shorey's 
birth,  the  gentleman  in  whose  honor  the  chapel  had  been  named. 


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beauty.  The  auditorium,  situated  in  the  main  building,  is  reached 
from  the  entrance  immediately  under  the  tower,  by  turning  to 
the  right.  This  room,  which  has  a  seating  capacity  of  about 
1 50,  may  well  be  termed  a  paragon  of  comfort  and  convenience. 
Overhead  it  is  finished  nearly  to  the  ridge,  leaving  all  the  trusses 
exposed.  These  by  their  tastetul  arrangement  are  made  objects 
of  beauty  as  well  as  utility.  The  richly-stained  finish,  the  fres- 
coed walls  and  ceiling,  the  ash-wood  pews  with  their  cushions 
of  maroon  plush,  the  modestly-figured  carpet,  the  handsomely- 
furnished  pulpit,  blend  into  one  harmonious  whole  in  the  flood 
of  mellow  light  admitted  through  the  stained-glass  windows. 
At  the  left  of  the  minister,  as  he  faces  the  congregation,  is  the 
choir  with  its  fine  new  organ,  while  on  his  right  is  a  small  parlor 
reached  by  a  private  entrance,  from  which  a  short  flight  of  stairs 
leads  to  the  pulpit. 

On  the  desk  lies  a  handsome  copy  of  the  Bible,  presented 
by  a  sister  of  Mrs.  Price,  Mrs.  Harriet  A.  Bassett,  of  New  York 
City;  but  aside  from  this,  everything  from  the  furnace  in  the 
basement  to  the  vane  on  the  spire,  and  hymn-books  in  every 
pew,  came  from  the  generous  hand  of  Elizabeth  (Shorey)  Price. 
The  wing,  extending  at  a  right  angle  from  the  main  building, 
contains  a  vestry,  reached  from  a  side  entrance,  and  a  kitchen 
furnished  with  a  china  closet,  sink  and  all  the  conveniences  of 
a  first-class  cuisine.  The  vestry  communicates  with  the  audito- 
rium by  means  of  folding  doors,  and  contains  a  book-case,  desk 
and  other  necessary  furniture.  It  is  designed  for  the  use  of  the 
Sunday-school,  social  meetings  and  the  Good  Templars. 

THE   DEDICATION. 

Tuesday,  Nov.  10,  1891,  was  ushered  in  with  overcast  skies 
and  indications  of  rain,  but  before  the  hour  set  for  the  dedica- 
tory services  the  clouds  vanished,  and  the  sun  burst  forth  in  all 
its  splendor,  giving  promise  of  a  perfect  afternoon.  At  one 
o'clock  the  silvery-toned  bell  in  the  tower  announced  the  arrival 
of  the  appointed  hour.  The  people  had  begun  to  gather  early 
in  the  afternoon  and  soon  filled  all  the  pews,  and  the  ushers 
were  obliged   to   place  chairs  in  the  aisles  for   those   arriving 


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426  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY. 

later,  until  the  house  was  completely  packed.  Several  ministers 
were  present,  aside  from  those  who  occupied  seats  in  the  pulpit 
and  participated  in  the  dedicatory  services.  Among  these  were 
Rev.  George  W.  Barber,  Pastor  of  the  Industry  Methodist 
Church,  and  Rev.  Otis  Andrews,  of  New  Sharon.  A  pleasant 
reminder  of  Mrs.  Price's  thoughtfulness  was  the  neatly-printed 
programme,  a  copy  of  which  was  placed  in  the  hands  of  every 
one  present  at  the  opening  of  the  service.  At  a  few  minutes 
past  one  the  exercises  began,  of  which  the  following  is  the 
programme  in  full : 

Organ  Voluntary,  Miss  Agnes  £.  Allen,  Farmington, 

Solo,  Miss  Mary  B.  Elwell,  Fartnington. 

Anthem,        Messrs.  Geo.  C.  Purington,  Carl  Merrill,  Wilbert  G.  Mallett,  Farmington^ 

and  J.  \\.  Conant,  Strong. 
Invocation,  Rev.  J.  W.  H.  Baker,  Farmington  Falls, 

Business,  (a)  Report  of  Herbert  B.  Luce  in  behalf  of  the  Shorey  Chapel  Association. 
(b)  Presentation  of  the  key  to  Mr.  Luce  by  the  contractor,  Noyes   li. 
Williamson,  who  in  turn  presented  it  to  the  proper  custodian,  Eliz- 
abeth Price. 

In  well-chosen  language  this  lady  responded  substantially  as 
follows:  **This  house,  erected  to  the  memory  of  my  deceased 
parents,  Pelatiah  and  Sarah  (Fogg)  Shorey,  was  built  for  the 
worship  of  the  true  and  living  God ;  and  although  it  is  to  be 
dedicated  as  a  Congregational  Chapel,  it  is  my  wish  that  it  be 
made  free  to  all  christian  denominations  desiring  to  worship 
here."  As  she  ceased  speaking.  Rev.  Truman  A.  Merrill 
stepped  forward  and  read  the  following  resolutions,  which  were 
unanimously  adopted : 

Resolved.  That  we,  the  citizens  of  Allen's  Mills  and  vicinity,  accept 
the  gift  of  this  beautiful  chapel  from  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Price  for  our  use 
and  benefit,  with  feelings  of  profound  gratitude. 

Resolved.  That  we  will  show  our  gratitude  to  her  now,  and  in 
coming  years,  by  doing  all  we  can  to  the  end  that  her  wishes  for  our 
good  and  for  the  moral  and  religious  improvement  of  the  town  may  be 
realized. 

Resolved.  That  we  will  teach  our  children  to  revere  the  name  of 
Elizabeth  Price,  who  by  her  christian  character  and  her  generous  gift  to 
us  has  proved  that  she  is  our  friend  indeed,  worthy  of  our  love  and 
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Resolved,  That  by  this  deed  of  noble  generosity  she  has  enthroned 
herself  in  our  hearts  and  awakened  within  us  the  heartfelt  prayer  that 
the  Angel  of  Peace  may  ever  guide  her  footsteps  in  pleasant  and  pros- 
perous paths  and  finally  place  upon  her  brow  the  victor's  crown. 

Mrs.  Price,  as  well  as  others,  was  deeply  moved  by  this 
spontaneous  and  unexpected  expression  of  gratitude. 

Scripture  Reading,  84th  Fsalm,  and  from  the  loth  Chap.  Hebrews  commencing  with 
13th  verse,  Rev.  Wilber  F.  Berry,  Farmington. 

Anthem,  Messes.  Purington,  Merrill,  Mallett  and  Conant. 

Hymn,  Rev.  John  Spinney,  Industry, 

Sermon  (Text,  St.  John  iv,  21,  22,  23.),  Rev.  Hugh  Elder,  Farmington, 

Reading  Letters,  Rev.  Truman  A.  Merrill,  Allen's  Mills. 

Dedicatory  Prayer,  Rev.  Herbert  Tilden,  Farmington. 

Hymn  485  ( in  singing  which  the  congregation  joined), 

Rev.  Daniel  R.  Hargraves,  Neiv  Sharon. 
Benediction,  Rev.  J.  Henry  McLaren,  Phillips, 

The  exercises  were  touchingly  beautiful  and  impressive,  and 
the  occasion  was  one  not  soon  to  be  forgotten  by  those  whose 
good  fortune  it  was  to  witness  them.  Through  the  generosity 
of  Elizabeth  Price  the  citizens  of  Allen's  Mills  and  vicinity  were 
enabled  to  dedicate  their  beautiful  chapel  in  just  one  year  to  a 
day  from  the  date  of  breaking  ground  for  the  foundation. 
Several  of  the  letters  read  were  from  former  residents  of  Indus- 
try and  possess  such  intrinsic  historical  interest  that  the  author 
cannot  forbear  giving  them  space. 

Rev.  Stephen  H.  Hayes,  319  Marlboro  St.,  Boston,  a  native 
of  Industry  who  celebrated  the  seventy-eighth  anniversary  of 
his  birth  on  the  14th  inst.,  wrote  in  an  interesting  vein  as 
follows : 

The  Shorey  Chapel  at  Allen's  Mills  !  The  very  thought  startles  me. 
It  is  in  the  town  of  Industry.  I  was  born  there  in  18 13.  My  mind 
leaps  back  to  those  early  days,  to  the  memory  of  that  neighborhood,  to 
the  school  district  of  which  Allen's  Mills  was  then  a  part.  Allen's  Mills 
was  in  one  extremity  of  the  district  and  I  lived  two  miles  east  at  the 
other  extremity.  In  those  days  it  was  all  the  world  to  me.  There  I 
went  to  school,  to  the  Sunday-school,  and  to  meeting  on  the  Sabbath. 
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428  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY, 

the  town.  But  every  boy  rode  on  horseback ;  and  I,  a  mere  child, 
astride  a  bag  of  corn  or  wheat  rode  two  miles  to  Allen's  Mills  to  have 
the.  com  and  wheat  ground.  From  my  father's  farm,  on  the  side  of 
"  Bannock  hill,"  I  could  any  day  see  "  Clear  Water  Lake,"  at  the  foot  of 
which  lay  Allen's  Mills.  I  loved  to  go  there,  I  can  see  it  now,  the 
stream  rushing  through  the  gate  in  the  milldam  just  by  the  bridge, 
driving  a  grist-mill,  saw-mill  and  clothing-mill.  Here  wool  was  carded  by 
machinery  into  long  rolls,  spun  and  woven  by  the  women  at  home,  dyed 
and  pressed  and  finished  at  the  mill ;  and  my  sisters  and  other  girls 
were  proud  to  have  warm  gowns  made  of  it  for  winter  wear.  There, 
too,  was  a  social  library,  a  small  affair  of  perhaps  75  volumes ;  but  they 
were  good  books  —  a  wonderful  library,  I  thought.  It  was  so  nice  for 
me  to  go  to  mill  and  to  the  library  to  exchange  books.  I  was  in  despair 
sometimes  lest,  when  I  had  read  them  all,  there  were  no  more  books  in 
the  world. 

Yes,  Allen's  Mills  was  a  great  place  to  me.  But,  in  those  days, 
there  was  not  a  meeting-house  in  the  town.  At  length  the  "Union 
house"  was  built;  my  father,  Jacob  Hayes,  furnished  the  frame  from 
his  own  farm  and  forest ;  many  others  furnished  lumber  and  labor.  And 
so  the  first  house  of  the  Lord  in  this  town  was  built,  in  about  1827.* 
Before  this  there  was  preaching  in  school-houses  and  in  homes,  and  four 
different  churches  had  been  organized.  One  of  the  earliest  preachers 
was  Rev.  Thomas  Merrill,  a  Baptist  minister.  Among  the  preachers  I 
remember  were  Rev.  Josiah  Peet,  of  Norridgewock,  Rev.  Geo.  W. 
Hathaway,  of  Skowhegan,  Elder  Sylvanus  Board  man,  of  New  Sharon, 
the  father  of  the  missionary.  Rev.  Geo.  Dana  Board  man,  Father  Sewall, 
of  Chesterville, —  noble,  venerable  man,  the  greatest  of  all  preachers,  I 
thought.     But  there  was  no  settled  pastor  in  the  town. 

After  awhile  Rev.  Alden  Boynton  preached  in  the  town  statedly  for 
four  or  five  years.  Then  followed  Rev.  John  Perham,  under  whose 
ministry  of  five  years  much  religious  interest  ])revailed.  Afterward 
Rev.  Josiah  Tucker  ministered  to  the  spiritual  wants  of  the  people. 
Other  denominations  had  their  preachers  and  occupied  in  turn  the 
Union  meeting-house. 

And  there  were  rare  people  —  men  and  women  —  in  that  school 
district :  the  Aliens,  Capt.  Newman  T.  Allen  and  his  brother  Benjamin, 
who  mainly  owned  the  mills ;  they  were  leading  men  in  the  town  and 
most  worthy  men.     They  were  singers  and  led  the  singing  on  Sunday, 

♦  Rev.  Mr.  Hayes  is  slightly  in  error  as  to  this.  The  first  meeting-house  in  town 
was  the  Old  Red  Meeting-t louse,  built  as  nearly  as  can  be  learned,  about  1822. — 
W.  C.  H. 


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walking  a  mile  and  a  half,  as  we  all  did  for  the  most  part,  to  the  meet- 
ing-house with  a  lunch  in  our  pockets,  and  waiting  through  the  inter- 
mission for  the  afternoon  service.  Then  there  was  another  family  of 
Aliens,  of  another  stock  —  Capt.  Wm.  Allen,  a  venerable  christian  man, 
who  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  the  town,  who  lived  in  a  great  square 
house  which  took  the  place  of  the  log-house  he  at  first  built  on  the  hill 
half  a  mile  from  here.  There  was  a  neighborhood  revival  at  one  time 
with  only  prayer  meetings  held  at  Capt.  Allen*s  house,  and  there  I  began 
the  christian  life  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years. 

Capt.  Wm.  Allen  was  the  father  of  Harrison  Allen,  a  missionary  of 
the  American  Board,  who  died  in  1831,  and  of  John  Allen,  known  as 
"Campmeeting  John,"  whose  granddaughter,  Lillian  "Nordica,"  of 
world-wide  fame  as  a  singer,  is  delighting  the  music-loving  crowds  at  the 
Symphony  concerts  in  Boston  at  the  present  time.  He  was  also  the 
father  of  Deborah  Allen,  who  was  the  mother  of  Rev.  Wm.  A.  Merrill 
and  Rev.  Truman  A.  Merrill,  whose  boyhood  days  were  mostly  passed 
in  this  district,  and  who  are  so  well  known  for  their  faithful  work  in  the 
ministry.  Rev.  Stephen  Allen,  D.  D.,  and  Rev.  Chas.  F.  Allen,  D.  D., 
were  also  grandsons  of  Capt.  Wm.  Allen ;  both  of  them  were  born  in 
this  school  district  and  became  distinguished  Methodist  preachers.* 
On  this  Allen  farm,  where  they  were  born,  afterwards  lived  Dea.  Ira 
Emery,  whose  son  Ira  is  a  well-known  Baptist  minister.  A  half  a  mile 
east  from  here  was  born  Jared  Eveleth,  the  friend  of  my  boyhood,  who 
also  became  a  very  useful  Baptist  preacher.  On  the  road  leading  south 
half  a  mile  from  the  Centre  school-house,  was  born  another  boy  who 
.became  a  useful  minister  in  the  Methodist  church,  Rev.  John  M.  Howes. 
Not  far  from  my  father's  house  lived,  later  on,  Brice  Edwards,  whose 
youngest  son,  Brice  M.,  is  a  minister  of  the  gospel  in  the  Free  Baptist 
denomination,  and  whose  daughter,  Susan  Edwards,  now  Mrs.  Vaughan, 
is  doing  a  noble  work  as  superintendent  of  the  North  End  Mission  in 
Boston. 

Then  there  was  Dea.  Truman  Luce  of  the  Congregational  church, 
whose  children  and  grandchildren  and  nephews  and  nieces  are  now 
living  in  the  vicinity.  In  the  northern  part  of  this  district  also  lived 
the  Rackliffs,  Benjamin  and  Henry,  both  christian  men.  In  1834,  near 
the  Centre  meeting-house  there  lived  a  man  whose  remarkable  con- 
version was  occasioned  by  the  christian  character  and  consistent  life  of 
Benjamin   Rackliff.      During   a   season   of    special    religious    interest. 


♦  Rev.  Chas.  F.  Allen  was  born  in  Norridgewock,  though  his  brother  Stephen 
was  a  native  of  Industry. —  W.  C.  H, 


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430  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY, 

Samuel  Ring,  a  man  who  was  seldom  known  to  attend  church  or  to 
favor  any  religious  movement,  busy  at  work  in  his  field,  had  his  curiosity 
excited  by  seeing  Benjamin  Rackliff  all  in  his  Sunday  dress  going  into 
the  church  with  many  others.  Wondering  what  there  was  that  .could 
lead  his  neighbor  to  leave  his  work  those  pleasant  afternoons,  the 
thought  occurred  to  him  that  for  once  he  would  leave  his  own  work  and 
step  into  the  church  and  see  what  was  going  on.  The  result  was  that 
Samuel  Ring  left  that  church  that  day  a  praying  man.  Benjamin 
Rackliff 's  christian  example  and  silent  prayer  lifted  to  the  eternal  throne 
brought  down  the  blessing  of  salvation  to.  that  worldly,  unbelieving 
man. 

Another  Baptist  minister  who  went  out  from  this  district,  having 
resided  in  the  town  for  several  years,  was  Rev.  Ebenezer  Trask,  a  good 
man  and  true. 

In  about  the  centre  of  the  district,  near  where  the  old  school-house 
stood,  lived  Nathan  Goodridge,  a  man  prominent  as  a  christian  man, 
and  in  town  affairs  in  his  day,  whose  mother,  Mrs.  Jonathan  Goodridge, 
is  worthy  of  mention,  as  one  of  the  strong  and  noble  women  of  that 
early  day. 

Last  I  mention  the  Shorey  family,  more  memorable  than  any  in 
connection  with  this  Shorey  Chapel.  Pelatiah  Shorey  came  to  Industry 
from  the  town  of  Berwick  in  1824,  and  settled  in  this  district.  He 
brought  his  wife  and  two  young  children,  the  .eldest  of  whom  is  now 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Price,  whose  heart  and  hand  have  ever  been  in  every 
good  work,  and  who  will  be  gratefully  remembered  for  her  generous  gift 
of  this  Shorey  Chapel.  Her  father  was  always  a  sedate,  thoughtful  man, 
a  devout  christian,  a  deacon  in  the  church,  who  ruled  well  his  own 
household,  who  always  went  to  the  house  of  God  on  the  Sabbath,  who 
prayed  for  the  peace  of  Jerusalem  and  loved  to  sing  the  songs  of  Zion. 
His  sainted  wife  was  my  own  cousin,  who  died  many  years  ago,  but  who 
left  her  impress  on  all  her  children  for  their  good  ;  one  of  whom  is  Rev. 
Harrison  Allen  Shorey,  well-known  for  his  activity  and  usefulness.  Such 
were  some  of  the  families  in  that  one  school  district  of  my  childhood. 
And  here  are  twelve  christian  ministers,  counting  myself,  all  in  that 
small,  obscure  neighborhood,  eight  of  whom  are  still  living.  And  now 
my  prayer  is  that  the  Divine  blessing  may  so  rest  on  Shorey  Chapel,  that 
a  holy  influence  shall  go  out  from  it  continually,  gathering  great 
numbers  into  the  kingdom  of  Christ  now  and  in  coming  years.  And  I 
would  that  all  distinctions  might  be  merged  in  one  name,  "The  church 
of  the  Redeemer." 

Stephen  H.  Haves. 


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Rev.  Ira  Emery,  another  native  of  Industry  and  an  able 
minister  of  the  Baptist  denomination,  sent  greeting  from  the 
Granite  State  in  the  following  interesting  letter.  Though  it  did 
not  reach  Allen's  Mills  until  the  evening  after  the  dedication,  it 
is  here  given  that  his  many  friends  as  well  as  the  friends  of 
Shorey  Chapel  may  be  cheered  by  its  happy,  hopeful  tone  : 

Meredith,  N.  H.,  Nov.  8,  1891. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Price,  Industry,  Me: 

Last  evening  I  received  a  letter  from  Dea.  Joseph  P.  Thwing,  of 
Farmington,  Me.,  extending  to  me  from  you  an  invitation  to  attend  the 
dedication  of  "  Shorey  Chapel "  on  Tuesday  next.  In  reply,  allow  me 
to  say  that,  while  thanking  you  for  the  same  and  would  gladly  meet  you 
and  other  friends  on  that  interesting  occasion,  I  cannot  do  so.  My 
health  at  present  will  not  allow  such  a  journey ;  then  again  I  cannot 
from  this  point  go  in  season  to  get  there  in  time  for  the  service.  I  am 
doubtful  even  if  this  letter  shall  reach  you  until  after  the  services.  So 
you  will  have  to  excuse  me  from  coming  as  desired.  But  from  old 
acquaintance  sake  you  will  pardon  me  for  a  more  extended  letter  than  I 
would  otherwise  write.  For  some  time  I  have  learned  something  of 
your  intention  to  do  this  thing  of  building  a  house  of  worship  for  that 
locality  in  memory  of  your  honored  father.  Allow  me  to  congratulate 
you  on  seeing  its  completion  and  participating  in  its  dedication  in  your 
lifetime.  In  so  doing  I  have  reason  to  believe  that  a  high  and  noble 
purpose  has  inspired  your  action  — "  In  his  name  and  for  the  glory  of 
God." 

That  chapel  supplies  a  long  felt  and  real  need  of  that  place  so  dear 
to  yourself  and  me  from  the  hallowed  associations  of  our  early  years ; 
although  our  church  home  of  worship  was  in  the  old  Centre  meeting- 
house, yet  Allen's  Mills  people  always  formed  a  large  part  of  every 
Sabbath  congregation,  and  how  often  the  evening  service  was  held  at 
the  "  Allen's  Mills  School-house." 

The  Aliens  of  that  time  and  place  have  passed  "over  the  river," 
many  of  them.  Others  are  scattered  abroad  and  possibly  none  have 
the  ability  to  so  memorize  the  past  as  you  have  done.  I  am  grateful 
that  God  has  not  only  given  you  the  ability  financially  in  the  "entrusted 
talents,"  but  also  given  you  the  heart  to  do  this  for  the  place  and  people 
and  for  the  cause  of  Christ.  How  mysteriously  strange  are  the  ways  of 
Providence  in  the  purposes  of  God  in  the  distribution  of  the  goods  of 
this  world  ;  yet,  "  He  doeth  all  things  well." 


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As  a  temperance  man  good  and  true  I  distinctly  recall  your  father's 
record. 

There  is  one  little  incident  in  his  life  and  mine  that  I  can  never 
forget.  When  I  had  fully  decided  in  the  year  1 866  that  it  was  my  duty 
to  enter  the  ministry  I  made  my  first  attempt  at  preaching  in  the  brick 
school-house  at  Allen's  Mills.  Your  father  was  present,  and  an  attentive 
listener,  looking  me  directly  in  the  face.  Somehow  I  felt  a  little  afraid 
of  the  aged  "  Patriarch  Shorey."  I  fancied  he  did  not  sympathize  with 
me  in  going  into  the  ministry.  But  when  I  got  through,  Brother  Shorey 
was  the  first  to  grasp  me  by  the  hand,  with  tears  coursing  down  his 
cheeks,  in  true  christian  sympathy,  saying  as  he  did  so,  "  God  bless  you, 
Ira."  That  hand  grasp  and  "God  bless  you,  Ira,"  was  then  of  more 
value  to  me  than  any  fifty  dollars  I  ever  saw.  Even  now  as  I  write  of 
this  scene  tears  of  penitential  joy  and  gratitude  fill  my  eyes.  Your 
father  was  ever  my  friend  and  my  father's  friend  and  acquaintance. 
Your  father's  theology  was  that  of  the  New  Testament,  "  Man  lost  in  sin 
saved  through  the  atoning  blood  of  Christ  by  repentance  toward  God 
and  faith  in  Christ."  He  was  a  strict  observer  of  the  Sabbath,  a  man 
whose  faith  and  christian  walk,  so  far  as  aim  and  purpose  were  con- 
cerned, was  consistent  and  harmonious.  The  family  altar  was  one  of 
the  chief  institutions  of  his  home  life. 

It  is  my  earnest  desire  and  prayer  that  the  pure  Gospel  of  Christ 
may  ever  be  preached  from  that  chapel  altar  and  that  many  souls  there 
be  brought  to  Christ. 

I  trust,  Mrs.  Price,  you  already  feel  more  than  repaid  for  what  you 
have  done.     Yet  your  richest  reward  will  be  in  the  glorious  hereafter. 

Sincerely  yours, 

Ira  Emery. 

A  steamboat,  called  **  Crystal  Queen,"  for  carrying  pleasure 
parties,  was  put  into  Clear  Water  Pond  early  in  the  summer  of 
1892,  and  made  its  trial  trip  on  Wednesday,  June  8th.  The 
Crystal  Queen,  originally  built  for  the  mackerel  fishery,  was 
bought  of  parties  in  Boothbay,  Maine,  early  in  that  year,  by 
Chester  and  Orvillc  S.  Greenwood,  Herbert  E.  Spinney  and 
Edward  S.  Dingley,  now  known  under  the  firm  name  of  the 
Crystal  Lake  Steamboat  Company.  These  gentlemen  re- 
modeled their  purchase,  put  in  a  five  horse-power  engine  for 
driving  the  propeller,  and  fitted  it  with  all  the  conveniences  of  a 
first-class  pleasure  boat.     The  craft  is  33  1-2  feet  long,  7  1-2 


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feet  wide,  and  can  conveniently  carry  forty  passengers,  and  is  a 
fast  sailer,  even  when  heavily  loaded.  With  a  full  load  of 
passengers  it  has  crossed  the  pond  from  north  to  south  in 
eleven  minutes.  A  large  building  has  been  erected  for  the 
accommodation  of  pleasure  parties,  on  the  northern  shore  of 
the  pond,  a  base-ball  ground  laid  out,  and  other  improvements 
made.  A  more  lovely  retreat  than  this  for  a  day's  recreation 
can  hardly  be  found,  and  it  is  confidently  predicted  that  the 
enterprise  of  the  Crystal  Lake  Steamboat  Company  will  receive 
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CHAPTER  XX. 
MISCELLANYS 

Physicians.— Tallest  Soldier  from  Maine.— ^Table  of  Incidents.— Poem :  "To  the  Old 
Church-Bell." — ^Town  Officers  in  Industry  from  the  Incorporation  of  the  Town 
to  1893. — County  Commissioners. — Senators. — Representatives  to  the  Legislature. 
— Marriages  Solemnized  by  Esq.  Cornelius  Norton.  —  Examination  Questions. — 
Statistical.  — Town  Officers'  Bills.  — Date  of  Ice  Leaving  Qear  Water  Pond.— 
Temperature  Chart. — Industry's  Gubernatorial  Vote. — List  of  Voters  in  Industry, 
1855. 

PHYSICIANS. 

Doctor  Jonathan  Ambrose,  an  educated  but  somewhat 
eccentric  physician,  was  the  first  practitioner  to  settle  in  Industry. 
He  was  a  native  of  New  Hampshire  and  came  to  this  town  early 
in  the  present  century,  and  lived  for  a  time  near  Butler's  Corner. 
He  was  considered  a  skilful  physician,  and  was  very  successful 
in  treating  cases  of  the  **cold  fever"  during  the  prevalence  of 
that  malady.  He  eventually  removed  to  Stark,  where  he  died 
at  an  advanced  age  in  1863. 

Dr.  John  Cook  came  to  Industry  from  Tamworth,  N.  H., 
about  1820.  Being  a  single  man  he  boarded  for  a  time  in  the 
family  of  Esq.  Daniel  Shaw.  He  subsequently  married,  in 
1823,  Clementine,  daughter  of  Capt.  William  Allen.  He  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  superintending  school  committee  in 
1829,  and  soon  afterward  moved  to  New  Sharon. 

Dr.  John  A.  Barnard  settled  at  West's  Mills  about  1825. 
Like  Dr.  Cook  he  was  a  single  man  and  for  a  time  boarded  in 


*  In  preparing  Part  First  of  this  volume  many  interesting  historical  facts  have 
accumulated  which  could  not  be  conveniently  used.  These  "odds  and  ends"  the 
author  has  preserved  and  incorporated  in  a  separate  chapter  bearing  the  above  title. 


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the  families  of  Dea.  Ira  Emery  and  John  Gott.  .  He  married,  in 
1828,  Clarissa  Bodfish,  of  Norridgewock.  He  was  elected  school 
committee-man  in  1826  and  re-elected  in  1829.  He  moved  to 
Strong,  and  in  1841  was  in  the  State  Senate. 

Dr.  Josiah  Henderson  and  his  son,  Jophanus,  also  a  phys- 
ician, came  to  Industry  from  Massachusetts  in  1832,  or  perhaps 
somewhat  earlier,  and  settled  near  the  Centre  Meeting-House. 
They  afterward  moved  to  Goodridge's  Corner  and  lived  in  a 
two-story  house  which  they  bought  of  James  Davis.  About 
1842  they  removed  to  Farmington  Centre  Village,  where  the 
elder  died  Oct.  8,  1845,  ^g^^  79  years. 

Dr.  Francis  Caldwell  came  from  Kennebec  County  about 
1816  or  1 817,  to  iinisl^  his  medical  studies  under  the  instruction 
of  Dr.  James  Brown,  of  Bloomfield.  He  was  in  practice  with 
his  preceptor  for  a  time,  and  also  practiced  in  Skowhegan  and 
other  places  before  coming  to  Industry.  He  came  to  Industry 
from  Anson  in  1835  and  settled  at  West's  Mills.  He  was  elected 
town  clerk  in  1837  ^^^  re-elected  in  1838.  After  practicing  in 
town  some  four  years,  he  returned  to  Anson.  He  died  in  New 
Portland,  Me.,  Dec.  3,  1874,  aged  85  years.* 

Dr.  William  C.  Staples,  a  physician  of  the  Thompsonian 
school,  came  to  Industry  in  1847  ^^^  made  his  home  in  the 
family  of  Zebulon  Manter,  whose  daughter,  Annis,  he  subse- 
quently married.  After  a  few  years*  sojourn  in  town  he  went 
to  California,  where  he  died. 

Sherburne  W.  Elliott,  also  of  the  Thompsonian  school,  came 
to  Industry  from  New  Hampshire  and  practiced  from  1838  to 
June,  1 841. 

Dr.  H.  B.  Tuttle  practiced  medicine  at  West's  Mills  for  a 
brief  period  in  1852-3. 

Dr.  Henry  W.  Hamilton,  a  practitioner  of  the  Homoeopathic 
school,  came  to  Industry  in  1858  or  1859,  but  made  only  a  short 
stay  in  town. 

The  author  located  at  West's  Mills  Dec.  25,  1877,  where  he 
practiced  medicine  until  his  removal  to  Stark,  May  27,  1891. 


*  From  a  record  furnished  by  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Benjamin  Manter.     Headstone 
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THE  TALLEST  SOLDIER  FROM  MAINE. 
John  Ingalls  Handley,  the  tallest  soldier  from  Maine,  and 
with  one  exception  the  tallest  soldier  in  the  Army  of  the  Poto- 
mac, was  born  in  Industry,  Feb.  7,  1839.  He  was  the  eldest 
son  of  John  and  Nancy  (Ingalls)  Handley,  who  at  the  time  of 
their  marriage  resided  in  Industry.  He  enlisted  in  1861  and 
served  three  months  in  Co.  F,  ist  Regiment,  Maine  Volunteer 
Infantry.  Soon  after  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  service  he 
re-enlisted  as  a  member  of  Co.  A,  8th  Regiment,  Maine  Volun- 
teer Infantry,  and  was  mustered  into  the  service  Sept.  7,  1861, 
and  immediately  appointed  corporal,  and  soon  after  was  pro- 
moted to  sergeant.  Re-enlisted  Feb.  29,  1864.  Mustered  out 
Jan.  18,  1866,  at  Fortress  Monroe,  Va.  His  army  measurement 
was  six  feet,  seven  and  one-half  inches.  From  the  time  of  his 
discharge  he  made  his  home  in  East  Wilton  Village,  where  he 
was  appointed  postmaster  in  1889,  and  held  the  office  up  to 
the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  Dec.  20,  1891. 

TABLE   OF   INCIDENTS. 

1798.  Nov.  28.  Joseph  Greenleaf,  of  Industry  Plantation,  and 
Tamson  Stover,  of  New  Sharon,  married. 

1799.  May  5.  More  than  two  feet  of  snow  in  the  woods.  The 
spring  unusually  cold  and  backward.  People  obliged  to 
travel  on  snowshoes. 

1806.     April  9.     The  town  votes  to  buy  weights  and  measures. 

1808.  Voted  that  Samuel  Mason's  old  log-house  be  a  legal 
enclosure  for  impounding  cattle  and  other  stock. 

1814-15-16.  Very  unproductive  seasons.  Corn  sold  as  high 
as  $2.50  per  bushel.  William  F.  Johnson  states  that  his 
father,  James  Johnson,  who  lived  on  Bannock  Hill,  was  the 
only  person  in  town  whose  corn  reached  perfect  maturity  in 
1816. 

1 818.  Nov.  2.  Town  votes  to  hereafter  designate  the  school- 
house  at  Davis's  Corner  as  "The  Centre  School-House." 

1822.     April  19.     Town  votes  to  buy  a  compass  and  chain. 

1834.  March  3.  The  town  votes  *'To  restrain  cattle  from 
running  at  large  in  the  highway." 


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1834.  May  15.  Snow  fell  to  the  depth  of  eighteen  inches. 
(Town  Records,) 

1837.  Spring  of.  Great  scarcity  of  food.  Flour  $15.00  per 
barrel;  pork  18  cents  per  pound,  and  other  things  propor- 
tionally high. 

Fall  of.     Diphtheria  visits  this  State. 

1841 .  May  9.  Very  early  season.  Farmers  nearly  completed 
their  planting. 

1842.  April.  Census  shows  that  there  are  458  scholars  in 
town. 

1846.  October  7.  Carding-mill,  clover-mill,  and  threshing- 
machine  owned  by  Solomon  Luce,  John  Stewart,  and 
Nathaniel  E.  Wright,  burned.    Loss  $2000.    No  insurance. 

Nov.  2 1 .  Elder  Datus  T.  Allen  licensed  to  retail  liquors 
agreeably  to  act  of  1846.  He  was  required  to  keep  a  book 
in  which  all  sales  were  to  be  recorded,  quantity  and  kind  of 
liquor  sold,  name  of  purchaser,  and  date  of  sale.  No  liquor 
to  be  drank  at  the  place  where  it  was  sold. 

1847.  March  i.  Town  votes  to  raise  $500  for  the  support 
of  schools. 

June  29.     Ichabod  Norton,  of  Edgartown,  Mass.,  a  man 

of  large  fortune,  dies.     Aged  85  years,  6  months. 
1852.     April  21.     About  two  feet  of  snow  fell.     Nearly  all  the 

fences  hidden  from  view. 
1856.     Sept.  8.     Two  hundred  votes  polled  for  Representative 

to  Congress. 
1 861.     September.     Benjamin  N.  Willis  elected  Representative 

to  the  State  Legislature  by  343  majority. 
1864.     September.     Williams's  Great  Painting  of  the  American 

Rebellion  exhibited  at  the  Union  Church,  West's  Mills. 
1866.     Summer  of.     U.  S.  Coast  and  Geodetic  Survey  establish 

a  station  on  Bannock  Hill. 
1869.     Jan.  27.     Eclipse  of  the  moon.     One-half  its  diameter 

obscured. 

Feb.  5.     Great  snowstorm. 

Feb.  15.     Hailstorm.     Sufficient  hail  to  form  a  thick, 

strong  crust  fell. 


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1869.  August  7.  Eclipse  of  sun.  Nine-tenths  of  its  diam- 
eter obscured. 

Sept.  8.     Terrific  hurricane.     Great  damage  done. 
Oct.  22.     Earthquake  of  thirty  seconds'  duration. 
Oct.  30.     Heavy  snowstorm.     Roads   rendered  wholly 
impassable.     Between  one  and  two  feet  fell. 

1870.  June  II.  Town  votes  to  exempt  from  taxation  for  a 
period  of  ten  years  any  steam-mill  which  Hiram  and  Eli 
N.  Oliver  may  erect. 

Sunday,  July  17.  A  smoky,  gloomy  day.  Sun  almost 
obscured.  Smoke  due  to  extensive  fires  in  the  vicinity  of 
Rangeley  Lakes. 

Dec.  24.  Town  votes  to  pay  Nathan  S.  Johnson  $150 
for  enlisting  soldiers  during  the  war. 

1872.  March  2.  Town  votes  to  exempt  Smith  &  Coughlin's 
steam-mill  from  taxation,  also  that  every  voter's  barnyard 
be  a  legal  pound. 

1873.  Fall  of.  Great  railroad  panic.  Money  very  scarce  and 
exorbitant  rates  of  interest  demanded.  Money  loaned  in 
Industry  for  twenty  per  cent,  interest. 

1 873-4-5-6-7-8-9-80-1.  Raised  no  money  to  pay  on  town 
debt. 

1874.  Feb.  5.  Richard  Fassett  stricken  with  apoplexy  at  his 
home  in  West's  Mills. 

1875.  Feb.  3-15.  Great  suffering  among  the  people  of  New 
England  and  along  the  coast  from  the  severe  and  protracted 
cold.     Vessels  wrecked  and  lives  lost. 

March  i .  Town  votes  to  raise  $1 50  for  free  high  school. 
Dec.  9.     Smith  &  Coughlin's  spool-factory  burned. 

1 88 1.     April  20.     A  meteor  of  great  brilliancy  falls. 

1 882-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-90-1-2.  Raised  $500  to  pay  on  town 
debt. 

1883.  Monday,  March  26.  Twenty-seven  persons  from  In- 
dustry and  vicinity  start  for  the  West.  Among  those  from 
Industry  were  James  M.  Norton,  Calvin  B.  Fish,  Asa  H. 
Patterson,  Charles  T.  Oliver,  Flora  M.  Rackliff,  Milton  R. 
Pinkham,  etc. 


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1883.  By  the  new  legislative  apportionment  of  Representative 
Districts  the  following  towns  and  plantations  were  classed 
with  Industry,  viz. :  New  Vineyard,  Freeman,  Salem,  King- 
field,  Eustis,  Madrid,  Rangeley,  Rangeley  Plantation,  Green- 
ville, Dallas  and  Coplin  Plantations. 

1884.  May  30.  Graves  of  soldiers  buried  in  Industry  first 
decorated  by  a  detail  from  the  Madison  Post,  G.  A.  R. 

May  31.  Very  heavy  frost.  Ice  of  considerable  thick- 
ness formed. 

June  14.  Very  severe  frost.  Much  injury  done  to 
vegetables  and  farm  crops  generally. 

July  and  August.  Very  poor  season  for  curing  hay. 
Unusual  amount  of  rain. 

Sept.  14.     A  very  heavy  frost.     Vegetation  killed. 

October.  Potatoes  rot  badly.  In  some  instances  more 
than  half  the  crop  left  in  the  field. 

Nov.  12.  Democrats  celebrate  the  elation  of  Grover 
Cleveland  at  West's  Mills. 

Dec.  8.  Warm  and  pleasant.  Farmers  engaged  in 
plowing. 

1885.  ]^^'  8.  Truman  A.  Nottage's  barn,  near  Withee's 
Corner,  burned,  including  five  head  of  cattle  and  twenty-two 
sheep. 

Jan.  10-14.     Wagons  in  use. 

Jan.  1 1,     Amos  Stetson,  Jr.,  dies  very  suddenly. 

Feb.  10.  Snow  and  rain  accompanied  by  vivid  light- 
ning and  heavy  peals  of  thunder. 

March  5.  George  Manter  and  Moses  Bradbury  die 
at  nearly  the  same  hour. 

April  20.  William  H.  Johnson  introduces  the  telephone 
into  Industry  and  establishes  a  line  between  his  residence 
and  shovel-handle  factory  at  Allen's  Mills. 

April  24.  An  oppressively  warm  day.  The  thermom- 
eter 90  degrees  above  zero  in  the  shade. 

July.  D.  W.  Austin,  Farmington,  erects  a  boat-house 
on  the  shore  of  Clear  Water  Pond  and  puts  in  a  fine  new 
boat. 


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1885.  July  29.  Buildings  of  Jerry  P.  Look,  at  New  Vineyard 
Mills,  struck  by  lightning  and  burned  together  with  others. 

July  30.  Henry  Day's  hotel,  at  New  Sharon,  burned. 
Also  Thomas  Smith's  drug-store  and  other  buildings. 

October.  Harrison  Daggett  establishes  a  second  line 
of  telephone  in  town. 

1886.  Feb.  2.  Remarkable  storm  of  sleet  Every  tree  and 
shrub  heavily  loaded  with  icicles.  These  presented  a  very 
beautiful  appearance  in  the  sunlight. 

Feb.  26  to  March  4.  Heavy  storm.  No  mail  received 
at  West's  Mills  for  a  week.  Trains  blockaded  throughout 
the  State. 

June  II.  George  W.  Batchelder,  Jr.,  son  of  George  W. 
Batchelder,  of  Industry,  instantly  killed  at  Madison  Bridge 
by  being  thrown  from  a  wagon.     Aged  1 1  years. 

Oct.  22.  Great  fire  at  Farmington  Village.  An  immense 
amount  of -property  destroyed.  Loss  estimated  at  nearly 
$500,000. 

Oct.  26.  Simon  Collins,  formerly  of  Industry,  instantly 
killed  by  a  runaway  horse  at  Farmington  Village. 

1887.  Feb.  9.     John  O.  Rackliff  drops  dead  in  his  barnyard. 
Feb.  26.     The  Dea.  Ira  Emery  house  near  Goodridge's 

Corner  burned  last  night. 

June.  Remarkable  from  the  fact  that  thunder  was  heard 
but  once  during  the  month. 

July  27.     Joseph  Collins  drops  dead  in  the  haying  field. 

Sept.  7.  Heavy  thunder-shower  just  at  night.  Benj. 
Franklin  Hilton's  barn,  in  Stark,  struck  by  lightning  and 
burned.     Loss  $5000. 

1888.  Feb.  I.  Quite  a  heavy  shock  of  earthquake  at  11.20 
A.  M.  At  Chas.  M.  Hilton's  store  a  glass  jar  was  shaken 
from  the  shelf  and  broken  by  the  fall. 

April  2 1 .     Very  good  sleighing. 

Sept.  6.  Very  heavy  frost  last  night.  All  vegetation 
destroyed.  Ice  formed  as  thick  as  window-glass.  Augustus 
H.  Swift's  farm  buildings  destroyed  by  fire. 

1889.  Jan.  19.     People  using  wheeled  vehicles. 


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1 89 1.  Spring.  In  the  Goodridge  Corner  school  district  1,418 
gallons  of  maple  syrup  were  made.  When  Mrs.  Wm.  M. 
Bryant  came  to  Industry  to  reside,  Charles  Hayes,  who 
resided  on  the  old  homestead,  was  the  only  person  in  the 
district  who  made  maple  syrup,  and  he  manufactured  only 
a  limited  quantity. 

April  30.  Apples  very  scarce  and  command  fabulous 
prices.  Eight  dollars  and  twenty-five  cents  received  for  a 
barrel  of  Northern  Spys  shipped  to  Boston. 

July.  U.  S.  Coast  and  Geodetic  Surveying  party  estab- 
lish a  station  at  the  summit  of  Bannock  Hill. 

July  29.  Obsequies  of  Benjamin  G.  Eveleth  occur  at 
the  M.  E.  Church  at  West's  Mills.  First  funeral  held  in  the 
house  since  its  erection. 

Autumn.  Drouth  of  wide  extent  occurs.  Mills  shut 
down  on  the  Kennebec.  Water  famine  threatened  in  New 
York  City.     Great  anxiety  everywhere  felt 

Nov.  15.  Total  eclipse  of  the  moon,  commencing  soon 
after  sunset.  A  clear  sky  rendered  this  interesting  phe- 
nomenon plainly  visible  to  many  interested  watchers. 

Dec.  3.  Clear  Water  Pond  reported  to  be  at  least  six 
feet  lower  than  the  oldest  inhabitant  ever  saw  it  before. 

December.  This  month  will  be  remembered  for  its 
mild,  balmy  air  and  pleasant  weather.  There  was  but 
little  or  no  frost  in  the  ground  up  to  near  the  20th  of  the 
month.  On  the  isth  there  was  a  slight  fall  of  snow  followed 
by  rain  and  mild  weather.  Wheels  were  in  use  in  January, 
1892. 

TO  THE  OLD  CHURCH  BELL.* 

Ring  on,  O  bell,  with  music  new ! 

While  worship's  pure  desire 
Shall,  with  thy  tones,  ascend  from  hearts 

Like  thee,  baptized  with  fire. 


*  When  the  Union  Church  at  West's  Mills  was  burned  in  1881  the  cast-steel  bell 
was  the  only  thing  saved  which  could  be  utilized  for  the  new  church.  This  poem, 
composed  by  Miss  Julia  May  Williamson,  a  well-known  Franklin  County  lady,  was 
written  on  hearing  that  the  old  bell  had  been  raised  to  the  belfry  of  the  new  church. 


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How  often  has  thy  warning  voice 
Led  pilgrim  hearts  to  prayer ! 

How  often  has  the  burdened  soal 
Here  found  release  from  care ! 

We  come  with  joy  to  dedicate 

Thy  voice  anew  to  God; 
We  come  to  ask  that  we  may  find 

The  way  His  saints  have  trod. 
But  while  we  join  the  jubilee 

Led  by  thine  honored  tongue 
Our  eyes  are  dim  for  voices  hushed 

That,  led  by  thee,  have  sung. 

*  For  those  who  stood  and  sung  God's  praise 

In  that  old  house  of  prayer; 
For  those  who  listened  reverently 

To  the  sweet,  familiar  air. 
For  those  gray  hairs  that  lent  their  crown 

To  the  wrinkled  brow  of  age, 
Now  in  God's  acre  finding  rest 

And  Heaven's  heritage. 

For  the  young  and  beautiful  and  good 

On  whom  life's  burden  pressed; 
For  little  children,  whose  light  feet 

Here  met  the  heavenly  guest. 
How  great  a  cloud  of  witnesses 

Are  standing  near  us  now. 
Each  radiant  with  Heaven's  peace. 

Pure  eyes  and  sealed  brow. 

Ring  on,  O  bell !  and  let  us  hear 

Enfolded  with  thy  chime 
The  voices  of  this  sainted  throng 

As  erst  in  olden  time. 
Ring  on !  and  may  thy  message  lead 

Our  wandering  hearts  above 
Until  we  shall  become  like  these 

Bright  messengers  of  love. 


Augusta,  Me.,  Nov.  5,  1888. 


LuRA  Bell. 


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MISCELLANY.  443 

Town  Officers  in  Industry  from  the  Incorporation  of  the  Town 
down  to  iSgj. 

SELECTMEN. 

[  The  superior  or  raised  figures  following  each  date  should  be  read  ist,  ad  and  3d,  and 
are  designed  to  show  the  person's  position  on  the  board  for  that  year.  By  this  arrangement 
the  reader  can  easily  make  up  the  Board  of  Selectmen  for  any  desired  year,  and  assign  each 
member  his  correct  official  position.] 

Names.  Years  in  Office. 

Allen,  Wm.,  Jr.,  1803s  4',  8S  9^  10',  ii»,  i2«. 

West,  Capt.  Peter,  1803^  6^ 

Luce,  Daniel,  18033. 

Willard,  Nathaniel,  1804*. 

Greenleaf,  Levi,  18043. 

Eveleth,  James,  1805^ 

Chesley,  Joseph,  1805*. 

Johnson,  Thomas,  18053. 

Butler,  Josiah,  i8o6S  7^  8*,  9^  lo^  11',  i2», 

I3S  M^  15^  16'. 

Johnson,  Abraham,  i8o63,  7^. 

Smith,  Henry',  18073. 

Gower,  John,  i8o83,  93,  io3,  ii3,  13^^  74% 

243,  S\  8S  9S  3i3,  31,  41. 

Mason,  Samuel,  181 23. 

Allen,  Bartlett,  18133,  143,  152,  17a,  18^  19", 

20',  21'. 

Howes,  Nehemiah,  1815',  16*. 

Norton,  Cornelius,  i8i63,  22%  3',  4%  53,  6*. 

Davis,  James,  1817',  18*,  19*. 

Stanley,  James,  181 73,  i83,  193,  29*,  30*,  i'. 

Norton,  Capt.  Jabez,  1820^  21*. 

Shaw,  Daniel,  Esq.,  18203,  2i3,  83. 

Davis,  Cornelius,  1822^. 

Hinkley,  Capt.  Ezekiel,  18223,  3^,  4*,  5",  6'. 

Thompson,  Rev.  John,  18233. 

Allen,  Benjamin,  18263,  7',  8',  93,  303,  i^  4^ 

Patterson,  Samuel,  1827^,  35',  6',  7*. 

Luce,  David,  18273. 

Swift,  Ebenezer,  1830'. 

Shaw,  Samuel,  1832',  33. 

Tolman,  Phineas,  1832*. 

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Norton,  Capt.  Clifford  B.,  18323,  3',  8',  9',  40^  i',  4", 

5S  6S  7S  8%  9S  5i%  ^S 
3S  SS  6S  8S  9S  65^  6^ 

Norton,  Obed,  18343. 

Norton,  Elihu,  i835». 

Winslow,  George,  18353,  6»,  73. 

Goodridge,  Gen.  Nathan,  18363,  7^  43%  83,  9^  52^  4^ 

Allen,  Capt.  Newman  T.,  1838',  9^  43',  543. 

Gower,  John,  Jr.,  18383,  93,  403,  i3. 

Gilmore,  James,  1840^,  41*,  43. 

Winslow,  Capt.  Carpenter,  I842^ 

Allen,  Rev.  Datus  T.,  1842*,  4^ 

Meader,  Francis,  18423. 

Norcross,  Ransford,  18433. 

Manter,  Hiram,  1845=,  6*,  7^. 

Gower,  George,  2d,  18453,  63,  73,  8^  50*,  1'. 

Shaw,  Albert,  18493,  513,  23,  53. 

Daggett,  Orrin,  1850*. 

Hilton,  Daniel,  18503,  663.* 

Willis,  Capt.  Peter  West,  '853^ 

Emery,  Ira,  Jr.,  18533,  63,  623. 

Cutts,  Maj.  James,  1854*,  60*. 

Patterson,  David,  I855^  6^  7',  63',  4S  sS  6'. 

Manter,  John  Wells,  1857^,  9^. 

Tibbetts,  Andrew,  18573,  83. 

Frost,  John,  I858^ 

Willis,  Benjamin  N.,  18593,  61^. 

Stevens,  Oliver,  1860*,  61*. 

Norton,  James,  i86o3,  33,  43,  713,  2^. 

Snell,  James  A.,  i86i3,  2*,  73*. 

Willis,  John,  1862',  3%  4^  7',  72',  3',  4*. 

Greenwood,  Chas.  M.,  18653. 

Davis,  Col.  James,  i8663. 

Manter,  George,  i866St  8S  823,  33,  43. 

Emery,  Josiah,  18673,  83. 

Johnson,  George  W.,  I868^  9^  743,  5^  6^  7^  8', 

9",  8l^  2^  3^  4%  5'. 

*  Elected  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the  removal  of  Col.  James  Davis  from 
town. 

t  Elected  to  fill  a  vacancy  caused  by  the  removal  of  David  Patterson  from  town. 


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445 

Stevens,  Thomas, 

1869s  70',  i',5S6' 

,7S8S9'. 

Hinkley,  Amos  S., 

18693,  70^,  71^ 

Oliver,  Thomas  M., 

18703,  9oS  IS  2^ 

Waugh,  Oliver, 

18723. 

Bradbury,  Moses, 

1873^  4^  5^  8^  9^- 

Johnson,  Wm.  H., 

18763,  73. 

Perkins,  John  Wakefield, 

1880'. 

Norton,  James  M., 

i88oS  87s  8S  9^ 

Viles,  Melvin, 

i88o3. 

Patterson,  Franklin  W., 

i88iS  2\  3S  4S  5S 

6S  7S  8\ 

Oliver,  Eli  N., 

9*- 
i88i3. 

Hilton,  Chas.  M., 

18853. 

Sayer,  Joseph  H., 

1886'. 

Robbins,  Rosalvin, 

18863. 

Rackliff,  Chas.  S., 

18873,  ^. 

Rand,  Samuel  C, 

18893,  903. 

Gilmore,  Caleb  W., 

1890',  iS  2\ 

Elder,  Joseph, 

18913. 

Burns,  Ward, 

18923. 

TOWN  CLERKS. 

Ekiuil.               Names. 

No.  y*rs 
served. 

1803.     Allen,  William,  Sr., 

2 

1805.     Thompson,  James, 

3 

1808.     Butler,  Josiah, 

3* 

1809.     Daggett,  Capt.  Silas, 

I 

1 8 10.     Allen,  Bartlett, 

9 

181 1.     Mason,  Samuel, 

I 

1 81 2.     Davis,  James, 

6 

1827.     Allen,  Capt.  Newman  T., 

4 

1830.     Withee,  Zachariah, 

2 

1834.     Norton,  S.  Belcher, 

I 

1835.     Boyden,  Asaph,  Esq., 

2 

1837.     Caldwell,  Dr.  Francis, 

2 

1839.     Norton,  Charles, 

2 

1841.     West,  John, 

2 

*  It  occasionally  happens,  as  in  this  case,  that  the  term  of  service  is  not  in  con- 
secutive years.  Mention  is  made  of  this  fact  to  prevent  the  reader  being  mislead  by 
the  order  of  dates  in  the  left-hand  column. 


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HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY, 


1843.     Butler,  Peter  West, 
1877.     Hilton,  Chas.  M.. 
1885.     Daggett,  Harrison, 


34 
8 
8 


Names. 


First 
Elected. 

1803.  Thompson,  James, 

1804.  West,  Capt.  Peter, 

1805.  Thompson,  Rev.  John, 

1808.  Daggett,  Capt.  Silas, 

1809.  Winslow,  James, 
181 2.  Allen,  Sylvanus, 
1816.  Davis,  Cornelius, 

1820.  Remick,  William, 

1 82 1.  Stanley,  James,  Esq., 
1832.  Emery,  Dea.  Ira, 

1834.  Willis,  Capt.  Peter  W., 

1835.  Hobbs,  George, 
1838.  Cornforth,  William,  Sr., 

1842.  Goodridge,  Gen.  Nathan, 

1843.  Hayes,  Jacob, 

1844.  Allen,  Benjamin, 

1845.  Allen,  Capt.  Newman  T., 
1852.  Shaw,  Albert, 

1854.  Manter,  Hiram, 

1856.  Luce,  Nelson  C, 

1857.  Merry,  David, 

1858.  Willis,  Benjamin  N., 

1859.  Elliott,  James, 
1863.  Emery,  Mark, 

1872.  Norton,  Benjamin  W., 

1876.  Patterson,  Franklin  W., 

1880.  Rackliff,  John  P., 

1 88 1.  Luce,  Herbert  B., 
1885.  Hilton,  Chas.  M., 
1888.  Daggett,  Harrison, 


TOWN  TREASURERS. 


COUNTY   COMMISSIONERS. 


1839.     Benjamin  Allen,* 


No.  y'rs 
served. 

I 

I 

3 

I 

4 
3 
7 

I 
8 
2 

2 

3 
4 

I 
I 

3 
6 
I 
I 

4 

I 
I 
I 

9 
4 
4 

I 

4 
3 
5 


3  yrs. 


♦  Mr.  Allen  was  appointed  County  Commissioner  by  (Jovernor  Edward  Kent,  on 
the  establishment  of  Franklin  County. 


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447 


i860.     Capt.  Clififord  B.  Norton, 
1880.     Franklin  VV.  Patterson, 


6  yrs. 
9*  yrs. 


SENATORS  FROM  INDUSTRY. 

1832.     Rev.  John  Thompson.  1850.     C!apt.  Newman  T.  Allen. 


REPRESENTATIVES 

TO  THE 

LEGISLATURE. 

I8I9. 

James  Davis. 

1846. 

Truman  A.  Merrill. 

1822. 

John  Gower,  Esq. 

1849. 

Capt.  Clifford  B.  Norton, 

1824. 

Rev.  John  Thompson. 

1853. 

Hiram  Manter. 

1828. 

Ezekiel  Hinkley. 

1858. 

Albert  Shaw. 

1830. 

James  Stanley,  Esq. 

1862. 

Benjamin  N.  Willis. 

1833. 

Benjamin  Manter. 

1868. 

John  Frost. 

1834. 

Benjamin  Allen. 

1876. 

Benjamin  W.  Norton. 

1836. 

Cornelius  Davis. 

1880. 

David  M.  Norton. 

1838. 

Francis  Meader. 

1891. 

Franklin  VV.  Patterson. 

1840. 

Col.  Benjamin  Luce. 

A  RECORD   OF  MARRIAGES    SOLEMNIZED   BY    ESQ.  CORNELIUS 
NORTON,  JR.,  OF   INDUSTRY. 

1805.  Nov.  7.     Wm.  Talcott    and    Betsey   Thomas,  both    of 
Farmington. 

1806.  Jan.  23.     Nehemiah    Cobb,  Bath,  and    Lois  Vaughan, 
New  Vineyard. 

March  27.  Bassett  Norton,  Farmington,  and  Phebe 
Read,  Stark. 

June  24.  Reuben  Hatch,  Farmington,  and  Thankful 
Collins,  New  Vineyard. 

Aug.  21.  Apollos  Pratt,  New  Vineyard,  and  Relief 
Hatch,  Farmington. 

Aug.  21.  Jonah  Vaughan  and  Rebecca  Morton,  both 
of  New  Vineyard. 

Sept.  1 1.  Ebenezer  Vaughan  and  Sarah  B.  Norton,  both 
of  New  Vineyard. 

Nov.  27.  Isaac  Norton  and  Katy  Cane,  both  of  New 
Vineyard. 


♦  Re-elected  in  1882  for  six  years. 


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1807.  Feb.   19.     Truman    Luce*  and    Rebecca   Collins,  New 
Vineyard. 

March  5.  Ichabod  Norton  and  Ruth  Kempton,  both  of 
Farmington. 

June  I.  David  Porter,  Farmington,  and  Jane  Butler, 
New  Vineyard. 

July  24.     Rowland  Luce  and  Eunice  Mason. 

Sept.  17.  Hugh  Stewart,  Jr.,  FaVmington,  and  Patty 
Luce,  New  Vineyard. 

Oct.  1 1.  Solomon  Luce,  New  Vineyard,  and  Mrs.  Nancy 
Norton,  Farmington. 

Nov.  12.  James  Hersey  and  Susan  Butler,  both  of 
Farmington. 

1808.  March  3.     Elijah  Robbins  and  Abigail  Luce. 

March  31.  Stephen  Dillingham,  Fairfield,  and  Eunice 
Cothren,  P'armington. 

June  19.  Ezra  Heath,  Avon,  and  Sarah  Wright,  New 
Vineyard. 

Sept.  26.     John  Bates,  Avon,  and  Eunice  Askins,  Bristol. 

Oct.  20.  Zebulon  Manter  and  Rebecca  Norton,  both  of 
New  Vineyard. 

Oct.  23.  Mayhew  Norton  and  Nancy  Willard,  both  of 
Farmington. 

Nov.  29.  John  Voter,  Strong,  and  Priscilla  McLain, 
F^armington. 

Dec.  I.  Joseph  Collins,  New  Vineyard,  and  Annah 
Hatch,  Farmington. 

Dec.  I.  Benjamin  Baker  and  Nabby  Roach,  both  of 
Farmington. 

Dec  13.  Joseph  Titcomb  and  Mehitable  Belcher,  both 
of  Farmington. 

1809.  June  31.     Elijah  Waugh,  Stark,  and  Sophia  Ferrand, 
New  Vineyard. 

Dec.  ID.  William  Morton  and  Sally  Ridgeway,  both  of 
New  Vineyard. 


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i8io.     July    22.     James    Ridgeway,    2d,    New   Vineyard,  and 

Relief  Roach,  Farmington. 
i8ii.     March  6.     Zebediah  Barker  and  Mary  Merrill,  both  of 
Strong. 

April   lo.     Samuel  Hoyt,  No.  3,  Curvo,  and  Elizabeth 
Sawyer,  Freeman. 

Dec.  5.     Nathaniel  Backus  and  Eunice  Johnson,  both 
of  Farmington. 

1 812.  Jan.  14.     James  Gray  and  Eliza  Norton,  both  of  Strong. 
Dec.  20.     Increase  Hawes,  Strong,  and  Betsey  Morton, 

New  Vineyard. 

1 81 3.  Aug.  7.     Ephraim    Cowen,  Farmington,  and    Hannah 
Jewett. 

Nov.  25.     Elijah  Manter  and  Mrs.  Betsey  Small,  both 
of  New  Vineyard. 

1 8 14.  March  20.     James  Jones  Wilbur,  Plantation  No.  6,  and 
Sarah  Norton,  Strong. 

May  5.     Jacob    Eaton,  Farmington,  and    Mary  Davis, 
New  Vineyard. 

Aug.   18.     Wm.    Presson,    New    Vineyard,    and   Judith 
Merrill,  Freeman. 

1 81 5.  Aug.  31.     Isaac  Wilson,  New  Vineyard,  and  Rebecca 
Norton. 

1 81 7.  Dec.    16.     David  Caine,  New  Vineyard,  and  Mary  N. 
Butler. 

1 8 18.  Feb.  26.     John  Gott,  Stark,  and  Serena  Norton,  New 
Vineyard. 

June  28.     David  H.  Harris  and  Polly  C.  Davis. 

Aug.  20.     Capt.  James  Mayhew,  Strong,  and  Mira  Allen. 

1 8 19.  June  15.     Patrick  Lawler,  2d,  Bristol,  and  Judith  Barker, 
Strong. 

1820.  March   19.     Isaac  Cook,  Norridgewock,  and  Charlotte 
Ferrand,  New  Vineyard. 

Aug.  6.  John  Clayton  and  Lucy  Pratt,  both  of  Strong. 

Nov.  30.  Levi  Y.  Lambert  and  Eliza  Gray. 

Dec.  14.  Joseph  Davenport,  Phillips,  and  Ruth  Heath, 
Freeman. 


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1821.  March  3.     John  Dow  and  Mary  Smith,  both  of  Anson. 

1822.  Feb.    21.       Plimington    Daggett,    New   Vineyard,    and 
Hannah  Snow. 

»     March  19.     Elisha  Luce  and  Lydia  Butler. 

March  21.     Josiah  Hinkley  and  Mercy  Williams. 

April  18.     James  Hardy,  Strong,  and  Hopestill  Cutler. 

May  9.  Zebina  Weld,  Strong,  and  Esther  Ridgeway, 
New  Vineyard. 

Dec.  31.  Hanson  Hight,  Jr.,  Norridgewock,  and  Caro- 
line Ferrand,  New  Vineyard. 

1823.  Jan.  26.     Nathan  Cutler  and  Lydia  Baker,  Wilton. 
March  20.     Elijah  Butler  and  Naomi  Viles,  both  of  New 

Vineyard. 

April  8.  Benjamin  Allen,  Farmington,  and  Sophronia 
Norton. 

Oct.  12.     Samuel  Butler  and  Martha  Norton. 

Nov.  13.  Jonathan  Welch  and  Lois  Reed,  both  of 
Strong. 

1824.  Feb.    10.     Benjamin    Jennings,   Anson,    and    Sarah    B. 
Butler. 

1825.  Nov.  17.     Henry  Cutler  and  Esther  Hall,  Strong. 

1826.  March    2.     Moses    H.   Lord,    Gardiner,    and    Deborah 
Luce. 

March  16.  Elijah  M.  Anderson,  New  Vineyard,  and 
Sarah  Vaughan,  Strong. 

March  23.     Adin  Briggs,  Jr.,  Stark,  and  Susan  Cottle. 
1829.     March  26.     Ephraim  Hackett  and  Mary  Anderson,  both 

of  New  Vineyard. 
1 83 1.     Nov.  3.     Levi  Cutler  and  Margaret  M.  Norton. 

1833.  Oct.    29.     George   W.    Weld,    Cornville,    and    Abigail 
Ridgeway,  New  Vineyard. 

1834.  March  25.     Barzilla  D.  Dyer,  Strong,  and  Betsey  Cutler. 
June  12.     Seth  Cutler  and  Abigail  S.  Norton. 

1835.  Jan.  I.     John  Baker  and  Hannah  Willard,  both  of  New 
Vineyard. 

1836.  March  10.     James  K.  Comings,  Farmington,  and  Mary 
G.  Eveleth. 


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1836.     April  28.     Arnold  Hardy  and  Lois  Vaughan,  both  of 

Strong. 
1839.     July    23.     Jesse    Pratt,  Jr.,  and    Amanda   S.    McLain, 

Farmington. 

EXAMINATION   QUESTIONS. 

The  following  are  the  examinations  in  the  several  branches, 
which  those  graduating  from  the  public  schools  of  Industry  in 
the  spring  of  1883  were  required  to  pass.  The  answers  to  the 
questions  were  written.  A  per  cent,  of  65  was  required  in  each 
branch.  The  average  per  cent,  of  the  graduating  class,  which 
numbered  10,  was  86. 

HISTORY. 

1 .  Give  a  brief  account  of  the  attempts  and  final  success  of  Colum- 
bus in  discovering  the  New  World. 

2.  Give  reasons  why  each  of  the  following  names  are  recorded  in 
the  history  of  America :  Balboa,  Ferdinand  de  Soto,  John  Smith,  Roger 
Williams,  Mayflower. 

3.  Name  the  ways  in  which  this  country  has  been  governed,  and 
give  reasons  for  changing  each  form. 

4.  Give  an  account  of  the  battle  of  Quebec. 

5.  What  was  the  decisive  battle  of  the  Revolution?  By  whom 
was  each  side  commanded?  When  and  where  was  the  treaty  of  peace 
signed,  and  what  did  it  acknowledge  ? 

6.  Name  the  Presidents,  stating  the  length  of  each  one's  term, 
and  underlining  those  who  have  died  in  office. 

7.  What  was  the  cause  of  the  war  of  181 2  ?  What  was  the  closing 
battle  of  the  war?  By  whom  was  each  side  commanded?  What  was 
the  loss  upon  each  side,  and  was  the  battle  necessary  ? 

8.  What  was  the  Kansas- Nebraska  bill,  and  the  Monroe  Doctrine  ? 

9.  How  long  did  the  Rebellion  last?  What  was  the  cause  and 
the  result?     Name  the  two  most  important  naval  operations  of  the  war. 

10.     Give  an  account  of  the  assassination  of  President  Lincoln. 

BOOK-KEEPING. 

1.  How  many  methods  of  book-keeping  are  there?  What  is  the 
distinction  between  each? 

2.  Name  the  books  used  in  book-keeping.  For  what  is  the  ledger 
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3.  Write  a  promissory  negotiable  note. 

4.  Of  what  use  is  the  cash  book,  and  what  should  it  show  at  any 
time,  if  properly  kept  ? 

5.  In  admitting  a  new  partner  with  an  equal  investment,  how  can 
the  proper  amount  of  the  investment  be  ascertained  ? 

6.  Why  not  make  the  new  partner's  investment  equal  to  the  origi- 
nal investment  of  the  former  proprietor  ? 

7.  How  can  net  capital  at  any  time  be  ascertained?  How  may 
net  gain  during  any  period  be  ascertained  ? 

8.  Define  Bills  Payable,  and  Bills  Receivable. 

9.  Write  the  abbreviations  of  the  following  :  debtor,  amount,  ac- 
count, paid,  received,  sales  book,  hogshead,  merchandise,  company, 
number,  days,  creditor,  interest,  months,  balance. 

10.  The  joint  capital  of  a  company  was  $4800,  which  was  increased 
66  2-3  per  cent,  at  the  end  of  the  year.  A  put  in  20  per  cent,  for  6 
mos.,  B  30  per  cent,  for  8  mos.,  and  C  the  remainder  for  one  year. 
What  is  each  one's  share  of  the  stock  at  the  end  of  the  year? 

SPELLING. 

Business,  bounteous,  sieve,  orchard,  nuisance,  cashier,  bureau,  con- 
science, double,  parallel,  separate,  medicine,  treasure,  scythe,  catarrh, 
circle,  perilous,  Saturday,  February,  scenery,  aqueduct,  judgment,  pota- 
toes, scissors,  neighbor,  mortgage,  surcingle,  nonsense,  peaceable,  canvas, 
physician,  shrewd,  special,  easily,  roguish,  utensil,  answer,  receive, 
anxious,  raiment,  victuals,  twelfth,  alley,  indelible,  eligible,  rhythm, 
villain,  milliner,  gypsy,  deceitful. 

ARFTHMETIC. 

1.  Define  numeration,  insurance,  ratio,  a  board  foot  and  a  line. 

2.  Define  an  angle,  a  circle,  a  triangle,  a  cube  and  an  octagon. 

3.  What  will  it  cost  to  carpet  a  room  36  ft.  long  and  30  ft.  wide 
with  carpeting  i  1-2  yds.  wide,  at  J2.00  per  yard? 

4.  When  hay  was  ;?25.oo  per  ton  I  gave  3-4  of  a  ton  for  i  2-7 
tons  of  coal ;  what  was  the  coal  worth  per  ton  ? 

5.  What  will  it  cost  to  fence  a  road  i  1-2  miles  long  at  .50  per 
rod. 

6.  A  merchant  expended  $86.00  for  sugar,  5-8  of  it  at  10  cts.  and 
the  remainder  at  12  cts.,  how  many  pounds  did  he  buy  in  all? 

7.  How  much  corn  must  a  person  take  to  mill  that  he  may  bring 
away  the  meal  of  three  and  one-half  bushels  after  the  miller  takes  out 
his  toll  of  12  1-2  per  cent.? 


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8.  Which  will  yield  the  greater  income,  119,200  invested  in  7  per 
cent,  stock  purchased  at  96  per  cent.,  or  in  5  per  cent,  stock  purchased 
at  80  per  cent.  ? 

9.  A  watch  which  cost  1^30  was  sold  for  1^35,  on  credit  for  10 
mos. ;  what  was  gained  by  the  transaction  ? 

10.  What  will  it  cost  for  boards  and  shingles  for  a  building  50  ft. 
long,  40  ft.  wide  and  24  ft.  high  ;  height  of  roof  above  the  eaves,  15  ft., 
allowing  for  three  doors,  8x4  ft.,  and  20  windows,  3x6  ft. ;  shingles  laid 
51-2  ins.  to  weather  and  each  shingle  4  ins.  wide,  each  lower  course 
being  laid  double;  shingles  $3.00  per  thousand,  boards  $12.00  per 
thousand. 

GRAMMAR. 

1.  Define  English  grammar,  a  sentence,  an  adjective,  a  verb  and 
an  interjection. 

2.  Give  the  rule  for  forming  the  plural  of  nouns.  Write  the  plural 
of  the  following  words :  motto,  chimney,  ox,  beef,  less,  salmon,  ally, 
fruit-tree,  radius,  axis. 

3.  Give  rules  for  forriring  the  possessive  singular  and  plural  of 
nouns.  Write  the  possessive  singular  and  plural  of  bird,  sheep,  brother- 
in-law,  children,  thief. 

4.  Give  rules  for  the  comparison  of  adjectives.  When  should  the 
comparative  degree  be  used?  Compare  wise,  next,  most,  dangerous 
and  first. 

5.  Define  a  transitive,  an  auxiliary,  an  irregular  and  a  redundant 
verb.     How  is  the  passive  voice  of  verbs  formed  ? 

6.  Give  the  principal  parts  of  the  following  verbs  :  begin,  choose, 
lay,  do,  fly,  flee,  lie  (to  recline),  rise,  grow  and  fall. 

7.  Give  a  synopsis  of  the  verb  to  send,  through  the  active  voice, 
third  person,  singular. 

8.  Give  the  rules  for  using  capital  letters. 

9.  Correct  the  following  sentences  and  give  a  reason  for  each  cor- 
rection. We  kept  silent,  her  and  me.  I  have  not  had  no  dinner.  Who 
did  you  vote  for?     Neither  of  the  three  went  yesterday. 

10.     Analyze  the  following  sentence  : 

"  Let  me  live  a  life  of  faith, 
Let  me  die  thy  people's  death." 

Parse  me,  live,  life,  faith,  people's  and  death. 

GEOGRAPHY. 

1.  Give  three  proofs  of  the  earth's  rotundity. 

2.  Name  the  zones  and  give  the  width  of  each. 


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3.  How  many  motions  has  the  earth  and  what  does  each  cause? 

4.  Define  an  island,  an  isthmus,  a  crater,  a  watershed  and  a 
cape. 

5.  What  are  the  political  divisions  of  North  America? 

6.  Name  the  States  bordering  upon  the  Mississippi  with  their 
capitals. 

7.  Name  the  counties  of  Maine. 

8.  Name  the  three  States  largest  in  territory,  and  the  five  States 
having  the  greatest  population. 

9.  Locate  the  following  cities :  Buffalo,  Mobile,  Memphis,  Key 
West,  St.  Louis. 

10.  Bound  Pennsylvania  and  Illinois. 

11.  Name  the  three  leading  States  in  the  Union  in  manufactures. 

12.  What  is  the  greatest  grain  market  in  the  U.  S.?  the  greatest 
cotton  market?  What  two  States  produce  the  most  tobacco?  what  one 
the  most  rice  ? 

13.  How  could  you  go  by  water  from  Chicago  to  Bangor? 

14.  Locate  the  following  islands :  Japan  Lsles,  Vancouver,  Prince 
Edward  Island,  Borneo  and  Isle  of  Man. 

15.  Name  the  five  most  powerful  countries  of  Europe  with  their 
capitals. 

16.  Name  all  the  bodies  of  water  which  border  upon  any  part  of 
Europe. 

1 7.  What  are  our  principal  imports  from  England,  France  and  Bel- 
gium. 

18.  Name  the  principal  British  Colonies  in  America. 

19.  Locate  Rio  Janeiro,  Liverpool,  Halifax,  Melbourne  and  Bom- 
bay. 

20.  With  what  would  a  vessel  sailing  from  Liverpool  for  Melbourne 
probably  be  laden?  Through  what  waters  would  it  pass,  and  what 
might  it  have  for  a  cargo  upon  its  return  voyage  ? 

PHYSIOLOGY. 

1.  State  what  you  can  of  the  composition  of  the  bones.  How 
many  kinds  of  joints  are  there?  Give  an  example  of  each  kind.  How 
many  bones  in  the  body? 

2.  How  many  permanent  teeth  are  there?  Name  them.  What 
is  the  enamel?     What  causes  operate  to  injure  or  destroy  the  teeth? 

3.  Name  all  the  organs  of  respiration.  Into  how  many  cavities  is 
the  body  divided?     What  organs  does  each  contain? 

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coats   is   it   composed?     Describe   each,   and   give   its   office.     What 
portions  of  food  are  digested  in  the  stomach  ? 

5.  What  is  the  liver?     Where  is  it  situated ?     What  is  its  office ? 

6.  What  are  the  organs  of  circulation?    Trace  the  circulation  of 
the  blood  through  the  body. 

7.  Of  what  does  the  nervous  system  consist  ?     How  is  the  brain 
divided  ?     Give  position  of  each  part. 

8.  Explain   the   difference   between   arterial   and  venous   blood. 
Where  does  the  change  from  one  to  the  other  lake  place  ? 

9.  Name  the  senses  and  the  organs  of  each. 

10.     What  is  the  oesophagus,  trachea,  femur,  aorta,  and  the  medulla 
oblongata  ? 

CrVIL  GOVERNMENT.— GOVERNMENT   OF   U.    S. 

1.  To  what  body  are  the  legislative  powers  of  the  U.  S.  entrusted? 
How  composed  and  why  so  composed  ? 

2.  Name   the   number   of    Senators.      How   distributed?     How 
elected  and  for  how  long? 

3.  Vacancies  in  the  senate  how  filled? 

4.  When  does  Congress  meet?     Why  is  its  time  for  meeting  regu- 
lated by  the  constitution? 

5.  Name  ^vt^  powers  of  Congress. 

6.  In  what  three  ways  may  bills  become  laws? 

7.  Give  the  mode  of  choosing  a  President  when  he  receives  a 
majority  of  the  electoral  votes  cast. 

8.  What  is  the  President's  salary  ? 

9.  In  what  is  the  Judicial  power  of  the  U.  S.  vested?    What  is 
the  judge's  term  of  office  ? 

10.     How  many  amendments  have  been  made  to  the  Constitution? 
What  is  the  last  one  ? 

GOVERNMENT   OF   STATE. 

1.  Into  what  departments  are  the  powers  of  government  divided, 
and  in  what  is  each  vested  ? 

2.  When  does  the  Legislature  meet?     What  power  has  it? 

3.  How  is  a  bill  passed  over  the  Governor's  veto  ? 

4.  When  and  how  often  does  the  election  of  governor  take  place  ? 

5.  What  is  the   Governor's   Council?     What  is  its  duty?     How 
are  Councilors  chosen? 

6.  How  many  justices  of  the  Supreme  Judicial  Court  are  there  ? 
What  salary  do  they  receive  and  how  long  are  their  terms  of  office  ? 


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7.  How  may  the  constitution  be  amended? 

8.  Name  the  principal  State  officers. 

9.  Name  the  chief  County  officers. 

10.  Name  the  principal  officers  of  towns  not  incorporated  as  cities. 

STATISTICAL. 

The  following  table  gives  the  number  of  inhabitants  in 
Industry  according  to  the  United  States  Census,  also  the  num- 
ber of  ratable  polls,  according  to  the  selectmen's  report : 

YKAR.  INHABITANTS.  GAIN.  LOSS.  POLLS. 


1802. 

170 

70* 

I8I0. 

562 

392 

123 

1820. 

778 

216 

168 

1830. 

902 

124 

i6it 

1840. 

1036 

134 

181 

1850. 

1041 

5 

190 

i860. 

847 

194 

187 

1870. 

725 

122 

181 

1880. 

715 

10 

186 

1890. 

545 

170 

146 

STATE   VALUATION    AND    STATE   TAX. 

The  figures  below  give  the  State  valuation  and  State  taxes 
since  the  incorporation  of  the  town : 

YEAR.  VALUATION. 

1802.  t        4,000 

1812.  7,680 

182I.  38,201 

I83I.  49*231 

184I.  139*067 

1850-  147,545 

i860.  180,096 

1870.  209,319 

1880.  148,252 

1890.  I  17*293 

♦  Polls  over  16  years  at  first 
t  Polb  over  21  years  of  age. 


STATE 

TAX 

I     24 

00 

56 

00 

100 

52 

349 

68 

414 

82 

296 

99 

283  87 

1,257 

72 

1,048 

40 

335 

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COMPARATIVE   TABLE   OF   TOWN    OFFICERS'    BILLS. 

1806.  1859.  1891. 

Town  Clerk,                        *3  33  *4  75  I1200 

First  Selectman,                  30  33  28  00  50  00 

Second  Selectman,                19  86  18  00  48  00 

Third  Selectman,                  16  42  22  50  35  50 

Town  Treasurer,                     6  00*  6  00  25  00 

Supervisor  of  Schools,  20  1 2  40  00 

Town  Agent,  8  29 

Liquor  Agent,  12  00 

Collector's  Commission,      10  40  2767  11700 

t  86  34  <;i47  33  11327  50 

CLEAR    WATER    POND. 

ICB  LBFT  THK  POND.  FROZE  OVBR. 

1865,  April  24.  1865, 

1866,  Dec.  15. 

1867,  Dec.  I. 
1869,  ^^c-  3- 

1870,  April  28.  1870, 

1871,  April  27.  1871,  Dec.  2. 

1872,  May  8.  1872,  Dec.  11. 

1873,  May  8.  1873,  Nov.  29. 

1874,  May  18.  1874,  Dec.  3. 

1875,  May  9.  1875,  E)ec.  i. 

1876,  May  17.  1876,  Dec.  10. 

1877,  April  25.  1877,  Dec. 14. 

1878,  April  18.  1878,  Dec.  20. 
'  1879,  May  10.  1879,  E)ec.  12. 

1880,  April  30.  1880,  Nov.  26. 

1881,  April  30.  1881,  Dec.  15. 

1882,  May  9.  1882,  Dec.  11. 

1883,  May  7.  1883,  Dec.  15. 

1884,  April  28.  1884,  Dec.  13. 

1885,  May  4.  1885,  Dec.  15. 

1886,  April  28.  1886,  Dec.  4. 

1887,  May  6.  1887,  Dec.  23. 


•  Four  dollars  of  this  sam  was  for  a  trip  to  Augusta  to  purchase  weights  and 
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1888,  May  17. 

1889,  April  20. 

1890,  April  29. 

1891,  May  3. 

1892,  April  24. 


1888,  Dec.  19. 

1889,  Dec.  13.* 

1890,  Dec.  5. 


TEMPERATURE    TABLE. 


The  following  table  gives  a  partial  record  of  the  extremes  in 
temperature  from  1868  to  1892  inclusive.  The  sign  plus 
signifies  above  and  minus  below  zero. 


TBMPKRATURX. 


1868,  July     5. 

I02-(- 

In  the  shade. 

1868,  July    11. 

95+ 

In  the  shade. 

1868,  July    12. 

I22-[- 

In  the  sun. 

1868,  July    13. 

119-1- 

In  the  sun. 

1868,  July    14. 

99+ 

In  the  shade. 

1868,  July    15. 

IOI-[- 

In  the  shade. 

1868,  Dec.  27. 

20— 

1869,  M'ch    I. 

24— 

1870,  July   24. 

1 08-1- 

In  the  shade. 

1870,  July    25. 

IOO-|- 

In  the  shade. 

1884,  Aug.  18. 

97+ 

Whole  week  nearly 

1884,  Dec.  20. 

23— 

[as  warm. 

1885,  June  16. 

95- 

In  the  shade. 

1886,  Jan.  24. 

20 — 

1886,  Aug.  27. 

iio-f- 

In  the  shade. 

1886,  Dec.  30. 

30- 

1887,  Jan.     I. 

— 

Rain. 

1887,  Jan.     4. 

29— 

40—  at  Madison. 

1887,  Jan.     8. 

28— 

1887,  Jan.     9. 

29— 

1887,  Feb.  14. 

31— 

1887,  Nov.  30. 

7- 

1887,  Dec.  30. 

12 — 

1889,  Apr.  19. 

88+ 

1891,  Dec.  31. 

31— 

At  Stark. 

♦  This  year  the  pond  froze  over  prior  to  Dec.  nth,  but  the  ice  was  broken  up  by 
a  strong  wind  on  that  day.  It  closed  permanenUy  for  the  winter  on  the  date  stated 
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industry's  gubernatorial  vote. 

The  voters  of  Industry  met  to  give  in  their  votes  for 
governor,  the  first  time  after  Maine  became  an  independent 
State,  at  the  Centre  school-house  on  April  3,  1820. 

April  3,   1820.        Whole  vote,  52 

Hon.  Wm.  King,  Rep.y  40 

Scattering,  1 2 

Sept.  10,  1 82 1.        Whole  vote,  73 

Albion  K.  Parris,  Rep,,  36 

Joshua  Wingate,  Jr.,  Rep.,  2 

.  Ezekiel  Whitman,  Fed,,  27 

Mark  L.  Hill,  8 

Sept.    9,  1822.        Whole  vote,  76 , 

Albion  K.  Parris,  Rep.,  49 

Ezekiel  Whitman,  Fed.,  27 

Sept.    8,  1823.        Whole  vote,  63 
All  for  Albion  K.  Parris. 

Sept.  13,  1824.        Whole  vote,  93 

Albion  K.  Parris,  Rep.,  92 

Scattering,  1 

Sept.  12,  1825.        Whole  vote,  54 

Albion  K.  Parris,  Rep.,  53 

Scattering,  i 

Sept.  II,  1826.        Whole  vote,  45 
All  for  Enoch  Lincoln,  Rep, 

Sept.  10,  1827.        Whole  vote,  57 
All  for  Enoch  Lincoln,  Rep. 

Sept,    8,  1828.        Whole  vote,  47 

Enoch  Lincoln,  Rep,,  42 

Scattering,  5 

Sept.  14,  1829.        Whole  vote,  100 

Jona.  Hunton,  Nat,  Rep.,  63 

Samuel  E.  Smith,  Detn.  Rep.,  37 

Sept.  13,  1830.        Whole  vote,  143 

Jona.  G.  Hunton,  Nat.  Rep.,  91 

Samuel  E.  Smith,  Dem.  Rep.,  52 

Sept.  12,  1831.        Whole  vote,  11 1 

Daniel  Goodenow,  Nat.  Rep.,  65 

Samuel  E.  Smith,  Dem.  Rep.,  46 


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46o  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY, 

Sept.  lo,  1832.        Whole  vote,  156 

Samuel  E.  Smith,  Dem,  Rep,,  71 

Daniel  Goodenow,  Nat.  Rep,,  83 

Scattering,  2 

Sept.    9,  1833.        Whole  vote,  106 

Robert  P.  Dunlap,  Dem,,  58 

Daniel  Goodenow,  Whig,  29 

Thomas  A.  Hill,  Anti-Mason,  19 

Sept.    8,  1834.        Whole  vote,  168 

Robert  P.  Dunlap,  Dem.,  86 

Peleg  Sprague,  IVhig,  81 

Thos.  A.  Hill,  Anti-Mason,  i 

Sept.  14,  1835.        Whole  vote,                                    *  100 

Robert  P.  Dunlap,  Dem.,  57 

Wm.  King,  Whig,  9 

Timothy  Boutelle,  34 

Sept.  12,  1836.        Whole  vote,  130 

Robert  P.  Dunlap,  Dem.,  68 

Edward  Kent,  Whig,  62 

Sept.  II,  1837.        Whole  vote,  133 

Edward  Kent,  Whig,  80 

Gorham  Parks,  Dem.,  53 

Sept.  10,  1838.        Whole  vote,  188 

Edward  Kent,  Whig,  98 

John  Fairfield,  Dem.,  90 

Sept.    9,  1839.        Whole  vote,  128 

Edward  Kent,  Whig,  70 

John  Fairfield,  Dem.,  58 

Sept.  14,  1840.*     Whole  vote,  204 

Edward  Kent,  Whig,  112 

John  Fairfield,  Dem.,  92 

Sept.  13,  1 84 1.        Whole  vote,  176 

Edward  Kent,  Whig,  79 

John  Fairfield,  Dem.,  88 

Jeremiah  Curtis,  Liberty,  9 

Sept.  12,  1842.        Whole  vote,  160 

John  Fairfield,  Dem.,  79 

Edward  Robinson,  Whig,  57 

James  Appleton,  Liberty,  24 


♦  The  total  vote  for  presidential  electors  this  year  was  210. 


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MISCELLANY,  46 1 

Sept.  II,  1843.        Whole  vote,  109 

James  Appleton,  Liberty,  46 

Hugh  J.  Anderson,  Detn.^  32 

Edward  Robinson,  IVhig,  31 

Sept..  9,  1844.        Whole  vote,  202 

Hugh  J.  Anderson,  Dem.,  77 

James  Appleton,  Liberty,  41 

Edward  Robinson,  Whig,  84 

Sept.    8,1845.        Whole  vote,  157 

Freeman  H.  Morse,  Whig,  56 

Hugh  J.  Anderson,  Dem,,  55 

Samuel  Fessenden,  Liberty,  46 

Sept.  14,  1846.        Whole  vote,  150 

John  W.  Dana,  Dem,,  37 

Samuel  Fessenden,  Liberty,  69 

David  Bronson,  Whig,  44 

Sept.  13,  1847.        Whole  vote,  114 

David  Bronson,  Whig,  26 

Samuel  Fessenden,  Liberty,  49 

John  W.  Dana,  Dem.,  39 

Sept.  II,  1848.        Whole  vote,  155 

John  W.  Dana,  Dem.,  45 

Elijah  L.  Hamhn,  Whig,  48 

Samuel  Fessenden,  Liberty,  62 

Sept.  10,  1849.        Whole  vote,  142 

John  Hubbard,  Dem.,  54 

Elijah  L.  Hamlin,  Whig,  39 

Geo.  F.  Talbot,  Free  Soil,  49 

Sept.    9,  1850.        Whole  vote,  127 

John  Hubbard,  Dem.,  51 

Wm.  G.  Crosby,  Whig,  40 

Geo.  F.  Talbot,  Free  Soil,  36 

Sept.  13,  1852.*      Whole  vote,  146 

John  Hubbard,  Dem.,  69 

Wm.  G.  Crosby,  Whig,  38 

♦  By  an  act  of  the  Legislature  approved  March  19,  1844,  and  rati(ie<1  the  follow- 
ing September  by  the  people,  the  political  year  was  made  to  begin  on  the  2d  Wednes- 
day of  May  instead  of  the  1st  Wednesday  of  January  as  heretofore.  In  1850  the 
Constitution  was  amended  so  as  to  re-establish  the  commencement  of  the  political 
year  to  the  ist  Wednesday  of  January,  and  by  an  act  of  the  Legislature  the  State  Gov- 
ernment was  continued  over  without  an  election  in  185 1. 

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462  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY, 

Sept.  12,  1853. 

Sept.  II,  1854. 

Sept.  10,  1855. 

Sept.    8,  1856. 

Sept.  14,  1857. 
Sept.  13,  1858. 
Sept.  13,  1859. 
Sept.  10,  i860. 
Sept.    9,  1 86 1. 

Sept.  8,  1862. 
Sept.  14,  1863. 


Ezekiel  Holmes,  Free  Soily 

5 

Anson  G.  Chandler,  Anti-Me.  Law, 

34 

Whole  vote, 

161 

Albert  Pillsbury,  Dem,, 

66 

Anson  P.  Morrill,  Me,  Law, 

26 

Wm.  G.  Crosby,  Whig, 

34 

Ezekiel  Holmes,  Free  Soil, 

35 

Whole  vote, 

127 

Anson  P.  Morrill,  Me.  Law  and  Kntnv- Nothing,    89 

Albion  K.  Parris,  Dem., 

28 

Isaac  Reed,  Whig, 

7 

Shepard  Carey,  Opposition  Dem., 

3 

Whole  vote. 

181 

Samuel  Wells,  Dem., 

79 

Anson  P.  Morrill,  Rep., 

85 

Isaac  Reed,  Whig, 

17 

Whole  vote. 

200 

Samuel  Wells,  Dem., 

55 

Hannibal  Hamlin,  Rep., 

129 

Geo.  F.  Patten,  Whig, 

16 

Whole  vote. 

190 

Lot  M.  Morrill,  Rep., 

105 

Manasseh  H.  Smith,  Dem., 

85 

Whole  vote, 

.78 

Lot  M.  Morrill,  Rep., 

108 

Manasseh  H.  Smith,  Dem., 

70 

Whole  vote. 

193 

Lot  M.  Morrill,  Rep., 

109 

Manasseh  H.  Smith,  Dem., 

84 

Whole  vote. 

194 

Ephraim  K.  Smart,  Dem., 

98 

Israel  Washburn,  Jr.,  Rep., 

96 

Whole  vote, 

169 

Israel  Washburn,  Jr.,  Rep., 

84 

Chas.  D.  Jameson,  M^ar  Dem., 

70 

John  W.  Dana,  Dem., 

15 

Whole  vote, 

149 

Abner  Coburn,  Rep., 

73 

Bion  Bradbury,  Dem., 

76 

Whole  vote, 

^4 

Bion  Bradbury,  Dem., 

86 

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MISCELLANY,  463 


Samuel  Cony,  Rep,, 

88 

Sept. 

12, 

1864. 

Whole  vote, 
Samuel  Cony,  Rep., 
Joseph  Howard,  Dem., 

175 
94 
81 

Sept. 

II, 

1865. 

Whole  vote, 
Samuel  Cony,  Rep,, 
Joseph  Howard, 

139 

Sept. 

10, 

1866. 

Whole  vote, 

Joshua  L.  Chamberlain,  Rep., 

Eben  F.  Pillsbury,  Dem., 

161 
92 
69 

Sept. 

9» 

1867. 

Whole  vote, 

Joshua  L.  Chamberlain,  Rep., 

Eben  F.  Pillsbury,  Dem., 

us 

78 
67 

Sept. 

14, 

1868. 

Whole  vote, 

Joshua  L.  Chamberlain,  Rep., 

Eben  F.  Pillsbury,  Dem., 

180 

83 

97 

Sept. 

i3» 

1869. 

Whole  vote, 

Joshua  L.  Chamberlain,  Rep., 
Franklin  Smith,  Dem., 
Nathan  G.  Hitchborn,  Temp., 

144 
67 
72 

5 

Sept. 

12, 

1870. 

Whole  vote, 

Sidney  Perham,  Rep., 

Chas.  W.  Roberts,  Dem., 

•38 

57 
81 

Sept. 

II, 

1871. 

Whole  vote, 

Sidney  Perham,  Rep., 

Chas.  P!  Kimball,  Dem., 

•58 
62 
96 

Sept. 

9» 

1872. 

Whole  vote, 

Sidney  Perham,  Rep., 

Chas.  P.  Kimball,  Dem., 

»59 
66 

93 

Sept. 

8, 

1873. 

Whole  vote. 

Nelson  Dingley,  Jr.,  Rep., 
Joseph  Titcomb,  Dem., 
Joseph  H.  Williams,  Lib.  Rep., 

107 
38 
67 

2 

Sept. 

14, 

1874. 

Whole  vote. 

Nelson  Dingley,  Jr.,  Rep., 
Joseph  Titcomb,  Dem., 
Joseph  Williams.  Lib.  Rep., 

9« 
41 
33 
17 

Sept. 

i3i 

1875- 

Whole  vote, 

Selden  Connor,  Rep., 

Chas.  W.  Roberts,  Dem., 

150 
61 

89 

Sept. 

II, 

1876. 

Whole  vote, 

«38 

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Selden  Connor,  Rep,^  50 

John  C.  Talbot,  Dem.,  88 

Sept.  10,  1877.        Whole  vote,  98 

Selden  Connor,  Rep,,  40 

Joseph  Williams,  Dem.,  37 

Henry  C.  Munson,  G.  B.,  2 1 

Sept.    9,*  1878.        Whole  vote,  157 

Selden  Connor,  Rep.,  39 

Joseph  L.  Smith,  G.  B.,  1 1 1 

Alonzo  Garcelon,  Dem,,  7 

Sept.    8,  1879.        Whole  vote,  184 

Joseph  L.  Smith,  G,  B.,  130 

Daniel  F.  Davis,  Rep,,  49 

Alonzo  Garcelon,  Dem.,  5 

Sept.  13,  1880.*     Whole  vote,  174 

Harris  M.  Plaisted,  G,  B.,  121 

Daniel  F.  Davis,  Rep.,  53 

Sept.  II,  1882.        Whole  vote,  170 

Harris  M.  Plaisted,  G.  B.,  108 

Frederick  Robie,  Rep.,  62 

Sept.    I,  1884.        Whole  vote,  137 

Frederick  Robie,  Rep.,  57 

John  B.  Redman,  Dem.,  80 

Sept.  13,  1886.        Whole  vote,  114 

Joseph  R.  Bodwell,  Rep.,  50 

Clark  S.  Edwards,  Dem,',  55 

Aaron  Clark,  Prohib.,  9 

Sept.  10,  1888.        Whole  vote,  121 

Edwin  C.  Burleigh,  Rep.,  62 

Wm.  L.  Putnam,  Dem.,  54 

Volney  B.  Cushing,  Prohib.,  5 

Sept.    8,1890.        Whole  vote,  123 

Edwin  C.  Burleigh,  Rep.,  55 

Wm.  P.  Thompson,  Dem.,  66 

Isaac  C.  Clark,  Labor,  i 

Aaron  Clark,  Prohib.,  i 


♦  At  this  election  the  people  ratiHed  by  their  vole  the  constitutional  amendment 
changing  from  annual  to  biennial  gubernatorial  elections. 


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MISCELLANY, 


465 


A   LISl'   OF   VOTERS 


Allen,  Benjamin, 
Allen,  Samuel  R., 
Allen,  Charles  A.. 
Allen,  Datus  T., 
Allen,  Ephraim  N., 
Allen,  Albert, 
Ayers,  Stephen, 
Bradbury,  John  S., 
Bradbury,  Alfred, 
Bradbury,  Moses, 
Boyden,  Asaph, 
Butler,  Peter  W., 
Bryant,  James, 
Bryant,  Oilman, 
Bryant,  William  M., 
Burce,  Silas, 
Brown,  John, 
Coombs,  Francis, 
Collins,  Joseph, 
Collins,  Joseph,  Jr., 
Collins,  Obed  N., 
Corn  forth,  Bateman, 
Cornforth,  William, 
Cornforth,  William,  Jr., 
Cornforth,  Warren, 
Caswell,  Salmon, 
Davis,  Cornelius, 
Doyen,  Abbott, 
Daggett,  Isaac, 
Daggett,  Francis, 
Daggett,  Samuel,  2d, 
Daggett,  John  T., 
Daggett,  William  R., 
Dutton,  Josiah, 
Durrell,  Hiram  D., 
Emery,  Ira, 
Emery,  Ira,  Jr., 
Edwards,  Brice  S., 
Edgecomb,  James, 
Eveleth,  Benjamin  G., 


IN   INDUSTRY,    IN    1 855. 

Eveleth,  Joseph, 
Eveleth,  Joseph,  Jr., 
Elliott,  James, 
Frost,  John, 
Fogg,  Asa, 
Folsom,  Daniel, 
Folsom,  Daniel,  Jr., 
Folsom,  William  Q., 
Frederic,  John  W., 
Fassett,  Richard, 
Fish,  Elisha, 
Goodwin,  Reuel, 
Goodwin,  John  H., 
Greenwood,  Thaddeus, 
Greenwood,  Hannibal, 
Gray,  Obed  W., 
George,  Albert  S., 
Gilmore,  James, 
Oilmore,  David, 
Gennings,  Rufus, 
Goodridge,  Nathan, 
Goodridge,  Charles, 
Goodwin,  Alonzo, 
Hatch,  David, 
Howes,  John, 
Hayes,  Charles, 
Higgins,  Barnabas  A., 
Higgins,  John  C, 
Hilton,  Daniel, 
Howes,  Lot  M., 
Johnson,  Henry, 
Johnson,  George  W., 
Johnson,  Nathan  S., 
Johnson,  William  F., 
Johnson,  Zebediah, 
Jeffers,  George, 
Knowles,  Ezekiel, 
Kennedy,  Andrew, 
Luce,  Rowland, 
Luce,  Moses  M., 


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HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY. 


Luce,  Elisha, 
Luce,  George  W., 
Luce,  Winthrop, 
Luce,  Luther, 
Luce,  Luther,  Jr., 
Luce,  David, 
Luce,  Newell  P., 
Luce,  Nelson  C, 
Luce,  Jesse, 
Luce,  Wm.  H., 
Luce,  VVm.  H.,  Jr., 
Luce,  Wm.  H.,  2d, 
Luce,  Warren, 
Luce,  Joseph, 
Look,  Davis, 
Leaver,  Joseph, 
Leaver,  John  D., 
Lewis,  William, 
Lewis,  William  G., 
Lowe,  Daniel  C, 
Lowef  Herbert, 
McLaughlin,  Richard, 
Miller,  George, 
Mosher,  John, 
Manter,  John  Wells, 
Manter,  Elijah, 
Manter,  Henry, 
Manter,  George, 
Manter,  Hiram, 
•  Manter,  Warren, 
Manter,  James, 
Manter,  Asa  M., 
Manter,  John  C, 
Miller,  Jacob, 
Merry,  David, 
Norton,  Obed, 
Norton,  Obed  W., 
Norton,  Tristram, 
Norton,  Benjamin  W., 
Norton,  James, 
Norton,  Wm.  D., 


Norton,  Hiram, 
Norton,  Samuel  H., 
Norton,  Horatio  G., 
Norton,  Clifford  B., 
Oliver,  James, 
Oliver,  Thomas  M., 
Patterson,  David, 
Patterson,  Wesley  T., 
Pinkham,  Curtis, 
Perkins,  John  W., 
Palmer,  Reuel, 
Palmer,  Daniel  B., 
Rackliff,  Henry  B., 
RacklifT,  J.  Sumner, 
Rackliff,  Samuel, 
Rogers,  Thomas, 
Rogers,  Francis  S., 
Shorey,  Pelatiah, 
Snell,  James  A., 
Swift,  Ebenezer, 
Swift,  Ebenezer,  Jr., 
Storer,  Philip  A., 
Storer,  Peter  M., 
Spinney,  John, 
Shaw,  Samuel, 
Shaw,  Albert, 
Smith,  Ebenezer, 
Smith,  Elijah  B., 
Stevens,  James, 
Stevens,  Oliver, 
Tolman,  Moses, 
Tolman,  John, 
Tolman,  William, 
Tolman,  Aaron, 
True,  J.  Bartlett, 
Tibbetts,  Andrew, 
Tibbetts,  Benjamin, 
Taylor,  Daniel  H., 
Viles,  Leonard, 
Viles,  John  H., 
Viles,  Joseph  B., 


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MISCELLANY, 


Viles,  Dennis  H., 
Weeks,  Vilander, 
Webster,  Isaac, 
Whitten,  Issachar, 
Whitten,  James, 
Willis,  Peter  W., 
Willis,  Benjamin  N., 
Willis,  Warren  N., 
Watson,  Simeon, 
Woodcock,  Alexander, 


Welch,  William, 
Welch,  Philip, 
Withee,  Zachariah, 
Withee,  Daniel, 
Withee,  William, 
WiUard,  Haskell, 
Whitney,  Charles, 
Yeaton,  James  S., 
Yeaton,  Jonathan, 


467 


[Total  181.] 


Given  under  our  hands,  August  9th,  1855. 


[Signed] 


C.  B.  Norton,       ^     Selectmen 
David  Patterson,  \  of 

Albert  Shaw,        J      Industry. 


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PART    SECOND. 


GENEALOGICAL    NOTES 


INDUSTRY     FAMILIES. 


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GENEALOGICAL    NOTES. 


[Throug^hout  these  Notes  the  following'  abbreviations  are  employed:  b.  for  born;  m.  for 
married;  unrad.  for  unmarried ;  d.  for  died;  pub.  for  published;  f.>.,  sine  proU^  without  issue; 
q.  v.f  quod  vide^  which  see.  When  the  last-named  abbreviation  is  placed  after  a  name  it  refers  the 
reader  to  the  name  of  that  person  in  his  or  her  own  family  register.  The  raised  figures,  or  supe. 
riors,  following  a  person's  name  are  used  to  indicate  his  generation  from  the  immigrant  or  com- 
mon ancestor,  who  is  invariably  regarded  as  one,  or  of  the  first  generation.  The  Roman 
numerals  at  the  left  of  children's  names  are  used  to  indicate  the  order  of  their  birth.  When  this 
information  could  not  be  obtained  these  numbers  have  been  omitted.  The  Arabic  numerals  at 
the  extreme  left  of  any  child's  name  indicates  that  it  has  been  carried  forward,  and  will  be 
found  by  its  corresponding  number  further  on  in  the  work.] 

ALLEN. 

Captain  William  Allen,*  the  first  of  the  name  to  settle  in  Industry, 
traces  his  ancestry  back  to  George  Allen,*  who  was  born  in  England 
about  1568.  "In  1635,"  ^  ^^  learn  from  the  Genealogy  of  the  Allen 
Family,  "when  the  Puritans  were  emigrating  in  great  numbers  from  the 
old  country  to  escape  from  the  persecution  of  Archbishop  Laud,  under 
Charles  I.,  George  Allen  and  his  family  came  to  America  and  settled  in 
Saugus,  Lynn.  *  *  *  In  1637,  George  Allen  joined  with  Edmund 
Freeman  and  others  in  the  purchase  of  the  township  of  Sandwich,  and 
the  same  year  settled  in  that  place.  When  the  town  of  Sandwich  was 
incorporated,  he  was  chosen  Deputy,  the  first  office  in  the  town,  and 
served  in  that  capacity  for  several  years.  He  was  a  conscientious 
Puritan  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  He  had  ten  sons,  some 
of  whom  came  over  from  England  before  he  emigrated  to  this  country, 
and  settled  first  in  the  vicinity  of  Boston ;  but  after  the  purchase  of 
Sandwich,  the  most  of  them,  with  their  families,  removed  to  that  town 
and  settled  in  the  vicinity  of  their  father's  residence.  George  Allen, 
Sr.,  died  in  Sandwich,  Mass.,  May  2,  1648,  aged  about  80.  In  his  will 
he  named  his  five  sons,  Matthew,*  Henry,*  Samuel,*  George*  and  Wil- 
liam;* and  also  made  provision  for  his  'five  least  children,'  without 


*Mr.  Allen  gained  the  title  of  Captain  from  holding  a  commission  in  the  State  militia. 

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472  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY, 

naming  them."  The  third  son  of  George  Allen/  was  Samuel/  bom  in 
England  and  came  to  Boston  with  the  first  settlers,  in  1628.  By  his 
first  wife,  Ann,  he  had  five  children.  The  third  child  of  this  number 
was  James,3  born  1636,  and  married  Elizabeth  Perkins.  There  were 
nine  children  born  to  James 3  and  Elizabeth  Allen,  the  fifth  being  James,-* 
born  1674.  He  married  Mary  Bourne,  and  was  the  father  of  eight 
children,  the  eldest  of  whom  was  Sylvanus,s  born  1701.  This  Sylvanus 
married  Jane  Homes,  daughter  of  Rev.  William  Homes,  in  1725.  He 
was  a  blacksmith  and  farmer  and  lived  in  the  east  part  of  Chilmark,  a 
town  on  the  Island  of  Martha's  Vineyard.  Four  children  were  born  to 
SylvanusS  and  Jane  Allen,  the  third  of  whom  was  James,^born  in  1732. 
He  married  Martha,  daughter  of  Jethro  Athearn,  of  Tisbury.  He  in- 
herited his  father's  farm,  became  a  worthy  deacon  of  the  Congregational 
Church,  and  was  esteemed  as  a  man  of  sterling  worth.  This  James ^  was 
the  father  of  Captain  William  Allen7  (born  in  Chilmark,  Mass.,  Jan.  5, 
1756),  who  was  his  eldest  son.  Captain  Allen  came  first  to  Farmington 
in  the  fall  of  1792  (see  p,  J2),  and  setded  on  land  now  (1892)  owned 
by  Obed  N.  Collins,  where  he  lived  for  nearly  six  years,  and  then 
removed  to  Industry.  Having  learned  the  trade  of  clothier,  when  a 
young  man,  Captain  Allen,  while  a  resident  of  Farmington,  conceived 
the  idea  of  erecting  a  fulling-mill,  on  a  small  stream  flowing  through  his 
land.  This  enterprise  proved  a  pecuniary  failure  and  was  soon  aban- 
doned, presumably  for  want  of  sufficient  water-power.  Captain  Allen 
was  chosen  clerk,  upon  the  organization  of  Industry  Plantation,  and 
also  town  clerk  for  two  years  after  the  incorporation  of  the  town.  He 
was  a  worthy  member  of  the  Congregational  Church  in  Industry,  and 
its  deacon  for  a  period  of  thirty  years.  Of  him  an  acipiaintance* 
writes  :  *'  He  was  of  good  blood,  a  cousin  of  Enoch  Lincoln,  fourth 
governor  of  Maine,  and  likewise  of  Benjamin  Lincoln,  lieutenant-gov- 
ernor of  Massachusetts  ;  also  a  nephew  of  the  great  Harrison  Gray  Otis. 
His  wife,  Love  Coffin,  was  a  niece  of  Charles  Thompson,  secretary  of 
the  first  American  Congress,  and  a  descendant  in  a  direct  line  from 
John  Robinson,  father  of  the  Puritans."  He  married,  March  10,  1779, 
Love  Coffin,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Mary  (Harlock)  Coffin,  of  Edgar- 
town,  Mass.,  by  whom  he  had  a  family  of  eleven  children,  six  sons  and 
five  (laughters.  Mrs.  Allen  was  a  lady  of  rich  intellectual  endowments 
and  true  moral  worth,  and  it  is  said  that  from  her  "  Campmeeting 
John  "   inherited   his  keen  wit  and  fondness  for  repartee.f     With  one 

*  Captain  John  Mason.     See  page  234- 

tCapt.  John  Mason  in  a  IcUcr  to  the  author,  in  speaking  of  the  Coffin  family,  many  of 
whom  were  (^lakers,  rchitcs  the  followinjf  anecdote  illustrative  of  their  ready  wit:  —  "One  of 


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exception  the  children  all  grew  to  manhood  and  womanhood  and  filled 
important  positions  in  the  various  walks  of  life.  A  notable  fact  respect- 
ing this  family  is  that,  although  deprived  of  the  excellent  advantages 
now  enjoyed  for  schooling,  the  ten  children  who  grew  up  all  became 
successful  school  teachers.  He  closed  a  long  and  useful  life  Nov.  5, 
1842,  aged  86  years  and  10  months.  His  wife  (born  May  3,  1756) 
died  June  5,  1831. 

Children. 

1.  i.         William,  b.  in  Chilmark,  Mass.,  April  16,  1780;    m.  Sept.  3,  1807,  Han- 

nah Titcoml),  daughter  of  Stephen  ami  Klizabeth  (Henry)  Titcomb,  of 
Farfhington. 

2.  ii.        HARTLi-rrr,  b.  in  Chilmark,  Mass.,  Aug.  25,  1781;  m.  Jan.  9,  1809,  Lucy 

Fairbanks,  'daughter  of  Henjaniin  and  Keturah  (Luce)  Fairbanks,  of 
Winthrup.  She  was  b.  Nov.  29,  1785,  and  d.  Aug.  25,  1820.  He  m. 
for  his  second  wife  Priscilla  Dexter,  of  Tisbury,  Mass.,  Oct.  21,  1821. 

3.  iii.       Tkiman,  b.  June  19,  1783;  m.  (pub.  Aug.  15,  1816)  Hannah  Sewall,  of 

Bath,  Me.  He  d.  in  i8i8,  leaving  one  daughter,  Sarah  Ann,  b.  in 
1817  and  d.  in  1851. 

iv.       Dkhokaii,  b.  Feb.  13,  1785;  m.  Jan.  4,  1815,  Rev.  Thomas  Merrill,  ij.  v. 

V.        Jane,  )    b.  June  12,  1787;   Love  d.  June  14,  1787.     Jane  m.  John  Rob- 

vi.  LovL,  /  inson,  son  of  Shadrach  and  Deborah  (Robinson)  Robinson, 
of  Chilmark,  Mass.,  and  d.  in  1864.     8  children. 

vii.  Love,  b.  May  16,  1790;  m.  April  5,  18 16,  George  Gower,  son  of  Robert 
and  Mary  (Henry)  (iower,  of  Farmington.     5  children. 

viii.  Hakkison,  b.  Apr.  26,  1792;  m.  Nancy  W.  Eames.  He  graduated  from 
liowdoin  College  in  1824,  and  afterwards  from  the  And  over  Theologi- 
cal Seminary.  He  then  went  as  a  missionary  among  the  Choctaw 
Indians,  and  d.  at  Eliot,  Miss.,  in  1831,  leaving  two  sons,  who  d.  soon 
after  their  father. 

4.  ix.      John,  b.  in  Farmington,  March  7,  1795;   m.  Oct.  20,  1820,  Annah  Her- 

sey  (b.  Jan.  24,  1794)  daughter  of  Capt.  Nathaniel  and  Lucy  (White) 
Mersey.  She  d.  June  24,  1875,  ^^^  ^'^  subsequently  m.  Mrs;  Sarah 
Ann  Fellows,  daughter  of  Enoch  and  Sarah  (Cummings)  Whittier, 
Jan.  9,  1876.  She  was  b.  in  Athens,  Me.,  Jan.  9,  1814,  and  d.  April 
29,  1881.     He  d.  on  the  East  Livermore  camp-ground,  Aug.  31,  1887. 

X.  James,  b.  in  Farmington,  Dec.  2,  1796;  m.  (pub.  Dec.  23,  1821)  Naomi 
.Sylvester,  of  Norridgewock  He  settled  first  in  Industry,  but  in  1825 
removed  to  Bangor,  Me.,  where  he  became  Surveyor-General  of  lumber. 
His  wife  d.  Nov.  20,  1834,  and  he  m.  a  second  wife,  Elizabeth  B. 
Mills,  in  1836.  He  d.  Jan.  20,  1865,  at  which  time  he  was  deacon  of 
the  First  Congregational  Church  in  Bangor.  ( )f  his  family  of  twelve 
children  only  four  survived  him,  viz.,  two  sons  and  two  daughters. 

xi.  Clemen'NNK,  b.  in  Industry,  March  15,  1800;  m.  (pub.  Sept.  10,  1823) 
Dr.  John  Cook,  of  New  Sharon;  d.  in  1853,  leaving  a  family  of  live 
children. 

I.  William  Allkn,^  eldest  son  of  Capt.  William  and  Love  (Coffin) 
Allen,  was  horn  in  Chilmark,  Dukes  County,  Mass.,  April  16,  1780. 
When  but  twelve  years  of  age  his  father  emigrated  from  Martha's  Vine- 

ihc  youn^  woinrn  used  lo  a(ldrc^s  the  sailors  at  the  Hethel  in  Hoston.  She  was  addressings 
them  one  Sunday  on  'The  Doom  of  the  Wicked,*  and  in  ilhistratinjr  her  subject  made  the 
remnrk  that  every  tub  must  stand  on  its  own  bottom!  '  Suj)i)o.siii^,'  said  a  young  ship-master 
who  was  present,  •  it  has  no  bottom? '    *  Then  it  is  no  tub/  w^as  the  quick  and  witty  rejoinder." 


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yard  and  settled,  as  has  already  been  stated,  in  what  is  now  the  town  of 
Farmington.  The  events  of  his  journey  and  subsequent  pioneer  life  are 
so  vividly  described  in  his  journal  (see  p.  72)  that  the  author  forbears 
further  mention  of  them  here.  Sufficient  to  say  that,  toiling  early  and 
late  for  his  daily  bread,  bravely  bearing  the  privations  and  hardships  that 
fell  to  his  lot,  the  industrious  boy  grew  to  an  energetic,  self-reliant  man. 
He  was  studiously  inchned,  and  notwithstanding  numerous  obstacles 
acquired  an  education  which  eminently  fitted  him  for  the  many  re- 
sponsible positions  that  he  was  called  to  fill.  At  the  age  of  twenty  he 
began  to  clear  land  on  a  lot  numbered  28  in  a  subsequent  survey  of  the 
township.  His  labors  were  rewarded  by  abundant  harvests,  and  his  wild 
land  eventually  became  one  of  the  most  productive  farms  in  town. 
When  a  company  of  militia  was  organized  in  1 799,  he  was  elected  com- 
pany clerk,  but  as  the  duties  of  his  office  were  extremely  arduous  and 
unremunerative  he  resigned  at  the  first  convenient  opportunity.  No 
person  was  more  largely  instrumental  in  shaping  the  early  town  affairs 
in  Industry  than  he.  Upon  the  organization  of  Industry  Plantation,  in 
1802,  he  was  chosen  one  of  the  assessors  and  was  re-elected  the  follow- 
ing year.  He  drew  up  the  petition  for  the  incorporation  of  the  town 
and  was  elected  chairman  of  its  first  board  of  selectmen.  His  hand- 
writing was  beautiful,  even  resembling  copper-plate  engraving,  as  is 
shown  by  the  early  town  records  which  he  was  employed  to  transcribe. 
He  was  a  successful  school-teacher,  a  practical  land-surveyor,  and  a  man 
well  versed  in  legal  lore.  But  much  as  he  has  benefited  his  fellowmen, 
he  has  rendered  them  no  greater  service  than  by  the  literary  productions 
of  his  fluent  pen.  These  form  to  his  memory  a  monument  more  endur- 
ing than  the  whitest  marble  or  the  costliest  bronze.  His  "  History  of 
Industry"  has  rescued  from  oblivion  many  valuable  and  interesting  facts 
concerning  the  early  settlement  of  the  town.  It  is,  in  the  second 
edition,  a  pamphlet  volume  of  forty-eight  pages,  and  though  indifferently 
printed  it  is  a  work  of  much  merit.*     He  also  wrote  a  history  of  Nor- 

*  This  edition  was  issued  in  1S69  and  printed  at  Skowhegan  by  Smith  &  Emery.  Only  a 
very  few  copies  of  theyfrj/  edition  were  printed,  and  the  author  is  the  owner  of  the  only  copy 
he  has  ever  seen.  The  work,  a  lamo  pamphlet  volume  of  44.  pages,  was  issued  in  1856  and 
printed  by  Moses  Littleiield  of  Skowhegan.  The  story  of  its  preparation  told  by  Mr.  Allen  in 
the  Introduction  is  as  follows  :  "A  sketch  of  the  history  of  the  town  of  Industry  was  originally 
drawn  off  some  twenty  years  since,  while  the  scenes  described  were  fresh  in  my  recollection, 
and  deposited  with  the  Town  Clerk  for  the  inspection  (}f  any  one  who  wished  to  trace  the  prog- 
ress of  the  town  afl'airs.  The  same  was  revised  from  time  to  time,  and  some  statistics  added 
till  the  spring  of  1S54,  and  again  deposited ;  with  a  hope  that  it  would  furnish  some  data  for  a 
Lyceum  Lecture  that  would  be  interesting  to  the  inhabitants  in  a  succeeding  age.  Since  that 
time  I  have  been  importuned  to  have  the  same  published  :  and  although  subject  to  some  disad- 
vantages in  detailing  recent  events  arising  from  my  non-residence  in  the  town  for  many  years, 
and  from  not  having  an  opportunity  to  inspect,  personally,  the  recent  records  of  the  town. 


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ridgewock  and  a  genealogy  of  the  Allen  family,  beside  frequently  fur- 
nishing historical  and  other  sketches  for  the  public  press.  He  was  a 
delegate  to  the  Constitutional  Convention,  and  twice  elected  a  repre- 
sentative to  the  State  Legislature.  He  married,  Sept.  3,  1807,  Hannah 
Titcomb,  of  Farmington,  who  was  bom  in  Topsham,  Me.,  Nov.  15, 
1780,  and  died  in  Norridgewock,  Me.,  March  26,  1859.  Mr.  Allen  was 
a  worthy  member  of  the  Methodist  church,  and  closed  a  long  and  event- 
ful life  July  I,  1873,  ^gc^  93  years,  2  months  and  15  days. 

Children. 

i.  William,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  2,  1808.  He  entered  Bowdoin  College, 
from  which  he  graduated  in  1828,  with  the  first  honor  of  his  class. 
He  taught  school  in  Gardiner,  Me.,  and  subsequently  studied  law  with 
Hiram  Belcher,  of  Farmington.  He  gave  promise  of  eminent  success. 
He  d.  March  31,  1831. 

ii.  Stephen,  b.  in  Industry,  March  20,  1810;  graduated  at  Bowdoin  College 
in  1835  *°^  received  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity  from  the  same 
institution  in  1869.  He  became  a  member  of  the  Maine  Methodist 
Conference,  and  in  1880-2  was  Presiding  Elder  of  the  Augusta  District. 
He  has  also  held  the  position  of  principal  of  the  Maine  Wesleyan 
Seminary.  In  company  with  Rev.  Wm.  H.  Pillsbury,  of  the  East  Maine 
Conference,  Dr.  Allen  wrote  the  "  History  of  Methodism  in  Maine," 
which  was  issued  in  the  fall  of  1887.  He  m.  in  1838  Rachel  Sturdi- 
vant,  by  whom  he  had  a  family  of  five  children.  He  d.  at  Winthrop, 
Me.,  very  suddenly,  July  3,  1888. 

iii.  Elizabeth  Titcomb,  b.  in  Norridgewock,  Sept.  25,  181 3;  m.  John  S. 
Abbot.     She  d.  in  1858,  leaving  a  family  of  nine  children. 

iv.  Charles  F.,  b.  in  Norridgewock  Jan.  28,  1816.  Fitted  for  college  and 
graduated  from  Bowdoin  in  the  class  of  1839.  He  was  elected  Presi- 
dent of  the  Maine  State  College  of  Agriculture  and  Mechanic  Arts  at 
Orono,  and  filled  that  position  for  seven  years.  He  received  the  degree 
of  Doctor  of  Divinity  from  Bowdoin  College  and  the  Wesleyan  Uni- 
versity, and  is  at  the  present  time  (1892)  an  able  minister  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church.  Dr.  Allen  m.  Aug.  25,  1844,  Ruth  S. 
Morse,  of  Bath,  Me.     Four  children. 

V.  Albert  B.,  b.  in  Norridgewock,  March  6, 181 9;  was  a  law  student  at  the 
time  of  his  death  in  1841. 

2.  Bartlett  Allen,^  second  son  of  Capt.  William  and  Love  (Coffin) 
Allen,  was  born  in  Chilmark,  Dukes  Co.,  Mass.,  Aug.  25,  1781.  He 
settled  near  the  centre  of  the  town  on  lot  No.  26,  and  cleared  what  is 
now  (1892)  known  as  the  Francis  S.  Rogers  farm.  The  noble  elm 
standing  near  the  house  was  set  out  by  Mr.  Allen  in  1808.  Then  it  was 
a  small  sapling,  but  now  its  branches  have  a  spread  of  nearly  one  hundred 
feet  and  the  trunk  a  girth  of  twelve  feet  two  inches.  He  was  elected 
town  clerk  in  18 10  and  a  member  of  the  board  of  selectmen  in  1813  ; 
for  seven  years  he  was  re-elected  town  clerk,  and  likewise  served  eight 


or  parishes,  and  from  having  had  but  little  intercourse  with  the  inhabitants  for  several  years, 
I,  however,  have  withdrawn  my  manuscript  from  the  Clerk's  office,  copied  it,  made  some  addi- 
tions to  the  statistical  details  to  bring  the  dates  forward  to  the  present  time,  and  in  my  old  age, 
consent  to  have  a  few  copies  printed.'* 


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years  as  selectman.  He  sold  his  farm  to  John  Bailey,  of  Farmington, 
March  25,  1823,  and  returned  to  Martha's  Vineyard,  settling  at  Holmes' 
Hole,  now  Vineyard  Haven.  His  first  wife,  Lucy  Fairbanks,  died  Aug. 
25,  1820,  and  he  married  a  second  time,  Oct.  21,  1821,  Priscilla  FJexter. 
(born  May  12,  1797),  who  died  March  24,  1867.  He  died  Jan.  31, 
1872,  aged  90  years,  5  months  and  6  days. 

Children. 

i.  Truman  Amn  sns,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  11,  1810;  m.  Oct.  13,  1850, 
Susan  Wendell  Eaton,  daughter  of  Isaac  and  Mary  (Lyon)  Eaton,  of 
Farmington,  Me.  Mr.  Allen  went  coasting  for  some  years  and  then 
became  a  skillful  and  reliable  pilot  on  the  New  England  coast.  lie 
has  also  held  many  town  offices  in  Tisbury,  Mass.,  and  only  declined 
re-election  when  the  infirmities  of  age  compelled  him  to  do  so.  He 
d.  July  30,  1888,  leaving  one  son,  Wm.  H.  Allen. 

ii.  Caroline  Augusta,  b.  in  Industry,  July  26,  18 14;  m.  Charles  Harding, 
of  Holmes'  Hole.     Three  children. 

iii.  CHARLorrE  Lucy,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  23,  1818;  m.  Benjamin  Nye.  He 
d.  in  1866.     Three  children. 

iv.        Charles  Dexter,  b.  July  17,  1822;   ra.  Caroline  M.  Luce. 

V.         William  H.,  b.  in  1829;  a  student  at  law.     Died  in  1851. 

3.  Truman  Allen,'^  third  son  of  Capt.  William  and  Love  (Coffin) 
Allen,  was  born,  probably  in  Chilmark,  Mass.,  June  19,  1783.  At  the 
age  of  seventeen  his  youthful  mind  became  a  captive  to  the  glowing 
accounts  of  ^'a  life  on  the  ocean  wave,"  which  he  had  heard  from  his 
father  and  others,  and  he  decided  that  this,  above  all  others,  was  the  life 
for  him.  Fearing  he  could  not  gain  the  consent  of  his  parents  he  packed 
his  small  wardrobe  and  clandestinely  left  home.  He  went  to  Pordand, 
Me.,  and  there  shipped  as  cook  on  a  vessel  l)ound  for  the  West  Indies. 
The  voyage  was  of  several  months'  duration,  and  young  Allen  saw  rough 
times,  "getting  more  kicks  than  coppers,"  as  his  brother,  "Campmeeting 
John,"  tersely  expressed  it.  Returning  home  on  the  completion  of  this 
voyage  his  father  informed  him  that  if  he  wished  to  follow  the  sea  he 
could  do  so  without  running  away  ;  but  like  a  dutiful  son  the  young  man 
remained  at  home  until  he  became  of  age.  On  gaining  his  majority  he 
again  went  to  sea,  and  rose  rapidly  from  forecastle  hand  tcj  the  ptjsition 
of  commander.  As  a  captain  he  sailed  for  the  most  part  from  Bath, 
Me.  His  last  voyage  was  to  the  /Xzores  or  Western  Islands  as  captain 
of  the  brig  "  Hiram."  He  was  somewhat  out  of  health  when  he  left 
Rath,  and  during  the  voyage  he  failed  rapidly,  and  died  on  the  home- 
ward bound  voyage  in  the  fall  of  1818.  He  lies  buried  at  Shelburne, 
Nova  Scotia.  On  the  next  voyage  the  '*  Hiram  "  was  commanded  by 
Captain  Allen's  first  mate,  Nathaniel  Harding,*  of  New  Sharon,  Me., 

♦Captain  Hardinj^  was  born  in  i7«K'>  and  sailed  from  FJath,  Mc,  for  the  West  India  Islands 
in  September,  iSiS.    No  intelligence  was  received  of  ship  or  orew  after  they  left  Bath.  ' 


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but  nothing  was  ever  heard  from  the  ship  or  crew  after  they  left  Bath. 
He  married  Hannah  Sewall,  of  Bath,  and  left  one  daughter,  Sarah  Ann, 
who  died  in  1851. 

4.  John  Allf.n,^  widely  known  as  Campmeeting  John,  was  the  eighth 
child  of  Capt.  William  and  Ix)ve  (Coffin)  Allen.  He  was  born  in  a 
log-cabin  in  the  newly-settled  town  of  Farmington,  Me.,  March  7,  1795. 
When  he  was  three  years  old  his  father  pushed  his  steps  still  further  into 
the  wilderness  and  settled  near  the  outlet  of  that  beautiful  lakelet.  Clear 
Water  Pond,  on  land  owned  by  the  Plymouth  Company,  as  one  of  the 
pioneer  settlers  of  the  present  town  of  Industry.  Here  was  spent  the 
boyhood  and  early  manhood  of  this  eminent  divine,  and  here,  too,  he 
was  converted  at  a  camp- meeting  held  near  the  residence  of  "  Father 
Thompson." 

Some  years  ago  FJder  Allen  wrote  his  autobiography,  but  the  manu- 
script was  destroyed  in  the  great  fire  at  Farmington,  Oct.  22,  1886. 
Fortunately,  however,  the  enterprising  publishers  of  the  Leiuiston 
Journal  had  a  verbatim  copy  of  the  original  manuscript,  which  was 
published  in  their  paper  soon  after  the  good  man's  decease.  Acknowl- 
edging his  indebtedness  to  that  sheet,  the  author  here  reproduces 

JOHN  ALLEN'S  AUTOBIOGRAPHV. 

1  was  born  in  the  interior  of  Farmington,  Me.,  in  a  log-cabin,  March  7th, 
1795,  which  was  of  course  before  my  remembrance,  yet  I  was  surely  there. 
My  parents  were  formerly  of  Martha's  Vineyard,  poor,  but  highly  respected 
by  all  that  knew  them.  They  soon  removed  from  Farmington  to  what  is 
called  Plymouth  Plantation,,  afterwards  incorporated  in  the  town  of  Industry, 
the  name  of  which  my  father  had  the  honor  of  suggesting.*  Some  of  the 
first  of  my  recollections  was  of  attending  school  in  a  barn  by  a  maiden  ladyf 
who  was  not  highly  educated.  Here  was  where  I  learned  my  letters  and  to 
put  them  together  in  ea.sy  words,  of  which  we  were  required  to  give  the  defini- 
tion, and  when  we  could  not  she  would.  The  word  anecdote  was  read. 
**What  is  the  definition?"  ** Don't  know."  **Anecdote,"  said  she,  **is 
what  people  eat  between  meals."  In  another  school,  taught  by  a  young  man,  J 
the  word  biscuit  was  read.  While  we  hesitated  to  pronounce,  the  master  cried 
out  **  liee-squit,  you  rascal — that  is,"  he  said  '*  to  stop."  This  may  show  how 
deficient  my  early  teachers  were  in  education.  My  father  was  anxious  that 
his  children  should  have  a  decent  education,  and  made  as  great  vsacrifices  in 
this  direction  as  his  limited  circumstances  would  admit.     At  length  he  sent 


t  Miss  Dependence  Luce,  who  nuirried  Benjjimin  Biirjfes>  for  hi«i  second  wife. —  W.  C  H. 
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myself  with  a  brother  older  to  an  academy* — the  first  one  in  that  region  of 
the  country.  I  had  an  exalted  opinion  of  an  academy  and  I  thought  a  pre- 
ceptor must  be  a  very  dignified  character.  When  we  arrived  at  the  academy 
the  preceptor  was  absent  on  a  preaching  tour.  A  student  had  charge  of  the 
school.  I  waited  with  impatience  to  see  the  dignified  man.  At  length  he 
arrived,  took  off  his  hat  and  threw  it  down,  and  gave  a  history  of  his  preach- 
ing tour.  Said  he,  **  I  went  down  to  Mount  Vernon  yesterday  to  preach  to 
them.  As  soon  as  I  commenced  an  old  woman  popped  up  and  began  to 
screech  and  scream.  When  she  closed,  I  commenced  again,  when  up  pop()ed 
another  and  began  to  screech  and  scream.  I  told  them  I  had  not  come  there 
to  be  insulted  and  if  they  would  hold  their  peace  I  would  preach  to  them, 
otherwise  I  would  take  my  hat  and  go  home.  They  kept  still."  By  the  way, 
there  was  a  reformation  in  that  place,  but  the  old  man  did  not  seem  to  under- 
stand that  kind  of  business  at  all.  After  remaining  in  this  institution  a  few 
monthst  the  preceptor  visited  my  father,  who  was  anxious  to  know  how  the 
boys  got  along.  **  Well,"  said  the  old  man,  **  Harry  will  make  a  scholar,  but 
as  for  John  you  will  never  make  much  of  him,  he  is  too  full  of  the  devil." 
This  was  the  recommendation  he  gave  of  me  to  my  father,  which  he  soon 
conveyed  to  me,  but  I  thought  the  old  man  was  not  altogether  free  from  his 
Satanic  majesty^s  influence,  for  he  would  get  mad  and  throw  the  Bible  or 
lexicon  or  anything  else  he  could  get  hold  of  at  our  heads  whenever  we  stepped 
aside  from  the  strict  path  of  rectitude. 

The  preceptor  was  a  Scotchman  J  about  fifty  years  of  age.  He  had  lost 
his  wife  and  I  suppose  he  desired  to  have  his  loss  made  up  as  soon  as  possible. 
There  was  a  beautiful  young  lady  in  his  school  about  fourteen  years  of  age  to 
which  he  took  a  great  fancy,  and  had  many  opportunities  of  granting  her  special 
favors.  Her  name  was  Hannah — he  used  to  call  her  Honey,  and  would  climb 
trees  to  procure  robins'  eggs  to  make  his  Honey  a  necklace.  On  one  occasion 
he  clihibed  a  tree,  backed  out  on  a  limb  on  which  there  was  a  robin's  nest, 
and  just  as  he  reached  the  nest  the  limb  broke  and  down  he  came,  bird's  nest 
and  all,  which  so  disenabled  him  that  he  did  not  come  into  the  school  for  a 
number  of  days.  He  at  length  married  the  beautiful  lady — she  made  him  a 
good  wife  and  raised  him  up  a  numerous  offspring.  So  much  for  my  academ- 
ical training  and  acquirements. 

Thus  I  blundered  along  until  I  was  employed  several  times  to  teach  di.v 
trict  schools.  This  was  when  school-masters  were  scarce ;  but  by  keeping 
my  ignorance  out  of  sight  and  putting  my  best  foot  forward,  I  succeeded  in 
passing  an  examination  before  the  committee,  in  fact  some  of  them  knew  but 
a  precious  little  more  than  myself,  and  sometimes  they  had  to  succumb  to  me 

♦  Farmington  Academy,  chartered  by  the  General  Court  of  Massachusetts,  Feb.  13,  1807. — 
W.  C.  H. 

fThe  author  is  of  the  opinion  that  this  is  an  error,  perhaps  of  the  types.  Elder  Allen  once 
wrote  the  author :  "  With  the  exception  of  a  few  iverks  at  an  academy,  when  17  years  old,  my 
education  was  ^^ained  from  the  early  town  schools.— ff'.  C.  H. 

J  This  preceptor  was  Rev.  James  Hall.  Although  at  times  peevish  and  fretful,  he  was 
nevertheless  a  scholar  of  rare  attainments.— W^.  C.  H. 


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and  glad  to  get  off  so  easy.  As  I  kept  a  maniiscript  of  parsing  through 
Pope's  Essay,  and  all  the  sums  of  Kinnie's  Arithmetic,  while  in  the  academy, 
when  any  dispute  arose  I  would  refer  to  my  manuscript  and  this  was  an  end 
to  all  strife.  All  school-masters  have  had  some  striking  incidents  in  their 
schools — so  it  was  with  me.  In  one  case  a  boy  had  disobeyed  my  order  in 
not  building  a  fire.  I  gave  him  a  good  sound  drubbing  and  ordered  him  to 
build  a  good  fire  next  morning  in  season,  or  I  should  give  him  another  pun- 
ishment. The  father  of  this  boy  had  the  day  before  gone  to  a  place  called 
Sodom,  where  much  rum  was  kept,  and  hence  he  stayed  all  night.  When  he 
got  home  he  immediately  came  to  the  school-house,  it  being  intermission 
season.  He  came  and  said  :  **  I  understand  you  have  flogged  my  son  Ward- 
well?"  **  Yes,"  said  1,  **and  if  there  is  not  a  good  lire  built  by  eight  o'clock 
to-morrow  morning  I  shall  give  him  another."  Said  he,  **  If  you  flog  him 
again  you  have  got  to  flog  me,  too."  **  Very  well,"  said  I,  **that  I  can  do  at 
my  leisure,  and  now  take  your  seat  or  leave  the  house,  quick ;  or  I  will  do  it 
now."  Said  he,  **I  suppose  I  have  done  wrong  in  coming  in  here  without 
your  consent."  **  Yes,"  said  I,  "and  you  have  done  wrong  since  you  came 
in,  and  now  take  your  seat  or  march  out  quick."  Out  he  went,  with  a  good 
fire  next  morning  in  season,  and  all  was  quiet.  I  was  at  the  old  man's  house 
soon  after,  when  he  said  he  knew  a  woman  that  could  throw  me  over  a  five- 
rail  fence.  Said  I,  "None  of  your  girls  can  do  it."  (By  the  way,  he  had 
two  strapping  large  girls  that  attended  my  school.)  One  of  them  disobeyed 
orders  and  lied  about  it,  and  said  to  others  afterward  that  she  had  made  a 
fool  of  the  master  by  lying  to  him.  Next  day  I  called  her  to  an  account,  and 
gave  her  the  choice,  either  to  get  down  on  her  knees  and  acknowledge  she 
was  sorry  she  had  lied  or  take  a  ferruling.  I  gave  her  one  minute  to  choose. 
When  I  seized  her  hand  and  drew  my  large  ruler  the  other  great  girl  arose 
and  said,  "You  shan't  strike  my  sister."  "Sit  down,"  said  I,  and  raised  my 
ruler,  when  she  immediately  said,  "I  am  sorry  I  lied."  "So  am  I,"  said  I, 
and  all  was  peace  again. 

Soon  after  this  incident,  when  I  boarded  around,  as  it  was  called,  I  chanced 
to  stop  where  this  largest  girl  worked.  Said  I  to  her,  "  What  was  you  going 
to  do  if  I  had  struck  your  sister?"  Said  she,  "1  should  have  tackled  you 
and  you  would  have  had  a  hard  time  of  it."  "Well,"  said  I,  " I  should  like 
to  know  which  is  the  stoutest,"  so  we  agreed  to  wrestle.  We  took  hold  and 
when  the  word  was  given  by  the  man  of  the  house  we  commenced.  I  did 
not  know  how  strong  or  how  skillful  she  was,  hence  I  did  my  best  at  the  onset, 
and  I  gave  a  tremendous  trip  and  twitch  and  down  she  came  like  a  log,  across 
a  chair,  splitting  it  in  pieces  and  somewhat  laming  her,  who  I  found  could 
not  wrestle  more  than  a  toad.  I  paid  for  the  chair  and  we  agreed  to  say  noth- 
ing about  it,  only  that  she  should  not  boast  any  more  about  flogging  her  mas- 
ter. In  another  place  there  was  a  large  scholar  who  had  been  somewhat 
troublesome  to  other  masters.  He  soon  began  to  cut  up  his  pranks,  when 
I  called  him  to  order  and  made  a  requirement  with  which  he  refused  to  com- 
ply, when  I  said  to  him,  "Do  this  or  leave  the  school."  Said  he,  "If  I 
leave  the  school,  you  have  got  to  put  me  out,  so  put  your  club  law  in  force 


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as  soon  as  you  please."  Said  I,  *•  If  that  is  what  you  want,  put  you  out 
it  is." 

I  then  called  out  two  or  three  large  scholars  and  said  to  them,  ''Here  is 
a  suspicious  character  that  wants  to  be  put  out  of  doors — put  him  out,  but  be 
careful  and  not  hurt  him."  Little  did  I  care  how  much  they  might  hurt  him, 
but  I  thought  in  the  sight  of  the  law  it  might  be  better  to  say  that.  We  all 
clinched  him,  and  out  he  went,  sprawling  in  the  mud.  He  attempted  to  re- 
turn, but  I  forbade  him,  saying,  **  This  is  my  castle ;  if  you  come  in  here  you 
are  a  dead  man." 

He  went  home  and  informed  his  father,  who,  by  the  way,  was  a  justice  of 
the  peace,  a  man  of  some  note.  He  came  to  the  school-house  and  attempted 
to  come  in,  but  I  refused  him,  saying,  "  Your  son  has  made  some  disturbance 
in  the  school  this  morning  and  we  are  not  prepared  for  company."  He  went 
home,  took  his  horse,  and  rode  some  twenty  miles  to  consult  a  lawyer,  who, 
after  hearing  his  story,  advised  him  saying,  '*  If  you  have  got  a  bad  master, 
get  along  with  him  as  well  as  you  can,  and  next  winter  get  a  good  one ! "  In 
the  mean  time  I  had  called  the  district  together,  who  sanctioned  my  course 
and  legalized  what  I  had  done.  I  was  employed  two  winters  following  with  a 
salary  increased  ft-om  ten  to  twelve  dollars  per  month  and  boarded. 

During  the  winter  of  1812,  politics  raged  to  a  great  extent.  The  two  par- 
ties were  called  Federalists  and  Republicans.  There  was  a  retired  sea  captain 
who  was  a  republican ;  he  employed  a  preacher  who  was  a  republican  to  preach 
a  political  sermon.  The  people  assembled  at  his  house.  The  preacher  took 
for  his  text,  "  Curse  ye  bitterly  the  inhabitants  thereof  because  ye  came  not 
up  to  the  help  of  the  Lord  against  the  mighty."  *'Now,"  says  the  preacher, 
'*  this  means  the  Federalists — thus  we  shall  read,  *  Curse  ye  the  Federalists, 
etc'  "  '*  Yes,"  said  the  sea  captain,  **  curse  them,  curse  them,"  when  an  old 
Englishman  present,  who  was  a  federalist,  said,  ''That  is  a  lie:  there  is  no 
such  thing  in  the  Bible," — when  a  stout  man  took  him  by  the  collar  and 
pitched  him  out  of  doors  saying,  "  I  will  teach  you  to  dispute  the  man  of  God 
while  he  is  preaching  the  Gospel."  The  next  day  the  old  Englishman  said 
"  that  the  minister  did  lie  and  he  told  him  so,  but  Chaney  Butler*  took  him  up 
in  an  unbecoming  manner  and  pitched  him  out  doors." 

I  served  an  apprenticeship  [as  a  clothier]  with  a  man  who  was  a  good  work- 
man, but  a  periodical  drunkard.  1  felt  desirous  of  learning  the  trade  and 
becoming  a  good  workman,  but  had  no  idea  of  learning  or  practicing  his  bad 
habits,  yet  I  must  acknowledge  to  my  shame  I  was  too  tractable  even  in  that 
also,  and  by  degrees  became  an  inebriate.  This  caused  me  much  trouble  and 
sorrow,  and  sometimes  a  hair-breadth  escape  from  death  and  destruction. 
One  instance :  While  driving  a  stage  from  Camden  to  Bucksport,  descending  a 
long  hill,  at  the  bottom  of  which  was  a  high  bridge  some  twenty  feet  above 
the  stream  and   bowlders  below,  there  was  a  curve   in   coming  on   to   the 

*  Undoubtedly  Ebcnezer  Chaney  Butler,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Amy  (Daggett)  Butler,  of 
F'arniington,  is  the  person  here  referred  to.  He  wjis  noted  far  and  near  for  his  great  physical 
strength,  and  it  may  be  that  on  this  occasion  his  desire  for  an  opportunity  to  exercise  his  mus- 
cular powers  was  greater  than  that  of  maintaining  the  dignity  of  •*  The  man  of  God." — W.  C.  H. 


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bridge,  which  had  no  railing.  Through  my  carelessness,  no  doubt  in  conse- 
quence of  drink,  the  horses  took  the  bit,  started  into  a  swift  run  and  made 
straight  for  the  bridge,  regardless  of  the  curve.  I  saw  nothing  but  destruc- 
tion before  us.  But  a  colored  man  who  was  on  the  box  with  me,  seeing  the 
danger,  grasped  the  pole  horses  and  made  a  tremendous  surge  to  the  right 
and  we  barely  escaped  being  dashed  in  pieces.  As  soon  as  1  found  we  were 
safe  I  cracked  on  the  whip,  when  a  gentleman  in  the  coach,  seeing  the  dan- 
ger, cfted  out  at  the  top  of  his  voice,  saying,  **  Where  are  you  driving  us?'' 
**To  Belfast,"  said  1,  **  about  three  miles — good  roads." 
Said  he,  **  You  like  to  drove  us  off  that  bridge." 
**  Oh,'"  said  I,  **  I  can  drive  within  an  inch  and  go  safe." 
**  An  inch  of  my  life,"  said  he ;  **  I  will  inform  the  stage  contractor  in  Port- 
land." **  Well,"  said  I,  "you  will  inform  him  that  I  drove  you  safe,  will  you?" 
I  soon  quit  the  business,  as  I  found  it  was  not  safe  for  one  who  took  his 
bitters.  One  ridiculous  incident  occurred  while  I  drove  stage.  I  put  up  at  a 
tavern  where  they  kept  the  "creature."  In  retiring  late  one  night,  I  found  it 
necessary  to  be  cautious  in  going  up  to  my  lodgings.  When  1  arrived  there, 
in  attempting  to  set  my  light  on  the  stand,  it  fell  short  and  went  out.  I  found 
some  difficulty  in  getting  into  bed,  thought  the  chamber-maid  had  not  made 
up  the  bed  right,  as  the  quilt  extended  over  the  head  of  the  bed  to  the  floor. 
However,  I  succeeded  in  getting  into  bed.  Next  morning  I  awoke  and  found 
I  had  made  a  mistake  and  got  into  bed  wrong  end  foremost,  as  my  feet  were 
on  the  pillow  instead  of  my  head.  Ah!  Rum  makes  a  fool  of  a  man,  sure 
enough ;  but  finally  a  better  day  dawned  upon  me,  for,  after  many  fruitless 
attempts  single  handed,  to  cure  myself,  I  was  prevailed  upon  to  sign  the  tem- 
perance pledge  in  company  with  others  in  December,  1824.  I  kept  this  pledge 
and  thus  weathered  the  cape  and  with  it  the  destruction  which  would  have 
followed.  In  my  efforts  to  promote  temperance,  I  was  not  aware  that  the  use 
of  tobacco  was  any  hindrance.  On  one  occasion  we  secured  a  lecturer  who 
read  Dr.  Hickcok's  prize  essay  on  temperance.  He  showed  in  a  masterly 
manner  the  evils  of  intemperance  in  the  use  of  intoxicating  liquor  which  I  well 
understood.  All  at  once  he  attacked  the  narcotics  and  with  this  my  tobacco, 
and  withal  said  that  a  man  was  not  a  thorough-going  temperance  man  who 
was  a  slave  to  tobacco.  This  was  too  much  for  me  and  I  threw  my  quid  into 
the  fire.  He  preached  on  till  I  threw  my  fig,*  from  my  pocket,  into  the  fire, 
which  caused  a  little  merriment  in  the  congregation  to  see  this  practical  illus- 
tration of  the  subject.  When  he  closed  I  arose  and  said,  "  I  have  professed 
to  be  a  thoroughly  temperance  man,  but  according  to  your  address,  I  have 
not  been ;  you  have  preached  the  tobacco  out  of  my  mouth  and  out  of  my 
pocket,  and  I  am  determined  not  to  use  any  more."  In  going  out  of  the  house 
a  gentleman  said  to  me,  "You  will  have  a  quid  in  your  mouth  within  a  fort- 
night;'I  have  tried  that  game,  but  didn't  succeed." 

1  said  nothing  audibly,  but  to  myself  I  said,  "John,  die  or  live,  you  shan't 


*  In  those  days  what  is  now  known  as  a  '*  plug  ".of  tobacco  was  invariably  known  as  a 
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have  it,"  but  it  was  not  long  before  I  thought  I  should  die ;  but,  thank  God,  I 
am  alive  yet,  and  although  that  was  forty-five  years  ago  I  have  not  tasted  one 
particle  as  big  as  a  mouse^s  ear  since.  My  health  improved,  I  increased  in 
weight,  and  on  the  whole  it  was  a  great  victory. 

Notwithstanding  I  had  early  religious  instructions,  yet  by  carelessness 
and  wicked  associations,  I  became  skeptical  and  embraced  what  I  now  con- 
sider false  and  dangerous  doctrines.  But  when  I  was  twenty-eight  years  old, 
I  had  a  very  frightful  dream,  which,  although  it  was  only  a  dream,  it  checked 
me  in  what  I  afterwards  considered  a  dangerous  course.  June  29th,  1825, 
when  I  was  thirty  years  of  age  I  attended  my  first  camp-meeting.  There  I 
was  more  than  ever  convinced  of  my  wretched  condition  out  of  Christ.  I  then 
sought  and  obtained  pardon  of  all  my  past  sins,  was  made  remarkably  happy 
in  believing  on  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  One  year  from  that  time,  at  a  camp- 
meeting,  I  received  a  wonderful  baptism  of  the  Holy  Ghost.  I  have  never 
had  a  doubt  since  of  the  privilege  of  all  Christians  obtaining  the  inestimable 
blessing  of  perfect  love.* 

In  August,  1867,  at  Martha^s  Vineyard,  I  had  the  blessing  wonderfully 
restored,  since  which  my  peace  has  been  like  a  river  almost  continually. 
Very  soon  after  my  conversion  to  God,  while  alone  I  was  solemnly  impressed 
to  preach  the  gospel.  I  began  to  think  about  the  same,  for  I  had  no  prepara- 
tion in  that  direction,  but  this  impression  never  left  me.  Three  years  after 
this  I  made  my  first  attempt,  but  failed.  An  old  lady  arose  and  thanked  God 
for  the  truth,  and  said,  **  No  doubt  God  had  called  him."  Thought  I,  "called 
him  to  do  nothing."  Again  I  endeavored  to  get  a  subject  matured.  I 
commenced  but  had  not  proceeded  far  when  a  man  of  note  as  well  as  piety 
came  in,  and  I  closed  at  once  lest  I  should  be  criticised  by  him.  Thus  1  had 
my  ups  and  downs,  but  I  found  I  could  not  preach  like  others.  On  a  certain 
occasion  I  expected  to  be  called  to  preach  at  a  watch-meeting.  I  thought  I 
would  prepare  my  sermon  and  preach  like  other  people.  So  I  divided  my 
subject  into  three  grand  divisions,  and  each  grand  division  into  three  subdivis- 
ions. Sure  enough,  I  was  called  upon  to  preach.  I  took  my  text  and  said: 
**  My  first  grand  division  is  this ; "  I  labored  away  for  a  little  time  when  some- 
thing put  it  into  my  head  to  enquire  what  my  next  grand  division  was ;  I  could 
not  remember  and  again  the  thought  came,  **  What  are  you  about  now,"  and 
this  1  had  forgotten.  Said  1,  **  Let  us  pray."  When  I  closed,  another  brother 
commenced.  While  he  was  praying  the  subject  came  to  me  again.  I  arose 
and  began  again,  but  I  let  my  grand  divisions  go  to  the  bugs  and  gave  it  to 


*  A  good  story  is  told  concerning  Elder  Allen's  conversion.  As  a  boy  John  was  noted 
for  his  boldness  and  brawn  and  was  held  in  awe  by  his  associates,  whom  he  was  apt  to  summa- 
rily chastise  for  any  affront  received  from  them.  One  fellow  in  particular  bore  a  particularly 
bitter  grudge  against  John,  and  when  he  heard  of  his  conversion  he  determined  to  revenge  him- 
self. He  met  John  the  next  morning  after  the  future  divine  returned  from  that  memorable 
camp-meeting,  where  he  had  "  his  first  experience."  "  Look-a-here,  John  Allen,  you  licked  me 
once  and  now  I  am  going  to  pay  you  for  it.  You're  pious  now  and  can't  fight."  John  gazed 
steadily  at  the  threatening  face  and  brandished  fists  and  then  calmly  but  significantly  replied, 
'*  Daniel,  keep  back;  John  Allen  is  pious  now,  but  he  is  liable  to  backslide."  Daniel  forebore 
to  tempt.— JF.  C. //. 


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them  in  my  own  style  and  had  a  good  time.  When  I  looked  it  over  I  had 
some  trials  about  it,  and  coming  home  I  asked  a  young  convert  who  was  with 
me  what  he  thought  of  my  strange  exercises  last  night.  He  said  he  did  not 
know  to  what  I  referred.  "Why,"  said  I,  ** my  break-down  in  preaching." 
•*Why,"  said  he,  **that  was  all  the  difference  I  discovered  between  a  watch- 
meeting  and  other  meetings,  and  thought  that  was  in  the  programme  of  a 
watch-meeting."    I  was  at  length  received  into  the  Maine  Conference. 

I  had  not  succeeded  well  in  business,  hence  was  poor.  I  procured  a  horse 
cheap,  one  reason  on  account  of  her  being  ugly  and  had  done  mischief  in 
breaking  carriages  and  harnesses,  but  could  be  rode  on  the  back.  I  thought, 
however,  I  would  try  her  in  a  carriage  as  I  wanted  to  go  to  a  camp-meeting 
about  thirty  miles  away,  but  the  first  hill  1  came  to  she  stopped,  backed  back 
and  spoke  as  plain  as  a  horse  could  speak,  saying,  **  Strike  me  so  that  I  can 
throw  myself  down  and  break  the  carriage  and  harness."  *'  No,  Dolly,"  said 
I,  **  if  you  wait  for  me  to  strike  you,  you  may  wait  all  day."  So  I  took  out 
my  hymn-book  and  sang  some  of  our  revival  pieces,  spoke  to  her  kindly, 
turned  her  towards  home ;  she  would  go  that  way  a  spell,  then  I  ttu-ned  her 
again  and  came  to  the  hill,  where  she  was  accustomed  to  practice  her  pranks, 
stopped  again,  and  again  I  would  sing  and  speak  kindly.  After  going  through 
these  operations  two  or  three  times  she  went  up  the  hill  and  moved  on  with- 
out further  trouble.  And  after- that  when  she  attempted  anything  wrong  I 
used  her  in  the  same  manner,  and  she  became  one  of  the  most  docile  and  ser- 
viceable creatures  I  ever  owned.  I  drove  her  thirteen  years  over  large  cir- 
cuits, never  failing  to  perform  good  service.  That's  the  way  I  break  balky 
horses. 

I  felt  so  much  better  in  cutting  off  my  whig  blinders,  that  I  immediately 
cut  off  the  blinders  from  my  horse,  thinking  a  horse  would  feel  better  looking 
out  every  way,  as  well  as  a  man.  I  had  great  success  on  my  circuit.  There 
were  three  instances  of  receiving  one  hundred  converts  into  my  society  a 
year. 

I  once  cured  a  rumseller  and  drinker  in  this  wise :  He  came  into  my  meet- 
ing requesting  prayers.  He  kept  a  little  shop,  sold  rum  and  was  a  great  cus- 
tomer himself.  I  called  upon  him.  He  was  leaning  on  his  counter,  partly 
intoxicated;  I  inquired  how  it  was  with  him,  he  said  he  was  a  great  sinner; 
I  said,  •*  There  is  no  doubt  of  that,  but,"  said  I,  **  the  rum  is  what  is  destroy- 
ing you."  **0h,"  said  he,  **my  heart,  my  heart."  "Yes,"  said  I,  "and 
your  head,  too.  1  will  buy  your  rum  and  give  you  the  first  cost."'  I  urged  the 
subject  so  hard  that  he  rolled  out  the  keg,  set  it  up  on  end,  took  out  the  fau- 
cet and  kneeled  down  to  give  himself  up  to  the  Lord.  I  slyly  tipped  the  keg 
down  and  let  it  run,  when  he  opened  his  eyes  and  cried  out,  "wasting,  wast- 
ing," which  were  the  first  words  of  his  prayer.  He  sprang  up,  I  rolled  the 
keg  out  of  doors,  and  called  for  a  boy  to  bring  an  axe  to  knock  in  the  head ; 
he  said  it  had  not  been  measured — "never  mind,"  said  I,  "guess  at  it  and  be 
sure  and  guess  enough."  New  rum  was  only  thirty-five  cents  a  gallon.  This 
was  a  long  time  before  the  Maine  law  was  in  force,  but  the  principle  was  the 
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Said  some  of  the  rummies  in  the  place,  **If  Allen  is  sent  here  to  preach 
the  gospel,  why  does  he  not  attend  to  his  preaching  ?  What  is  he  down  here 
kicking  rum  out  doors  for  ?  ^'  I  told  them  that  the  rum  must  be  kicked  out 
before  the  gospel  can  take  effect  there.  That  man  bought  no  more  rum 
but  became  a  christian  and  at  length  did  well. 

On  one  circuit  there  was  a  good  revival  and  many  converts.  When  the 
presiding  elder  came  he  was  late,  but  took  for  his  text,  **Feed  my  lambs/* 
He  was  rather  dull  at  this  time,  and  preached  an  hour  and  twenty  minutes. 
When  he  closed  I  arose  and  said  that  in  order  for  lambs  to  do  well,  three 
things  were  necessary :  First,  feed  in  season ;  second,  give  them  a  little  at  a 
time;  and  third,  give  it  to  them  warm. 

**  Now,"  said  I,  **  if  they  cannot  eat  such  food  as  they  have  had  given  them 
to-day,  it  must  be  their  moral  appetite  is  poor."  When  the  elder  came  down 
from  the  pulpit  he  said  to  me,  **  You  knock  a  man  down,  and  then  try  to  raise 
him  up  again,  will  you?" 

I  was  on  a  Christian  Commission  in  the  army,  being  appointed  a  chaplain 
in  a  hospital  at  Camp  Stoneham,  where  was  an  old  surgeon  who  had  used 
other  chaplains  with  insolence.  I  was  informed  of  this,  and  1  was  told  that 
probably  he  would  use  me  in  the  same  manner.  When  I  arrived  there  he 
immediately  began  his  insolence,  first  by  inquiring  where  I  was  from.  I  told 
him  from  Maine,  away  down  east.  He  commenced  questioning  and  insulting 
me.  I  let  him  run  for  a  spell  when  I  could  discover  the  chuckling  of  the 
inmates  of  the  hospital  in  seeing  the  old  surgeon  handling  the  old  chaplain  so. 
When  the  proper  time  arrived  I  said  to  him,  **  1  got  well  acquainted  with  a  man 
away  down  east  that  minded  his  own  business ;  he  got  along  nicely  and  1 
think  of  taking  the  same  course  here."  This  brought  down  the  house  at  the 
old  surgeon's  expense.  He  could  make  no  reply,  but  became  my  personal 
friend.  Sometime  after  I  called  at  the  office  of  the  .surgeon-in-chief  of  the 
station,  who  said  to  me,  **  What  do  you  think  old  Haveling,  the  surgeon,  says 
about  you?"  I  told  him  I  did  not  know  and  neither  did  1  care.  **  Well,"  he 
says,  '*  we  have  got  an  old  gray-headed  chaplain  at  the  hospital,  but  he  is  no 
fool ;  he  used  me  up  short  warp,"  and  then  told  him  the  story. 

In  our  ministerial  associations  the  ministers  take  great  liberty  in  criticising 
each  other's  preaching,  etc.  When  they  came  to  me  they  said,  **  There  is  no 
use  in  trying  to  straighten  him,  he  is  like  a  rickety  cart,  he  will  roll  and  kill  a 
snake  and  then  whip  back  again  and  roll  on."  **  I  think,"  said  I,  '*ihat  is 
better  than  to  roll  .so  smoothly  as  to  kill  no  snake  at  all."  In  one  of  these 
meetings  there  was  a  Baptist  minister  present.  The  subject  of  Methodist 
polity  and  economy  was  up  for  discussion.  When  the  Baptist  minister  was 
called  upon  to  give  his  views  in  regard  to  it,  he  spoke  favorably,  and  at  length 
said  he  thought  there  was  too  much  machinery  attached  to  the  Methodist 
economy. 

It  came  my  turn  to  speak  next,  when  I  said,  **  There  is  a  good  deal  of 
machinery  attached  to  the  Methodist  economy,  but  it  does  not  take  quite  so 
much  water  to  run  it  as  it  does  the  Baptist."     They  all  laughed  at  me. 

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raged  with  me  in  that  his  wife  had  become  a  penitent,  and  unbeknown  to  me 
had  threatened  to  whip  me  if  I  came  to  his  home.  Next  day  I  went  there, 
but  as  he  saw  me  coming  over  the  hill,  he  retired  to  his  barn.  He  had  heard 
that  I  followed  people  up,  as  he  told  me  afterwards,  hence  he  took  a  pitch- 
fork, saying  to  himself,  **  I  have  left  my  house,  but  if  he  comes  to  the  bam 
there  will  be  a  fight."  His  wife  became  a  christian  and  was  baptized.  He 
was  angry,  but  said  to  me,  withal,  that  I  might  come  to  his  house  if  1  would 
not  quarrel  with  him.  Said  he,  **  It  will  be  altogether  according  to  how  you 
begin  with  me."  **  Oh."  said  I,  **  I  will  begin  clever  with  you."  Next  day  I 
went  and  found  him  in  a  rage  against  these  professors,  saying  they  were  all  a 
miserable  pack  of  hypocrites.  Said  1,  **  Would  you  not  like  to  have  real  pure 
religion  yourself?"  "  Yes,"  said  he,  **  if  I  could  have  the  good  old-fashioned 
religion  such  as  Saint  l*aul  had."  Said  I,  **  That  is  the  right  kind ;  let  us  pray 
for  it."  I  knelt  down  and  said,  **  Oh  Lord,  give  this  man  that  good  old-fash- 
ioned religion  such  as  Saint  Paul  had ;  for  Christ's  sake.  Amen."  His  wife 
told  me  afterwards  that  he  sat  looking  into  the  fire  after  I  left  and  said,  **What 
a  fool  that  was !  just  as  though  there  was  more  kinds  of  religion  than  one." 
He,  however,  became  a  penitent  and  was  converted  and  became  one  of  my 
warmest  friends.  There  has  been  in  other  instances  threats  to  whip,  but  I 
did  not  get  it. 

There  was  a  man  in  my  congregation  who  had  gone  far  astray  from  the 
path  of  virtue  and  rectitude,  but  without  contrition  or  repentance  would  fre- 
quently speak  of  his  persecution,  but  withal  would  say  that  a  tree  which  had 
many  clubs  under  it  bore  the  best  apples.  I  told  him  the  rest  of  the  story, 
that  it  was  not  always  so,  for  sometimes  there  was  a  hornet's  nest  in  the  tree ; 
— rather  personal,  yet  a  tnie  application.  One  day  I  was  in  a  missionary  con- 
cert when  the  meeting  became  dull.  I  took  occasion  to  tell  them  the  cir- 
cumstance that  was  related  to  me  of  some  seamen  on  board  a  craft,  when  they 
expected  every  moment  to  be  lost.  One  enjoined  upon  another  to  pray.  Said 
he,  •*  I  can't."  *'  Well,"  said  he,  **  sing."  The  answer  was,  **  I  can't  sing." 
**  Well,"  said  he,  **  then  let  us  take  up  a  collection,  for  I  think  we  ought  to 
have  religious  exercise  before  we  go  down !"  So  I  thought  we  ought  to  have 
some  religious  exercises  if  it  was  no  more  than  taking  up  a  collection  in  a 
missionary  meeting — before  we  go  down. 

I  have  attended  now  376*  camp-meetings — all  interesting,  and  with  so 
many  interesting  incidents  that  1  dare  not  enter  upon  them  lest  I  weary  your 
patience.  Suffice  it  to  say  that  I  have  obtained  a  title  which  answers  my  pur- 
pose better  than  a  D.  D.     But  titles  are  of  very  little  consequence. t 


♦The  figures  here  given  are  those  of  the  editors  of  the  LrwistCH  Journal.  Elder  Allen 
died  while  attending^  his  376th  ciimp-meeting,  while  this  sketch  was  prepared  some  years  pre- 
vious to  his  death. —  W.  C  //. 

t  The  sobriquet  Campmeeting^  Jf)hn  Allen  was  not  acquired,  as  many  supposed,  simply  from 
his  fondness  Cor  attending  those  gathcrinj;s,  l)ut  was  first  used  to  distinguish  him  from  another 
minister  of  the  same  name,  thoug'h  of  a  ditlerent  denomination.  When  Elder  Allen  was 
spoken  of,  people  wnuld  ask,  •♦  Which  Allen?  *'  when  the  reply  would  be,  "  Why,  Campmectinj^ 
Allen."— W.  C.H, 


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Thus  closes  the  interesting  autobiography  of  a  man  whom  the  Boston 
Globe  aptly  styles  "  the  most  popular  if  not  the  most  famous  clergyman 
in  America."  Reared  amid  scenes  of  privation  and  want,  he  was  obliged 
at  the  age  of  ten  years  to  work  early  and  late  through  the  -busy  season 
of  the  year  without  shoes  or  hat  —  a  home-made  woolen  cap  taking  the 
place  of  the  latter.  If  he  attended  the  training  of  the  militia  or  the  gen- 
eral muster,  the  only  holidays  known  to  the  early  settlers,  he  was 
required  to  take  a  stint  each  day  until  the  lost  time  was  made  up. 
He  says,  "  I  remember  well  when  I  had  my  first  suit  of  gray  clothes, 
felt  hat  and  thick  shoes.  Oh,  how  proud  I  felt ! "  His  first  silver  dol- 
lar was  earned  when  a  small  boy  by  raising  some  water-melons  which  he 
sold  on  a  public  holiday.  A  man  came  along  and  offered  him  a  silver 
dollar  for  his  change  ;  accepting  the  offer,  he  went  home  feeling  as  rich 
as  Crcesus  with  so  much  money  in  his  pocket.  His  disappointment  can 
be  better  imagined  than  described,  when  the  discovery  was  made  that 
his  precious  dollar  was  a  base  counterfeit  and  he  was  again  penniless. 
About  the  time  he  became  of  age  he  was  employed  to  teach  a  term  of 
school  in  the  town  of  Prospect,  in  what  is  now  Waldo  County  in  this 
State.  So  doubtful  was  he  of  his  ability  to  give  full  satisfaction,  that 
he  would  agree  to  teach  only  for  one  month,  and  that  on  trial.  At  the 
expiration  of  the  month  he  was  so  well  liked  that  he  was  retained  for  the 
remainder  of  the  term.  He  taught  the  same  school  for  three  winters  in 
succession,  and  was  earnestly  requested  to  accept  the  position  the  suc- 
ceeding winter,  but  declined. 

He  married,  Oct.  20,  1820,  Annah  Hersey,  daughter  of  Capl. 
Nathaniel  and  Lucy  (White)  Hersey,  by  whom  he  had  a  family  of  four 
children.  After  his  marriage  he  continued  to  teach  in  Farmington,  Phil- 
lips and  Strong,  during  the  winter,  for  a  period  of  nearly  ten  years.  He 
made  a  profession  of  religion  June  29,  1825,  at  a  camp- meeting  near  the 
residence  of  Rev.  John  Thompson,  as  has  been  previously  stated.  Here, 
to  use  his  own  language,  he  "went  in  a  swearing  Universalist  and  came 
out  a  howling  Methodist."  The  next  year  he  received  an  exhorter's 
license  and  at  once  began  the  work  of  the  ministry,  in  which  he  has  since 
been  so  signally  successful.  He  was  admitted  to  the  Maine  Methodist 
Conference  in  1835.  After  joining  the  Conference  he  bapti7.ed  530 
converts  on  seven  circuits,  or  an  average  of  a  fraction  over  seventy-five 
for  each  circuit  on  which  he  was  stationed.  His  seventh  cHrcuit  was  In- 
dustry, where  a  sweeping  reformation  resulted  from  his  preaching.  After 
laboring  on  circuits  for  twenty-two  years  he  l)ccame  an  evaiigelist  and 
traveled  extensively  in  Maine,  Massachusetts,  and  other  New  England 
States.     Many  singular  experiences  have  occurred  in  the    life  of  this 


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remarkable  man  which,  could  they  be  collected,  would  form  an  interest- 
ing volume.  He  was  once  recjuested  to  visit  a  family  where  the  husband 
and  wife  did  not  live  in  the  utmost  conjugal  felicity.  After  much  per- 
suasion the  belligerent  couple  were  induced  to  kneel  with  Elder  Allen 
while  their  case  was  presented  to  the  All-wise  Arbitrator.  In  the  course 
of  his  prayer,  Elder  Allen  asked  "  that  the  woman  might  become  a  lov- 
ing, faithful,  obedient  wife,  in  all  things  submissive  to  the  will  of  her  hus- 
band." This  was  too  much  for  the  aggrieved  husband ;  he  could  no 
longer  repress  the  emotions  of  his  troubled  bosom.  Springing  excitedly 
to  his  feet  and  wildly  flourishing  his  arms,  he  shouted,  "That's  just  what 
I  want,  Elder,  that's  just  what  I  want,  but  d — n  her,  she  won't."  The 
ridiculousness  of  the  situation  for  the  nonce  nearly  upset  Elder  Allen's 
equanimity,  but  instantly  recovering  his  accustomed  composure  he  said, 
in  a  tone,  the  sternness  of  which  precluded  the  slightest  delay,  "  Kneel 
down,  sir."  The  excited  husband  obeyed  the  command  in  silence  and 
the  prayer  was  concluded  without  further  interruption. 

The  wit  and  originality  for  which  he  was  noted  were  inherited,  it  is 
said,  from  his  maternal  ancestors.  Perhaps  no  anecdote  better  illustrates 
the  richness  of  his  humor  than  the  following,  which  he  was  fond  of 
relating:  "One  day,"  said  the  veteran  preacher,  "I  was  going  to  a 
ride  with  niy  wife.  She  was  quiet  and  retiring-like — very  serious  minded. 
I  was  helping  her  into  the  carriage  when  she  said,  'John,  I  ain't  so 
buoyant  as  when  I  was  a  girl.'  *  No,'  says  I,  *  and  I  ain't  so  gallant 
as  when  I  was  a  boy.' " 

After  a  long  and  faithful  service  in  the  ministry  he  retired  and  set- 
tled in  the  quiet  village  of  Farmington,  Maine,  though  he  continued  to 
preach  occasionally  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  Though  small  in  stat- 
ure, Campmeeting  John  Allen  was  a  man  of  commanding  appearance, 
one  who  would  attract  attention  in  any  place.  His  erect  figure  was 
usually  clad  in  a  suit  of  black,  and  the  black  tile  and  white  cravat  which 
he  invariably  wore  gave  him  a  decidedly  clerical  appearance.  A  cleanly- 
shaven  face  revealed  a  striking  physiognomy,  and  the  sparkle  of  his  clear 
blue  eyes  bespoke  the  underlying  current  of  (luaint  humor.  His  step 
was  elastic,  and  even  in  the  last  years  of  his  life  he  seemed  to  depend 
but  little  upon  the  assistance  of  his  walking-stick.  He  served  as  chap- 
lain in  the  Legislature  for  two  years.  On  one  occasion  during  chaplaincy 
he  prayed  for  the  legislators  after  this  wise  :  "  Oh  Lord,  enable  them 
to  condense  and  to  be  able  to  stop  when  they  get  through." 

His  wife  died  June  24,  1875,  and  he  again  married,  Jan.  9,  1876, 
Mrs,  Sarah  Ann  Fellows,  daughter  of  Enoch  and  Sarah  (Cummings) 
Whittier.     She  was  born  in  Athens,  Me.,  Jan.  9,  1814,  and  died  in  Farm- 


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ington,  April  29,  1881.  While  making  preparations  to  close  up  his 
affairs  in  Farmington  for  the  purpose  of  going  to  live  with  his  daughter, 
Mrs.  Lothrop,  of  Boston,  occurred  the  disastrous  fire  of  Oct.  22,  1886. 
In  this  fire  he  lost  two  houses,  all  his  household  goods,  private  papers, 
etc.  Disposing  of  his  real  estate,  he  went  to  Boston  and  resided  with 
his  daughter  as  he  had  previously  planned.  Early  Monday  morning, 
Aug.  29,  1887,  he  left  Boston  to  attend  a  camp-meeting  at  Epping,  N. 
H.,  but  through  some  inadvertence  he  was  carried  past  the  station  at 
which  he  wished  to  stop.  He  then  changed  his  plans  and  kept  on  to 
the  East  Livermore  camp-ground.  After  his  arrival  he  seemed  for  a 
time  much  fatigued  by  his  journey,  but  soon  recovered  his  customary 
good  spirits  and  nothing  serious  was  apprehended  even  up  to  the  hour 
of  his  death. 

Tuesday  forenoon  he  seemed  brighter  and  took  part  in  the  meetings 
during  the  day.  At  night  he  ate  no  supper.  In  the  evening  prayer- meet- 
ing he  spoke  to  considerable  length.  On  this  occasion  he  seemed  to 
feel  that  the  end  was  very  near,  and  his  remarks  were  mostly  to  that 
effect.  Wednesday  afternoon  he  seemed  bright  and  cheerful  and  chat- 
ted pleasantly  with  those  around  him.  His  death,  which  occurred  at  5 
o'clock  p.  M.,  in  the  cottage  of  John  Worthley,  was  so  easy  and  sudden 
that  those  in  the  room  hardly  noticed  it.  He  was  sitting  in  an  arm- 
chair when  he  drew  a  long  breath  and  fell  back  dead.  His  face  looked 
as  natural  as  life,  and  it  seemed  as  if  he  had  just  fallen  asleep.  The  last 
sentence  he  uttered  was,  "  I  shall  be  ready  to  go  to  Boston  to-morrow 
morning."  But  a  few  hours  previous  to  his  death  he  executed  the  nec- 
essary legal  papers  for  placing  a  $300  memorial  window  in  the  new 
Methodist  Church,  at  Farmington,  then  in  the  process  of  erection.  Not 
long  before  his  death  he  said  to  a  friend,  "  I  had  as  lief  die  on  the 
East  Livermore  camp-ground  as  any  place  in  the  world."  And  there 
the  gracious  Father  permitted  him  to  ])reathe  his  last.  There,  too,  were 
held  the  last  sad  rites  of  burial  before  the  mortal  remains  of  the  camp- 
meeting  saint  were  brought  to  Farmington  for  interment.  His  funeral, 
on  Friday,  September  2d,  was  attended  by  a  large  concourse  of  relatives 
and  friends.  Long  before  the  appointed  hour  every  available  seat  was 
occupied.  The  forenoon  trains  brought  large  numbers,  while  a  constant 
stream  of  carriages  came  from  all  directions  until  between  three  and 
four  thousand  people  had  gathered  to  pay  their  last  respects  to  the 
departed.  The  funeral  services  were  conducted  in  an  impressive  man- 
ner by  Rev.  George  C.  Andrews,  of  Wilton.  Among  the  opening  exer- 
cises was  the  reading  of  the  twenty-third  Psalm,  which  had  been  a  great 
favorite  with  the  deceased  during  his  lifetime.     Agreeably  to  a  promise 


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made  to  Elder  Allen,  Rev.  Dr.  Cullis,  of  Boston,  preached  the  funeral 
sermon.  In  an  eloquent  address  Dr.  Cullis  paid  a  glowing  tribute  to 
the  memory  of  the  venerable  divine.  After  the  services  the  remains 
were  brought  to  Farmington,  where,  in  the  gloom  of  the  fast-fading 
twilight,  the  mortal  remains  of  Campmeeting  John  Allen  were  consigned 
to  their  last  resting  place,  in  Riverside  Cemetery,  there  to  await  the 
coming  of  the  resurrection  morn. 

Children. 

i.  Amanda  Elvira,  b.  Aug.  8,  1821;  m.  Mar.  9,  1841,  Edwin  Norton,  son 
of  James  Instance  and  Sarah  (Smith)  Norton,  of  Farmington.  She 
is  the  mothdr  of  six  children,  the  youngest  of  whom,  Lillian,  has 
acquired  great  fame  as  a  vocalist,  both  abroad  and  in  this  country. 

ii.  Jt)HN  Wilson,  b.  in  Farmington,  Me.,  Dec.  19,  1823.  He  graduated 
from  the  Maine  Wesleyan  Seminary  and  subsequently  taught  for  many 
years  in  Norwich,  Conn.  He  m.  January,  1875,  Vannie  F.  Geyer  (b. 
in  Friendship,  Me.,  July  7,  1850),  daughter  of  Francis  and  Almira 
L.  (Thompson)  Geyer.  Now  (1892)  resides  in  Maplewood,  Maiden, 
Mass.,  J.  /. 

iii.  Clkmentine  Elizabeth,  b.  Feb.  15,  1827;  m.  June  4,  1851,  I^wis  W. 
Howes,  of  Belfast,  Me.;  d.  in  Cambridgeport,  Mass.,  May  31,  1880. 
Three  children. 

iv.  Alkjusta  Cook,  b.  Aug.  28,  1831 ;  m.  July  2,  1854,  Capt.  John  A.  B. 
Lothrop.  Her  husband  d.  at  Foxboro',  Mass.,  Nov.  15,  1875.  She 
now  resides  in  Boston.     Six  children. 


Zehulon  Allen,7  a  younger  brother  of  Capt.  William  Allen,  was  born 
in  Chilmark,  Dukes  Co.,  Mass.,  in  1 764.  His  wife  was  Prudence,  daugh- 
ter of  Doctor  Mathew  Mayhew.  He  was  a  clothier  by  trade,  having 
learned  the  business  of  an  Englishman  by  the  name  of  Hazleton.  Then 
the  work  of  dressing  cloth,  now  so  nicely  and  rapidly  done  by  machinery, 
was  all  done  by  laborious  hand  process.  It  is  said  that  the  shears  which 
he  used  would  now  be  regarded  as  a  curiosity  in  any  museum.  In  com- 
pany with  Amos  Nourse,  in  1805,  Mr.  Allen  put  in  operation  the  first 
carding  machines  ever  seen  on  the  Island  of  Martha's  Vineyard.  He 
removed  to  Industry  in  18 18,  in  consecjuence  of  misfortunes  in  business, 
and  settled  at  Allen's  Mills,  a  short  distance  west  from  where  Newell  P. 
Luce  now  (1892)  lives.  After  living  in  town  for  four  years  he  removed 
to  Farmington,  where  he  died  in  December,  1837.  Prudence  his  wife 
died  Oct.  — ,  1842. 

Children. 

i.         Ji;i,iA,  b.  March,  1791;  d.  in  Berkley,  Mass.,  May,  1854. 

ii.        MvKA,  b.  September,  1794;   m.  Dea.  James  Mayhew,  son  of  Nathan  and 

Abigail   ( Boardman)   Si  ay  hew,  at  Chilmark,  Mass.     She  d.  in  187 1. 

Five  children, 
iii.      Sak.vii  Maviikw,  b.  July,  1797;   m.  Adoniram  Crane,  of  Berkley,  Mass. 

She  d.  in  Kdgartown,  Mass.,  .September,  1874. 


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iv.  Joshua,  b.  March,  1800;  m.  Naomi  Daggett  Sweet,  of  Farmington.  She 
d.  at  Augusta,  Me.,  Dec  10,  1856.*  He  m.,  January,  1858,  Rosaline 
L.  Crane,  of  Fayette.  Seven  children  by  first  and  two  by  second 
marriage. 

V.  Horace,  b.  September,  1804;  m.  Mary  Macomber,  of  Wilton,  Me.  He 
d.  June,  1854. 

vi.  Loi'isA,  b.  November,  1809;  m.  Leander  S.  Trip,  February,  1834.  He 
studied  medicine  and  practiced  in  that  profession  some  years,  but 
afterwards  became  a  preacher  in  the  Baptist  denomination. 

Sylvanus  Allen,7  brother  of  Capt.  William. Allen  and  son  of  James 
and  Martha  (Athearn)  Allen,  was  born  in  Chilmark,  Dukes  Co.,  Mass., 
Aug.  27,  1770.  His  wife,  whom  he  married  Aug.  30,  1792,  was  Kather 
ine  Athearn,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Lydia  (Allen)  Athearn,  of  Tisbury, 
Mass.,  born  Sept.  30,  1773.  He  came  from  Chilmark  in  1806  and 
bought  of  John  Patterson  the  farm  now  (1892)  owned  by  Horatio  A.  B. 
Keyes.  While  a  resident  of  Industry  he  was  deputy  sheriff  for  several 
years  and  likewise  a  successful  school  teacher.  In  1809  he  was  elected 
to  the  responsible  position  of  town  treasurer.  He  sold  his  farm  to  his 
son  Freeman  in  181 7  and  removed  to  Farmington  Falls,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  trade  with  Col.  Daniel  Beal.  Not  being  successful  in  business 
here  he  went  to  Nantucket,  Mass.,  where,  in  1822,  his  wife  died.  He 
subsequently  returned  to  Martha's  Vineyard,  and  married  for  his  second 
wife  Prudence  Cathcart,t  daughter  of  Hugh  and  Bathsheba  (Allen) 
Cathcart,  of  Tisbury,  Mass.  He  died  in  Tisbury  in  1853,  at  the  ad- 
vanced age  of  83  years. 

Children. 

i.         Martha,  b.  in  Chilmark,  1792;  d.  in  infancy, 
ii.       Catherine,  b.  in  Chilmark,  1794;  d.  Jan.  16,  1794. 
iii.       Martha  Worth,  b.  in  Chilmark,  Dec.  22,  1795;   m.  Thomas  Whittier, 
and  d.  in  1881.      ' 

iv.       ,  son,  b.  in  Chilmark,  May  10,  1797;   d.  Jmie  21,  1797.^ 

I.     V.        Freeman,  b.    in   Chilmark,  Aug.    16,  1798;    m.  (pub.    Feb.  20,  1821) 
Martha  N.  Goodwin,  of  Litchfield,  Me. 
vi.       LVDIA,  b.   in  Chilmark,  Oct.    12,  1799;    d.   unmd.,  in   Strong,  Me.,  in 

i«37. 
vii.      Achsah,  b.  in  Chilmark,  Nov.   10,   1802;    d.  in  Farmington,  in   1820, 

unmd. 
viii.     LoviNA,  b.  in  Chilmark,  May  13,   1805;   living  in  Farmington,  unmd., 

in  1880. 
ix.      Catherine,  b.  in  Industry,  June   25,   1807;   m.  Dec.  22,  1833,  Zadoc 

Davis,  son  of  Deacon  Henry  Davis,  of  Strong,  Me.     He  was  b.  April 

18,  1807,  and  d.  June  10,  1887,  at  Farmington.     Two  children. 
X.        Calista,  b.  in  Industry,  in  181 1;   d.  April  28,  181 1. 

*Tht*  Allen  Genealopy,  from  which  the  above  date  was  taken,  also  gives  it  as  Dec.  16,  1856. 

t  Mr.  Allen's  second  wife  is  said  to  have  been  a  cousin  of  his  first  wife. 

\  This  does  not  ajjrce  with  the  rtccird  of  the  family  as  given  in  the  Genealogy  of  tlie  Allen 
Family  on  page  i3,  which  names  only  ten  children,  and  the  fourth  as  Freeman,  who  married 
Martha  Goodwin.  The  record  here  given  was  compiled  mainly  from  the  town  records  of  Indus- 
try, and  is  believed  to  be  correct. 


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xi.       Sylvanus,  b.  in  Industry,  in  1814;  went  whaling  and  d.  oflf  the  coast  of 
Madagascar  in  1836. 

I.  Freeman  Allen,** son  of  Sylvanus  and  Catherine  (Athearn)  Allen, 
married  Martha  Nason  Goodwin,  daughter  of  Andrew  Goodwin,  of 
Litchfield,  Me.  She  was  bom  Oct.  12,  1798,  and  died  Aug.  — ,  1855, 
aged  57  years  and  10  months.  She  was  a  sister  to  the  wife  of  Moses 
True,  q.  v.  After  leaving  Industry  he  resided  in  Gardiner  and  Windsor, 
and  subsetjuently  for  twenty  years  in  the  town  of  Madison.  After  this 
he  resided  in  Rome,  Me.,  a  few  years  and  then  settled  in  New  Sharon, 
where  the  remainder  of  his  hfe  was  spent.  He  married,  Mar.  17,  1857, 
for  his  second  wife,  Malinda  Atkinson,  daughter  of  William  and  Mary 
(Blunt)  Atkinson,  q.  v.  He  died  Sept.  23,  1877,  aged  79  years  and 
I  month. 

Children, 
i.        (]f.orof.   (i<h>I)\vin,  h.  in   Industry,  Feb.  20,  1823;    d.  at  Matamoras, 

Mexico,  July  8,  1846. 
ii.         Cathkkink  An i earn,  b.  in  Industry,  June  30,  1825;  m.  June  28,  1846, 

(ieorge  T.  Dinsmore,  of  Madison,  Me.     He  d.  at    Lewiston,   Me., 

June  30,  1868.     Four  children.     Resides  in  I.ewiston. 
iii.       Charlks  Fkkeman,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  5,  1827:  d.  while  crossing  Lake 

Huron,  on  board  the  steamer  Cleveland,  June  6,  1861. 
iv.       Martua  Ei.i/ahkth,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  28,  1833:   m.  July  3,  1873, 

An<lrew  Jackson  (Jreenleaf,  of  Mercer.     He  d.  Oct.  26,  1874,  and  she 

m.  July  15,  1880,  Rev.  Otis  An«?rews,  of  New  Sharon. 
V.         Sarah  Ann,  b.  in   Industry,  Nov.  5,  1835;  m.  Nov.  14,  1865,  Kbenezer 

Humphrey,  \1.  D.     He  d.  in  New  Portland,  Me.,  July  29,  1882,  a.  p. 

RuFUS  Allkn,  it  is  believed,  was  not  a  resident  of  Industry,  although 
he  operated  the  saw- mill  at  the  outlet  of  ('lear  Water  Pond  for  some 
years.  Several  of  his  sons,  however,  having  become  prominent  citizens 
and  business  men  in  Industry,  it  is  believed  that  a  brief  sketch  of  the 
father  might  not  be  deemed  inappropriate.  '*  Rufus  Allen,"  as  we  learn 
from  Butler's  History  of  Farmington,  **  was  the  son  of  Oliver  and  Lavina 
(Hopkins)  Allen,  of  Winthrop,  and  grandson  of  Edmund  and  Elizabeth 
(Woodward)  Allen  of  Hallowell."  So  far  as  is  known,  no  relationship 
exists  between  this  family  and  that  of  Capt.  William  Allen.  From  the 
author  previously  (juoted  we  learn  that  he  came  to  Farmington  in  i  794 
and  the  same  year  married  Abigail  Fairbanks,  daughter  of  Capt.  Benja- 
min and  Keturah  (Luce)  Fairbanks,  of  Winthroj).  She  was  born  Feb. 
9,  1776,  and  died  Jan.  12.  1842.  He  died  from  the  eflects  of  a  fall 
from  the  tail  of  his  mill  Oct.  24,  1836,  aged . 

Children, 
i.         Lamna,  b.  in  Farmington,  Jan.  22,  1705;   m.  Aur  6,  1S15,  William  Rice, 
who  was  J).  April   27,  1794,  and  d.  Aug.  17,  1S41.     She  d.   Aug.  11, 


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ii.       Betsey,  b.  in  Farmington,  Dec.  lo,  1897;  d-  ^^^ly  27,  181 5. 

1.  Hi-      Benjamin,  b.  in  Farmington,  July  26,  1799;*  m.  April  7,  1823,1  Sophro- 

nia  Norton,  daughter  of  Cornelius  and  Margaret  (Belcher)  Norton, 
q.  V. 

2.  iv.      Newman  Truman,  b.  in  Farmington,  May  20,  1801;   m.,  May  7,  1823, 

Betsey  Belcher,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Betsey  (Titcomb)  Belcher,  of 
Farmington.  She  was  b.  April  5,  1807,  and  d.  in  Industry,  Feb.  24, 
1833.  For  his  second  wife  he  m.  Sarah  (loodridge,  daughter  of 
Jonathan  and  Sarah  (Moody)  Goodridge,  Dec.  27,  1837,  9-  ^'• 

V.  William  Hknry,  b.  in  Farmington,  Sept.  3,  1806;  m.  Ann  Webster, 
daughter  of  Col.  Kben  Webster  of  Orono,  Me.  lie  was  a  prominent 
physician  in  Orono,  where  he  d.  Jan.  29,  1863. 

vi.  Charles  Luce,  b.  in  Farmington,  Oct.  12,  1809;  m.  May  21,  1832, 
Abigail  B.  Eveleth,  daughter  of  James  and  Judith  (Meader)  Eveleth, 
q.  V. 

3.  vii.      Hannah,  )  b.  in    Farmington,  Aug.   10,   1813.     Hannah    m. 
viii.    Dennis  Fairbanks,  j      Dec.  28, 1837,  Henry  B.  Titcomb,  son  of  Joseph 

and  Mehitable  TBelcher)  Titcomb,  of  Farmington,  and  d.  Oct.  i, 
1887.  Dennis  F.  m.,  March,  1837,  Mary  Ann  Frost,  daughter  of 
George  and  Phebe  (Tibbets)  Frost, 
ix.  Betsey  Evelina,  b.  in  Farmington,  March  8,  181 6;  m.  Sept.  22,  1835, 
Benjamin  M.  Smith,  son  of  Rufus  and  Lydia  (Mayhew)  Smith,  of 
Farmington. 


I.  Benjamin  Allen,  eldest  son  of  Rufus  and  Abigail  (Fairbanks) 
Allen,  married  Sophronia  Norton.  His  educational  advantages  were 
such  as  the  district  schools  of  his  time  afforded.  Being  ambitious  anci 
studious,  he  made  the  most  of  his  opportunities  and  eventually  became 
a  fine  teacher,  especially  in  mathematics  and  music.  He  came  to  the 
town  of  Industry  about  the  time  or  soon  after  his  marriage,  in  1823,  and 
in  company  with  his  brother,  Newman  T.  Allen,  purchased  Gower's 
Mills  at  the  outlet  of  Clear  Water  Pond.  He  likewise  purchased  the 
farm  now  (1892)  owned  by  Herbert  B.  Luce,  and  divided  his  time  be- 
tween farming  and  operating  the  grist-mill,  which  was  under  his  special 
care.  These  mills,  under  the  management  of  Messrs.  Allen  became  very 
popular  and  received  a  large  patronage,  especially  the  grist-mill.  As 
the  village  increased  in  population  and  prosperity,  its  name,  by  common 
consent,  was  changed  from  Gower's  to  Allen's  Mills.  Perseverance 
and  energy  were  ruling  traits  in  Mr.  Allen's  character  and  combined,  as 
they  were,  with  principles  of  honesty  and  integrity,  made  him  the  suc- 
cessful business  man  which  he  ultimately  became.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  board  of  selectmen  for  six  years  and  in  1827  and  1828  served  as 
chairman  of  the  board.  He  was  a  member  of  the  State  Legislature  in 
1834,  and  on  the  establishment  of  Franklin  County  in  1838,  he  was 
appointed  County  Commissioner  by  Governor  Kent  and  served  in  that 

*  Butler's  History  of  Farmington  g^ives  the  year  as  1798,  but  this  is  obviously  erroneous. 
t  From  Butler's  History  of  Farining^ton.    This  does  not  agree  with  the  date  as  recorded 
by  the  magistrate  who  solemnized  the  marriage,  see  /.  4S0  of  this  volume. 


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capacity  for  three  years.  He  was  elected  town  treasurer  in  1844,  and 
was  six  times  re-elected  to  that  office.  His  wife  died  May  25,  1856, 
mourned  by  a  wide  circle  of  relatives  and  friends.  He  married  for  his 
second  wife,  Oct.  16,  1859,  Mrs.  Eliza  A.  Coombs,  relict  of  Benjamin  F. 
Coombs,  of  Strong.  She  was  born  in  Lewiston,  Me.,  March  9,  1832, 
and  a  daughter  of  Joseph  D.  and  Jane  (Preble)  Coombs.  He  sold  his 
farm  at  Allen's  Mills  March  21,  1864,  to  Moses  M.  Luce,  and  moved  to 
the  town  of  New  Sharon,  where  he  died  Dec.  22,  187 1,  aged  71  years, 
4  months,  and  26  days. 

Children. 

i.  Hiram  Belcher,  b.  in  Industry,  November,  1823,  was  really  one  of  the 
good  boys  of  his  time.  The  early  instructions  of  a  christian  mother 
made  a  deep  and  lasting  impression  on  his  youthful  mind,  and  at  the 
age  of  twelve  years  he  became  a  member  of  the  Congregational 
Church.  The  excellent  educational  advantages  at  his  command  en- 
abled him  to  take  a  high  rank  in  scholarship.  At  the  age  of  19  he  en- 
tered Bangor  (Me.)  Theological  Seminary,  to  prepare  for  the  ministry. 
F*ailing  health  compelled  him  to  give  up  study  and  relinquish  his 
fondly  cherished  plans.  He  subsequently  attended  the  Boston  Con- 
servatory of  Music,  and  became  a  skillful  performer  on  the  violin. 
He  afterward  engaged  in  business  in  Gardiner,  Me.,  Boston,  Mass., 
and  New  York  City,  and  accumulated  considerable  property,  which 
he  willed  to  his  father  and  sisters  previous  to  his  death.  He  d.  at 
his  father's  home  in  Industry,  Nov.  12,  1856,  aged  33  years. 

ii.       Lucy  MARtJARETiE,  b.  in  Industry,  April,  1826;  d.  Dec.  10,  1835. 

iii.  Ai;(;usTA,  b.  in  Industry,  Mar.  13,  1829;  m.  August,  1856,  Isaac  Fobes, 
of  North  Easton,  Mass.  He  d.  February,  1872,  leaving  one  daughter, 
b.  May  26,  1861.  She  m.  in  Waverly,  Iowa,  W.  J.  Quinn.  Mrs. 
Fobes  d.  at  the  home  of  her  son-in-law,  W.  J.  Quinn,  in  Pratt  Centre, 
Pratt  Co.,  Kansas,  May  5,  1888. 

iv.       Elizabeth,  b.  in  Industry,  June  8,  1832;    m.  Feb.  9,  1858,  Charles  S. 
Prince,  of  Industry,  son  of  Ami  and  Abigail  (Reed)  Prince,  of  Cum- 
berland, Me.     She  was  a  successful  school  teacher  and  a  Bne  singer. 
She  d.  in  Canton,  Dakota,  March  18,  1886.     Their  children  are: 
i.        Cora  May,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  7,  1858;  d.  August,  1859. 
ii.       Walter  Hiram,  b.  in  N.  Easton,  Mass.,  Dec.  28,  i860;  d. 

at  Aplington,  la.,  Oct.  16,  1876. 
iii.       Birdie  Sophronia,  b.  in  Industry,  March  18,  1862;  m.  Dec. 
13,  1882,  at  Aplington,  la.,  Benj.  F.  Eichelberger,  son  of 
William  and  Susan  (Mell)  Eichelberger. 
iv.       Evelina  Auciusta,  b.  Industry,  June  25,  1865. 

V.  Lucy  Mar(;arltte,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  10,  1836;  m.  Mar.  16,  1867, 
John  B.  Maddocks,  of  New  Sharon,  Me.,  son  of  Nathaniel  Maddocks. 
Her  husband  d.  leaving  no  issue.  She  then  m.,  June  12,  1872,  in 
Cherokee,  la.,  Edward  Alphonso  Caswell,  son  of  Salmon  and  Eliza 
(Smelledge)  Caswell,  of  Industry.  She  d.  in  Canton,  South  Dakota, 
June  24,  1889. 

vi.  Abbie  Cutler,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  9,  1838;  possessed  fine  musical 
talent  and  evinced  much  aptitude  for  playmg  the  piano  and  organ, 
and  with  only  limited  advantages  became  a  good  performer  on  those 
instruments.     She  d.  in  Industry,  Jan.  13,  1864. 

vii.  Martha  Treat,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  27,  1840;  m.  Feb.  3,  1861,  Edward 
Alphonso  Caswell,  son*  of  Salmon  and  Eliza  (Smelledge)  Caswell. 
She  d.  in  Aplington,  la.,  Jan.  7,  1868,  leaving  children. 

viii.     Benjamin  Franklin,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  4,  i860;  m.  July  12,  1887, 


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Sylvia  C.  Lakin,  of  New  Sharon,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  and  Nancy 

J.  (Morse)  Lakin. 
ix.       Ge»rge   Howard,   b.   in    Industry,  Jan.  5,   1863;    m.  Mar.  31,  1885, 

Florence  T.  Clark,  of  New  Sharon,  adopted  daughter  of  Starling  and 

Palona  (Tufts)  Clark  and  daughter  of  Warren  and  Martha  J.  (Tarbox) 

Tufts.     Their  child, 

Jennie  F.,  was  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Aug.  8,  1886. 
X.        Joseph  Warren,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  July  9,  1865. 
xi.       Charles  S.,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Dec.  29,  1866. 

2.  Newman  Truman  Allen,  son  of  Rufus  and  Abigail  (Fairbanks) 
Allen,  married  Betsey  Belcher.*  He  came  to  Industry  about  the  same 
time  as  his  brother  Benjamin,  with  whom  he  was  in  partnership  in  the 
many  enterprises  which  gave  the  little  hamlet  at  the  outlet  of  Clear 
Water  Pond  its  name  of  Allen's  Mills.  Mr.  Allen  was  for  many  years  an 
influential  and  highly  esteemed  citizen  of  Industry,  and  his  opinions 
were  received  with  deference  and  respect  by  all  who  knew  him.  He 
possessed  a  profound  knowledge  of  mechanics  and  was  an  expert  mill- 
wright. Among  the  work  done  in  this  line  were  mills  at  Great  Works 
and  other  places  on  the  Penobscot  River,  but  the  larger  part  of  his 
business  life  was  spent  in  Industry  in  conducting  his  farm,  operating  the 
saw-mill,  which  he  owned  jointly  with  his  brother  Benjamin,  and  various 
other  enterprises,  nearly  all  of  which  were  attended  with  pecuniary  suc- 
cess. He  erected  the  commodious  two-story  house  now  (1892)  occu- 
pied by  Newell  P.  Luce,  in  1830.  Captain  Allen  filled  many  and 
responsible  public  positions  in  the  town  of  his  adoption,  lie  served  as 
town  clerk  in  1827-9  ^^^  ^^33-  ^^  ^^^  ^  member  of  the  board  of 
selectmen  in  1838  and  1839,  chairman  of  the  board  in  1843  and  1854,  and 
also  held  the  office  of  town  treasurer  in  1851.  He  was  frequently  a 
member  of  the  superintending  school  committee,  beside  holding  other 
offices.  He  was  also  the  senator  from  Franklin  County  in  the  State  Leg- 
islature of  1850. 

He  served  the  regular  series  of  military  offices  up  to  captain  in  the 
State  militia,  and  when  the  independent  company  known  as  the  Industry 
Rifle  Grays  was  organized  he  was  elected  their  captain,  and  held  the 
office  until  the  militia  disbanded.  His  wife  died  Feb.  24,  1833.  He 
married,  Dec.  27,  1837,  for  his  second  wife,  Sarah  Goodridge.  He  died 
Sept.  2,  1855,  and  his  widow  subsecjuently  married  Abel  H.  Weeks,  of 
Farmington. 


♦In  Butler's  History  of  Farming-ton,  this  name  appears  as  Eliza.  It  also  appears  in  the 
town  records  of  Industry  in  the  handwriting  of  Capt.  Allen  while  he  was  town  clerk,  as  foK 
lows  :  •*  Eliza,  wife  of  N.  T.  Allen,  born  April  5,  1S07."  The  change  in  this  work  is  made  on 
the  authority  of  Mr.  Chas.  A.  Allen,  youngest  son  of  Capt.  Allen,  who  says  his  mother  was 
named  for  her  mother,  whose  name  was  Betsey,  and  that  she  was  always  known  by  that  name. 


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Children. 


i.        AcHSA  Evelina,*  b.  in  Industry,  Mar.  i,  1824;    m.  Jan.  5,  1851,  Dr. 

Charles  Alexander.     She  d.  Nov.  13,  1856;    two  children;    both  d. 

young. 

4.     ii.       Samuel  Rufus,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  28,t  1826;  m.  May  5.  1850,  Frances 

Lucinda  Boyden,  daughter  of  Asaph  and  Susan  W.  (Butler)  Boyden, 

tj.   V. 

iii.      Charles  Augustus,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  14,  1830;  m.  Nov.  23,  1862, 
Betsey  E.  Luce,  daughter  of  John  T.  and  Betsey  (Wendell)   Luce. 
Served  as  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  War,  in  Co.  E,  14th  Me.  Reg't,  Inf.; 
teacher  of  vocal  music  and  dealer  in  musical  merchandise.     Resides 
in  Farmington.     Children : 
i.        Agnes  Elizabeth,  b.  Aug.  12,  1864. 
ii.       Alfred  Raymond,  b.  May  28,  1870. 
iv.       Helena  Alice,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  9, 1840;  m.  Feb.  17, 1864,  Joshua  G. 
BuUen.     Resides  in  Ashton,  S.  D.     Four  children. 

3.  Dennis  Fairbanks  Allen,  son  of  Rufus  and  Abigail  (Fairbanks) 
Allen,  married  Mary  Ann  Frost.  He  inherited  the  homestead  farm  in 
Farmington,  on  which  he  lived  until  May,  1858,  when  he  removed  to 
Industry.  He  settled  on  the  farm  previously  owned  by  his  brother,  Capt. 
Newman  T.  Allen,  where  he  died  Aug.  28,  1859,  aged  46  years. 

Children. 

i.  RosiLLA  Rice,  b.  in  Farmington,  July  2,  1838;  m.  Feb.  6,  1859,  Charles 
B.  Smelledge,  of  New  Sharon.  He  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Co.  K, 
28th  Me.  Reg*t,  Inf.;  d.  at  East  New  York,  Jan.  2,  1863;  buried  in 
grave  No.  575.  One  child,  Lorenzo  W.,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  July  5, 
i860.  She  subsequently  m.  (pub.  April  10,  1867)  Dexter  Merry,  of 
Eilgecomb,  where  she  still  resides. 

ii.  Henry  Titcomb,  b.  in  Farmington  Jan  16,  1840;  m.  Dec.  12,  1867, 
Mary  J.  Greenleaf,  daughter  of  Horatio  N.  and  Hannah  S.  (Cook) 
Greenleaf,  of  New  Sharon.  He  has  six  sons,  and  now  (1892)  resides 
in  Campello,  Mass. 

iii.  Eliza  Mosh£K,  b.  in  Farmington,  Jan.  3,  1842;  m.  May  12,  i860, 
Joseph  Collins,  Jr.,  q.  z/. 

iv.  Abkjail  P'airbanks,  b.  in  Farmington,  Oct.  28,  1844;  m.  Frank  Bum- 
pus,  of  Livermore.  One  child.  He  d.  and  she  m.  (pub.  Aug.  19, 
1867)  Henry  L.  Collins,  son  of  John  and  Betsey  (Yeaton)  Collins. 
He  d.  Feb.  17,  1872.  She  m.  for  third  husband  Rodney  Tibbetts, 
SmithBeld,  by  whom  she  had  one  child.  Her  fourth  and  present 
husband  is  Elbridge  Wilson.  Two  children.  Resides  in  Harpswell, 
Me. 

V.  Eben  Norton,  b.  in  Farmington,  May  10,  1847;  °^-  ^ybil  F.Collins, 
daughter  of  Lemuel  and  Betsey  K.  (Fish)  Collins,  of  Stark,  q.v.  He 
d.  in  Antrim,  N.  H.,  Mar.  14,  1882.     Five  children. 

vi.       RrKi:s  Rice,  b.  in  Farmington,  May  12,  1849;   d.  Jan.  25,  1856. 

vii.  Annie  Gerry,  b.  in  Farmington,  Jan.  19,  1852;  d.  in  Hackensack,  N.  J., 
Jan.  19,  1877. 

4.  Samuel  Rufus  Allen,  son  of  Newman  T.  and  Betsey  (Belcher) 
Allen,  married  Frances  L.  Boyden.     Mr.  Allen  was  a  farmer  and  mill- 


♦From  a  record  in  VoL  1.,  p.  75,  Industry  Town  Records,  made  by  Capt.  Allen  himself. 
Mr.  Batler,  History  of  t'drmington,  p.  367,  has  the  name  Achsa  Elizabeth. 
t  Industry  town  records.    Butler  says,  September  24th. 


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wright,  and  spent  the  major  part  of  his  life  in  his  native  town.  He  has 
owned  and  operated  both  the  grist  and  saw-mill  at  West's  Mills,  and  was 
postmaster  at  the  Industry  office  in  1863-4.  He  was  honest  and 
upright,  a  man  of  strict  integrity  and  a  worthy  christian  gentleman.  He 
died  of  cerebro-spinal  meningitis  at  his  home  in  West's  Mills,  April  3, 
1873,  aged  nearly  47  years. 

Children. 

i.  Charles  Henry,  b.  in  Industry,  Mar.  21,  1853;  m.  June  9,  1883,  Eva 
L.  Kempton  (b.  in  Phillips,  Aug.  24,  1853)  dau.  of  James  M.  and 
Mary  J.  (True)  Kempton,  of  Strong.  Mr.  Allen  possesses  a  remark- 
able aptitude  for  mechanical  work,  and  has,  since  attaining  his 
majority,  been  engaged  in  operating  wood-working  machinery  and  as 
engineer  in  various  places.  At  present  he  resides  in  Bradford,  Mass., 
where  he  has  charge  of  a  large  mill  and  grain  elevator;  s.p, 

ii.  ACHSA  Elizabeth,  b.  in  Industry,  May  19,  1857;  m.  May  10,  1879, 
Robert  Dana  Trask,  son  of  Robert  and  Zelpba  (Drew)  Trask,  q.  v. 

iii.  Asa  Newman,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  29,  1859.  Resides  in  Haverhill, 
Mass.     Unmd. 

iv.  William  Augustus,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  9,  1861;  m.  Oct.  7, 1885,  Sarah 
E.  Payne  (b.  in  Weld,  Me.,  Sept.  27,  1859),  dau.  of  Johnson  J.  and 
Dorcas  (Jones)  Payne,  of  Weld.  William  A.  is  a  spool-finisher  by 
trade,  and  resides  in  Weld,  where  he  enjoys  the  confidence  and  esteem 
of  a  wide  circle  of  friends  and  acquaintances.  Their  dau.. 
Ruby,  b.  in  Weld,  May  23,  1889. 


Daius  Tisdell  Allen,  son  of  Philip  and  Esther  (Tisdell)  Allen,  was 
born  in  Winthrop,  Me.,  Oct.  1 2,  1 788.  Though  there  may  have  been  a 
distant  relationship  between  this  gentleman  and  the  other  families  in 
Industry  bearing  the  name,  the  author  has  been  unable  to  learn  that  any 
was  claimed.  He  married,  Jan.  i,  1810,  Lydia,  daughter  of  Ephraim 
Norris.  She  was  born  in  Wayne,  June  15,  1788,  and  died  in  Industry, 
Sept.  23,  1863.*  ^^  came  to  Industry  in  April,  1825,  and  settled  on 
the  farm  at  the  base  of  Bannock  Hill  now  (1892)  owned  by  Rosalvin 
Robbins,  where  he  spent  the  larger  part  of  his  life.  He  was  an  ordained 
minister  of  the  Calvinist  Baptist  order,  and  preached  in  Industry,  Stark 
and  Anson.  He  was  elected  selectman  for  two  years,  and  died  in 
Industry,  May  30,  1862. 

Children. 

i.  Mary  R.,  b.  in  Livermore,  Jan.  23,  181 2;  m.  Mar.  22,  1831,  Jesse  Thing, 
son  of  Dudley  L.  and  Rachel  (Sanborn)  Thing,  q.  v.  She  d.  in 
Industry,  Dec.  18,  1847. 

ii.  Benjamin  M.,  b.  in  Livermore,  Jan.  10,  181 5;  m.  Dec.  19,  1844,  Alfreda 
G.  Snell  (b.  June  29,  1822),  dau.  of  Eleazer  and  Thirza  (Greenleaf) 
Snell,  of  Stark.  She  d.  in  1849,  *gc<^^  27  years,  and  he  m.  Nov.  24, 
1 85 1,  for  his  second  wife,  Betsey  Snell  (b.  July  19,  1826),  a  sister  of 
his  first  wife.     He  was  a  carpenter  by  trade  and  merchant  in  Stark 


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Village;  d.  May  i6, 1853.     His  widow  m.  Wm.  Smith,  of  New  Sharon, 

and  d.  Jan.  27,  1884,  aged  57  years,  s.p, 
iii.       BiLLiN(;s  T.,  b.  in  Leeds,  Dec.  26,  1 820;  d.  in  Industry,  Dec.  i,  1846. 
iv.       Eliza  C,  b.  in  Livermore,  Mar.  12, 1818;  m.  Feb.  19,  1843,  Moses  Page 

True,  son  of  Moses  and  Betsey  (Goodwin)  True,  q.  v. 
V.        Ephraim  N.,  b.  in  Wayne,  Jan.  20,  1824;  m.  June  8,  1862,  Ellen  Sewell 

Backus,  dau.  of  John  and  Eunice  (Luce)  Backus.     Resides  in  Farm- 

ington,  J.  /. 
vi.       Eben  Nokris,  b.  in  Livermore,  June  17,1826;  d.  in  Industry,  Jan.  2, 

1852. 


John  Allen,  Jr.  It  is  not  positively  known  that  this  gentleman  is 
related  to  any  of  the  forementioned  persons  bearing  the  name  of  Allen. 
His  father,  John  Allen,  was  born  July  i,  1772,  and  married  Susannah 

,  (born  Oct.  10, 177 1),  but  aside  from  the  fact  that  they  resided 

in  New  Sharon  nothing  is  known  concerning  them  or  their  ancestry. 
Mrs.  Allen  died  Dec.  30,  1852.     He  died  Sept.  23,  1858. 

Children  of  Tohn  and  Susannah. 

i.        Susan,  b.  Dec.   17,  1797;   m.  (pub.  Mar.  16,  1817)  Benj.  B.  Merry,  son 

of  Asa  and  Sally  (Bartlett)  Merry,  q.  v.     She  d.  April  28,  1842. 
ii.       Betsey,  b.  May  4,  1799;  m.  Dec.  20,  1821,  William  Ramsdell,  son  of 

Abner  and   Jerusha  (Collins)   Ramsdell,  of  Farmington.     He  d.  in 

Lincoln,  Me.    She  d.  May  29,  1882. 
I.     iii.      John,  b.  Dec.  10,  1800;  m.  Mar.  29,  1825,  Joanna  Ramsdell,  dau.  of 

Abner  and  Jerusha  (Collins)  Ramsdell,  of  Farmington. 
iv.       Olive,  b.  April  17,  1802;  m.  June  22,  1826,  Daniel  Seaward,  of  Orono, 

Me.     She  d.  Oct.  5,  1834. 
V.        Mary,  b.  Aug.  10,  1803;  d.  unmd.,  Jan.  29,  1819. 

vi,      Catherine  P.,  b.  Feb.  2,  1804;  m. Averill.    She  d.  Nov.  6,  1853. 

vii.      WiNTHROP,  b.  April  15,  1805;  m. .     He  d.  Sept.  30,  1841. 

viii.     Nathan,  b.  June  23,  1807;  m. .     He  d.  Sept.  7,  1886. 

ix.       Esther  S.,  b.  Sept.  8,  1810;  m. Wood.    She  d.  April  18,  185 1. 

X.        Abigail  B.,  b.  Nov.  17,  1812;  m. Flanders.     She  d.  Mar.  26,  1854. 

xi.       Elbridge  G.,  b.  June  8,  1814.     He  d.  May  21,  1884. 

1.  John  Allen,  Jr,  the  third  child  and  subject  of  this  sketch,  settled 
first  in  New  Sharon,  and  about  1830  came  to  Industry  and  settled  at 
West's  Mills.  He  traded  in  the  Col.  Peter  A.  West  store  for  some  years 
(see  p,  igs)  and  in  1839  went  to  Aroostook  County  and  settled  in 
Presque  Isle,  where  he  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits.  Here  he  suc- 
.  ceeded  in  making  an  excellent  farm,  and  eventually  acquired  a  comfort- 
able fortune.  He  invested  largely  in  real  estate  in  Aroostook  County, 
and  in  nearly  every  instance  his  ventures  were  crowned  with  success  finan- 
cially. He  went  to  Southern  California  in  1879  ^"^  there  invested  ex- 
tensively in  real  estate,  which  also  proved  highly  successful.  Of  the  last 
years  of  his  life  a  relative  writes :  "  His  energy  was  quite  remarkable 
and  his  vigorous  old  age  cheering  to  see."  He  died  at  Riverside,  Cah- 
fornia,  June  16,  1887,  where  he  had  spent  a  portion  of  his  hfe  for  the   • 


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last  eight  years.*  His  remains  were  brought  to  Presque  Isle  for  inter- 
ment. His  wife,  who  was  born  April  26,  1803,  died  at  Maysville,  Me., 
Oct.  31,  1870. 

Children. 

i.        James  Augustus,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  April  18,  1827;  m.  April  5,  185 1, 

Lovina  Pratt,  at  Presque  Isle.     He  d.  Feb.  i,  1863. 
ii.       Joan  Augusta,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  2,  1831;  m.  Oct.  30,  1853,  Warren 

P.  Pratt,  at  Maysville,  Me.  • 
iii.      John  Augustine,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  19,  1836;  m.  Oct.  17,  i860,  Eliza 

Anna  Heald,  of  Norridgewock.     Resides  in  California, 
iv.      Charles  Leroy,  b.  in  Prestjue  Isle,  June  23,  1842;  d.  Aug.  21, 1843. 
V.        Benjamin  Franklin,  b.  in  Presque  Isle,  Feb.  29,  1844;  m.  Mar.  29, 

1875,  Louise  E.  Averill,  at  Fort  FairBeld,  Me.     Resides  in  California 


AMBROSE. 

Dr.  Jonathan  Ambrose,  son  of  Samuel  Ambrose,  was  born  in  Sutton, 
N.  H.,  March  11,  1783.  He  married  in  Mt.  Vernon,  Me.,  April  19, 
1811,  Mehitable  Carr  (born  in  Rochester,  N.  H.),  daughter  of  John 
Carr,  of  Vienna,  Me.,  and  soon  after  came  to  Industry.  He  died  in 
Stark,  Aug.  3,  1863,  aged  80  years.  His  widow  died  in  Sherman,  Me., 
Jan.  6,  1882. 

Children. 

i.  Rhoda  Carr,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  30,  1813;  m.  John  Wells  and  resided 
in  Vienna,  Me.,  where  her  five  children  were  b.  She  d.  in  Liver- 
more,  Jan,  30,  1888.     Children: 

i.         Matilda,  b.  June  26,  1842;  d.  in  Farmington,  Nov.  14, 1891. 
ii.       Marcellus,  b.  Sept.  2,  1845. 
iii.      Nelson  Auciustvs,  b.  Mar.  3,  1847. 
iv.      John  Edwin,  b.  Nov.  19,  1848. 

V.        Mary  Ixjvina,  b.  Nov.  18,  1850;  m.  Rev.  Jonas  Burnham, 

of  Farmington.     He  d.     She   has  one  dau.;    resides  in 

San  Miguel,  Cal. 

ii.       Samtel  Goodhue,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  12,  181 5;    m.  Aug.  6,  1844, 

Henrietta  W.  Greeley   (b.  Sept.  23,  1819),  dau.  of  John  and  Susan 

(Gilman)  Greeley,  of  Mt.  Vernon;    Methodist  clergyman.     Went  to 

Illinois,  and  d.  in  Virgil  Township,  Kane  County,  July  25,  1874. 

Children : 

i.         Emma  R.,  b.  in  ReadBeld,  Jan.- 20,  1846;  m.  James  L.  Hoi- 

ley.     Resides  at  Garden  Grove,  Cal. 
ii.       John  G.,  b.  in  Strong;    d.  at  age  of  16  mos. 
iii.       Susan  E.,  b.  in  Wilton,  Oct.  14,  1851;  m.  Albert  J.  Chaffee. 

Resides  in  (warden  Grove,  Cal. 
iv.       Mary  P.,  b.  in  Slandish,  Sept.  28,  1853;  m.  John  W.  Bate- 
man.     Resides  in  Chicago,  III. 
V.        Nettie,  b.  in  Read  field;   d.  in  Kaneville,  111.,  aged  about  two 

years, 
vi.       Belle  F.,  b.  in  Kaneville,  Jan.  10, 1858;  m.  Arthur  C.  Helm. 
Resides  in  Chicago,  III. 

♦  A  son  informs  the  writer  that  during  his  lifetime  his  father  crossed  the  continent  eleven 
times  in  his  travels  between  Maine  and  California. 


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vii.     Samuel  L.,  b.  in  Shabbona,  111.,  Mar.  30,  i86i;  m.  Helen  J. 
Todd ;  resides  at  Downer's  Grove,  111. 
Eunice  Mason,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  26,  181 7;  m.  Robert  Wells,  a  farmer, 
residing  in  Vienna,  where  all  their  children  were  bom.     Children  : 
i.         Elvira,  b.  Sept.  17, 1842;  m.  Zenas  White;  d.  June  29,  1890. 
ii.       Ellen,  b.  Mar.  9,  1844;  d.  Feb.  28,  1870,  unmd. 
iii.      Annette,  b.  Nov.  26,  1847;  °>-  Everett  Brown. 

iv.       Hannah,  b.  Aug.  10,  1850;  m. Wilson. 

David,  b.  in  Industry,  June  2,  1820;  m.  Julia  Whitcomb,  of  Amesbury, 
Mass.  Factory  operative;  d.  in  Lawrence,  Mass.,  May  6,  1886;  s.p. 
His  widow,  now  Mrs.  Julia  Burpee,  resides  at  63  Lowell  St.,  Law- 
rence, Mass. 
John  Gott,  b.  in  Stark,  Sept.  20,  1822;  m.  Mary  Ann  Goff,  dau.  of 
James  Goff,  of  Andover,  Mass.;  railroad  engineer;  d.  at  Port  Henry, 
N.  Y.,  where  his  widow  still  resides,  of  disease  contracted  in  the 
army. 
James  W.,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  3,  1826;  m.  Dec.  27,  1846,  Mary  Lovina 
Littlefield,  dau.  of  John  and  Mary  (Page)  Littlefield,  of  Wells.  At 
the  age  of  nine  he  left  the  parental  roof  and,  to  use  his  own  language, 
has  "paddled  his  own  canoe"  ever  since.  He  has  traveled  exten- 
sively in  the  New  England  and  several  of  the  Southern  States.  Was 
a  member  of  Co.  A,  17th  Reg*t,  Me.  Inf.  Went  to  Aroostook  County 
in  i860,  where  he  established  his  home  and  cleared  a  fine  farm,  in 
what  is  now  the  town  of  Sherman.  He  has  held  various  municipal 
ofHces,  represented  his  district  in  the  State  legislature,  and  is  now 
serving  his  tenth  year  as  County  Commissioner.     Children : 

i.         Mary  E.,  b.  May   30,  1848;    m.  J.   F.  Farmer;  resides   in 

Stacy  ville. 
ii.       Ann  E.,  b.  May  4,  1850;   m.  John  W.  Perry;   resides  in  East 

Hampden, 
iii.       Martha  J.,  b.  Sept.  23,  1855;  m.  Thomas  Duboy;  resides 

in  Sherman, 
iv.      Augustine,  b  July  8,  1857;  m.  Sarah  A.  Wren;    resides  in 

Auburn. 
V.       James  E.,  b.  April  8,  1859;  m.  Mattie  Michaud;    resides  in 

Patten, 
vi.      A(;nes  E.,  b.  April  27,  i860;  m.  True  D.  Sleeper;  resides  in 

Sherman, 
vii.     John  H.,  b.  July  23,  1866;    m.  Teressa  C.  Scanlon;   resides 

in  Sherman, 
viii.     Sarah  F.,  b.  Nov.  15,  1867;  m.  Herbert  A.  Sleeper;  resides 
in  Sherman. 
Datus  Allen,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Mar.  15,  1828;  m.  Maner\'a  Frye. 

He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  in  Read  Held. 
.Sarah  Lkach,  b.  in  Stark,  Jan.  12,  1831;   m.  Joseph  Davis,  of  Liming- 

ton;   shoemaker.     She  d.  in  Wells,  July  I,  1858;  s.  p. 
Deborah  Butlkr,  b.  in  Stark,  Oct.  30,  1833;   ™-  July  26,  1851,  John 
James   Leighlon,  son  of  James  and    Sally  (Winkley)   Leightun,  of 
Strafford,  N.  H.     He  was  born  in  Strafford,  Jan.  21,  1824^   machinist. 
Resides  in  Lawrence,  Mass.     Children  : 
i.         Mary  Elizabeiii,  h.  at  Salmon-  Falls,  N.  II.,  July  10,  1852; 

a  milliner  in  Lawrence,  Mass. 
ii.       John  Ambrose,  b.  at   Salmon  Falls,  N.  IL,  Dec.  13,  1854; 

student;   d.  Apr.  10,  1886. 
iii.      Seymour  James,  b.  in  Middleton,  N.  H  ,  Jan.  27,  1863;   m. 

Lucy  I).  Chatman. 
iv.       Emma  Frances,  b.  in  Strafford,  N.  IL,  Aug.  16,  1859;   m. 
Anson   L.  Griffin,  carpenter  and  contractor;    resides  46 
Bellevue  .St.,  I^wrence,  Mass.     Three  children. 


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AMES. 

Abner  Craft  Ames,  son  of  James  and  Elizabeth  (Craft)  Ames,  was 
born  in  Lewiston,  May  31,  1773.  He  married  (pub.  April  15,  1798) 
Betsey  Bean  (bom  Dec.  10, 1 780),  daughter  of  John  and  Betsey  (Moody) 
Bean,  who  subsequently  settled  in  New  Sharon.  The  date  of  Mr.  Ames's 
removal  to  Industry  cannot  be  fixed  with  any  degree  of  certainty,  but 
this  entry  is  found  on  the  records  of  the  Baptist  Church  :  "Second  Sat- 
urday of  October,  1808,  Mr.  Ames  received  as  a  member  of  this  church." 
The  second  Saturday  would  have  been  Oct.  8,  and  the  year  here  given 
may  be  taken  as  an  approximation  to  accuracy.  His  daughter  Betsey, 
living  in  San  Francisco,  California,  in  1890,  states  that  she  was  born 
in  Industry,  July  4,  1808.  This  is  additional  evidence  that  Mr.  Ames 
was  a  resident  of  Industry  in  that  year,  and  it  is  probable  he  came  to 
town  in  the  spring  or  early  summer.  He  settled  on  a  small  tract  of  land 
which  embraced  the  present  Centre  Meeting-House  lot.  His  house 
stood  on  the  elevation  of  land  to  be  seen  just  back  of  the  church.  Here 
he  lived  in  an  unpretentious  cottage,  and  here  it  was  that  he  died  in  man- 
hood's prime.  The  story  of  his  untimely  death  is  one  of  the  saddest 
events  of  the  "  cold  fever  "  epidemic  in  Industry.  Mr.  Ames  had  just 
returned  from  "  Farmington  Hill,"  as  the  village  was  then  called.*  Dur- 
ing his  absence  a  neighbor  had  died  and  he  was  requested  to  assist  in 
preparing  the  body  for  burial.  Though  many  were  terrified  and  abso- 
lutely refused  to  lend  a  helping  hand  in  the  afflicted  families,  Mr.  Ames, 
prompted  by  a  truly  christian  spirit,  responded  to  the  summons  without 
delay.  That  very  night  he  was  prostrated  by  the  same  terrible  disease, 
then  claiming  its  victims  by  scores  in  his  own  and  adjoining  towns. 
Fully  realizing  his  critical  condition,  the  husband  and  father,  ere  reason 
was  dethroned,  gathered  his  family  about  him  and  gave  each  friendly 
advice  and  christian  council.  The  disease  ran  a  rapid  course  and  Mr. 
Ames  died  after  a  brief  illness,  April  13,  1814,  aged  nearly  41  years. 
He  was  buried  at  the  top  of  the  hill  near  his  own  home ;  his  remains 
were  subsequently  removed  to  Weeks's  Mills,  New  Sharon,  and  placed 
beside  his  wife  and  children.  He  was  a  man  of  eminent  piety,  a  prom- 
inent member  of  the  church  and,  though  poor,  was  greatly  respected  by 
his  'fellovvmen  for  the  many  noble  traits  of  his  character.  After  the 
death  of  the  husband  and  father  the  family  were  separated  and  the  tale 
of  their  struggles  and  privations  is  painful  in  the  extreme.     Mrs.  Ames 


♦  \f rs.  Betsey  (Ames)  Hardy  states  thai  she  well  remembers  her  father's  return  from"  this 
journey.  Tic  called  his  four  children  about  him  and  f?ave  each  a  new  book,— the  three  oldest  a 
copy  of  Webster's  spell  in  jj^.book,  the  youngest  a  new  primer. 


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survived  her  husband  many  years  and  died  in  New  Sharon,  Ofct.  19, 1862, 
aged  81  years,  10  months  and  9  days. 

Children. 

i.        Jao)B,  b.  in  Lewiston,  Aug.  24,  1799.     After  the  death  of  his  father  he 

worked  wherever  he  could  find  employment.     Went  to  sea  one  voyage ; 

d.  May  10,  1826. 
ii.        David,  b.  probably  in  Lewiston,  May  11,  1801 ;  worked  on  a  farm,  went 

to  sea,  and  worked  in  a  saw-mill  in  (iardiner;  d.  in   New  Sharon, 

after  a  long  illness,  Aug.  22,  1829. 
I.     iii.       LvniA  Bran,  b.  in  Industry,  July  4,  1808;  m.  May  i,  1832,  Aretas  Hardy, 

of  Strong.     lie  was  a  son  of  James  and  Priscilla  (Mooar)  Hardy, 
iv.       Mar<;arkt  Frances,  b.  in  Industry,  July  22,  181 1;  wandered  away  from 

school,  fell  into  a  well  and  was  drowned,  July  16,  181 5. 

I.  Aretas  Hardy  married  Lydia  B.  Ames,  daughter  of  Abner  C. 
and  Betsey  (Bean)  Ames.  He  was  born  in  Lewiston,  Jan.  25,  1805, 
and  died  in  Napa,  Calif.,  June  4,  1882.  Mr.  Hardy  was  a  carpenter  by 
trade.     Mrs.  Hardy  was  living  in  San  Francisco  in  1890. 

ChiMren. 

i.  Priscii.la  Mooar,  b.  in  Strong,  July  22,  1833;  m.  Dec.  6.  1857,  Cyrus 
Williard,  of  Boston,  Mass.     She  d.  July  16,  1890. 

ii.        ,  I)au.,  b.  and  d.  in  New  Sharon,  Mar.  6,  1841. 

iii.  AciiSA  EuzABFrTH,  b.  in  Stark,  Jan.  13,  1844;  m.  Dec.  27,  1864,  Henry 
Monroe  Allen,  of  San  Francisco,  Cal.     PMve  children. 

iv.  KnwiN  Hawks,  b.  in  Strong,  June  17,  1846;  m.  April  5,  1870,  Ella  Van 
Hazen,  of  San  Francisco,  Cal.     Five  children.     Resides  in  San  Fran- 


ATKINSON. 

William  Atkinson,^  an  early  settler  in  Industry,  was  born  in  Lanca- 
shire, England,  about  1765.  His  father  was  James  Atkinson,  a  captain 
in  the  British  army,  his  mother,  Nancy  Metcalf,  of  Lancashire,  was  the 
daughter  of  Thomas  Metcalf,  a  wealthy  Englishman.  In  consequence 
of  his  religious  views  James  Atkinson  was  compelled  to  clandestinely 
leave  England  and  seek  refuge  in  America.  His  family  soon  followed 
him.  They  settled  first  at  Mount  Desert,  off  the  coast  of  Maine.  At 
that  time  the  family  of  Mr.  Atkinson  consisted  of  a  wife  and  three 
children,  namely,  William,^  Thomas  M.*  and  Nancy.'  In  June,  1774, 
James  Atkinson  and  his  family  removed  to  Winthrop,  then  known  as 
Pondtown,  and  in  1 788  William'  married  Mary  Blunt,  daughter  of  Major 
John  Blunt  of  Revolutionary  fame.  After  their  marriage  WiUiam  and 
Mary  Atkinson  resided  for  a  number  of  years  in  Winthrop,  and  while 
living  there  had  the  misfortune  to  lose  their  home  by  fire.  The  exact 
date  of  his  removal  to  Industry  is  not  known,  but  was  probably  about 
1807.     Prior  to  removing  his  family  to  Industry  Mr.  Atkinson,  with  his 

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two  sons,  James 3  and  Thomas  M.,3  having  previously  purchased  a  tract 
of  land,  came  to  this  town  and  began  a  clearing  on  lot  Q,  comprising 
the  farm  now  (1892)  owned  by  Nathan  Fogg.  With  the  assistance  of 
his  sons  he  built  a  comfortable  log- house  and  soon  after  moved  his 
family  thither  and  here  his  two  younger  children  were  born.  He  had 
not  lived  in  town  many  years  when  he  was  stricken  with  the  "  cold  fever," 
(see  p.  2oy)  and  died  March  16,  18 14.  Mr.  Atkinson  possessed  a 
kind,  benevolent  disposition,  and  was  never  known  to  close  his  doors 
against  the  poor  and  needy.  He  was  also  loyal  to  his  country  and  strove 
zealously  to  promote  its  best  interests.  He  was,  in  brief,  a  kind  husband, 
an  indulgent  father,  and  an  exemplary  citizen.  His  wife,  Mary  (Blunt) 
Atkinson,  was  one  of  the  most  active  and  intelligent  women  among  the 
early  settlers  in  Industry.  She  was  of  Scotch  descent,  a  daughter  of 
Captain,  afterwards  Major  John  Blunt,  an  officer  in  the  Continental 
army.  She  was  born  in  Pondtown,  Feb.  19,  1769.  At  that  time  there 
were  but  six  families  in  the  settlement,  and  the  present  town  of  Industry- 
was  an  unbroken  wilderness.  Her  father,  who  was  an  active  and  efficient 
officer,  had  the  misfortune  to  be  made  a  prisoner  of  war  by  the  British 
and  was  in  confinement  eighteen  months,  during  which  time  he  suffered 
indescribable  hardships  in  a  wretched  prison. 

In  those  days  schools  and  colleges  were  beyond  the  reach  of  these 
hardy  pioneers,  and  Mary  Blunt  received  her  education  from  her  mother, 
a  lady  of  excellent  judgment  and  superior  scholastic  attainments.  At  the 
age  of  nineteen  she  married  and  at  once  assumed  the  duties  and  re- 
sponsibilities devolving  upon  the  head  of  a  household.  The  story  of 
her  married  life  is  that  of  many  another  wife  and  mother,  who  by  patient 
industry  and  with  loving  care  has  nursed,  fed  and  clothed  a  large  family 
of  children.  At  the  time  of  her  husband's  death  Mrs.  Atkinson  was  so 
ill  from  the  same  disease  that  for  a  time  she  did  not  fully  realize  the  loss 
she  had  sustained.  Soon  after  her  recovery  her  two  oldest  sons  enlisted 
in  the  United  States  army,  and  from  that  lime  until  its  close  took  an  active 
part  in  the  1812  War.  Their  outfit  of  clothing  was  entirely  the  work 
of  Mrs.  Atkinson's  hands,  she  having  carded  the  wool,  spun  the  rolls, 
dyed  the  yarn  and  wove  the  cloth  for  every  article  of  their  clothing. 
Nor  did  her  labors  cease  here,  for  the  same  hands  that  manufactured 
the  cloth  cut  and  made  the  garments.  While  thus  engaged  she  fre- 
(|uently  worked  far  into  the  night.  In  the  absence  of  her  sons,  Mrs. 
Atkinson  added  to  the  onus  of  a  mother's  cares  by  her  unremitting  atten- 
tion to  the  management  of  their  newly  cleared  farm,  widening  the  clear- 
ing acre  by  acre  and  in  no  wise  abating  the  progress  begun.  Physicians 
were  few  in  those  days  and  their  services  often  unattainable.     This  want 


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opened  another  avenue  for  the  exercise  of  her  intelligence,  and  far  and 
wide  her  skill  and  judgment  brought  relief  to  the  sick  and  suffering. 
Once  a  week  on  horseback,  a  postman  rode  through  those  devious  coun- 
try ways,  heralding  his  approach  by  a  blast  from  a  tin  horn,  summoning 
the  children  to  the  roadsides  and  lanes  to  receive  news  of  the  absent  and 
tidings  from  the  remote-seeming  world.  Her  sons  returned  home  safe 
and  well  at  the  close  of  the  war  ;  and  as  one  after  another  of  her  children 
grew  up  and  were  able  to  relieve  her  of  her  burdensome  cares,  the  years 
of  her  life  passed  like  the  flow  of  a  peaceful  river.  The  War  of  the  Rebel- 
lion found  Mrs.  Atkinson  long  past  the  ordinary  term  of  human  life,  yet 
a  more  zealous  or  interested  observer  of  events  could  hardly  be  found. 
So  great  was  her  anxiety  that  at  times  it  was  deemed  expedient  to  with- 
hold disastrous  news  from  her  knowledge.  With  the  same  zeal  and 
energy  which  had  characterized  the  earlier  years  of  her  life  she  com- 
menced knitting  socks,  mittens  and  gloves  for  the  soldiers  as  the  sole 
remaining  testimony  at  her  command  of  her  loyalty  and  patriotism.  One 
son  and  five  grandsons  died  in  the  defense  of  their  country,  thus  proving 
themselves  in  every  respect  worthy  of  their  patriotic  grandmother.  She 
lived  for  several  years  after  the  close  of  the  war  and  retained  her  vigor 
and  activity  to  a  remarkable  degree.  She  closed  a  long  and  eventful  life 
Dec.  10,  1869,  at  the  age  of  100  years,  7  months  and  11  days. 

Children. 

3.  i.        Jamks,  b.  in  Wayne,  May  13,  1792;*  m.  Dec.  2,  18 19,  Betsey  Ilolbrook 

(b.  Aug.  19,  i8oi),  dau.  of  Capt.  Benjamin  and    Catherine  ( ) 

Molbrook,  of  Stark. 

4.  ii.       Thomas  Metcalf,  b.  in  Winthrop,  Dec.  31,   1794;   m.  March,  1836, 

Eunice  (Gallison)  Atkinson,  relict  of  his  brother  William. 

5.  iii.       Betsey  Win(;,  b.  in  Winthrop,  Nov.  i,  1796;   m.  (pub.  Mar.  29,  181 7) 

James  Snell,  of  Industry,  son  of  James  and  Betsey  (Young)  Snell. 
iv.       Melinda,  b.  in  Winthrop,  Nov.  12,  1798;   m.  Freeman  Allen,  q.  v.     She 

d.  in  Mercer,  Jan.  3,  1886,  5.  p. 
V.        Sarah,  b.  in  Winthrop,  Jan.  12,  1800;  m.  James  Holbrook,  son  of  Capt. 

Benjamin  and  Catherine  ( )  fiolbrook,  of  Stark.     He  was  b.  in 

Stark,  Aug.  28,  1797.     She  d.  in  Phillips,  June  io,t  1847. 
vi.       Mary,  b.  in  Winthrop,  Nov.  12,  1802;    m.  Joseph  Campbell,  of  Mercer. 

She  d.  in  Mercer,  May  31,  1864.     Her  son  Hiram  d.  April  7,  1889. 
6    vii.       William,  b.  in   Winthrop,  June    12,   1804;    m.  at   Portland,  in  1828, 

Eunice  B.  Gallison,  dau.  of  William  and  Eunice  (Barker)  Gallison. 

She  was  b.  in  Windham,  Feb.  11,  1810,  and  d.  in   Mercer,  Nov.  17, 

1847. 
7.  viii.  Clarissa  Judkins,  )  b.  in  Winthrop,  May  20,  1806;  Clarissa  m.  Newell 
ix.  Lorain  Judkins,  j  BuUen.  Lorain  J.  m.  Eliza  Judkins,  of  Provi- 
dence, R.  L,  where  he  was  then  engaged  in  mercantile  business.  He 
was  successful  in  business,  and  soon  ac({uired  an  ample  fortune.  He 
then  purchased  real  estate  in  Chelsea,  Mass.,  where  he  built  a  Hne 

*This  date  is  from  a  record  in  the  possession  of  his  mother  at  the  time  of  her  death.    An- 
other record  furnished  the  author  by  a  son  of  James,  ^ves  the  year  as  1794. 
t  One  record  shows  the  date  to  be  June  11. 


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house.     He  d.  in  Chelsea,  June  20,  1857, 5./.,  leaving  his  large  fortune 
to  his  widow. 
8.    X.        Nancy,  b.  in  Winthrop,  May  i,  1808;  m.  May  20,  1829,  Asa  W.  True,  of 
Mercer, 
xi.       Jane,  )  b.  in  Industry,  June  18,   1810.    Jane  m.  Nov.  26,   1852, 

xii.      ,  Dau.,  /     Hiram  Manter,  q.  v.    This  daughter  was  brought  up  in  the 

family  of  Capt.  John  Thompson.  Her  twin  sister  d.  in  infancy, 
xiii.  Andrew  Blunt,  b.  in  Industry,  Mar.  25,  181 2.  He  chose  the  vocation 
of  sailor,  and  soon  rose  to  the  command  of  the  largest  merchant  ves- 
sels. Hearing  of  the  Mexican  War,  he  returned  home,  gave  up  the 
command  of  his  ship,  and  enlisting  as  a  common  soldier  served  until 
the  close  of  the  war.  Re-engaging  in  his  former  nautical  pursuits, 
he  continued  in  the  same  until,  in  a  Chinese  port,  news  of  the  great 
Rebellion  reached  him.  Immediately  he  gained  permission  to  return 
to  the  States,  urged  by  an  ambitious  desire  to  serve  in  the  capture  of 
the  daring  and  successful  Semmes,  and  feeling  a  conviction  of  proba- 
ble success  on  account  of  the  skill  and  experience'  gained  in  the  thirty 
years  he  had  followed  the  seas.  Entering  the  navy  he,  with  much 
regret  and  chagrin  at  the  failure  of  his  worthy  ambition,  was  assigned 
to  a  signal  vessel,  the  "  Young  Rover,"  at  Norfolk,  Va.  There  he 
served  as  quartermaster,  until  stricken  by  disease,  and  lacking  proper 
care,  he  d.  at  Fortress  Monroe,  Va,,  May,  1863. 

3.  James  Atkinson,3  son  of  VVm.  and  Mary  (Blunt)  Atkinson,  married 
Betsey  Holbrook.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  181 2  and  after  the 
death  of  his  father  took  the  responsibility  of  the  farm  work  and  assisted 
in  making  a  home  for  his  widowed  mother  and  her  large  family.  His 
wife  died  in  Chesterville,  Dec.  2,  1861.     He  died  Oct.  9,  1857. 

Children. 

i.  Benjamin  K,  b.  in  Mercer,  June  8,  1821 ;  m.  May  26,  1864,  Ellen  Caro- 
line HoUey,  dau.  of  Hiram  and  Sophia  A.  (Butler)  Holley,  of  Farm- 
ington.     One  son: 

Leroy,  b.  June  29,  1882. 

ii.       William,  b.  in  Mercer,  Jan.  26,  1823. 

iii.       CvRrs  T.,  b.  in  Mercer,  Nov.  8,  1825;   d.  in  Chicago,  111.,  Sept.  16,  1858. 

iv.       Maky  Ellen,  b.  in  Mercer,  June  21,  1827;   m. Blair;  d.  in  Warren, 

Mass.,  May  10,  1862. 

v.        Alhert,  b.  in  Mercer,  Jan.  18,  1832;   d.  in  Portland,  Oregon. 

vi.       Thomas  M.,  b.  in  Mercer,  Oct.  5,  1834;   d.  in  Chesterville,  July  20,  1856. 

vii.      James  N.,  b.  in  Mercer,  Oct.  29,  1836;   d.  in  Chesterville,  Mar.  12,  i860. 

viii.  John  F.,  b.  in  Mercer,  July  24,  1838.  He  was  a  soldier  in  Co.  G,  24th 
Regiment,  Mass.  Vol.  Inf,  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion;  d.  at  St. 
Augustine,  F'la.,  Nov.  17,  1863. 

ix.       HENRitrrTA,  b.  in  Chesterville,  Aug.  24,  1845;   d.  Sept.  24,  1845. 

4.  Thom.vs  Metcalf  Atkin.son,3  son  of  William  and  Mary  (Blunt) 
Atkinson,  married  Mrs.  Eunice  B.  ((iallison)  Atkinson.  Like  his  brother 
James,  he  assisted  in  clearing  his  father's  farm  in  Industry  and  was  like- 
wise a  soldier  in  the  1812  War.    She  died  December,  1847,  aged  37  years, 

and  he  married  for  his  second  wife  Mrs. Tobey,  by  whom  he  had 

two  children.     He  died  in  New  Sharon,  Feb.  25,  1875. 

Children. 

Charles  Albion,  b.  Jan.  9,  1837;  resides  in  Norridgewock;  farmer  and 
drover. 


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Henry  Thatcher,  b,  in  Mercer,  Mar.  15,  1839. 
Children  by  second  marriag^e : 

Thomas  Wilder. 

Millie,  b.  1858;  m.  William  C.  Bursley;  d.  in  Farmington,  May  1 1, 1880. 

5.  James  Snell,  son  of  James  and  Betsey  (Young)  Snell,  married  Bet- 
sey Atkinson.  He  was  born  in  Brunswick,  Nov.  30,  1 792.  James  Snell, 
senior,  died  in  1796,  leaving  two  sons:  James,  aged  four,  and  Eleazer, 
two  years  older.  After  the  death  of  his  father,  James  went  to  live  in  the 
family  of  his  grandfather  Snell,  in  Woolwich.  Later  he  came  to  Sandy 
River  Valley,  learned  the  trade  of  a  shoemaker  and  then  went  to 
Stark,  where  he  worked,  and  for  a  time  camped,  with  his  brother  Elea- 
zer. He  then  purchased  of  Rev.  Daniel  Young  the  farm  now  (1892) 
occupied  by  the  heirs  of  Wm.  Y),  Smith,  which  formed  a  portion  of  the 
tract  set  off  to  New  Sharon  in  1852.  Here  he  lived  in  single  blessedne.ss 
for  a  time  attending  to  the  affairs  of  his  farm. 

He  continued  a  resident  of  Industry  until  1835,  when  he  sold  his  farm 
and  went  West.  Returning  from  his  western  trip  early  in  the  spring  of 
1836,  he  settled  in  New  Sharon  on  May  loth  of  the  same  year.  In  1843 
he  moved  to  Abbot,  where  the  remainder  of  his  life  was  passed.  He 
was  kind  and  affectionate  in  his  family,  honest  and  upright  in  his  deal- 
ings, and  a  worthy  member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  His  wife  died 
in  Abbot,  Dec.  20,  1865.     He  died  March  20,  1852,  aged  60  years. 

Childrea. 

i.  Stei'HEN  Decatur,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  20,  181 7;  m.  Mary  L.  Rogers, 
of  New  York. 

ii.  Betsey  Gallison,  b.  in  Industry,  May  2,  1819;  m.  James  Dyer,  of  Low- 
ell.    Resides  in  New  Sharon.     Several  children. 

iii.      Thomas   James,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  26,  1821;   m.  Harriet ,  of 

Lincoln,  Kansas. 

iv.       Harriet  J.,  b.  in  Industry,  July  2Z,  1823;  m.  Alden  Snell,  of  Lowell. 

V.  Eleazer,  b.  in  Industry,  Mar.  30,  1826;  m. Batchelder,  of  Minne- 
apolis, Minn. 

6.  William  Atkinson,^  son  of  Wm.  and  Mary  (Blunt)  Atkinson, 
married  Eunice  B.  Oallison.  He  died  of  cholera  in  New  Orleans,  La., 
Oct.  25,  1832. 

Their  child, 

Helen  K.,  b.  in  (iardiner,  Dec.  30,  1829;  m.  Nov.  6,  1852,  Frederick 
Cjagc,  son  of  Daniel  and  Mary  (Curtis)  Gage.  He  was  born  in  New 
Sharon,  May  31,  1821,  and  d.  in  his  native  town,  May  5,  1887.  The 
children  of  Frederick  and  Helen  E.  Ciage  are: 

i.         Fred  Atkinson,  b.  in  Chesterville,  Oct.  5,  1853;   m.  Dec.  26, 

1882,  Josephine  S.  Bragdon,  of  New  Sharon, 
ii.        Felicia,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Sept.  29,  1856;   m.  Jan.  3,  1882, 

Thomas  Williams,  of  Farmington,  Falls, 
iii.      Charles  Henry,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Mar.  13,  1859. 


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7.  Newell  Bullen  married  Clarissa  J.  Atkinson.  After  their  mar- 
riage they  resided  for  a  time  in  Brookline,  Mass.,  then  emigrated  to 
California,  Mrs.  Bullen  riding  the  whole  distance  on  the  back  of  a 
pack-mule.  They  resided  in  San  Francisco,  and  prior  to  the  fall  of 
1850  emigrated  to  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah  Territory.  She  was  living 
with  her  sons  in  Cache  County,  Utah,  when  last  heard  from,  June  30, 
1883. 

Children. 

Francis  Hekschel. 

John  Joseph. 

CINCINNATI'S;   d.in  San  Francisco,  three  months  after  their  arrival  there. 

Samuel,  b.  April  24,  1850;  d.  in  Salt  Lake  City,  Aug.  8,  1850. 

One  other  child. 

8.  Asa  W.  True  married  Nancy  Atkinson.  He  was  a  rising  young 
lawyer  at  the  time  of  his  marriage,  and  a  few  years  later  removed  to 
Portland,  where  he  continued  the  practice  of  his  profession.  Here  he 
was  very  successful,  and  soon  accjuired  the  reputation  of  being  an  upright 
man  and  a  skillful  lawyer.  He  was  a  close  student  and  was  constantly 
engaged  in  matters  which  required  all  his  energies.  Under  this  consfcmt 
strain  his  health  broke  down,  and  after  five  months  of  suffering  he  died 
of  consumption,  June  i,  1854,  leaving  a  widow  and  four  children,  three 
sons  and  one  daughter.  Of  her  life  previous  to  her  marriage  Mrs.  True 
thus  writes  :  "  My  girlhood  of  twenty-one  years  and  twenty  days  was 
spent  in  various  ways,  sometimes  in  climbing  apple-trees  or  scouring  the 
woods  in  quest  of  beech- nuts,  not  minding  if  in  my  rambles  it  were 
necessar)'  to  wade  brooks  or  climb  high  hills.  Sometimes  climbing  my 
big  brother's  knee  to  obtain  a  kiss  of  forgiveness  after  I  had  been  a 
naughty  girl,  or  to  coax  a  ride  when  he  was  going  away.  At  other  times 
trudging  off  to  a  country  school  through  snow  and  rain  in  compliance 
with  my  brother  and  mother's  wishes."  At  the  time  of  her  husband's 
death  her  eldest  son  had  just  completed  his  law  studies  and  was  ready 
to  be  admitted  to  the  bar.  The  daughter  and  two  younger  sons  were 
still  at  school.  The  sons  both  became  excellent  scholars,  but  their 
mother  was  unable  to  give  them  the  benefit  of  a  collegiate  education. 
After  leaving  school  they  both  obtained  good  situations,  one  in  New  York 
C'ity,  the  other  in  Pordand,  the  mother  eventually  going  to  New  York 
City  to  live.  When  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  broke  out  Mrs.  True  was 
in  Quincy,  111.,  with  her  daughter,  who  had  married  a  gentleman  residing 
in  that  place.  Her  son-in-law  was  one  of  the  first  to  enter  the  service, 
and  with  other  ladies  Mrs.  True  engaged  in  making  clothing  for  the  sol- 
diers and  in  this  direction  did  a  noble  work.  Ere  long  her  son-in-law 
was  appointed  Assistant  Adjutant  General,  and  with  his  family  she  went 


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to  Springfield,  the  State  Capital,  to  live.  Here  her  eldest  son,  Llewellyn, 
soon  obtained  a  position  in  the  same  department  with  his  brother-in-law. 
Learning  that  her  second  son,  Samuel,  was  about  to  enlist,  she  returned 
to  New  York  and  persuaded  him  to  go  to  Springfield,  as  she  knew  that 
his  brother  and  brother-in-law  could  materially  aid  him  in  securing  a 
desirable  position.  He  was  commissioned  to  a  position  on  the  staff  of 
the  14th  Illinois  Cavalry.  Her  youngest  son  had  already  enlisted  in  the 
1 2th  Regiment,  U.  S.  Infantry,  and  was  stationed  at  Fort  Hamilton,  in  New 
York  Harbor.  After  this  son  left  for  the  field  Mrs.  True  again  resumed 
her  work  for  the  good  of  the  soldiers.  She  began  enlisting  nurses  for 
the  hospitals,  hired  a  room  and  employed  the  best  surgeons  in  the  city 
to  instruct  them,  through  lectures,  in  dressing  wounds  and  caring  for  the 
sick.  Through  her  efforts  twenty-nine  competent  nurses  were  enlisted 
and,  after  the  necessary  instructions,  sent  to  those  hospitals  most  in  need 
of  their  services.  Money,  clothing,  and  necessary  supplies  were  in  the 
meantime  collected  for  hospital  use  and  the  men  in  the  field.  She  was 
also  unremitting  in  her  attentions  and  efforts  in  behalf  of  the  sick  and 
wounded  soldiers  brought  North  and  placed  in  the  forts  in  the  harbor. 
Amid  these  onerous  duties  her  youngest  son  was  brought  to  her  worn 
and  emaciated  from  disease,  and  was  tenderly  nursed  to  health  and 
strength.  He  went  back  to  his  regiment  again  only  to  return  with  the 
loss  of  one  eye  and  a  severe  wound  of  the  leg,  from  the  effects  of  which 
he  never  recovered.  The  tender  care  of  a  loving  mother  soothed  his 
last  moments  and  he  was  laid  to  rest  beside  his  father.  Peace  had  been 
declared  but  a  few  months  when  she  had  not  a  son  to  call  her  mother. 
She  died  in  Washington,  I).  C,  a  few  years  since. 

Children. 

Llewellyn. 

,  (laughter. 

Samuel  P\ 
Joseph  M. 

BAILEY. 

JAME.S  Bailey  came  to  Industry  prior  to  his  marriage  and  settled  on 
a  lot  of  land  near  where  the  Centre  Meeting- House  now  stands.  He 
was  born  in  Farmington,  March  12,  1790,  and  was  the  fourth  child  of 
Eliphalet  and  Rebecca  (Perham)  Bailey,  early  pioneers  to  the  town  of 
Farmington.  When  a  young  man,  James  Bailey  moved  to  lot  No.  11, 
on  the  Lowell  Strip,  which  he  sold  to  Benjamin  R.  Rackliff  in  the  fall 
of  1830.  He  married,  April  4,  1820,  Rebecca  Fletcher,  daughter  of 
Jeremiah  and  F^lizabeth  (Perham)  Fletcher,  of  Wilton.  After  leaving 
Industry  he  went  to  Wilton,  but  eventually  settled  on  the  h(jmestead  in 


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Farmington,  where  he  died  April  i6,  1865.     His  wife  was  born  in  West- 
ford,  Mass.,  July  10,  1789  ;  died  April  11,  1879, 

Children. 

i.        Elizabeth  Ann,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  20, 1821;  m.  David  Sweatland;  d. 

in  Farmington,  May  30,  1890. 
ii.       Joseph  Grai-ton,  b.  in  Industry,  April  4,  1822;  m.  Sept.  2,  1858,  Susan 

H.  Griffin..    Resides  in  New  Hampshire, 
iii.       Rebecca,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  19,  1828;  m.  Oct.  31,  1850,  Rufus  Bartlett 

Smith,  son  of  Rufus  and   Lydia  (Mayhew)  Smith,  of   Farmington. 

She  d.  April  15,  1885,  s.  p. 
iv.       Martha  Fletcher,  b.  in  Wilton,  May  31,  1821;  unmd. 

George  Washington  Bailey,  a  nephew  of  the  forementioned  James 
and  a  son  of  Asa  and  Betsey  (Bailey)  Bailey,  was  born  in  Farmington, 
Sept.  25,  1823.  He  married,  March  30,  1851,  Drusilla  Taylor  (b.  in 
Stark,  April  22,  1825),  daughter  of  James  and  Abigail  (Higgins)  Tay- 
lor, of  Farmington.  He  came  to  Industry  from  New  Sharon  in  May, 
1876,  and  purchased  the  Alvin  Howes  farm,  on  which  he  still  lives.  He 
is  an  industrious  farmer,  and  his  family  are  highly  respected  in  the  town 
and  community.  A  son  and  daughter  are  graduates  of  the  Farmington 
Normal  School,  and  several  of  the  family  have  gained  distinction  as 
prominent  educators. 

i.  Marianna  Crovvell,  b.  in  Farmington,  Jan.  17,  1852;  m.  Jan.  i,  1883, 
Albert  Caswell,  son  of  Salmon  and  Eliza  (Smelledge)  Caswell,  of 
New  Sharon.  She  graduated  from  the  Farmington  State  Normal 
School  in  the  second  class  of  1872.  She  has  taught  277  weeks,  gain- 
ing distinction  as  a  teacher  fully  abreast  of  the  times.  Mr.  Caswell 
is  a  farmer,  and  resides  in  New  Sharon .     One  son  : 

Frank  Perlev,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  April  2,  1884. 

ii.  Holmes  Higgins,  b.  in  Farmington,  April  8,  1854.  He  graduated  from 
the  Farmington  State  Normal  School  in  the  second  class  of  1876,  and 
in  the  advanced  course  in  1881,  having  previously  studied  languages 
at  Wilton  Academy  and  Waterville  Classical  Institute.  He  has  been 
a  successful  and  enthusiastic  educator  and  supervisor  of  schools  in 
Industry  for  four  years.  He  has  ever  been  an  ardent  lover  of  the 
town  of  his  adoption,  and  a  zealous  worker  for  the  upbuilding  of  her 
educational  and  other  interests.  He  is  now  in  the  employ  of 
Houghton,  Mifflin  &  Co.,  Boston,  as  agent  for  their  educational  pub- 
lications;  unmd. 

iii.  JULiiriTE,  b.  in  Farmington,  Jan.  17,  1856;  m.  May  i,  1889,  Nelson  I). 
Keith,  son  of  James  B.  and  Ann  E.  (Welch)  Keith,  of  Parmingtun. 
She  has  been  a  school  teacher  with  a  good  degree  of  success.  One 
child : 

Edna  Gertrude,  b.  in  Farmington,  April  11,  1890. 

iv.       Henry   Milner,  b.  in   Farmington,  Feb.    19,   1858;    m.  Jan.  6,   1889, 
Ella  E.  Nottage,  dau.  of  Chas.  B.and  M.  Jane  (Williamson)  Notiage, 
of  Farmington;  farmer;   resides  in  Farmington.     One  child: 
Jennie  Leone,  b.  in  Farmington,  May,  1890. 

V.        Benaiah  Corydon,  b.  in  Farmington,  Dec.  22,  1859;  m.  Sept.  24,  1887, 
Mary  C.  Perkins,  dau.  of  Samuel  F.  and  Annette  (Smith)  Perkins,  of 
New  Sharon.     Mr.  Bailey  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  in  New  Sharon. 
Children : 
i.        Charles  Henry,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Aug.  3,  1888. 


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ii.       Leon  Augustus,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  March,  1890. 

iii.      ,  son,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Aug.  i,  1892. 

Frank  Hamilton,  b.  in  Farmington,  Dec.  3,  1862;  resides  in  Industry; 

unmd. 
James  Atwood,  b.  in  Farmington,  Dec.  19,  1865;  resides  in  Industry; 

unmd. 
Lkna  Sybil,  b.  in  Farmington,  Nov.  i,  1868;  d.  in  New  Sharon,  Aug. 
8,  1874. 


BEAN. 

JERE^fY  Bean,  eldest  son  of  John  C.  and  Olive  (Berry)  Bean,  was 
born  in  Jay,  Me.,  Nov.  25,  1829.*  He  married  Mrs.  Sarah  Bean,  relict 
of  Elias  Bean,  of  Jay,  and  daughter  of  John  H.  and  Sophia  (Bean)  Smith. 

He  came  to  Industry  in  the  month  of  March,  1856,  and  purchased 
the  Charles  Luce  farm  of  Philip  A.  Storer,  on  which  his  after  life  was 
spent.  He  was  a  good  citizen  and  highly  respected  by  his  neighbors 
and  townsmen.     He  died  after  a  brief  illness,  July  26,  1883,  s,  p. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  M.  E.  Church,  having  been  converted  under 
the  labors  of  Rev.  Thomas  J.  True  in  1866.  Mrs.  Bean  had  one  daugh- 
ter by  her  first  marriage,  who  married  Eleazer  S.  True,  son  of  Caleb  E. 
and  Dianna  E.  (Snell)  True,  q.  v. 


BEEDE. 

Capt.  Daniel  Beede,  an  early  settler  in  Industry,  was  born  in  Sand- 
wich, N.  H.,  April  8,  1784.  His  ancestry  runs  back  to  Eli  Beede,*  who 
came  to  this  country  between  1700  and  1720,  at  the  age  of  sixteen 
years.  He  was  the  only  son  of  a  widow  who  lived  on  the  Isle  of  Jersey, 
where  it  is  said  the  name  of  Beede  is  quite  common.!  He  worked  his 
passage  by  mending  some  damaged  stockings,  which  he  did  so  skillfully 
that  the  captain  of  the  ship  got  full  price  for  them.  He  spoke  the  old 
Norman  French  spoken  by  the  peasantry  of  Jersey  to-day.  He  settled 
in  Kingston,  N.  H.,  and  married  Mehitable  Sleeper,  the  first  white  female 
child  born  in  that  town.  He  became  a  man  of  considerable  local  dis- 
tinction, was  a  sort  of  Rarey,  and  was  yclept  doctor  for  his  skill  in  treat- 
ing sick  horses  and  cattle,  and  wizard  for  his  power  of  teaching  and 
taming  wild  and  vicious  horses.  He  became  an  extensive  land-owner, 
as  did  also  several  of  his  children.     Seven  children,  four  sons  and  three 

*This  date  was  copied  from  the  militia  rolls  of  1S64.  It  does  not  agree  with  the  record  on 
his  headstone,  which  reads  :  "  Died  July  26,  1SS3,  aged  56  years,  9  months."  John  S.  Bean,  a 
younger  brother, is  convinced  that  the  age  as  given  on  the  stone  is  incorrect.  His  recollections 
favor  the  date  given  above. 

t  Some  of  the  descendants  of  Capt.  Daniel  now  spell  their  name  Beedy.  The  Captain, 
when  a  resident  of  Industry,  employed  the  same  orthography  as  did  the  early  ancestors  of  the 
race,  and  this  form  the  author  prefers. 

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daughters,  were  born  to  Eli  and  Mehitable  Beede.  Daniel,*  one  of  the 
sons,  removed  to  Sandwich,  N.  H.,  where  he  became  a  prominent  and 
highly  respected  citizen.  He  was  appointed  Judge  (probably  of  the 
probate  court),  represented  his  town  several  times  in  the  State  Legis- 
lature, and  raised  up  a  very  fine  family.  He  was  the  father  of  twelve 
children,  among  whom  was  a  son  named  Daniel,3  who  married  Dolly 
Hackett.  They  were  the  parents  of  eight  children,  viz. :  Elizabeth,^ 
Nathan,4  Aaron,4  Daniel,4  Peter,4  Dolly,4  Ephraim,4  and  Jeremiah.4 
Nathan  4  married  Nellie  McGaffy,  and  is  the  immediate  ancestor  of 
the  Phillips,  Maine,  Beedes.  Daniel,4  whose  name  stands  at  the  head 
of  this  sketch,  married,  Feb.  12,  1807,  Polly  Eveleth,  daughter  of  James 
and  Betsey  (Williams)  Eveleth,  of  Industry.  The  date  of  his  setdement 
in  Industry  is  uncertain,  but  he  probably  came  to  town  some  years  prior 
to  his  marriage.  Dolly  4  married,  March  16,  1813,  Solomon  Turner,  of 
New  Vineyard.  Peter  Beede 4  married  (pub.  Oct.  29,  1808)  Sally  Gil- 
man,  of  Mt.  Vernon,  and  settled  on  a  lot  adjoining  his  brother  Daniel 
on  the  east. 

Daniel  Beede  4  settled  on  the  Lowell  Strip  and  partially  cleared  the 
farm  now  (1892)  owned  by  Alburn  C.  Robbins.  He  was  in  command 
of  the  Industry  company  of  militia  when  called  out  during  the  1812  War. 
Soon  after  this  he  sold  out  and  moved  to  No.  6,  now  a  part  of  Phillips. 
His  first  wife  died  and  be  subsequently  married  Nancy  Chandler.  He 
was  the  father  of  sixteen  children,  twelve  by  his  first,  and  four  by  his 
second  marriage.  When  the  Captain  moved  to  No.  6  he  followed  a 
spotted  line.  Selecting  a  suitable  location,  he  began  a  clearing,  and  by 
unflagging  industry  cleared  a  good  farm  and  reared  a  large  family  to 
manhood  and  womanhood.  He  died  1864,  aged  80.  His  second  wife 
died  in  1886. 

Children. 

i.         DoLi.Y  Hackeit,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  8,  1808;   m.  George  F.  Reed;  spent 
their  whole  lives  in  Phillips;   both  dead;   one  son. 
I.     ii.        Daniki.,  b.  in   Industry,  Nov.  23,   1809;*  m.   Emily   Ela;   d.  1858;   m. 
Helen  B.,  dau.  of  John  and  Ruby  (Strout)  Coffin,  of  Harrington,  Me. 
iii.       Benjamin,  b.  in  Industry,  July  7,  181 1. 

P'rederic,  m.  Thirza  Harding;   went  to  Wisconsin;   d.  leaving  children. 
James  EvELtriH,  m.  in  Nova  Scotia;    d.  leaving  a  smart  family,  who 
reside  in  Stillwater,  Minn. 

PDLI.Y    EVEI.ETII. 

Hetsey  H.,  m.  Joseph  Sherburne,  of  Phillips. 

Jo.sEFH  E\Ei.E'rH,  m.  an  Irish  lady  at  Calais,  and  removed  to  Iowa. 

Caroline  S.,  m.  A.  G.  Newman,  of  Weld;   three  sons  and  two  daughters. 

♦This  date  w:is  copitd  from  the  town  record.s  of  Industry,  and  the  entry  appears  to  have 
been  made  in  1S12.  The  Farminglon  Chronicle^  in  an  obituary  notice  of  Mr.  Beede,  see  Vol. 
50,  No.  31,  states  that  he  was  born  in  1810.  From  a  careful  comparison  of  dates,  the  author  is 
of  the  opinion  that  the  Chronicle  is  in  error. 


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El'NICE  P.,  d. 

Charles  J.,  m. Judkins,  and  moved  to  Minnesota,  about  1853,  s.  p. 

Abkik  H.,  m.  Augustus  Sanborn;   resides  in  Somerville,  Mass. 
Lucy  Ellen,  m.  George  Batchelder;  resided  on  the  homestead. 
Laura  F.,  always  an  invalid;  d.  about  1878. 
Edwin  H.,  unmd;  lives  with  sister  Ellen. 

I.  Daniel  Beede,  son  of  Capt.  Daniel  and  Mary  (Eveleth)  Beecle, 
married  Emily  Ela.  When  three  years  of  age  his  father  moved  to  a 
township,  a  portion  of  which  is  now  in  the  town  of  Phillips.  Here, 
engaged  in  the  pursuits  of  farm  life,  young  Beede  spent  his  boyhood 
days,  getting  occasional  glimpses  of  the  outside  world  in  his  trips  on 
horseback  to  mill,  and  to  the  then  distant  seaport  town  of  Hallowell, 
whither  all  the  inland  settlers  in  this  section  of  the  State  went  to  find  a 
market  for  their  produce.  Diligent  in  his  studies,  he  obtained  a  good 
education  in  the  English  branches  by  attending  the  town  schools  in  his 
own  and  adjoining  districts.  Having  manifested  a  decided  taste  for 
such  work,  he  decided  on  becoming  of  age  to  devote  his  life  to  civil  and 
hydraulic  engineering,  and  accordingly  prepared  himself  for  this  work. 
When  the  projectors  of  the  Bates  Mills  advertised  for  plans,  in  1854, 
Mr.  Beede  was  one  of  several  competitors  ;  his  plans  were  accepted  and 
he  was  employed  to  build  Mills  No.  i  and  2.  He  moved  to  Lewiston 
with  his  family,  and  but  for  the  failure  of  the  company  for  which  he  was 
at  work  would  probably  have  spent  the  rest  of  his  life  in  that  place. 
In  consequence  of  poor  health  he  went  to  California  in  the  spring  of 
1862.  At  that  time  there  was  a  general  depression  in  business  in  the 
Golden  State.  On  his  arrival  Mr.  Beede  was  met  on  the  wharf  by  a 
gentleman,  who  said,  "  If  you  have  come  here  expecting  work  you  may 
as  well  return."  He  staid,  however,  and  was  soon  employed  to  go  to 
Mexico,  build  and  superintend  the  running  of  a  quartz- mill.  At  the 
expiration  of  two  and  one-half  years  he  went  to  Oregon,  where  he  built 
and  operated  a  similar  mill  for  the  same  length  of  time.  While  in  Mex- 
ico and  Oregon  he  contributed  an  able  and  interesting  series  of  letters 
to  the  Franklin  Patriot^  published  at  Farmington,  Me. 

He  was  the  projector  and  builder  of  the  suspension  bridges  at  Strong 
and  Kingfield,  in  Franklin  County.  At  the  last  mentioned  place  the 
following  incident  is  related  in  regard  to  the  newly-completed  bridge. 
The  sway  of  the  bridge  when  completed  caused  many  people  unac- 
quainted with  such  structures  to  question  its  safety.  To  show  his  own 
confidence  in  the  permanency  and  strength  of  the  structure,  Mr.  Beede, 
in  the  presence  of  a  large  company  of  people,  drove  his  horse  across 
the  bridge  and  back  at  full  speed,  and  was  heartily  cheered  on  his  return 
as  he  turned  his  horse's  head  toward  Farmington.     He  was  much  re- 


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spected  by  those  who  knew  him,  alike  as  a  good  citizen  and  an  exem- 
plary christian.  His  wife,  by  whom  he  had  three  children,  one  son  and 
two  daughters,  died  in  1858,  and  he  married,  Aug.  5,  1875,  Helen  B. 
Coffin,  who  survives  him.  He  died  in  Farmington,  where  he  had  for 
many  years  made  his  home,  July  29,  1889,  aged  79  years. 

BENSON. 

Benjamin  Benson  was  among  the  pioneer  settlers  to  that  part  of  New 
Vineyard  set  off  to  Industry  in  1844.  He  was  born  Feb.  22,  1733,  and 
probably  came  from  Martha's  Vineyard,  though  nothing  is  positively 
known  of  his  ancestry  or  early  history.  His  wife,  by  whom  he  had  sev- 
eral children,  was  Mary  Chamberlain,  born  Feb.  22,  1735.  He  erected 
a  mill,  on  a  small  stream  flowing  near  his  home,  soon  after  immigrating 
to  the  District  of  Maine. 

Children, 
i.         Rhoda,  b.  October,  1764. 
ii.       GEOR(iE,*  b.  May  i,  1768. 
iii.       Mary,  b.  July  9,  1770;  m.  Benjamin  Ditson. 
iv.       Benjamin,  b.  Aug.  14,  1772;   m.  Mary  Jordan,  of  Mt.  Desert. 
V.        Lucy,  b.  Nov.  20,  1774;   m.  Sept.  11,  1801,  Robert  Nichols  (b.  Nov.  18, 
1769),  son  of  George  and  Betsey  (Sawyer)   Nichols,  of  Stark.     She 
d.  Aug.  II,  1825;  several  children, 
vi.       B/VRTLETr,  b.  May  22,  1777;  m.  Mary  Nichols  (b.  June   10,  1778),  dau. 

of  George  and  Betsey  (Sawyer)  Nichols,  of  Stark, 
vii.  Hannah,  m.  Mar.  29,  1S04,  Ezra  Vincent,t  of  New  Vineyard, 
viii.  MATrHEW,  b.  June  3,  1782;  m.  Feb.  18,  1806,  Mary  Gott  J*(b.  Nov.  24, 
1782).  She  d.  and  he  m.  Sept.  21,  1843,  Mrs.  Mary  M.  Wade,  relict 
of  Caleb  Wade.  She  d.  April  15,  1880.  He  came  to  Industry  from 
Stark,  and  settled  on  lot  No.  25,  on  the  Lowell  Strip,  on  the  farm 
recently  occupied  by  Benj.  Warren  Norton,  Jr.  He  was  a  man  of 
some  property,  kept  a  large  apiary,  and  also  delighted  in  hunting  the 
wild  honey-bee.  He  subsequently  moved  to  Madison,  where  he  d.  at 
an  advanced  age.     Among  his  children  were : 

i.         Permeua,  b.  Jan.  18,  1807;  m.  Dec.  5,  1826,  Levi  Wyman, 

of  Milburn  (now  Skowhegan). 
ii.        John,  b.  Feb.  10,  1808;  joined  Maine  Methodist  Conference, 
and  was  for  many  years  an  able  and  successful  minister  of 
that  denomination;  d. 

*The  New  Vineyard  Records  contain  this  entry  :  *•  Family  of  George  Benson  (d.  Nov.  S, 

1S03) : 

•M.        Gkorge,  3d,  b.  Mar.  i,  1790; 

ii.      Benjamin,  b.  Feb.  ao  (?),  179a; 

iii.      Priscilla,  b.  April  S,  1794; 

iv.      Sarah  C,  b.  July  30,  179^); 

v.       Thomas,  b.  Sept.  6,  179S; 

vi.      Peggv,  b.  Au^.  1,  1801." 

While  there  are  no  means  of  identifying  this  family  with  that  of  Benjamin  Benson,  circutn 

stances  lead  the  author  to  believe  them  to  have  been  father  and  son.     But  how  George,  son  of 

George  Benson,  could  be  George,  ad,  the  writer  is  unable  to  say.    Undoubtedly  it  should  be 

George,  Jr. 

t  This  name  was  quite  commonJy  spelled  Vinson. 

X  She  was  a  sister  of  John  Gott,  who  m.  a  dau.  of  Abner  Norton,  q»  v. 


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iii.       Mary  A.,  b.  Dec.  7,  1809. 

Charles,  m.  (pub.  Oct.  28,  1808)  Love  Pinkham,  dau.  of  Samuel  and 
Sarah  (Chesley)  Pinkham,  q.  v.  He  d.  a  young  man,  leaving  two 
children.     His  widow  m.  John  Daggett  for  her  second  husband. 

Lydia.* 


BOARDMAN. 

Herbert  Boardman,s  one  of  the  earliest  settlers  in  that  part  of  New 
Vineyard  annexed  to  Industry  in  1844,  was  a  descendant  from  William 
and  Frances  Boardman,  who  immigrated  to  this  country  in  1638.  Wil- 
liam Boardman  was  a  tailor  by  trade  and  settled  in  Cambridge,  Mass. 
Of  the  nine  children  born  to  William  and  Frances  Boardman,  the  fourth 
was  Aaron.*  To  him  was  born,  by  his  wife,  Mary,  seven  children. 
Moses,3  the  second,  was  born  Feb.  17,  1675-6.  He  married,  June  25, 
1700,  Abigail,  daughter  of  Dea.  Walter  Hastings.  His  son,  Andrew 
Boardman,4  was  a  graduate  of  Harvard  College  and  a  clergyman  of  the 
Congregational  denomination.  He  married  Katharine  Allen,  daughter 
of  Sylvanus  and  Jane  (Homes)  Allen,  and  was  for  some  time  pastor  of 
the  church  at  Chilmark,  Mass.  He  died  of  small- pox  at  Chilmark,  Nov. 
19,  1776. 

Children. 

i.        Andrew,  b.  July  16,  1748. 

ii.       Abigail,  b.  April  9,  1750;  m.  Dea.  Nathan  Mayhew. 

iii.    .  Katharine,  b.  Mar.  19,  1752;  m.  Nathaniel  Bassett. 

iv.       William,  b.  Nov.  16,  1753;   unnid. 

V.        Elizabeth,  b.  Nov.  25,  1755;  m.  Peter  Austin. 

vi.     .  Sylvanus,  b.  Sept.  15,  1757;  m.  April  12,  1790,  Phebe  Dana,  dau.  of 

George  and  Margaret  (Clark)  Dana,  of  Stow  and  Ashburnham,  Mass. 

He  was  a  Baptist  minister,  and  eventually  settled    in  New  Sharon. 

He  frequently  preached  in  Industry,  where  he  was  well  known  and 

highly  esteemed.     He  d.  in  New  Sharon,  Mar.  16,  1845,  aged  87  yrs. 

His  wife  d.  in  BloomBeld,  Sept.  23,  i860,  aged  91  yrs.,  10  mos.;   eight 

children, 
vii.      Walter,  b.  July  12,  1 76 1;  m.  Jane  Hillman. 
viii.     Herbert,  b.  April  11,   1764;    m.  Dec.  4,  1788,  Mary  Merry,  d^u.  of 

David  and  Eunice  (Chase)  Merry,  q.  v. 
ix.       Jane,  b.  Aug.  14,  1767;  m.  Sarson  Chase. 

1.  Herbert  Boardman,s  as  will  be  seen,  was  the  eighth  child  of 
Andrew  and  Katharine.  His  birthplace  was  undoubtedly  the  town  of 
Chilmark,  on  the  Island  of  Martha's  Vineyard.  He  came  to  the  Dis- 
trict of  Maine  with  others  in  April,  1792,  sailing  from  the  Vineyard  and 
up  the  Kennebec  River  in  the  schooner  "Snubbet,"  Capt.  Sarson  Butler, 
master.!     It  is  probable  that  he  made  a  brief  residence  in  Farmington 

♦The  author  is  not  certain  as  to  the  order  of  birth  of  those  whose  birth-date  is  wanting. 

t  As  the  schooner  made  the  mouth  of  the  Kennebec  River  she  encountered  a  tcrrjble  north- 
east snowstorm,  and  the  passengers  and  crew  were  in  great  peril .  To  lighten  the  vessel,  Captain 
BuUer  ordered  the  deck  load  to  be  thrown  overboard.     Mr.  Boardman  had  fifteen  sheep  on  the 


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before  settling  in  New  Vineyard.  In  1795,  he  purchased  of  Tristram 
Daggett  one  hundred  acres  of  land  lying  at  the  base  of  the  mountain 
which  now  bears  his  name,  for  which  he  paid  forty  pounds,  English 
money.  The  deed  is  recorded  in  the  Lincoln  County  Registry  and 
bears  the  date  of  Sept.  15,  1795.  This  instrument  was  acknowledged 
before  Moses  Starling,  Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  Samuel  and  Rebecca 
Daggett  wrote  their  names  as  witnesses  to  grantor's  signature.  In  this 
deed  Mr.  Boardman's  residence  is  given  as  New  Vineyard,  and  it  is  pos- 
sible that  he  may  have  lived  for  a  short  time  in  the  western  part  of  the 
township  prior  to  making  his  purchase  of  Mr.  Daggett.  The  author 
has  been  unable  to  ^m  to  his  own  satisfaction  the  date  of  Mr.  Boardman*s 
removal  to  his  newly  purchased  farm.*  This  farm  under  the  judicious 
management  of  Esq.  Boardman  became  one  of  the  largest  and  best  in 
that  part  of  the  town.  He  was  a  man  of  more  than  ordinary  ability  and 
transacted  a  considerable  business  as  a  magistrate.  Though  in  some  re- 
spects a  little  eccentric,  he  was  noted  for  his  generous  hospitality.  He  was 
a  blacksmith  by  trade,  but  it  is  believed  he  did  but  little  at  the  business 
during  the  latter  years  of  his  life.  His  wife  was  noted  for  her  industry, 
intelligence  and  piety.  Esq.  William  Allen  says  of  her  :  "  No  one  in  town 
was  more  respected  as  long  as  she  lived  and  her  memory  is  held  in  kind 
remembrance."  Both  Esq.  Boardman  and  his  wife  were  consistent  and 
worthy  members  of  the  Methodist  Church.  On  the  night  of  Jan.  22, 
1824,  their  well-furnished  house,  with  its  contents,  was  destroyed  by  fire. 
He  built  another  house  soon  after,  in  which  the  remainder  of  his  life  was 
spent.  He  died  July  31,  1838,  aged  74  years,  3  months  and  14  days. 
His  wife  died  Aug.  i,  1843,  aged  76  years,  4  months  and  23  days. 

Children, 
i.        Catharink,  b.  Oct.  5,  1789;  d.  Oct.  10,  1789. 
ii.       Andrkw,  b.  1 790;  d.  at  Halloweli,  in  1807. 
I.     iii.      Leonard,  b.  Sept.  29,  1792;  m.  (pub.  Dec.  2, 1814)  Abigail  Hubbs,  dau. 
of  Stephen  and  Abigail  (Varney)  Hobbs,  of  Berwick,  Me. 

quarter-deck,  for  which  he  besought  mercy.  lie  made  a  personal  appeal  to  Captain  Butler,  say- 
ing "that  he  was  goinj;  into  a  new  country,  where  these  sheep  would  be  of  inestimable  value 
to  him."  Irritated  and  annoyed  no  doubt  by  this  impassioned  appeal,  Captain  Butler  shouted  in 
stentorian  tones,  "  Mate,  cut  the  lines  and  let  Boardman*s  sheep  go  to  h — 1." 

♦Esq.  Wm.  Allen  says  {see  Hitiory  of  Industry ^ p.  14):  "  A  new  road  being  cut  out  from 
Daniel  Collins's  to  lli:rbert  Boardman's,  Mr.  B.  moved  his  family  from  the  river  settlement  in 
December,  1795,  with  his  furniture  on  an  ox-sled,  being  the  tirst  ox-team  that  passed  over  this 
road  to  tlie  north  of  Mr.  Collins's."  This  agrees  with  the  date  of  Esq.  Boardman's  deed, 
Sept.  15,  1795,  for  it  would  be  but  rea-sonable  to  assume  that  he  moved  his  family  to  their 
new  home  at  the  first  available  opportunity  after  its  purchase.  But  Esq.  Allen  further  relates 
that  he  and  a  younger  brother  overtook  Esq.  Boardman,  with  his  team  and  goods,  as  they  were 
on  their  way  with  a  package  for  the  relief  of  James  Manter,  who  was  very  ill  of  a  disease 
which  terminated  his  life  a  few  days  later.  We  learn  from  the  stone  marking  Mr.  Manter*s 
gra\e  that  he  d.  Dec.  36,  1796.  This  disagreement  of  dates  the  author  has  sought  in  vain  to 
harmonize.     Evidently  Mr.  Allen  must  be  in  error  as  to  dates. 


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2.  iv.      Leander,  b.  April  11,  1795;  m.  Mar.  25,  1819,  Hannah  Jones»  dau.  of 

Ebenezer  and  Mary  (Ballister)  Jones,  of  Farmington. 

3.  V.        Menzir,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  July  4,  1797;   m.  Oct.  16,  1821,  Sarah 

Davis,  dau.  of  Wendell  and  Mary  (Smith)  Davis,  q,  v. 

vi.  Mary,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  May  22,  1799;  m.  June  14,  1821,  Francis 
Kemick,  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  CNevens)  Remick,  q,  v. 

vii.  Catharine,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Mar.  4,  1801;  m.  Sept.  22,  1844,  Rich- 
ard Fassett,  son  of  Richard.  He  d.  at  West's  Mills,  Mar.  16,  1874, 
aged  67  years.     She  d.  Jan.  8,  1880,  s.p. 

1.  Leonard  Boardman,^  son  of  Herbert  and  Mary  (Merry)  Board- 
man,  married  Abigail  Hobbs.  He  settled  on  the  John  Marshall  farm  re- 
cently occupied  by  Thomas  Stevens.  He  was  a  young  man  of  much 
promise  and  had  served  as  captairi  of  the  militia.  He  died  Jan.  6, 
1822.*  His  widow  subsequently  married  (pub.  Jan.  24,  1826),  James 
Davis,  Jr.,  son  of  James  and  Betsey  (Look)  Davis,  q,  v. 

Children. 

i.  Andrew,  b.  May  26,  181 7;  m.  Naomi  Savage,  of  Lexington,  Me.  She 
d.  and  he  m.  for  his  second  wife,  Augusta  Savage,  also  of  Lexington, 
a  sister  of  his  first  wife.  He  is  now  dead.  One  son  by  first  and 
three  by  second  marriage,  viz. :  Leonard,  Fred,  Leander  and  Jesse. 

ii.  Geor(;e  Hohbs,  b.  Jan.  10,  1820;  m.  Sept.  15,  1846,  Kuhamah  Krizzell 
(b.  Feb.  4,  182 1 ),  dau.  of  John,  Jr ,  and  Tamar  Frizzell,  of  Mercer; 
d.  in  Oakland,  Me.;  one  son,  H.  Edwin. 

iii.  /Te/hperance  .Stanley,  b.  June  16,  1822;  m.  Henry  Williamson,  son  of 
Stephen,  Jr.,  and  Betsey  (Greenleaf )  Williamson,  of  Stark.  She  d. 
in  Stark,  Jan.  11,  1866.     Four  children. 

2.  Leander  Boardman,^  son  of  Hebert  and  Mary  (Merry)  Board- 
man,  married  Hannah  Jones.  His  early  life  was  spent  on  his  father's 
farm.  After  his  marriage  he  settled  in  New  Portland  and  in  1834  re- 
moved to  Farmington,  where  the  remainder  of  his  life  was  spent.  He 
settled  on  a  farm  in  the  northeast  part  of  the  town.  After  a  residence 
of  two  years  he  exchanged  his  real  estate  for  a  stock  of  goods,  and  soon 
became  one  of  the  leading  merchants  at  the  Centre  Village.  Having 
acquired  a  competency,  he  retired  from  mercantile  life  in  1853.  When 
the  Sandy  River  Bank  was  establi.shed  he  was  elected  one  of  its  direc- 
tors and  was  also  postmaster  in  1841.  His  death  occurred  Oct.  19,  1866, 
at  the  age  of  71  years,  6  months  and  8  days.  His  wife,  Hannah,  born 
Jan.  30,  1802,  died  Nov.  14,  1887. 

Children. 

i.         Mary,  b.  Jan.  15,  1820;   m.  Aug.  19,  1845,  Hiram  B.  Stoyell,  son  of  Dr. 

Aaron  and  Abigail  D.  (Helcher)  Stoyell,  of  Karmingttm.     She  d.  in 

Farmington,  June  10,  1886.     Six  children, 
ii.       Adeline,  b.  Aug.  2,  1821 ;  d.  Sept.  29,  1881;   unmd. 
iii.       Leonard,  b.  July  23,  1825;  d.  Feb.  20,  1839. 
iv.       John  Leander  Stoyell,  b.  Feb.  14,  1836;  d.  Feb.  20,  1837. 

*  This  date  was  copied  from  Captain  Boardman's  ^j^ravestone.  A  copy  of  the  record  from 
the  old  family  Bible  gives  it  Jan.  23,  iSia. 


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3.  Menzir  Boardman,^  son  of  Herbert  and  Mary  (Merry)  Board- 
man,  married  Sarah  Davis.  He  settled  on  the  homestead,  with  the 
intention  of  caring  for  his  parents  in  their  declining  years.  After  their 
home  was  burned,  in  1824,  father  and  son  each  built  a  house.  He  died 
after  a  brief  illness,  May  17,  1838,  aged  7^%  years  and  10  months.  His 
widow  subsequently  married,  Jan.  30,  1840,  Benjamin  C.  Norton,  q.  v. 
A  few  years  after  Mr.  Norton's  death  she  married  Elijah  Manter,  of 
Industry.     She  died  Feb.  11,  1867. 

Children. 

i.        Harriet,  b.  1826;  d.  May  4,  1840. 

ii.        Sarah;   m.  May  28,  1867,  Hiram  Kamsdell,  son  of  Abner,  Jr.,  and  Han- 
nah (Corbett)  Kamsdell;  resides  in  Farmington  Centre  Village. 


BOYDEN. 

Asaph  Boyden,  youngest  son  of  Isaac  and  Jemima  C.  Boyden,  was 
bom  in  Greenwich,  Hampshire  Co.,  Mass.,  Dec.  7,  1802.  When  only 
five  years  of  age  his  mother  died  and  one  year  later  the  father  was  laid 
by  her  side.  After  the  death  of  his  parents  an  elder  brother  took  charge 
of  the  father's  affairs  and  provided  a  home  for  the  family  at  the  old 
homestead.  While  he  lived  in  Greenwich  young  Boyden  constantly 
attended  school,  and  from  the  first  made  rapid  progress  in  his  studies. 
Even  at  this  early  age  he  frequently  won  high  encomiums  from  the 
superintending  committee  and  his  teachers  for  his  aptitude  and  ability 
in  attaining  knowledge.  When  nine  years  old,  Calvin  Newcomb,  a  sil- 
versmith, took  the  subject  of  this  sketch  to  his  home  in  Malone,  N.  Y., 
with  the  intention  of  teaching  him  the  trade  when  he  became  of  suitable 
age.  He  remained  with  Mr.  Newcomb  three  years,  and  attended  the 
Malone  Academy  a  large  portion  of  this  time.  His  master  treated  him 
with  kindness  and  consideration,  but  Mrs.  Newcomb  was  harsh  and  cruel 
and  Asaph  frequently  staid  away  from  home  all  night  to  escape  her 
flagellations.  While  living  at  Malone  the  War  of  181 2  occurred.  Young 
as  he  then  was,  Asaph  was  an  expert  performer  on  the  tenor  drum. 
The  barracks  where  the  troops  were  rendezvoused  were  near  Mr.  New- 
comb's  house,  and  young  Boyden  was  engaged  as  their  drummer.  He 
was  dressed  in  full  uniform*  and  every  morning  beat  the  roll  to  summons 
the  soldiers  to  their  drill.  At  one  time  it  was  rumored  that  a  British 
raiding  party  was  coming  through  from  Canada  to  pillage  and  burn 
French's  Mills,  a  small  settlement  about  fifteen  miles  from  Malone.  A 
party  was  detailed  to  repel  the  invaders,  and  among  them  was  Boyden, 
the  drummer- boy.  They  were  just  in  season  to  thwart  the  designs  of  the 
enemy,  who  beat  a  precipitous  retreat  on  learning  that  their  plot  had 
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After  three  years,  owing  to  domestic  infelicity,  Mr.  Newcomb  re- 
turned to  Greenwich  and  Asaph  to  his  brother's  home.  Here  he  at- 
tended school  until  he  was  fifteen  years  of  age.  About  that  time  his 
brother  went  to  Albany,  N.  Y,,  and  engaged  in  the  grocery  business, 
leaving  his  family  at  Greenwich.  After  getting  well  established  he  sent 
for  Asaph  to  assist  him  in  the  store.  This  journey  of  more  than  100 
miles  he  performed  in  company  with  a  peddler  named  Luther  Fuller. 
After  he  had  been  with  his  brother  a  short  time,  being  desirous  of  a 
trade  that  he  might  earn  his  own  living,  he  apprenticed  to  Philip  Burnop, 
a  baker  in  Albany.  Mr.  Burnop  was  an  Englishman  by  birth,  and  pos- 
sessed an  ungovernable  temper.  One  day  after  whipping  his  apprentice 
severely  for  an  act  committed  by  one  of  his  own  children,  young  Boy- 
den  ran  away.  Packing  his  worldly  possessions  in  a  pocket  handkerchief 
he  went  down  to  the  wharves  in  search  of  a  vessel  bound  for  New  York 
City.  He  succeeded  in  finding  a  sloop,  commanded  by  a  Captain  Bull, 
just  ready  to  sail  for  the  great  city.  On  the  voyage  down  the  Hudson 
River  the  sloop  encountered  a  severe  squall.  Captain  Bull  roughly  ordered 
his  passenger  to  assist  in  securing  sail  or  he  would  throw  him  overboard, 
to  which  young  Boyden  pluckily  retorted,  "Throw  if  you  want  to,  I  can 
swim  ashore."  He  arrived  in  the  city  with  only  a  New  York  shilling  in 
his  pocket,  which  he  gave  to  his  landlady  for  a  night's  lodging.  The 
next  morning,  breakfastless,  friendless  and  a  stranger  in  the  great  me- 
tropolis of  the  new  world,  he  started  out  in  search  of  work.  He  at 
length  found  a  lad  about  his  own  age  who  owned  a  jolly-boat,  in  which 
he  carried  passengers  to  and  from  vessels  lying  at  anchor  in  the  harbor  ; 
by  assisting  him  he  was  able  to  earn  enough  to  provide  himself  with  food 
from  day  to  day.  During  this  time  he  frequently  slept  under  the  up- 
turned jolly-boat.  He  also  slept  a  portion  of  the  time  in  the  main- sail 
of  an  abandoned  vessel,  which  afforded  him  very  comfortable  quarters, 
and  one  night  was  spent  in  an  old  market  house.  After  he  had  been  in 
New  York  some  weeks  he  fell  in  with  Capt.  Allen  Chase  of  the  sloop 
"Sally,"  who  asked  young  Boyden  " if  he  would  not  like  to  go  coasting." 
When  the  interview  ended  he  had  engaged  to  ship  with  Captain  Chase 
as  cook.  His  first  trip  was  to  Newburn,  N.  C.  While  on  the  way  the 
vessel  came  near  being  stranded  on  a  sand-bar. 

One  day  in  getting  dinner,  while  at  Newburn,  the  cook  accidentally 
upset  the  "slush-bucket,"  which  happened  to  be  sitting  near  the  door 
of  his  galley.  The  weather  being  hot  the  oily  contents  spread  over  a 
considerable  portion  of  the  surrounding  deck.  Going  to  the  long-boat, 
which  was  hanging  on  the  davits  over  the  side  of  the  ship,  he  was  busily 
engaged  in  procuring  some  oakum  to  clean  up  the  greasy  deck,  which 

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he  could  just  reach  by  leaning  over  the  taffrail;  while  thus  engaged, 
Captain  Chase  came  on  deck,  dressed  in  his  Sunday  best  to  go  on  shore. 
As  he  crossed  the  deck  he  inadvertently  stepped  upon  that  portion  cov- 
ered with  the  contents  of  the  slush-bucket,  when  he  slipped  and  fell, 
rolling  over  and  over  in  the  unctuous  mass.  Rising  to  his  feet  in  a 
towering  passion  his  eye  caught  sight  of  the  cook's  bended  form  reach- 
ing for  the  oakum.  Seizing  him  by  the  nape  of  the  neck,  before  he  had 
time  to  regain  an  upright  position,  the  angry  captain  beat  him  unmerci- 
fully with  a  heavy  piece  of  tarred  rigging.  Shocked  at  his  cruelty,  the 
mate  remonstrated,  and  young  Boy  den,  more  dead  than  alive,  was  liber- 
ated from  his  uncomfortable  position.  Notwithstanding  this  unpleasant 
episode  Captain  Chase  ever  afterward  treated  his  cook  with  kindness 
and  consideration.  Returning  to  New  York,  the  next  voyage  made  was 
to  Richmond,  Va.,  from  which  place  they  shipped  a  cargo  of  flour  and 
started  on  their  return  to  New  York.  A  mulatto  was  engaged  to  pilot 
them  down  the  James  River.  His  incompetency  was  soon  apparent, 
for  before  going  far,  he  ran  the  vessel  aground.  It  was  raining  hard  at 
the  time,  and  in  the  exposure,  which  the  accident  necessitated,  young 
Boyden  contracted  a  serious  illness.  During  his  protracted  convales- 
cence he  was  kindly  cared  for  by  the  captain's  family.  At  the  age  of 
seventeen  he  apprenticed  to  a  cabinet-maker  named  Ebenezer  Howard, 
with  whom  he  remained  nearly  four  years.  After  leaving  Mr.  Howard, 
who  was  an  inferior  workman,  he  went  to  work  for  Harvey  Dresser,  of 
Charlton,  Mass.,  who  carried  on  an  extensive  business  in  the  cabinet 
line.  Here  he  became  acquainted  and  worked  with  a  very  skillful  jour- 
neyman named  Charles  Burnett.  This  gentleman  learned  his  trade  in 
England,  and  from  him  Mr.  Boyden  learned  many  valuable  things  per- 
taining to  the  trade,  and  under  whose  instruction  he  became  an  excel- 
lent workman.  After  working  with  Mr.  Dresser  for  a  time  he  returned 
to  his  native  town  and  worked  for  Warren  P.  Wing,  engaged  in  manu- 
facturing carding-machines.  In  the  fall  of  1827  he  visited  his  uncle,  Dr. 
Joseph  Boyden,  of  Tamworth,  N.  H.  While  there  he  formed  the  ac- 
quaintance of  Esq.  Samuel  Shaw,  who  had  moved  from  Tamworth  to 
Industry  and  was  engaged  in  trade  at  West's  Mills.  Esq..  Shaw  wanted 
a  competent  book-keeper  and  clerk,  and  Mr.  Boyden  having  been 
recommended,  was  employed.  He  rode  from  Tamworth  to  Industry  in 
a  gig  with  Esq.  Shaw  and  arrived  at  West's  Mills  Dec.  27,  1827.  He 
remained  in  the  employ  of  Escj.  Shaw  about  fifteen  months,  after  which 
he  built  a  shop  and  resumed  his  trade  of  cabinet-maker.  In  this  direc- 
tion he  did  a  good  business,  making  furniture  for  many  families  in  Indus- 
try and  adjoining  towns.     March  26,  1829,  he  married  Mrs.  Susan  (But- 


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ler)  West,  relict  of  Col.  Peter  A.  West,  and  daughter  of  Capt.  Jeruel 
and  Susan  (West)  Butler.  By  this  marriage  he  had  six  children,  four 
of  whom  are  now  (1892)  living.  He  was  the  first  inn-keeper  in  town, 
having  opened  his  house  to  the  public  in  1832.  He  was  chosen  town 
clerk  in  1835  ^°<^  re-elected  the  following  year.  About  1840  he  was 
appointed  deputy  sheriff  for  Franklin  County,  and  was  likewise  a  licensed 
auctioneer  for  some  years  and  held  the  office  of  Justice  of  the  Peace 
for  more  than  forty  years,  transacting  in  that  position  a  great  deal  of 
business.  In  September,  1846,  he  formed  a  co-partnership  with  John  C. 
Manter  and  for  several  years  kept  a  general  merchandise  store  at  West's 
Mills.  He  was  appointed  postmaster  Jan.  15,  1866,  and  continued  in 
office  nearly  fourteen  years  and  only  resigned  when  the  infirmities 
incident  to  his  advanced  years  compelled  him  to  do  so.  His  services 
were  firequently  sought,  by  the  merchants  of  the  village,  in  billing  goods 
and  taking  account  of  stock,  as  he  was  an  excellent  penman  and  an  ac- 
curate accountant.  His  wife,  with  whom  he  had  lived  for  more  than 
half  a  century,  died  Jan.  6, 1882,  and  he  went  to  live  in  Somerville,  Mass., 
with  his  son,  Wm.  B.  Boyden,  with  whom  he  remained  about  two  years. 
He  then  returned  to  West's  Mills  and  died  in  Stark,  Sept.  i,  1886. 

Children. 

i.  Frances  Lucinda,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  18,  1830;  m.  May  5,  1850,  Sam- 
uel R.  Allen,  son  of  Capt.  Newman  T.  and  Betsey  (Belcher)  Allen, 
q.  V.  He  d.  at  West's  Mills,  April  3,  1873.  His  widow  now  (1892) 
resides  in  Haverhill,  Mass. 
ii.  JosEi'HiNE,  b.  in  Industry,  July  22,  1831 ;  m.  in  Amesbury,  Mass.,  May  6, 
1853,  John  Adams  Wilson  (b.  in  Bangor,  1823).  He  was  a  pho- 
tographer by  trade,  and  also  president  of  the  West  Florida  G>llegiate 
Institute.  He  d.  in  Milton,  Fla.,  Aug.  14,  1856.  Mrs.  Wilson  subse- 
quently m.  Dec.  12, 1857,  Flavius  Josephus  Fuller,  who  d.  in  Weathers- 
field,  Vt.,  Feb.  14,  1864.  She  m.  in  Rutland,  Vt.,  Oct.  12,  1867,  for 
third  husband,  James  Henry  Flagg.  He  was  a  sign  and  ornamental 
painter;  d.  in  New  Haven,  Ct.,  Jan.  6,  1871.  Pension  attorney;  re- 
sides at  Wendell  Depot,  Mass.  Children  by  ist  marriage: 
i.        Florida  Josephine,  b.  in  Milton,  Fla.;  d.  in  Weathersfield, 

Vt.,July  16,  1867. 
ii.        Mary  Abbie,  b.  in  Pensacola,  Fla.,  June  i,  1855;  d.  June  17, 

1 85  5 .     Second  marriage : 
iii.      Frank  William,  b.  in  Weathersfield,  Vt.,  Sept.  28,  1858; 

paper-maker  and  musician, 
iv.       Fred  Chase,  b.  in  Weathersfield,  Dec.  25,  1862;  bee-keeper 
and  musician, 
iii.      Georcjk  Wyatt,  b.  in  Industry,  April  10,  1833;  m.  Nov.  27,  1856,  Sophia 
R.  Davis,  dau.  of  Jacob  and  Lois  (Kelly)  Davis,  of  New  Hampshire; 
was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  serving  in  Co.  F,  9th  Reg't, 
N.  H.  Vol.  Inf.  (see  p.  32^).     Engaged  in  railroading,  after  the  war, 
and  d.  in  Brenham,  Texas,  Oct.  28,  1889.    Their  son: 

Frank  J.,  was  b.  July  25,  1858;  m.  Feb.  22,  1884,  Rose  Snell. 
iv.       Susan  Ocfavia,  b.  in  Industry,  April  30,  1835;  m.  Oct.  31,  i8j8,  War- 
ren N.  Willis,  son  of  Capt.  Peter  W.  and  Calista  (Norton)  Willis,  q.  v. 
V.        William  Butler,  b.  in  Industry,  May  7,  1837;  m.  Nov.  6,  1872,  Mattie 
Bates,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  dau.  of  James  E.  and  Sarah  S.  (Doble)  Bates, 


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of  Avon.  Mr.  Boyden  went  to  Boston  in  1856,  and  has  since  made 
that  city  and  Somerville  his  home.  In  April,  1861,  he  enlisted  under 
the  President's  call  for  three  months'  men  to  aid  in  suppressing  the 
Rebellion.  The  company  in  which  Mr.  Boyden  enlisted  was  an 
independent  company,  and  with  two  other  companies,  afterward  be- 
came the  Third  Batallion,  Massachusetts  Rifles.  He  went  to  Washing- 
ton, D.  C,  on  the  steamer  **  Cambridge."  The  company  remained  in 
Washington  about  a  week  and  then  went  to  Fort  McHenry,  where 
he  served  the  remainder  of  his  time.  In  December,  1861,  Mr.  Boy- 
den went  to  Washington  and  entered  the  quartermaster's  department, 
where  he  remained  "  off  and  on,"  to  use  his  own  words,  until  Gen. 
Grant  took  command  of  the  army.  After  that  he  returned  to  Boston 
and  entered  the  employ  of  Fiske  &  Co.'s  Express,  which  was  after- 
ward merged  into  the  U.  S.  and  Canada  Express,  and  that  in  turn 
was  absorbed  by  the  American  Express  Co.  During  all  these  changes 
the  services  of  Mr.  Boyden  were  retained,  and  he  is  still  (1892)  in  the 
employ  of  the  company.  In  1878  he  purchased  a  home  in  Somer- 
ville, where  he  now  resides,  s.  p. 
vi.      Evelina  Adalina,  b.  in  Industry,  July  16,  1844;  d.  in  infancy. 


BRADBURY. 

Paul  Bradbury,^  an  early  settler  in  Industry,  traces  his  ancestry 
back  ^y^  generations,  viz. :  Rowland,5  John,4  Wymond,^  Wymond*  to 
Thomas  Bradbury,*  the  original  ancestor  in  this  country.  Rowland 
Bradbury,5  the  father  of  Paul,^  was  a  caulker  by  trade  and  resided  in 
York,  Me.  Paul^  married,  March  14,  1 780,  Ruth  Ware,  who  was  born  in 
York,  Dec.  23,  1756,  and  died  in  Industry,  Dec.  21,  1823.  He  moved 
from  York  to  Tarn  worth,  N.  H.,  and  subsequently,  among  the  early  settlers, 
to  Industry.  He  settled  first  on  lot  No.  3,  on  the  north  side  of  Bannock 
Hill.  After  a  brief  period  he  changed  his  location  and  took  up  lot  No. 
54,  near  Stark  line.  Here  he  spent  the  balance  of  his  active  life  and 
cleared  (juite  a  farm.  He  was  a  shoemaker  as  well  as  a  farmer,  an  ear- 
nest, conscientious  christian,  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church. 
He  was  not  noted  for  his  force  of  character,  but  was  a  man  of  a  moder- 
ate, easy-going  disposition.  According  to  VVm.  Allen,  but  two  sons 
came  to  Industry,  though  there  is  conclusive  evidence  that  he  had  three. 
He  died  in  Belgrade,  Me.,  Dec.  21,  1832. 

Children, 

1.  i.         John  Stkvens,  b.  March  22,  1783;  m.  July  3,  1807,  Lois  Pinkham,  for- 

merly of  Woodbury,  N.  H.,  and  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Hannah  (Dan- 
iels) Pinkham. 

ii.        Jane  Choate,  b,  March  22,  1783;   m.  John  Gould. 

iii.       Mary,  b.  Oct.  i,  1785,  m.  Daniel  Townsend,  of  Sidney. 

2.  iv.       True,  b,  Jan.  31,  1788;   m.  Lydia  Gushing  Allen. 
V.        Hannah,  b.  1790;  d.  young. 

vi.       Abi(;ail,  b.  1792;   d.  young. 

vii.      Susan,  b.  Jan.  10,  1794;  m.  John  Lord,  of  Belgrade,  Me. 

3.  viii.     Samuel  Hidden,  b.  March  29,  1796;   m.  Bethiah  H.  Dinsmore. 

I.     John  Stevens  Bradbury,7  son  of  Paul  and  Ruth  (Ware)  Brad- 
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bury,  married  Lois  Pinkham.     Farmer ;  resided  in  New  Vineyard  and 
Industry.     His  wife  died  Jan.  15,  1854.     He  died  some  years  later. 

Children. 

i.        Alfred,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  19,  1807;*  d.  July  26,  1886;  unmd. 
ii.       Mary,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  May  13,  1810;  d.  of  consumption,  April  4, 
1876;  unmd. 

2.  True  Bradbury  7  married  Lydia  Isabella  Gushing. 

Children, 
i.        Wyer,  b.  June  14,  1814;  m.  Eliza  Webber, 
ii.       Samuel  Hidden. 

iii.      Mary  Jane;  m.  William  Guptill,  of  Lubec,  Me. 
iv.      Stephen  Decatur. 
V.       Sarah  Ann;  m.  William  J.  Balch,  of  Machias. 

3.  Samuel  Hidden  Bradbury 7  married  in  Cherryfield,  Me.,  Bethiah 
H.  Dinsmore. 

Children, 
i.         R0WI.AND,  b.  August,  1826. 
ii.       Wyman  Collins,  b.  July  31,  1829. 
iii.       Mary,  b.  August,  1836;   m.  John  Ryan, 
iv.      Susannah,  b.  July  3,  1840;  d.  Aug.  17,  1857. 

Moses  Bradbury,  son  of  Charles  and  Mary  (Chase)  Bradbury,  was 
born  in  Anson,  March  3,  1816.  He  married  (pub.  Jan.  30,  1841) 
Abigail  Manter,  daughter  of  Capt.  Benjamin  and  Deborah  (Luce)  Man- 
ter,  of  Industry.  She  died  Nov.  i,  1846,  s,  p.  He  married  for  his 
second  wife,  Sept.  19,  1847,  M^-  Anna  West  (Manter)  Luce,  relict  of 
Col.  Benjamin  Luce,  and  daughter  of  Henry  and  Mary  (West)  Manter, 
of  Industry.  She  was  divorced  shortly  before  her  death,  which  occurred 
Dec.  19,  i860.  No  issue.  He  married  a  third  time,  Nov.  11,  1862, 
Clementine  O.  Fish,  daughter  of  Simeon  and  Anna  (Hutchins)  Fish,  of 
Stark.  He  died  in  Stark,  March  5,  1885,  aged  69  years,  j.  p.  Mr. 
Bradbury  was  a  man  of  more  than  ordinary  intellectual  ability .»  He  has 
been  a  merchant  and  farmer  in  Industry  (see  p.  200),  and  was  several 
times  a  member  of  the  board  of  selectmen.  He  also  resided  in  Anson, 
Cornville  and  Stark. 


BROWN. 

Joseph  Brown,  as  nearly  as  can  be  learned,  was  a  native  of  Mass- 
achusetts, born  in  one  of  the  towns  bordering  on  the  Merrimac  River. 
Mrs.  Brown,  maiden  name  Mary  Greeley,  was  a  native  of  Haverhill, 

♦This  date  furnished  the  author  by  Dr.  William  B.  Lapham,  Augusta,  Me.,  can  hardly  be 
counted  correct.  The  New  Vineyard  records  contain  that  of  the  family  of  John  S.  Bradbury. 
There  he  is  credited  with  but  one  child,  viz.,  Molly,  born  as  above  stated.  Had  Alfred  been  the 
oldest  child,  his  name  and  birth-date  would  also  have  appeared. 


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Mass.  Mr.  Brown  was  an  early  settler  in  Winthrop,  and  in  May,  1781, 
with  Nathaniel  Davis,  moved  his  family  to  Sandy  River,  being  the  first 
permanent  settlers  in  the  present  town  of  Farmington.  Coming  into 
the  wilderness  at  so  early  a  date,  they  encountered  hardships  and 
endured  privations  of  which  the  present  generation  has  no  definite  con- 
ception. Mr.  Brown  was  a  soldier  in  the  French  War  and  received  a 
ball  in  his  leg,  which,  as  it  was  never  extracted,*  partially  crippled  him 
for  life.  This  so  incapacitated  him  for  manual  labor  as  to  reduce  him 
from  comfortable  circumstances  to  a  state  of  abject  poverty.  He  came 
to  Industry  in  company  with  his  son  Samuel,  about  1 796,!  and  died  in 
the  spring  of  18 19,  aged  over  90  years.  The  author  has  it  noted  that 
his  wife  Mary  died  soon  after  moving  to  Industry,  but  cannot  now  recall 
his  authority  for  the  statement. 

Samuel  Brown,  son  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Greeley)  Brown,  was  bom 
in  Hallowell,  March  14,  1763.  He  married  Mary  Butler,  bom  at  Mar- 
tha's Vineyard,  May  23, 1764,  and  died  in  Industry,  Sept.  — ,  1807.  It 
is  believed  that  Samuel  Brown  moved  to  Vienna  prior  to  1819,  for  Aug- 
ust 3 1  of  that  year  he  deeded  land  in  Industry  to  Ebenezer  Swift. 

Children. 

i,        James,  b.  in  Farmington,  March  10,  1793. 

ii.        Polly,  b.  in  Farmington,  Dec.  3,  1795;  d.  March  10,  1799. 

iii.  Betsey,  b.  in  Farmington,  March  28 J,  1797;  m.  June  29,  1817,  Samuel 
Church,  son  of  John  and  Susanna  (Cony)  Church.  He  was  b.  in 
Farmington,  May  9,  1791,  and  d.  in  Salem,  March  27,  1829.  She 
then  removed  to  Farmington,  and  d.  Nov.  14,  1879,  aged  82  years. 
Five  children. 

iv.  Dennis,  b.  Nov.  28,  1798;  m.  (pub.  Feb,  21,  1821),  Nancy  Davis.  Far- 
mer; settled  in  New  Sharon,  where  he  d.  April,  1847. 

V.  Samuel,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  28,  1801.  One  dau.;  m.  James  Torsey,  of 
Lowell,  Mass. 

vi,       Moses,  b.  in  Industry,  March  4,  1803;   m. Perkins,  and  resided  for 

some  years  in  northeast  part  of  Farmington;  farmer,  and  Methodist 
local  preacher. 

vii. ,    Thomas,  b.  in  Industry;   m. Clough;   settled  in  Hodgdon,  Me. 

•This  statement,  copied  from  Judge  Thomas  Parker's  History  of  Farmington,  is,  in  the 
opinion  of  the  author,  incorrect.  Truman  A.  Allen,  of  Vineyard  Haven,  Mass.,  once  a  resident 
of  Industry,  suys  that  an  ounce  ball  was  removed  from  the  leg  of  Mr.  Brown  near  the  beginning 
of  the  year  1818  by  Dr.  Snell,  of  Winthrop,  assisted  by  Dr.  Thomas  Flint,  of  New  Vineyard. 
At  that  time  Mr.  Brown  was  supported  by  the  town  in  the  family  of  Peter  NoKon,  whose  log- 
house  stood  but  a  short  distance  from  Mr.  Allen's  home.  Mr.  Brown  was  then  near  90  years  of 
age, 

t  There  are  circumstances  which  lead  the  author  to  doubt  the  statement  that  Samuel  came 
to  Industry  with  his  father.  Polly,  their  second  child,  died  in  1799,  in  Farmington.  Hence  the 
statement  is  either  incorrect,  or  Mr.  Brown  must  have  returned  to  Farmington  and  made  a 
brief  residence  in  that  town  about  179S-9. 

I  Industry  Town  Records.  March  15,  Farmington  Town  Records.  The  author  regards 
the  last  named  records  the  better  authority. 


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BRYANT. 

James  Bryant,s  a  resident  of  Industry  for  many  years,  traces  his 
ancestry  back  to  Benjamin  Dole  Bryant,*  who  emigrated  from  England 
at  an  early  date  and  eventually  settled  in  New  Market,  N.  H.  His  son 
Walter  Bryant'  is  supposed  to  have  been  born  on  Goat  Island,  near 
Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  in  1711,  and  died  1807,  aged  96  years.  He  was  a 
worthy  magistrate  and  a  celebrated  land-surveyor.  He  had  three  sons 
and  two  daughters,  who  became  heads  of  families.  His  sons  were  Wal- 
ter,3  Jeremy  3  and  John.3  The  daughters  became  the  wives  of  Edward 
Smith  of  New  Market  and  Eddy  Hall  Burgin  of  the  same  place.  Jeremy 
Bryant  3  married  and  had  among  his  children  a  son,  Walter,4  born  in 
New  Market,  March  21,  1774.  He  moved  to  Tamworth,  N.  H.  June 
18,  1795,  and  married,  Nov.  16,  1797,  Ruth  Giiman,  of  Albany,  N.  H. 
(born  Sept.  4,  1774).  They  had  four  sons  and  one  daughter.  Among 
these  was  James,s  born  in  Tamworth,  Sept.  17,  1801,  whose  name  stands 
at  the  head  of  this  sketch.  When  a  young  man  he  learned  the  trade  of 
cabinet-maker  and  painter.  He  came  to  Industry  in  1822  and  married, 
Jan.  20,  1825,  Lydia  Mason  (bom  in  Tamworth,  N.  H.,  Jan.  i,  1802), 
daughter  of  William  and  Abigail  (Hayford)  Mason.  He  resided  near 
Esq.  Daniel  Shaw's  for  a  time,  in  a  house  which  has  long  since  been 
torn  down.  After  his  marriage  he  worked  at  his  trade  much  of  the  time. 
In  the  fall  of  1850  five  of  his  family  were  stricken  with  malignant  typhoid 
fever,  and  within  a  week  his  wife  and  two  children  became  victims  of 
this  disease.  His  second  wife,  whom  he  married  Oct.  26,  185 1,  was 
Belinda  W.,  daughter  of  Enoch  and  Catherine  (Watson)  True  (born  in 
Moultonboro',  N.  H.,  Dec.  26,  1814).  Mr.  Bryant  sold  in  Industry  and 
moved  to  Stark,  Feb.  2,  1864.  His  wife  Lydia  died  Nov.  6,  1850.  He 
died  in  Madison,  Dec.  7,  1876. 

Children. 

i.  James  Alvin,  b.  in  Industry  in  1826;  d.  Nov.  6,  1850. 
I.  ii.  William  Mason,  b.  in  Stark,  April  4,  1828,  m.  June  8,  1852,  Sophronia 
A.  Fletcher,  dau.  of  Abner  and  Betsey  Fletcher,  of  Wilton, 
iii.  Gilman,  b.  in  Industry,  April  9,  1830;  m.  Oct.  9,  1862,  Lucy  L.  Morse, 
dau.  of  Rev.  William  K.  and  Betsey  B.  Morse,  of  Farmington.  He 
was  a  school  teacher  and  merchant,  for  ten  years,  at  Cireat  Falls, 
N.  H,     He  d.  in  New  Sharon,  Dec.  17,  1S63,  leaving  one  son : 

Charlks  G.,  who  in  (1886)  was  engaged  as  engineer  in  a 
large  flouring  mill  in  Minneapolis,  Minn, 
iv.       Allen,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  18,  1832,   d.  Nov.  6,  1850. 
V.        Mary  Jane,  b.  in  Industry,  June  8,  1835;   'i-  ^^?*-  3"»  *^39- 
vi.       Charles,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.' 4,  1838;   d.  Aug.  29,  1839. 
vii.      Mary  Jane,  b.  in  Industry,  June  20,  1840;   m.   Iliram  A.  Ilarvey:    d. 
January,  1878,  leaving  two  sons,  viz. : 
C'lakence. 
11.  Allie. 
viii,     Lydia  Kllen,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  15,  1843;   d.  Nov.  4,  1850. 


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ix.       John  Hoyt.  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  20,  1852;  resides  in  Boston. 

X.        Kate  Sarah,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  24,  1856;  m.  Sept.  30,  1879,  Orlando 

H.  Brackett,  son  of  James  and  Eunice  (Dinsmore)  Brackett,  of  Stark. 

Their  child: 

Grace  E.,  b.  in  Stark,  June  26,  1880. 

William  Mason  Bryant,  son  of  James  and  Lydia  (Mason)  Bryant, 
married  Sophronia  A.  Fletcher.  He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  near  Allen's 
Mills  in  Industry.  He  is  highly  esteemed  alike  by  his  neighbors  and 
townsmen. 

Children. 

i.  Ellen  Mary,  b.  in  Industry,  March  20,  1855;  m.  Oct.  26,  1876,  Charles 
L.  Stevens,  son  of  Thomas  and  Sarah  (Currier)  Stevens,  q.  v. 

ii.       Arthur  William,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  2,  1857;  d.  November  15,  1888. 

iii.      Carrie  Emma,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  3,  1859;  d.  Oct.  6,  1876. 

iv.  Edna  Gertrude,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  23,  1862;  m.  Sept.  26,  1888,  Asa 
G.  Sheldon,  of  Woburn,  Mass. 

BURGESS. 

Benjamin  Burgess,  who  immigrated  to  Industry  from  the  Island  of 
Martha's  Vineyard  near  the  beginning  of  the  present  century*  was  born 
Jan.  14,  1773.  He  married,  Nov.  10,  1800,  Dependence  Luce  (born 
Nov.  25,  1764)  and  settled  not  far  from  the  present  site  of  the  Centre 
Meeting- House  but  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  road.  So  far  as  is  known 
they  had  but  one  child,  viz. :  Abigail,  born  in  Industry  Nov.  9,  1803. 
She  was  a  tailoress  by  trade  and  at  one  time  had  her  shop  in  the  second 
story  of  Esq.  Peter  West's  store.  She  married  (pub.  Jan.  4,  1836)  Ben- 
jamin Gates  of  Thorndike.  One  daughter.  Mrs.  Burgess  died  May  i, 
18 14,  and  he  married  (pub.  Oct.  25,  1814)  Drucilla  Luce,  daugher  of 
Robert  and  Mary  (Burgess)  Luce,  q,  v.  One  daughter  married  David 
Page.     Mr.  and  Mrs.  Burgess  both  died  in  New  Portland. 


BURNS. 

William  Burns,  the  only  person  bearing  the  name  among  the  resi- 
dents of  Industry,  was  a  grandson  of  Robert  Burns  and  claimed  kinship 
to  the  Scottish  bard.  His  grandfather,  Robert  Burns,  was  born  in  Bed- 
ford, Hillsborough  Co.,  N.  H.,  Jan.  i,  1750.  His  wife,  whom  he  married 
Jan.  30, 1 781,  was  Mary  Smith,  born  in  New  Boston,  N.  H.,  Sept.  4,  1 75  7. 
Their  son  John  was  born  in  Merrimac,  N.  H.,  Nov.  22,  1781.  With  a 
younger  brother,  Samuel,  John  came  to  the  Kennebec  Valley  and  settled 
in  Madison,  May  10,  1805.  He  married,  Nov.  16,  1807,  in  Embden, 
Mary  Gray,  bom  in  Wiscasset,  Jan.  13,  1785,  and  died  in  Mad- 
ison, Sept.  18,  1858.  John  Bums  was  a  prosperous  farmer  and  at  one 
time  a  captain  of  the  militia.     John  and  Mary  (Gray)  Burns  were  the 


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parents  of  twelve  children,  nine  of  whom  lived  to  reach  adult  life.  The 
tenth  child  was  William,  of  Industry,  born  in  Madison,  March  14,  1826. 
He  married,  Nov.  12,  1859,  Phebe  Ward,  daughter  of  Christopher  and 
Phebe  (Wagg)  Ward.  She  was  bom  in  Rockport,  Westmoreland  Co., 
N.  B.,  July  3,  1838.  Mr.  Burns  came  to  Industry  in  the  spring  of  i860 
and  purchased  of  Wesley  T.  Patterson  the  farm  at  West's  Mills  now 
(1892)  owned  and  occupied  by  John  Willis.  In  October,  1862,  he  sold 
to  Major  James  Cutts  and  bought  of  Benjamin  N.  Willis  the  farm  now 
occupied  by  his  widow  and  her  two  sons.  Here  he  spent  the  remainder 
of  his  life  and  died  April  28,  1870,  aged  44  years. 

Children. 

i.  Ward,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  21,  i860;  m.  March  7, 1885,  Martha  E.  Dag- 
gett, dau.  of  John  A.  and  Cynthia  P.  (Furbiish)  Daggett,  q.  v.  Mr. 
Burns  is  a  farmer  and  carpenter ;  has  been  tax  collector  and  is  now 
selectman. 

ii.       Robert,  b.  in  Industry,  March  5,  1862;  unmd. 


BUTLER. 

Nicholas  Butler,'  the  common  ancestor  of  this  numerous  race  at 
Martha's  Vineyard,  whose  descendants  are  now  scattered  over  the  length 
and  breadth  of  the  civilized  world,  is  found  to  have  been  a  resident  of 
the  Island  of  Martha's  Vineyard  as  early  as  1662.  It  is  a  matter  of  deep 
regret  that  so  little  is  known  of  his  personal  history.  There  is  a  tradi- 
tion among  his  descendants  to  the  effect  that  he  was  of  English  extrac- 
tion, but  to  what  extent  this  is  worthy  of  credence  the  writer  is  unable 
to  state.  The  general  characteristics  of  the  race  leads  the  student  of 
ethnology  to  suspect  that,  like  the  Manters,  this  family  may  have  been 
of  Scottish  origin.  Nicholas  Butler '  had  wife  Joyce,  whose  maiden  name 
has  not  been  learned.  His  son  John^  had  a  wife,  Mary,  and  several 
children,  among  whom  were  sons:  Capt.  John 3  and  Thomas 3.  Capt. 
John  3  married  Priscilla  Norton ;  and  Thomas,3  Jemima  Daggett. 
Among  the  children  of  Capt.  John  was  Simeon,^  who  married  Hannah 
Cheney. 

Elijah  Butler,5*  son  of  Simeon  and  Hannah  (Cheney)  Butler,  was 
born  at  Martha's  Vineyard,  May  16,  17 13,  and  married,  April  14,  1737, 
Thankful  Smith,  daughter  of  John  and  Hannah  (Pease)  Smith,  of  Edgar- 
town,  Mass.  As  nearly  as  can  be  learned,  this  Elijah  was  the  father  of 
eight  children  —  three  sons  and  five  daughters.  He  died  (April  7  ?) 
1 789,  probably  in  Edgartown,  and  the  widowed  mother  a  few  years  later 
came  to  the  wilds  of  Maine  with  her  son  Henry .^    Taken  away  from  the 


*The  writer  has  it  noted  Elijah  was  "  Captain,'*  but  questions  the  correctness  of  the  state- 
ment. 


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scenes  of  her  childhood  at  an  advanced  age,  she  was  very  homesick  for 
a  time  and  constantly  repined  for  the  friends  and  familiar  sights  of  her 
Vineyard  home.  Whether  or  not  this  materially  shortened  her  days  is 
a  matter  of  mere  conjecture.  She  died  in  New  Vineyard,  Oct.  20, 1797, 
aged  80  years. 

Children. 

i.         Elijah,  b.  1738;  m.  Jane  Kelley.     He  was  a  tanner  by  trade,  and  immi- 
grated to  Farmington  about  1790;  erected  a  tannery  about  1805;  d. 
in  Farmington,  Aug.  20,  1825,*  aged  87  years.     His  wife  d.  July  7, 
1820,  aged  75  years.     Among  his  children  were: 
Jonathan. 
Sarson. 

Elijah,  b.  in  Edgartown,  Mass.,  May  14,  1773;  m.  in  New 
Vineyard,  Nov.  13,  1794,  Lucinda  Smith,  dau.  of  Joseph 
and  Abigail  (Butler)  Smith,  ^.  v.  She  d.  Nov.  15.  181 5. 
Buried  in  the  cemetery  near  the  Court  House  in  Farm- 
ington.f 
Edward,  b.  April  24,  1780;  m.  Jan.  23,  1800,  Mehitable 
Norton,  dau.  of  Ephraim  and  Deborah  (Instance)  Norton, 
of  Farmington.  Settled  in  New  Vineyard  prior  to  his 
marriage,  and  afterward  moved  to  Farmington.  He  d. 
May  2,  1849.  She  d.  April  10,  1867.  Ten  children. 
Samuel. 

WiNTHROP,  b.  1785;  m.  (pub.  Jan.  29, 1807),  Elizabeth  May- 
hew,  dau.  of  Zaccheus  and  Pamelia  (Smith)  Mayhew. 
Betsey,  m.  Henry  Smith,  son  of  Joseph  and  Abigail  (Butler) 
Smith,  q.  v. 
ii.       Abigail,  b.  1740;  m.  April  18,  1764, J  Joseph  Smith,  son  of  Ebenczer 

and  Thankful  (Claghorn)  Smith,  q.  v, 
iii.      Elizabeth,  b.  1743. 
I.    iv.       Henry,  b.  in  Edgartown,  Mass.,  May,  3,  1747,  O.  S.;  m.  177 1,  Mehita- 
ble Norton,  dau.  of  Major  Peter  and  Sarah  (Bassett)  Norton,  q.  v. 

v.       Zebulon,  b.  1749;   m.  Bethia . 

vi.       Mary,  b.  1751;  m.  James  Manter,  son  of  Col.  Benjamin  and  Zerviah 

(Athearn)  Manter,  q.  i>. 
vii.     Thankful,  d. 

viii.     Deborah,  b.  in  Edgartown,  Mass.,  Nov.  13,  1759;  m.  Capt.  Silas  Dag- 
gett, son  df  Seth  and  Elizabeth  (West)  Daggett,  q.v. 

I.     Henry  Butler,^  son  of  Elijahs  and  Thankful  (Smith)  Butler, 
married  Mehitable  Norton.     Henry,  like  his  brother  Elijah,  Jr.,  was  a 


*  Headstone.    Butler's  History  of  Farmington,  p.  401,  g-ives  the  date  Aug^ust  30. 
t  The  New  Vineyard  records  give  them  nine  children,  viz. : 

i.        Zbbulon,  b.  Dec.  16,  1795;  d.  in  infancy. 

ii.      Polly,  b.  Sept.  2,  1796;  d.  unmd. 

iii.      Abigail,  b.  April  14,  179S;  m.  Isaac  Thomas. 

iv.     Clarissa  W.,  b.  Nov.  13,  1800;  d.  unmd. 

V.       Elijah,  b.  March  24,  1802. 

vi.     Joseph  Smith,  h.  March  24,  1802;  d.  April  9,  1S04. 

vii.    Edward,  b.  May  8,  1804;  lost  at  sea,  in  April,  1S23,  on  his  passage  from 
New  Orleans  to  Boston,  by  falling  from  the  yards. 

viii.   Lucinda,  b.  July  i,  1S06;   d.  A.pril  9,  1808. 

ix.      LoviNA,  b.  Jan.  11,  1809;  m.  Amasa  Hosmcr. 
I  Edgartown,  Mass.,  records.     Hon.  Richard  L.  Pease,  the  Island  genealogist,  has  the 
date  *'  1762  "  among  his  notes. 


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tanner  and  currier,  and  this  vocation  he  followed  to  a  certain  extent  after 
coming  to  New  Vineyard.  He  settled  on  the  northern  half  of  lot  No.  4 
in  the  second  range,  being  a  part  of  the  territory  set  off  to  Industry  in 
1844.  This  farm  was  afterward  occupied  for  many  years  by  Obed  W. 
Gray,  and  more  recently  by  Mr.  Gray's  son-in-law,  John  C.  Pratt.  The 
date  of  his  settlement  in  the  township  is  not  wholly  unclouded  by  doubt. 
Esq.  William  Allen  and  Hon.  Francis  Gould  Butler*  agree  in  fixing  the 
date  1 792,  and  this  the  writer  deems  approximately  accurate.  His  tan- 
nery was  located  on  a  small  stream  not  far  from  his  house,  and  traces  of 
the  tan  vats  can  still  be  seen.  Mr.  Butler  at  one  time  held  a  commission 
as  lieutenant  in  the  militia,  but  this  was  probably  before  he  came  to 
Maine.f  In  their  declining  years  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Butler  were  kindly  cared 
for  by  their  son  Elijah,  who  assumed  the  management  of  the  farm  and 
provided  his  parents  a  comfortable  home.  He  died  Jan.  22,  1822, 
aged  75  years,  8  months.  His  wife  died  Feb.  5,  1826,  aged  75  years, 
2  months  and  21  days. 

Children. 

2.  i.        Peter,  b.  in  Edgartown,  Mass.,  Nov.  8,  1771;  m.  Dec.  10,  1798,  Rhoda 

Merry,  dau.  of  David  and  Eunice  (Chase)  Merry,  q.  v. 

3.  ii.        JosiAH,  b.  in  Edgartown,  Mass.,  Dec.  26,  1772;  m.  Jan.  3,  1799,  Lydia 

Norton,  dau.  of  Dea.  Cornelius  and  Lydia  (Claghorn)  Norton,  q.  v, 

4.  Abigail,  m.  Levi  Butler,  of  New  Vineyard. 

Sally,  b.  in  Edgartown,  Mass.,  May  14,  1777;  m.  Alvin  Smith,  son  of 
Joseph  and  Abigail  (Butler)  Smith,  q.  v. 

Asa  Merry,  m.  (pub.  Dec.  19,  1807),  Sarah  Daggett,  dau.  of  Esq.  Sam- 
uel and  Rebecca  ( )  Daggett,  q.  v.    At  the  time  of  his  marriage 

he  resided  in  New  Vineyard.  He  afterward  moved  to  New  York  and 
probably  settled  in  Lyons.  It  is  supposed  he  d.  in  Ohio.  He  was 
father  of  a  large  family.    Among  his  children  were  Sarah  and  Samuel. 

5.  Henry,  m.  Oct.  2,  1806,  Lucinda  Daggett,  dau.  of  Elijah  and  Margaret 

(Smith)  Daggett,  q.  v. 
Deborah,  b.  in  Edgartown,  Mass.,  Nov.  17,  1780;   m.  Dec.  16,  1802, 
Joseph  Warren  Smith,  son  of  Joseph  and  Abigail  (Butler)  Smith,  q.  v. 

6.  John,  m.  Betsey  Lemon,  of  Lyons,  N.  Y. 

7.  Martha,  m.  Moses  Williams,  of  Embden. 

8.  Joseph,  m.  Feb.  26,  181 8,  Sarah  Norton,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Deborah 

(Smith)  Norton,  of  Farmington,  who  d.  Aug.  11, 1856. 

9.  Elijah,  m.  March  20, 1823,  Naomi  Viles,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Sarah  (Han- 

cock) Viles,  g.  v. 

a.  Peter  Builer,  son  of  Henry  and  Mehitable  (Norton)  Butler, 
married  Rhoda  Merry.  Farmer  and  magistrate.  His  wife  Rhoda  died 
in  New  Vineyard,  July  15,  1827,  aged  47  years  7  months.  He  married, 
Dec.  17,  1829,  Mrs.  Catherine  E.  Clark,  relict  of  Jacob  Clark,  q.v.  He 
died  Jan.  21,  1854,  aged  82  years,  8  months. 


*  See  History  of  Industry,  page  13,  and  History  of  Farmington,  page  401. 

t  There  is  a  tradition  among  his  descendants  that  he  was  commissioned  by  General  Wash, 
ington  as  an  officer  in  the  home  guards,  organized  for  the  defense  of  the  Island  of  Martha's 
Vineyard  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution. 


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Children. 

lo.  i.        Philander,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Jan.  23,  1800;  m.  March  9, 1824,  Mary 

Norton,  dau.  of  Benjamin  C.  and  Margaret  (Merry)  Norton,  q.  v. 
ii.        Eunice,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Sept.  25,  1802;  m.  Nov.  20,  1823,  John 

Parker,  of  New  Portland, 
iii.      Deborah,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Aug.  15,  1804;  m.  March  15, 1827,  Capt. 

Asa  Merry,  son  of  Asa  and  Sally  (Bartlett)  Merry,  q.  v, 
iv.       Henry,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Aug.  23,  1806;  d.  Aug.  26,  1806. 
V.        Henry,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  July  15, 1807;*  m.  Alice  Pendexter.     Read 

law  in  New  Sharon,  but  soon  abandoned  it  for  the  ministry.     Joined 

the   Maine  Methodist  Conference  in  1832.    Traveled  eleven  years; 

d.  April  5,  1850,  aged  43  years.     Four  sons, 
vi.      David  M.,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  May  4,  1809;   m.  Emetine  Sawyer,  of 

New  Portland, 
vii.      Mary  Boardman,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Jan.  29, 1811 ;  m.  May  19, 1832, 

Charles  B.  Clark,  son  of  Jacob  and  Catherine  E.  (Bean)  Clark,  q.  v. 
viii.    Catherine  Luce,  b,  in  New  Vineyard,  March  i,  1813;!  m.  (pub.  Nov. 

15*  1836),  Gen.  George  W.  Clark,  son  of  Jacob  and  Catherine  E. 

(Bean)  Clark,  q,  v. 
ix.       Paine  Chase,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  April  11,  1815;    m.  Butts. 

Harness-maker.     He  d.  in  New  Portland,  Sept.  21,  i860,  aged  45  yrs., 

5  mos. 
X.        Rhoda,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Jan.  17,  181 8;    m.  Jan.  i,  1838,  Joseph 

Merry,  son  of  Asa  and  Sally  (Bartlett)  Merry,  q.  v, 
xi.       Peter,  d.  in  infancy, 
xii.     Andrew,  d.  young. 

Children  by  second  marriage : 

xiii.    Sarah  Cotton,  b.  in  New  Vineyard;  m.  (pub.  June  17, 1854),  Rev.  David 

Pratt,  Jr.;  children, 
xiv.    John. 

3.  JosiAH  Butler,  son  of  Henry  and  Mehitable  (Norton)  Butler, 
married  Lydia  Norton.  Mr.  Butler  probably  came  to  the  township  of 
New  Vineyard  with  his  father.  He  resided  in  that  town  some  years 
after  his  marriage,  and  there  we  find  his  name  on  the  list  of  tax-payers 
for  the  years  1802-3.  As  nearly  as  can  be  ascertained,  he  came  to 
Industry  in  1805  and  settled  on  lot  No.  14  on  the  Lowell  or  Mile-and- 
a-half  Strip.  Here  he  built  the  two-story  frame  house  now  (1892) 
owned  and  occupied  by  Oliver  D.  Norton.  It  was  customary  in  those 
times  to  "name  the  frame"  after  it  had  been  raised.  On  this  occasion 
the  person  selected  for  the  purpose  recited  the  following  doggerel  from 
an  exalted  perch  on  the  newly- erected  frame  : 

"  Some  build  large  and  some  build  small, 
But  Josiah  Butler  beats  'em  all." 

He  was  elected  town  clerk  in  1808  and  continued  in  office  four  years. 
In  1806  he  was  chosen  a  member  of  the  board  of  selectmen  and  eight 
times  re-elected.     Aug.  20,  1820,  he  sold  his  farm  to  Cornelius  Davis, 


'*'New  Vineyard  Town  Records.    Dr.  Stephen  Allen,  in  *'  Methodism  in  Maine,"  p.  467, 
gives  the  year  of  his  birth  as  1806.    This  is  obviously  erroneous. 

t  New  Vineyard  Town  Records.    Another  entry  made  by  Gen*l  Clark  gives  the  date  March  3. 


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reserving  a  small  part  of  the  south  end  of  the  lot.  Here  he  erected  the 
one-story  dwelling-house  subsequently  occupied  for  many  years  by  Wm. 
1).  Norton,  He  afterwards  sold  to  Charles  G.  Norton  and  moved  to 
Norridgewock,  where  he  died  in  old  age.  His  widow  died  in  New  Sharon, 
Me.,  Aug.  19,  1867,  ^&c<i  SS  years. 

Children, 
i.        Zebulon,  b,  in  New  Vineyard,  Sept.  12,  1799;*  drowned  Aug.  11,  1801. 
ii.        LvDiA,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Dec.  26,  1800;  m.  March  19,  1822,  Elisha 

Luce,  son  of  Charles  and  Catherine  (Merry)  Luce,  q.  v. 
iii.      Sarah  Butler,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  May  8,  1802;    m.  Feb.  10,  1824, 

Benjamin  Jennings,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Mary  (Lawrence)  Jennings, 

of  Farmington.     Moved  to  California,  where  the  husband  died  in  July, 

1871. 
iv.       Betsey  H.,  b.  probably  in  New  Vineyard,  Oct.  5,  1804;    d.  of  "cold 

fever"  in  Industry,  March  29,  1814. 
V.        Electia,  b.  in  Industry,  June  12,  1806;  m.  for  second   husband  John 

Wadsworth;    one  son, 
vi.      Zebulon,  b.  in  Industry,  May  9,  1808;  m.  Sophronia  Philbrick. 
vii.      Henry,  b.  in   Industry,  Dec.  23,  1809;    m.  Mary  Ann  Farnsworth,  of 

Norridgewock.     Several  children, 
viii.    Cornelius,  )  b.  in  Industry,  March  23, 181 2.    Cornelius  m.  Mary  Sawyer; 
ix.       JosiAH,        /   d.  Feb.  22,  1846.    Josiah,  m.  Mary  Gordon.     He  d.  in 

Farmington,  April  8,  1881.    Two  children.    One  son,  Josiah,  resides 

at  Madison  Bridge. 
X.        Isaiah  Atkins,  b.  in  Industry,  July  28,  181 5.     He  left  home  when  a 

young  man.    Supposed  to  have  d.  in  the  Confederate  Army  in  War 

of  Rebellion. 

4.  Levi  Butler  married  Abigail  Butler,  daughter  of  Henry  and 
Mehitable  (Norton)  Butler.  The  parentage  of  I^vi  Butler  has  not  been 
learned.  He  was  first  cousin  to  his  wife,  and  may  have  been  a  son  of 
either  Elijah,  born  1738,  or  Zebulon,  born  1749.  Various  circumstances 
seem  to  favor  the  younger  brother  as  the  father  of  Levi.  He  was  an 
early  member  of  the  Baptist  Church  organized  on  the  New  Vineyard 
Gore.  He  was  a  butcher  by  trade.  Drowned  in  Sheepscot  River,  at 
Wiscasset.     His  widow  died  in  New  Portland. 

Children, 
i.        Rebecca,  m.  her  cousin  James  Butler.     He  was  a  farmer  and  lived  and 

died  in  New  Portland^  s. p. 
ii.       Mehitable,  m.  Oct.  24,  181 8,  Lemuel  Adams,  of  Farmington.    One  son 

resides  in  Temple, 
iii.      Thomas,  m.  Goodridge,  a  relative  of  the  Industry  Goodridges. 

One  son,  Levi  Butler,  resides  in  Lexington  or  some  of  the  adjacent 

towns,  or  may  have  moved  to  Lewiston . 
iv.      Julia,  d.  in  New  Portland  unmd.,  aged  about  60  years. 
V.        Love,  d.  young  in  New  Portland, 
vi.      William,  d.  in  New  Portland,  aged  about  45  years. 

5.  Henry  Butler,  son  of  Henry  and  Mehitable  (Norton)  Butler, 
married  Lucinda  Daggett.     He  was  a  farmer  and  resided  on  several  dif- 


*Ncw  Vineyard  Town  Records.    The  Industry  Town  Records  give  the  year  1798;  this  the 
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ferent  farms  in  New  Vineyard,  the  last  one  being  at  Talcott*s  Corner. 
He  died  in  Boston,  aged  74  years.  His  wife  died  in  New  Vineyard. 
Both  are  buried  in  the  cemetery  near  Talcott*s  Corner. 

Children. 

11.  i.        JosiAH,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Aug.  28,  1807;  m.  (pub.  March  29,  1834), 

Lucy  Jane  Waugh  (b.  in  Stark,  Me.,  July  25,  1810),  dau.  of  Elijah 

and  Sophia  (Ferrand)  Waugh,  of  Stark, 
ii.       John  Gray,  m.  Dolly  Stevens;  resides  in  Milo. 
iii.      Abi(;ail  Daggett,  unmd.;  resides  in  Boston. 

12.  iv.      James   Madison,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  March  19,  181 5;    m.  Nov.  16, 

1844,  Sarah  Ann  Bloomer,  of  South  Sodus,  Wayne  Co.,  N.  Y.  She 
was  b.  in  Fishkill,  Duchess  Co.,  N.  Y.,  and  the  dau.  of  Daniel  and 
Phebe  ( )  Bloomer. 

V.        Samuel  Daggett,  m.  Sophronia  Williams,  of  Solon.    Went  to  New  York, 

vi.  Warren  Smith,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  July  28,  1821;  m.  Eliza  M.  Bates 
(b.  in  N.  v.,  Oct.  15,  1 831).  He  was  a  private  in  Co.  D.,  17th  Regt., 
Me.  Inf.     Resided  m  Lewiston  when  last  heard  from. 

vii.  Henry,  m.  (pub.  July  2, 1846),  Patience  Bray,  of  Anson.  Resided  in  New 
Vineyard.     Present  residence  Solon,  Me. 

viii.     Francis  Caldwell.     Resided  in  Eureka,  Cal.,  when  last  heard  from. 

ix.       LuciNDA,  m.  Samuel  Elder.* 

6.  John  Bui'LER,son  of  Henry  and  Mehitable  (Norton)  Butler,  mar- 
ried Betsey  Lemon.  He  was  a  farmer,  married,  lived  and  died  in  Lyons, 
N.  Y. 

Children. 

i.  Isabella. 

ii.  Henry. 

iii.  Jane. 

iv.  Horace.    Dead. 

V.  John.    Dead. 

7.  Moses  Williams  married  Martha  Butler,  daughter  of  Henry  and 
Mehitable  (Norton)  Butler.     Mr.  Williams  lived  and  died  in  Embden. 

Children. 

i.        Mehitable. 

ii.         LUCINDA. 

iii.  Nathaniel. 

iv.  Moses. 

V.  Martha. 

vi.  Abigail. 

vii.  Henry. 
All  dead  with  possibly  the  exception  of  Moses,  who,  if  living,  resides  in  New  Port- 
land. 

8.  Joseph  Butler,  son  of  Henry  and  Mehitable  (Norton)  Butler, 
married  Sarah  Norton.  Mr.  Butler  moved  to  Stark  and  settled  on  a 
farm  near  Mercer  line  on  the  south  side  of  Sandy  River.  He  was  not 
an  energetic  man,  according  to  the  common  acceptation  of  the  term, 


*The  following  partial  record  of  births  furnished  by  a  member  of  the  family  cannot  be 
relied  on  for  absolute  accuracy:  John  Gray,  Jan.  28,  181 1;  Abig:ail  Daggett,  Feb.  10,  1S13; 
Jamts  Madison,  March  19,  1S15;  Samuel  Daggett,  July  4,  1817;  Henry,  Jan.  i,  iSai;  Frank 
Caldwell,  Oct.  10,  1824;  Lucinda,  Aug.  3,  1827. 


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hence  his  efforts  as  a  farmer  were  successful  only  to  a  very  limited  extent. 
His  wife  was  a  delicate  lady,  better  fitted  for  employment  requiring 
skill  and  artistic  taste  than  for  a  farmer's  wife.  Both  he  and  his  wife  are 
dead. 

Children. 

i.  Mary,  d.  in  1891. 

ii.  Mehitable.     Resides  on  the  homestead  in  Stark. 

iii.  Sarah. 

iv.  Levi,  d.  in  the  U.  S.  Army  during  the  War  of  the  Rebellion. 

9.  EujAH  Butler,  son  of  Henry  and  Mehitable  (Norton)  Butler, 
married  Naomi  Viles.  He  resided  on  the  homestead  and  cared  for  his 
parents  until  their  death.  He  afterward  resided  for  some  years  in  Lex- 
ington and  subsequently  removed  to  Wisconsin. 

Children. 

i.  Harriet,  m.  John  Leeman,  of  Hallowell. 

ii.  Asa  Hunt. 

iii.  Sumner. 

iv.  Sarah. 

V.  Frances. 

vi.  Martha. 

vii.       RUHAMA. 

viii.    Mary  Anna. 

ix.       Andrew  or  Ichabod,  b.  in  Lexington. 

10.  Philander  Butler,  son  of  Peter  and  Rhoda  (Merry)  Butler, 
married  Mary  Norton.  He  was  a  farmer ;  died  in  New  Vineyard,  May 
23,  i860,  aged  60  years,  4  months.  She  died  in  New  Portland,  Feb.  27, 
1870. 

Children, 
i.        Caroline  E.,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  April  19,  1825;  m.  April  10,  184J, 

llovey  Thomas.     Divorced,  s.  p.     Married  for  second  husband,  July 

II,  1866,  Tristram  N.  Daggett,  son  of  Isaac  and  Sarah  B.  (Norton) 

Daggett,  q.  v. 
ii.       Eunice  Chase,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  July  22,  1827;  d.  Aug.  11,  1830. 
iii.      Amanda  J.,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  June  4,  1829  (?) ;    m.  March  30,  1854, 

Abiather  Learned.     One  dau.  m.  Daniel  Collins,  son  of  Daniel  and 

Fanny  (Greenleaf)  Collins,  tj.  v. 
iv.      Margaret  Norton,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Sept. — ,  1831;  d.  March  i, 

1833- 

V.       Margaret  Norton,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  July  2, . 

vi.      Mary  Chase,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Jan.  — ,  1836;  d.  April  30,  1859. 
vii.     David  Merry,  b.  in  New  V^ineyard,  Jan.  25,  1838;  m.  March  16,  1867, 

Mercy  Elliott.     Resides  in  New  Portland, 
viii.    AURELIA,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Oct.  10,  1844;  m.  April  4,  1865,  I^ander 

Daggett,  son  of  Leander  and  Margaret  (Anderson)  Daggett,  q.  v. 

11.  JosiAH  Butler,  son  of  Henry  and  Lucinda  (Daggett)  Butler, 
married  Lucy  Jane  Waugh.  Farmer.  He  died  in  Stark,  Sept.  i,  1889, 
aged  82  years. 

Children. 

i.        Leander  Francis,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  March  13, 1837;  m.  in  Grafton, 


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Mass.,  Dec.  9,  1868,  Mell  S.  Holt  (b.  in  Oakland,  Me.,  Oct.  17, 1839), 
dau.  of  Theodore  and  Betsey  (Corson)  Holt,  of  Canaan,  Me.     He  is 
a  farmer  and  a  member  of  the  board  of  selectmen;  resides  in  Stark. 
Children : 
i.        Blanche  M.,  b.  in  Stark,  Jan.  2j,  1870. 
ii.        H.  Kate,  b.  in  Stark,  Oct.  14,  1871. 
iii.      Bessie  B.,  b.  in  Stark,  Sept.  27,  1874. 
ii.        Sophia  W.,  b.  in  Norridgewock,  Me.,  Feb.  i,  1844;  m.  Edwin  N.  Hall, 
iii.      Jane  E.,  b.  in  Norridgewock,  July  26,  1850;  d.  Jan.,  1887,  unmd. 
iv.       Helen  M.,  b.  in  Stark,  Sept.  19,  1852;    m.  Feb.  i,  1873,  Herbert  E. 
Hale.     She  d.  in  Norridgewock,  Sept.  17,  1885. 

12.  James  Madison  Butler,  son  of  Henry  and  Lucinda  (Daggett) 
Butler,  married  Sarah  Ann  Bloomer.  When  a  babe  Mr.  Butler  was 
christened  by  his  great  uncle,  Capt.  Samuel  Daggett,  in  honor  of  James 
Madison,  then  President  of  the  United  States.  He  manifested  a  decided 
fondness  for  learning  when  very  young,  and  soon  learned  to  read  well  in 
Webster's  Spelling  Book.  Before  he  was  eight  years  of  age  he  had  read 
the  New  Testament  through  by  course,  and  was  counted  one  of  the  best 
scholars  of  his  age  in  school  by  the  superintending  school  committee. 
At  the  age  of  ten  years  he  made  a  public  profession  of  religion  and  was 
baptized  by  immersion  in  Winslow's  brook  in  midwinter,  and  became  a 
member  of  the  M.  E.  Church.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one  he  was  licensed 
to  preach  by  the  quarterly  conference.  Feeling  keenly  the  need  of  a 
better  education  he  attended  an  academy  for  a  time  and  then  entered 
the  Maine  Wesleyan  Seminary,  where  he  remained  nearly  four  years  tak- 
ing up  the  study  of  Greek  and  Latin  in  connection  with  other  branches. 
In  1840  he  went  to  the  State  of  New  York,  where  he  engaged  in  teach- 
ing in  the  higher  branches.  After  teaching  some  ten  years  he  married 
in  1844  and  soon  after  purchased  a  farm  in  South  Sodus,  Wayne  Co.,  N. 
Y.,  and  engaged  in  growing  garden  seed,  in  which  he  also  became  a 
dealer.  He  has  resided  in  different  localities  in  New  York  State,  and  at 
the  present  time  (1892)  is  living  at  Hemlock  Lake. 

Children. 

i.  Antoinette  Louisa,  b.  in  South  Sodus,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  9,  1847;  ™-  ^^*y 
27,  1866,  George  H.  Matthews,  of  Newark,  N.  Y.  He  had  served 
three  years  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion.  He  afterward  studied  and 
practiced  dentistry  in  Rochester,  N.  \'.  Abandoning  this  profession 
in  1870,  on  account  of  poor  health,  he  engaged  for  a  time  in  farming. 
He  entered  the  Baltimore  Medical  College,  from  which  he  graduated 
in  1884.     He  now  resides  at  Hemlock  I^ke,  N  Y.     Children: 

i.        Minnie  May,  d.  of  cholera  infantum  at  4  mos.  of  age. 

ii.        GEORr.E  Butler,  b.  April  12,  1871. 

iii.      Francis  Vivian,  b.  May  19,  1873. 


Sarson  Butler,  son  of  Elijah  and  Jane  (Kelley)  Butler,  married 
Susannah  Young.  He  was  a  sea  captain  and  commanded  the  Snubbett 
and  perhaps  other  vessels.     Lived  a  while  in  N.  V.,  and  then  returned 


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to  his  seafaring  life.     He  was  a  terribly  profane  man  and  would  swear 
like  a  trooper  when  he  encountered  rough  weather. 

Children. 

Henry  Young,  m.  (pub.  Feb.  8,  1806),  Naomi  Luce,  dau.  of  Daniel  and 
Klizabeth  (Merry)  Luce,  q.  v. 
•  Sarson,   m.  Catherine  Norton,  dau.   of   Abner  and   Mary  (Claghorn) 
Norton. 


Capt.  Jeruel  Butler,  although  of  a  different  branch  from  others  of 
the  same  name  who  settled  in  Industry  and  vicinity,  like  them  traces  his 
ancestry  back  to  Nicholas  Butler,'  of  Martha's  Vineyard.  Turning  to  the 
commencement  of  the  Butler  Genealogy  in  this  volume,  take  Thomas,3 
who  married  Jemima  Daggett.  Among  his  children  was  a  son  David,4 
who  married,  Dec.  2,  1725,  Anna  Hatch,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Lydia 
Hatch,  of  Chilmark.  David  Butler  was  also  a  resident  of  Chilmark  at 
the  time  of  his  marriage,  but  aside  from  this  fact  nothing  is  known  of 
him.  David  and  Anna  (Hatch)  Butler  had  a  daughter  Mary,s  born 
1726,  who  married  Rowland  Luce  and  became  the  mother  of  Daniel 
Luce,  an  early  settler  in  Industry  ;  also  a  son  Thomas,5  born  1732,  who 
was  twice  married.  First  in  1754  to  Rebecca  Butler,  who  died,  and 
second  in  1 769  to  Betsey  West* 

Jeruel,^  eldest  son  of  Thomas  and  Betsey  (West)  Butler,  was  born  at 
Martha's  Vineyard,  probably  in  Tisburv*  Aug.  23,  1770.  His  parents 
were  christian  people  and  consecrated  their  son  in  infant  baptism  Jan. 
24,  i77i.t  The  father,  as  near  as  can  be  learned,  was  a  man  of  consid- 
erable wealth,  and  this  son  was  well  educated  for  his  time.  When  he 
became  a  man  he  engaged  in  nautical  pursuits  and  in  due  time  walked 
the  quarter  deck  as  commander  of  a  vessel.  In  this  capacity  he  was 
engaged  in  an  extensive  coast  trade  and  fretjuently  made  voyages  to  for- 
eign ports.  So  widely  and  favorably  was  he  known  that  his  name  would 
command  unlimited  credit  in  almost  any  commercial  city  on  the  Atlan- 
tic coa.st.  He  married,  Aug.  14,  1791,  Susan  West,  daughter  of  Capt. 
Peter  and  Hannah  (Cottle)  West,  of  Tisbury.  He  left  Martha's  Vine- 
yard, with  other  emigrants,  bound  for  the  District  of  Maine  and  arrived 
at  Farmington,  July  26,  1793,  where  his  family  remained  upward  of  a 
year.  Farly  in  1794  he  purchased  lot  No.  9  in  the  first  range  of  lots  in 
the  township  of  New  Vineyard.  J  During  the  summer  and  fall  he  felled 
trees,  built  a  log-house,  moved  his  household  goods  and  laid  in  a  store 

*  Mrs.  Annie  C.  Pratt  says  he  married,  1769,  Abigail  West.  David  Butler,  son  of  Jeruel,  is 
very  sure  that  his  gnuidmotlier  Butler  was  Betsey  West. 

t  Tisbury  church  records. 

JMorc  recently  this  farm  has  been  owned  and  occupied  by  Ruel  Goodwin,  Daniel  Oil- 
man, Amos  Stetson,  Jr.,  and  John  O.  RacklifT. 

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of  provisions  for  the  approaching  winter.  When  ready  for  occupancy, 
the  house  and  its  contents  were  burned  to  the  ground  before  Mrs.  Butler 
ever  saw  it.  With  the  assistance  of  kind  neighbors  he  soon  had  another 
ready  for  his  family,  in  which  they  spent  the  winter  of  1 794-5.  He  after- 
ward built  a.  two-story  house  which  was  taken  down  about  1868.  Captain 
Butler  also  built  a  store  near  his  home  and  engaged  in  trade  in  connec- 
tion with  his  farming.  He  likewise  engaged  extensively  in  the  manu- 
facture of  potash  in  New  Portland  and  Strong,  as  well  as  at  his  home  in 
New  Vineyard.  In  181 1  he  purchased  Salter's  Island,  at  the  mouth  of 
the  Kennebec  River,  and  during  the  181 2  War  made  salt  there.  While 
thus  engaged  he  was  an  eye  witness  of  the  naval  combat  between  Amer 
ican  ship  "  Enterprise  "  and  British  "  Boxer."  On  the  close  of  the  war 
with  Great  Britain,  Captain  Butler  resumed  his  seafaring  life  and  was  thus 
engaged  when  he  died  of  yellow  fever  in  New  Orleans,  June  25,  1824, 
aged  53  years,  10  months.  Captain  Butler  was  a  man  of  more  than 
ordinary  talent  and  business  ability.  He  was  a  devout  christian,  whose 
life  was  adorned  by  the  practice  of  many  noble  virtues  (see  p.j2g.)  His 
wife,  a  most  excellent  woman,  survived  him  nearly  ten  years  and  died 
March  15,  1834,  aged  63  years  and  10  months. 

Children. 

i.        Abigail,  b.  at  Holmes'  Hole,  May  17,  1792;  d.  in  New  Vineyard,  Me., 
Nov.  10,  1809.  » 

1.  ii.       William,  b.  in  New  Vineyard  ^now  Industry)  Nov.  24,  1794;  m.  June 

25,  1 816,  Sarah  Remick,  dau.  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Nevens)  Rem- 
ick,  of  Industry,  q,  v. 
iii.      Thomas,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  July  26,  1796;  d.  Sept.  18,  181 1. 

2.  iv.       Peter  West,   b.  in   New  Vineyard,  May  30,  1798;  m.  Jan.  21,  1827, 

Mary  Elizabeth  Robinson  (b.  in  St.  Andrews,  Charlotte  Co.,  N.  B.) 
March  18,  181 2)  dau.  of  Aaron  and  Sarah  (McGreer)  Robinson. 
V.       Hannah,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Jan.  18,  1800;  d.  Oct.  24,  1800. 

3.  vi.      Charles,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  July  25,  1801;  m.  in  La  Prairie,  Lower 

Canada,  Aug.  26,  1826,  Mary  Catherine  Burrell,  who  was  b.  at  Three 
Rivers,  Lower  Canada,  May  13,  1804. 
vii.  SiTSAN  West,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Sept.  13, 1803;  m.  Oct.  28,  1824,  Col. 
Peter  Augustus  West,  son  of  Shubael  and  Mercy  (Edmonds)  West  of 
H  alio  well,  ^.  T/.  He  d.  Feb.  12,  1828,  and  she  m.  March  26,  1829, 
Asaph  Boyden,  q.  v. 

4.  viii.      David,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  May  17,  1805;   m.  May  18,  1830,  Charlotte 

Hasty  (b.  in  Waterville,  Me.,  Oct.  20, 1804),  dau.  of  David  and  Nancy 

(Foote)  Hasty,  of  York,  Me. 
ix.      George,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  July  11,  1807.     Lived  18  hours. 
X.        Ge()R(;e  Hauser,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Dec.  30,  1809;  killed  by  a  falling 

tree,  July  i,  1823. 
xi.       Abicail,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Oct.  I,  1810;   d.  at  the  age  of  three  weeks. 

5.  xii.      Thomas,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Jan.  19,  181 2;   m.  Feb.  6,  1838,*  Amanda 

Shaw,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Ruth  (Oilman)  Shaw,  q.  v. 
xiii.    Delia  Ann,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  April  17,  1814;  d.  young. 


♦Industry  Town  Records.    Mr.  Butler  gives  the  year  of  his  marriage  as  1S39  but  is  obvi- 
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I.  W1U.IAM  BuTLER,7  son  of  Capt.  Jeruel  and  Susan  (West)  Butler, 
married  Sarah  Remick.*  He  built  the  house  where  Rev.  John  Spinney 
resides,  and  engaged  in  farming  after  his  marriage.  His  wife  died  Nov. 
5,  1824,  leaving  three  daughters.  For  his  second  wife  he  married,  Oct. 
29,  1826,  Sarah  Hayes,  relict  of  Peter  Hayes  and  daughter  of  James  and 
Sarah  (Manchester)  Waugh,  of  Stark.f  Selling  his  farm  in  Industry,  he 
left  town  in  September,  1834,  his  destination  being  a  small  settlement  on 
the  very  border  of  civilization  in  the  Dead  River  Region,  known  as 
Flagstaff.  Here  he  located,  cleared  land,  and  engaged  in  farming  and 
eventually  became  a  leading  and  influential  citizen  of  the  settlement. 
He  was  the  first  postmaster  at  that  place  and  held  the  office  many 
years.  When  Flagstaff  Plantation  was  organized  he  was  chosen  planta- 
tion clerk,  which  position  he  filled  for  a  long  time  and  was  frequently 
called  to  fill  other  positions  of  profit  and  trust.  In  early  life  he  made 
a  profession  of  religion  and  united  with  the  Congregational  Church,  of 
which  he  remained  an  active  and  consistent  member  up  to  the  time  of 
his  death.  He  died  in  Flagstaff,  April  21, 1882,  aged  87  years,  4  months 
and  27  days.  His  wife,  who  was  bom  in  Stark,  March  2,  1803,  died 
in  Flagstaff,  Nov.  27,  1890,  aged  87  years,  8  months  and  25  days. 

Children. 

i.  Delia  Ann,  b.  Oct.  27,  181 7;  m.  June  15,  1839,  Moses  Green,  son  of 
Morrill  and  Sarah  (Colby)  Green,  of  Dead  River.  She  d.  in  Dead 
River  Plantation,  leaving  six  children. 

ii.  Eliza  E.,  b.  July  27,  1820;  m.  July  21,  1843,  ^^  Merry  Viles,  son  of 
Rufus  and  Eunice  C.  C Merry)  Viles,  q.  v. 

iii.      Si'SAN  West,  b.   April   26,  1822;    d.  of  consumption  April   26,  1839. 

Children  by  second  marriage. 

iv.       Charles  William,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  i,  1827;  m.  Feb.  3,  1856,  Jane 

Heald   Standish,  dau.  of  Miles  and  Abigail  (Gammon)  Standish,  of 

Flagstaff.     He  settled    in   Mt.  Bigelow  Township  and   engaged   in 

farming.     He  d.  March  16,  1888.     Children: 

i.        Adelia  Erskine,      ^h.   Mt.  Bigelow  Township,  Aug.  25, 

ii.       Amelia  BoARDMAN,  j     18^9:     Adelia  E.,m.  Orlando  Reed; 

resides  in  Eustis.     Ameha  B.,  m.  Daniel  F.  Reed;  resides 

at   Mt.  Bigelow  Township.    The  above  named   Orlando 

and  Daniel  are  sons  of  Lewis  and  Eunice  ( )  Reed. 

*  Mr.  Butler  was  a  member  of  Capt.  Abraham  Johnson's  company  of  militia  known  as  the 
"  Farmington  Artillery."  This  company  was  called  out  in  the  iSia  War  for  defense  of  the  sea- 
coast  and  rendezvoused  at  Farmin^on  awaiting  orders  from  Sept.  14,  1814,  to  Sept.  18.  On  the 
last  named  date  a  draft  was  made  and  Mr.  Butler's  name  was  among  those  drawn.  The  drafted 
men  repaired  to  Wiscasset,  where  they  joined  Capt.  Sam'l  Rundlet's  company  attached  to  Col. 
Sam'l  Thatcher's  regiment  of  artillery,  and  remained  in  service  until  Nov.  4,  1814. 

t  Mr.  Hayes  was  a  brother  of  Jacob  Hayes,  of  Industry,  q.  v.  He  was  a  school  teacher  and 
farmer,  and  resided  in  Industry  up  to  near  the  time  of  his  death.  He  died  in  Stark,  June  27, 
1823,  aged  28  years,  10  months,  leaving  one  son,  James  Waugh  Hayes,  bom  March  vj,  183a. 
James  W.  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  and  now  O891)  resides  in  Windom,  Minn- 
esota. The  remains  of  Peter  Hayes  lie  buried  in  the  Waugh  family  burying-ground  on  the 
banks  of  Sandy  River  in  Stark. 


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iii.      Edith  Eliza,  b.  in  Mt.  Bigelow  Township,  Feb.  17,  1869; 
m.  April  10,.  1891,  Cyrus  Lynn  Taylor,  son  of  Orrin  and 
Sylvina  (Randall)  Taylor,  of  Euslis. 
V.        Maria  Louisa,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  8,  1830;  m.  June  29,  1850,  Asa  M. 
Green,  son  of  Morrill  and  Sarah  (Colby)  Green.     Farmer.     Resided 
in  Eustis.     She  d.  Jan.  13,  1877.     Four  children, 
vi.       Sarah  Remick,  b.  in  Industry,  July  27,  1834;  m.  Jan.  13,  1867,  Samuel 
Wright,  son  of  Samuel  and  Margaret  (Parker)  Wright,  of  Flagstaff. 
Three  children, 
vii.      David  Atwood,  b.  at  Dead  River,  Oct.  27,  1836;  m.  Nov.  6,  1869,  Ruth 
Larrabee,  dau.  of  Jeremiah  and  Louisa  (Soper)  Larrabee,  of  Phillips. 
She  was  b.  in  Kingtield,  and  d.  in  F^lagstaff,  July  17,  1874.     He  m.  for 
his  second  wife,  Hulda  Pease  (b.  in  Lexington,  Feb.  4,  1840),  dau.  of 
George  and  Sarah  (Knowles)  Pease  of  Lexington.     Mr.  Butler  is  a 
farmer  and  innkeeper,  and  has  served  as  plantation  clerk  and  first 
assessor  of  Hagstaff  Plantation  for  a  period  of  more  than  sixteen 
years.     Children : 

i.        Olive  May,  b.  in  Flagstaff,  March  5,  1871 ;  m.  Feb.  25,  1888, 
Carlton  Savage,  son  of  Benjamin    Eaton   and    Ruth   G. 
(Gammon )  Savage,  of  Flagstaff, 
ii.        Charles  Clifford,  b.  in  Flagstaff,  Feb.  22,  1872. 
iii.       Effie  Ruth,  b.  in  Hagstaff,  Dec.  21,  1873. 
viii.     Amanda  Shaw,  b.  in  Flagstaff,  July  12,  1839;  m.  Oct.  2,  1865,  George 
A.  Hewitt,  son  of  Orrin  and  Delight  (Clapp)  Hewitt,  of  Flagstaff. 
Mr.  Hewitt   is  a   lumberman   and   merchant.     Resides   at    Madison 
Bridge.     Four  children, 
ix.       Sophia  Lawrence  Bickey,  b.  in  Hagstaff,  Aug.  27,  1841;  m.  Jan.  2, 
1869,  Luther  Longley,  of  Raymond.     She  d.  Sept.  26,  1S74.     Three 
children. 
X.        Olive  Waugh,  b.  in  Flagstaff,  Nov.  17,- 1844;   m.  Dec.  2,  1871,  Augustus 
Hilton,  son  of  William  and  Betsey  (Foss)  Hilton,  of  Brighton.     Mr. 
H.  is  a  farmer  and  resides  in  Wyoming.     Five  children. 

2.  Peter  West  Butler,7  son  of  Capt.  Jeruel  and  Susan  (West)  But- 
ler, married  Mary  E.  Robinson.  Born  in  a  log-cabin  on  the  very  out- 
skirts of  civilization,  Mr.  Butler's  boyhood  differed  in  many  respects 
from  that  of  boys  of  the  present  generation.  Incessant  toil,  prii'ations 
and  hardships  were  invariably  the  lot  of  sons  of  the  pioneer  seti^ers. 
Neighbors  were  remote  from  each  other,  hence  the  advantages  for 
schooling  were  very  limited.  But  notwithstanding  this,  the  subject  c^f 
this  sketch  succeeded  in  acquiring  the  rudiments  of  an  English  educa-^ 
tion  which  was  supplemented  by  a  course  at  the  Farmington  Academy. 
When  he  left  school  his  education  was  considered  sufficient  to  qualify 
him  for  any  business  or  profession  he  might  choose  to  enter.  After  he 
became  of  age  he  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits  and  for  a  time  was  in 
Charleston,  South  Carolina.  Possessing  an  aptitude  for  mechanical 
work,  he  served  an  apprenticeship  with  a  ship  carpenter  and  afterward 
followed  that  occupation  for  many  years.  In  this  capacity  he  worked 
in  various  places,  including  St.  Andrews,  New  Brunswick,  where  he 
formed  the  acquaintance  of  his  future  wife.  Soon  after  his  marriage,  in 
1827,  he  returned  to  New  Vineyard  and  resided  on  the  homestead  with 
his  widowed  mother,  and  here  his  first  two  children  were  born.     In  1832 


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he  purchased  a  small  tract  of  land  and  erected  thereon  the  house  now 
(1892)  owned  by  John  A.  Seavey.  Here  he  continued  to  live  until  1837, 
when  he  moved  to  Flagstaff.  After  a  three  years'  residence  in  that 
sparsely  settled  region  he  returned  to  Industry  and  lived  for  a  time  in  a 
shed-roofed  house  just  north  of  the  Isaac  Norton  house  at  West's  Mills.* 
He  was  elected  town  clerk  in  1843,  and  re-elected  thirty- three  consecutive 
years,  only  declining  further  service  when  compelled  to  do  so  by  reason 
of  impaired  health  and  advanced  years.  As  a  recording  officer  he  was 
a  model  of  exactitude  and  neatness,  and  the  records  kept  by  him  have 
won  many  high  encomiums  from  those  having  occasion  to  consult  them. 
He  w^s  appointed  postmaster  at  West's  Mills,  Nov.  10,  1854,  and  held 
that  office  nearly  seven  years.  After  finally  settling  in  Industry,  he 
devoted  his  time  principally  to  wood-working,  making  wheels,  carts, 
sleds,  or  whatever  the  neighboring  farmers  might  require  in  the  prose- 
cution of  their  calling.  He  was  a  man  who  had  the  respect  of  a  wide 
circle  of  friends  and  acquaintances,  and  had  few  if  any  enemies.  He 
died  at  his  home  in  West's  Mills,  May  — ,  1877,  aged  nearly  79  years. 
His  widow  subsequently  married,  Nov.  6,  1878,  Thomas  Dascomb,  son 
of  Thomas  and  Sarah  (Whittemore)  Dascomb,  of  Wilton,  and  went  to 
make  her  home  in  that  town.  Her  second  husband  died  June  — ,  1890, 
and  she  returned  to  Industry  and  made  her  home  with  her  daughter  liv- 
ing there.  She  died  of  typhoid  fever,  Nov.  12,  1890,  aged  78  years,  7 
months  and  24  days. 

Children. 

i.  Mary  Catherine,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Sept.  23, 1828;  m.  July  26, 1846, 
Nathan  S.  Johnson,  son  of  Henry  and  Catherine  (Sullivan)  Johnson, 
q.  V, 

ii.       Sarah  Robinson,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Oct.  5,  1830;  m.  Jan.  27,  1852, 
Samuel  Rackliff,  son  of  Benjamin  R.  and  Rachel  (Oliver)  Rackliff, 
q.  V. 
6.     iii.      George  Halser,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  6,  1833;  m.  Jan.  21,  1858,  Cather- 
ine S.  Nichols,  dau.  of  Aholiab  and  Elmeda  G.  (Messer)  Nichols. 

iv.  Thomas  G.,  b.  in  Industry,  April  26,  1835;  °^-  Carrie  Granger.  Resides 
at  Badger  Mills,  in  Wisconsin.  Enlisted  in  Co.  G,  8th  Wis.  Inf. 
Promoted  to  captain ;   served  4  years.     Six  children. 

V.  Aaron  Robinson,  b.  in  Flagstaff  Plantation,  Nov.  26,  1837;  m.  Jan.  30, 
1862,  Adrianna  A.  Edwards,  dau.  of  Dea.  Bryce  S.  and  Abigail  (Flood) 
Edwards,  q.  v.     Resides  in  Eau  Claire,  Wis.     Farmer.     Ten  children. 

vi.  Eliza  Robinson,  b.  in  Industry,  June  18,  1840;  d.  in  Industry,  Nov.  20, 
1859. 

vii.  John  Perham,  b.  in  Industry,  April  10, 1843;  m.  Elvira  Trask  of  Lewis- 
ton.  He  first  learned  the  trade  of  house  painter,  at  which  he  worked 
for  a  lime  in  Lewiston  and  other  places.  Subsequently  he  learned  the 
trade  of  watchmaker  and  jeweller,  which  he  followed  up  to  near  his 
death.  He  d.  of  consumption  in  Industry,  April  16,  1871  (see  p.jjj). 
One  child: 


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Carrie  M.,  b.  in  Industry,  March  14, 1869;  m. Kaler, 

of  Washington,  Me. 
viii.     Victoria,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  15,  1846;  m.  Dec.  10,  1869,  Daniel  E. 

Owen,  of  Skowhegan.     She  d.  in  Industry,  July  26,  1870. 
ix.       Susan  Boyden,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  19,  1848;   m.  June  21,  1868,  Albert 
H.  Wilson,  son  of  Chas.  and  Angeline  (Pettingill)  Wilson,  of  Auburn. 
Her  husband  died  in  Auburn,  April  — ,  1874.     Some  years  later  she 
went  to  Eau  Claire,  Wis.,  where  she  m.  Henry  W.  Lewis.     Children 
by  first  marriage — second  m.  s.  p.: 
i.        Charles,  b.  in  Auburn,  Dec.  19,  1870. 
ii.        Frank,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  7,  1871. 
X.        Franklin   Pierce,  b.  in  Industry,  July  4,  185 1.     He  resides  in   Eau 
Claire,  Wis.;  unmd. 

3.  Charles  Butler,?  son  of  Jeruel  and  Susan  (West)  Butler,  mar- 
ried Mary  Catherine  Burrell.  He  was  a  ship  carpenter  by  trade,  and 
is  supposed  to  have  died  at  an  advanced  age  in  Troy,  N.  Y.,  to  which 
place  he  removed  with  his  family. 

Children. 

i.        Charlotte  Augusta,  b.  in  Chateauquay,  L.  C,  Oct.  29,  1827. 

ii.       Charles  Augustus,  b.  in  Beauchamois,  L.  C,  Sept.  9,  1829;  d.  at  same 

place,  Sept.  12,  1830. 
iii.       Mary  Jane,  b.  in  Beauchamois,  L.  C,  Sept.  21,  1831. 
iv.      George  West,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Me.,  Nov.  5,  1833;  d.  in  Industry, 

July  12,  1834. 
V.        Jeruel  West,  b.  in  Industry,  April  21,  1835. 
vi.      Susan  Elizabeth,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Feb.  5,  1838. 
vii.     Frederick  Adolphus,  b.  in  New  Portland,  March  23,  1840. 

4.  David  Butler,7  son  of  Capt.  Jeruel  and  Susan  (West)  Butler, 
married  Charlotte  Hasty.  Possessing  an  aptitude  for  mechanical  work, 
and  especially  carpentry,  he  divided  his  time  mainly  between  that  and 
farming.  He  settled  in  Industry  in  1835  ^^^  remained  in  town  until 
near  the  close  of  1855.  He  now  (1892)  resides  in  New  Portland, 
where  his  wife  died  Feb.  19,  1890,  aged  85  years,  4  months. 

Children. 

i.        Emily  Hasty,  b.  Dec.  3,  1831. 

ii.       Abby  Hasty,  b.  Feb.  24,  1834. 

iii.      Charlo'ite  Frances,  b.  Oct.  22,  1835. 

iv.       Lydia  Hasty,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  23,  1840. 

V.  Milton  Shaw,  b.  in  Industry,  May  23,  1844;  m.  Dec.  10,  1881,  Mary 
Etta  Seavey,  dau.  of  Alvin  and  Mary  (Cowan)  Seavey,  g.  v.  Di- 
vorced, j./.     Harness-maker;  resides  in  New  Portland. 

5.  Thomas  Butler,?  son  of  Jeruel  and  Susan  (West)  Butler,  mar- 
ried Amanda  Shaw.  Lumberman,  and  for  many  years  proprietor  of 
the  Mt.  Bigelow  House  at  Dead  River.  Has  resided  and  been  in 
business  in  Wisconsin.     Now  resides  at  Dead  River. 

Children. 

i.        Susan  West,  b.  in  Flagstaff,  April  11,  1839;  m.  Samuel  A.  Parsons.     He 

is  proprietor  of  the  Mt.  Bigelow  House  at  Dead  River.     Two  children. 

ii.       Emily  Shaw,  b.  in  Flagstaff,  July  13,  1840;  m.  Alonzo  H.  Chase.     He 


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is  a  lumberman  and  farmer.     Resides  in  I^xington,  where  he  has 

held  the  office  of  town  clerk,  selectman,  as  well  as  other  offices  of 

profit  and  trust, 
iii.      Faustina,  b.  in  Flagstaff,  Aug.  29,  1842.     She  is  an  artist,  making  a 

specialty  of  painting  in  water  colors.     Went   to  California  in   1875, 

and  at  present  (1891)  resides  in  San  Francisco, 
iv.      Georgiana,  b.  in  Industry,  March  24,  1845;   ^-  ^^X  ^^>  '^5* 
V.        Jeruel  M.,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  4, 1846;   d.in  Edson,  Wis.,  Dec.  19, 1868. 
vi.       Flora,  b.  at    Dead  River,  Sept.  23,  1849;  n^-  S[ylvanus?]   B.  Sawyer. 

He  is  a  railroad  conductor,  and  resides  in  Wabasha,  Minn, 
vii.      Reuel  M.,  b.  at  Dead  River,  Nov.  27,  1851;  m.  Nellie  Bennett,  of  Eau 

Claire,  Wis.     He  is  a  farmer,  and   resides  at   Edson,  Wis.    Three 

children, 
viii.    Amanda,  b.  at  Dead  River,  July  14,  1854;  d.  young. 

Georgia  May,  b.  at  Dead   River,  Nov.  11,  1857;   m.  Enos  S.  Culver. 

Her  husband  resides  in  Eau  Claire,  Wis.,  and   keeps  a  boot  and 
■  shoe  store. 

6.  George  H.  Butler,^  son  of  Peter  W.  and  Mary  E.  (Robinson) 
Butler,  married  Catherine  S.  Nichols.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  resided  in 
Industry.  Served  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  (see  p.  333);  d.  Nov. 
9,  1864. 

Children. 

i.  George  W^ai.ter,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  29,  1858;  m.  Nellie  Fern,  of 
Chippewa  Falls,  Wis  ,  where  he  resides,  s.  p. 

ii.  Eliza  Robinson,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  26,  1861;  m.  and  has  children. 
Resides  in  Montana. 

iii.  William  O.,  b.  in  Industry,  March  15,  1863.  After  his  father's  death 
he  went  to  live  with  Capt.  Silas  Perham,  of  Farmington;  graduated 
from  the  Farmington  State  Normal  School,  second  class  1883.  Went 
to  Uxbridge,  North  Dakota,  where  he  m.,  Oct,  27,  1888,  Catherine  A. 
Walks.     Teacher  and  magistrate;   one  child. 


CHESLEY. 

Joseph  Chesley,  one  of  the  early  settlers  in  Industry,  and  a  native 
of  New  Hampshire,  was  born  about  1744.  Residing  on  the  very  out- 
skirts of  civilization,  his  parents  lived  in  constant  fear  of  the  Indians, 
and  were  often  compelled  to  seek  the  protection  of  the  fort.  For  the 
safety  of  the  child,  his  mother  sent  him  to  her  father's,  in  the  southern 

y  part  of  the  State.  The  family  were  people  of  ample  means,  and  edu- 
cated their  protege  at  Harvard  College.  He  married  Sarah  Drew, 
whose  mother  was  the  daughter  of  an  Irish  colonel  named  McOreer. 
So  far  as  is  known,  Mr.  Chesley's  family  consisted  of  five  children,  two 
sons  and  three  daughters.  The  sons  were  Joseph  and  Elisha.  The 
daughters  were  Comfort,  who  married  Samuel  Longley,  an  early  settler 

V  in  Industry ;  Sarah,  who  married  Samuel  Pinkham  (q.  v,),  and  Anna, 
who  married  John  Jones.  One  son,  Joseph,  Jr.,  was  a  tailor,  the 
other,  a  blacksmith.  They  moved  to  Industry  in  1803,  and  lived 
a  year  in  a  log-house  on  the  northern  side  of  Bannock  Hill.     He  then 


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located  on  a  hundred-acre  lot  which  subsequently  became  a  part  of  the 
well-known  Shaw  farm,  and  to  which  the  name  "Chesley  lot"  still 
clings.  A  part  of  the  orchard  set  out  by  Mr.  Chesley  is  still  standing. 
He  was  selectman  and  assessor  in  1805,  and  had  served  as  deputy 
sheriff  before  coming  to  Maine.  His  sons  did  not  remain  long  in  town. 
Joseph  went  to  Vermont,  and  nothing  is  known  of  his  subsequent  his- 
tory. Elisha,  while  living  in  Industry,  lost  one  child,  and  his  wife  was 
at  the  same  time  seriously  injured  by  the  accidental  explosion  of  a 
quantity  of  powder.  He  returned  to  New  Hampshire,  and  nothing  is 
known  of  the  family's  ultimate  destiny.  Joseph,  Sr.,  died  in  Industry 
in  1827,  aged  84  years,  having  outlived  his  wife  many  years. 


CLARK. 

2.  Jacob  Clark,  son  of  Jacob  Clark,  was  born  in  Farmington,  N. 
H.,  in  1 784.  His  father  was  a  captain  in  the  Revolutionary  Army,  and 
served  under  Gen.  Henry  Knox.  When  a  mere  boy  his  parents  removed 
to  Limington,  York  Co.,  District  of  Maine.  After  peace  was  declared, 
Captain  Clark  was  employed  by  General  Knox,  to  lot  out  several  town- 
ships in  Waldo  County.  While  thus  engaged.  Captain  Clark  was  accom- 
panied by  his  son  Jacob,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Under  his  instruc- 
tion the  son  gained  a  thorough  knowledge  of  land  surveying.  In  1806 
young  Clark  came  to  that  part  of  New  Vineyard  subsequently  annexed 
to  Industry,  and  commenced  clearing  land  on  the  south  half  of  lot 
No.  6,  in  the  second  range.  Here  he  soon  made  an  opening  of  ten 
acres,  built  a  log-house,  and,  returning  to  Limington,  married  Catherine 
E.  Bean,  of  Limerick.  They  moved  to  New  Vineyard  in  1807  or  1808. 
He  served  as  selectman  several  years,  cleared  considerable  land,  and 
died  March  28,  1823,  aged  39  years.  His  wife  died  at  the  residence 
of  her  son  in  New  Vineyard,  Feb.  20,  1868,  aged  78  years. 

Children. 

i.  CuARKES  B.,  m.  Mary  Boardman  Butler,  dau.  of  Peter  and  Rhoda  (Mer- 
ry) Butler.  .Settled  in  New  Portland,  where  he  became  an  extensive 
farmer  and  a  prominent  business  man.  He  has  several  limes  served 
on  the  board  of  selectmen  and  represented  his  town  in  the  Slate 
Legislature. 

1.  ii.       Jacob,  b.  in   New  Vineyard,  Aug.  14,  1810;    m.  (pub.  Dec.  10,  1830), 

Lavina  Daggett,  dau.  of  Peter  and  Hannah  (Snow)  Daggett,  q.  v. 

2.  iii.       Ge()R(;e  Washington,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Feb.  24,  1814;  m.  Feb.  27, 

1837,  Catherine  L.  Butler,  dau.  of  Peter  and  Rhoda  (Merry)  Butler, 

q.  V. 
iv.       Horace,  d.  young. 
V.        William,  d.  young, 
vi.       Eli,  d.  young. 

I.     Jacob  Clark,  son  of  Jacob  and  Catherine  E.  (Bean)  Clark, 

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married  Lavina  Daggett ;  farmer ;  lieutenant  in  the  militia,  and  select- 
man in  Lexington  for  ten  years.  His  wife,  Lavina,  died  May  6,  1834, 
aged  22  years.  He  married  for  second  wife,  Nov.  27,  1834,  Miriam 
Cottle  Luce,  daughter  of  David  M.  and  Joanna  (Cottle)  Luce,  q,  v. 
Moved  to  Lexington  in  April,  1837 ;  died  Sept.  7,  1884,  aged  74  years. 
His  widow  died  in  Lexington,  Aug.  29,  1887. 

Children. 

i.        Hannah  Catherine,  m.  Alfred  Pierce;  resides  in  New  Richmond,  Wis.; 

one  dau. 
ii.       Charles,  b.  Jan.  21,  1834;  m.  in  1859,  Olive  Chase.     He  d.  March  3, 

1868;  three  children. 

Children  by  second  marriage. 


1 1  Twin  daus.,  b.  Dec.  7,  1839;  d.  Dec.  8,  1839. 


m.  - 
iv.  - 
v.        Emily  R.,  b.  July  4,  1841;  ra.  Oct.  25,  1857,  Sumner  Pierce,  of  Lexing 

ton. 
vi.      David  Merry,  b.  June  24,  1846;    m.  April,  1871,  Kate  Southard,  of 

New  Richmond,  Wis.    Three  children, 
vii.      Susan  B.,  b.  Nov.  21,  1849;  d.  in  Gardiner,  Oct.  25,  1862. 

2.  George  Washington  Clark,  son  of  Jacob  and  Catherine  E. 
(Bean)  Clark,  married  Catherine  L.  Buder.  Setded  in  Lexington, 
where  he  engaged  in  farming  and  land  surveying.  Served  a  full  quota 
of  militia  offices  up  to  brigadier  general.  Represented  his  town  and 
district  in  the  State  Legislature  in  1844.  Four  years  later  he  returned 
to  New  Vineyard,  where  the  remainder  of  his  life  was  passed.  Was 
appointed  custodian  of  the  reserve  lands  in  Franklin  County  by  Gov- 
ernor Dana,  in  1850.  Was  in  the  State  Senate  in  1852,  and  in  the 
House  of  Representatives  in  1872.  Served  on  the  board  of  selectmen 
in  New  Vineyard  23  years,  and  has  al^o  been  town  clerk  and  treasurer. 
The  present  good  standing  of  the  town  is  to  be  attributed  in  no  small 
degree  to  the  wise  counsel  and  judicious  management  of  General  Clark 
when  a  town  official.  His  wife,  Catherine  L.,  died  April  4,  1854,  aged 
41  years.  He  married  (pub.  Feb.  17,  1855),  Betsey  F.  McLeary,  of 
Strong,  born  Dec.  18,  1823.  He  died  Dec.  5,  1887,  aged  nearly  73 
years,  loved  and  respected  by  a  wide  circle  of  friends. 

Children. 

i.  Eu  B.,  b.  in  Lexington,  Nov.  13,  1839.  When  the  war  broke  out  in 
1 86 1,  he  was  in  Lewiston.  He  enlisted  as  a  member  of  Co.  F,  ist 
Maine   Regiment,  Infantry,  to  serve  three  months.*     Subsequently 


*On  hearing  of  his  son's  enlistment,  General  Clark  wrote  him  a  patriotic  letter,  of  which 
the  following  is  an  excerpt :  "  1  have  just  learned  that  you  enlisted  in  the  company  of  Liirht 
Infantry,  at  LewiRton ;  if  so  you  have  done  right.  The  country  needs  your  services.  You 
must  remember  that  this  is  a  contest  for  liberty  and  union;  not  who  shall  be  President  four 
years  hence.  The  watchword  of  our  Pilgrim  Fathers  was, '  Pray  to  God  and  keep  your  pow- 
der dry.'    We  have  an  enemy  now  that  is  of  the  same  race  as  ourselves — of  the  same  independ- 


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enlisted  as  a  private  in  2d  Battery,  1st  Maine  Regiment,  Mounted 

Artillery.    Mustered  in  Jan.  4,  1864;  discharged  for  disability,  May 

II,  1865. 
ii.       Alice  P.,  b.  in  Lexington,  Nov.  9,  1S41;    m.  Jan.  i,  1861,  John   F. 

Backus,  son  of    Nathan  William  and  Rachel  (Hatch^  Backus,  of 

Farmington.    Several  children, 
iii.      Alma  B.,  b.  in  Lexington,  Aug.  i,  1844;  m.  Sylvester  J.Walton;  resides 

in  Skowhegan. 
iv.      Ella  Gate,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Feb.  18,  1853;  d.  Dec.  25,  1861. 

Children  by  second  marriage, 
v.       Sarah  M.,  b.  March  3,  1856;  d.  Oct.  24,  1856. 
vi.      George  Douglass,  b.  April  21,  1858;  m.  and  resides  in  New  Vineyard. 


COFFIN. 

John  Coffin,  son  of  Nathaniel,  was  born  May  3,  1778.  His  wife, 
Sally,  was  born  March,  1778.*  Mr.  Coffin  came  to  Industry  early  in 
1 803,  and  settled  on  land  lying  east  of  Goodridge*s  Corner.  Aside 
from  these  facts,  nothing  is  known  of  him.     He  left  town  prior  to  1832. 

Children. 

i.       Nathaniel,  b.  Sept.  29,  1804. 
ii.       Sarah,  b.  Aug.  i,  1806. 


COLLINS. 

Daniel  Collins,  was  born  in  Providence,  R.  I.,  Nov.  10,  1755.  His 
mother  was  Phebe  Rogers,  a  lineal  descendant  of  the  martyr  of  Smith- 
field,  while  he  claimed  to  be  of  Scotch  extraction  on  his  father's  side. 
At  an  early  age  Mr.  Collins  chose  the  vocation  of  a  sailor,  engaging 
both  in  whaling  and  the  merchant  service.  In  the  former  he  rose  to 
the  position  of  boatsteerer,  and  on  one  of  his  voyages  sailed  around 
Cape  Horn,  which  was  considered  quite  a  feat  in  his  day.  Dec.  31, 
1778,  he  married  Thankful  Ashley,t  of  Rochester,  Mass.  When  the 
Revolutionary  War  broke  out,  he  owned  an  interest  in  a  merchant  ship, 
doing  a  thriving  business  in  the  foreign  carrying  trade.  The  British 
confiscated   the  vessel.     He  immediately  enlisted    in  retaliation,  and 


ent  disposition  that  we  possess ;  consequently,  it  will  be  Greek  meeting  Greek,  and  then  will 
come  the  tug  of  war.  I  want  to  be  in  the  company  with  you,  and  if  the  war  continues  I  think 
I  shall  enlist,  for  I  adopt  for  my  motto,  *  My  Country,  Right  or  Wrong.'  *  ♦  Remember 
the  dying  injunctions  of  your  departed  mother — '  Be  virtuous  and  good.' " 

*It  is  probable  that  his  wife  died  about  1S06,  and  he  married  for  second  wife,  in  1810, 
Sabia  Lovell,  of  Stark. 

f  Mrs.  Collins  had  brothers,  Barnabas  and  Joseph  Ashley.  The  former,  a  lieutenant  in 
the  Continental  Army,  was  granted  a  pension  of  $144  per  year  in  his  old  age.  He  spent  the 
last  of  his  life  in  the  family  of  a  Mr.  Martin,  in  Rochester,  Mass.,  where  he  died  unmarried. 
Joseph,  also  a  soldier  in  the  same  war,  died  in  the  service.  Mrs.  Collins  named  two  sons  for 
these  brothers.  She  was  a  cousin  to  Adam  Mott,  of  Wilton,  noted  for  his  great  weight  (330 
lbs.),  also  related  to  Ichabod  Johnson,  of  Industry,  or  to  Malintha,  his  wife. 


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served  three  years  under  Gen.  George  Washington.  He  was  pensioned 
in  his  declining  years,  and  received  eight  dollars  per  month  as  long  as 
he  lived.  The  journey  of  his  family  to  their  home  on  the  Gore  was 
characterized  by  many  hardships  (see  /.  46),  Their  progress  was  slow 
and  tedious, — by  water  to  Hallowell,  thence  over  rough  roads  and 
through  the  unbroken  forest  to  their  cabin  home.  After  living  five 
years  in  a  log-house,  Mr.  Collins  built  a  frame-house  on  the  site  now 
(1892)  occupied  by  John  Vehue's  old  house.  This  was  demolished  by 
a  whirlwind  in  1797.  At  the  time  of  the  accident,  Mrs.  Collins  had 
gone  to  a  near  neighbor's,  leaving  her  infant  daughter  asleep  on  the 
bed.  The  family  hearing  an  unusual  sound,  rushed  out  of  doors  to 
learn  the  cause,  when,  in  the  twinkling  of  an  eye,  the  building  was 
twisted  and  torn  to  a  shapeless  mass  of  ruins.  Their  first  thought  was 
for  the  babe  beneath  the  ruins,  and  immediate  measures  were  taken 
for  her  rescue.  When  the  debris  had  been  cleared  away,  to  their  un- 
speakable joy,  she  was  found  alive  and  uninjured,  not  having  received 
a  single  scratch  by  her  remarkable  adventure.*  Mr.  Collins  rebuilt  his 
house  on  the  same  site  soon  after,  and  an  examination  of  the  frame  will 
convince  any  one  that  it  was  his  determination  to  have  something  that 
could  be  depended  upon  in  an  emergency.  The  number  and  size  of 
the  timbers  used  in  the  construction  of  the  frame  give  it  a  stability  not 
often  obtained.  Mr.  Collins  was  an  easy  talker  and  an  inveterate  story- 
teller, which  made  him  popular  with  the  early  settlers.  He  was  a  good 
shot  and  very  fond  of  hunting.  There  is  preserved  in  the  family  the 
old  flint-lock  Queen's  Arm,  whose  faithful  service  in  ridding  the  settle- 
ment of  bears,  wildcats  and  foxes,  is  a  tradition  coeval  with  the  days  of 
its  usefulness.  He  usually  kept  a  well- trained  dog,  hence  his  services 
were  sought  whenever  a  bear  commenced  depredations  on  a  cornfield 
or  a  wildcat  or  fox  made  a  filibustering  expedition  among  the  poultry 
and  young  lambs  of  the  settler.  The  Gore  was  incorporated  as  a  part 
of  the  town  of  New  Vineyard  in  1802,  and  Mr.  Collins  was  elected 
chairman  of  the  board  of  selectmen,  with  Tristram  Norton  and  Elder 
Elias  Bryant  for  associates.  He  was  also  superintending  school  com- 
mittee in  1804.  Twelve  years  after  he  cut  the  first  tree  on  his  lot,  Mr. 
Collins  had  by  untiring  industry  cleared  thirty-one  acres  of  land,  built 
three  houses,  including  his  log-cabin,  and  a  bam.  He  then  paid  a 
money  tax  of  ^7.87,  this  being,  with  the  exception  of  Capt.  David 
Davis,  the  highest  tax  paid  by  any  individual  on  the  Gore.f 


*This  daughter  was  christened  Mahala,and  eventually  became  the  wife  of  Saunders  Luce. 
t  A  truly  remarkable  characteristic  of  the  entire  family  was  the  longevity  of  its  members. 
They  all  lived  to  good  old  age  with  one  exception,  as  shown  by  the  following  table : 


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Daniel  Collins,  his  wife  and  several  children,  became  worthy  members 
of  the  Methodist  Church.  He  was  a  constant  church  goer,  until  the  in- 
firmities of  age  compelled  him  to  remain  at  home,  and  often,  in  company 
with  his  wife,  went  to  Norridgewock  and  other  distant  places  to  attend 
quarterly  and  other  meetings.  Nov.  3,  1835,  the  wife,  who  had  shared 
his  joys  and  sorrows  for  more  than  half  a  century,  died.  After  that  he 
lived  for  a  time  in  the  family  of  his  son-in-law,  Obed  Norton,  where  he 
received  the  kind  care  his  declining  years  required.  At  length  becom- 
ing restive  away  from  the  familiar  scenes  of  the  old  farm  and  home  his 
own  labor  had  wrested  from  the  primeval  forest,  he  returned  to  spend 
the  remainder  of  his  days  beneath  its  roof.  Under  the  pressure  of  his 
extreme  age  his  mental  faculties  gradually  gave  way,  though  his  physical 
health  continued  good  until  near  the  time  of  his  death.  He  passed 
away  Aug.  3,  1845,  ^^^^^  ^  brief  illness,  and  lies  buried,  with  his  wife, 
in  the  Deacon  Cottle  burying-ground,  where  loving  hands  have  erected 
marble  slabs  to  their  memory. 

Children. 

i.        Elizabeth,  1  b.  Sept.  13,  1779.     Elizabeth   m.  Sept.  12,  1804,   Daniel 

1.  ii.       Phebe,         j    Luce,  son  of  Daniel  and    Elizabeth  (Merry)  Luce,  ^.  r. 

Phebe  m.  Feb.  19,  1800,*  Henry  Cushman,  son  of  Capt.  Jonathan 
and  Mary  (Spooner)  Cushman. 

2.  iii.      Joseph,  b.  July  13,  1781;  m.  Dec.  i,  1808,  Annah  Hatch,  dau.  of  Abel 

and  Fear  (Weeks)  Hatch,  q.  v. 
.  iv.      Thankful,  b.  Sept.  8,  1783;  m.  June  24,  1806,  Reuben  Hatch,  son  of 

Abel  and  Fear  (Wee1<s)  Hatch,  q.  v. 
V.        Rebecca,  b.  Nov.  3,  1785;    m.  Feb.  19,  1807,  Truman  Luce,  son  of 

Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Merry)  Luce,  q.  v. 
vi.       Sarah,  b.  Dec.  7,  1787;    m.  April  7,  181 3,  Obed  Norton,  son  of  Obed 

and  Mehitable  (Pease)  Norton,  q.  v. 

3.  vii.     Daniel,  )b.  Sept.  24,  1790;  t   Daniel    m.  July  7,  1814,  Sally  Presson,  of 

4.  viii.    Nancy,  j     New  Vineyard.    Nancym.  Dec.  24,  i8i8,Josiah  Dutton,sonof 


Daniel,  Sr.,  89  years,   S  monllis,    23  days. 

Thankful,  77      ••        S      '•  $      " 

Eliza  BKTH, 

Phebe, 

Joseph, 

Thankful,  Jr., 

Kkhecca, 

Sakah, 

Daniel,  Jr., 

Nancy, 

William, 

M  ah  ALA, 

Barnahas  A., 

This  gives  an  average  length  of  life  for  the  family,  including  father  and  mother,  of  75  years, 
3  months  and  33  days.  By  omitting  William,  whose  age  falls  57  years  short  of  the  average,  the 
average  age  of  the  family  would  then  be  over  So  years. 

*  Butler's  History  of  Farmington,/.  4.50.    Farmington  Town  Records,  March  5,  1801. 

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Co.,  Mass.,  and  probably  all  or  nearly  all  the  forenamcd  children  were  born  there. 


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Josiah  and  Lois  (Young)  Dutton,  of  Stark, 
ix.      William,  b.  Oct.  20,  1793;  d.  Jan.  12,  181 2. 
X.        Maiiai^,  b.  Sept.  2,  1796;  m.  Nov.  5,  1822,  Sanders  Luce,  son  of  Zeph- 

aniah  and  Thankful  (Crowell)  Luce,  q.  v. 

5.  xi.      Barnabas  Ashley,  b.  Nov.  30,  1797;*  m.  Jan.  23,  1822,  Nabby  Pralt, 

dau.  of  Jesse  and  Anna  (Martin)  Pratt.     She  was  b.  in  Rochester, 
Mass.,  April  12,  1805. 

I.  Henry  CusHMAN,t  oldest  son  of  Capt.  Jonathan  and  Mary 
(Spooner)  Cushman,  married  Phebe  Collins.  He  was  born  in  Dart- 
mouth, Mass.,  Aug.  21,  1 78 1.  Capt.  Cushman  moved  to  Farmington 
when  Henry  was  a  mere  lad.  Here,  by  patient,  persevering  effort,  he 
accjuired  a  superior  education,  and  eventually  gained  considerable 
celebrity  as  a  school  teacher.  He  taught  for  more  than  half  a  century, 
and  when  the  Maine  Wesleyan  Seminary  was  established  at  Readfield, 
was  chosen  principal.  He  was  also  a  farmer,  and  July  2,  1822,  was 
licensed  a  local  preacher  of  the  M.  E.  Church.  Lived  in  Strong, 
Farmington  and  Avon.  His  wife  died  in  Avon,  March  10,  1855.  He 
died  in  Newburyport,  Mass.,  while  visiting  a  daughter,  Nov.  12,  1855. 

Children. 

i.  Jonathan,  b.  April  22,  1801;  m.  Dec.  26,  1830,  Abigail  Mersey,  dau. 
of  James  and  Susan  (Butler)  Hersey,  of  Farmington;  s.p.;  dead. 

ii.  Elizahlth  Luce,  b.  in  Strong,  Oct.  12,  1802; J  m.  Dec.  11,  1828, 
Stephen  M.  Pratt,  son  of  Jesse  and  Anna  (Martin)  Pratt.  Ten  chil- 
dren. 

6.  iii.      Thomas  Jekfkrson,  b.  in  Strong,  June  7,  1804;  m.  (pub.  Oct.  25,  i834),§ 

Phebe  Luce,  dau.  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Collins)  Luce,  q.  v. 
iv.       Henry,  b.  in  Strong,  Jan.  8,  ,1806;    m.   Sept.  8,  1823,  Mary,  dau.  of 

Capt.  Samuel  VVardwell,  of   Castine.     Methodist   clergyman;    d.  in 

Brewer,  July  4,  1844.     Five  children. 
V.        Maky,  b.  in  Strong,  July   I,  1808;    m.  Nov.  11,  1832,  John  Church,  of 

Phillips;   farmer;   moved  to  Hallowell,  where  he  d.  in  1884.     Eight 

children, 
vi.       Phehe  Collins,  b.  in  Strong,  May  .16,  1810;   m.  Nov.  9,  1837,  Robert 

Perkins  Littlefield,  son  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Perkins)   Littlefield,  of 

York,  Me.     Sailor  and  millman;  d.  in  Newburyport,  Mass.,  May  12, 

*  New  Vineyard  Town  Records.  A  record  in  the  family  evidently  made  some  years  later, 
gives  the  year  1798. 

t  The  writer  disclaims  all  responsibility  for  errors  found  in  these  Cushman  notes.  So 
many  conflicting  dates*  are  found  that  it  is  only  by  the  most  laborious  and  painstaking  com. 
parison  of  family,  town  and  church  records  that  the  genealogist  may  hope  to  obtain  a  reason- 
able degree  of  accuracy.  Careful  and  methodical  as  was  its  author,  the  record  of  Henry 
Cushman,  as  given  in  History  of  Farmington  {p.  450)^  contains  many  dates  which  conflict  with 
other  fecords.  Some  of  these  the  writer  has  been  able  to  correct,  others  are  still  unsettled 
questions. 

I  Family  Record,  and  Butler's  History  of  Farmington.  New  Vineyard  Town  Records, 
1S03. 

§  Industry  Town  Records.  Butler's  History  of  Farmington,  /.  4^0^  says  m.  Oct.  aS,  1S35. 
The  marriage  was  returned  by  the  magistrate  to  the  town  clerk  of  Industry,  April  24,  1S35,  but 
the  date  is  omitted.  Undoubtedly  the  day  and  montli,  as  given  by  Mr.  Butler,  is  correct,  but 
the  year  should  evidently  be  1834. 


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1875.     ^^^  ^'  ^hilc  visiting  relatives  in  Phillips,  Dec.  27,  1889,  aged 
79  years.     Six  children.    Of  these 

Charles  M.  served  in  9th  Ills.  Cavalry,  in  War  of  Rebellion; 

d.  in  service. 
William  C.  served  as  mate  on  U.  S.  steamship  **  Bienville," 

in  War  of  Rebellion ;  d.  in  service. 
Joseph  Q.  served  in  9th  Ills.  Cavalry. 
Henry  C.  served  in  5th  U.  S.  Cavalry;   d.  in  service, 
vii.      Sarah  Norton,  b.  in  Strong,  Dec.  10,  181 1;  m.  Nov.  14,  1835,  Adoni- 
ram  Cates,  of  Berlin.     She  d.  in  New  York,  May  8,  1875,  her  hus- 
band having  d.  some  years  previous.    Two  children, 
viii.    Thankful  Hatch,  b.  in  Strong,  Nov.  12, 1813;  d.  Feb.,  1873,  in  Natick, 

Mass.;  unmd. 
ix.       William  Collins,  b.  in  Farmington,  May  28, 1816;  m.  April  20,  1840, 
Sarah   Rollins,  of  Chesterville.     Farmer,  lived  in  Avon;  d.  Jan.  7, 
1890.    Ten  children. 
X.        Rebecca  Luce,  b.  in  Farmington,  Feb.  3,  181 7;  m.  Norton  Cook.    One 

child;  m.  June  8,  1849,  Nathan  French,  of  Newbur3rport,  Mass. 
xi.       Lucy  Nevens,  b.  in  Farmington,  Jan.  13, 1820;  m.  Nov.  11, 1846,  James 

L.  Fitch,  of  Newburyport,  Mass.    Three  children, 
xii.      Ruth  Bangs,  b.  in  Farmington,  Dec.  30,  1821;  m.  Nov.  16, 1843,  Rufus 

Libby,  of  Avon.     She  d.  March  27,  1847.    Two  daus. 
xiii.    Charles  Wesley,  b.  in  Farmington,  May  27,  1823;  m.  Oct.  19,  1845, 
Jane  Hall,  of  Uxbridge,  Mass.     Four  children. 

2.  Joseph  Collins,  son  of  Daniel  and  Thankful  (Ashley)  Collins, 
married  Annah  Hatch.  He  settled  first,  on  fifty  acres  taken  from  the 
eastern  extremity  of  his  father's  section  of  the  Gore.  This  house 
stood  on  the  hill  in  a  westerly  direction  from  the  Deacon  Cottle  bury- 
ing-ground,  but  on  the  south  side  of  the  road.  He  moved  to  Bingham 
in  1 818,  where  he  remained  about  two  years,  and  then  returned  to 
Industry.  He  was  drafted  for  service  in  the  181 2  War.  His  wife  died 
in  Industry,  Dec.  17,  1861,  aged  73  years.  He  died  in  Farmington, 
Nov.  24,  1864,  aged  83  years,  4  months,  11  days. 

Children, 
i.        Thankful,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  May  13,  1809;  m.  Luther  Luce,  son  of 
Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Collins)  Luce,  q.  v. 

7.  ii.        Elias  Bryant,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Nov.  4,  1810;  m.  Oct.  18,  1847, 

Lucy  P.  Howes  (b.  in  Bucksport,  Oct.  4,  1818). 
iii.       William,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  June  24,  181 2;  d.  Sept.  22,  1836. 

8.  iv.      Sii-as  Weeks,  b.  in  Industry,  July  31,  181 5;  m.  Dec,  31,  1848,  Caroline 

W.  Tuesley  (b.  in  Wayne,  July  14,  1825),  dau.  of  H.  W.  and  Abigail 
(Warren)  Tuesley. 
V.        Harriet,  b.  in  Bingham,  June  6,  1818;  m.  Nov.  20, 1849,  David  Hatch, 
son  of  Reuben  and  Thankful  (Collins)  Hatch,  q,  v, 

9.  vi.      Joseph,  b.  in  Industry,  May  12,  1821;   m.  May  12,  i860,  Eliza  M.  Allen, 

dau.  of  Dennis  F.  and  Mary  A.  (Frost)  Allen,  q.  v. 

10.  vii.      Obed  Norton,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  6,  1823;   m.  May  5,  1861,  Aurelia 

M.  Wilcox,  dau.  of  Daniel  Wilcox,  of  New  Vineyard. 

11.  viii.    Thomas  Cushman,  b.  in  Industry,  May  18, 1828;  m.  May  12, 1849,  Jane 

Warren,  dau.  of  James  and  Margaret  (Finney)  Warren,  of  Middle- 
boro',  Mass.     She  d.  in  Industry,  April  3,  1850.     He  m.  (2d)  June  4, 
1853,  Lavina  W.  Warren,  a  sister  of  his  first  wife, 
ix.       Ezekiel  Robinson,  b.  in  Industry,  March  16,  1834;  d.  Sept.  13,  1835. 

3.  Daniel  Collins,  son  of  Daniel  and  Thankful  (Ashley)  Collins, 

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married  Sally  Presson,  who  died  before  the  first  anniversary  of  her 
wedding  day.  He  afterward  married  Mrs.  Harriet  Moore  (born  in 
Northport,  May  9,  1791),  relict  of  George  Moore,  and  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Joanna  (Martin)  Knowlton,  of  Northport.  Mr.  Collins 
was  a  farmer,  and  also  an  effective  local  preacher  of  the  Methodist 
Church.  Like  his  father,  he  was  a  fluent  talker,  and  being  a  keen 
observer,  with  a  remarkably  retentive  memory,  he  seldom  failed  to  hold 
the  attention  of  the  listener  by  a  delightful  flow  of  entertaining  and 
instructive  conversation.  His  wife  died  in  Stark,  prior  to  June  23, 
1852.  He  died  in  Mercer,  Nov.  18,  1869,  aged  79  years,  i  month, 
24  days. 

Children. 

i.        Joanna  Martin,  b.  in  Northport,  Feb.  5,  1819;  d.  in  Stark,  Aug.  8, 1890. 

ii.       Sally,  b.  in  Industry;  d.  in  infancy. 

iii.      Harriet,  b.  in  Industry;  d.  in  infancy. 
12.    iv.      Susan  Emeline,  b.  in  Industry,  1826;  m.  May  19, 1842,  Josiah  Brookins 
Snell,  son  of  Asa  and  Frances  (Brookins)  Snell,  of  Stark. 

V.  Harriet  Matilda,  b.  in  Industry,  1828;  m.  William  Holmes,  a  stone- 
cutter residing  in  Mercer.     She  d.  leaving  several  children. 

vi.      Sally,  b.  in  Industry;  d.  at  3  years  of  age. 

vii.      Ruth,  b.  in  Industry;  d.  in  infancy. 

viii.  Daniel  Saunders,  b.  in  Industry,  April  23,  1834;  m.  Augusta  French, 
of  Bangor,  and  for  second  wife  a  sister  of  the  above.  For  third  wife 
he  m.,  Nov.  13, 1875,  Melissa  A.  Bonney  (b.  in  Plympton,  Mass.,  1850), 
dau.  of  Horatio  W.  and  Mary  A.  W.  (Thayer)  Bonney,  of  Plympton. 
He  was  a  printer,  and  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  (see  p. 
33S)*  After  the  war  he  labored  in  various  callings,  and  during  the 
last  years  of  his  life  at  his  trade.  He  was  an  easy,  graceful  writer, 
and  a  contributor  to  the  New  York  Weekly ^  Portland  I'ranscripty 
Waverly  Magazine,  Cottage  Hearth,  etc.  While  at  work  on  the  People* s 
Fireside  Journal,  he  was  a  large  and  constant  contributor  to  its  col- 
umns. His  pithy  articles  had  a  vein  of  quaint  humor  running  through 
them  which  made  them  interesting  and  readable.  These  were  always 
of  a  high  order  morally.  Contrary  to  the  usual  custom  with  contribu- 
tors, he  composed  his  articles  for  the  Journal  as  he  set  them  at 
the  case.  This  was  a  difficult  feat  to  perform,  even  for  the  most 
fluent  writers,  and  but  few  have  excelled  in  this  method  of  composi- 
tion. William  Chambers,  of  Edinburgh,  formed  an  exception  to  the 
rule,  and  like  Mr.  Collins,  conveyed  his  ideas  from  his  brain  to  the 
composing  stick.     He  d.  in  Middleboro',  Mass.,  Oct.  20,  1885,  s.  p. 

4.  Josiah  Button,  married  Nancy  Collins.  Eight  children  were 
born  of  this  marriage,  six  of  whom  were  living  March  7,  1884.  He 
was  a  farmer,  and  licensed  local  preacher  of  the  Methodist  Church. 
His  wife  died  Aug.  13,  1868,  aged  77  years,  10  months,  19  days.  He 
died  at  an  advanced  age. 


*  As  previously  stated,  Mr.  Collins  learned  his  trade  in  the  State  Signal  office,  in  KelfaRt. 
This  paper  was  then  under  the  editorial  manag^ement  of  its  proprietor,  William  L.  Avery,  with 
Hon.  Joseph  Williamson  as  a  contributor  and  assistant  editor.  Mr.  Collins  had  as  associates, 
Daniel  Hamblen,  now  of  Portland,  Daniel  Morrill,  who  is  dead,  and  Frank  W.  Patterson, 
now  of  Belfast. 


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548  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY. 

Children 

i.  Lois,  b.  in  Kingfield,  April  19,  1820;  d.  March  20,  187a. 
ii.  Eliza  Ann,  b.  in  Kingfield,  Jan.  22,  1822;  m.  Elisha  C.  Atkins,  of  Exe- 
ter. She  d.  July  2,  1879. 
iii.  Ashley  Collins,  b.  in  Salem,  July  17,  1823;  m.  March  25,  1846,  Deb- 
orah J.  Fowler,  of  Alexandria,  N.  H.  He  was  converted  when  a 
young  man,  and  joined  the  Methodist  Church.  Fie  entered  the 
ministry,  and  in  1853  joined  the  New  Hampshire  Conference,  locating 
in  i860.  His  wife  d.  Jan.  30,  1869,  and  in  January,  1875,  he  joined 
the  South  Carolina  Conference.  In  1876  he  m.  Elizabeth  Watson,  of 
Chelsea,  Mass.  In  January,  1877,  he  was  appointed  presiding  elder 
of  the  Greenville  District,  which  position  he  filled  for  four  successive 
years.  The  next  year  (1881)  appointed  presiding  elder  of  Columbia 
District.  In  1882,  in  consequence  of  failing  health,  he  was  granted 
the  supernumerary  relation,  after  which  he  removed  to  Vineland,  New- 
Jersey,  where  he  was  living  as  late  as  1884.     Children: 

i.        Josephine,   b.   Feb.   28,    1847.     She    graduated    from    the 
Female  College,  at  Tilton,  N.  H.,  in  June,  1871 ;   m.  Prof. 
E.  A.  Webster,  of  Claflin  University,  at  Charleston,  S.  C, 
January,  1875,  *^  which  time  she  was  principal  of  the  institu- 
tion.    She  d.  Aug.  4,  1880,  leaving  th^  children, 
ii.       Ashley  Laforrest,  b.  in  Seabrook,  N.  H.,  Sept.  2,  1853; 
entered  Princeton  College,  N.  J.,  and  d.  Oct.  14,  1875. 
iv.       Josiah,  b.  in  Norridgewock,  July  13,  1825;   m.  Sylvia ;  two  chil- 
dren. 
V.        Nancy,  b.  in  Norridgewock,  Sept.  22,  1827;  m.  Feb.  17,  1850,  Simeon 

P.  Waterhouse.     Now  (1886)  resides  in  Detroit,  Me.,  s,p. 
vi.       Susan,  b.  in  Norridgewock,  May  31,  1829;  m.  Jan.  3,  1855,  Willard  H. 
Moore,  of  Remson,  New  York.     They  now  (1886)  reside  in  Bangor. 
Two  children, 
vii.      Emily,  b.  in  Stark,  July  29,  1831;  m.  Nov.  25,  1858,  Stephen  Boynton. 
viii.     Naomi  L.,  b.  in  Industry,  April  25,  1834;    m.  Nov.  23,  1856,  Joseph 
Pitman,  of  Levant.     Children : 
i.        Kate  Leah,  b.  Feb.  22,  1858;  m.  Sept.  29,  1877,  Fred  A. 

Carleton. 
ii.       Ella  Lillian,  b.  Sept.  11,  1864;  m.,  Nov.  15,  1880,  James 
W.  Knights.    Their  son,  Lyman  Pitman,  was  b.  May  26, 
1883. 

5.  Barnabas  Ashley  Collins,  son  of  Daniel  and  Thankful  (Ash- 
ley) Collins,  married  Nabby  Pratt.  Mr.  Collins  was  a  sailor  in  his  early- 
life,  and  afterward  carpenter  and  farmer.  He  resided  in  North  port, 
Belfast  and  Industry.  June  2,  1852,  he  moved  his  family  to  Rangeley, 
and  in  that  locality  the  remainder  of  his  life  was  spent.  When  the 
town  of  Rangeley  was  incorporated  in  1855,  Mr.  Collins  was  elected  a 
member  of  its  first  board  of  selectmen.  He  died  in  Greenvale  Planta- 
tion, June  29,  1880.     His  wife  died  Sept.  21,  1880. 

Children, 
i.        Georgk  Whitefield,  b.  in  Industry,  April  11,  1823;  d.  April  6,  1824. 

13.  ii.       Adaline,  b.  in  Industry,  April  27,  1825;    m.  Sept.  15,  1849.  Edwin  Til- 

ton  (b.  in  Chilmark,  Mass.,  July  23,  181 7),  son  of  Th^f '**s  and  Fear 
(Hawkes)  Tilton,  of  Chilmark.  .r** 

iii.       GF:nR(;E  Whitefikld,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  28,  1827;   ^{         *1  9,  1833. 

14.  iv.       W'^/*»\M  WALk\cr,^  b.  in  Northport,  ^lay  6,  1832;  V.  .Vov.  12,  1862, 

'    ^.pj  E.  Ross  (b.  in  Rangeley,  Oct.  I,  1844),  dau.  of  Elbridge  G.  and 
Sarah  (Wilbur)  Ross. 


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V.       Daniel  Webster,  b.  in  Belfast,  July  7,  1834;  m.  Jan.  9,  1863,  Khoda 
Frazier,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Rhoda  (Butterfield)  Frazier.     Mr.  Collins 
is  a  caqpenter   and    farmer.     Resides  in  Crystal,  Pembina  Co.,  N. 
Dakota. 
15.     vi.       James  Luce,  b.  in  Industry,  July  14,  1836;   m.  Jan.  28,  1862,  Eleanor  O. 
T.  Boodry  (b.  in  Rangeley,  July  12,  1839),  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Catha- 
rine (Ryant)  Boodry. 
vii.     Henry  Clay,  b.  in  Stark,  July  i,  1838;  m.  Feb.  — ,  1863,  Laura,  dau. 
of  John  Grant.     He  is  a  farmer  and  carpenter;  resides  at  Madison 
Bridge.     His  wife,  Laura,  is  dead.    Children : 
i.        Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  1868;   m.  1892,  Willis  M.  Copeland. 
Resides  in  Everett,  Mass.     She  was  a  successful  school 
teacher  prior  to  her  marriage, 
ii.       John  Ashley. 
viii.    Harrison,  b.  in  Industry,  May  24,  1841 ;  d.  May  29,  1842. 
ix.       John    McLeish,  b.  in    Industry,  June    26,   1843;    ™-  Aug.   13,   1871, 
I^ura  E.  Ellis,  dau.  of  John  and  Mary  J.  (Oakes)  Ellis.     Mr.  Collins 
is  a  farmer  and  sportsman's  guide.     Resides  in  Rangeley.     Children : 
i.         Elsie  Marion,  b.  in  Dallas  Plantation,  Aug.  3,  1875. 
ii.        Henry  Ci^y,  b.  in  Dallas  Plantation,  April  6,  1878. 
X.        Helen   Marion,  b.  in  Farmington,  Aug.  2,  1847;   m.  March  26,  1864, 
John    Elliott,  a    shoemaker    by  trade.     She  d.  in  Campello,  Mass., 
June  10,  1887,  where. her  husband  still  resides.     Children: 
i.        Charles  Wilson,  b.  Feb.  11,  1867;  m. 
ii.        Herbert  L.,  b.  April  11,  1873. 
iii.      Helen  Marion,  b.  Aug.  11,  1880. 

6.  Thomas  Jefferson  Cushman,  son  of  Henry  and  Phebe  (Collins) 
Cushman,  married  Phebe  Luce.  Farmer ;  lived  in  Avon  j  died  May 
20,  1864.  His  widow  is  still  (1892)  living;  resides  with  her  youngest 
son  in  Kingfield. 

Children. 

Daniel  Luce,  b.  Oct.  6,  1836;  d.  Feb.  15,  1838. 

Henry  A.,  b.  Aug.  11,  1838;   d.  in  infancy. 

Susan    Kli/auetii,  b.  Aug.  8,   1840;  unmd.     A  tailoress;    resides   in 

Phiili(>s. 
iv.       Julia,  b.  Aug.  28,   1842;    m.   1862,  Thomas  G.  Harnden,  of  Phillips, 

where  they  now  (1892)  reside.     Several  children. 
V.        Mary  Jane,  b.  March  i,  1844;   m.  Lafayette  Plaisted;   d.  Aug.  5,  1882. 
vi.       Lucy  Ahby,  b.  Aug.  18,  1846;    m,  1864,  Ephraim  Hackett,  of  Phillips. 

Several  children, 
vii.     Charles  Thomas,  b.  June  29,  1848;  d.  Sept.  15,  1865. 
viii.     PiiEKE  Anoeline,  b.  May  9,  1849;    m.  Charles  N.  Davis;    resides  in 

Madison.    Three  children, 
ix.       Daniel  Henry,  b.  Oct.  29,  1852;  m.  Nov.  8,  1890,  Mary  E.  Voter,  dau. 

of  Ezekiel  S.  D.  and    Electa  W.  (P'uller)  Voter,  of  New  Vineyard. 

He  is  engineer  and  head  mechanic  on  the  Franklin  &  Megantic  R.  R. 

Resides  in  KingBeld. 

7.  Elias  Bryant  Colons,  son  of  Joseph  and  Annah  (Hatch) 
Collins,  m^-'-ied  Lucy  P.  Howes.  Possessing  a  keen  perception  and  a 
retentive  memory,  he  acquired  a  superior  English  education  and  engaged 
in  teachin^j  ie  also  served  an  apprenticeship  with  -  lothier,  and 
was  for  some  time  head  dyer  in  a  woolen  mill  in  Dexi^  This  trade 
he  abandoned  for  carpentry,  and  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  as  a 

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ship  and  house  carpenter.  While  a  resident  of  Industry  he  rose  to  the 
position  of  commander  of  the  Industry  miHtia,  and  was  freijuently 
elected  a  member  of  the  superintending  school  committee.  He  died 
in  Brewer,  Feb.  7,  1881,     His  wife  died,  1887. 

Children. 

i.         Marcarkt  Annah,  b.  in  Bangor,  March  3,  1849;  *^-  -f^^K-  'o»  'S50. 
ii.       Jane  VVarkkn,  b.  in  Brewer,  Feb.  15,  1852;    m.  Nov.  22,  1884,  Col. 
Walter  (i.  Morrill,  son  of  Aaron  H.  and  Kliza  A.  Morrill,  of  Brown- 
ville.     Now  (1892)  resides  in  Piltslield,  s.  p. 
iii.       Chaklks  Snki.l,  b.  in  Brewer,  Dec.  17,  1855;  m.  March  5,  1877,  Char- 
lotte E.  Carter  (b.  March  18,  1855).     Children: 
i.         Kdna  Trkat,  b.  in  Brewer,  Sept.  2,  1877. 
ii.        LrcY  PiKRCK,  b.  in  Brewer,  June  12,  1883. 
iii.       Ch ARLoriK  E.,  b.  in  Brewer,  June  — ,  1886. 

8.  Silas  Wkeks  Collins,  son  of  Joseph  and  Annah  (Hatch) 
Collins,  married  Caroline  W.  Tuesley.  At  the  age  of  twenty  he  pur- 
chased his  freedom  of  his  father.  During  the  following  summer  he 
worked  on  the  new  county  road  to  Rangeley  Lake,  and  the  next  winter 
labored  in  Penobscot  County.  For  several  years  after  this  he  engageti 
in  fiirming  in  Industry  and  the  adjoining  town  of  New  Vineyard.  He 
subsecpiently  returned  to  Penobscot  County  and  for  several  years  obtained 
employment  in  the  saw-mills  near  Bangor  in  the  summer  and  in  the 
logging  swamps  during  the  winter  months.  His  health  finally  broke 
down  and  he  engaged  in  peddling  tinware  and  yankee  notions  for  two 
years.  He  was  also  in  the  tin  and  hardware  business  at  Oldtown  for 
two  years  with  William  Stevens,  of  Hucksport,  as  a  ])artner.  After  this 
lie  sold  out  his  interest  in  the  business  to  his  partner  and  continued  to 
peddle  for  four  years.  In  1855  ^^^  exchanged  his  property  in  Oldtown 
for  a  small  farm  in  Stetson,  where  the  remainder  of  his  life  was  spent. 
From  1875  to  1882  he  was  a  successful  solicitor  in  life,  fire  and  accident 
insurance.     Died  Feb.  17,  1888,  aged  72  years,  6  months,  16  days. 

Children. 

i.  Mak(;arki  Annah,  b,  in  Oldtown,  July  14,  1851;  m.  May  i,  1873,  Shu- 
l)er  R.  Robertson.  She  d.  in  Stetson,  Nov.  18,  1881,  leaving  two 
children,  viz.  : 

i.         Aluy  Raymond,  b.  in  Stetson,  Feb.  8,  1874. 
ii.        Silas  EvKRK'rr,  b.  in  Stetson,  June  24,  1877. 
ii.        Kran(I':s  Ahhik,  b.  in  Oldtown,  May    14,  1853;   d.  in  Stetson,  Dec.  22, 

1863. 
iii.       JosKi'iiiNE,  b.  in  Stetson,  May  28,  1859;   d.  Aug.  12,  1880. 
iv.       CilARi.KS   K.,  b.  in  Stetson,  June  30,  1863;   d.  July  14,  1 876. 

9.  JosKPH  Collins,  son  of  Joseph  and  Annah  (Hatch)  Collins, 
married  ICliza  M.  Allen.  He  was  a  farmer  and  resided  in  Industry, 
Fell  dead  while  at  work  in  the  hayiiig  field,  July  27,  1887,  aged  66 
years. 


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Children, 
i.         TiioMAS  CiSHMAN,  h.  in  Industry,  Oct.  23,  1861;   d.  Jan.  15,  1S70. 
ii.        Maky  Adklaidk,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  5,  1863;   d.  Dec.  29,  1S69. 
iii.       KoHERT  P>.  Lkk,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  27,  1865;  d.  Dec.  11,  1869. 
iv.       Joseph  Fairkanks,  b,  in  Industry,  Oct.  6,  1867. 
V.        Ei.iZAHETH    Rkmick,  li.   in    Industry,  Sept.  7,  1870;   m.,  May  6,  1888, 

Arthur  W.,  son  of  Kli  Ilawes.     Two  children, 
vi.       Eli.\s  Bryant,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  17,  1872;   d.  March  28,  1891. 
vii.      Ge()R(;k  W.  Lick,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  28,  1874. 
viii.     Martha  E.  Norcross,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  13,  1878. 

10.     Obed  Norton  Collins,  son  of  Joseph  and  Annah   (Hatch) 
Collins,  married  Aurelia  M.  Wilcox.     P'armer ;  resides  in  Farmington. 

Children, 
i.        Arthur  Lamont,  b.  in  Industry,  April  17,  1861;   m.  Oct.  29,  1883,  Alice 
J.  W.  Collins,  dau.  of  Thomas  C.  and  Lavina  (Warren)  Collins,  q.  v. 
Children : 
i.        Arthurk-ita  Aurelia,  b.  in  Middleboro',  Jan.  4,  1884. 
ii.        Florence  Pearl,  b.  in  Farmington,  June  9,  1889:  d.  June 

18,  1889. 
iii.      Lavina  Florence,  b.  in  Farmington,  June  26,  1891. 

ii.        ,  dau.  b.  Aug.  7,  1863;  d.  in  infancy. 

iii.       Walter  (jRANT,  b.  in  Farmington,  Nov.  7,  1866. 
iv.       Herbert  Warren,  b.  in  Farmington,  May  9,  1872. 
V.        Elmer  William,  b.  in  Farmington,  March  20,  1874. 
vi.       vStella  Florence,  b.  in  Farmington,  Sept.  12,  1876. 

XX.  Thomas  Cushman  Collins,  son  of  Joseph  and  Annah  (Hatch) 
Collins,  married  Jane  Warren.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  and 
high  schools  of  Industry  and  Farmington,  which  he  attended  in  winter 
alternating  with  work  on  the  farm  during  the  spring,  summer  and  fall. 
When  thirteen  years  old  his  father  gave  him  his  time  and  he  began  the 
battle  of  life  for  himself.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  he  apprenticed  to 
Richard  Hiscock,  an  apothecary  doing  business  at  Farmington.  After 
serving  a  year  he  left  Mr.  Hiscock  and  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
maple  candy,  for  which  he  found  a  ready  market  in  the  neighboring 
villages  as  well  as  in  the  larger  cities.  At  the  age  of  twenty  years  he 
went  to  Middleboro',  Mass.,  and  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  shoes 
and  boots.  This  he  followed  steadily  for  twelve  years,  making  in  that  time 
60,000  pairs.  May  12,  1849,  he  married  Jane,  daughter  of  James  and 
Margaret  (Finney)  Warren,  a  descendant  of  General  Joseph  Warren. 
His  wife  died  within  a  year  of  her  marriage  leaving  an  infant  son. 
After  a  lapse  of  more  than  three  years  he  laid  aside  the  weeds  of  the 
widower  and  again  assumed  the  gown  of  the  benedict,  marrying  Lavina 
Warren,  a  sister  of  his  first  wife.  In  consecjuence  of  failing  health,  he 
moved  to  Farmington,  in  1858,  and  purchased  a  farm  hoping  that  a 
change  of  occupation  might  prove  beneficial.  He  worked  at  farming 
until  the  spring  of  1862,  when  he  returned  to  Middleboro',  where  he 
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insurance  company  and  was  so  successful  in  his  own  locality  that  he 
was  soon  appointed  special  New  England  Agent  of  the  Hahneman  Life 
Insurance  Company  at  a  salary  of  ;?  2 500  and  expenses,  with  headcjuarters 
at  136  Washington  St.,  Boston.  After  traveling  extensively  in  New 
England  for  several  years,  failing  health  compelled  him  to  relinquish  his 
position  and  retire  from  the  more  active  duties  of  the  business,  much  to 
the  regret  of  his  employers.  He  has  since  built  up  a  fine  insurance 
business  in  the  town  of  his  adoption,  where  he  is  regarded  as  authority 
on  all  questions  pertaining  to  the  subject.  The  fact  that  he  has  held  the 
nomination  for  county  commissioner,  representative  and  senator,  and 
invariably  ran  ahead  of  his  ticket  (democratic),  speaks  well  for  his  pop- 
ularity with  his  townsmen.  He  is  serving  (1888)  the  second  term  as 
register  of  voters  in  his  town,  and  has  been  three  times  commissioned 
a  justice  of  the  peace.  Methodical  and  accurate  in  his  business  trans- 
actions, his  services  as  a  magistrate  are  highly  valued  and  widely  sought. 
Aside  from  his  other  business,  Mr.  Collins  has  more  recently  engaged  in 
real  estate  brokerage,  in  which  he  also  receives  a  generous  patronage. 

Children. 

i.  William  Warren,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  2,  1850;  m.  Oct.  5,  1878,  Fidelia 
F.  Gay,  dau.  of  Henry  and  Mary  A.  B.  (Hathaway)  Gay,  of  Middle- 
boro';  went  whaling  at  the  age  of  16  years,  and  rose  step  by  step 
until  he  reached  the  position  of  mate.  In  consequence  of  injuries 
received  in  capturing  a  whale,  he  was  obliged  to  give  up  the  busi- 
ness. He  next  engaged  in  house  painting  and  paper  hanging,  in 
Middleboro',  and  soon  built  up  a  thriving  business.  He  d.  very 
suddenly,  of  apoplexy,  April  13,  1891      Children: 

i.        William  Warren,  b.  Sept.  5,  1882;  d.  Sept.  8,  1883. 

ii.        Ros*:,  b.  Nov.  3,  1883. 

iii.      Mary  Lavina,  b.  Oct.  8,  1886. 

ii.        Jane  Warren,  b.  in  Middleboro',  Jan.  30,  1855;   d.  Sept.  10,  1875. 

iii.  Thomas  Cusiiman,  b.  in  Middleboro*,  Jan.  10,  1857;  d.  in  Farmington, 
Me.,  July  10,  1 861. 

iv.  Rose,  b.  in  Farmington,  July  24,  1859;  d.  in  Middleboro',  March  24, 
1883. 

v.  Alice  Jane  Warren,  b.  in  Middleboro',  Sept.  19,  1862;  m.  Oct.  29, 
1883,  Arthur  L.  Collins,  son  of  Obed  N.  and  Aurelia  M.  (Wilcox) 
Collins,  q.  v. 

vi.       Leonard  Np:lson,  b.  in  Middleboro',  May  19,  1867;  m.,  Jan.  27,  1888, 
Annie  Louisa  Sandstrom  (b.  in  Carlstad,  Sweden,  Nov.  15,   1863), 
dau.  of  Olof  and   Carrie  (Peterson)   Sandstrom,  of  Gefle,  Sweden. 
Shoe-finisher;   resides  in  Middleboro',  Mass.     Their  child  is: 
Leonard  Olok  Cishman,  b.  April  20,  1888. 

vii.      Wallace  Ci'shman,  )  b.  in  Middleboro',  April  2,  1870.     Walter  C.  d. 

viii.     Walter  Christian,  \   Aug.  10,  1870. 

X2.     JosiAH   Brookins   Snell  married    Susan    E.  Collins ;   farmer, 
resides  in  Stark.     His  wife,  Susan  E.,  died  of  consumption,  Jan.  9,  1864. 

Children, 
i.         MelisS/^  Ann,  b.  in  Stark,  April  29,  1843;  ^-  J^^n-  '»  1863,  Orrin  A. 
Nickerson,  son  of  Jonathan  and    Hannah  (Rollins)  Nickerson,  of 
Mercer.     She  d.  feb.  3,  1867,  leaving  two  children. 


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ii.       Alonzo   Washington,  b.  in   New   Sharon,  Jan.  7,   1846;  enlisted    in 
Co.  G,  30th  Regiment,  Infantry.     Entered  the  service  Dec.  30,  1863; 
d.  April  13,  1864. 
iii.       I^)Uis  Almont,  b.  April  26,  1847;  d.  at  age  of  4  years, 
iv.       Hknry  Almont,  b.  in  Stark,  March  27,  1851;  m.  Dec.  21,  1875,  Alice 
L.  Pressy  (b.  in  Stark,  Sept.  30,  i860),  dau.  of  Cyrus  S.  and  Emma 
J.  (Thompson)  Pressy.     Farmer;   resides  in  Stark.     Children: 
i.        Ida  Gertrude,  b.  in  Stark,  Sept.  21,  1876. 
ii.       GEORtiE  Henry,  b.  in  Stark,  Aug.  18,  1879. 
iii.      Herbert  Edmond,  b.  in  Stark,  Jan.  7,  1882. 
iv.       Harry  Raymond,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  26,  1883. 
V.        Thomas  Huzzell,  b.  in  Stark,  April  21,  1853;  m.  Feb.  26,  1876,  l^ura 
E.  Chapman  (b.  in  Stark,  Feb.  8,  1853),  dau.  of  Alvin  L.  and  Lucinda 
(Churchill)  Chapman.     Farmer;    resides  in  Stark.     Children: 
i.        John  Leslie,  b.  in  Stark,  March  24,  1877;  d.  Jan.  6,  1882. 
ii.       Jennie  A.,  b.  in  Stark,  Feb.  24,  1879. 
iii.      Ernest  Leslie,  b.  in  Stark,  Aug.  16,  1882. 

vi.       Rose,  b. ;   d.  when  two  years  old. 

vii.  Haitie  Frances,  b.  in  Mercer,  Sept.  3,  1858;  m.  Oct.  29,  1877,  Cleve- 
land B.  Wade,  son  of  William  Frederic  and  Ann  (Greenleaf)  Wade. 
Resides  in  Fargo,  North  Dakota. 

13.  EuwiN  TiLTON  married  Adaline  Collins.  Farmer;  resided  in 
Temple,  where  he  died,  Sept.  11,  1875,  ^S^^  5^  years,  i  month,  15 
days. 

Children, 
i.        Thomas,  )^b.  May  15,  1851.      Thomas  d.  unmd.,  July   i,  1889.     Ella  m. 
ii.        Ella,       j    Jan.  i,  1868,  Julian  Herbert  George,  son  of  James  P.  and 
Betsey  1-,.  (Pressy)  George.     Mr.  George  is  a  mason,  and  resides  in 
Norridgewock.     Children: 

i.         Marion,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Nov.  7,   1868;   m.   March  — , 

1889,  Charles  P.  Greenleaf,  of  Mercer, 
ii.       Perley  Ernest,  b.  April  29,  1871. 
iii.       Edwin,  b.  Oct.  30,  1852. 

iv.      Adaline,  b.  Feb.  10,  1853;  m.  Jan.  — ,  1875,  Augustus  S.  Sampson,  son 
of  Abel,  Jr.,  and  /uriah  (Stewart)  Sampson,  of  Temple.     Resides  in 
Minneapolis,  Minn.     Several  children. 
V.        Amy,  b.  Aug.  22,  1855;  m.  Feb.  10,  1880,  Henry  I.  Buzzell,  of  Norridge- 
wock.    She  d.  Dec.  14,  1883,  leaving  one  child: 
Amos,  b.  Dec.  14,  1883. 
vi.       Nakby,  b.  Feb.  22,  1857;   d.  June  15,  1863. 

vii.      Delia,  b.  May  22,  1858;   m.  Nov.  — ,  1880,  George  Locklin.     Children, 
viii.     Wallace,  b.  June  14,  1863;  d.  Nov.  7,  1880. 
be.       CjENEva,  b.  May  27,  1868. 

14.  W1U.IAM  VValijvce  Collins,  son  of  Barnabas  Ashley  and  Nabby 
(Pratt)  Collins,  married  Abbey  E.  Ross.  He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  in 
Dallas  Plantation,  where  he  has  been  assessor  for  ten  years,  plantation 
clerk,  and  superintending  school  committee. 

Children, 
i.         Helen    Marion,   b.   in    Rangeley,   July    13,   1863;    m.  Aug.  6,   1882, 
Samuel    A.   Hoar,  son  of   Daniel  and    Hannah  (Abbott)   Hoar,  of 
Rangeley.     Farmer  and  sportsman's  guide.     She  resides  in  Range- 
ley.     He  d.  June  II,  1889.     Children: 

i.         Wallace  Ever  kit,  b.  in  Dallas  Plantation,  June  8,  1884; 
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ii.       Amy  Ethrl,  b.  in  Dallas  Plantation,  Jan.  28,  1886. 
iii.       Linn  IE  Helen,  b.  in  Rangeley,  May  3,  1889. 
ii,        Gkor(;e  F^dmond,  b.  in  Rangeley,  May  21,  1865;   unmd. 
iii.       Mary  Adaline,  b.  in  Dallas  Plantation,  Feb.  6,  1868;  m.  Jan.  i,  1888, 
James  Frank  Nile,  son  of  John  L.  and  Dorcas  (Haley)  Nile,  of  Range- 
ley.     Farmer  and  guide;   resides  in  Rangeley.    Their  child  : 
Susie  May,  b.  March  30,  1889. 
iv.       AviE  Ei.iJV,  b.  in  Dallas  Plantation,  March  3,  1871;    m.  Oct.  25,  1889, 
Samuel  Raymond,  son  of  John  Wesley  and  Hannah  (Haley)  Ray- 
mond.    Farmer;  resides  in  Dallas  Plantation.    Their  son: 
David  Lin  wood,  b.  in  Dallas,  Dec.  25,  1890. 
V.        Althea  May,  b.  in  Dallas  Plantation,  July  18,  1873;  m.  Feb.  14,  1892, 
Elias,  son  of  George  Batchelder,  of  Dead  River;    resides  in   Dallas 
Plantation;   farmer, 
vi.       Sai;l  Ashley,  b.  in  Dallas  Plantation,  Nov.  4,  1877. 
vii.      Herbert  Weldon,  b.  in  Dallas  Plantation,  April  4,  1880. 
viii.    Alton  Emerson,  b.  in  Dallas  Plantation,  May  12,  1884. 
ix.       Florence  Edna,  b.  in  Dallas  Plantation,  Oct.  8,  1889. 

X5.  James  Luce  Collins,  son  of  Barnabas  Ashley  and  Nabby 
(Pratt)  Collins;  married  Eleanor  O.  T.  Boodry.  Has  been  assessor 
and  clerk  of  Rangeley  Plantation,  also  assessor  in  Greenvale  Plantation, 
where  he  now  resides.     Farmer  and  guide  for  tourists. 

Children. 

i.        Annie  Gertrude,  b.  in  Middleboro',  Mass.,  Oct.  2,  1863;   m.  July  4, 
1880,  Walter    E.  Twombley,  son   of   John   and    Maria    (Eastman) 
Twombley,  of  Rumford ;   taxidermist,  guide  and  hunter.     Resides  in 
Rangeley.     Children : 
i.         Eleanor  Marlv,  b.  in  Greenvale  Plantation,  July  i,  1882. 
ii.        Kate  Ida,  b.  in  Rangeley,  Sept.  25,  1884. 
iii.       Nabky  Frank,  b.  in  Rangeley,  Aug.  16,  1886. 
iv.       Almena  Myrtie,  b.  in  Rangeley,  May  25,  1888. 
V.        Carrol  Evckne,  b.  in  Rangeley,  Dec.  19,  1890. 
ii.        Nahby  Sophia,  b.  in  Middleboro*,  Mass.,  May  11,  1866;    m.  July  23, 

1882,  Timothy  Scannell,  son  of  Timothy  and  Margaret  ( )  Scan- 

nell,  of  Sabbatis.     Resides  in  Rangeley,  s,  p. 
iii.       Frank  Warren,  b.  in  Greenvale  Plantation,  Sept.  24,  1878. 
iv.       Fred  Ernest,  b.  in  Greenvale  Plantation,  Jan.  30,  1880. 


Lemuel  Collins,^  the  Industry  immigrant,  was  born  on  Cape  Ann 
in  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts,  Feb.  28,  1757.  He  was  a  son 
of  Lemuel,'  and  claimed  to  be  of  English  descent.  The  father  was  a 
mariner,  and  died  of  yellow  fever  on  his  homeward  voyage  from  the 
West  Indies.  He  left  two  children,  a  son  Lemuel,  above  named^  and  a 
daughter  named  Mary.  This  son,  Lemuel,-*  when  he  reached  a  suitable 
age,  was  apprenticed  to  a  block-maker.  .At  the  age  of  sixteen  he  en- 
listed in  the  American  Army,*  and  served  through  the  struggle  which 
gained  for  the  American  colonies  their  independence.     Dec.  7,  1780, 

♦Mr.  Coiiins's  first  enlistment  was  probably  as  "a  itiinute-inan.*'  He  also  served  33 
months,  16  days,  in  the  i6th  Regiment,  Artillery,  CoL  Crane,  Wrentham  Seward,  Captain. 


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he  married  Mercy  Garrin,  of  Cape  Ann.  She  was  born  Dec.  14,  1756, 
and  died  in  Industry,  May  18,  1805.  After  his  marriage  Mr.  Collins 
moved  to  Wiscasset,  where  he  worked  at  his  trade  for  a  time,  and 
afterward  came  to  Industry.  He  settled  on  lot  No.  50  (see  p.  45)^ 
which  has  since  been  divided,  and  is  now  owned  by  Judson  Bailey  and 
Asa  H.  Thompson,  the  house  standing  on  the  part  owned  by  Mr. 
Thompson.  His  family  consisted  of  seven  children,  four  sons  and 
three  daughters.  The  sons  married  and  all  setded  near  their  father — 
the  farthest  living  not  more  than  a  mile  away.  Mr.  Collins  married, 
Oct.  5,  1805,  for  his  second  wife,  Jane  Sullivan,  relict  of  Daniel  Sullivan, 
q,  V,  He  spent  the  last  of  his  life  in  a  small  cottage  built  on  a  small 
plot  of  land  purchased  of  James  Winslow.  His  second  wife  died  in 
Industry,  May  18,  1836.  A  plain  marble  slab  in  a  small  cemetery  near 
Industry  line  in  Stark,  bears  the  following  inscription  : 

LEMUEL  COLLINS. 

A  Soldier  of  the  Revolution. 

DiKi)  Skit.  28,  1841, 

/i:.  84  YS.  6  MS. 

His  wife 

MERCV 

Died  May  18,  1S05, 

/K.  48. 

Children. 

1.  i.         Lemuel,  b.  on  Cape  Ann,  Aug.  21,  1781;  m.  Dec.  4,  1800,  Sally  Green- 

leaf  (b.  Oct.  I,  1779),  dau.  of  Ebenezer  and  Elizabeth  (Chapman) 
Greenleaf,  of  Stark. 

ii.  Mercy,  b.  on  Cape  Ann,  July  18,  1783;  m.  Dec.  24,  1801,  Alvin  Howes, 
son  of  Lemuel  and  Jerusha  (Sears)  Howes,  q.  v. 

iii.  Mary,  b.  on  Cape  Ann,  Oct.  12,  1785;  m.  April  11,  1805,  Elijah  Pease, 
of  New  Sharon;   d.  in  Lexington.     Thirteen  children. 

iv.  BtrrsEY,  b.  in  Wiscasset,  Sept.  13,  1787;  m.  Feb.  18,  1808,  Oliver  Crom- 
well, of  Karmington;   d.  in  Mercer.     Two  children. 

2.  V.        John,  b.  in  Wiscasset,  May  14,  1789;   m.  Nov.  3,  1808,  Dorcas  (ireen- 

leaf  (b.  March  9,  1787),  dau.  of  Ebenezer  and  Elizabeth  (Chapman) 
(ireenleaf,  of  Stark. 

3.  vi.       James,  b.  in  Wiscasset,  March  20,  1795;   m.  Jan.  22,  1819,  Mary  (Ireen- 

leaf, dau.  of  Joseph  and  Tamson  (Stover;  (ireenleaf,  of  New  Sharon. 

4.  vii.      Daniel,  b.  in   Industry   Plantation,   March  31,  1801;    m.  Jan.  5,  1831, 

Fanny  Greenleaf,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Tamson  (Stover)  Greenleaf,  of 
New  Sharon. 

I.  Lemuel  Collins,3  son  of  Lemuel  and  Mercy  (Garrin)  Collins, 
married  Sally  Greenleaf.  He  settled  on  lot  No.  49,  adjoining  his 
father's  on  the  south,  in  1801.  This  was  set  off  to  New  Sharon  in  1852, 
and  is  embraced  in  the  well-known  William  Henry  Manter  farm.  He 
felled  the  first  trees  on  his  lot,  burned  his  *' cut-down,"  cleared  the 
land  and  erected  a  log-cabin  in  which  his  oldest  daughter,  Eliza,  was 
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larger  and  more  convenient  frame  house,  it  being  one  of  the  first  in 
that  section  of  the  town.  He  died  on  the  homestead  in  New  Sharon, 
July  31,  1851.     She  died  in  Stark,  Feb.  13,  1853. 

Children, 
i.         Eliza,  b.  in    Industry  Plantation,  March  25,  1801;   m.  (pab.  Dec.  15, 
1 821),  Isaiah  Higgins  (b.  in  Stark,  Sept.  15,  1800),  son  of  Richard 

and  Lydia  ( )  Higgins,  of  Stark.     Resides  in  Rochester,  N.  H. 

Six  children. 

5.  ii.       Gedrce,  b.  in    Industry  Plantation,  Feb.  21,  1803;    m.  Jan.  26,  1825, 

Mary  Ann  Norcross,  dau.  of  Josiah  and  Mary  (Smith)  Norcross,  q.  v. 
iii.      Abi(;ail,   b.  in    Industry,   Nov.   15,   1804;   m.  Sept.   13,  1832,  Thonnas 

Beckett,  of  Hallowell.     One  child.     He  d.,  and  she  m.  Edward  Paige, 

of  (^uincy,  Mass.    Two  children, 
iv.       Mahaia,  b.  in   Industry,  July  6,  1806;   m.    March   12,  1829,  John  L. 

Williamson,  son  of  Jonathan  and  Lydia  (lenders)  Williamson,  q.  v. 

Moved  to  New  Portland,  where  she  d.     Twelve  children. 
V.       Sarah  (jRkenlkaf,  b.   in   Industry,  April  21,  1808;  m.  June  7,  1832, 

(iranville  T.  Beedle.     Resides  in  Richmond.     Six  children. 

6.  vt.       John  Greenli-laf,  b.  in    Industry,  Dec.  31,  1809;    m.  (pub.  May  23, 

1835),  Betsey  Yeaton,  dau.  of  John  and  Temperance  (Cathcari) 
Yeaton,  of  New  Sharon. 

vii.  Henry  Leeman,  b.  in  Industry,  July  18,  181 1;  d.  when  a  young  man, 
unmd. 

viii.  Belinda,*  b.  in  Industry,  June  10,  181 3;  m.  Jan.  12,  1835,  Rartlett  Ben- 
son, son  of  Bartlett  and  Mary  (Nichols)  Benson,  q.v.  Farmer; 
resided  in  Anson,  where  his  wife  died.  He  d.  in  Kingfield.  Five 
children. 

ix.       Betsey,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  18,  181 5;  d.  in  1829. 

7.  X.        Lemiel,  lb.  in    Industry,  Nov.   17,   1817.     Lemuel   m.  (pub. 
xi.       Ann  Greenleaf,  j    April  7,  1843),  Betsey  Kincaid    Fish  (b.  in  Stark, 

Oct.  18,  1820;,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Hannah  (Kincaid)  Fish,  of 
Stark.  Ann  G.  m.  Nov.  10,  1840,  John  S.  Tolman,  son  of  Ezekiel 
and  Mary  (Paul)  Tolman,  of  New  Sharon.  He  d.  in  New  Sharon, 
Jan.  15,  1870,  aged  58  years.  She  m.  for  second  husband.  May  17, 
1872,  Kzekiel  Tolman,  a  brother  of  her  first  husband.  Eight  chil- 
dren by  first  m.;  second  m.,  s.  p.     Resides  in  New  Sharon. 

8.  xit.      EiiKN    Greenleaf,  b.  in    Industry,  July  15,  1819;    m.  Nov.  24,  1842. 

Cordelia  A.  Howes,  dau.  of  Lemuel  and  Harriet  Dutton  Howes,  q.z\ 
She  d.  July  5,  1852,  aged  27  years,  and  he  m.  for  second  wife,  April 
4,  1855,  I^is  J.  Hersey  (b.  in  Spaulding,  Ohio,  Feb.  28,  1827), 
relict  of  James  L.  Hersey,  and  dau.  of  Gardner  and  I^uisa  (Ix)vell) 
Sherman. 

xiii.  Lucy  S.,  b.  in  Industry,  April  11,  1821;  m.  (pub.  June  27,  1845),  J®^° 
N.  Dutton,  of  Abbot,  Me.     She  d.  leaving  one  dau, 

xiv.  Betsey,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  2,  1825;  m.  David  Joy;  resides  in  Quincy, 
Mass.     Five  children. 

2.  John  C()Llins,3  son  of  Lemuel  and  Mercy  (Garrin)  Collins, 
married  Dorcas  Greenleaf.  He  settled  just  over  the  town  line  in  Stark, 
not  more  than  a  mile  from  his  father.  He  died  in  Stark,  March  4, 1875, 
aged  85  years,  9  months  and  20  days.  His  wife  died  June  5,  1880, 
aged  93  years  and  3  months. 

Children. 

9.  i.         Kathkrine,  b.  in  Stark,  April  2,  1809;   m.  Abbot  Doyen. 


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ii,        John  Sullivan,  b.  in  Stark,  July  5,  181 1;  m.  Nov.  22,  1835,  Sylvia 

Williamson,  dau.  of  Jonathan  and  Lydia  (Landers)  Williamson,  g.  v. 

He  m.  for  second  wife,  Susan  Jane,  dau.  of  James  Millay,  of  New 

Portland.     Nine  or  ten  children, 
iii.       Kbknezkr  Grkknleak,  b.  in  Stark,  April  22,  1813;   a  physician;   d.  in 

Indiana,  about  1844;   unmd. 
iv.       Mercy  IltnvEs,  b.  in   Stark,  Sept.  25,  1815;    m.  Jan.  19,  1840,  Levi 

Young,  son  of  Robert  and  Betsey  (Hinkley)  Young.     Mr.  Young  is 

a  farmer,  and  resides  in  Stark.     His  wife  d.  Dec.  19,  1889.     Ten 

children, 
v."        James,  b.  in  Stark,  Jan.  27,  1820;   m.  Christina  C.  Wallace,  of  Concord, 

N.  H.,  mariner;  d.  about  1850,  at  sea,  as  is  supposed,  s.  p. 
vi.       Amy  Oreenleak,  b.  in  Stark,  June  14,  1822;   m.  Dec.  22,  1842,  Stephen 

Decatur  (ireenleaf  (b.  in  Stark,  Oct.  26,  181 7),  son  of  Anthony  and 

Nancy  (Brown)  Greenleaf,  of  Stark.     Mr.  Greenleaf  is  a  farmer,  and 

resides  in  Stark.     Nine  children, 
vii.      Ai'FHiA  Hiu;iNh,  b.  in  Stark,  Dec.  29,  1824;  m.  Oct.  2,  1845,  Benaiah  P. 

Bradford,  son  of  Capt.  Peleg  and   Martha  ( )  Bradford,  of  Stark. 

He  (I.  in  Australia.     She  resides  at  Farmington  Falls.     Two  children, 
viii.     LvDiA  Williamson,  b.  in  Stark,  April  20,  1827;  m.  May  24,  1849,  John 

Piper   (b.  in  Stark,  April  25,  1 829),  son  of  Simon  and    Sarah   W^ 

(Pierce)  Piper,  of  Stark, 
ix.       Daniel  Garrin,  b.  in  Stark,  April  27,  1830;   m.  in  Hallowell,  Sept.  22, 

1853,  Mary  .A.nn  Greenleaf  (b.  in  Stark,  Nov.  22, 1835),  dau.  of  Anthony 

and  Sarah  (Perkins)  Greenleaf.     She,  a  half  sister  to  Stephen   D., 

who  nL  an  older  sister  of  her  husband.     F'armer  and  ship-carpenter. 

Now  (1892)  resides  in  San  Luis,  Cal.     Wife,  Mary  A.,  divorced,  and 

m.   2d,  William   Merrow,  of   New  Sharon,  now  dead.     Children  of 

Daniel  G.  and  Mary  A.  Collins: 
i.        Stephen  Decatur,  b.  in  Stark,  March  23,  1856;  d.  in  San 

Luis,  Obispo  Co.,  Cal. 
ii.        Fred  Perkins,  b.  in  Stark,  Sept.  13,  1861;  m.  Louisa  Ball. 
Resides  in  San  Luis. 

3.  James  Coluns,3  son  of  Lemuel  and  Mercy  (Garrin)  Collins, 
married  Mary  Greenleaf.  He  settled  on  land  now  (1892)  owned  by 
the  McLaughlin  Brothers,  where  he  resided  in  1852,  when  his  estate 
was  set  off,  with  that  of  others,  to  New  Sharon.  He  died  in  Farming- 
ton,  Nov.  6,  1873,  ^^^  7^  years,  7  months,  16  days.  His  wife  died  in 
New  Portland,  Oct.  23,  1881,  aged  81  years. 

Children, 
i.         Mary,  b.  in  Industry,  about  1820;   d.  in  1822. 
10.     ii.        Si.mon,  b.  in  Industry,  July  30,   1821;   m.  July  3,   1853,   Martha  Jane 

Paine  (b.  in  Slandish,  Dec.  23,  1829),  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Permelia 

(Thompson)  Paine, 
iii.       Dam  Eh,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  6,  1823;  went  to  Australia  when  a  young 

man,  and  d.  there  about  1873,  unmd. 
iv.       William  Greenle.af,  b.   in  Industry,  June  13,  1825;   d.  Sept.  5,  1847, 

unmd. 
V.        JOHN,  b.  in  Industry,  April  29,  1829;   d.  Sept.  28,  1854;   unmd. 
vi.       Lemuel,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  23,  1831 ;  m.  Mary  Ann  Buker,  of  Bowdoin- 

ham.     Ship-carpenter;   resides  in  Bath,  Me.     Two  children, 
vii.      Mary  Jane,  h.  in  Industry,  Keb.  22,  1835;   m.  Granville  B.  Williamson, 

son  of  John  L.  and   Mahala  (Collins)  Williamson.     She  d.  in  New 

Vineyard,  s.  p, 
viii.     Orlando,  b.  in  Industry,  March  31,  1837;   "™-  Mary  R.  Bruce,  of  Bath. 

She  d.  leaving  one  child;  m.  second,  Hattie  Gilmore,  of  Woolwich. 

Resides  in  Bath,  Me.     Second  m.  s.  p. 


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ix.  Harriet  Adaline,  b.  in  Industry,  May  9,  1840;  m.  Joseph  Stevens,  of 
Solon.     He  is  a  tailor  by  trade,  and  resides  in  Solon,  s.  p. 

X.  Amanda,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  9,  1843;  ^-  unmd.,  on  the  old  homestead, 
Dec.  12,  1864. 

4.  Daniel  Collins,3  son  of  Lemuel  and  Mercy  (Garrin)  Collins, 
married  Fanny  Greenleaf.  He  resided  first  on  the  homestead  and 
afterward  in  Litchfield  and  New  Vineyard,  and  then  on  land  near  his 
brother  James's.  His  estate  was  set  off  to  New  Sharon  (see  p.  2g6)  in 
1852.  He  died  in  New  Sharon,  Nov.  15,  1885.  His  widow  resides  in 
Skowhegan. 

Children. 

i.        Charles,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  20,  1831;  d.  in  Australia,  July  12,  1855. 

ii.  Mary  Pease,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  24,  1833;  m.  Thomas  Houghton,  son 
of  Luke  and  Dorcas  (Fletcher)  Houghton.  Resides  in  Anson.  One 
child,  d.  young. 

iii.  John  Nelson,  b.  in  Litchfield,  Jan.  10,  1836;  m.  March  25,  1884,  Nan- 
nie W.  Luce,  dau,  of  Albert  E.  and  Syrena  B.  (Taylor)  Luce,  q.  v.  He 
left  Industry  in  1866,  worked  at  farming  in  various  places,  and  after- 
ward went  to  Nevada,  where  he  acquired  an  ample  fortune.  He  now 
resides  in  Skowhegan.     One  son,  d.  young 

iv.  Daniel,  b.  in  Litchfield,  July  25,  1838;  m.  April  13,  1873,  Lorinda  A. 
Sawlelle  (b.  in  Stark,  July  20,  1847),  relict  of  Orlando  Sawtelle,  and 
dau.  of  Thomas  and  Susan  (Williamson)  Waugh.  She  d.  in  Stark, 
March  2,  1887.  He  m.  for  second  wife,  Oct.  2,  1889,  Abbie  M. 
Learned,  dau.  of  Abiather  and  Amanda  (Butler)  Learned,  of  New 
Vineyard.  Mr.  Collins  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  in  Stark.  Children : 
i.  Cora  Lee,  b.  in  Stark,  Jan.  16,  1874. 
ii.       Walter  Hartley,  b.  in  Stark,  Nov.  20,  1878. 

V.  Clarinda  Malcom,  b.  in  Litchfield,  Aug.  14,  1840;  m.  Frank  L.  Hough- 
ton, son  of  Luke  and  Dorcas  (Fletcher)  Houghton,  of  Anson.  Three 
children. 

vi.  Fanny,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Aug.  21,  1844;  m.  J.  Henry  Dane.  She  d. 
in  Skowhegan,  July  8,  187S,  leaving  one  son. 

vii.  Clarissa  Ann,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Aug.  20,  1852;  m.  Richard  Em- 
monds.     Resides  in  Biddeford.     Six  children. 

5.  George  CoLLiNS,4son  of  Lemuel  and  Sally  (Greenleaf)  Collins, 
married  Mary  Ann  Norcross*  Resided  in  Industry  and  adjoining 
towns.  Went  to  Australia,  during  the  gold  excitement,  and  never 
returned.  His  widow  died  in  Stark,  N.  H.,  July  25,  1876,  aged  70 
years,  6  months. 

Children. 
II.     i.        James   Warren,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  3,  1825;    m.  Evelyne  W.  Luce, 

dau.  of  Samuel    1).  and  Abigail  N.  (Spencer)  Luce,  q.  v.     Soldier 

(see  p.  33(>). 
ii.        Jdsiah  Norcross,  m.  Jan.  9,  1853,  Mehitable   H.  Meader,  dau.  of  Shu- 

bael    L.  and  Abigail  L.  (Kollett)  Meader,  q.  v.     Went   to  Australia 

with  his  father,  and  never  returned, 
iii.       Ji'LiA  A.,  m.  Nov.  9,  1848,  Thomas  Selden  Greenleaf  (b.  in  Stark,  Me., 

April  22,  1825), son  of  Ebenezer,  Jr.,  and  Mary  (Chapman)  Greenleaf. 

Resides  in  Stark,  N.  H. 
iv.       Lewis  Lemuel.     At  the  age  of  nineteen  years  he  chose  the  vocation  of 

sailor,  and  shipped  on  a  merchant  vessel  l>ound  for  Liverpool.     At 


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that  time  England  was  at  war  with  Persia  and  India.  While  in  that 
port  he  was  impressed  into  the  English  service,  and  saw  five  years' 
service  in  the  British  army.  He  finally  escaped  and  sailed  for  home 
on  an  American  vessel.  Without  visiting  his  parents,  he  shipped  on 
a  three  years'  whaling  voyage.  On  his  return  he  enlisted  as  a  soldier 
in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  and  served  in  the  army  and  navy  until 
the  close  of  the  war.  He  then  settled  in  Industry  and  attempted 
farming  with  his  brother,  James  W.,  but  the  work  was  uncongenial 
to  his  tastes,  and  he  again  became  a  wanderer  in  the  land.  When 
last  heard  from  he  had  m.  and  was  engaged  in  farming  in  Valparaiso, 
Porter  Co.,  Ind. 

v.  Helen.  Adopted  by  Rev.  William  Wyman;  m.  Rufus  Brann.  Resides 
in  Newburyport,  Mass. 

vi.      Lavina. 

6.  John  Greenleaf  Collins,4  son  of  Lemuel,  Jr.,  and  Sally  (Green- 
leaf)  Collins,  married  Betsey  Yeaton.  Farmer ;  settled  in  that  part  of 
Industry  set  off  to  New  Sharon  in  1852.  His  wife  died  Feb.  28,  1866. 
He  died  in  New  Sharon,  Aug.  9,  1890,  aged  80  years,  7  months,  8  days. 

Children. 

i.  Henry  Leeman,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  25,  1837;  °^-  (pah.  Aug.  19,  1867), 
Abigail  F.,  relict  of  Frank  Bumpus  and  dau.  of  Dennis  F.  and  Mary 
A.  (Frost)  Allen,  q.  v.  He  d.  Feb.  17,  1872,  s.  p.  Soldier  in  War  of 
Rebellion.  Served  in  Co.  G,  9th  Me.  Regt.,  Inf.  Entered  the  ser- 
vice March  26,  1864. 

ii.  Laura  Etta,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  17,  1839;  m.  March  15,  1863,  Alonzo 
Frost,  son  of  Samuel  and  Martha  (Littlefield)  Frost,  of  Industry. 
Mr.  Frost  is  a  fanner,  and  now  resides  in  New  Sharon.  Four 
children. 

iii.  Fannie  Ella,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  28,  1841;  m.  Hiram  Smith  Trask, 
son  of  Daniel  and  Lydia  (Smith)  Trask,  of  New  Sharon  (see  family 
of  Daniel  Luce,  Sr.) ;  resides  in  New  Sharon. 

iv.  Emily  Page,  b.  in  Industry,  June  i,  1843;  "*•  George  W.  Storer.  Re- 
sides in  New  Sharon.     Four  children. 

V.  Lucy  Ann,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  24,  1845;  ™«  Benjamin  Franklin  Con- 
nor; resides  in  Farmington.     Four  children. 

vi.  Elizabeth  Hannah,  b.  in  Industry,  May  17,  1847;  ni.  (pub.  May  18, 
1874),  J.  Calvin  Oliver,  son  of  John  and  Jane  (Oliver)  Oliver,  q.  v. 
He  d.  and  she  m.  Dec.  24,  1887,  for  second  husband,  Samuel  Parlin, 
of  New  Vineyard.     She  d.  April  6,  1888. 

vii.  Frank,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  April  29,  1856;  m.  Etta,  dau.  of  Eli  Cook. 
Farmer;  resides  in  New  Sharon.     One  dau. 

7.  Lemuel  Collins,^  son  of  Lemuel,  Jr.,  and  Sally  (Greenleaf) 
Collins ;  married  Betsey  K.  Fish.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  spent  his 
whole  life  on  a  farm  in  Stark  adjoining  Industry  line.  Dead.  She 
died  Nov.  — ,  1890. 

Children. 

i.        Ursula  M.,  b.  in  Stark,  Aug.  19,  1844;  d.  in  Stark,  Nov.  3,  1848.* 
ii,       Ann  Tolman,  b.  in  Stark,  Oct.  30,  1845;  d.  Aug.  6,  1866,  unmd. 
12.    iii.      Chksley  Williamson,  b.  Aug.  26,  1847;  m.  Olive  Howard,  of  Lexing- 
ton, 
iv.       Mary  Fish,  b.  May  13,  1849;  d-  i**  New  Portland,  Feb.  25,  1852, 


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V.  Sibyl  Fish,  b.  Aug.  3,  1850;  m.  Eben  N.  Allen,  son  of  Dennis  F.  and 
Mary  A.  (Frost)  Allen,  q.  v. 

vi.  George  Franklin,  b.  May  23,  1852;  m.  Nov.  16,  1875,  Abbie  E.  Horn, 
of  Weld.  Farmer;  resides  in  Weld.  F.  B.  local  preacher.  Chil- 
dren. 

vii.  Samuel  Fish,  b.  May  21,  1854;  m.  Ella  Bean,  of  Chesterville.  Farmer 
and  teamster.     Resides  in  Chesterville. 

viii.  Lydia  Jane,  b.  Aug.  31,  1856;  m.  Charles  Plaisted;  resides  in  Chester- 
ville.   Two  daus. 

ix.      Nathaniel  Fish,  b.  in  Stark,  April  11,  1858;  d.  Aug.  12,  1879. 
13.     X.        Elmer  Ellsworth,  b.  June  13,  1861 ;  m.  March  9,  1884,  Annette  R. 
Chapman. 

xi.       HiNKLEY  Williamson,  b.  in  February,  1864.     Resides  in  Stark. 

8.  Eben  Greenleaf  Collins,^  son  of  Lemuel  and  Sally  (Green- 
leaf)  Collins,  married  Cordelia  A.  Howes,  and  second,  Mrs.  Lois  J. 
Hersey.  Farmer ;  has  resided  in  Industry  and  Farmington  ;  now  resides 
in  New  Sharon. 

Children. 

i.        Charles  Washington,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  13,  1843;  enlisted  as  a  pri- 
vate, Co.  A,  19th   Regt.,  Me.  Vol.  Inf.     Mustered  in  Aug.  25,  1862, 
counting  on  Stark's  quota.     Killed  by  a  shell,  at  the  battle  of  Gettys- 
burg, July  2,  1 863. 
ii.        Elliot  Fletcher,  b.  in  Industry,  June  25,  1845;   enlisted  at  same  lime 
and  in  same  company  as  his  brother.     Also  served  in  Artillery  Brigade; 
d.  of  disease  contracted  in  the  service,  Dec.  18,  1864. 
iii.      Addison  Franklin,  b.  in  Industry,  June  4,  1847;  i"-  April  11,  1869, 
Amanda  Melvina  Oliver  (b.  in  Stark,  Aug.  29,  1852),  dau.  of  Stacy 
and    Permelia   (Fish)   Oliver,  of   Industry.     Soldier  in   War  of  the 
Rebellion  (see  p.  334).     Farmer;   resides  in  New  Sharon.     (Children  : 
i.        Charles  Elliot,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  April  15,  1870. 
ii.       Arthur  Winfrf.d,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Dec.  4,  1872. 
iii.       Edwin  Francls,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Oct.  6,  1S73. 
iv.       Maud  May,  b.  in  Kingrteld,  Sept.  20,  1875. 
V.        Ethel  Alijerta,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  .Aug.  13,  1880. 
iv.       Sophia  RosiriTA,  b.  in  I'hdustry,  Jan.  6,  1850;   d.  Feb.  15,  1851. 
V.        Cordelia  Roseha,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  26,  1852;    ra.  March — ,  1871, 
Percival  B.  Hills,  of  Lewiston.     Mr.  Hills  is  a  machinist,  and  resides 
in  Providence,  R.  I.     One  son. 

Children  by  second  marriage. 

vi.      James  Hersey,)  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Feb.  13,  1857;    James  H.  resides 

vii.  Joshua  Eken,  /  with  his  father  in  New  Sharon.  Joshua  E.  m.,  1886, 
Belle  F.  Knowlton,  dau.  of  John  and  Romelia  (Conner)  Knowlton, 
of  Farmington.  Blacksmith  and  farmer;  resides  in  Farmington. 
Two  children. 

viii.  Carrie  Alice,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Feb.  16,  1859;  m.  John  Algeroy 
Knowlton,  son  of  John  and  Lucy  (Vaughan)  Knowlton,  of  Farming- 
ton,  by  whom  she  had  one  dau.;  divorced;  m.  for  second  husband 
Jan.  I,  1891,  Arthur  I.  Innman,  who  is  a  plumber,  and  resides  in 
Providence,  R.  I. 

ix.       Gardner  Jacob,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Aug.  20,  1861 ;    m.  Sept.  11,  1888, 

I/Ottie  Tibbetts,  dau.  of   Nathan  and  Mary  ( )  Tibbetts,  of  Nor- 

ridgewock;  machinist.  He  d.  in  Solon,  April  22,  1892.  Three 
children. 

X.        Ellen  Dennis,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  8,  1863;  m.  Dec.  10,  1891,  Levi  M. 


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Williams,  son  of  Thomas  F.  and  Sarah  (Carson)  Williams,  of  Farm- 
ington.     He  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  in  Farmington.     One  son. 
xi.      Annie  Eldridge,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  8,  1866.     Resides  in  New  Sharon ; 
unmd. 

9.  Abboit  Doyen  married  Katharine  Collins.  He  was  a  farmer, 
and  resided  in  Industry  and  Stark.  He  died  in  Norridgewock,  1878. 
She  died  in  Norridgewock,  June,  1892. 

Children. 

i.  Julia  Ann,  b.  Sept.  6,  1831;  m.  Oct.  17,  1858,  Benjamin  C.  Mosher,  of 
Stark.     Resides  in  Mercer.     Six  children. 

ii.  Eben  Collins,  b.  July  27,  1833;  m.  Lovina  Jewell.  vSeven  children. 
Resides  in  Norridgewock. 

iii.  James  T.,  b.  Nov.  i,  1835;  "^  (P"^-  ^^^'  *9»  ^^59)>  Nancy  S.  Wing, 
of  Phillips.  Enlisted  in  Co.  D,  28th  Regt.,  Inf.,  and  was  mustered 
into  the  U.  S.  service  Oct.  13,  1862;  discharged;  d.  Sept.  6,  1863. 
One  son. 

iv.       Eunice  Jane,       )  b.  Feb.  14, 1838.     Eunice  Jane  m.  Oct.  14,  1856,  Seth 

V.  Dorcas  Jane  C,  /  Daggett, son  of  Lendall  and  Lydia  (Norton)  Daggett, 
r/.  V.  Divorced,  s.  p.:  m.  George  Owen  Brackett;  resides  in  Oregon. 
One  child. 

vi.  Faustina  Emma,  b.  Aug.  i,  1839;  m.  Jan.  6,  1866,  Isaiah  C.  Mosher,  of 
Norridgewock.     Four  children. 

vii.     John  Collins,  b.  Feb.  5,  1844. 

viii.  Wallace  Daniel,  b.  March  — , ;  m.  April  3,  1870,  Mary  E.  Chap- 
man (b.  in  Stark,  March  22,  1849),  dau.  of  Alvin  L.  and  Lucinda 
(Churchill)  Chapman.  He  d.  in  Stark,  Sept.  25,  1880.  Three  chil- 
dren. 

ix.  Charles  Rodoli'HUS,  m.  Jan.  28,  1879,  Ardera  M.  Chapman  (b.  in 
Stark,  Nov.  22,  1854),  dau.  of  Alvin  L.  and  Lucinda  (Churchill) 
Chapman.  Pressman  in  a  clothing  manufactory  in  Skowhegan.  Four 
children. 

10.  Simon  C()llins,4  son  of  James  and  Mary  (Greenleaf)  Collins, 
married  Martha  J.  Paine.  Learned  the  trade  of  stone-cutter,  in 
Quincy,  Mass.,  when  a  young  man.  Settled  on  the  homestead,  where 
he  lived  for  many  years.  Went  to  Farmington  Village,  about  1870; 
worked  at  his  trade.  He  was  instantly  killed  by  a  runaway  horse,  Oct. 
26,  1886,  aged  65  years. 

Children. 

i.  RosK  Kkli.e,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  May  19,  1854;  m.  Sept.  7,  1891,  Joshua 
Hopkins,  son  of  Joshua  M.  and  Sophronia  (Mason)  Hopkins,  of 
New  Sharon.  He  is  U.  S.  Inspector  of  River  and  Harbor  Improve- 
ments. Resides  at  Farmington.  His  wife  graduated  from  Farmington 
State  Normal  School,  second  class,  1878,  and  prior  to  her  marriage 
taught  extensively  in  the  public  schools  of  P'armington  and  elsewhere. 

ii.  S'lKLLA  Byrganeitk,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  May  10,  1857;  graduated  at 
Western  State  Normal  School,  second  class,  1876.  Taught  in  the 
public  schools  of  Farmington  and  Deering;   d.  in  Farmington,  July 

11.  Jamks  Warren  Collins,  son  of  George  and  Mary  A.  (Nor- 
cross)  Collins,  married  Evelyne  VV.  Luce.     Mr.  Collins  was  a  farmer, 


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and  resided    in  Industry;  afterward  moved   to  Brunswick,  where  he 
died  about  1890.     (See  p.  336). 

Children, 
i.        Oeorge  a.,  b.  Jan.  19,  185^. 
ii.       Dora  E.,  b.  Dec.  7,  1857. 
iii.       Ella  F.,  b.  Dec.  11,  1859. 
iv.       Mary  L.,  b.  July  12,  1861. 
V.        Lewis  W.,  b.  Nov.  18,  1863. 

12.  Chesley  Williamson  Collins,5  son  of  Lemuel  and  Betsey  K. 
(Fish)  Collins,  married  Olive  Howard.     Farmer;  resides  in  Stark. 

Children. 

i.  Mary  A.,  b.  in  Stark,  May  — ,  1875. 

ii.  Ralph,  b.  in  Stark,  Dec.  — ,  1876. 

iii.  Carrol,  b.  in  Stark,  April  — ,  1878. 

iv.  Florence,  b.  in  Stark,  April  — ,  1880. 

V.  Rose,  b.  in  Stark,  Nov.  — ,  1882. 

vi.  Grover  Cleveland,  b.  in  Stark,  Nov.  1883. 

vii.  Chesley,  b.  in  Stark,  April  — ,  1886. 

13.  Elmer  Ellsworth  Collins,s  son  of  Lemuel  and  Betsey  K. 
(Fish)  Collins,  married  Annetta  R.  Chapman. 

Children. 

i.        Walter  B.,  b.  Oct.  12,  1885. 
ii.       Benjamin  M.,  b.  Nov.  8,  1887. 

CORNFORTH. 

William  Cornforth,  son  of  Robert  and  Mary  (Linton)  Comforth, 
was  born  in  the  town  of  Gersby  in  England,  March  3,  1794.  He  was 
only  three  years  old  when  his  parents  immigrated  to  America.  His 
father  settled  in  Readfield  and  followed  the  occupation  of  farmer  and 
drover.  William,  when  he  became  of  a  suitable  age,  was  apprenticed  to 
a  clothier  and  thoroughly  mastered  every  detail  of  the  trade.  He  mar- 
ried, March  3,  1816,  Lydia  Cates*  (born  in  Gotham,  Feb.  20,  1794), 
and  in  18 1 7  moved  from  Unity  to  Industry.  He  bought  a  lot  of  wild  land 
of  Capt.  Peter  West  and  immediately  began  a  clearing,  at  the  same 
time  selecting  and  hewing  the  timber  for  a  house  frame  which  he  erected 
and  covered  with  the  greatest  possible  expedition.  While  thus  engaged 
Mr.  Cornforth  and  family  lived  in  the  house  of  Deacon  Emery.  So  anx- 
ious was  frugal  Mrs.  Cornforth  to  get  to  housekeeping  that  the  family 
moved  into  their  new  home  before  the  doors  were  hung,  quilts  being 
used  as  a  substitute  until  the  carpenter  could  make  and  hang  the  doors. 
Soon  after  his  arrival  in  town  he  erected  a  fulling-mill  (see  p.  180 )y  and 
cloth-dressing  and  wool-carding  became  an  important  branch  of  his  bus- 

♦  Mrs.  Cornforth  had  a  brother  Benjamin,  who  married  Abigail,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and 
Dependence  (Luce)  Burgess,  of  Industry,  g.  v. 


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iness.  He  also  purchased  the  grist-mill  (see  p,  j6g)  and  rebuilt  it  in  a 
most  thorough  manner,  and  was  likewise  interested  in  other  enterprises. 
He  sold  his  stand  in  the  village  at  West's  Mills  to  Capt.  (Jeorge  Cutts 
and  bought  of  Zebulon  Manter  the  well-known  James  Manter  farm,  which 
was  afterward  sold  to  John  E.  Perley.  After  that  he  lived  at  West's 
Mills  for  a  short  time  and  then  moved  to  New  Portland,  where  he  died 
Aug.  13,  1 88 1,  aged  87  years,  5  months,  10  days.  He  was  an  efficient 
and  worthy  member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  and  for  many  years  held 
an  exhorter's  license.  His  wife,  who  was  noted  for  her  goodness  of 
heart,  industry  and  frugality,  died  in  New  Portland,  April  15,  1877,  aged 
83  years,  i  month,  25  days.* 

Children, 
i.         Linton,  b.  in  Unity,  Nov.  11,  1816;   drowned  in  the  mill-pond  at  West's 

Mills,  June  10,  18 19. 
ii.       Betsey,  b.  in  Industry,  March   16,  181 8;  m.  July  4,  1837,  Albert  Shaw, 

son  of  Daniel  and  Mehitable  (Oilman)  Shaw,  q.  v. 
iii.  George,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  11,  1819;  m.  Dec.  22,  1845,  Rebecca  Man- 
ter, dau.  of  Zebulon  and  Rebecca  (Norton)  Manter,  q.  v.  Learned 
the  clothier's  trade  of  his  father,  and  then  purchased  the  business 
and  followed  it  some  three  or  four  years.  He  next  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile pursuits,  keeping  a  stock  of  general  merchandise  in  the  old 
Esquire  West  store,  in  company  with  his  brother  Charles,  at  the  same 
time  keeping  a  tavern  in  the  house  now  ocoupied  by  James  M.  Nor- 
ton. Went  to  Australia  in  1853,  and  made  a  short  tarry  in  that 
country.  Returning,  he  resided  in  New  Vineyard,  New  Portland 
and  Parkman.  He  subsequently  went  to  Colorado,  and  d.  in  Black- 
hawk,  May  22,  1866.    Their  child  : 

Annis  C,  b.  July  12,  1845;  ^-  l^eb.  2,  1852. 
iv.       Mary,  b.  in    Industry,  April  11,  1821;    m.  Dec.  19,  1849,  Capt.  David 
Elder,  son   of    Isaac  and    Mary  (Quint)   Elder,  of   New   Portland. 
Farmer.     He  was  b.  in  New  Portland,  Nov.  7,  1813,  and  d.  Nov.  25, 
1878.     She  d.  Nov.  -,  1862.     Children  : 
i.        Annie  S.,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Aug.  20,  18156;   unmd. 
ii.        Elia  a.,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Sept.  12,  1858;  m.  Jan.  I,  1880, 
Fred    A.  Jordan,  M.  D.,  son  of  John  A.  and    Celia    E. 
TButts)  Jordan,  of  New   Portland.     He  was  b.  Dec.  4, 
1853,  and    d.  Nov.  29,  1882.     She  resides  in  Eau  Claire, 
Wis. 
I.     v.        William,  b.  in    Industry,  Dec.  18,  1822;    m.  Dec.  4,  1851,  Sarah   S. 
Norton,  dau.  of  David  M.  and  Caroline  (Smith)  Norton,  q.  v. 


*Mr8.  Cornforth,  though  blessed  with  a  kind  and  provident  husband,  on  one  occasion  was 
compelled  to  teach  him  a  practical  lesson ;  and  it  happened  in  this  wise :  It  was  a  busy  season 
of  the  year;  Mr.  Cornforth  and  his  family  had  just  got  fairly  settled  in  their  new  house  and  with 
a  larg^e  crew  of  workmen  he  was  very  busy  about  his  fullin{f-mill  and  in  clearing  land  for  a 
farm.  'With  all  his  cares  he  may  have  been  a  little  negligent  in  providing  a  supply  of  fire-wood. 
One  morning,  after  having  been  reminded  that  some  wood  must  be  prepared  to  cook  the  dinner, 
he  went  to  his  work,  probably  having  entirely  forgotten  the  matter  in  his  haste.  Nothing  daunted. 
Mrs.  Cornforth  prepared  her  dinner  in  due  season  and  hung  the  pot  on  the  crane  of  the  tire- 
place  now  destitute  of  fire;  spread  the  table  as  usual,  and  on  the  arrival  of  the  dinner  hour  blew 
the  horn.  The  men  came  in  with  keen  appetites  and  with  them  the  derelict  husband.  What 
his  thoughts  were  as  he  surveyed  his  uncooked  dinner  was  never  known,  for  not  a  syllabic  did 
he  utter.  "  But,"  continued  Mrs.  Cornforth  as  she  would  laughingly  relate  the  incident  in  her 
old  age,  '*  never  since  that  day  have  I  l)een  obliged  to  even  ask  for  wood  to  cook  a  meal  of  vict- 
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vi.  RoBERSON,  b.  in  Industry,  July  i,  1824;  m.  May  20,  1 85 1,  Julia  E.  Mer- 
shon,  of  Rochester,  Minn.  Mr.  Cornforth  went  to  California  in  1849. 
In  1853  he  found  his  way  to  Minnesota,  locating  in  St.  Paul,  and 
engaged  in  the  lumbering  business.  Four  years  later  he  settled  in 
Rochester,  where  the  remainder  of  his  life  was  spent.  He  has  been 
alderman  for  two  years,  and  a  member  of  various  organizations;  d.  of 
rheumatism  of  the  heart,  Jan.  29,  1883.     One  son. 

vii.  Warren,  b.  in  Industry,  April  20,  1826;  m.  June  23,*  1850,  Mary  W. 
Luce,  dau.  of  Col.  Benjamin  and  Anna  W.  (Manier)  Luce,  q.  v.  Mr. 
Cornforth  left  home  on  the  day  he  attained  his  majority,  and  engaged 
to  work  for  his  brother-,in-law,  Albert  Shaw,  one  year.  He  subse- 
((uently  labored  one  season  for  his  father,  and  also  in  the  granite 
quarries  in  Hallowell.  Soon  after  his  marriage  he  bought  the  farm 
on  which  he  still  (1892)  lives,  built  a  neat,  comfortable  house  thereon 
the  following  year,  and  commenced  housekeeping  Jan.  2,  1852.  Mr. 
Cornforth  is  an  industrious,  upright  and  benevolent  citizen,  enjoying 
the  confidence  and  esteem  of  a  wide  circle  of  friends,  s.  p. 

viii.  Charles,  b.  in  Industry,  April  15,1828;  m.  in  i860,  Mary  Ann  March, 
of  New  York  State.  Spent  a  part  of  his  active  business  life  in 
Rochester,  Minn ,  where  he  has  been  repeatedly  elected  a  member  of 
the  board  of  selectmen. 

ix.  Ha'I^:man,  b.  in  Industry,  May  13,  1831;  m.  June  24,  1862,  Sarah  Went- 
worth  (b.  in  Embden,  March  13,  1838),  dau.  of  Andrew  and  Rozilla 
(Thompson)  Wentworth,  of  Embden.  Went  X.o  .Australia  with  oihers, 
during  the  gold  excitement,  early  in  the  fifties.  On  his  return  he 
shipped  on  a  merchant  vessel  bound  for  Callao,  Peru,  S.  A  ,  and 
from  thence  to  Norfolk,  Va.  I  le  subse(|uently  lived  with  his  parents 
on  the  James  Manter  farm  in  Industry.  He  sold  his  farm  to  John  E. 
Perley,  and  moved  to  China  in  the  spring  of  1868.  He  d.  Oct.  24, 
1881,  j.;>. 

X.        Julia  Ann,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  18,  1833;   d.  July  31,  1836. 

xi.       James   FARRiNcrroN,  b.  in   Industry,   Dec.  19,  1838;    m.  June  9,  1870, 

Marcia  E.  Black  (b.  in  Embden,  March  i,  1844),  dau.  of  Hazen  and 

Mary  Ann  (Hray)  Black,  of  Solon.     He  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  in 

New  Portland,  where  he  has  held  various  municipal  offices.     Children  : 

i.         William  H.,  b.  in  New  Portland,  April  25,  1871. 

ii.        Frank  Linton,  b.  in  New  Portland,  July  10,  1874;  d.  Sept. 

6,  1875. 
iii.       Edna  Amy,  b.  in  New  Portland,  May  6,  1877. 
iv.       George  Rc person,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Dec.  7,  1883. 

xii.  Lydia  Ann,  b.  in  Industry,  July  26,  1841;  d.  in  New  Portland,  Nov.  7, 
1880;   unmd. 

I.  William  Cornforth,  son  of  William  and  Lydia  (Gates)  Corn- 
forth, married  Sarah  S.  Norton.  After  reaching  his  majority  he  bought 
of  his  father  the  Thomas  Branch  farm  near  We.st's  Mills,  recently  owned 
and  occupied  by  the  late  Moses  Bradbury.  Soon  after  this  he  erected 
the  house  still  standing  on  the  premises,  and  here  with  his  bride  on  the* 
day  of  their  marriage,  Dec.  4,  1851,  he  established  his  home.  In  1865 
he  sold  to  Oliver  Stevens  and  removed  to  Waverly,  Iowa,  where  he  still 
resides  engaged  in  farming. 

Children, 
i.         Okkin,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  27,  1852;   m.  April  20,  1880,  Alice,  dau.  of 

♦Town  Records  gives  the  date  June  16,  which  is  an  error,  evidently  of  Uie  clerk  in  making 
up  the  record. 


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George   Barker,   of   Waverly,   Iowa.     Salesman;    resides  in   Grand 
Forks,  N.  D.     Their  children  are : 
i.        (Jkorge  William,  b.  May  23,  1881. 
ii.        Etta. 
ii.        Bateman,  h.  in  Industry,  Dec.  11,  1853;  m.  Oct.  23,  1877,  Maggie  Har- 
per [h.  in  Belvidere,  111.,  July  18,  1857),  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Mar- 
garet (Caulfield)   Harper,   of   Waverly,   Iowa.     Farmer;    resides   in 
Waverly.     One  dau. : 

Clara  Bessik,  b.  Nov.  24,  1884. 
iii.       Sarah  Lenora,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  15,  1859;  d.  March  9,  i860, 
iv.      Charles  Henry,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  20,  1861;  m.   March  29,  1883, 
Jennie  M.  Hanner  (b.  in  Warren,  111.,  Sept.  22,  1862),  dau.  of  John 
and  Margaret  (Jewell)   Hanner,  of  Waverly.     She  d.  Oct,  16,  1883, 
and  he  m.  for  second   wife,  Sept.  20,  1886,  Ltbbie   Powers   (b.  in 
Geneva.  Wis.,  July  4,  1863),  dau.  of  Oliver  and  Esther  (Owen)  Pow- 
ers, of  Rock  Rapids,  lo^^a.     Farmer;   resides  in  Waverly,  s. p. 
V.        Mary  Elder,  b.  in  Industry,  May  21,  1863;  m.  April  3, 1884,  Erwin  L. 
Kingsley  (b.  in  DeCalb  Co.,  Ill ,  Dec.  28,  i860),  son  of  Silas  H.  and 
Eleanor  J.  (Demorest)  Kingsley,  of  Waverly.     Children: 
i.         Iw\URA,  b.  Dec.  24,  1885. 
ii.        Edith,  b.  March  9,  1888. 

COTTLE. 

Benjamin  CcxnLE,  son  of  Seth  and  Abigail  (Claghorn)  Cottle,  was 
born  on  the  Island  of  Martha's  Vineyard,  Feb.  11,  1765  ;  married,  Nov. 
14,  1787,  Miriam,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Merry)  Luce,  q. 
V.  He  settled  first  in  New  Vineyard  on  a  lot  adjoining  the  Gore  in  1 793, 
but  came  to  Industry  prior  to  its  incorporation,  possibly  as  early  as  1 796, 
and  settled  on  lot  No.  13,  where  the  whole  of  his  active  life  was  spent. 
Both  he  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the  Baptist  Church.  He  was 
elected  deacon  in  April,  1809,  and  held  that  office  up  to  the  time  of 
his  death.  He  was  a  shoemaker  by  trade,  as  well  as  a  farmer.  In  per- 
sonal appearance  he  was  a  man  of  small  stature,  quick  and  impetuous 
in  all  his  movements  and  quite  eccentric  in  some  respects.  Deacon  Cot- 
tle died  June  9,  1843,  aged  78  years,  his  wife  having  died  May  9,  1837, 
aged  67  years. 

Children. 

i.        Abkjaii.,  b.  Dec.  26,  1790;  d.  in  Industry,  Feb.  8,  1808. 

ii.       Joanna,  b.  Jan.  10,  1792;   m.  June   10,  1813,  David    M.  Luce,  son  of 

Charles  and  Catharine  (Merry)  Luce,  q.  v. 
iii.       Bktsey,  b.  May  18,  1796;     m.  (pub.  Dec.  20,  1843),  Keuben   Hill,  of 

New  Portland;   d.  May  8,  1867. 
iv.       Poi.LY,  b.  June  20,  1799;   d.  July  22,  1808. 
V.        Sally,  b.  June  25,  1801;  d.  Sept.  — ,  1808. 
vi.       Su.sANNA,  b.  in  Industry,  May  30,  1803;   m.  March  23,  1826,  Adin,  son 

of  Adin  Briggs,  of  Stark. 


CROMPTON. 

Samuel  Crompton,  a  blunt,  well-meaning  Englishman,  came  to  Indus- 
try from  Staffordshire,  England,  in  1794  and  settled  on  lot  No.  47,  now 


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owned  by  John  Yeaton.*     He  was  very  poor,  but  honest  and  industri- 
ous, and  by  his  diligence  made  an  excellent  farm  and  acquired  con- 
; .  .>  ^/  ,    siderable  property.     His  wife,  Martha  Crowley  or  Cooley  (born  June  4, 
^^  1 767),  belonged  to  a  wealthy  English  family,  but  as  she  married  contrary 

* '  "^  to  the  wishes  of  her  parents  she  received  no  dower.     She  was,  however, 

a  lady  of  culture  and  refinement  and  an  expert  at  fine  needle-work.  It 
is  related  of  her  that  in  journeying  with  her  husband  to  their  cabin  home 
in  the  wilds  of  Maine  they  passed  an  ordinary  looking  log-house. 
"  Whose  house  is  that  ?  "  asked  Mrs.  Crompton  of  her  husband.  "That," 
he  replied,  "is  the  house  of  'Squire  Gower."  "  If  that  is  the  residence 
of  a  'Squire,  what  must  my  own  home  be  ! "  she  exclaimed  in  astonish- 
ment.! Both  Mr.  Crompton  and  his  wife  lived  to  a  good  old  age.  Tra- 
dition says  the  orchard  now  standing  on  the  homestead  was  grown  from 
seed  which  Mrs.  Crompton  brought  from  her  native  land.  She  died 
Aug.  31,  1 85 1,  aged  84  years,  2  months  and  27  days.  Mr.  Crompton 
died  probably  in  the  summer  of  1830. 

Children, 
i.         Hannah,  b.  in  England,  April  9,  1790;  d.  unmd. 
ii.       Samuel,  b.  in  England,  Feb.  5,  1793;  m.  (pub.  Feb.  24,  1821),  Sarah 
Ramsdell  (b.  March  25,  1802),  dau.  of  Abner  and  Jerusha  (Collins) 
Ramsdell,  of   Farmington.     He  d.  about  1834,  and   his  widow  m. 
(pub.  Sept.  27,  1836),  Joel  Whitney;  d.  in  Phillips,  s.p. 
iii.      Georck,  b.  in    Industry  Plantation,  Jan.  4,  1796;^  m.  (pub.  March  5, 
1825),  Susan  H.  Harris,  dau.  of  Moses  and   Rachel  (Hooper)  Har- 
ris, of  Greene.     He  settled  in  New  Sharon,  where  he  held  the  office 
of  selectman,  etc.     He  d.  Aug.  8,  1870.     His  widow  survived  him 
many  years,  and  d.  May  8,  1889,  aged  84  years,  11  months,  8  days. 
Children : 

i.        Hannah   J.,  b.  Jan.  23,  1826;    m.   Luther  Curtis,  of  New 

Sharon.    Two  children, 
ii.       George  Harrison  Andrew  Jackson,  b.  Jan.  20,   1830. 

Four  children, 
iii.      Susan  Ann,  b.  Aug.  30,  1836;  d.  April  23,  1889. 
iv.      William,  b.  in    Industry   Plantation,  May   i,   1798;    m.  July  6,  1826, 
Nancy  Ford,  of  New  Sharon,  sister  of  Calvin  F.,  who  m.  Martha 
Crompton.     Settled  in  Industry  after  his  marriage.     Moved  to  Free- 
dom, 111.,  in  summer  of  1851.     He  d.  Sept.  — ,  1874.     She  was  b.  in 
Fayette,  Oct.  22,  1802,  and   d.  in  Chatsworth,  111.,  June  15,  1879. 
Children : 
i.        William  Warren,  b.  March  10,  1827;    m.  Aug.  14,  1851, 
Sarah  6.  Remick,  dau.  of  Francis  and  Mary  (Boardman) 
Remick,  q.  v.    She  d.  April  29,  1878,  and  he  m.  for  sec- 
ond wife  M.  Emma  Gerry,  of  Illinois.     He  d.  Aug.  14, 
1883.    Two  children  by  ist  and  one  by  2d  m. 
ii.       Emelyn,  b.  March  19,  1830;  d.  in  Illinois. 


'"Mr.  and  Mrs.  Crompton  brought  with  them  Robert  Potter  (bom  in  England,  D«c.  37, 
1790) >  whom  they  reared  as  their  own  child.    He  wa3  second  cousin  to  Mrs.  Crompton. 

t  In  England  a  'Squire  was  a  gentleman  of  wealth  and'  usually  lived  in  a  house  of  palatial 
dimensions. 

X  Industry  Town  Records.  A  record  recently  compiled  by  a  member  of  the  family  has  it 
i-yy.    The  author  is  inclined  to  regard  the  Industry  records  the  better  authority. 


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iii.      Sarah  Jane,  b.  Dec.  2,  1834;  m. Davis,  s.  p. 

iv.      Charlotte,  b.  Jan.  4,  1837;  ™- Davis;  resides  in  Kan- 
sas. 
V.        Samuel,  b.  Feb.  14,  1841 ;   m.  Jan.  10,  1877,  Alice  Lawrence,  ■  '^  '  :«- 
of  Prairie  Centre,  111.     Now  living  in  Superior,  Wis.  ^    ' 

.    •  vi.      Ann,  b.  in  1843;  "i-  ^tnd  has  olrte  son*  j-  '        , 
V.        Sarah,  b.  in  Industry  Plantation,  Nov.  14,  1799;  d.  in  Industry  before 

1 82 1,  unmd. 
vi.      Isaac,  b.  in  Industry  Plantation,  May  12,  1802;  m.  (pub.  Sept.  9,  1828), 

Lucinda   Harris,  dau.   of   Moses  and    Rachel  (Hooper)   Harris,  of    . 
Greene.     He  d.  in  Industry,  about  1847.     Children:  Ka.U 

i.         Lucinda  A.,  b.  in  Industry;   m.  (pub.  Nov.  4,  1848),  John 

Record,  of  Phillips.    Two  children, 
ii.       Rebecca,  b.  in  Industry;  m.  Jacob  Booker,  of  Phillips.     Re- 
becca and  her  two  children  d.  of  diphtheria,  in  Phillips, 
vii.     Charles,*  b.  in  Industry;  d.  at  age  of  8  years. 

viii.  Martha,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec,  7,  1805;  m.  Calvin  F.  Ford,  of  New 
Sharon.  Moved  to  Freedom,  111.,  then  to  Cedar  Falls,  Iowa.  She 
d.  June  29, 1863,  s.p.  He  was  b.  Sept.  26,  18 19,  and  d.  Oct.  23,  1880. 
ix.  Mary,  b.  in  Industry,  April  15,  1808;  m.  Jan.  20,  1835,  Hiram  Butter- 
field,  of  New  Sharon.  Moved  to  Ohio  in  1849.  ^^^  d*  ^"^  Indiana. 
Two  children. 
X.  Nancy,  b.  in  Industry,  June  4, 1811;  m.  Feb.  20,  1834,  James  Ramsdell, 
of  New  Sharon,  son  of  Abner  and  Jerusha  (Collins)  Ramsdell,  of 
Farmington.  He  was  b.  in  Farmington,  March  27,  1801,  and  d.  Nov. 
27,  1850.1     She  d.  May  15,  1871.    Six  children. 


CUTLER. 

Nathan  Cutler  was  born  in  Milford  Mass.,  Sept.  14,  1779,  and 
claimed  to  be  a  descendant  of  James  Cutler,  who  settled  at  Watertown, 
Mass.,  as  early  as  1634.  When  Mr.  Cutler  was  a  mere  lad  his  parents 
moved  to  Lewiston,  Maine,  where  he  grew  to  manhood  and  eventually 
married.  The  history  of  his  early  life  is  veiled  in  obscurity.  He  mar- 
ried, March  15,  1800,  Mary  Mooar.  After  his  marriage  he  made  his 
residence  in  Lewiston  for  a  brief  period  and  then  removed  to  the  adjoin- 
ing town  of  Minot.  Here  he  remained  for  eight  years  and  then  came 
to  New  Vineyard,  and  purchased  a  farm  on  that  part  of  the  Gore  set  of! 
to  Industry  in  18 15.  Here  he  made  his  home  for  the  remainder  of  his 
life  and  reared  a  large  family  of  children.  J  His  wife  Mary  died  in  1822, 
and  he  afterward  married  (published  Jan.  16,  1823)  Lydia  Baker,  of 
Wilton.     In  1833  he  made  a  public  profession  of  religion  and  united 


*  The  writer  is  inclined  to  regard  Charles  as  younger  than  this  position  would  admit.  No 
mention  is  made  of  him  in  the  family  births  as  recorded  in  Industry,  where  the  name  of  Nancy 
is  also  omitted.  The  inference  would  naturally  be  that  both  were  horn  after  the  record  was 
made.  Charles  is  placed  as  the  7th  child  on  the  authority  of  Mrs.  Bartlett  H.  Oliyer's  record, 
which  is  but  fragmentary  and  in  some  instances  obviously  incorrect. 

t  This  date  was  furnished  the  author  by  Mrs.  Bartlett  II.  Oliver,  a  daughter  of  James  and 
Nancy.  This  does  not  agree  with  Butler's  History  of  Farmington  C/.  56/},  which  has  it,  "  d. 
March,  1863." 

X  Mr.  Cutler  was  fond  of  relating  the  following  during  the  last  years  of  his  life :  After 
settling  in  New  Vineyard,  though  he  always  lived  in  the  bamc  house,  he  had  been  a  resident  of 
two  States,  three  counties  and  three  towns. 


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with  the  East  Strong  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  of  which  he  remained 
an  acceptable  member  to  the  day  of  his  death.  He  was  generally  re- 
spected for  his  honorable  dealings  with  his  fellowmen  as  well  as  for  other 
christian  virtues.  He  continued  to  labor  oh  his  farm  until  within  two 
years  of  his  death,  when  the  encroachments  of  disease  made  such  inroads 
upon  his  physical  strength  as  to  incapacitate  him  for  further  labor.  Mr. 
Cutler  at  one  time  owned  and  operated  a  saw  and  grist-mill  located  on 
a  small  stream  flowing  through  his  farm  (see  p,  171 ),  He  died  Nov. 
I,  1859,  aged  80  years  i  month  and  17  days.     His  widow  is  also  dead. 

Children. 

i.  Henry,  b.  in  Lewiston,  June  9,  1800;  m.  (pub.  Oct.  29,  1825),  Esther 
Hall,  of  Strong.     Farmer;  d.  in  Indiana,  leaving  children. 

ii.  HoPESTiLL,  b.  in  Minot,  Jan.  8,  1802;  m.  April  18,  1822,  James  Hardy, 
of  Strong. 

iii.  Hakvey,  b.  in  Minot,  Sept.  26,  1803;  m.  Nov.  11,  1830,  Lucy  MaUhews 
(b.  in  Warren,  June  30,  1804),  dau.  of  Robert  and  Lydia  (Prior) 
Matthews,  of  Warren.  He  d.  in  Warren,  Sept.  27,  1880.  His  wife 
d.  June  8,  1884.     Nine  children. 

iv.  Nelson,  b.  in  Minot,  April  25,  1805;  m.  March  8,  1827,  Love  Thomp- 
son (b.  in  Hope,  April  3,  1810),  dau.  of  Robert  and  Mary  (Richards) 
Thompson,  of  Hope.  Merchant  and  lawyer.  He  d.  in  Union, 
Dec.  27,  1852.     His  wife  d.  July  2,  1868. 

v.  Levi,  b.  in  Minot,  Feb.  27,  1807;  m.  Nov.  3,  1831,  Margaret  Moore 
Norton,  dau.  of  Cornelius  and  Margaret  J.  (Belcher)  Norton,  q.  v. 
Blacksmith;  resided  in  Industry.  His  wife  d.  in  Kingsbury,  Mass., 
Nov.  18,  1859,  aged  49  years,  7  months  and  5  days;  and  he  m.  Oct. 
21,  1861,  Lydia  C.  Norton,  a  sister  to  first  wife.  He  d.  in  New  Sharon, 
Jan.  3,  1880.  His  wife,  Lydia  C,  d.  June  18,  1890,  aged  71  years,  4 
months.     Five  children  by  second  marriage;   all  dead. 

vi.  Seth,  b.  in  Minot,  Feb.  4,  1809;  m.  June  12,  1834,  Abigail  Sloyell  Nor- 
ton, dau.  of  Cornelius  and  Margaret  (Belcher)  Norton,  q.  v.\  d.  in 
Norridgewock. 

vii.  Betsey,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Dec.  29,  1810;  m.  (pub.  March  24,  1834), 
Barzilla  D.,  son  of  Reuben  Dyer,  of  Strong.     He  d.  s.  p. 

viii.  Esther,  IS.  in  New  Vineyard;  m.  William  Heald,  of  Norridgewock. 
Went  west;   all  trace  of  the  family  lost. 

ix.  Nathan,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb  11,  1815;  m.  Sept.  9,  1855,  L"*^^"^*  ^*'" 
ker,  dau.  of  William  and  Dorcas  (Morrill)  Barker,  of  New  Vineyard. 
She  d.  Sept.  13,  1862,  aged  43  years,  and  he  m.  for  second  wife, 
March  i,  1866,  Mrs.  Mary  (Green)  Brown,  dau.  of  John  J.  and  Mary 
P.  (Russell)  Green,  and  relict  of  J.  Sylvester  Brown.  Resides  in 
Farmington.  Soldier  in  War  of  Rebellion.  One  son  by  first,  and 
one  dau.  by  second  marriage. 

X.  JosiAH,  b.  in  Industry,  March  26,  181 7;  m.  (pub.  Aug.  20,  1840), 
Nancy  Stanley,  dau.  of  Charles  and  Lucinda  (Macomber)  Stanley,  of 
Attleboro',  Mass.  She  d.  in  Strong,  Nov.  23,  1847;  ^'  second,  Nov. 
28,  1848,  Mary  Margaret  Craig,  dau.  of  John  and  Drusilla  (Stanley) 
Craig,  of  Farmington.  Resides  at  Farmington  Falls.  Three  chil- 
dren by  first  marriage;   second  marriage,  s. p. 

\\.  RlTH,  b.  in  Industry;  m.  .Sept.  10,  1845,  James  ^-  VVood,  of  Norridge- 
wock.    Two  children.     Resided  in  Augusta  in  1890. 

xii.  Hiram,  b.  in  Industry.  Farmer;  and  was  living  in  Conticook,  N.  H., 
when  last  heard  from. 

Children  by  second  inarriai^e. 

xiii.     Mary  Mooar,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  17,  1825;  m.  Sept.  2,  1847,  Kphraina 


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Hartwell,  of  Strong,  who  was  b.  in  that  town  May  28,  1820,  and  a 

son  of  Ephraim  and  Mary  (Hitchcock)  Hartwell;  s.  p. 
xiv.     Sarah  A.,  b.  in  Industry;  m.  Jan.  11,  1846,  Joshua  Williams,  of  Strong. 
XV.      Charles,  h.  in  Industry;  d.  unmd. 
xvi.     Ira  Vaughan,  b.  in  Industry;   ni.  (pub.  Oct.  6,  1849),  Deborah  Norton. 

Dead.     Several  children, 
xvii.    Lydia  Ann,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  17,  1833;    m.  Oct.  13,  1852,*  James  I. 

Norton,  son  of  Ephraim  and  Jane  (Norton)  Norton,  of  Farmington. 

Farmer;  resides  in  Farmington.     Seven  children, 
xviii.  Cordelia  J.,  b.  in    Industry;   m.  (pub.  Oct.  10,  1857),  Zebadiah    M. 

Barker,  of  New  Vineyard.     She  d.  Nov.  7,  1859,  aged  24  years. 


CUTTS. 

Thomas  Cutts,  who  came  to  Industry  in  1829,  was  born  in  Buxton 
about  1773.  He  married  Sally  Colburn  (born  about  i  777),  daughter  of 
Oliver  Colburn,  of  Pittston.  Mr.  Cutts  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade  as 
was  also  his  son  James,  who  learned  the  trade  of  a  brother  in  Pittston 
before  the  family  came  to  Industry.  Mr.  Cutts  came  from  New  Port- 
land and  setded  at  West's  Mills  where,  in  company  with  his  son,  he  plied 
his  trade  (see  /.  igo).  Soon  after  becoming  of  age  the  son,  James 
Cutts,  purchased  a  stand  just  north  of  the  Union  Church,  where  he  lived 
until  his  removal  to  Farmington  in  1868.  Sally,  wife  of  Thomas  Cutts, 
died  May  — ,  1853,  aged  77  years.  Thomas  Cutts  died  in  1857,  aged 
about  84  years.  James  Cutts  eventually  married,  Jan.  28,  1834,  Olive 
Colburn,  of  Pittston.  He  succeeded  in  building  up  a  good  business  in 
blacksmithing.  Afterward  he  dealt  largely  in  stock,  and  for  a  time  was 
in  trade  with  John  C.  Manter  (see  p.  igg)  under  the  firm  name  of 
Cutts  and  Manter.  He  was  major  in  the  State  militia  and  twice  a 
member  of  the  board  of  selectmen.  Of  a  benevolent  disposition  he 
gave  liberally  for  the  support  of  the  gospel  and  other  charitable  objects, 
and  while  he  remained  in  town  was  one  of  the  leading  members  of 
the  Methodist  Church,  frequently  filling  important  positions  therein. 
Popular  education  ever  found  in  him  an  earnest  advocate  and  a  faithful 
friend.  His  wife  died  in  Farmington,  May  12,  1887,  aged  73  years, 
7  months,  28  days.     He  now  resides  with  his  children. 

Children. 

i.  Edwin  R.,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  6,  1834;  m.  Farmer;  resides  in  Farm- 
ington. 

ii.        Helen,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  i,  1837;  d.  April  2,  1837. 

iii.  Helen  M.,  b.  in  Industry,  April  i,  1838;  m.  George  Viles,  q.  v.  For 
second  husband  m.  Charles  Luce,  son  of  Joseph  and  Dorcas  (Cutts) 
Luce,  q.  v. 

iv.  M.ARIA  C.,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  5,  1841 ;  m.  Oct.  7,  1859,  John  Scdgeley. 
For  second  husband  m.  William  L.  Metcalf,  a  native  of  Frankport, 
Me.  Their  child,  Edwin  C,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  5,  1864.  She  d.  in 
Farmington,  leaving  several  children. 

*  Family  record.    New  Vineyard  Town  Records,  Oct.  37,  1853. 

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V.  Charles  C,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  5,  1843;  m.  March  10,  1867,  LudU 
E.  Stevens,  dau.  of  Oliver  and  Jane  F.  (Stevens)  Stevens,  q.  v. 
Prior  to  his  marriage  he  was  a  student  at  the  Maine  Wcsleyan  Semi- 
nary, at  Kent's  Hill,  and  also  taught  school.  After  his  marriage  he 
purchased  the  Baldwin  farm  in  New  Sharon,  where  he  d.,  leaving 
one  dau. 

vi.       John  C,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  30,  1845;  ^-  ^^^'  '^»  '^6- 

vii.     Olive,  b.  in  Industry,  May  27,  1847. 

viii.     OCENA,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  27,  1850. 

ix.       Sarah,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  19, 1851. 

X.        Georcia,  b.  in  Industry;  m.  Melville  H.  Kelley,  of  Saco. 


DAQGETT. 

Ebenezer  Daggeit,  father  of  Peter,  the  Industry  immigrant,  was  at 
the  time  of  his  removal  to  the  township  of  New  Vineyard  a  resident  of 
Tisbury  on  the  Island  of  Martha's  Vineyard.  Owing  to  imperfect  records 
and  the  frequent  occurrence  of  the  same  name  in  different  families,  gen- 
ealogists experience  much  difficulty  in  tracing  out  ancestral  lines  in  the 
Daggett  family.  One  of  these  enigmatical  problems  is  the  parentage 
and  ancestral  line  of  Ebenezer  above  named.  Mrs.  Annie  C.  Pratt,  who 
has  given  the  subject  much  study,  sets  up  as  a  hypothetical  line  the  follow- 
ing :  Ebenezer,s  John,4  Joseph,3  Joseph,*  John.**  Ebenezer  Daggett 
was  by  occupation  a  weaver,  as  was  also  his  son  Peter.  Ebenezer  mar- 
ried, March  6,  1759,  Jedidah  Vinson,  of  Edgartown,  Mass.,t  daughter  of 
Nathaniel  and  Deborah  (Stuart)  Vinson.  Feb.  25,  1793,  in  company 
with  his  son  Peter,  he  bought  lot  No.  18,  2d  range  of  lots  in  New  Vine- 
yard Township.  March  11,  1796,  he  sells  his  interest  to  his  son  Aaron. 
He  died  (probably  in  New  Vineyard)  at  an  advanced  age.  The  mother 
was  cared  for  by  her  son  Peter  in  her  declining  years,  and  died  in  In- 
dustry. 

Children. 

I.  i.  Pktkr,  b.  Jan.  17,  1770;  m.  Dec.  i,  1791,  Damaris  Luce,  dau.  of  Jona- 
than and  Urana  ( Luce)  Luce. 

ii.  Aaron,  m.  March  2,  1796,  Susanna  Hillman,  of  New  Vineyard.  Was  in 
trade  in  Industry,  about  1810-12.     Moved  away. 

iii.  Betsey.  Received  by  letter  from  Tisbury,  Mass.,  Baptist  Church  (In- 
dustry Baptist  Church  Records),  Oct.  21,  1810.  Probably  returned 
to  Martha's  Vineyard. 

iv.  Hannah,  b.  Sept.  21,  1776;  m.  June  21,  1796,  Rowland  Luce,  son  of 
Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Merry)  Luce,  q.  v. 


*"  This  John,"  Savage  says,  ••  was  of  Watertown,  1630.  Probably  came  in  fleet  with  Win- 
throp,  for  Oct.  19,  he  desired  admission, and  May  18, 1631,  was  made  freeman;  removed  perhaps 
with  Mayhew  to  the  Vineyard  and  in  1645  to  Rehobolh.  Was  representative  in  1648.  He  mar- 
ried at  Plymouth,  Aug.  29,  1667,  probably  as  second  wife,  widow  Bathsheba  Pratt,  then  called 
himself  of  Martha's  Vineyard." 

t  She  was  a  sister  of  Deborah  Vinson,  who  married  first  John  Marchant,  and  second  Ansel 
Norton,  q.  v\  also  to  Thankful  Vinson,  who  married  John  Daj^gett,  q,  v. 


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1.  Peter  Daggett,  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Jedidah  (Vinson)  Dag- 
gett, married  Damans  Luce.  He  came  from  New  Vineyard  to  Indus- 
try about  1798  and  settled  on  the  "Lowell  Strip."  His  lot  was  num- 
bered 16  by  a  subsequent  survey,  and  is  now  owned  by  George  Luce. 
Mr.  Daggett  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  and  a  leader  of  the 
class  in  his  neighborhood  for  many  years.  He  built  on  his  lot  the  first 
frame  house  erected  in  Industry  Plantation,  and  became  in  time  a  well- 
to-do  farmer.  His  wife  Damaris  died  Aug.  3,  18 10,  and  he  married 
(published  Feb.  27,  181 1),  Hannah  Snow,  relict  of  Ezekiel  Snow  and 
daughter  of  Paul  and  Jael  (Bennett)  Pratt.  He  died  in  Industry,  Nov.  5, 
1833 ;  she  died  in  New  Vineyard,  Dec.  14,  1862,  aged  87  years. 

Children. 

2.  i.        William,  b.  at   Martha's  Vineyard,  Aug.  8,  1792;   m.  Nov.  — ,  1814, 

Christy  Barker,  of  New  Vineyard. 

3.  ii.       Jonathan  Luce,  b. ,  ;    m.  Oct.  29,  1820,  Sally  Carle,  of 

Farmington. 

4.  iii.       Plamentin,*  b.  in  Industry,  May  5,  1795;    m.  Feb.  21,  1822,  Hannah 

Snow,  dau.  of  Ezekiel  and  Hannah  (Pratt)  Snow,  of  New  Vineyard. 

5.  iv.       Leander,  b.  May  15,  1799;    m.  March  16,  1826,  Margaret   (b.  Oct.  27, 

1806),  dau.  of  William  Anderson,  of  New  Vineyard. 

6.  V.       Albert,  b.  July  8,  1801 ;  m.  Aug.  i,  1826,  Elizabeth  Cannon. 

vi,       Betsey,  b.  Feb.  7,  1804;  m.  April  13,  1826,  Samuel  Green,  of  Wilton. 

He  d.  and  she  m.  for  second  husband Gower. 

vii.      Peter,  b. ,  1807;  d.  Nov.  23,  1810. 

Child  by  second  marriage. 

viii.     La  VINA,  b.  March  23,   1812;    m.  Dec.  — ,  1830,  Jacob  Clark,  son  of 
Jacob  and  Catherine  £.  (Bean)  Clark,  q.  v. 

2.  William  Daggett,  son  of  Peter  and  Damaris  (Luce)  Daggett, 
married  Christy  Barker.  Farmer.  Resided  in  Industry.  He  died  in 
Phillips,  June  25,  1879,  aged  nearly  87  years. 

Children, 
i.        AURELIA,  b.  Feb.  23,  181 7;  d.  in  Phillips,  March  7,  1842. 

7.  ii.        Dennis,  b.  March  11,  182 1;   m.  Feb.  20,  1845.  Mary  Wright. 

iii.       Rachel,  b.  Sept.  30,  1824;  m.  Shepard  Ramsdell.     He  d.  and  she  m., 

Dec.  31,  1870,  Ezra  R.  Wright, 
iv.       Paulina,  b.  July  11,  1829;  m.  Oct.  31,  1859,  Ezra  R.  Wright,  and  d.  at 

Phillips,  Aug.  12,  1864.     Their  child  was: 
Fred  A.,  b.  Nov.  18,  i860. 

3.  Jonathan  Luce  Daggett,  son  of  Peter  and  Damaris  (Luce) 
Daggett,  married  Sally  Carle. 

Children. 

8.  i.        Mary,  b.  Oct.  20,  1821;  m.  Jan.  18,  1839,  Frederick  Richards. 

ii.       Jonathan,  b.  Feb.  13,  1823;    m.  June  19,  1853,  Adaline  Curtis.    Their 
child: 

Ella  F.,  b.  April  2,  1854;   m.  Jan.  i,  1884,  Stephen  W.  Mayo. 


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572  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY. 

4.  Plamentin  Daggeit,  son  of  Peter  and  Damaris  (Luce)  Dag- 
gett, married  Hannah  Snow.  In  early  manhood  he  served  in  the  War 
of  181 2,  and  subsequently  settled  in  New  Vineyard,  clearing  a  large 
farm  where  he  made  a  pleasant  home  for  more  than  forty  years.  His 
wife,  a  lady  of  strong  mind  and  sterling  qualities,  reared  a  family  of  five 
sons  and  one  daughter.  He  was  prominently  identified  with  the  growth 
of  his  town,  and  its  public  interests.  He  held  many  public  offices  in 
town  and  was  long  regarded  as  one  of  its  most  respected  and  influential 
citizens.  In  the  early  years  of  the  State  militia  he  was  commissioned 
commander  of  the  New  Vineyard  Light  Infantry,  and  the  name  of  Captain 
Daggett  became  familiar  in  the  military  circles  of  Franklin  County. 
Religiously,  he  was  a  Methodist;  politically,  an  early  Democrat,  but 
cast  one  of  the  first  Free  Soil  ballots  of  his  town  and  was  a  member  of 
the  convention  in  Strong  which  organized  the  Republican  party.  After 
the  death  of  his  wife  in  1862  he  removed  to  Strong,  where  he  died  March 
28,  1866. 

Children. 

i.         EZEKiKL  Snow,  b.  Feb.  7,  1823;  d.  in  New  Vineyard,  Feb.  2^,  1858. 
ii.       P1.AMENTIN,  b.  May  3,  1825;   m.  Oct.  i,  1856,  Nancy  Thomas  Vining;  d. 
in  Strong,  Dec.  12,  1884.     Their  children  are: 

i.        Walter  Snow,  b.  Feb.  11,  1859;   m.  Nov.  12,  1882,  Louisa 

ii.       George  Franklin,  b.  May  26.  1866. 
iii.      Fred  Herbert,  b.  Nov.  25,  1867. 
iii.      Albert,  b.  June  13,  1827;   m.  April  2,  1857,  Sarah  Montgomery  Porter. 
Their  children  : 
i.        Willie,  b.  Dec.  17,  1368;  d.  Aug.  26,  1870. 

ii.       ,  dau.,  b.  June  22,  1872;  d.  June  23,  1872. 

iii.      Minnie  Warren,  b.  Aug.  31,  1873;  d.  Sept.  4,  1873. 
iv.      Oliver  Cromwell,  b.  April  20,  1830;    d.  in  New  Vineyard,  April  3, 

1847. 
V.        Washington  Libby,  b.  May  6,  1835;  ™-  ^^P*-  ^»  '^^^»  Reliance  Col- 
lier Dickey, 
vi.       Hannah  Snow,  b.  Jan.  14,  1839;  m.  June  25,  1867,  George  W.  Luce. 
Their  children : 

i.        ,  (L  in  infancy. 

ii.       George  Ernest,  b.  in  Xenia,  Ohio,  Jan.  17,  1872. 

5.  Leander  Daggett,  son  of  Peter  and  Damaris  (Luce)  Daggett, 
married  Margaret  Anderson.  He  died  in  New  Vineyard,  Nov.  23,  1868, 
aged  69  years,  6  months,  8  days. 

Children. 

i.  Mary  A.,  b.  March  13, 1827;  m.  (pub.  Dec.  17,  1846),  Columbus  Harvey, 
son  of  Columbus  and  Esther  (Stafford)  Harvey.  She  d.  in  New 
Vineyard,  Aug.  22,  1886,  leaving  children. 

ii.        William  A.,  b.  April  11,  1831;   d.  in  New  Vineyard,  Oct.  31,  1858. 

iii.       Leander,  b.  Oct.  10,  1841 ;   m.  April  4,  1865,  Amelia  P.  Butler. 

6.  Albert  Daggett,  son  of  Peter  and  Damaris  (Luce)  Daggett, 

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married  Elizabeth  Cannon.     He  died  in  Manchester,  Nov.  25,  1878, 
aged  77  years,  4  months,  17  days. 

Children, 
i.        Albert,  b.  May  17,  1827;  m.  May  17,  1854,  Abbie  B.  Fifield.    Their 
children : 

i.        Harriet  S.,  b.  Oct.  28,  1855;  m.  Dec.  25,  1878,  Bradford  C. 

Harvey, 
ii.        Emogene  W.,  b.  Sept.  $3,  1857;  d.  in  Manchester,  June  11, 

1873. 
iii.      Oreana  F.,  b.  July  29,  1859;  d.  in  Manchester,  Oct.  22,  1862. 
iv.      Lizzie  C,  b.  Oct.  30,  1861 ;  d.  Nov.  16,  1878. 
V.        Effie  a.,  b.  Dec.  5,  1863;  d.  in  Manchester,  Dec.  2,  1865. 
vi.      John  A.,  b.  May  9,  1866. 
vii.     Charles  E.,  b.  Sept.  13,  1869. 
ii.       Plamentin,  2d,  b.  Dec.  14,  1828;   m.  Dec.  14,  1853,  Elvira  A.  Capen. 
Their  child : 

Cora  A.,  b.  Oct.  10,  1863. 
iii.      Elizabeth  S.,  b.  Dec.  25,  1830;  m.  Aug.  21,  185 1,  Procter  S.  Gilbert. 
Their  children : 

i.         Ella  B.,  b.  Sept.  4,  1854;   m,  Nov.  8,  1876,  Eugene  H.  Fur- 
bush,  and  d.  Feb.  i^,  1877. 
ii.       Edwin  S.,  b.  July  26, 1856;  m.  Oct.  31, 1883,  Sarah  J.  Bealer. 
iii.      Manly  A.,  b.  March  21,  1858. 
iv.       Jennie  F.,  b.  March  4,  1863;    m.  July  23,  1881,  Wm.  H. 

Gearheart. 
v.       William  A.,  b.  Oct.  3,  1865. 
iv.       Martha  J.,  b.  Jan.  22,  1834;  m.  Oct.  12,  1858,  Wm.  G.  Fifield.    Their 
children : 
i.        John  A.,  b.  July  31,  1861. 
ii.       Walter  L.,  b.  Oct.  16,  1867. 
iii.       Irvine  D.,  b.  Feb.  25,  1873. 
V.        Harriet  S.,  b.  April  8,  1832;  d.  in  Rochester,  Mass ,  June  29,  1838. 

7.  Dennis  Daggetf,  son  of  William  and  Christy  (Barker)  Daggett, 
married  Mary  Wright. 

Children, 
i.         Leander  a.,  b.  April  3,  1846;  m.  Sept.  22,  1875,  Florence  W^orthley. 
ii.       William  J.,  b.  Oct.  26,  1851;    m.  Sept.  22,  1879,  Lizzie   S.  Iliggins. 
Their  child : 

Harold  L.,  b.  April  3,  1883. 

8.  Frederick  Richards  married  Mary  Daggett. 

Children, 
i.        Velzora,  b.  Oct.  21,  1841;  m.  Dec.  15,  1861,  John  Hodgman.    Their 
children : 
i.        Fred  R.,  b.  May  12,  1864. 
ii.       Frank  R.,  b.  Feb.  11,  1870. 
iii.      Charles  L.,  b.  Aug.  13,  1872. 
ii.       Benjamin  F.,  b.  Nov.  3,  1839;  d.  at  Salem,  March  15,  1846. 
iii.       WiNFiELi)  S.,  b.  April  27,  1855;  d.  at  Salem,  Jan.  23,  1862. 
iv.       Affie  T.,  b.  Jan.  2,  1862;   m.  Feb.  29,  1880,  (ieorge  F.  Briggs.     Their 
child : 

Addie  M.,  b.  Aug.  17,  1882. 


John  Daggett,  who  settled  in  that  part  of  New  Vineyard  annexed  to 
Industry  in  1844,  was  a  native  of  the  Island  of  Martha's  Vineyard,  and 


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prior  to  his  removal  to  the  District  of  Maine  resided  in  Edgartown.  His 
ancestry  has  not  been  traced,  but  like  others  bearing  the  name,  is  sup- 
posed to  have  descended  from  John  Daggett,  the  immigrant  ancestor  to 
this  country.  He  was  a  miller,  and  tradition  says  he  operated  a  wind 
mill  on  the  Island.  He  was  also  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  War. 
Mr.  Daggett  married  Rachel  Coffin,  who  soon  died.  He  married  for 
second  wife  in  1761,*  Thankful  Vinson,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  and  Deb- 
orah (Stuart)  Vinson.  She  was  a  sister  to  the  wives  of  Ansel  Norton 
and  Ebenezer  Daggett,  q,  v.  He  bought,  Feb.  11,  1793,  lot  No.  2  in 
the  second  range  of  lots  in  New  Vineyard  township,  and  probably  began 
a  clearing  the  same  year.  He  received  injuries  while  piling  his  chop- 
ping, from  which  he  never  recovered  and  died  soon  after  his  removal 
from  the  Vineyard. f     His  wife  died  at  an  advanced  age. 

Children. 

1.  i.        John,  b.  in  1758;   m.  (pub.  Oct.  25,  1814),  Love  Benson,  relict  of  Charles 

Benson  and  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Sarah  (Chesley)  Pinkham,  q.  v. 
ii.        Rachel.     School  teacher  at  Martha's  Vineyard.     Died  of  consumption 

soon  after  the  family  moved  to  the  District  of  Maine, 
iii.      Thankful,  d.  unmd;  aged  62  yrs. 
iv.       Dehorah,  m.  March  22,  1795,  Willard  Spaulding,  q.  v. 

1.  John  Daggeit,  son  of  John,  married  Love  Benson.  He  was  a 
sailor  prior  to  his  marriage.  Farmer.  He  died  in  New  Vineyard,  Oct. 
26,  1840,  aged  82  years. 

Children 

i.         John,  b.  in  New  Vineyard;   d.  in  infancy. 

ii.        Sarah,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Jan.  5,  1816;  m.  Oct.  24,  1841,  Isaac  Elder, 
son  of  Joseph  and  Ruth  (Quint)  Elder,  q.  v. 

2.  iii.      John  Atwell,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Aug.  24,  1819;  m.  Dec.  15,  1845, 

Cynthia  P.  Furbush,  dau.  of  Ivory  and  Sarah  (Haskell)  Furbush,  of 

Salem, 
iv.       Dehorah,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  April  29,  1822;  m.  April  9,  1844,  Josiah 

Tinkham,  son  of  Ariel  and  Susan  TBray)  Tinkham,  of  Anson.     Mr. 

Tinkham  is  a  prosperous  farmer  and  resides  (1892)  in  Anson,  s,p. 
V.        Love,  m.  Capt,  Charles  H.  Beck,  of  Augusta,  for  his  second  wife,  s.p. 

3.  vi.       Wh.llxm  Rilkv,  b.  in  New  Vineyard;   m.  (pub.  Aug.  18,  1848),  Mary 

T.  Viles,  dau.  of  Leonard  and  Annah  (Bray)  Viles,  q.  v. 

4.  vii.      Warrkn,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  May  i,  1829;   m.  July  15,  1855,  Jane  W. 

Kamsdell,  dau.  of  John  and  Catherine  (Hutchins)  Ramsdell,  of  New 
Vineyard.  He  d.  in  Industry,  Jan.  31,  1883,  and  his  widow  subse- 
quently m.  April  26,  18S6,  Eli  Hawes,  of  Anson. 

5.  viii.     Ann  Cordkllv,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  March  6,  1838;   m.  1859,  Nelson 

W.  Fish,  son  of  Nathan  and  Rhoda  (Walker)  Fish,  of  Anson. 

2.  John  Atwki.l  Daggeit,  son  of  John  and  Love  (Pinkham)  Dag- 
gett ;  married  Cynthia  P.  Furbush.     Resides  in  Industry. 

♦The  author  is  unable  to  harmonize  this  date  with  the  birth  of  John.  Possibly  he  may 
have  been  son  of  first  marriage. 

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Children. 

6.     i.        John  Freix,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  24,  1847;    ™-  J^^-  '9»  1 871,  Clara  L. 

Hood  (b.  June  20,  1 840),  dau.  of  James  and  Caroline    (Lothrop) 

Rood,  of  P'armington. 

ii.       ,  son,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  10,  1848;  d.  Dec.  6,  1848. 

iii.       I.  HovEY,  b.  in  Industry,  .April  8,  1851;   d.  Jan.  17,  1870. 

iv.      C.  Emma,  b.  in  Temple,  Feb.  2,  1856;   d.  of  diphtheria  in  Salem,  Feb.  9, 

1862. 
V.        Frank  A.,  b.  in  Salem,  Nov.  6,  1859;   d.  Dec.  3,  i860, 
vi.       Martha  E.,  b.  in  Salem,  June  22,  1861;  m.  March  7, 1885,  Ward  Burns, 

son  of  William  and  Phebe  (Ward)  Burns,  q.  v. 
vii.      Mary  Jank,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  2,  1864;   m.  Dec.  24,  1889,  Eugene  L. 

Smith,  son  of  Joseph  W.  and  Lydia  A.  (Daggett)  Smith,  g.  v. 
viii.     Cai'ITOLA,  b.  in   Industry,  Sept.    8,   1866;    m.  Feb.    14,  1885,  William 

Henry  Durrell,  son  of  Hiram  P.  and  Lucy  (Hanson)  Durrell.     He 

was  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  28,  1858,  and  now  (1892)  resides  in  Dix- 

field.     Their  children  are : 

Mattie  May,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Nov.  27,  1885. 
Bernice  Belle,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  April  4,  1888. 

3,  William  Riley  Daggett,  son  of  John  and  Love  (Pinkham) 
Daggett,  married  Mary  T.  Viles.     Resides  in  California,  if  living. 

Children. 

i.  Warren  Marshall,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  4,  1855;  m.  Aug.  25,  1884, 
Estella  Ranger,  dau.  of  Lafayette  and  Sarah  ((Gardner)  Ranger,  of 
Wilton.     He  resides  in  Farmington,  has  one  dau.  b.  Sept.  4,  1890. 

ii.  Charles  H.  Beck,  b.  in  Industry,  March  25,  1858;  m.  Mrs.  Sarah 
llutchins.     Resides  at  Livermore  Falls. 

4.  Warren  Dagge-it,  son  of  John  and  Love  (Pinkham)  Daggett, 
married  Jane  W.  Ramsdell.  Farmer.  Died  in  Industry,  Jan.  31,  1883, 
aged  53  years,  8  months,  30  days. 

Children. 

i.        Cassia  Jane,  b.  in  Anson,  April  i,  18 — ;   m.  Jan.  7,  1878,  Orrin  Leeman, 
son  of  John  and  Betsey  (Stover)  Leeman,  of  Stark.     Since  his  mar- 
riage he  has  resided  principally  in  Industry.     Their  children : 
i.        Jennie  Maud,  b.  in  Industry,  March  16,  1878. 
ii.        Bessie  Ella,  b.  in  Industry,  June  21,  1879. 
iii.       Haitie  Blanche,  b.  in  Stark. 
ii.        Hikam,  b.  in  Anson,  June  4,  1862;   resides  in  Industry,  unmd. 
iii.       Sarah  Elder,  b.  in  Anson,  July  11,  1863;   m.  April  27,  1887,*  Edward 
A.  I  lilton,  son  of  Benjamin  F.  and  Mary  (  Furber)  Hilton,  of  Stark.    Mr. 
Hilton  is  an  enterprising  young  farmer  and  is  interested  in  sheep  and 
neat-stock  raising.     Two  children, 
iv.       Eli  A  Miller,  b.  in  Anson,  Dec.  28,  1864;  m.  Nov.  24,  1886,  James 
Tucker,  son  of  Daniel  Staples.     Their  children  are : 
i.         Warren  DA(JGErr,  b.  in  Industry,  May  15,  1887. 
ii.        James  Ticker,  b.  in  Oakland,  July  i,  1888. 
V.        Emma,  b.  in  Anson,  Feb,  29,  1867;   m.  July  5,  1886,  William  C.  Watson, 

son  of  Joseph  and  Emma  (C^oglan)  Watson,  q.  v. 
vi.      Anna  Love,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  25,  1870;   m.  Charles  Hay nes.     Resides 

in  Oakland;   children, 
vii.      Frances  Elmira,  b.  in  Industry,  July  20,  1873. 


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5/6  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY. 

4.  NEI50N  W.  Fish  married  Ann  Cordelia  Daggett,  daughter  of  John 
and  Love  (Pinkham)  Daggett.  He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  in  Anson 
near  the  Industry  line. 

Children. 

i.         ,  dau.,  b.  in  Anson;    d.  young. 

ii.        Helen  Gusta,  b.  in  Anson,  April  18,  1861;   m.  John  H.  Jeffreys,  son  of 

John  and  Ann  D.  (Ryant)  Jeffreys,*  of  Industry, 
iii.       Alvin  TiNKHAM,  b.  in  Anson,  May  16,  1865;   m.  Oct.  13,  1885,  Elvira 

A.  Spencer,  dau.  of  Sylvester  and   Matilda   (Watson)    Spencer,  of 

Anson, 
iv.      Nelson  John,  b.  in  Anson,  March  6,  1873. 
V.        ,  dau.,  d.  in  infancy. 

5.  John  Fred  Daggett,  son  of  John  A.  and  Cynthia  P.  (Furbush) 
Daggett,  married  Clara  L.  Flood.  He  is  a  traveling  salesman  for  a 
firm  of  New  York  nurserymen  (see  p.  336),     Resides  in  New  Sharon. 

Children. 

i.        Inez  Caroline,  b.  in  Farmington,  June  i,  1871. 

ii.        Bessie  Lena,  b.  in  Farmington,  Sept.  9,  1872;   m.  Dec.  i,  1889,  Frank 
Lane.     Reside  in  New  Sharon.     Children : 
i.        Clara  Belle,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  May  9,  1890;  d.  May  21, 
1890. 

Cafi\  Samuel  Daggeit^  and  his  brothers  Silas  and  Nathan,  pioneer 
settlers  of  the  present  town  of  Industry,  trace  their  ancestry  back  five 
generations,  to  John  D<7ggett  or  D^gget,t  who  was  born  in  England  and 
came  to  America  with  Winthrop  in  1630.  Removed  to  Martha's  Vine- 
yard, Savage  says,  "  perhaps  with  Mayhew."  Died  in  Plymouth,  Mass., 
1673.  The  name  of  his  first  wife,  the  mother  of  his  son  Thomas,*  has 
not  been  found,  neither  place  or  date  of  marriage.  Thomas  D<7ggett,* 
afterward,  on  the  Vineyard,  called  D^iggett,  died  1691.  He  married 
about  1655  Hannah,  daughter  of  Gov.  Thomas  Mayhew.  She  was  born 
in  Watertown,  1635,  and  died  in  Edgartown,  1722.  Their  son  Thomas,3 
born  about  1658,  probably  at  Edgartown  where  he  returned  after  a  short 
residence  in  Bristol,  R.  I.  (formerly  Mass.),  and  then  at  Edgartown 
recorded  as  D<jggett.  Died  in  Edgartown  in  1726.  Married  about 
1685,  Elizabeth  Hawes.  Their  son  Samuel  D/?ggett4  was  baptized  at 
Bristol,  R.  I.   (formerly  Mass.),  by  Rev.  Samuel  Lee,  July  22,  i688.{ 


♦Formerly  spelled  Jefters. 

t  Toward  the  lust  of  his  life  oilled  on  the  Vineyard  Da^t;ett  but  in  the  earlier  records  and 
elsewhere  always  as  above— iMgj^ett  or  Dt^j^get.  There  are  persons  now  living  who  recollect  of 
hearing  Tristram  Daggett  and  wife  addressed  as  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dogit.  The  name  is  so  spelled 
on  petition  for  incorporation  of  the  town  {see p.  t>2).  On  the  Industry  Town  Records.  "Births, 
Marriages,  Deaths,  "  (  Toi.  /./.  /j).    The  name  is  plainly  Tristram  Daggett. 

X  See  N.  E.  Hist.  Gen.  Register,  Vol.  XXXIV  (iSSo)  **  List  of  baptisms  from  Records  of 
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Afterward  called  on  Martha's  Vineyard,  Samuel  Dtfggett.  He  married 
at  Edgartown,  July  ii,  1705,  Mary,  daughter  of  Thomas  Pease.  She 
was  born  in  Edgartown,  Feb.  17,  1685.  Their  son  Seth  Daggett,5  bom 
Feb.  5,  1613,  and  died  at  Tisbury,  Mass.,  April  14,  1779.  Married  in 
Tisbury,  Dec.  23,  1734,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Abner  West.  She  was 
born  July  18,  1720,  and  died  July  18,  1807.  Resided  at  Tashmoo 
(Lake?). 

Children. 

i.  William,  m.  Mary  Stuart, 

ii.  Peter,         \ .    .^^^ 

iii.  Samuel  P.,  r- '73«- 

1.  iv.  Samuel,  b.  May  20,  1746.* 

2.  V.  Nathan,  in.  May  14,  1773,  Anna  Wilkins. 
vi.  Seth,  b.  1755;  H.  1761,  aged  six  years. 

3.  vii.  Silas,  b.  in  Tisbury,  May  24,  1757;  m.  Deborah  Butler,  dau.  of  Elijah 

and  Thankful  (Smith)  Butler,  q.  v. 
viii.     Mary,  bapt.  1760;  m.  Peleg  Hillman. 
ix.       West,  bapt.  1764;  d.  in  1779  "from  a  fall  at  sea." 
X.       Jane,  bapt.  1765. 

1.  S.\MUEL  Dacxsett,^  son  of  Seth  and  Elizabeth  (West)  Daggett, 

married ,  who  died  probably  at  Martha's  Vineyard,  and  subse- 

(juently  married  Abigail  Daggett,t  daughter  of  Elijah  and  Jedidah 
(Chase)  Daggett,  and  sister  to  Tristram,  q.  v.  Like  many  residents  of 
Martha's  Vineyard,  he  engaged  in  nautical  pursuits  and  had  therein  gained 
the  tide  of  captain  before  coming  to  the  District  of  Maine.  He  settled 
on  lot  No.  3  in  the  3d  range,  where  he  cleared  the  farm  recently 
occupied  by  John  Tobey  Daggett.  He  was  a  man  of  some  property, 
careful  and  methodical  in  business  transactions,  precise  in  his  use  of 
language  (a  characteristic  of  the  West  family),  and  though  not  a  pro- 
fessed christian,  he  was  a  moral,  upright  man.  He  died  in  New  Vine- 
yard, May  30,  1835,  ^g^^  ^9  years,  10  days.  His  wife  Abigail  died  s.p, 
in  Farmington,  Me.,  Sept.  30,  1846,  aged  80  years. 

Child  by  first  marriage. 

4.  i.        Samuel,  b.  in  Tisbury,  Mass.,  July  11,  1764;   m.  Oct.  3,  1790,  Rebecca 

Daggett,  dau.  of  Isaac  and  Rebecca  ( )  Daggett,  of  M.  V. 

2.  Nathan  Dagoeit,^  son  of  Seth  and  Elizabeth  (West)  Daggett, 
married  Anna  Wilkins.  He  came  to  the  District  of  Maine  in  1792, 
with  his  brother  Samuel,  and  settled  in  New  Vineyard  in  1 793  or  1 794. 
He  died  in  New  Vineyard. 

*  Headstone.  Mrs.  Annie  C.  Pratt,  of  Chelsea,  Mass.,  has  furnished  the  author  a  record  of 
this  family  which  says  born  May  9,  1745. 

t  The  mother  of  Ahi(;ail  Dagg^ett  married  for  her  second  husband  a  Kimblen  and  spent  the 
last  of  her  days  with  her  son-in-law,  Capt.  Samuel  Daggett.  From  this  circumstance  some 
have  frained  the  impression  that  the  Captain's  second  wife  was  a  Kimball  or  Kimblen. 


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Children. 

i.  Wkst,  m.  Betsey  Talcott,  relict  of  William  Talcott  and  dau.  of  Ezra  and 
Elizabeth  (Benson)  Thomas,  of  Farmington.  She  d.  in  Anson,  Dec. 
24,  1878,  aged  89  years,  2  mos.,  26  days.  Two  sons,  Nathan  and 
West  d.  in  War  of  the  Kebellidn.     He  d.  in  one  of  the  Western  States. 

ii.        Bktsey,  m.  Richard  Pomeroy  and  afterwards  went. West.    Children. 

iii.  Catherine,  m.  John  Gray,  of  Embden,  parents  of  Obed  W.  Gray  who  m. 
Deborah  Smith,  q.  v. 

iv.       Nancy,  m.  Eben  Colby,  of  New  Vineyard.     Went  West  with  her  sister, 
Mrs.  Pomeroy,  and  family. 
LvDiA,  m.  April  28,  181 7,  John  Elliott,  of  New  Portland.     He  d.  and  she 
m.  Moses  Wescott.     They  also  went  West. 

11.  Thomas  West,  m.  (pub.  July  20,  1819),  Hannah  Merrill,  of  New  Port- 

land;  lived  in  Madison.     Probably  d.  there. 

12.  Jesse,  m.  (pub.  Nov.  15,  1821),  Sophia  Lovejoy,  a  sister  of  Thomas  and 

Loyal  Lovejoy.     Went  West. 
Nathan,  m.  Feb.  5,  181 5,  Polly  Elliott,  of  New  Portland,  a  sister  of  the 
forenamed  John  Elliott. 

3.  Silas  Dacxjfit,^  son  of  Seth  and  Elizabeth  (West)  Daggett, 
married  Deborah  Butler.  The  exact  date  of  Capt.  Daggett's  settlement 
in  Industry  is  not  known,  but  there  is  conclusive  evidence  that  it  was  as 
early  as  1806,  and  he  may  have  come  a  year  earlier.  Like  his  brother 
Samuel,  he  was  a  sailor  and  also  a  commander  of  vessels.  He  was  a 
man  of  honor  and  integrity,  and  while  a  resident  of  Industry  was  much 
respected  by  his  townsmen.  He  settled  on  lot  No.  16,  at  Thompson's 
Comer,  on  the  east  side  of  the  road  leading  from  Joseph  H.  Sayer's  to 
George  W.  Johnson's.  The  land  now  comprises  a  part  of  the  Albert 
George  farm  owned  by  Mr.  Johnson.  In  1809  he  was  elected  town  clerk 
and  also  town  treasurer.  Concerning  the  last  named  office  Esq.  William 
Allen  relates  the  following  somewhat  amusing  anecdote :  "Captain 
Thompson  having  served  three  years  as  town  treasurer  as  a  successor  to 
Captain  West,  declined  re-election  the  fourth  year,  and  as  a  reason  said 
'  He  could  not  afford  it,  the  office  run  him  in  debt  every  year, — ^he  paid 
out  more  than  he  received.'  He  was  requested  to  present  his  bill  and 
it  should  be  allowed.  He  replied  that  *  he  had  kept  no  account  of  debt 
or  credit  during  the  three  years.'  Being  regarded  as  an  honest,  patri- 
otic man,  the  town  heard  his  verbal  statement  and  allowed  him  a  small 
sum,  with  which  he  was  satisfied,  and  chose  a  man  who  had  been  a  sea 
captain  in  his  stead  and  directed  him  to  keep  an  account  of  his  doings. 
The  next  year  the  Captain  [Daggett]  brought  in  his  account  entered  in 
a  treasury  book  and  declined  a  re-election  because  his  book  would  not 
tell  the  truth.  He  stated  that  he  had  charged  all  the  bills  paid,  and 
entered  all  the  orders  he  had  drawn  on  collectors  to  pay  bills  with — that 
he  had  done  all  the  business  by  orders  and  bills,  had  not  received  or 
paid  out  a  dollar  in  money  on  the  town's  account ;  but  his  book  showed 
a  considerable  balance  due  to  him  which  he  knew  was  not  the  case." 


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GENEALOGICAL  NOTES.  579 

Finding  himself  unable  to  gain  a  comfortable  support  by  farming,  he  re- 
turned to  the  Vineyard  soon  after  the  events  just  narrated  and  resumed 
the  occupation  of  a  sailor.  His  wife  died  in  Farmington,  Sept.  12,  1847, 
aged  87  years,*  and  lies  buried  in  the  old  burying-ground  in  the  rear  of 
the  new  county  building. 

Children. 

i.         Mary,  b.  in  Tisbury,  Mass.,  Aug.  27,  1778. 
ii.        West,  b.  in  Tisbury,  Mass.,  Nov.  26,  1780. 

5.  iii.       Silas,  b.  in  Tisbury,  Mass.,  Feb.  9,  1782;  m.  Aug.  2,  1802,  Peggy  Cleve- 

land, 
iv.      Deborah,  b.  in  Tisbury,  Mass.,  July  5,  1785. 
V.        Sarah,  b.  in  Tisbury,  Mass.,  Dec.  6,  I787;t  m.  (pub.  May  31,  1809), 

Joseph  Johnson,  son  of  Thomas  and  Thankful  (Smith)  Johnson,  q.  v. 

She  d.  Nov.  17,  1869. 
vi.      Joseph  Bassett,  b.  in  Tisbury,  Mass.,  Dec.  14,  1790. 
vii.      Elizabeth  West,  b.  in  Tisbury,  Mass.,  Sept.  24,  1793;    m.  Aug.  25, 

1812,  Bartlett  Luce,  of  Farmington.J 
viii.     SoPHRONiA,  b.  in  Tisbury,  Mass.,  July  31,  1796;  m. 1815,  William 

Dunham. 

4.  Esq.  Samuel  Daggett,^  son  of  Capt.  Samuel,  married  Rebecca  § 
Daggett.  Mr.  Daggett  was  in  early  life  a  seafaring  man  and  came  to 
New  Vineyard  among  the  first  settlers.  He  served  as  chairman  of  the 
board  of  selectmen  in  New  Vineyard  in  1803.  He  returned  to  the  Vine- 
yard after  a  time  leaving  two  of  his  sons,  Isaac  ^  and  Samuel,^  with 
their  grandfather,  Samuel  Daggett,  with  whom  they  remained  until  they 
attained  their  majority.  Revolutionary  pensioner.  Died  in  Tisbury, 
Sept.  3,  i860. 

Children. 

i.         Sarah,  b.  Dec.  29,  1791;   m.  (pub.  Dec.  19.  1807),  Asa  Butler,  son  of 
Henry  and  Mehitable  (Norton)  Butler,  q.  v.     Moved  to  New  York. 

6.  ii.        Isaac,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Aug.  5,  1794;  m.  March  5,  1818,  Sarah  But- 

ler Norton,  dau.  of  Tristram  and  Sarah  ( Butler)  Norton,  q.  v. 
iii.       Rebecca,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Nov.  25,  1796;  m.  Isaac  Daggett.|| 


*  Though  the  headstone  gives  her  age  as  above,  the  Records  of  Industry  show  that  she  had 
nearly  completed  her  SSth  year  and  was  87  years,  9  months  and  29  days  old  at  the  time  of  her 
death. 

fThis  date  was  copied  from  a  record  made  by  the  father  in  1809,  see  Industry  Records  of 
births,  Vol.  /,  /.  14.    Mr.  Butler,  Hist.  Farmington  (p.S'2)t  gives  the  date  1788. 

I  The  Town  Records  of  Industry,  Vol.  /.,/•  //5,  show  that  Bartlett  Luce,  of  Farmington, 
and  Betsey  West  Daggett^  of  Industry,  were  married  as  above.  Though  there  is  some  degree  of 
doubt  in  the  author's  mind  as  to  the  identity  of  Betsey  with  the  above  Elizabeth,  yet  circum- 
stances indicate  that  they  are  one  and  the  same. 

§  There  is  some  doubt  as  to  the  maiden  name  of  Samuel  Daggett's  wife.  Mrs.  Deborah 
Gray,  who  possesses  a  wonderfnl  knowledge  of  Vineyard  family  histories  says:  "Esq.  Dag- 
gett's wife  was  either  a  Butler  or  a  relative  of  the  Butlers."  After  much  painstaking  investi- 
gation the  author  is  inclined  to  accept  the  latter  statement  as  the  correct  one. 

II  \Vm.  Daggett,  says  Mrs.  Annie  C.  Pratt,  of  Chelsea,  Mass. 


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580  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY. 

7.  iv.      Samuel,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Dec.  24,  1798;  m.  (pub.  Sept.  13,  1824), 

Julia  Jones,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  and  Mary  (Ballister)  Jones,  of  Farm- 

ington. 
V.        Abigail,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  May  25,  1801;  d.  in  infancy, 
vi.      Abigail,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Nov.  17,  1802. 

vii.      Mary  Merry,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  May  7,  1805.    Accidentally  drowned, 
viii.    John  Tobey,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Sept.  27,  1807. 
ix.      Bradford  Brush,  b.  April  15,  181 2.    He  followed  the  sea,  principally 

as  a  whaleman,  and  in  this  vocation,  it  is  supposed,  lost  his  life. 
X.        Amanda  Melvina,  b.  Aug.  4,  1815;  m.  George  B.  Manchester. 

5.  Silas  Daggett,7  son  of  Silas  and  Deborah  (Butler)  Daggett, 
married  Peggy  Cleveland.  Farmer  and  mariner.  Resided  in  that  part 
of  New  Vineyard  set  off  to  Industry,  also  at  Martha's  Vineyard,  where 
it  is  supposed  he  died. 

Children. 

8.  i.        Lendal,  b.  in  Tisbury,  Mass.,  Oct.  14,  1804;  m.  Lydia  Norton,  dau.  of 

Tristram  and  Sarah  (Butler)  Norton,  q.  v. 

ii.       Abigail  Cleveland,  b.  in  Industry,  Me.,  May  16,  1807. 

iii.      Joseph. 

iv.  West,  m.  (pub.  June  7,  1837),  Ann  Ricker,  of  New  Vineyard.  Resided 
in  Solon,  but  subsequently  went  to  Iowa.     Seven  sons. 

V.  Deborah,  m. Tilton,  of  Martha's  Vineyard,  a  brother  of  Peter  Til- 
ton,  of  Industry. 

vi.  Hiram,  m.  Nov.  3,  1824,  Eliza  Burnham,  of  Farmington.  He  was  a 
merchant  in  P^armington;  went  to  California.  Two  sons  and  two 
daughters. 

vii.  Isaac  C  (leveland?),  b.  Feb.  6, 181 6;  m.  Eliza  N.  Robinson.  Resides 
in  Tisbury,  Mass. 

6.  Isaac  Daggetit,^  son  of  Samuel  and  Rebecca  (Daggett)  Dag- 
gett, married  Sarah  B.  Norton.  Farmer.  Spent  his  whole  life  in  New 
Vineyard  and  Industry.  His  wife  died  in  Industry,  Nov.  27,  1880,  aged 
81  years,  6  months.     He  died  Aug.  17,  1884,  aged  90  years,  12  days. 

Children. 

9.  i.        Samuel,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Nov.  30,  1818;  m.  Louisa  W.  Pennel. 

10.  ii.       Tristram  Norton,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Oct.  21,  1820;    m.  June  — , 

1846,  Lucy  Churchill,  dau.  of  Tobias  and  Jane  (Everett)  Churchill, 
of  New  Portland, 
iii.      Isaac,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Dec.  2,  1823;  d.  of  rheumatic  fever  while 
engaged  in  driving  logs  on  the  Penobscot  River,  May  15,  1850. 

11.  iv.      John  Tobey,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Sept.  13,  1826;    m.  Jan.  31,  1856, 

Caroline  Norton,  dau.  of  Benjamin  W.  and  Amy  A.  (Manter)  Norton, 
q.  V, 

V.  Andrew  Jackson,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Nov.  26,  1829;  m.  Aug.  14, 
1852,  Susan  Tinkham,  dau.  of  Ariel  and  Susan  (Bray)  Tinkham,  of 
Anson.  He  d.  April  21,  i860.  She  resides  in  Anson.  Several  chil- 
dren. 

vi.  Francis  Marion,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  April  24,  1833;  d.  in  California, 
July  9,  1868. 

vii.  William  Harrison,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  May  28,  1836;  m.  Abbie 
Frost,  dau.  of  John  and  Olive  (Leaver)  Frost.     ¥ot  second  wife  he 

m.  Angie   Coughlin,  dau.  of    Andrew  and   Ann  ( )  Coughlin, 

of  New  Vineyard.     He  d.  in  California,  July  27,  1876. 

viii.  Julia  Jones,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  June  1,  1839;  m.  (pub.  June  23, 
1859),  Benjamin  W.  Norton,  son  of  Benjamin  W.  and  Amy  A.  (Manter) 
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7.  Samuel  Daggett,^  son  of  Samuel  and  Rebecca  (Daggett)  Dag- 
gett, married  Julia  Jones.  He  was  high  sheriff  of  Franklin  County  from 
1842  to  1846,  was  also  a  colonel  in  the  militia.  He  subsequently  re- 
moved to  Farmington  Falls,  where  he  died  June  10,  1859.  His  widow 
afterward  married  Rev.  George  Webber  and  resided  in  Evansville,  Ind- 
iana. She  died  about  1887,  and  her  remains  were  brought  to  Farmington 
for  interment.  Colonel  Samuel  lived  with  his  grandfather  when  a  lad, 
and  subsequendy  after  his  marriage  cared  for  his  aged  grandparents  un- 
til their  death. 

Children. 

Bradford,  b.  Aug.  9,  1825;    a  student  at  the   Farmington   Academy. 

Drowned,  July  15,  1841,  while  bathing  in  Sandy  River. 
Mary,  b.  Dec.  26,  1830;  d.  Feb.  9,  1841. 
Charles  Boardman,  d.  Nov.  6,  1875.     He  was  ist  Sergt.,  Co.  L.,  2d 

Me.  Cavalry. 

8.  Lendal  Daggeit,^  son  of  Silas  and  Peggy  (Cleveland)  Dag- 
gett, married  Lydia  Norton.  His  father  died  when  he  was  quite  young 
and  he  went  to  live  with  his  great  uncle,  Capt.  Samuel  Daggett,  in  New 
Vineyard.  He  died  May  13,  1868,  aged  63  years,  6  months,  29  days. 
His  widow  died  in  In<Justry,  Dec.  i,  1885. 

Children. 

i.        Seth,  )   b.  April  24,  1828;  Seth  m.  Oct.  14, 1856,  E.  Jane,  dau.  of  Abbott 

ii.       Silas,  i   and  Katherine  (Collins)  Doyen.    Divorced,  j./.    For  his  second 

wife  he  m.  Mrs.  Jane  Morrison,  also  without  issue.    They  now  (1892) 

reside  in  Waterville.    Silas  m.  Mellison,  dau.  of  Nahum  and  Nancy 

(Nash)  Pinkham,  of  Anson.    They  now  reside  in  North  Dakota. 

iii.      Lydia  Ann,  b.  Sept.  19,  1835;  "*•  ^^^'  ^6,  1857,  Joseph  Warren  Smith, 

son  of  Peter  B.  and  Eleanor  (Spencer)  Smith,  q.  v. 
iv.      Apphia  H.,  b.  Aug.  16, 1843;  ™-  ^'eter  W.  Pinkham,  son  of  Winborn  and 

Betsey  (Willis)  Pinkham.     Have  children.     Reside  in  Wisconsin. 
V.       Tristram  Gardiner,  b.  Jan.  29,  1847;  ™-  J^^^-  20,  1868,  Maria,  dau.  of 
Stephen  and  Sarah  (Brown)  Oilman,  of  Anson.     Resides  in  Anson. 
Children : 
i.        BuRTis  Albert,  b.  in  Staik,  Dec.  20,  1869;    m.  Sept.  18, 

1886,  Lilta  A.  DevoU,  dau.  of  David  and (Young) 

DevoU,  of  Norridgewock.    Their  child  : 

Omar  Gardiner,  b.  in  Stark,  June  13,  1887. 
ii.       Maud  Eugenia,  b.  in  Stark,  June  14,  1876. 

9.  Samuel  DAGGEnT,9  son  of  Isaac  and  Sarah  B.  (Norton)  Daggett, 
married  Louisa  W.  Pennel,  who  died  Jan.  20,  1848,  aged  23  years.  Mr. 
Daggett  was  a  farmer  and  resided  for  many  years  in  the  northern  part 
of  Industry.  He  married  for  second  wife  (pub.  Sept.  30,  1848)  Lydia 
Norton,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Susannah  W.  (Davis)  Norton,  q.  v.  He 
removed  to  Sanborn,  Iowa,  about  1883,  where  he  still  resides. 

Children. 

i.        Sarah  N.,  b.  Sept.,  1847;  <!•  >>>•  ^*  i^^- 


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Children  by  second  marriage. 

ii.  Andrew  Jackson,  b.  in  Industry,  May  25,  1849;  n^*  ^>^d  resides  in  Cali- 
fornia. 

iii.  Amanda  W.,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  19,  1852;  m.  (pub.  Jan.  15,  1873), 
John  W.  Keith,  of  Farmington.  Farmer.  She  d.  in  Farmington,  Jan. 
22,  1889. 

iv.       Lydia  jANE,.b.  in  Industry;  m.  Mark  Bunker,  son  of  Ichabod  and 

(Albee)  Bunker,  of  Anson.     Divorced.     Resides  in  Sanborn,  lowa. 

10.  Tristram  Norton  Daggett,^  son  of  Isaac  and  Sarah  B.  (Nor- 
ton) Daggett,  married  Lucy  Churchill.  Farmer.  Has  resided  in  In- 
dustry, New  Vineyard  and  in  Iowa.  He  married  for  second  wife,  July 
II,  1866,  Caroline  E.  Thomas,  divorced  wife  of  Hovey  Thomas  and 
daughter  of  Philander  and  Mary  (Norton)  Butler,  q.  v.  He  died  in 
New  Vineyard,  March,  1891,  aged  70  years,  5  months. 

Children. 

i.        Orrington,  "t   b.  in  Industry,  July  19,  1847;  Orrington  d.  of  diphtheria 
ii.       Orraville,  j   July  i,  1863,  and  Orraville  d.  of  the  same  disease  Aug.  3, 

1863. 
12.     iii.       Isaac  W.,*  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Jan.  2,  185 1;  m.  at  Hampton,  Iowa, 

Oct.  29,  1872,  Emma  A.  Ward,  dau.  of  William  and  Emily  T.  (Olds) 

Ward,  of  Burns,  Marion  Co.,  Kans      She  was  b.  near  Erie,  Penn., 

June  18,  185 1, 
iv.       Sarah  Elizabeth,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Feb.  28,  1853;  d.  of  diphtheria, 

June,  1 6,  1863. 
V.        Russell  Everett,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Sept.  28, 1855;  d.  of  diphtheria, 

July  12,  1863. 
vi.       Warren  Trisiram,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  July  21,  1858;  d.  of  diphtheria, 

June  25,  1863. 
vii.      Lucy  Annah,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Aug.  11,  i860;    d.  of  diphtheria, 

Sept.  4,  1863. 

11.  John  Tobev  Daggett,^  son  of  Isaac  and  Sarah  B.  (Norton) 
Daggett,  married  Caroline  Norton.  Farmer.  Settled  on  the  home- 
stead, where  he  continued  to  live  up  to  near  the  time  of  his  death.  His 
wife  Caroline  died  April  14,  1878,  and  he  married  for  second  wife,  Nov. 
16,  1879,  Eleanor  Greenwood,  relict  of  Hannibal  Greenwood,  of  Indus- 
try, q,  V.  He  moved  to  Farmington  Village  in  the  fall  of  1890,  and  died 
of  pneumonia  Dec.  23,  1891,  aged  65  years. 

Children. 

i.  Harrison,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  14,  1857;  m.  April  14,  1883,  Ellen  M. 
Smith,  dau.  of  Joseph  W.  and  Lydia  A.  (Daggett)  Smith,  q.  v.  She 
d.  March  17,  1888,  and  he  m.  for  second  wife,  Aug.  4,  1889,  Fr&.nces 
M.  Brackett,  dau.  of  Franklin  and  Florilla  (Woodcock)  Brackett,  of 
Stark.  He  is  a  merchant  at  West's  Mills,  also  postmaster,  town 
clerk,  treasurer,  etc.     Children : 

i.        Clifford,  b.  in  Industry,  June  17,1890. 

ii.       Ruby  Emma,  b.  in  Industry,  April  24,  1892. 

'^The  "  W  "  in  this  name  was  not  a  part  of  the  name  given  at  his  christening,  but  was  after- 
ward added  by  Mr.  Daggett  himself  simply  to  give  a  middle  letter  to  his  name.  Hence  he  has 
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ii.       Charles  M.,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  21,  1861;  d.  July  20,  1863. 

iil.  Emma  A.,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  29,  1864;  m.  Jan.  4,  1884,  Charles  E. 
Crowell  (b.  in  Oakland,  Aug.  30,  1850),  son  of  Calvin  C.  and  Cordelia 
(Blair)  Crowell.  He  is  a  machinist  (1892)  in  the  employ  of  the 
Somerset  R.  R.  Co.    Their  child : 

Mildred  Louise,  b.  in  Oakland,  Feb.  3,  1889. 

iv.      James  Norton,  b.  in  Industry,  June  7,  1867. 

V.       Abbie  Norton,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  7,  1872. 

vi.      Julia  Jones,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  6,  1876. 

Children  by  second  marriage. 

vii.     Blanche  M.,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  31,  1880. 
viii.    John,  b.  in  Industry,  May  13,  1882. 
ix.      Delia  F.,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  31,  1884. 

12.  Isaac  \\,  DAGGETr,*°  son  of  Tristrara  N.  and  Lucy  (Churchill) 
Daggett,  married  Emma  A.  Ward.  Went  to  Hampton,  Iowa,  in  the 
spring  of  1865,  ^"^  engaged  in  farming  and  teaching  for  four  years. 
Then  entered  "  Iowa  College  "  at  Grinnell,  where  he  remained  two  years. 
In  September,  1873,  he  commenced  reading  law  in  the  office  of  D.  W. 
Dow,  of  Hampton.  Took  a  course  in  the  Law  Department  of  the  Iowa 
University  and  graduated  as  Bachelor  of  Law  in  June,  1875.  Practiced 
law  until  1878,  and  then  engaged  in  real  estate  and  general  banking  bus- 
iness. He  is  now  cashier  of  the  Citizen's  National  Bank,  of  Burns,  Kan- 
sas, where  he  now  resides. 

Children. 

i.        Arthur  E.,  b.  in  Hampton,  la.,  Aug.  20,  1876;    d.  July  3,  1887. 
ii.        Nellie  May,  b.  in  Primghar,  la.,  Sept.  18,  1878. 
iii.       Emma  Kosemond,  b.  in  Sanborn,  la.,  Jan.  i,  1881. 


Tristram  Daggeit  is  shown  by  the  Town  Records  of  Industry  to  have 

been  a  son  of  Elijah.     The  church  records  at  Edgartown,  Mass.,  show 

that  Elijah,  son  of  Brotherton  and  Mrs.  Thankful  (Daggett)   (Butler) 

Daggett,  was  baptized  April  21,  1734.     He  probably  married,  Nov.  9, 

1757,  Jedidah  Chase,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Elizabeth  (Athearn)  Chase. 

Jedidah  was  bom  1736.     Elijah's  children,  so  far  as  can  be  learned, 

were  :* 

I. .  i.        Tristram,  b.  Aug.  22,  1758;  m.  1785,  Jane  Merry. 

2.     ii.        Elijah,  m.  April  4,  1787,  Peggy  Smith,  dau.  of  Capt.  Smith.t 

iii.       Matfhew,  b.  1764;   m.  his  cousin,  Rebecca  Daggett;   resided  in  Warren, 
Me.;  d.  Oct.  15,  1831,  aged  67  years.    Two  children: 

*  The  husband  Elijah  subsequently  died  and  his  widow,  Mrs.  Jedidah  (Chase;  Daggett, 
married  a  Kimblen,  of  Martha's  Vineyard.  She  died,  with  her  daughter  Abigail,  in  New  Vine- 
yard.    Child  by  her  second  marriage :     Martha,  b.  17S1 ;  married  Joseph  William.son,  g.  v. 

fMrs.  Annie  C.  Pratt,  Chelsea,  Mass.,  says,  "  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Sarah  or  Priscilla 
(Chase)  Smith."  Levi  G.  Iceman,  who  in  his  early  life  knew  Mrs.  Daggett  well,  states  that 
she  was  a  daughter  of  a  Captain  Smith,  who  married  a  Spanish  woman.  While  a  grandson, 
James  M.  Butler,  of  Hemlock  Lake,  N.  Y.,  is  confident  that  she  was  of  Scotch  descent. 


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i.        Fred,  b.  1794;  d.  at  sea. 

ii.       Lucy  A.,  ni.  Reuben  Alford,  and  d.  in  Oldtown,  Me. 
iv.       Abigail,  b.  1766;  m.  Capt.  Samuel  Daggett,  q,  v.,  son  of  Seth  and  Eliza- 
beth (West)  Daggett,  for  his  second  wife;  she  d.  s.p. 

V.       Mary,  m. I^ong. 

vi.      Nathan.* 

I.  Tristram  Daggett,  son  of  Elijah  and  Jedidah  (Chase)  Daggett, 
married  Jane  Merry.  In  his  early  life  Mr.  Daggett  was  a  sailor.  He 
served  five  years  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution  and  received  the  following 
discharge  : 

By  his  Excellency  George  IVashington,  Esq,^  General  and  Commander- 
in-chief  of  the  forces  of  the  United  States  of  America, 

These  certify  that  the  bearer  hereof,  Tristram  Daggett,  soldier  in  the 
seventh  Massachusetts  Regiment,  having  faithfully  served  the  United 
States  and  being  enlisted  for  the  war  only  is  hereby  discharged  from  the 
American  Army. 

[Signed]  G.  Washington. 

By  his  Excellency's  command. 

[Signed]  J.  Trumbull,  Jr. 

Registered  in  the  Books  of  the  Regt. 

The  above  Tristram  Daggett,  soldier,  has  been  honored  with  a  badge 
of  merit  for  ^y^  years'  faithful  service. 

[Signed]  J.  Brooks. 

Lt.  Col.  commanding  7th  Mass.  Reg. 

"Mr.  Daggett,"  as  we  learn  from  Allen's  History  of  Industry,  "was 
one  of  the  original  purchasers  of  the  township  of  New  Vineyard,  pur- 
chased by  subscribers  for  single  lots  and  drew  his  hundred  acres  in  the 
first  range  adjoining  the  Lowell  Strip  east  of  the  New  Vineyard  moun- 
tains, and  was  the  first  to  commence  operations  for  a  settlement  in  that 
quarter  of  the  township.  In  June,  1791,  he  procured  a  backload  of 
provisions  at  the  settlement  at  the  river,  now  Farmington,  and  went  to 
the  Gore  by  the  path,  stopped  over  night  with  Daniel  Collins,  and  then 
got  Mr.  Collins  to  pilot  him  up  the  mountain  a  mile  to  the  town  line 
which  had  been  newly  run  and  plainly  marked  by  spotted  trees,  with  the 
corners  of  the  lots  marked  and  numbered  on  the  line.  Thence  he 
proceeded  *  afoot  and  alone'  with  his  pack  on  his  back  and  axe  in  his 
hand,  noticing  the  numbers  of  the  lots  from  No.  13  to  his  lot,  No.  6,t 

*  Authority  of  James  M.  Butler,  Hemlock  Lake,  N.  Y.  The  above  Nathan  Da^^getl  was 
Mr.  Butler's  great  uncle  on  his  mother's  side.  He  further  stsites  that  Nathan  Daggett  was  a 
pilot  to  the  French  fleet  while  in  American  waters  during  the  Revolutionary  War. 

t  See  foot  note,  p.  53. 


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the  corner  of  which  he  found  in  a  swamp,  but  on  following  the  check 
line  a  short  distance  he  came  to  good  land,  made  a  temporary  camp 
near  a  good  spring  of  pure  water  which  issued  from  the  mountain,  cov- 
ered his  small  camp  with  spruce  bark,  prepared  a  bed  on  the  ground 
and  a  coat  of  hemlock  boughs  with  small  twigs  in  the  room  of  feathers, 
so  that  he  could  crawl  into  his  camp  to  sleep  and  be  protected  from  the 
rain.  He  commenced  cutting  down  the  trees  in  order  to  make  a  farm, 
and  soon  made  an  opening  of  five  or  six  acres.  He  often  said  he  never 
enjoyed  himself  better  in  his  life  than  while  thus  employed ;  that  he 
slept  more  comfortably  in  his  rude  camp  than  others  could  in  beds  of 
down  who  lived  in  idleness,  and  quenched  his  thirst  from  the  spring 
with  a  better  relish  than  any  epicure  ever  enjoyed  over  the  choicest 
wine."  After  clearing  some  land  he  built  a  log-house  and  moved  his 
family  into  it  the  next  year.  Here  he  lived  till  1795,  when  he  sold  his 
farm  to  Esq.  Herbert  Boardman  and  settled  on  the  l^well  Strip  at  the 
head  of  Clear  Water  Pond,  where  he  made  an  excellent  farm  which  he 
sold  to  David  M.  Luce  and  settled  on  a  lot  near  by.  Aug.  19,  1828,  he 
purchased  a  small  lot  and  house  east  of  West's  Mills.  He  was  placed 
on  the  pension  list  in  1818,  under  an  Act  of  Congress,  and  subsequently 
under  the  Act  of  1828,  and  at  last  under  the  Act  of  1832,  which  last  he 
received  as  long  as  he  lived.  He  was  afflicted  with  much  sickness  in  his 
family  for  many  years ;  and  his  wife  and  several  children  died  while  liv- 
ing in  Industry.  He  married  for  second  wife  (pub.  Oct.  23,  1830), 
Nancy  Norton,  relict  of  Sprowel  Norton  and  daughter  of  James  Eveleth, 
g,  V,  She  died  in  Industry,  April  r8,  1846,  aged  63  years.  After  the 
death  of  his  second  wife,  he  removed  to  Park  man,  where  he  died  in 
1848,  aged  nearly  90  years. 

Children. 

i.        Elijah,  b.  June  — ,  1786;  d.  young. 

ii.        Hknrv,  b.  May  27,  1789;   m. Cleveland,  of  Kmbden. 

iii.       Susan,  b.  May  25,  1791;  d.  Aug.  — ,  1808. 

iv.       Abi(;ail,  b.  July  22,  1793;   m.  Oct.  29,  1814,  Jal)ez  Norton,  son  of  Jabez 

and  Phebe  (Luce)  Norton,  q.  v. 
V.        Jane,  b.  March  12,  1796;   d.  unmd.  at  the  residence  of  David  Merry, 

April  27,  1 86 1, 
vi.       Ma'ITHEW,  b.  May  9,  1797;   m. Cleveland. 

3.  vii.      Tristram,  b.  June  8,  1799;  m.  April  30,  1823,  Martha  Luce,  dau.  of 

Alsbury  and  Mary  (Burgess)  Luce,  of  Karmington. 

4.  viii.     TiMcrPHV,  b.  May  29,  1802;*  m.  Nov.  29,  1838,  Thankful  Merry,  dau.  of 

Asa  and  Sally  (Harllett)  Merry,  tj.  v. 
ix.       Isaac,  b.  Aug.  13,  1805;  ^'-  ^^P^-  — »  '8<^' 

*  From  Industry  Town  Records.  Mr.  I>.i|fgctt's  fHinily  record  gives  date  of  birth  May  a6. 
Date  of  marriage  is  from  Industry  M.  £.  Church  Records.  The  record  nferred  to  above  gives 
date  of  marriage  Nov.  20. 


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2.  Elijah  Daggeit,  son  of  Elijah  and  Jedidah  (Chase)  Daggett, 
married  Peggy  Smith.  Mr.  Daggett  was  a  mariner  and  probably  died 
either  at  sea  or  at  Martha's  Vineyard.  His  widow  came  to  Industry  and 
aften^'ard  married,  April  i6,  1812,  Dea.  Levi  Greenleaf,  of  Industry,  for 
his  second  wife.  She  lived  but  a  short  time  after  her  second  mar- 
riage and  died  about  Aug.  i,  181 2.* 

Children. — Order  of  birUi  not  known. 

i.  LiOVE,  b.  at  Martha's  Vineyard;  m.  May  14,  1812,  Samuel  Ixeman,  son 
of  Jacob  and  Keziah  (Chapman)  Leeman,  of  Stark.  Mr.  I>.eemaii 
was  for  some  years  a  resident  of  Industry.  His  first  wife  was  a  dau. 
of  Dea.  I>evi  Greenleaf,  q.  v. 

ii.  LuciNDA,  b.  at  Martha's  Vineyard;  m.  Oct.  2,  1806,  Henry  Butler,  son 
of  Henry  and  Mehitable  (Norton)  Butler,  q,  v. 

ill.  Elijah,  b.  at  Martha's  Vineyard;  m.  and  resided  in  New  York  City.  He 
was  a  mariner  on  a  packet  between  New  York  and  Liverpool. 

iv.  Sally,  b.  at  Martha's  Vineyard;  m.  Dec.  18,  181 7,  Levi  Greenleaf,  son 
of  Dea.  Levi  and  Polly  (Willard)  Greenleaf,  q.  v. 

V.  Matthew,  b.  at  Martha's  Vmeyard.  He  enlisted  in  1813  for  the 
remainder  of  the  war.  He  d.  of  spotted  fever  at  Lake  Ontario  about 
1 8 14,  unmd. 

vi.  Maruaret,  b.  at  Martha's  Vineyard;  m.  Tucker,  resided  in  Fal- 
mouth, Mass.  Mr.  Tucker  was  from  Virginia,  where  he  owned  land. 
Was  not  a  good  man.  His  wife,  by  whom  he  had  one  child,  d.  com- 
paratively a  young  woman. 

vii.  Samuel,  b.  at  Martha's  Vineyard;  m.  at  Nantucket.  He  was  a  man  of 
more  than  ordinary  ability  and  was  mate  on  a  brig  in  the  merchant 
service.  Had  an  accident  by  which  he  lost  one  of  his  heels,  then 
learned  the  shoemaker's  trade  and  settled  at  Edgartown.  He  did  not 
live  with  his  wife  very  long.  He  visited  his  relatives  in  Maine  betw^een 
1840-45. 

3.  Trlstram  Dag(;e'it,  son  of  Tristram  and  Jane  (Merry)  Daggett, 
married  Martha  Luce.  After  his  marriage  Mr.  Daggett  made  a  short 
stay  in  Industry.  He  then  moved  to  St.  Albans  and  soon  after  to  Dex- 
ter, where  he  died.  He  was  a  farmer,  as  were  also  his  two  sons,  Timo- 
thy and  Nathan.  He  died  Nov.  27,  1836.!  His  widow  died  in  Dexter, 
March  — ,  1873. 

Children. 

i.  Timothy,  b.  in  Industry,  March  20,  1824;  m.  Nov.  27,  1851,  Mary  Jane 
Fletcher  (b.  in  Dexter,  Me.,  Sept.  4,  1827),  dau.  of  Charles  and  Mary 
(Smith)  Fletcher,  of  Dexter. 

*  Authorily  of  Levi  G.  Leeman. 

t  This  date,  probably  obtained  from  some  member  of  the  family  in  Dexter,  was  furnished 
the  writer  by  Samuel  B.  Doggctt,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  in  1885.  Early  in  1891  Mr.  Edward  F. 
TJbby,  of  Dexter,  collected  some  data  of  the  family  for  the  author.  He  stated  that  Mr.  Daggett 
died  on  Thanksgiving  day  in  1835,  aged  33  years.  Basing^  the  theory  on  a  supposition  that  Mr. 
Dogg^ett's  inform.int  was  correct  in  month  and  day,  and  that  Thanksgiving  occurrtxl  on  the  last 
Thursday  in  the  month,  both  statements  harmoni/.e  in  every  particular  excepting  the  year,  and 
this  is  the  one  point  wherein  even  people  of  good  memory  are  most  liable  to  err.  Furthermore 
the  Industry  Town  Records  show  that  Mr.  Daggett  was  born  June  S,  1799.  This  would  have 
made  him  exacly  33  years  old  in  June,  183/.    This  the  author  regards  as  approximately  accurate. 


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ii.       Nathan  Luce,  b.  in  Industry,  April  20,  1825;  m. Perry,  by  whom 

he  had  several  children.  All  d.  young.  His  wife  d.  and  he  m.  Hattie 
Pierce.  He  resided  in  West  Boylston,  Mass.,  and  was  a  shoe  manu- 
facturer and  farmer;  d.  Nov.  — ,  1887.     Second  marriage,  s.p. 

iii.       Martha  Ann,  b.  in  St.  Albans;  d.  in  Dexter,  aged  about  14  years. 

iv.  Lydia  Ann,  b.  in  Dexter;  m.  a  sea  captain;  d.  at  Martha's  Vineyard, 
Mass.,  Dec.  — ,  1851,  s.p. 

V.  Susan  Jane,  b.  in  Dexter;  m.  James  Brown,  of  Dexter.  She  d.  Dec.  31, 
1861.  Several  children;  one,  Nettie,  d.  Sept.  — ,  1858,  aged  9  years, 
the  others  d.  younger. 

vi.  Amanda  Jordan,  b.  in  Dexter;  m.  Nov.  28,  1872,  Rufus  Washburn. 
Resides  in  Gloversville,  N.  Y. 

4.  Timothy  Dacxjett,  son  of  Tristram  and  Jane  (Merry)  Daggett, 
married  Thankful  Merry.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  Mr.  Daggett  left  his 
parental  home  to  seek  his  fortune  in  the  wide,  busy  world.  A  part  of 
the  time  for  thirteen  years  he  followed  the  sea,  alternating  with  work  on 
a  farm.  He  was  prudent  and  saving  of  his  wages,  and  ere  long  had 
amassed  a  snug  little  sum  for  a  laboring  man.  He  owned  several  pieces 
of  real  estate  in  Industry  at  different  times,  but  did  not  make  his  home 
there  very  long  at  a  time.  One  summer  while  at  work  on  a  dam  in 
Augusta,  he  had  a  narrow  escape  from  instant  death.  During  the  noon 
hour,  while  Mr.  Daggett  was  in  his  room,  some  of  the  workmen  made  a 
blast  in  the  ledge  close  at  hand.  A  fragment  of  rock  entered  the  side 
of  the  house  just  above  his  head, — his  small  stature  saved  his  life.  He 
moved  to  Parkman  in  1845,  where  he  owned  several  different  farms  and 
continued  to  reside  until  1874,  when  he  disposed  of  his  property  and 
moved  to  Ripley,  where  he  died,  July  31,  1879,  aged  77  years,  2  months, 
2  days.  His  wife  died  in  Parkman,  July  13,  1867,  aged  50  years,  5 
days. 

Children. 

i.  Mary  Luck,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Aug.  8,  1839;  m.  June  14,  1862,  Ed- 
ward Freeman  Libby  (b.  in  Dexter,  April  3,  1832),  son  of  Joseph 
Weeks  and  Mary  (Jordan)  Libby,  of  Dexter.  Mr.  Libby  is  a  farmer 
and  resides  in  Dexter. 
6.  ii.  Tristram,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Jan.  2,  1841;  m.  1866,  Hannah  Wood- 
cock, dau.  of  Theodore  and  Deborah  (Bessy)  Woodcock,  of  Ripley. 

iii.  Sarah  Jane,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Oct.  23,  1843;  <^-  i"  Parkman,  June 
II,  1863. 

iv.  Asa  Merry,  b.  in  Parkman,  July  22,  1845;  i^-  ^^^-  ^^*  1870,  his  cousin, 
Rhoda  Merry  Williams,  dau.  of  Henry  and  Catherine  (Merry) 
Williams,  of  Embden.  Near  the  close  of  the  war  he  enlisted  at  Ban- 
gor as  a  substitute  and  became  a  member  of  the  Twelfth  Co.,  Unassigned 
Infantry.  He  was  stationed  at  Galloupe's  Island,  Boston  Harbor,  and 
discharged  at  the  close  of  the  war.  He  was  absent  from  home  five 
weeks  and  five  days  and  received  $550,  beside  his  clothes.  After  his 
discharge  he  settled  on  a  farm  in  New  Portland,  where  the  remainder 
of  his  life  was  spent.  He  d.  of  consumption.  May  19,  1889,  aged  43 
yrs.,  9  mos.,  and  27  days.    Children  : 

i,        Carrol  Linwodd,  b.  in  New  Portland,  April  30,  1872. 
ii.        Klsie  Mae,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Nov.  15,  1874;  d.  April  29, 
1889. 


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iii.      Arthur  Earl,  b.  in  New  Portland,  April  23,  1882. 
iv.      Lena  Alice,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Jan.  26,  iSiSy. 

V.        Catherine  Amanda,  b.  in  Parkman,  May  31,  1848;  m.  Jan.  8,  1871, 
Henry  True  Woodcock,  son  of  Theodore  and  Deborah  CBessy)  Wood- 
cock, of  Ripley.     She  d.  in  Ripley,  March  24,  1877.     One  child : 
Minnie  May,  b.  Jan.  24,  1872. 

vi.  William  Merry,  b.  in  Parkman,  March  24,  1851.  Resided  in  Parkman 
with  his  father  until  they  sold  out  in  1874.  Then  he  engaged  in 
brick-making  two  or  three  seasons.  In  the  spring  of  1877  he  hired 
with  Briggs  and  Leighton  to  work  on  a  sheep  ranch  in  Colorado. 
One  season  he  was  in  New  Mexico  and  Texas  with  a  lot  of  sheep.  In 
1883  he  was  a  part  owner  of  the  herd  of  neat  cattle  he  tended.  This 
venture  proved  quite  a  financial  success.  Settling  up  his  business  he 
came  to  Maine  on  a  visit,  but  was  so  homesick  that  he  soon  went 
back.     He  now  resides  in  Midland,  Texas,  unmd. 

vii.      Clara  Eli.a,  b.  in  Parkman,  June  14,  1854.     Resides  in  Norway,  unmd. 

5.  Timothy  Daggett,  son  of  Tri.stram  and  Martha  (Luce)  Dag- 
gett, married  Mary  Jane  Fletcher.  Mr.  Daggett  is  a  farmer  and  (1891 ) 
resides  in  Dexter. 

Children. 

i.  Emkline  Addir,  b.  in  Dexter,  .Sept.  4,  1852;  m.  Sept.  6,  1879,  Wilbur 
Colby  Gerry  (b.  in  Dover,  May  30,  1854),  son  of  Benjamin  Stephens 
and  Miranda  (Rowe)  Gerry,  of  Dexter.  Mr.  CJerry,  the  younger,  is  a 
farmer  and  resides  in  Dexter,  s.  p. 

ii.  Charles,  b.  in  Dexter,  June  18,  1854.  At  the  age  of  18  years  he  went 
to  Lowell,  Mass  ,  and  worked  on  a  milk  route.  Xext  he  was  owner  of 
a  route  and  afterward  superintendent  of  a  creamery.  He  now  (1891) 
keeps  a  jewelry  store  and  pawnbroker's  shop. 

iii.  Ann  l.t)RETTA,  b.  in  Dexter,  Feb.  28,  1859.  She  was  a  school  teacher 
and  taught  seventeen  terms  prior  to  her  marriage.  Married  Aug.  27, 
1 886.  William  Albert  Harling  (b.  in  Meltham,  Yorkshire  Co,  England, 
Sept.  3,  1853.)  He  was  the  son  of  Jonas  and  Elizabeth  (Heigh) 
Harling.     Farmer;  resides  in  Garland,  j. /. 

iv.  Nathan,  b.  in  Dexter,  June  2,  i860.  He  has  been  clerk  in  the  Dexter 
Co-operative  Store  six  years  and  manager  of  the  Pittsfield  Co-operative 
one  year.     He  now  keeps  a  boot  and  shoe  store  in  Dexter;  unmd. 

V.        Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  in  Dexter,  March  20,  1862.*     Dressmaker;  unmd. 

vi.       Amanda,  b.  in  Dexter,  July  12,  1865;  unmd. 

6.  Trisi'Ram  Daggeit,  son  of  Timothy  and  Thankful  (Merry)  Dag- 
gett, married  Hannah  Woodcock.  On  the  breaking  out  of  the  Rebel- 
lion he  enlisted  as  a  member  of  the  Third  Battery,  First  Regiment, 
Mounted  Artillery,  and  was  mustered  in  Dec.  11,  1861.  March  28, 
1863,  this  Battery  was  transferred  to  the  First  Regiment,  Heavy 
Artillery,  as  Co.  M.  On  the  24th  of  December,  1863,  Mr.  Daggett  re- 
enlisted  for  the  remainder  of  the  war.  On  the  twenty-third  day  of  the 
following  February  the  company  was  again  re- organized  and  became  the 
Third  Battery,  Mounted  Artillery.     Mustered  out  June  17,  1865.     ^^^ 

*  Mr.  Samuel  B.  Dog^gett,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  furnished  the  record  as  follows : 

V.       Mary  E.,  b.  March  ao,  1S61. 

vi.      Amanda,  b.  July  la,  1866. 
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following  spring  he  purchased  a  farm  and  settled  in  Ripley,  where  the 
remainder  of  his  life  was  spent.  His  wife  died  of  consumption  Aug. 
17,  1871,  aged  24  years.  He  subsequently  married,  March  24,  1872, 
Mrs.  Phebe  Cummings  Libby,  daughter  of  Nehemiah  and  Polly  (Drake) 
Leavitt,  of  Cambridge.  He  died  of  consumption,  Jan.  30,  1879,  aged 
7^%  years,  28  days. 

Children. 

i.        Tristram  Lin  wood,  b.  in  Ripley,  March  28,  1869. 

Children  by  second  marriag^e. 

ii.       Chari.es  Delberi',  b.  in  Ripley,  July  13,  1873.     Lives  in  Cambridge. 

iii.       Fred,  b.  in  Ripley,  July  10,  1875;   d.  Oct.  30,  1876. 

iv.       Fred  Err.ENE,  b.  in  Ripley,  July  31,  1877.     Lives  in  Pittsfield.  * 


DAVIS. 

Dolor  Davis,  the  immigrant  ancestor  of  the  Industry  Davises,  is  be- 
lieved to  have  been  a  native  of  Bennefield,  Northamptonshire,  England, 
where,  Dr.  Palfrey  once  told  Mr.  Savage,  the  graves  of  Dolor  Davis*s 
ancestors  were  to  be  found.  He  married  Margery,  daughter  of  Richard 
Willard,  of  Horsmonden,  County  of  Kent,  England,  and  came  to  this 
country  in  1634  in  company  with  his  brother-in-law.  Major  Simon  Wil- 
lard. He  stopped  first  at  Cambridge,  and  is  next  found  as  one  of  the 
original  proprietors  of  the  lands  in  Concord,  Mass.  He  was  of  Dux- 
bury,  April  6,  1 64 1,  when  he  was  bondsman  for  George  Willard  of  that 
town.  In  1 643  he  and  his  sons  were  included  among  those  able  to  bear 
arms  at  Barnstable.  He  was  by  trade  a  carpenter  and  master  builder, 
which  fact  explains  his  frequent  removals  from  place  to  place.  In  the 
new  settlements  he  found  more  employment  than  in  the  older  ones. 
Neither  Mr.  Davis  nor  his  sons  were  ambitious  for  distinction  in  politi- 
cal life,  consequently  their  names  seldom  appear  in  public  records.  Of 
Dolor  Davis  the  author  of  Genealogical  Notes  of  Barnstable  Families 
says :  "  Perhaps  among  all  the  families  which  came  to  New  England, 
not  one  can  be  selected  more  deserving  of  our  esteem  and  unquahfied 
approbation  than  that  of  Dolor  Davis.  As  a  man,  he  was  honest,  indus- 
trious and  prudent ;  as  a  christian,  tolerant  and  exact  in  the  perform- 
ance of  his  religious  duties;  as  a  neighbor,  kind,  obliging,  and  ever 
ready  to  help  those  who  needed  his  assistance,  and  as  a  father  and  head 
of  his  family,  he  was  constantly  solicitous  for  the  welfare  of  all  its  mem- 


*  Mr.  Samuel  B.  Dogg^ett,  Ilollis  Street,  Cor.  Tremont,  Boston,  Mass.,  has  an  elaborate 
work  on  the  Doggett-Daggett  families  of  America,  nearly  ready  for  publication.  To  this 
exhaustive  work  the  reader  is  referred  for  a  more  complete  history  and  genealogy  of  that 
numerous  race. 


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bers,  cultivating  those  kindly  feelings  and  amenities  of  life  which  render 
home  delightful.  His  sons  and  his  grandsons  followed  in  his  footsteps. 
They  were  men  whose  characters  stand  unblemished."  Margery,  wife 
of  Dolor  Davis,  died  probably  at  Concord,  and  he  married  for  his  sec- 
ond wife  Joanna,  widow  of  John  Bursley  and  daughter  of  Rev.  Joseph 
Hall.  He  died  in  1673.  John  Davis,  the  eldest  son  of  Dolor,  was  bom 
in  England  and  married,  March  15,  1648,  Hannah,  daughter  of  Robert 
Linnell,  of  Barnstable.  This  son  was  likewise  a  carpenter  and  one  of 
the  last  three  survivors  of  the  early  setders  of  Barnstable.  He  was  the 
father  of  twelve  children,  all  born  in  Barnstable,  and  died  in  1 703.  The 
eldest  son,  John,  Jr.,  born  Jan.  15,  1649-50,  married  three  wives.  He 
married  first,  Feb.  2,  1674-5,  Ruth,  daughter  of  Roger  and  Alice  Good- 
speed,  who  died , .     His  second  wife,  whom  he  married 

Feb.  22,  1692-3,  was  Mary  Hamlin.  She  died  in  November,  1698,  and 
he  married  a  third  time  in  1699,  Hannah,  widow  of  Nathaniel  Bacon. 
He  was  a  house  carpenter,  like  his  father  and  grandfather  before  him, 
and  in  1710  removed  with  his  family  to  the  new  town  of  Falmouth.  He 
died  in  1729,  at  the  age  of  80  years,  leaving  an  estate  valued  at  ^1810. 
He  was  the  father  of  twelve  children,  ten  sons  and  two  daughters. 

From  which  one  of  the  sons  of  John  Davis,  Jr.,  the  Industry  Davises 
are  descendants  is  at  the  present  time  an  unsettled  i|uestion.  Mrs.  Annie 
C.  Pratt,  of  Chelsea,  Mass.,  who  has  given  the  subject  much  study,  in- 
forms the  writer  that  in  tracing  the  ancestry  back  the  earliest  name  of 
the  line  she  has  is : 

Barney  Davis.    This  Barney  probably  had  a  son : 

Thomas  Davis,  who  m.  Catherine  Wendell,  of  Albany,*  and 
is  known  to  have  had  children  as  follows: 
i.        Thomas,  b.  1722;  m. 

1.  ii.        David,  b.  1726;  m.  1750,  Sarah  Cozzens.t 
iii.       Cathkrink,  unmd. 

It  is  believed  that  Col.  Melatiah  Davis,  b.  171 7,  who  went  from 
Falmouth  to  Martha's  Vine)ard,  an<I  d.  at  Edgartown,  Mass.,  Jan. 
9»  '795»  W31S  an  older  son  of  Thomas  and  Catherine,  though  no 
evidence  to  that  effect  has  yet  been  adduced. 

MEij\nAH  Davis,  above  named,  married  Jemima  Dunham,  who  was 
born  1726,  and  died  Dec.  14,  1799.  Among  the  children  of  Melatiah 
and  Jemima  Davis  were  : 

2.  Benjamin,  b.  1752;   m.  1775,  Molly  Daggett,  of  Edgartown. 

3.  Mklatiah,  b.   May  24,  1758;    m.   Dec.  17,  1771,  Mary  Cousins  Davis, 

dau.  of  David  and  Sarah  (Cozzens)  Davis,  q,  v. 

♦Perhaps  Albany,  New  York. 

fThe  name  Cousins,  and  in  some  instances  Corson,  is  identical  with  this,  differiog  ooly 
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1.  David  Davis,  son  of  Thomas  and  Catherine  (Wendell)  Davis, 
married  Sarah  Cozzens.  He  probably  spent  his  whole  life  on  the  Island 
of  Martha's  Vineyard.  His  wife  died  in  Edgartown,  Mass.,  June  14, 
18 10,  aged  84  years.     Among  his  children  were  : 

4.  i.         Sankord,  m.  1790,  Deborah  Coffin  (b.  Feb.  24,  1761);   moved  to  Farm- 

ington  in  1791.     His  wife  Deborah,  d.  in  Farmington,  April  c,  1829. 
ii.        William,  immigrated  to  Maine.* 
iii.      Mary  Cousins,  b.   May  27,  1753;    m.  Dec.  17,  1771,  Melatiah  Davis, 

son  of  Melatiah  and  Jemima  (Dunham)  Davis,  q,  v. 

5.  iv.       David,  b.  1759;  m.  Olive,  dau.  of  Zaccheus  Mayhew. 

V.        Wendall,  m.  Polly,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  Smith.      Farmer;   resided  in  New 
Vineyard,  Industry  and  Farmington.     Children : 
i.        Cornelius  S.,  2d,  b.  at  Martha's  Vineyard,  Sept.  12,  1790; 

d.  Sept.  26,  1790. 
ii.       Mary,  b.  Dec.  26,  1791;    m.  (pub.  April   26,  1814),  Jacob 
Eaton,  son  of  Jacob  and    Elizabeth  (Thorn)   Eaton,  of 
Farmington.     She  d.  Aug.  16,  1868.     Four  children, 
iii.       Sarah,    b.    March   26,    1795;    m.    Oct.    16,    1821,    Menzir 
Boardman,  son  of   Herbert  and    Mary  (Merry)   Board- 
man,  q.  V. 
vi.       RuFUS,  m.  May  15,  1800,  Abigail  Smith,  dau.  of  Joseph  and    Abigail 
(Butler)  Smith,  q.  v.     At  time  of  his  marriage  he  was  a  resident  of 
Farmington.    Built  mills  in  Industry,  at  the  outlet  of  Clear  Water  Pond. 
Moved  to  Hallo  well,  where  both  he  and  his  wife  d.     Children : 
i.         RUKUS,  resided  in  Boston. 

'  ii.        Martha,  m. Bowdich,  of  Hallowell. 

iii.       Warren,  m.  the  dau.  of  a  F.  B.  minister  in  New  Portland. 

iv.      Charloite. 

V.        Betsey,  m. Dunning,  of  Hallowell. 

2.  Benjamin  Davis,  son  of  Melatiah  and  Jemima  (Dunham)  Davis, 
married  Molly  Daggett.  Farmer ;  resided  in  Edgartown.  His  wife 
died  and  he  married  for  second  wife  Miriam,  daughter  of  Ephraim 
Hunt,  of  Middleboro,  Mass.  He  died  in  Edgartown,  Mass.,  July  23, 
1838,  aged  84  years. 

Children. 

6.  i.         Henry,  b.  in    Edgartown,  Nov.  20,  1778;    m.  Dec.  12,  1805,  Betsey 

Athearn,  of  Tisbury,  Mass. 

ii.  Zadoc,  b.  in  Edgartown;  m.  Elizabeth  Bassett.  Settled  in  Cincinnati, 
Ohio. 

iii.       Sally,  b.  in  Edgartown;  m.  Argalis  Pease. 

iv.  Polly  D.,  b.  in  Edgartown,  July  3,  1 795 ;  m.  Charles  Smith,  of  Edgar- 
town. 

V.  Benjamin,  b.  in  Edgartown,  Feb.'  2,  1805;  m.  Almira  Newcomb,  of 
Edgartown. 


*  May  have  settled  in  New  Mil  ford  (nowAIna).  Farming-ton  Town  Records  show  that 
Win.  Davis  of  chat  town  and  Mary  Innian,  Farmington,  were  married,  Nov.  aS,  1805.  The  cir- 
cumstance that  he  had  a  brother  Sanford  in  Farmington,  and  another,  David,  not  far  away  in 
New  Vineyard,  offers  an  explanation  for  his  coming  to  Farmington  to  marry  his  wife.  He 
may  have  afterward  moved  to  Farmington,  and  in  1S14  married  for  second  wife,  Lydia  Hussey 
of  Noblcboro',  a  town  not  far  from  New  Milford. 


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3.  Melatiah  Davis,  son  of  Melatiah  and  Jemima  (Dunham)  Davis, 
married  Mary  C.  Davis.  He  was  a  resident  of  Edgartown,  where  he 
died  Oct.  12,  182 1,  aged  63  years.  His  wife  died  Dec.  10,  i8t8,  aged 
65  years. 

Children. 

7.  i.        James,  b.,  probably,  in   Edgartown,  Mass,  Feb.  15,  1773;   m.  Betsey 

Look,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Margaret  (Chase)  Look.     She  was  b.  July 
14,  1 772,*  probably  in  Tisbury. 

8.  ii.       Cornelius,  b.  in  Edgartown,  Mass.,  April  2,  1775;   m.  Dec.  17,  1807, 

Hepsebath  Norton,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Davis)  Norton,  q.  v. 

9.  iii.      Dennis,  b.  May  12,  1777;   m.  1800,  Mary  Norton,  dau.  of  Samuel,  Sr., 

and  Mary  (Davis)  Norton,  q.  v. 
iv.      Anna,  b.  April  11  (17th  Industry  Records);  m.  1804,  Samuel  Norton, 

son  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Davis)  Norton,  q.  v. 
V.  Sarah  Cozzens,  b.  May  8,  1787;  d.  May  27,  1827. 
vi.       Oliver,  b.  May  12,  1790;  d.  Sept.  29,  1822. 

4.  Sanford  Davis,  son  of  David  and  Sarah  (Cozzens)  Davis,  mar- 
ried Deborah  Coffin.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  War  and 
a  pensioner  for  many  years.  We  learn  from  a  marginal  note  to  a  pub- 
lished poem  of  Mrs.  Davis  that  the  family  came  to  Farmington  in  1791, 
and  that  Mrs.  Davis  died  April  5,  1829.  This  does  not  agree  with  Mr. 
Butler's  History  of  Farmington,  which  gives  the  former  date  as  1 790 
and  the  latter  Sept.  6,  1829.  Mr.  Davis  died  in  Farmington,  Oct.  19, 
1831. 

Children. 

i.        Sarah  Cousens,  b.  July  13,  1791;  m,  (pub.  June  13,  1816),  Ezra  Allen 
Butler. 
10.     ii.        Daniel,  b.  in  Farmington,  July  27,  1793;   m.  Nov.  20,  1823,!  Hannah 
Grant  (b.  in  North  Yarmouth,  Me.,  Feb.  19,  1801),  dau.  of  Samuel 
and  Sarah  (Seabury)  Grant,  of  Freeman. 

iii.  Deborah,  b.  in  Farmington,  May  19,  1796;  m.  (pub.  Nov.  5,  1821), 
John  Pratt. 

iv.       Rebecca,  b.  in  Farmington,  Sept.  25,  1797;  d.  unmd.,  1826. 

V.        Henry  Harmon,  b.  in  Farmington,  March  19,  1801 ;   d.  1828,  unmd. 

vi.  David,  b.  in  Farmington,  Dec.  23,  1802;  m.  (pub.  Sept.  28,  1827), 
Hannah  Marchant.  She  d.  and  he  m.  for  second  wife,  1845,  ^ctavia 
Jane  Backus,  dau.  of  Zenas  and  Mehitable  (Hinkley)  Backus,  of 
Farmington.  Mr.  Davis  was  a  prominent  teacher  and  an  able  lawyer 
in  Kdgartown,  Mass.  He  also  taught  at  least  one  term  of  school  on 
the  Gore  in  Industry. 

5.  David  Davis,  son  of  David  and  Sarah  (Cozzens)  Davis,  married 
Olive  Mayhew.  He  settled  on  the  southwest  section  of  the  New  Vine- 
yard Gore,  so  called,  and  cleared  a  fine  farm,  and  in  1803  erected  a  com- 

*This  date  was  copied  from  an  entry  made  by  her  husband  in  the  Industry  Town  Recotds. 
A  record  from  Martha's  Vineyard  furnished  the  author  by  Mrs.  Annie  C.  Pratt,  of  Chelsea, 
Mass.,  says  July  17. 

fThis  does  not  agree  with  Butler's  History  of  Farmington,  which  gives  it  Aug.  9,  18*3. 
Above  date  furnished  by  his  son,  Hiram  S.  Davis. 


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modious  two- story  house  which  stood  on  the  farm  for  more  than  three- 
fourths  of  a  century  and  was  eventually  destroyed  by  fire.  Mr.  Davis 
was  a  well-to-do  farmer  for  his  times  and  much  respected  for  his  honor 
and  integrity.*  He  was  a  soldier.  Revolutionary  prisoner,  and  is  sup- 
posed to  have  been  captain  of  the  militia,  as  in  later  years  he  was  inva- 
riably known  as  "  Captain  Davis."  In  the  last  years  of  his  life  he  was 
very  corpulent,  and  it  is  stated  weighed  over  300  pounds.  He  gave  up 
his  business  to  his  son  Nathaniel  M.  Davis,  who  conducted  the  affairs  of 
the  farm  with  skill  and  discretion  until  his  untimely  death  (see  p,  176). 
He  died  in  Industry,  Aug.  27,  1837,  aged  78  years.  His  wife  died  Dec. 
26,  1 83 1,  aged  66  years. 

Children. 

i.         John  C,  m.  Dec.  30,  181 3,  liepzabeth  Norton,  dau.  of  Tristram  and 
Sarah  (Butler)  Norton,  q.  v.     He  d.  leaving  children. 
II.     ii.       William  Broderick,  b.  at  Martha's  Vineyard,  May  7,  1791;    m.  Nov. 
27,  1818,  Nancy  Harvey  (b.  in  Hope,  May  8, 1798),  dau.  of  Benjamin 
and  Anna  (Norton)  Harvey.f 
Olive,  m.  (pub.  July  3,  181 2),  James  Sprowell  Marchant,  of  Farmington. 
Betsey,  b.  Sept.  10,  1795;  m.  (pub.  April  23,  1818),  William  Butler,  son 
of  Benjamin  and  Amy  (Daggett)  Butler,  of  Farmington.     Moved  to 
Canada  about  1840. 
Nathaniel  Mayhew,  b.  1796;  d.  unmd.  Oct.  19,  1843. 
Susannah  Wade,  b.  April  10,  1799;    m.  (pub.  May  6,  1826),  Samuel 
Norton,  son  of  Tristram  and  Sarah  (Butler)  Norton,  q.  v.    She  d.  in 
Kingfield,  June  19,  1882. 
vii.      Myra,  m.  Oct.  2,  1824,  Philip  Hunter,  son  of  John  and  Betsey  (Hanley) 
Hunter,  of  Strong.     Fanner;    resided  in  Strong,  where  his  wrife  d. 
Their  children  were :  Betsey  G.,  John,  Myra  A.,  and  Phebe  O. 
viii.     Eunice,  b.  1807;  d.  unmd.,  Aug.  21,  1866. 

6.     Henry  Davis,  son  of  Benjamin   and  Molly  (Daggett)   Davis, 

*  Benjamin  H.  Davis  writes :  "  I  recall  an  anecdote  of  Grandfather  Davis  illustrating  his 
Puritanical  character,  related  to  me  by  uncle  Benj.  H.  Cashman,  mother's  half  brother.  One 
day,  when  a  young  man,  my  uncle  went  to  Grandfather  Davis's  to  court  one  of  his  girls.  The 
open  fire-place  in  grandfather's  room  affording  a  good  chance  to  spit,  he  seated  himself,  took 
out  his  pipe  and  began  to  smoke.  Fixing  his  eye  reprovingly  on  him,  my  grandfather  said : 
*  Young  man,  I  never  sung  a  song,  danced  a  jig  or  smoked  a  pipe,  and  I  married  the  likeliest 
girl  in  Martha's  Vineyard.'  *  «  «  My  grandfather's  favorite  names  were 

Thomas  and  David  (I  suppose  they  were  ancestral  names^  and  he  depended  upon  my  mother 
10  raise  up  two  boys  to  perpetuate  them.  But  finally  worn  out  by  the  weight  of  years  and  hopes 
deferred,  he  joined  the  '  innumerable  caravan '  before  my  brother  and  I  were  summoned  to  join 
the  family  circle,  leaving  his  names  in  trust  for  us,  but  we  never  got  them.  The  names  Hiram 
Stoyeil  and  Benjamin  Harvey  were  thrust  upon  us  poor  innocents  too  young  to  remonstrate 
and  with  no  grandfather  to  intercede." 

t  Family  Record.  Farmington  Town  Records,  Nov.  15,  1818.  Here  as  well  as  in  New 
Vineyard,  where  the  intention  of  marriage  was  also  entered,  the  name  appears  as  Anna  Mes- 
servey.  Butler,  History  of  Farmington  (p.  440) ^  calls  the  mother's  name  Anna,  Hervty.  The 
writer  is  of  the  opinion  that  the  name  Harvey  was  originally  Messervey  and  was  evolv(;d  thus  : 
Mess<rvey,  Hervey,  Harvey.  Regarding  the  christian  name,  Anna,  her  son,  Benjamin  Har- 
vey Davis  writes :  '*  My  mother's  maiden  name,  I  suppose,  is  properly  Nancy  Harvey.  Her 
mother's  name,  I  believe,  was  Annie  or  Anna,  and  I  think  my  mother  was  sometimes  called 
Anna  when  she  was  young,  but  whether  that  name  legally  belongs  to  her  or  not  I  cannot  say." 


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married  Betsey  Athearn.  Farmer.  Resided  in  Farmington,  Strong,  and 
New  Vineyard.  Died  Oct.  13,  1874,  aged  nearly  96  years.  His  wife 
was  born  in  Tisbury,  Mass.,  Aug.  17,  1785,  and  died  in  New  Vineyard, 
May  17,  1868. 

Children. 

i.        Zadoc,  b.  in  Farmington,  April  18,  1807;  m.  Dec.  22,  1833,  Catherine 

Allen,  dau.  of  Sylvanus  and  Katherine  (Athearn)  Allen,  q,  v.     Dead. 

Two  children, 
ii.       Cordelia,  b.  in  Strong,  Dec.  22,  1808. 
iii.      Charl>;s,  b.  in  Strong,  Nov.  24,  1810. 
iv.       Mary,  b.  in  Strong,  Oct.  8,  181 2;  m.  Aug.  7,  1834,  Winthrop  Norton, 

son  of  Ebenezer  and  Martha  (Norton)  Norton,  q.  v. 
V.        Lydia,  b.  in  Strong,  April  8,  1816. 
vi.       Sarah  Jane,  b.  in  Strong,  April  12,  1819;   m.  Abel  H.  Weeks,  son  of 

Uzziel  and  Zipporah  (Hatch)  Weeks,  of  Farmington.     She  d.  leaving 

children, 
vii.      AcHSA  Ann,  b.  in  Strong,  May  7,  1821;  m.  Sumner  Johnson, 
viii.     Elizabeth,  b.  in  Strong,  Jan.  4,  1824;  m.  Robert  Fossett;  dead.     Two 

children;   both  dead, 
ix.       Miriam  Sophia,  b.  in  Strong,  Oct.  8,  1826;  ni.  Oliver  Fales. 
X.        Benjamin  Athfj^rn,  b.  in  Strong,  March  4,  1832;    m.  Oct.  29,  1859, 

Margaret  A.  H.  Hillman  (b.  Aug.  27,  1832),  dau  of  Gilbert    R.  and 

Mary  C.  (Pettengill)  Hillman,  of  Farmington.     Farmer;    resides  in 

New  Vineyard.    Their  son, 

Fred  Gerald,  was  b.  June  15,  1869. 

7.  jANf  Es  Davis,  son  of  Melatiah,  Jr.,  and  Mary  C.  ( Davis)  Davis,  mar- 
ried Betsey  Look.  The  date  of  Mr.  Davis's  settlement  in  the  town  of 
Industry  is  a  mooted  question.  Esq.  Wm.  Allen  in  his  history  of  the 
town  says  he  came  in  1808,  but  Mr.  Davis's  son  James,  Jr.,  thinks  it  was 
earlier.  The  fact  that  his  name  does  not  appear  on  the  voting  list  of 
1803  is  conclusive  evidence  that  he  was  not  a  legal  voter  in  town  at  that 
time,  and  all  things  considered  the  author  is  inclined  to  favor  Mr.  Allen's 
statement.  He  first  came  to  the  town  of  New  Vineyard  and  we  find 
his  name  on  the  list  of  tax-payers  in  that  town  on  its  incorporation  in 
1802.  Both  he  and  Mrs.  Davis  were  admitted  to  the  Baptist  Church 
on  the  Gore,  June  2,  1802,  by  baptism,  and  it  is  claimed  thai  their  son 
James,  Jr.,  (born  Aug.  25, 1 799),  was  born  in  New  Vineyard.  On  coming 
to  Industry  Mr.  Davis  purchased  the  betterments  on  lot  No.  27,  at  Good- 
ridge's  Corner,  of  Archelaus  Luce,  and  resided  there  for  many  years.* 
This  lot  now  comprises  the  farm  owned  and  occupied  by  the  late  Hovey 
Thomas.  Mr.  Davis  was  a  tanner  and  shoemaker  as  well  as  a  farmer — 
a  man  of  much  ability  and  one  who  figured  prominently  in  the  early 
affairs  of  the  town.     Personally  his  character  was  above  reproach,  and 

*  When  Mr.  Davis  first  came  to  Industry  he  lived  for  a  time  in  a  small  log-hoase,  and  after- 
ward built  a  larffe  framed  house  which  Dr.  Henderson  took  down  and  moved  to  Farmington 
after  he  came  in  possession  of  the  farm. 


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he  was  highly  respected  by  his  townsmen  for  honor  and  integrity.  He 
was  a  prominent  and  influential  member  of  the  church — served  as  town 
clerk  in  181 2  and  1813,  and  was  chairman  of  the  board  of  selectmen  in 
181 7,  i8i8and  1819.  On  the  third  day  of  May,  1819,  while  still  chairman 
of  the  board  of  selectmen,  he  was  elected  to  represent  his  town  in  the 
Massachusetts  Legislature.  On  that  occasion  he  was  elected  by  a  hand- 
some majority  over  five  other  prominent  citizens  in  the  town.  Mr. 
Davis,  the  first  representative  from  Industry,  wore  a  suit  of  blue  home- 
spun made  from  the  raw  material  by  members  of  his  own  family — as 
was  also  every  article  of  his  wearing  apparel,  including  his  shoes.  It  is 
doubtful  whether  the  skill  and  industry  of  any  one  family  was  ever  bet- 
ter represented  in  legislative  halls  than  was  Mr.  Davis's  on  that  occa- 
sion. In  1821  Mr.  Davis  succeeded  Jonathan  Goodridge  as  postmaster 
at  the  Centre  of  the  town,  and  held  that  office  continuously  for  a  period 
of  more  than  eighteen  yeats.  Prior  to  his  election  to  the  Legislature 
he  had  erected  a  store  on  his  farm,  and  for  many  years  the  junction  of 
the  roads  near  his  home  bore  the  name  of  Davis's  Corner.  He  eventu- 
ally returned  to  Martha's  Vineyard,  where  the  last  of  his  life  was  spent. 
His  wife  died  at  Vineyard  Haven,  Mass.,  March  13,  185 1.  He  died  at 
Vineyard  Haven,  Mass.,  Sept.  — ,  1855  ^^  ^^^  83d  year. 

Children. 

i.  Mary  CorsKNs,  b.  April  25,  1798;  m.  (pub.  April  14,  1818),  David  H. 
Harris,  son  of  Moses  L.  and  Rachel  (Hooper)  Harris,  of  Greene,  q.  v. 
He  d.  Aug.  22,  1824,  and  she  afterward  m.  James  Dickerson,  son  of 
Samuel  and  Mehitable  Dickerson,  of  Wiscasset,  who  was  b.  Oct.  15, 
1792. 
14.  ii.  James,  b.  Aug.  25,  1799;  m.  (pub.  Jan.  26,  1826),  Mrs.  Abigail  Board- 
man,  relict  of  Captain  Leonard  Boardman,  of  Industry,  and  dan.  of 
.  Stephen  and  Abigail  (Varney)  Hobbs,  of  Berwick. 

iii.       Anna,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Aug.  29,  1805;   d.  May  i,  1837,  unmd. 

iv.       Bktsky,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Oct.  5,  1807;   m.  William  C.  Downs. 

8.  Cornelius  Davis,  son  of  Melatiah,  Jr.,  and  Mary  C.  (Davis)  Davis, 
married  Hepsebath  Norton.  Like  his  brother  James,  Cornelius  learned  the 
trade  of  tanner  and  shoemaker  in  his  youth.  He  first  came  to  the  Dis- 
trict of  Maine  a  single  man  about  the  same  time  or  soon  after  his  bro- 
ther James,  in  whose  family  he  undoubtedly  made  his  home.  His  name 
is  included  in  the  list  of  tax-payers  in  New  Vineyard  in  1802,  but  he  had 
probably  returned  to  Martha's  Vineyard  prior  to  "  taxing  time"  in  1803, 
as  only  a  colt  is  taxed  to  him  in  that  year.  About  the  time  of  his  mar- 
riage in  1807  he  settled  on  a  farm  in  his  native  town,  where  he  remained 
until  1 8 10.  On  the  15  th  of  February  in  that  year  he  exchanged  farms 
with  his  brother  Dennis  and  came  to  live  on  lot  No.  15  on  the  Lowell 
Strip  in  Industry,  now  comprising  the  eastern  part  of  Oliver  D.  Norton's 


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farm.  When  Mr.  Davis  came  in  possession  of  this  land,  quite  a  clear- 
ing had  been  made  and  there  was  a  comfortable  log-house  on  the  prem- 
ises. Immediately  on  receiving  a  deed  of  the  property  he  came  to  In- 
dustry and  began  the  task  of  preparation  for  the  coming  of  his  wife,  in 
the  mean  time  boarding  with  Deacon  Benjamin  Cottle.  As  soon  as  the 
ground  settled  in  the  spring  Mrs.  Davis,  with  her  household  goods,  em- 
barked on  a  sailing  vessel  and  came  to  Hallowell,  and  thence  to  Farm- 
ington  by  private  conveyance,  where  her  husband  met  her  with  a  horse 
on  which  she  rode  to  her  new  home,  carrying  her  oldest  child,  a  babe 
of  fifteen  months,  in  her  arms.  Being  industrious  and  frugal,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Davis  were  ere  long  enabled  to  replace  their  humble  log-dwelling 
by  a  more  pretentious  and  comfortable  framed  one,  and  here  for  years 
the  husband  and  father  divided  his  time  between  farming  and  following 
his  trade  of  tanner.  All  the  while  his  faithful  wife,  with  skillful  hands, 
carded,  spun,  wove,  dyed,  cut  and  made  the  products  of  her  wheel  and 
loom  into  articles  of  dress  for  herself  and  family.  From  time  to  time 
Mr.  Davis  added  to  the  area  of  his  farm  by  the  purchase  of  adjacent 
land.  First,  about  1817,  by  the  purchase  of  fifty  acres  from  the  eastern 
extremity  of  the  Gore,  which  he  bought  of  Joseph  Collins,  and  secondly, 
Aug.  24,  1820,  he  purchased  of  Josiah  Butler  his  large  farm  with  newly 
erected  two-story  house  thereon,  for  which  he  paid  JI600.  This  last  pur- 
chase, which  embraced  portions  of  lots  No.  13,  14  and  15,  made  Mr. 
Davis  one  of  the  most  extensive  land-owners  in  his  section  of  the  town. 
Though  not  an  oifice-seeker  in  the  modern  acceptation  of  the  term,  he 
occasionally  filled  important  official  positions  to  the  perfect  acceptance 
of  his  constituents  and  townsmen.  He  was  elected  town  treasurer  in 
1816,  and  filled  that  position  for  seven  years.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
board  of  selectmen  in  1822,  and  in  1836  represented  his  town  in  the 
State  Legislature.  As  a  husband  and  father  he  was  indulgent  and  kind, 
manifesting  the  deepest  love  and  affection  for  his  children  and  making 
their  welfare  and  comfort  his  highest  ambition ;  as  a  neighbor  he  was 
kind  and  obliging  in  all  things,  dealing  honorably  with  his  fellowmen ; 
while  as  a  man  he  was  positive  in  his  opinions — firm  and  true  to  his  con- 
victions of  right  and  justice.  His  son-in-law,  James  Norton,  came  to 
live  with  and  care  for  him  in  his  declining  years,  and  from  whom  he  re- 
ceived every  care  and  attention  that  love  and  affection  could  bestow. 
He  died  March  27,  1861,  aged  ^(>  years.  His  wife  died  June  28,  1868, 
aged  81  years. 

Children. 

i.        SoFHRONiA,  b.  in  Edgartown,  Mass.,  Jan.  31,  1809;  m.  Nov.  30,  1830, 
William  I).  Norton,  son  of  Samuel  and  Anna  (Davis)  Norton,  q.  v. 


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ii.       Harrison,  b.  in  Industry,  April  26,  181 1;  d.  April  15,  1814. 

iii.       Mary,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  7,  1 814;  m.  Dec.  I,  1836,  James  Norton,  son 

of  Samuel  and  Anna  (Davis)  Norton,  y.  v. 
iv.       Oliver  Cousens,  b.  in  Industry,  June  6,  1816;  d.  April  6,  1837. 

15.  V.        Lydia,  b.  in  Industry,  April  22,  18 19;    m.  (pub.  Dec.  24,  1842),  Vilan- 

der  Weeks,  son  of  Uzziel  and  Zipporah  (Hatch)  Weeks,  of  Farm- 
ington. 
vi.      Ann,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  26,  1825;   d.  March  28,  1840. 

9.  Dennis  Davis,  son  of  Melatiah,  Jr.,  and  Mary  C.  (Davis)  Davis, 
married  Mary  Norton.  Dennis  Davis  came  first  to  the  town  of  New 
Vineyard  and  from  thence  to  Industry.  He  bought,  April  13,  1808,  lot 
No.  15  on  the  Lowell  Strip,  of  Asa  Conant,  for  which  he  paid  |8oo.  He 
resided  in  town  nearly  two  years,  but  not  liking  pioneer  life,  he  ex- 
changed farms  with  his  brother  Cornelius  and  returned  to  Edgattown 
early  in  the  year  1810.  He  died  in  1818,  "distracted  in  his  mind,'*  so 
the  Vineyard  records  state. 

Children. 

Mklatiah. 
Samuel,  m. 
Shubael,  m. 
UuFUS,  m. 
Dennis. 
Eunice. 
Sarah. 
Mary. 

10.  Daniel  Davis,  son  of  Sanford  and  Deborah  (Coffin)  Davis, 
married  Hannah  Grant.  Farmer,  and  colonel  in  the  militia  in  1832-3. 
He  died  in  Strong,  Me.,  Sept.  14,  i860,  aged  67  years.  His  wife  died 
in  Farmington,  March  16,  1884,  aged  83  years. 

Children. 

i.        Samuel  S.,  b.  in  Farmington,  Aug.  24,  1824;  m.  Evelyne  Hooker.  "For 

second  wife  he  m.  Emma  Jewelt. 
ii.       Henry  A.,  b.  in  Farmington,  Feb.  13,  1826. 
iii.       Daniel  W.,  b.  in   Farmington,  Jan.  22,  1828;  ra.  Electa  Miller.     For 

second  wife  he  m.  Emma  White, 
iv.       Hannah,  b.  in  Farmington,  July  3,  1830. 

V.        David  G.,  b.  in  Fafmington,  Oct.  9,  1832;  m.  Martha  E.  Shields, 
vi.       Sarah  G.,  b.  in  Farmington,  July  8,  1834;   m. 
vii.      William  T.,  b.  in  Wellington,  Nov.  15,  1836. 
viii.     Francis  M.,  b.  in  Wellington,  Aug.  17,  1839. 

16.  ix.      Hiram  Sanford,  b.  in  Wellington,  Dec.  28,  1841;   m.  April  13,  1866, 

Addie  Freeman  (b.  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  July  23,  1848),  dau.  of  Ed- 
mund A.  and  Martha  A.  (Henry)  Freeman,  of  Savannah,  Ga. 
X.  William  T.,  b.  in  Wellington,  Dec.  17,  1844;  entered  the  U.  S.  service 
soon  after  the  breaking  out  of  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  as  a  private 
in  Co.  E,  1 2th  Me.  Reg't,  Infantry.  He  re-enlisted  Jan.  l,  1864,  and 
was  taken  prisoner  at  the  battle  of  Cedar  Creek,  Va.,  Oct.  19,  1864; 
d.  at  Salisbury  prison,  N.  C,  Jan.  20,  1865. 

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1 1.  William  Broderick  Davis,  son  of  David  and  Olive  (Mayhew) 
Davis,  married  Nancy  Harvey.  Mr.  Davis's  youth  was  spent  amid  the 
toil  incident  to  clearing  a  farm  in  the  wilderness,  varied  by  an  occasional 
terra  at  school.  After  his  marriage  he  settled  in  New  Vineyard,  where 
his  time  was  employed  in  farming  and  as  a  dealer  in  real  estate  and  neat 
stock.  Appointed  coroner  by  Governor  Parris  in  1824,  and  a  justice  of 
the  peace  soon  after.  Returning  to  Industry,  he  engaged  in  trade  at  Cut- 
ler's Mills  on  the  Gore.  Soon  after  this  he  moved  to  Farmington,  and 
in  1842  to  Foxcroft,  where  he  purchased  a  farm  just  outside  the  twin 
villages  of  Dover  and  Foxcroft.  Here  he  continued  to  deal  in  real  estate, 
investing  largely  in  wild  lands.  His  foresight  in  selecting  for  investment 
those  points  where  future  increase  in  population  would  correspondingly 
increase  the  value  of  his  purchases  was  remarkable.  As  an  instance, 
among  many,  may  be  mentioned  the  purchase  of  a  farm  on  Sebec  Lake, 
near  where  Wilson  stream  empties  into  the  lake.  A  friend  once  said  to 
him,  "  Your  farm  on  the  lake  is  not  worth  a  gallon  of  molasses."  He  re- 
plied, "  I  do  not  expect  any  immediate  income  from  that  farm,  but  at  no 
distant  day  there  will  be  steamers  on  Sebec  Lake  and  a  town  on  the  falls 
of  the  Wilson  above  my  farm,  and  then  it  will  be  wanted  for  a  landing  for 
steamers  and  for  a  site  for  a  hotel."  His  predictions  have  been  literally 
fulfilled.  The  flourishing  village  of  Willimantic  is  near  the  falls  of  the 
Wilson,  and  steamers  pass  over  the  lake  where,  when  the  prediction 
was  uttered,  nothing  above  the  dignity  of  a  birch  canoe  ever  sailed.  In 
the  midst  of  a  successful  business  career  he  died  May  19,  1857,  aged  66 
years  and  1 2  days.  His  widow  survived  him  twenty- three  years.  The 
Piscataquis  Observer,  in  an  obituary  notice,  thus  truthfully  portrays  her 
character : 

**  Mrs.  Davis  always  felt  a  profound  interest  in  the  education  and  welfare  of 
her  children  and  had  the  satisfaction  of  seeing  them  esteemed  members  of  the 
community  and  reasonably  prosperous.  In  the  long  years  which  are  to  come 
her  healthful  moral  influence  upon  her  children  and  their  descendants  will  not 
be  lost.  She  was  intellectually  strong.  Age  did  not  seem  to  impair  her  men- 
tal faculties  or  weaken  her  sound  judgment.  Her  sympathies  were  also  strong 
and  always  judiciously  expressed.  She  made  an  impress  on  the  minds  of  those 
with  whom  she  associated." 

She  died  in  Foxcroft,  Nov.  11,  1880,  aged  82  years,  6  months  and 
3  <^ays. 

Children, 
i.         Ann  Cushman,*  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Aug.  30,  1819;   m.  (pub.  Aug.  27, 


'^From  a  record  furnished  Uie  author   by  her  brotiier  Benjamin.    BuUer  says  (History 
Farmington^  p.  ^t)y  Manley  Eames  married  Ann  Caroline  Davis. 


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WM.  BRODERICK    DAVIS. 


Engrraved  by  G.  H.  Dunston,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 
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1840),  Manley  Eames^son  of  Samael  and  lliankful  (Hawkes)  Eames, 
of  Farmington.     She  d.  in  Dover,  July  12,  1847. 

ii.       Olive  Mayhew,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Jan.  16,  1822;  d.  Sept.  10,  1825. 

iii.  Elizabeth  Fletcher,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  May  i6,  1824;  m.  James 
Madison  Weymouth,  of  Freeman.     Resides  in  Sangerville. 

iv.  Sarah  Maria,  b.  in  Industry,  June  24, 1826;  m.  Otis  Wellington  Camp- 
bell, of  Sangerville;  d.  in  Foxcroft,  July  3,  1881. 

V.  Eunice  Olive,  b.  in  Farmington,  Jan.  6,  1829;  m.  Joseph  D.  Brown,  of 
Guilford;  d.  in  Foxcroft,  Dec.  15,  1884. 

vi.      Julia  Wendell,  b.  in  Farmington,  Sept.  5,  1834;  d.  Sept.  21, 1834. 

vii.  Julia  Augusta,  b.  in  Farmington,  July  15,  1836;  m.  Gihnan  B.  Blood, 
of  Foxcroft. 

viii.     Hiram  Stoyell,  b.  in   Farmington,  Dec.  5,  1839;    m.  Dec.  30,  1877, 
Hattie  Marble  (b.  in  Harmony,  Aug.  29,  1849),  ci^u.  of  Charles  W.. 
and  Sarah  £.  (Laugh ton)  Marble,  of  Ripley.    Farmer;  contractor 
and  builder.     Resides  in  Foxcroft.     Children : 
i.        William  Broderick,  b.  April  21,  1879. 
ii.       Sarah,  b.  May  24,  1882. 
iii.      Mary  Marble,  b.  Aug.  21,  1884. 

ix.  Benjamin  Harvey,  b.  in  Foxcroft,  July  26,  1843.  Taught  school  in 
Oregon  and  California  from  1864  to  1869;  afterwards  was  secretary 
and  a  director  of  the  Foxcroft  Manufacturing  Company,  and  also  a 
director  of  the  Piscataquis  Savings  Bank.  Engaged  in  mining  in 
Idaho,  Washington  and  British  Columbia,  from  1882  to  1887.  At 
present  is  located  in  Foxcroft,  where  he  is  secretary  of  the  Piscata- 
quis Loan  and  Building  Association,  and  one  of  the  directors  of  the 
Foxcroft  Board  of  Trade.  During  the  spring,  summer  and  fall  he 
is  a  contractor  and  builder. 

12.  James  Sprowell  Marchant  married  Olive  Davis.  Settled  first 
in  New  Vineyard,  but  eventually  moved  to  Canada  West,  and  settled  in 
or  near  Camden,  Kent  County,  where  they  both  died. 

Children, 
i.        Eunice,  b.  in  New  Vineyard;  m.  Peter  Patrick,  of  Ontario, 
ii.       Betpsey,  b.  in  New  Vineyard ;  m.  Richard  Beal. 
iii.      RuFUS. 
iv.       Henry,  drowned  in  Lake  Huron. 

V.  JOSIAH. 

vi.  Dennis. 

vii.  John. 

viii.  Anna. 

ix.  Julia,  b.  in  Michigan;  m.  William  Bell  (?). 

13.  William  Butler  married  Betsey  Davis.  Mr.  Butler  was  a 
farmer.  Settled  first  in  Farmington.  Moved  to  Camden  Township, 
Kent  Co.,  Province  of  Ontario,  in  1840.  He  was  bom  in  Farmington, 
Oct.  10,  1795  i  ^J^^  Sept.  13,  1848.*  She  died  Nov.  — ,  1858,  aged  63 
years. 

Children. 

i.        Davis,  b.  in    P^armington;    m.   Edilh   Gallarno.     Resides  in   Camden, 

Ontario, 
ii.       William,  b.  in  Farmington;  m.  Margaret  Petit;  d.  in  Camden,  Ontario, 

May6,  i874(?). 


*  April  — ,  1849,  History  of  Farmington  (/.  ^t).    Mr.  Butler  was  probably  misinformed. 
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iii.      John  S.,  b.  in  Farmington;  m.  Nancy  Young;  d.  in  Camden,  Ontario, 

May  — ,  1865. 
iv.      Betsey,  b.  in  Farmington;  m.  John  Strigley;  resides  in  Camden,  Ont. 
V.        Mary    Ann,  b.  in    Farmington;    m.  Thomas  Meade;    d.  in  Camden, 

Ont,  Jan.  10,  1874. 
vid       Myra,  b.  in  Farmington;  .m.  George  Hutchinson.     Resides  in  Camden, 

Ont. 
vii.     Nancy,       >  b.  in  Camden,  Ont;  Nancy  m.  Peter  Fallardau;  Benj.  d. 
viii.    Benjamin,  ]    Oct.  13,  1845. 

14.  James  Davis,  son  of  James  and  Betsey  (Look)  Davis,  married 
Abigail  (Hobbs)  Boardman.  After  attaining  his  majority  Mr.  Davis  re- 
mained with  his  father  for  a  time.  With  his  wife,  was  admitted  to  the 
Industry  Baptist  Church,  Nov.  19,  1831.  Town  clerk  in  1824-5-6  and 
1832.  Moved  to  Stark  in  1839,  where  he  held  various  town  offices  and 
was  also  trial  justice  for  many  years.  His  wife  died  March  30,  1865. 
His  second  wife  was  Mrs.  Emeline  B.  Welts,  of  Norridgewock.  Moved 
to  Vineyard  Haven,  Mass.,  where  his  wife  died  Aug.  11,  1883.*  He 
died  in  Stark,  April  7,  1885,  ^g^^  nearly  86  years. 

ChUdren. 

17.  i.        EuzA  Ann,  b.  in  Industry,  July  15,  1827;    m.  May  9,  1849,  Erasmus 

Thaxter  Welts,  of  Mercer,  son  of  David  and  Susan  Danforth  (Burr) 
Welts. 

18.  ii.       JoPHANUS  Henderson,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  12,  1829;  m.  Feb.  i,  1857, 

Jane  Claghom  Merry  (b.  in  Anson,  Jan.  5,  1838),  dau.  of  Jonathan 

and  Eliza  (Luce)  Merry,  of  Stark,  q.  v. 
iii.      Augustus,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  6,  1831;  d.  in  Industry,  Dec.  29,  1832.      . 
iv.       Leonard  A.,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  10, 1834;  d.  in  Industry,  Aug.  10, 1836. 
V.        Oliver  H.,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  — ,  1836;  d.  in  Industry,  June  16,  1837. 

15.  ViLANDER  Weeks  married  Lydia  Davis,  daughter  of  Cornelius 
and  Hepsebath  (Norton)  Davis.  Mr.  Weeks  followed  the  occupation 
of  a  farmer  all  his  life.  He  began  farming  for  himself  on  the  homestead 
farm  in  the  town  of  Farmington,  where  both  his  children  were  born. 
Soon  after  that  he  came  to  Industry  and  settled  on  the  David  M.  Luce 
farm  at  the  head  of  Clear  Water  Pond.  During  the  years  of  his  active 
life  he  frequently  changed  his  location,  buying  and  selling  real  estate 
whenever  the  opportunity  occurred.  He  has  lived  on  several  different 
farms  and  also  for  several  years  in  the  town  of  Stark.  He  was  bom  in 
Farmington,  Me.,  Feb.  14,  1816,  and  died  at  Allen's  Mills,  Oct.  30, 
1879.  After  the  death  of  her  husband,  Mrs.  Weeks  made  her  home 
with  her  son,  where  she  died  Feb.  7,  1888. 

Children. 

i.         Dora  Loretta,  b.  in  Farmington,  May  9,  1846;  d.  of  consumption,  in 
Stark,  Sept.  26,  1863. 

*  When  the  great  conflagration  occurred  at  Vineyard  Haven,  Aug.  11,  1883,  Mr.  Davis's 
was  the  first  dwelling  house  burned,  the  fire  having  originated  in  a  shop.  His  wife,  then  in 
feeble  healtli,  received  such  a  shock  that  she  went  into  convulsions  and  died  bdbre  morning. 


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ii.  Orlando  Augustus,  b.  in  Farmington,  Oct.  29,  1848;  m.  Oct.  3,  1875, 
Ellen  Frances  Tibbetts,  dau.  of  Andrew  and  Sosan  (Roberts)  Tib- 
betts,  q.  V.  He  is  a  spool-Hnisher  by  trade,  and  resides  at  Farmington 
Falls,  .where  he  has  a  good  position  in  Morrill  &  Stinchfield's  factory. 

16.  Hiram  Sanford  Davis,  son  of  Daniel  and  Hannah  (Grant) 
Davis.  Married  Addie  Freeman.  Soldier  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion. 
Farmer ;  resides  in  Farmington. 

Children. 

i.         Hannah  Maitie,  b.  in  Farmington,  July  24,  1867;  d.  Sept.  11,  1871. 
ii.       Frank  Sanford,  b.  in  Farmington,  Oct.  18,  1871. 

17.  ERASNfUS  Thaxter  Welts  married  Eliza  Ann  Davis,  daughter 
of  James,  Jr.,  and  Abigail  (Hobbs  Boardman)  Davis.  He  is  a  prosper- 
ous farmer  and  resides  in  Mercer. 

Children. 

i.        Frank  Thaxter,  b.  in  Mercer,  June  29,  1852;  m.  Oct.  9,  1879,  Victoria 

Eliza  Famham,  of  Rome,  Maine, 
ii.       Geurgia   Anna,  b.  in   Mercer,  July  13,  1854;  m.  Oct.  11,  1881,  Asher 

Martin  Walker,  of  Brighton,  Me.     Have  resided  at  Augusta,  Me., 

since  their  marriage. 

18.  JoPHANUs  Henderson  Davis,  son  of  James,  Jr.,  and  Abigail 
(Hobbs  Boardman)  Davis,  married  Jane  C.  Merry.  He  was  a  farmer 
and  resided  in  Mercer,  where  he  died  Oct.  23,  1875,  ^g^^  4^  years. 

Children. 

i.        Jennie  May,  b.  in  Mercer,  Jan.  29,  1858;    m.  Rufus  Henry  Hobart;  d. 

Oct.  28,  1886. 
ii.       Abbie  Frances,  b.  in  Mercer,  April  15,  1861;    d.  Jan.  7,  1879. 
iii.       Evere-it  Jophanus,  b.  in  Mercer,  Oct.  4,  1874^   d.  June  6,  1875. 


EDCjECOMB.* 

James  Edgecomb,^  of  Industry,  traces  his  ancestry  back  to  James 
Edgecomb,'  an  English  immigrant,  who  settled  in  Saco,  Maine.  He  had 
one  son,  viz. :  James  Edgecomb,''  probably  born  in  Saco,  who  married 
Anna  Burnham(?).  James  and  Anna  Edgecomb  were  the  parents 
of  eight  children,  six  sons  and  two  daughters.  The  seventh  child  was 
Didymus,3  born  in  Saco.  He  immigrated  to  Livermore  when  a  young 
man,  and  married  Harriet  Gould,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Mary  (Day) 
(iould.  Eleven  children  were  born  to  Didymus  and  Harriet  Edgecomb, 
the  second  of  whom  was  James  Edgecomb,^  born  Sept.  25,  1829.  He 
married  Abigail  Packard  Gilford,  daughter  of  Abraham  and  Delia  (Nor- 
ris)  Gifford,  Nov.  25,  1853.  Came  to  Industry  in  1854  and  bought  of 
Daniel  Luce  the  farm  on  which  they  now  reside  (see p,  iJQ)i  s,  p. 


'^This  family  claims  to  have  descended  from  the  same  ancestor  as  Lord  William  Henry 
Edgecomb  (born  1833).    Fourth  Earl  of  Mt.  Edgecombe  in  England. 


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EDWARDS. 

Bryce  Smith  Edwards,  who  was  born  in  Gorham,  Me.,  Nov.  2,  1805, 
married  Nov.  6, 1830,  Abigail  Flood  (born  July  4,  1802).  They  settled 
first  in  Buxton,  but  soon  after  moved  to  Industry  and  settled  on  a  farm 
on  the  south  side  of  Bannock  Hill,  recently  owned  and  occupied  by 
William  W.  Campbell.  They  lived  there  until  1863,  when  he  sold  his 
farm  and  removed  to  Gardiner.  A  year  later  they  went  to  live  with 
their  son,  Luther  F.  Edwards,  of  Madison.  He  died  Oct.  6,  1867. 
She  died  May  12,  1878. 

ChUdren. 

i.  John  Colby,  b.  in  Industry,  March  19,  1832;  ni.  Sept.  — ,  1852,  Olive 
£.  Butler,  of  New  Sharon.     Resides  in  Chelsea,  Mass. 

ii.  Susan  D.,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  19,  1833;  m.  Nov.  5,  1854,  Eben 
Vaughan,  of  Madison.  Resides  at  Jamaica  Plains,  Mass.  She  has 
three  daughters  and  a  son,  who  is  a  physician  in  Western  Pennsylvania. 

iii  Luther  F.,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  19,  1835;  ™-  J'*'*®  ^3»  ^879,  Juliette 
Knowlton,  of  New  Portland.  Prior  to  his  marriage  he  taught  in  the 
public  schools  of  Pennsylvania,  with  flattering  success.  He  afterwards 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  sash,  doors  and  blinds,  at  Madison 
Bridge,  and  later  in  the  business  of  undertaker.  He  is  a  highly 
respected  citizen  of  Madison,  where  he  still  resides.    Three  children. 

iv.  Sylvester  F.,  b.  in  Industry,  March  19,  1837;  "*•  May  i,  i860,  Ella 
Nash,  of  Hallowell:  d.  in  Gardiner,  Dec.  25,  1884.    Two  children. 

V.  Adriana  a.,  b.  in  Industry,  June  7,  1838;  m.  Aaron  R.  Butler,  son  of 
Peter  W.  and  Mary  E.  (Robinson)  Butler,  q.  v.    Seven  children. 

vi.       Emeline  F.,  b.  in  Industry,  June  7,  1839. 

vii.  William  Harvey,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  28,  1842;  m.  Aug.  7,  1869, 
Lydia  E.  Whittier,  of  Madison.  Entered  the  Maine  Medical  School, 
and  graduated  June  9,  1868.  Since  graduating  he  has  been  engaged 
in  the  active  practice  of  his  profession,  in  Western  Pennsylvania. 
Three  sons  (see  p.  338), 

viii.  Bryce  Merrill,  b.  in  Industry,  June  i,  1849;  "»•  ]^^^  '7.  1875,  Susan 
Houghton  Tinkham  (b.  in  Anson,  Aug.  18,  1856),  dau  of  John  and 
Katurah  (Houghton)  Tinkham.  When  eleven  years  old,  his  parents 
moved  to  Hallowell,  and  he  began  to  work  for  a  living  by  wheeling 
chalk  at  the  whiting  mill.  Afterward  learned  the  trade  of  making 
sash,  doors  and  blinds.  Was  converted  at  the  age  of  13,  and  felt 
called  to  preach,  but  thought  he  would  prefer  the  profession  of  law. 
Studied  at  the  Eaton  School,  in  Norridgewock,  and  subsequently 
fitted  for  college  at  the  Nichols  Latin  School,  in  Lewiston.  Spent 
two  years  in  Bates  College.  While  at  school,  the  call  to  preach 
became  irresistible,  and  he  immediately  began  preaching,  and  during 
his  college  years  supplied  the  East  Bowdoinham  Free  Baptist  Church. 
While  there  nine  new  members  were  added  to  the  society,  and  a  new 
house  of  worship  was  erected.  He  left  college  in  January,  1875,  ^^ 
become  pastor  of  the  Second  Free  Baptist  Church  in  Brunswick. 
His  pastorate  here  was  attended  with  a  good  degree  of  success.  In 
eight  years,  ninety-three  members  were  added  to  the  society  and  a 
house  of  worship  built  and  dedicated  free  from  debt.  His  health 
failed,  and  in  January,  1883,  he  moved  four  miles  back  in  the  country, 
settled  on  a  small  farm,  and  became  pastor  of  the  First  Free  Will 
Baptist  Church  in  Brunswick.  Here  the  church  was  thoroughly 
repaired,  refurnished  throughout,  and  twenty-three  new  members 
added  to  the  society.  He  supplied  the  pulpit  at  North  Freeport  and 
Orr's  Island  for  a  while,  and  in  Aprils  1887,  became  pastor  of  the 
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Lisbon  Falls  church.  During  a  pastorate  of  two  years  and  four 
months,  the  Society  built  a  fine  new  church,  added  56200  to  the  prop- 
erty  of  the  parish  and  several  new  members.  His  next  and  present 
pastorate  was  the  Corliss  St.  Church  in  Bath,  where  his  labors  are 
proving  highly  successful,  as  well  as  acceptable  to  the  society.  Re- 
sides in  Brunswick.     Seven  children. 


ELDER. 

Isaac  Elder,  son  of  Joseph  and  Ruth  (Quint)  Elder,  was  born  in 
Anson,  Oct.  20,  181 6.  He  is  unable  to  trace  his  ancestry  farther  than 
bis  grandparents,  Isaac  and  Mary  Elder,  who  were  residents  of  Windham, 
Maine.  Joseph  Elder,  son  of  Isaac  and  Mary,  left  his  native  town  when 
nineteen  years  old  and  came  to  Anson,  where  he  resided  for  a  time  in 
the  family  of  Bartlett  Benson.  He  eventually  became  a  drover  and  en- 
gaged in  buying  stock  which  he  drove  to  Canada.  On  these  trips  he 
frequently  allowed  his  young  son,  Isaac,  to  accompany  him.  When 
Isaac  was  in  his  fourteenth  year  the  family  moved  to  Canada  and  settled 
at  Point  Lava.  Here  both  the  father  and  mother  died,  of  cholera  ere 
they  had  lived  a  twelvemonth  in  their  new  home.  Shortly  after  this  the 
sorrowing  children  returned  to  Maine,  and  Isaac  went  to  live  with 
Thomas  Williamson,  of  Stark.  Leaving  Mr.  Williamson  after  a  three 
months'  stay  he  worked,  whenever  a  chance  was  offered  him,  until  some 
years  after  his  marriage.  Oct.  26,  1841,  he  married  Sally  Daggett, 
daughter  of  John  and  Love  (Pinkham)  Daggett,  g,  v.  In  1856  he 
commenced  farming,  and  four  years  later  he  purchased  a  farm  in  the 
northern  part  of  Industry.  Here  he  lived  until  1867,  when  he  sold  his 
farm  and  settled  near  West's  Mills,  where  he  still  (1887)  resides. 

Children, 
i.       John  Daggett,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Nov.  10,  1842;  d.  June  5,  1863  (see 

ii.  Joseph,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  26,  1844;  m.  (pub.  Sept  4,  1864),  Betsey 
Houghton,  of  Anson.  She  d.  and  he  m.  June  i,  1886,  for  second  wife, 
Adalaide  A.  Manter,  dau.  of  Hiram  and  Jane  (Atkinson)  Manter, 
^.  v.;  farmer;  resides  in  Industry,  s.  p. 

iii.  Mary  Deborah,  b.  in  Anson,  April  10,  1846;  m.  Nov.  5,  1865,  Charles 
Jeffers,  son  of  Thomas  and  Sarah  ( Kennedy)  Jeflfers,  q.  v. 

iv.      Dolly,  b.  in  Anson;   d.  young. 

V.  Sarah  Louisa,  b.  in  Anson,  June  7,  1852;  m.  (pub.  Dec.  23,  1874), 
Charles  W.  Shaw,  son  of  Samuel  and  Betsey  (Manter)  Shaw,  q.  v. 

vi.  Lucy  Jane,  b.  in  Anson,  April  20,  1856;  m.  Oct.  10,  1886,  Benjamin 
W.  Seavey,  son  of  Alvin  and  Mary  Seavey,  q,  v. 


ELLIS. 

Atkins  Ellis,*  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  came  from  Harwick,  Barn- 


*Mr.  Ellis  has  descendants  living  in  Rangeley  and  vicinity.  Cornelius  Ellis,  an  early 
settler  in  that  locality,  may  have  been  a  son.  This  Cornelius  is  said  to  have  married  for  his 
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stable  Co.,  Mass.,  in  1800,  and  settled  on  lot  No.  35,  adjoining  New 
Sharon  line.  He  was  in  indigent  circumstances,  and  his  large  family 
often  suffered  for  the  common  necessities  of  life ;  being  unable  to  pay 
for  his  land  he  removed  to  lot  L  south  of  Pike's  Corner  and  afterward 
to  Ripley.  He  was  pensioned  under  the  act  of  18 18  at  ^96  a  year, 
which  he  received  up  to  the  date  of  his  death.  The  subjoined  is  a 
partial  list  of  his  children. 

Children. 

Bethia,  m.  Nov.  7,  1808,  Benjamin  Church,  of  Sidney. 

HuLDA,  m.  (pub.  July  26,  1813),  Elisha  Luce,  q.  v. 

LuciNDA,  b.  1798;   m.  (pub.  Aug.  25,  1814),  Richard  Stimpson.     She  d. 

Feb.  28,  1818. 
William,  m.  (pub.  Nov.  i8j  181 7),  Nabby  Williams,  of  Industry.    In 

1833,  a  widow  Ellis,  formerly  of  Industry,  resided    in  New  Sharon, 

but    the  author  has  not    been    able  to  identify  her  as  the  wife  of 

William. 


EMERY. 

The  origin  of  the  Emery  family  in  England  is  veiled  in  obscurity. 
Some  claim  that  they  originally  came  to  England  with  William  the  Con- 
queror, while  others  hold  that  they  were  expatriated  Huguenots  from 
.  France.  The  genealogical  history  of  this  family  begins  in  this  country 
in  1635,  when,  on  the  third  day  of  June,  two  brothers,  John  and  Anthony 
Emery,  carpenters  from  Ramsey,  County  of  Hampshire,  England,  landed 
in  Boston  from  the  ship  "Jane."  These  brothers  settled  in  Newbury, 
Mass.,  on  land  now  comprising  a  part  of  Newburyport.  The  place  of 
their  settlement  is  situated  about  four  miles  outside  of  the  city  of  New- 
buryport and  some  traces  of  this  settlement  still  remain.  The  descend- 
ants of  Anthony  Emery  settled  in  the  direction  of  Portsmouth  and  Kit- 
tery  and  so  on  into  what  is  now  the  State  of  Maine.  Hence,  the  larger 
part  of  the  Emerys  in  this  State  are  descendants  of  Anthony  Emery, 
those  of  John  having  settled  more  generally  in  Massachusetts.  Anthony 
Emery,*  by  his  wife  Frances,  had   a   son  James,^  born   about    1630. 

James  Emery  ^  married  Elizabeth ,  and  had  a  son,  Daniel,^  born 

Sept.  13,  1667;  married,  March  17,  1695,  Margaret  Gowen.  They 
were  the  parents  of  2^chariah,4  born  March  12,  1704.  Zachariah^ 
married  Ann  Hodgdon  and  had  a  son  James,s  baptized  Nov.  i,  1730. 
James  s  married,  July  4,  1752^  Mary  Fogg.  James  Emery,^  son  of  James  s 
and  Mary  (Fogg)  Emery,  was  born  in  Berwick,  Me.,  1753;  married, 
Feb.  20,  1777,  Mary  Bowden. 

Children. 

i.        James,  b.  Dec.  13,  1782. 
ii.        Theresa,  b.  Dec.  30,  1785. 
iii.       Margaret,  b.  April  9,  1 788. 


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I.     iv.       Ira,  b.  in  Berwick,  April  18,  1790;   m.  July  2,  181 3,  Sarah  Stanley,  a 

former  schoolmate  (b.  in  Berwick,  April  7,  1793). 
V.        William  B.,  b.  June  10,  1792.     Purchased  a  tract  of  land  in  Industry, 

north  of  the  brick  school-house  at  West's  Mills,  but  made  only  a 

brief  residence  in  town, 
vi.       Mary,  b.  May  7,  1795. 
vii.      RuFUS,  b.  Nov.  25,  1797. 
viii.     Mark,  b.  March  16, 1801 ;  m.  Olive  Thurrell,  and  lived  for  many  years  in 

Anson.     Settled  at  Goodridge's  Corner  in  Industry,  prior  to  April  i, 

1856.     Was  postmaster   and  town  treasurer  in  Industry;    d.  March 

30,  1883,  aged  82  years,  14  days.     His  wife  d.  Jan.  12,  189 1,  aged  86 

years.    Several  children. 

I.  Ira  Emery,7  son  of  James  and  Mary  (Bowden)  Emery,  married 
Sarah  Stanley.  After  his  marriage  they  resided  in  Berwick  until  February, 
1 81 8,  when  they  removed  to  Industry,  by  a  single  team,  bringing  with 
them  their  two  children,  Josiah  and  Clara  Ann.  Mr.  Emery's  brother, 
Mark,  accompanied  them  with  another  team,  conveying  their  household 
goods.  He  purchased  of  Esq.  Peter  West  the  house  and  land  now 
(1892)  owned  by  Barlow  D.  Nichols,  and  known  as  the  Sidney  Watson 
house,  where  he  lived  till  January,  1834 ;  he  then  moved  to  Waterville 
with  his  family  and  remained  one  year.  In  January,  1835,  ^^  returned 
to  Industry  and  lived  for  a  time  in  the  house  subsequently  occupied  by 
Richard  Fassett  for  many  years.  In  April,  1836,  he  sold  and  bought 
the  Wm.  Allen  farm  at  the  Center  of  the  town,  for  which  he  paid  about 
$750.  The  house  at  West's  Mills  and  a  few  acres  of  land  were  bought 
by  Asa  M.  Manter,  the  balance  of  the  land  by  Asaph  Boyden  and  James 
Cutts.  Deacon  Emery  was  a  shoemaker  and  tanner,  having  learned  these 
trades  of  his  father.  He  commenced  to  work  on  shoes  at  the  age  of 
ten  years  and  continued  in  that  business  with  but  few  interruptions  so 
long  as  he  lived,  a  period  of  more  than  seventy  years. 

He  was  not  what  would  be  called  a  finished  workman  at  the  present 
tinie,  but  bore  a  wide  reputation  as  a  maker  of  good,  serviceable  boots 
and  shoes.  His  work  was  largely  what  was  termed  custom,  his  patrons 
being  largely  residents  of  the  south  and  west  part  of  Industry,  with  some 
from  the  adjoining  towns  of  New  Vineyard,  Anson  and  Stark.  "  It  was 
often  my  duty,"  says  his  son,  the  Rev.  Ira  Emery,  **  to  carry  home  shoes 
to  his  customers  and  bring  back  pay  in  the  shape  of  shoe-thread  and 
farm  products,  such  as  com,  potatoes,  wheat,  beef,  pork,  veal,  candles, 
and  occasionally  some  silver  dollars,^'  In  those  days  the  leather  and 
pegs  as  well  as  the  thread  were  all  home-made.  "  Frequently,"  con- 
tinues his  son,  "  have  I  carried  home  a  pair  of  women's  shoes  and 
brought  back  all  the  pay  in  shoe-thread.  I  recall,  among  others,  some 
who  spun  very  nice  thread,  and  when  a  lot  of  this  smooth,  even,  well- 
twisted  thread,  was  brought  in  it  always  produced  a  pleasant  smile  on 

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the  face  of  the  *  Old  Deacon.*  Among  other  excellent  spinners  of  shoe- 
thread,  I  recollect  Aunt  Lois  Bradbury,  wife  of  John  S.  Bradbury,  who 
lived  over  east  from  Esquire  Shaw's.  Aunt  Jane  Daggett  and  her 
mother,  wife  of  Tristram  Daggett,  who  lived  east  of  Esquire  West's. 
Still  further  east,  in  the  town  of  Stark,  lived  the  family  of  John  Spencer, 
in  a  log-house  just  across  the  Lemon  Stream  bridge.  This  family  also 
made  good  shoe-thread.  On  the  road  on  the  south  side  of  the  West's 
Mills  mill-stream,  near  Valentine  Frederic's,  in  Stark,  lived  the  Pollard 
family  in  another  log-house.  The  family  were  poor  and  had  a  great 
deal  of  sickness,  but  they  were  always  cheerful  and  everything  was  as 
neat  as  wax ;  here  we  got  the  very  best  of  shoe-thread.  Many  a 
weary  mile  have  I  traveled  to  these  and  other  places  to  carry  shoes  and 
bring  home  thread." 

He  also  manufactured  to  some  extent  for  the  wholesale  trade,  and 
not  unfrequently  carried  from  loo  to  200  pair  of  boots  and  shoes  by 
private  team  to  Hallowell,  Gardiner,  Bath,  Wiscasset,  Bangor  and  Houl- 
ton,  where  he  sold  them  for  cash  or  exchanged  them  for  family  stores. 
As  a  father,  Deacon  Emery  was  indulgent  and  kind,  as  a  citizen,  he  was 
esteemed  for  honesty  and  integrity,  while  everyone  loved  and  respected, 
both  him  and  his  kind-hearted  wife,  for  their  benevolence  and  exemplary 
piety.  Perhaps  the  writer  can  give  no  better  illustration  of  their  good- 
ness than  by  quoting  from  a  letter  written  by  Capt.  John  Mason,  who 
once  lived  in  the  Deacon's  family :  **  Before  I  go  any  further  I  must 
try  and  do  justice  to  the  memory  of  dear  Deacon  Emery  and  his  estimable 
wife,  for  it  was  with  them  that  I  made  my  home  while  in  Industry.  Two 
people  never  walked  this  earth  to  whom  I  owe  a  greater  debt  of  grati- 
tude, hence  it  is  beyond  my  power  to  do  them /»// justice.  They  never 
tired  of  their  kindness  to  me  and  always  manifested  a  deep  interest  in 
my  welfare.  *  »  *  »  Nor  did  their  kindness  end  after  I  left 
them.  They  wrote  to  Henry  Emery  and  Lawyer  Chadboume,  of  Elast- 
port,  in  my  behalf,  which  proved  of  great  advantage  to  me,  as  I  was 
among  strangers.     I  have  no  doubt  but  what  Uiey  are  now  in  heaven." 

Both  Deacon  Emery  and  his  wife  were  consistent  members  of  the 
Baptist  Church  for  many  years,  he  having  been  chosen  one  of  its 
deacons  at  an  early  date.  He  closed  a  well-spent  Hfe  March  3,  1871, 
aged  80  years,  10  months  and  23  days.  His  wife  died  Jan.  27,  1877, 
aged  83  years,  9  months  and  20  days. 

Children. 

2.    i.        JosiAH,  b.  in  Berwick,   March   16,  1814;   m.  Nov.  4,  1834,  Hannah  C. 
Mantcr,  dau.  of  Zebulon  and  Rebecca  (Norton)  Manter,  q.  v. 
ii.        CiJVRA  Ann,  I),  in  Berwick,  Feb.  23,  1816;  m.  Nov.  26,  1835,  Asa  ^*- 
Manter,  son  of  Zebulon  and  Rebecca  (Norton)  Manter,  q.  v. 


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iii.  Martha  Nelson,  b.  in  Industry,  April  10,  1818;  m.  March  25,  1842, 
Rev.  William  A.  Merrill,  son  of  Thomas  and  Deborah  (Allen)  Mer- 
rill, q,  V. 

iv.  Mary,  b.  March  25,  1820;  m.  April  5,  1839,  Eben  G.  Trask,  son  of 
David  S.  and  Mary  (Davis)  Trask,  ^.  v, 

V.       James,  b.  Dec.  25,  1821;  d.  Dec.  29,  1821. 

3.  vi.      Ira,  b.  Jan.  j,  1823;  m.  May  12,  1853,  Sophia  A.  Backus,  dau.  of  John 

and  Eunice  (Luce)  Backus,  of  Farmington. 
vii.     Sarah,  b.  July  6,  1824;  d.  Sept.  2,  1836. 

4.  viii.    James   Stanley,  b.  July  3,  1826;    m.  Sept.  14,  1854,  Mary  Rice,  of 

Brandon,  Rutland  Co.,  Vt. 
ix.      Theresa,  b.  April  3,  1828;  unmd. 

X.  Marantha  a.,  b.  Oct.  23,  1830;  m.  May  5,  1865,  John  M.  Wood.  Re- 
sides in  Lawrence,  Kansas,  s.  p. 
xi.  Ann  Judson,  b.  April  13,  1832;  m.  Oct.  2,  1853,  Benjamin  Learned, 
son  of  Asa  and  Sarah  (Green)  Learned.  He  d.  in  Industry,  Sept. 
24,  1872,  aged  52  years,  11  months.  Mrs.  Learned  now  (1892)  re- 
sides in  Lawrence,  Kansas.  Children : 
i.        James  Albert,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Jan.  19, 1855;  d.  Aug.  13, 

1872. 
ii.       Edmund  Russell,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  2,  1858.    Is  in  busi- 
ness in  Lawrence,  Kansas, 
iii.      S.  Stanley,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  30,  i860;  m.  Dec.  30, 1885. 

Is  a  clerk  in  a  dry  goods  store  in  Lawrence, 
iv.      Roscoe  E.,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  3,  1867;    now  (1886)  a 
student  in  college, 
xii.      Elvira  S.,  b.  in  Waterville,  Aug.  5,  1834;    m.  Nov.  5,  1854,  Charles 
Meader,  son  of  Francis  and  Nancy  (Willard)  Meader,  q,  v. 

2,  JosiAH  Emery,8  son  of  Dea.  Ira  and  Sarah  (Stanley)  Emery, 
married  Hannah  C.  Manter.  Though  his  advantages  for  an  education 
were  limited,  by  a  natural  aptitude  for  acquiring  knowledge,  he  became 
proficient  in  all  the  common  English  branches.  He  was  endowed  by 
nature  with  talents  which  eminently  qualified  him  for  any  calling  or  pro- 
fession which  he  might  have  chosen  to  enter.  After  his  marriage  he 
lived  in  Industry  and  New  Vineyard,  and  was,  for  a  time,  clerk  of  the 
last  named  town.  He  likewise  kept  a  public  house  at  Stewart's  Mills. 
Like  many  another  able  man,  habits  of  intemperance  seriously  impaired 
the  best  years  of  his  life,  but  it  is  gratifying  to  know  that  in  af^er  years 
he  overcame  the  cravings  of  his  appetite  and  became  a  temperate, 
praying  man.  He  was  an  active  and  efficient  worker  in  the  tem- 
perance cause  from  the  inception  of  the  Iron  Clad  movement  up  to  the 
time  of  his  death.  He  was  chairman  of  the  board  of  selectmen  in  Indus- 
try in  1867,  and  was  several  times  re-elected  a  member  of  the  board. 
On  the  23d  day  of  December,  185 1,  his  wife  died,  and  he  subsequently 
married,  Oct.  8,  1853,  Mrs.  Eliza  Jane  Seaver,  For  the  last  quarter  of  a 
century  of  his  living  in  Industry  he  tilled  the  farm  near  Goodridge's 
Comer,  on  which  his  father  settled  after  leaving  West's  Mills.  As  a  public 
speaker  and  presiding  officer  he  showed  much  ability  and  was  frequently 
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lie  occasions  he  manifested  rare  skill  and  ability,  and  at  such  times  his 
excellent  horsemanship  was  admired  by  all.  At  the  celebration  at 
West's  Mills  July  4,  1881,  he  acted  as  marshal.  After  the  exercises  oi 
the  day,  before  dismounting  from  his  horse,  he  said,  and  as  the  writer 
recalls  his  words  they  seem  to  have  been  uttered  in  a  spirit  of  prophecy, 
"  Gentlemen,  this  is  the  last  time  I  shall  ever  have  the  pleasure  of  serv- 
ing you."  Little  did  those  who  listened  to  his  words  think  that  in  a  few 
short  months  the  tongue  which  uttered  them  would  lie  silenced  forever 
in  the  grave.  Shortly  after  this  he  removed  to  Beatrice,  Neb.,  where  he 
died  from  an  attack  of  typhoid  pneumonia.  The  following  editoriaJ 
notice  of  his  death  appeared  in  the  Beatrice  (Neb.)  Express  of  Feb.  7, 
1882  : 

**  Died,  on  Wednesday  morning,  Feb.  ist,  1882,  after  a  brief  illness,  Josiah 
Emery,  of  this  city,  aged  68  years.  Mr.  Emery  was  the  father  of  our  towns- 
man, C.  N.  Emery,  and  came  to  Beatrice  from  Industry,  Maine,  but  a  few 
months  ago.  His  last  illness  was  from  an  affection  of  the  lungs  that  had 
troubled  him  for  a  number  of  years.  Although  a  resident  of  Beatrice  but  a 
short  time,  Mr.  Emery  was  well  known  and  highly  esteemed.  He  was  a  man 
of  firm  convictions,  was  well  informed,  and  withal  a  thorough  gentleman. 
His  temperance  principles,  particularly,  were  decidedly  strong.  Coming  west 
in  his  old  age  to  build  a  new  home  for  his  two  younger  sons,  he  has  thus  soon 
been  called  from  them.  His  wife,  two  daughters,  and  two  sons,  accompanied 
him  from  the  old  home  in  Maine,  and  another  daughter  who  is  married  re- 
sides in  Norridgewock  in  that  State.     Peace  to  the  ashes  of  this  good  man.''^ 

Children. 

i.  Charles  Newton,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  15,  1835;*  ™-  ^^  I-awrence, 
Kansas,  May  4,  1858,  Mary  Benson.  The  History  of  Nebraska  con- 
tains the  following  sketch  of  Mr.  Emery's  life :  "  Charles  N.  Emery, 
proprietor  of  livery  stable,  came  to  Nebraska  in  1861,  and  engaged  in 
keeping  a  ranch  for  the  'Rutland  Stage  Company,'  at  Thirty-two- 
Mile  Creek,  east  of  Kearney.  He  was  there  until  1864,  when  he 
moved  to  Liberty  Farm,  twenty-five  miles  east  of  his  former  location. 
August  8,  1864,  he  went  to  *  Pownel  Ranch,'  an  Indian  outbreak 
having  occurred  the  day  before,  wherein  a  man  named  Burke  was 
killed.  From  there  he  went  with  his  family  to  Atchison,  Kansas,  and 
was  engaged  in  freighting  between  Atchison  and  Colorado;  from 
the  fall  of  1864  or  1865  to  the  winter  of  1866-7,  he  had  charge  of 
the  overland  stage  at  Kearney.  While  freighting  between  Atchison 
and  Denver,  during  his  freighting  service,  trouble  with  the  Indians 
was  a  daily  occurrence.  In  July,  1867,  Mr.  Emery  came  to  Beatrice, 
Neb.,  and  engaged  in  stock-raising  and  farming.  In  1870  he  opened 
the  Emery  House,  and  kept  it  a  year  and  a  half  at  first,  and  for  a 
like  length  of  time  in  1877.  In  1878  he  entered  the  livery  business. 
He  was  also  engaged  in  farming,  and  is  principal  owner  in  the  opera 
house.  He  has  twice  served  as  alderman.  He  organized  the  Temple 
of  Honor,  and  belongs  to  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows." 
Children : 
i.        George  E.,  b.  in  Lawrence,  Kansas,  March  7,  1859. 


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ii.       John  C,  b.  at  Mt.  Florence,  Kansas,  Dec.  23,  1862. 

ii.       Rebecca    Manter,  b.  in   Industry,  Dec.  26,  1836;    m.  Dec.  13,  1855, 
David  H.  Staples  (b.  in  Temple,  March   18,  1830),  son  of  Samuel 
and  Lydia  (Russell;  Staples.     Carpenter;    d.  in  Norridgewock,  Sept. 
16,  1872.     She  resides  in  Norridgewock.     Children: 
i.        Carrol  N.,  b.  March  7,  1858. 
ii.       Ida  Louise,  b.  Nov.  23,  1863;  d.  Jan.  31,  1875. 
iii.       HEI.EN  A.,  b.  Sept.  18,  1869;  d.  April  8,  1881. 
iv.      David  H.,  b.  Feb.  7,  1873. 

iii.  Zebulon  Manter,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Dec.  20,  1838;  m.  (pub.  Nov. 
13,  1862),  Ann  H.  Johnson,  dau.  of  Henry  and  Catherine  (Sullivan) 
Johnson,  q.  v.  Soldier  in  War  of  Rebellion  (see  p.  343);  d.  at  Fort 
Kearney,  Nebraska,  in  1865,*  aged  27  years,  s.p,         ^ 

iv.  Ira,  b.  June  29,  1840;  served  three  years  in  War  of  Rebellion,  in  the 
23d  Reg't,  Mass.  Inf.  He  m.  in  Topeka,  Kansas.  Now  resides  in 
Iowa. 

V.  Carlton  Parker,  b.  Feb.  13,  1844;  soldier  in  War  of  Rebellion  (seep, 
342),  He  was  a  brave,  fearless  fellow,  and  during  his  army  life  was 
for  a  time  General  Reynolds's  orderly;  was  by  the  General's  side 
when  he  was  shot,  and  led  his  horse  from  the  Beld.  During  the  war 
he  had  three  horses  shot  from  under  him.  On  one  occasion,  after  a 
hard -fought  battle,  Mr.  Emery,  completely  worn  out,  threw  himself 
down  on  the  field  and  soon  fell  asleep.  As  the  detail  for  burying  the 
dead  came  along,  he  was  mistaken  for  one  of  the  dead,  carefully 
measured,  and  his  grave  dug.  Only  when  a  squad  of  men  raised  Kim 
to  lay  him  in  his  grave  did  he  awake;  d.  in  Beatrice,  Neb.,  in  1870. 

vi.  George  Cornforth,  b.  Dec.  23,  1848;  m.  Oct.  19,  1872,  Ella  R.  Viles, 
dau.  of  John  H.  and  Mercy  E.  (West)  Viles,  q.  v.  Soldier  in  War 
of  Rebellion  (see  p.  343).     Divorced;  painter,  resides  in  Hallowell. 

vii.      Sarah  E.,  b.  Feb.  14,  1850;  d.  Feb.  4,  1862. 

viii.  Ella  H.,  m.  (pub.  May  18,  1874),  Augustus  D.  WithercU,  of  Norridge- 
wock. 


Children  by  second  marriage. 

ix.  Annie  M. 

X.  Hattie. 

xi.  Charles. 

xii.  Oscar. 


Went  to  Beatrice,  Neb. 


3.  Ira  Emery ,^  son  of  Dea.  Ira  and  Sarah  (Stanley)  Emery,  mar- 
ried Sophia  A.  Backus.  His  father,  living  within  the  limits  of  the  village 
school  district  at  West's  Mills,  afforded  him  an  opportunity  of  attending 
what  was  considered  one  of  the  best  schools  in  town.  He  also  attended 
the  several  terms  of  high  school  taught  in  the  village,  and  thus  by 
diligence  and  perseverance  he  gained  from  the  schools  of  his  native 
town  an  education  which  eventually  made  him  a  popular  and  success- 
ful educator.  At  the  age  of  nine  years  he  began  attending  Sabbath- 
school,  and  with  the  exception  of  one  year,  has  been  a  member  of  some 
similar  organization  ever  since. 

When  seventeen  years  of  age  he  made  a  public  profession  of  religion 

*  Rev.  Ira  Emery  writes :  "  I  have  been  informed  that  the  Stage  Company  in  whose  employ 
Zebulon  M.  Emery  was  at  that  time  paid  the  bills  oi  his  last  sickness,  and  that  they  placed  a 
monument  with  a  suitable  inscription  to  mark  his  last  resting  place.** 


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and  united  with  the  Industry  Baptist  Church.  His  early  religious  life 
was  one  of  constant  struggle  with  convictions  of  duty  in  regard  to  enter- 
ing the  christian  ministry.  From  his  twelfth  year  this  conviction 
occupied  his  mind,  and  three  times  during  his  early  life  he  resolved  to 
educate  himself  for  the  work  of  the  ministry.  But  circumstances 
beyond  his  control  precluded  the  consummation  of  his  plans.  Naturally 
of  a  retired  and  timid  disposition^  and  keenly  realizing  his  innate  weak- 
ness, he  kept  his  convictions  of  duty  locked  for  many  years  within  his 
own  bosom  and  remained  with  his  parents,  so  long  as  they  required  his 
assistance,  a  helpful,  dutiful  son.  He  commenced  teaching  school  at 
the  age  of  nineteen  years,  and  during  the  time  thus  engaged  taught 
twenty-four  terms  averaging  two  and  one-half  months  each,  making  a 
grand  total  of  sixty  months,  or  five  years,  spent  as  an  instructor  in  the 
schoolroom.  Almost  one-half  of  this  time  was  employed  in  teaching  in 
his  own  native  town.  He  also  frequently  served  as  school  supervisor  or 
as  a  member  of  the  superintending  school  committee  of  Industry.  On 
the  1 2th  day  of  May,  1852,  he  married  Sophia  A.  Backus,  and  settled 
on  the  Sylvanus  Allen  farm  in  Industry.  In  less  than  eight  years  he 
cleared  himself  from  a  heavy  debt,  which  the  purchase  of  this  property 
had  incurred,  earning  every  dollar  of  the  sum  with  his  own  hands. 
While  serving  in  the  diverse  vocations  of  farmer,  teacher  and  school 
officer,  the  conviction  that  he  ought  to  engage  in  the  work  of  his  Master 
was  ever  present  with  him  and  the  thought  often  troubled  him  greatly. 
At  length  being  unable  to  longer  suppress  his  convictions,  he  made  known 
his  feelings  to  his  own  family,  his  parents  and  a  few  of  his  more  intimate 
friends.  Receiving  the  approval  and  encouragement  of  relatives  and 
friends,  he  resolved  to  devote  the  remainder  of  his  life  to  the  work  of 
the  ministry.  He  preached  his  first  sermon  at  the  Allen's  Mills  school- 
house  in  January,  1867.  The  following  month  he  received  a  license  to 
preach  from  the  Baptist  Church,  of  Industry. 

The  meeting  called  for  this  purpose  was  held  in  an  upper  room  of 
his  father's  house.  Shortly  afterward  he  obtained  a  dismissal  from  the 
Baptist  Church  and  assisted  in  re-organizing  the  Industry  Free  Will  Bap- 
tist Church,  of  which  he  then  became  a  member  and  was  licensed  as  a 
preacher  of  that  denomination  immediately  afterward.  For  a  time  he 
supplied  churches  in  Madison,  Stark  and  Industry,  as  occasion  required, 
and  in  September,  1867,  was  ordained  an  evangelist  by  the  Anson  F.  B. 
Quarterly  Meeting,  at  the  Centre  Meeting- House.  He  subsequently 
studied  for  nearly  a  year  at  the  Bangor  Theological  Seminary,  and  after- 
ward, in  1869,  became  pastor  of  the  Free  Baptist  Church  at  Richmond, 
where  he  remained  two  years.     He  went  to  Deerfield,  N.  H.,  in  June, 


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1 87 1,  and  there  labored  for  five  years  as  pastor  of  the  Free  Baptist 
Church.  His  next  field  of  labor  was  in  Littleton,  N.  H.,  where  he 
likewise  remained  two  years.  In  June,  1878,  he  returned  to  Maine  and 
purchased  a  house  in  Lewiston,  which  he  thoroughly  remodeled  and 
repaired.  While  living  there  he  did  not  preach  regularly,  but  supplied 
such  churches  as  required  his  services. 

His  wife  died  July  29,  1879,  and  on  the  first  day  of  January,  1880, 
he  accepted  a  call  from  the  Wolf  borough,  N.  H.,  church  to  become  its 
pastor.  After  a  sojourn  of  three  years  in  that  place  he  returned  to 
Maine  and  assumed  the  pastoral  care  of  the  Free  Baptist  Church  at 
Brunswick.  The  Brunswick  Herald  oi  Feb.  21,  1883,  thus  introduces 
Mr.  Emery  to  the  townspeople  : 

'*  In  relation  to  the  new  pastor  of  the  F.  W.  Baptist  Church  in  this  town, 
we  cannot  give  our  citizens  a  better  idea  of  the  man  than  to  extract  from  the 
Granite  State  News,  of  Wolfborough,  N.  H.,  an  editorial  notice,  which  is  as 
follows:  *  Sabbath,  Jan.  28,  Rev.  Ira  Emery,  pastor  of  the  F.  Baptist 
Church  in  this  town,  preached 'his  farewell  sermon.  Mr.  Emery  has  been 
pastor  of  this  church  for  three  years,  which  position  he  has  occupied  to  the 
full  acceptance  of  that  church  and  the  people  of  that  congregation,  and  it  is 
with  much  reluctance  that  they  part  with  him.  Mr.  Emery  is  a  ready  speaker, 
a  diligent  worker  and  of  an  amiable  disposition.  Not  only  will  ^he  people  of 
his  pastorate  miss  him,  but  the  community  at  large,  for  his  good  works  were 
not  limited  by  denominational  lines.  He  recognized  the  fact  that '  the  world 
is  his  field  ^  and  that  there  are  important  interests  outside  of  those  of  a  strictly 
pastoral  character,  that  have  claims  on  him  as  a  citizen,  if  not  as  a  minister. 
In  fact,  during  his  residence  here  he  has  shown  a  readiness  to  help  in  any 
work  that  had  for  its  purpose  the  elevation  of  his  fellows  and  the  promotion 
of  their  welfare.  He  will  be  especially  missed  by  the  temperance  workers 
of  this  region.  He  has  been  one  of  the  principal  supporters  of  the  Wolf- 
borough  Reform  Club,  where  he  has  rendered  efficient  service  as  chaplain. 
He  goes  to  Bnmswick,  Maine,  among  a  people,  who,  while  they  cannot  better 
appreciate  his  services,  are  probably  able  better  to  compensate  his  labors.^  '*'' 

While  at  Wolfborough  he  married,  Oct.  10,  1881,  Mattie  M.  Coffin, 
of  Lewiston,  Me.  On  the  ist  of  January,  1885,  ^^  closing  a  very 
pleasant  and  profitable  pastorate  of  nearly  two  years  with  the  Brunswick 
F.  Baptist  Church,  he  also  withdrew  from  that  denomination  and  very 
soon  afler  united,  by  letter,  with  the  Baptist  Church  in  Brunswick,  this 
change  and  return  to  the  people  of  his  early  life  associations  having 
been  a  subject  of  earnest  thought  and  of  mature  and  prayerful  delibera- 
tion. In  April  he  received  and  accepted  a  call  to  the  pastorate  of  the 
Baptist  Church  in  China,  Me.,  and  immediately  entered  on  his  labors, 
and  in  July  was  publicly  recognized  and  installed  as  pastor.     On  leaving 


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Brunswick  to  accept  the  pastorate  of  the  Baptist  Church  at  China,  the 
Brunswick  Telegraph  of  May  29,  1885,  gave  him  the  following  compli- 
mentary notice  : 

**  Rev.  Ira  Emery  left  town  on  Saturday  for  his  new  field  of  labor  at  China, 
as  pastor  of  the  Baptist  Church  there.  *  •  ♦  When  Mr.  Emery  came  to 
town  he  called  upon  us  for  some  information  which  we  were  enabled  to  give 
him,  and  from  that  hour  until  the  day  of  his  departure  we  have  alwa3rs  hafld 
the  most  pleasant  relations  with  the  gentleman.  We  have  found  him  singu- 
larly discreet  in  conduct,  well  posted  in  matters  of  public  interest,  frank  in 
speech,  generous  in  his  criticism  of  others  who  differed  with  him,  though 
holding  with  determination  his  own  opinions.  Mr.  Emery  came  here  to  do  a 
good  work,  as  pastor  of  the  F.  B.  Church,  and  we  believe  that  he  strove  to  do 
it  from  first  to  last.^^ 

Mr.  Emery  closed  up  a  three  years*  pastorate  with  the  China  Baptist 
Church  in  April,  1888,  and  in  November,  1889,  settled  as  pastor  of  the 
Chatham  (Mass.)  Baptist  Church,  but  resigned  ere  he  had  been  with 
the  church  a  twelvemonth,  to  accept  the  pastorate  of  the  Baptist  Church 
in  Meredith,  N.  H.,  where  he  still  resides.  He  is  a  man  of  strictly 
temperate  habjts  and  an  earnest  worker  in  the  cause,  having  joined  his 
first  temperance  society  at  the  age  of  eleven  years.  A  gentleman  of 
winning  manners  and  pleasing  address,  he  is  loved  and  respected 
wherever  he  is  known.  In  1886  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  the  Maine  Baptist  State  Convention. 

Children. 

i.  John  Backus,  b.  in  Industry,  May  20,  1853;  m.  July  i,  1879,  Maria 
Tutt,  of  Lynn,  Mass.     Resides  in  Lynn.     One  dau. 

ii.       Charles,  b.  in  Industry,  March  17,  1856;  d.  in  infancy. 

iii.       Willie,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  18,  1858;   d.  in  infancy. 

iv.  Harry  Young,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  6,  1861;  m.  Nov.  26,  1885,  Hattie 
Burton.     Resides  in  Lynn.     One  dau. 


4.  James  Stanley  Emery ,^  son  of  Dea.  Ira  and  Sarah  (Stanley) 
Emery,  married  Mary  Rice.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  Mr.  Emery  taught 
his  first  term  of  school,  receiving  for  his  services  eleven  dollars  per  month 
and  board.  He  fitted  for  college  at  Farmington  Academy  and  North 
Yarmouth  Classical  Academy.  Entered  Waterville  College  in  1847  ^^^ 
graduated  in  1851,  having  the  valedictory  address  at  the  commencement. 
After  graduating  he  was  principal  of  the  Vermont  Literary  and  Scientific 
Institution,  at  Brandon,  for  one  year.  Studied  law  at  Troy  and  in  New 
York  City,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  the  latter  place  in  January, 
1854.  In  September,  1854,  he  went  to  Kansas,  where  he  has  since 
made  his  home.     Of  his  subsequent  history  the  writer  can  give  no  bet- 


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ter  idea  than   by  quoting  from  The  Leading  Industries  of  Lawrence, 
Kansas : 

"James  S.  Emery  came  to  Lawrence  in  1854,  at  a  time  when  the  history 
and  future  of  Kansas  were  in  a  state  of  rapid  development.  His  ability  was  at 
once  recognized,  and  he  attained  the  position  of  a  leader,  being  the  first  mag- 
istrate appointed  by  Kansas'  first  Territorial  Governor  (Reeder)  under  the  pro- 
visions of  the  Kansas-Nebraska  Bill.  His  various  addresses  before  the  State 
Historical  Society  in  the  State  University  Course  of  Lectures  and  in  the  lecture 
courses  in  many  of  the  chief  towns  of  Kansas,  all  attest  his  wide  and  varied 
scholarship.  He  was  a  member  of  two  of  the  four  constitutional  conventions — 
the  Topeka  Constitutional  Convention  of  1855,  and  that  held  in  Leavenworth 
in  1858.  He  has  served  two  terms  in  the  Legislature  of  the  State,  and  was 
instrumental  in  securing  the  location  of  the  State  University  in  Lawrence. 
Judge  Emery  was  appointed  U.  S.  District  Attorney  for  Kansas  in  1863,  and 
has  twice  served  as  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Regents  of  the  State  Univer- 
sity. He  has  at  all  times  advocated  progressive  ideas,  has  favored  the  great- 
est freedom  and  broadest  education  possible,  and  all  through  the  history  of 
Kansas,  from  the  year  he  became  one  of  its  citizens,  his  name  has  been  asso- 
ciated with  its  political,  educational  and  material  advancement.  He  Ls  one  of 
the  able  writers  for  the  Kansas  City  Times ^  and  wields  an  influence,  both  by 
pen  and  voice,  which  makes  itself  felt  whenever  the  interests  of  the  public 
demand.  While  practicing  his  profession  he  won  the  confidence  of  a  large 
clientage,  and  was  recognized  as  a  powerful  opponent,  combining  a  perfect 
understanding  of  law  and  practice  with  indomitable  energy.  He  is  largely 
identified  with  the  city's  material  interests,  and  is  recognized  as  one  of  its 
foremost  citizens.  He  is  now  pursuing  a  scholarly  life,  giving  much  attention 
to  questions  of  a  public  and  social  character.'' 

Resides  at  141  Massachusetts  St.,  Lawrence,  Kansas.  Three  chil- 
dren.    Two  now  living. 

HosEA  Washburn  Emery,  who  came  to  Industry  in  1871,  was  bom 
in  New  Sharon,  Nov.  23,  1834.  He  traces  his  ancestry  no  further  than 
to  Nathaniel  Emery,  who  came  from  Dracut,  Mass.,  and  settled  in  Stark, 
where  he  died  May  7,  1824,  aged  79  years.  Daniel  Emery,*  son  of 
Nathaniel,*  married  Mehitable,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  Davis,  of  Mercer, 
and  settled  in  that  town.  The  fifth  child  of  Daniel  and  Mehitable 
Emery  was  Amos,3  bom  in  Mercer,  June  5,  1804,  and  died  in  Stark, 
Jan.  16,  1876.  He  married  Martha,  daughter  of  William  and  Rebecca 
(Dutton)  Boyington.  These  were  the  parents  of  Hosea  W.  Emery .4 
He  married,  Nov.  17,  1858,  Huldah  O.  Spinney,  daughter  of  Rev.  John 
and  Patience  J.  (Oliver)  Spinney,  q,  v.     Farmer ;  resides  in  Industry. 

Children, 
i.        Martha  Louisa,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  April  4,  1861;  m.  Nov.  29,  1883, 
Oliver  D.  Norton,  son  of  James  and  Mary  (Davis)  Norton,  q,  v, 

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ii.       Andrew  Spinney,  b.  in  Stark,  Sept.  6,*  i866;  farmer,  and  supervisor  of 

schools  in  Industry, 
iii.       Patia  Mabel,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  26,  1873. 


EVELETH. 

James  Eveleth,s  an  early  settler  in  Industry,  traces  his  ancestry  back 
to  Sylvester  Eveleth,t  who  appears  first  as  a  baker  in  Boston,  in  1642, 
soon  after,  probably  in  1644,  removing  to  Gloucester,  Mass.,  where  he 
became  a  farmer  and  died  Jan.  4,  1689.  His  son  Joseph,*  by  wife 
Susan  or  Susanna,  was  baptized  at  the  First  Church  in  Boston,  "the  26th 
day  of  ye  ist  month,  1643,  aged  about  i  yr.,  and  3  quarters,"  and  died 
in  Ipswich,  Mass.,  Dec.  i,  1745,  at  the  great  age  of  nearly  105  years. 
He  married  Mary  Bragg,  of  Ipswich,  and  had  a  family  of  eleven  children, 
seven  sons  and  four  daughters.  One  of  the.  sons,  James,3  was  bom 
about  1690;  died,  1773,  in  his  native  town  of  Ipswich.  His  family 
consisted  of  four  daughters  and  a  son,  James,^  bom  17 15,  and  died 
1802,  who  also  resided  at  Ipswich.  James  +  was  the  father  of  thirteen 
children,  among  whom  was  James,5  born  about  1752-3.  James  5  was  a 
carpenter  and  resided  at  Cape  Porpoise  (Kennebunkport)  about  the 
close  of  the  Revolution,  but  remained  there  only  a  short  time.  He 
probably  lived  in  Beverly  and  Salem,  Mass.,  where  his  children  Joseph 
and  Nancy  were  born.  It  is  supposed  that  he  moved  from  Cape  Por- 
poise to  Wiscasset,  and  from  thence  to  Industry.  James  Eveleth  5  was 
married  three  times,  having  children  by  each  marriage.  His  first  wife, 
whose  name  the  author  has  not  been  able  to  learn,  died  leaving  two 
children,  and  he  married  for  second  wife  Betsey  Williams,  who  died  of 
"cold  fever,"  April  25,  1814.  On  coming  to  Industry  Mr.  Eveleth 
settled  on  land  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Davis  Look.  His  log- 
house  stood  some  seventy-five  rods  southeast  of  Mr.  Look's  house. 
His  third  wife,  whom  he  married  June  7,  1814,  was  Mrs.  Sarah  Connor 
{nee  Blackstone),  of  New  Sharon.  He  resided  in  Berlin  for  a  time  and 
died  in  New  Sharon  about  1832,  aged  80  years.  His  widow  married 
for  third  husband,  Ebenezer  Rollins,  of  Richmond. 

Children  by  first  marriage. 

i.        ,  son. 

ii.        ,  dau.J 

Children  by  second  marriai^e. 

I.     iii.      Joseph,  b.  in  Beverly,  Mass.,  April  4,  1782;  m.  (pub.  March  30,  1813), 

♦September  la,  on  Stark  Town  Records. 

t  This  name  was  spelled  Eveleigh  on  the  earliest  records  in  Massachusetts. 
X  A  memorandum  in  the  possession  of  the  family  says,  "  Two  daughters  by  first  marriage, 
one  of  whom  married  in  Salem,  Mass." 


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Eunice  Gennings'^  (b.  Nov.  7,  1789),  dau.  of  Benjamin  and   Mary 

(Lawrence)  Gennings,  of  Farmington. 
iv.      Nancy,  b.  in  Salem,  Mass.,  Jan.  14,  1783;!  m.  July  12,  1801,  Sprowel 

Norton,  son  of  Jabez  and  Phebe  (Luce)  Norton,  q.  v, 
V.        Polly,  b.  March  31,  1786;    m.  Feb.  12,  1807,  Daniel  Beede,  son  of 

Daniel  and  Dolly  (Hackett)  Beede,  q,  v. 

2.  vi.      James,  b.  July  14,  1788;    m.  March  15,  1810,  Judith  Meader,  dau.  of 

Francis  and  Mary  (HoUey)  Meader,  q.  v. 

3.  vii.     Frederick   Hammond,  b.  in    1790;    m.  (pub.  Oct.  20,  1813),  Eunice 

Pratt  (b.  March  18,  1787),  dau.  of  Paul  and  Jael  (Bennett)  Pratt, 
of  New  Vineyard. 

viii.  Benjamin.  He  served  in  company  with  James  Sherburne,  also  of 
Industry,  as  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  181 2.  Both  were  taken 
prisoners  by  the  British  and  carried  to  Halifax,  N.  S.  Here  Mr. 
Eveleth's  health  gave  way,  under  the  hardships  incident  to  prison 
life,  and  he  fell  a  victim  to  consumption.  He  d.  at  Halifax,  Dec.  — , 
181 3,  far  from  his  kindred  and  friends,  with  no  one  to  care  for  him 
save  his  kind-hearted  comrade,  Mr.  Sherburne,  who  did  what  he 
could  to  make  his  last  days  comfortable. 

ix.  Sally,  m.  June  7,  18 14,  Thomas  Lovejoy,  son  of  Thomas  and  Nancy 
(Burgess)  Lovejoy,  of  Stark.     Seven  children. 

X.        Harriet;  d.  at  age  of  19  years. 

Children  by  third  marriaf^e. 

xi.       Benjamin,  b.  April  12,  1815;  drowned  at  the  age  of  19  years,  by  break- 
ing through  the  ice  while  skating  on  Clear  Water  Pond, 
xii.      D-ANiEL,  b.  April  13,  181 6. 
xiii.    John. 
xiv.     Horace. 
XV.     Frank. 
xvi.     Harriet. 
xyii.    Henry. 

I 

I-  Joseph  Eveleth,*^  son  of  James  and  Betsey  (Williams)  Eveleth, 
married  Eunice  Gennings.  He  bought  of  Samuel  Mason,  June  9, 181 2, 
the  farm  near  Tibbetts's  Comer,  on  which  his  whole  life  was  spent. 
Soldier  in  1812  Vfd^x  (see  p,  isg)^  Farmer;  died  Jan.  22,  1861,  aged 
78  years,  9  months,  18  days.  His  widow  died  Aug.  28,  1887,  aged  97 
years,  9  months,  21  days. 

Children. 

i.  Mary  Gennings,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  14,  1814;  m.  March  10,  1836, 
James  Kerr  Commings  (b.  in  Greenock,  Scotland,  July  4,  181 3),  son 
of  Israel  W.  and  Susan  (Kerr)  Commings.  Mr.  Commings  learned 
the  carpenter's  trade  of  Colonel  Lancaster,  of  New  Sharon.  Resides 
in  Kirkwood,  III.,  where  he  is  in  the  insurance  business.  She  d.  April 
5,  1878.     Four  children,  two  of  whom  d.  young. 

4.  ii.        Benjamin  Gennings,  b.  in  Industry,  July  5,  1816;    m.  Nov.  16,  1852, 

Tamson  C.  Luce,  dau.  of  Leonard  and  Susan  B.  (West)  Luce,  q.  v. 


*  Since  the  date  of  her  marriag-e  the  family  have  changed  the  orthography  of  their  name, 
substituting  J  for  the  initial  G  formerly  used. 

fTown  Records  (Btrtht^  Vol.  /,  p.  44).  The  headstone  at  her  grave  says :  "  Died  April 
iS,  1846,  aged  63  years.'*  Here  the  age  corresponds  with  date  of  birth.  Notwithstanding  this, 
the  autlior  is  inclined  to  regard  the  birth-date  incorrect.  A  record  among  her  descendants  has 
it,Jan.  14, 1785. 


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iii.      Emeline,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  4,  1820;  resides  at  West's  Mills,  unmd. 
iv.      Joseph,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  9,  1822;  resides  at  West's  Mills;  unmd. 
V.        Caroline  Maria,  b.  in    Industry,  April  17,  1828;  m.  June  18,  1854, 

Nelson  Fogg,  son  of  Asa  and  Mary  (Knowlton)  Fogg,  of  Industry; 

5.  p. 


2.  James  Eveleth,*^  son  of  James  and  Betsey  (Williams)  Eveleth, 
married  Judith  Meader.  Resided  in  Industry  up  to  1834,  afterward  in 
Orono.  Carpenter  and  stage-route  contractor.  Builder  of  the  Centre 
Meeting-House  in  Industry.  Died  of  cancer  in  Orono,  April  — ,  1841, 
aged  nearly  53  years.  His  widow  died  in  Lawrence,  Mass.,  Jan.  4, 
1852. 

Children. 

i.        Abigail  Butler,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  6, 1811 ;  m.  May  21, 1832,  Charles 
L.  Allen,  son  of  Rufus  and  Abigail  (Fairbanks)  Allen,  q,  v.     She  d. 
in  1856.     Four  children, 
ii.       Jared  Fisher,  b.  in  Industry,  May   17,  18 14;    m.  in  Orono,  Sept.  12, 
1841,  Olive  Lunt  (b.  in  Orono,  June  10,  1818),  dau.  of  Joshua  and 
Abigail  (Freeze)  Lunt.     Converted,  baptized  and  joined  the  Baptist 
Church,  at  the  age  of  14  years.     Educated  at  Farmington  Academy 
and  Kent's  Hill.     School  teacher,  carpenter  and  builder.     Began  to 
preach  in  1858,  and  has  since  been  a  successful  clergyman  of  the 
Baptist  denomination.     Resides  in  Bluehill.    Children : 
i.        Dana  Boardman,  b.  Aug.  27,  1842;  d.  Jan.  8,  1846. 
ii.       Abbie  Frances,  b.  March  4,  1846;  m.  Octavius  M.  Storcr. 

Resides  in  Bluehill. 
iii.       Edward  Marden,  b.  May,  17,  1848;  d.  Feb.  9,  1855. 
iv.       Mary  Ella,  b.  May  13,  1850;   m.  Austin  T.  Stevens;  resides 

in  Bluehill. 
V.       Martha  Howard,  b.  June  26,  1852;  m.  Fred  H.  Eveleth, 

Missionary  to  Burmoh.     Resides  in  Somerville,  Mass. 
vi.       Nellie  Maria,  b.  July  23,  1854.     Resides  in  Massachusetts, 
vii.     Charles  Allen,  b.  July  4,  1856;  m.  Rosie  Prairie;    resides 

in  Lowell,  Mass. 
viii.     Emma  .Augusta,  b.  Oct.  17,  1858;  d.  Oct.  9,  1859. 
iii.      Angeline,  b.  in   Industry,  Oct.  18,  181 8;    m.  April  12,  1855,  William 
Storer  Lufkin  (b.  Paris,  Me.,  March  28,  1830),  son  of  Seth  S.  and 
Deborah  (Marshall)  Luf  kin.     Merchant;  resides  in  Yarmouth.    Two 
children, 
iv.      George  H.,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  15,  1822;  d.  April  3,  1824. 
v.        George  H.,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  12,  1826;    m.  Mary  Robinson;   d.  in 

Chicago,  July  22,  1867. 
vi.      Phidora  Sherwood,  b.  in  Industry,  April  19,  1831;  m.  April  5,  1851, 
Samuel,  son  of  William  Lowder,  of  Bangor.     He  d.  in  1873,  and  she 
m.  at  Fairport,  N.  V.,  Nov.  13,  1873,  Charles  W.  Pawling.*     Resides 
at  Sioux  Falls,  South  Dakota.    Three  children  by  first  marriage. 


3.  Frederick  Hammond  Eveleth,^  son  of  James  and  Betsey 
(Williams)  Eveleth,  married  Eunice  Pratt,  who  probably  died  young. 
He  married  for  second  wife,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Phineas  Whitney,  of 


*  Local  usage  has  changed  the  orthography  to  "  Pauline." 


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of  Phillips.     She  died  in  Phillips  in  1863.     He  was  a  farmer;  died  in 
Phillips,  April  2,  1854, 

Children  by  first  marriage. 

i.        George  W.,  resides  at  2758  Welton  St.,  Denver,  Colorado, 
ii.       Elvira  S. 

Children  by  second  marriage. 

iii.      ,  b.  April,  1831;  d.  in  infancy. 

iv.  Francis  Marion,  b.  in  Phillips,  May  22,  1832;  m.  in  1857,  Ellen  Ange- 
line  Sanborn  (b.  in  Chesterville,  May  10,  1836),  dau.  of  Dr.  Amazi 
and  Julia  A.  (Pierce)  Sanborn,  of  Phillips.  Teacher  and  farmer  in 
early  life.  Graduated  from  the  Ohio  Medical  College  in  1856. 
Practiced  in  Phillips,  Presque  Isle  and  Waldoboro,  where  he  now 
resides.  Served  four  years  in  War  of  Rebellion,  as  Surgeon  of  the 
7th  Me.  Reg't;  s.  p. 

V.  Martha  C,  b.  in  Phillips,  Oct.  6,  1834;  m.  Charles  Strout;  resides  in 
Phillips. 

vi.      Fernando  Cortez,  b.  in  Phillips,  1836;  d.  in  Pres«^ue  Isle,  1861;   unmd. 

vii.     Charles  LeRoy,  b.  in  Phillips,  1838;   d.  in  Illinois,  1878. 

viii.  Mary  Whitney,  b.  in  1840;  m.  ist,  Charles  Reed;  2d,  Charles  Moore. 
Resides  in  Madrid. 

4.  Benjamin  Genninos  Eveleth/  son  of  Joseph  and  Eunice 
(Gennings)  Eveleth,  married  Tamson  C.  Luce.  Mr.  Eveleth  was  a 
successful  farmer  and  spent  his  whole  life  in  Industry.  His  wife  died 
Nov.  7,  1882,  aged  54  years,  2  months,  22  <lays.  He  died  in  Industry, 
July  27,  1891,  aged  75  years. 

Children. 

i.        Charles    Albert,  b.  in    Industry,  Aug.   23,   1853;    m.  Aug.  9,  1874, 
Clara  M.  Young.     Mr.  Eveleth  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  in  Farmington. 
Children : 
i.        Bertie  L.,  b.  July  8,  1875. 
ii.       Alton  C,  b.  Aug.  7,  1879. 
iii.      Frank  E.,  b.  Dec.  17,  1881. 
ii.       Ellen  Susan,  b.  in  Industry,  March  30,  1862;  d.  Oct.  7,  1865. 
iii.       Frank  Benjamin,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  25,  1866;  m    March  25,  1886, 
Mary    M.  Trask,  of    Stark.     One  child,  d.  in  infancy.     Resides  at 
West's  Mills, 
iv.      George  Leonard,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  9,  1868;  d.  July  i,  1879. 


FISH. 

Elisha  Fish,  who  settled  in  Industry  in  the  fall  of  1853,  was  born  in 
Stark,  Feb.  15,  1805,  and  was  the  son  of  Elisha  and  Mary  (Kincaid) 
Fish,  and  a  grandson  of  Nathan  and  Betsey  (Kinney)  Fish,  of  Wiscasset. 
He  married,  March  i,  1827,  Mary  Robinson  (born  in  Bath,  Aug.  26, 
1809),  daughter  of  Bryant  and  Patience  (Oliver)  Robinson.  He  settled 
in  his  native  town  where  he  lived  until  his  removal  to  Industry.  On 
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land  adjoining  the  farm  on  which  Eli  N.  Oliver  now  (1892)  lives,  on 
which  he  erected  buildings.  Here  he  lived  until  a  short  time  previous 
to  his  death,  when  he  went  to  live  with  his  sons,  Asa  Q.  and  Calvin  B. 
Fish,  on  the  Esq.  Board  man  farm.  He  died  in  Industry,  March  24, 
1888,  aged  83  years.  His  wife  died  June  19,  1892,  aged  nearly  83 
years. 

Children, 
i.        John  Oliver,  b.  in  Stark,  Feb.  15,  1828;  d.  Nov.  7,  1851. 
ii.       Hannah,  b.  in  Stark,  Oct.  9,  1830;    m.  March  25,  1847,  Benjamin  S. 

Gordon,  son  of  Daniel  S.  and  Anna  (Gordon)  Gordon,  of  Industry. 

Mr.  Gordon  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  in  Stark.     Eight  children, 
iii.      Elizabeth  Robinson,  b.  in  Stark,  March  25,  1833;  m.  Dec.  13,  1849, 

Benjamin    Horn,  son  of  Benjamin  and    Eunice  (Hursom)  Horn,  of 

Sn^ithfield.     Mr^  Horn  is  a  farmer,  and  resides  in  SmithBeld.     Eleven 

children, 
iv.       Reuben,  b.  in  Stark,  April  33,  1835;  d.  Aug.  14,  1835. 

1.  V.        Asa  Quimbv,  b.  in  Stark,  Aug.  7,  1837;  ™-  May  6,  1865,  Esther   A. 

Horn,  dau.  of  John  and  Athalia  (Gage)  Horn,  of  SmithBeld. 

2.  vi.      Calvin  Bryant,  b.  in  Stark,  April  9,  1840;  m.  March  21,  1866,  Henri- 

etta Howard    Horn  (b.  Aug.  5,  1850),  dau.  of  John   and   Athalia 
(Gage)  Horn,  of  Smithfield. 

vii.  Charles  Edward,  b.  in  Stark,  July  11,  1843;  m.  February,  1877,  Rose 
Worcester,  dau.  of  Lemuel  and.  Mary  (Nickerson)  Worcester,  of 
Mercer.  For  the  past  twenty-nine  years  Mr.  Fish  has  been  engaged 
in  mining  on  the  PaciBc  Slope.  Now  resides  in  Mexico.  His  wife 
d.  in  Mercer,  leaving  one  child : 

Cecil  Edward,  b.  in  Mercer,  Aug.  15,  1878. 

viii.  Eben,  b.  in  Stark,  Nov.  29,  1844;  d.  from  wounds  received  before 
Petersburg,  Va.,  Aug.  14,  1864  (see. p. 348). 

ix.  Mary  Adelaide,  b.  in  Stark.  Feb.  17,  1847;  ™-  ^^^'  '3»  '^5»  Charles 
Greenleaf,  son  of  Stephen  and  Fanny  (Taylor)  Greenleaf,  of  Stark, 
by  whom  she  had  one  son,  Frank  Herbert,  b.  in  Stark,  July  29,  1869. 
She  was  subsequently  divorced  and  m.  Arthur  D.  Locke,  son  of 
James  and  Hannah  (CoUey)  Ix>cke,  of  Stark;  resides  in  Augusta. 

X.  John  Alphonso,  b.  in  Stark,  Nov.  29,  185 1;  m.  Oct.  23,  1880,  Eliza  A. 
Pinkham,  dau.  of  Wright  and  Mercy  (Norton)  Pinkham,  of  Lexing- 
ton. Divorced,  J. /./  m.  May  21,  1887,  for  second  wife,  Mantha  B. 
Hatch,  dau.  of  David  and  Harriet  (Collins)  Hatch,  q,  v.  Mr.  Fish 
is  a  shoemaker,  and  resides  in  New  Sharon.  One  child : 
Edna  Leone,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Oct.  3,  1888. 

I.  Asa  Quimby  Fish,  son  of  Elisha  and  Mary  (Robinson)  Fish, 
married  Esther  A.  Horn.  Prior  to  his  marriage  he  spent  some  years  in 
California  engaged  in  mining,  but  afterward  settled  in  Industry.  He 
owns,  in  company  with  his  brother,  Calvin  B.,  the  Esq.  Herbert  Board- 
man  farm,  considered  one  of  the  best  in  town. 

Children. 

3.  i.        Charles  Robinson,  b.  in   Industry,  Jan.  i,   1866;    m.  Nov.  6,  1889, 

Lucinda  Cunningham,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Lucinda  (Brown)  Cun- 
ningham, of  ReadBeld. 
ii.        Dora  Bklle,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  23,  1867;  d.  of  scarlettna,  Dec.  19, 

'873. 
iii.      Jennie  Estelle,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  16,  1869;  d.  of  scarletina,  Dec. 
27»  1873. 


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iv.       Henry  Clay,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  9,  1871;  d.  of  scarletina,  Dec.  26, 

1873. 
V.       Philip  Augustus,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  16,  1874. 
vi.      John  Douglas,  b.  in  Industry,  May  16,  1876. 
vii.      George  Warren,  b.  in  Industry,  April  20,  1878;  d.  Nov.  2,  1878. 
viii.    Warren  Cornforth,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  16,  1879. 
ix.      Athalia  Gage,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  23,  1881. 


2.  Calvin  Bryant  Fish,  son  of  Elisha  and  Mary  (Robinson)  Fish, 
mawied  Henrietta  H.  Horn.  He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  on  the  Esq. 
Boardman  farm  with  his  brother  Asa  (see  also  p.  345), 

Children, 
i.        Georgia  Ella,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  19,  1867;  d.  of  scarletina,  Dec.  19, 

1873. 
ii.        Hattie  May,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  5,  1869;  m.  June  20, 1888,  Blanchard 

A.  Luce,  son  of  Benjamin  Henry  and  Amantha  S.  (Tinkham)  Luce, 

of  Anson,  q,  v. 
iii.      Thirza  Madella,  b.  in  Industry,  March  25,  1876;   d.  July  16,  1885. 

3.  Charles  Robinson  Fish,  son  of  Asa  Q.  and  Esther  A.  (Horn) 
Fish,  married  Lucinda  Cunningham.  Being  a  youth  of  good  principles 
and  studiously  inclined,  he  acquired  by  diligent,  persevering  effort  a  fine 
English  education,  and  graduated  from  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
town,  with  the  first  class  after  the  adoption  of  Wade's  Graduating  Sys- 
tem (see  p.  100).  The  summer  following  his  graduation  he  worked  on 
a  farm  in  Anson  at  {20  per  month.  In  the  fall  he  attended  the  high 
school  at  West's  Mills,  but  left  before  the  term  closed  to  accept  the 
position  of  teacher  in  the  town  of  Stark.  The  term  proved  eminently 
successful,  and  after  its  close,  in  January,  1884,  with  the  snow  two  feet 
deep,  he  began  his  first  trip  as  a  "tree  missionary."  The  territory 
assigned  him  was  the  western  part  of  Anson  Valley  and  New  Portland. 
A  more  unpropitious  field  for  an  inexperienced  canvasser,  eighteen 
years  of  age,  could  hardly  have  been  found.  The  result  of  his  labors 
was  discouraging  in  the  extreme.  Four  days  of  faithful  work  and  not 
a  single  order.  Many  young  men  would  have  become  disheartened  and 
abandoned  the  work  in  despair.  But  young  Fish  was  made  of  different 
mettle.  He  went  bravely  on,  and  on  the  fifth  day  was  rewarded  by  his 
first  order  of  JI12  from  a  lady  in  East  New  Portland.  This  greatly  en- 
couraged him,  and  when  Saturday  night  came  he  was  able  to  make  a 
very  creditable  report  to  his  employers.  He  worked  on  the  horse  cars 
in  Lewiston  for  about  three  months  in  the  summer  of  1884,  at  jlio  per 
week,  but  was  obliged  to  give  up  his  position  on  account  of  his  health. 
Again  he  engaged  in  the  nursery  business  at  JI35  per  month  and  ex- 
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success,  counting  among  his  customers  many  prominent  citizens,  such 
as  Ara  Cushman,  the  shoe  manufacturer ;  Ex-Governor  Garcelon,  etc. 
During  the  winter  of  1884-5  he  taught  a  three  months*  term  of  school 
in  his  native  district.  The  following  spring  he  resumed  the  fruit-tree 
business  at  a  salary  of  I45  and  expenses.  He  continued  in  the  employ 
of  one  firm  for  three  years  with  increased  salary.  With  the  knowledge 
gained  and  money  saved  from  his  three  years*  work  he  began  business 
for  himself  with  headquarters  at  South  Framingham,  Mass.  From  the 
start  this  new  venture  proved  a  success,  the  first  year  netting  him  a 
handsome  sum.  For  the  two  succeeding  years  he  had  as  a  partner  D. 
VV.  Whitmore,  also  a  native  of  Maine.  The  business  was  conducted 
under  the  firm  name  of  Chas.  R.  Fish  &  Co.  The  volume  of  business 
was  greatly  increased  and  at  length  was  removed  to  Worcester.  After  a 
pleasant  and  prosperous  co-partnership  of  two  years,  Mr.  Fish  bought  out 
his  partner  and  assumed  the  entire  management  of  the  business,  and 
during  the  year  sold  between  JI8,ooo  and  J  10,000  worth  of  stock.  Mr. 
Fish  is  a  member  of  the  Dewey  Street  Baptist  Church  and  an  earnest, 
efficient  worker  for  the  cause.  He  has  a  pleasant,  happy  home  in 
Worcester,  where  he  e<ijoys  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  a  wide  circle 
of  friends  and  acqi>aintances.  Still  young  in  years,  he  is  to  be  counted 
a  successful  business  man,  while  before  him  lies  a  brilliant  future. 

Child. 

Charles  Robinson,  b.  in  Worcester,  Mass.,  Dec.  15,  1890. 

Daniel  Homestead  Fish,  a  younger  brother  of  the  forenaraed 
Elisha,  was  born  in  Stark,  Dec.  24,  18 12.  He  married,  Nov.  — ,  1838, 
Betsey  Spencer,  daughter  of  John  P.  and  Eunice  (Tibbetts)  Spencer, 
who  was  born  in  Stark,  Dec.  30,  1817.  Mr.  Fish  resided  on  the  farm 
now  (1892)  owned  by  Sumner  Kennedy,  for  seventeen  years,  also  at 
West's  Mills  and  other  points  in  Industry. 

Children. 

i.  Abigail  Norcross,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  June  14,  1839;  m.  (pub. 
March  21,  1859)  Charles  Wesson  Gardiner,  son  of  Alleii  and  Rosana 
(Doyen)  Gardiner,  of  New  Vineyard.    Ten  or  eleven  children. 

ii.       Joseph  Dunphv,  b.  in  Stark,  May  4,  1841 ;  d.  when  two  months  old. 

iii.  Dei.iiji  Clark,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  29,  1843;  ">•  I'cb.  19,  1861,  Allen 
Gardiner,  son  of  Allen  and  Rosana  (Doyen)  Gardiner,  of  New 
Vineyard.  He  served  as  a  private  in  Co.  E,  24th  Me.  Reg't,  Inf.,  and 
d.  in  New  Vineyard,  leaving  one  dau.,  who  m.  James  Pinkham,  q,  v. 
She  m.  for  second  husband,  Ichabod  Norton,  son  of  Ephraim  and 
Jane  West  (Norton)  Norton,  of  New  Vineyard,  g.  v. 

iv.       Ebenezer,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  24,  1842;  d.  May  i,  1843. 

V.       JoTHAM  Sewall,  b.  in  Industry;  d.  in  infancy. 

vi.  JoTHAM  Sewall,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  3,  1847;  *»•  April  26,  1868,  Mrs. 
Maria  Horn.     He  was  divorced,  and  subsequently  m.  Ida  May,  dau. 


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of  Nathaniel  Reed.     She  d.  at  North  Anson,  s.  p.     He  m.  for  third 

wife  Esther  Foss,  of  Concord.     She  d.  in  Farmington,  s,  p.     He  m. 

for  fourth  wife  Mrs.  Louisa  (Thurston)  Goodwin,  of  Rome.     One 

child  by  first  marriage,  viz. : 
Mabel,  m. 
Eleanor   Smith,  b.  in    Industry,  March    14,  1848;    m.  Jan.  i,  1865, 

Hannibal    Greenwood,  son  of  Thaddeus  and    Malinda  (Caldwell) 

Greenwood,  of   Industry,  q.  v.     He   d.  Feb.  23,  1878,  and    she  m. 

Nov.  16,  1879,  for  second  husband  John  Tobey  Daggett,  of  Industry, 

son  of  Isaac  and  Sarah  Butler  (Norton)  Daggett,  q.  v. 
Sarah  Butler,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  9,  1849;  m.  Joseph  Foss. 
Andrew  Jackson,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  24,  1851;    m.  Mary  Elizabeth 

Smith,  dau.  of  James  and  Lois  (Staples)  Smith,  of  Flagstaff;  resides 

in  New  Vineyard.     Six  children. 
Hannah    Maria,    b.  in   Industry,  June    i,  1853;   m.  Chesley,  son  of 

Stephen    Hollis,  of   Dead    River.     He  resides  in   Kansas.    Three 

children. 
Louisa  Greenwood,  b.  in   Industry,  Nov.  i,  1855;    d.  at  the  age  of 

seven  weeks. 
William  Henry,  b.  in  Industry,  March  15,  1858;  d.  Dec.  24,  1858. 
Mary  Robinson,  b.  in   New  Vineyard,  Sept.  17,  1^59;    m.  April  13, 

1874,  Seth  Robbins,  son  of  Elisha  and  Rozilla  (Stevens)  Robbins, 

q.  V. 


FOLLETT. 

Benjamin  Follett,*  a  native  of  New  Hampshire,  was  born  Dec.  13, 
1775,  and  died  in  Industry,  Oct.  28,  1819,  aged  44  years.  His  wife 
Abigail,  born  June  6,  1 784,  may  have  been  a  Moody  or  perhaps  a  Hil- 
dreth.  Mr.  Follett  settled  on  lot  No.  36,  recently  owned  and  occupied 
by  Wm.  W.  Campbell.  After  his  death,  Lydia,  an  unmarried  sister, 
came  to  town  and  provided  a  home  for  the  family.  Mrs.  Follet  died  at 
an  advanced  age.  Lydia  Follett  subsequently  married  (pub.  Jan.  31, 
1834),  John  Chesley,  of  New  Sharon,  formerly  from  New  Hampshire. 

Children. 

i.        Abigail  L.,  b.  April  13,  1803;  m.  (pub.  Sept.  11,  1826),  Shubael  L. 

Meader,  son  of  William  and  Celia  (Luce)  Meader,  q.  v. 
ii.        Caleb,  b.  June  25,  1808.     An  invalid;  d.  unmd. 
iii.      John,  b.  in  Industry,  April  16,  1810;  a  shoemaker.     Went  West. 

iv.      Anna,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  7,  1812;  m. Knights.    Thrown  from  a 

wagon;   d.  at  Allen's  Mills,  from  injuries  then  sustained,  s.  p. 
v.        Almira,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  12,  1814. 

vi.       Hannah,  b.  in  Industry,  May  3,  181 7;  d.  a  young  woman;  unmd. 
vii.     Benjamin,  b.  in  Industry,  July  10,  1819;  m.  Christina,  dau.  of  Thomas 
Merrill.     Farmer,  and  soldier  in  War  of  Rebellion  (ste  /.  34g);  d. 
June  7,  1863.     His  widow  subsequently  m.  Oct.  n,  1863,  Reuben  B. 
Durrell.     She  d.  in  Farmington,  Sept.  6,  1883,  aged  40  years.     Chil- 
dren: 
i.        Charles  Sylvester,  b.  in  Industry,  March  29,  1859.    Soon 
after  the  death  of   his  father  he  was  adopted   by  James 
Edgecomb,  of  Industry;   unmd. 
ii.       Elizabeth  M.,  b.  Nov.  12,  1861;  d.  young. 


*  In  1851,  Rev.  Benjamin  Follett  resided  in  Stark.    So  far  as  can  be  learned  he  was  not  a 
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FROST. 

This  name  is  found  among  the  residents  of  York  County  as  early  as 
1689.  In  that  year  Charles  Frost  executes  his  will,  in  which  sons 
Charles,  John  and  Nicholas  are  mentioned.  The  data  necessary  to 
complete  the  line  from  Charles,  senior,  to  George  Frost,  several  of  whose 
children  have  resided  in  Industry,  has  not  been  obtained.  George 
Frost,  who  may  have  been  a  son  of  Samuel,  was  born  April  18,  1783  ; 
married  May  6,  1801,  Phebe  Tibbetts,  who  was  born  April  11,  1781,  and 
died  in  Industry,  Oct.  25,  1869.  He  died  May  28,  1834,  aged  51 
years. 

Children. 

i.         Eliza,  b.  Jan.  26,  1802;  m.  Oct.  — ,  1826,  William  Mosher;    resided  in 

Farmington.     Seven  children, 
ii.        RoziLLA,   b.  April   29,  1804;    m.   Feb.  — ,   1830,  James   M.   Mosher; 

resided  in  Farmington.     Nine  children. 
I.    iii.      Samuel,  b.  in    Somersworth,  N.  H.,  Feb.  10,1807;  m.  Oct. — ,1829, 

Martha  Littlefield  (b.  Feb.  9,  1807). 
iv.       Esther  Jane,  b.  Aug.  22,  1809;    m.  June   15,  1834,  Elbridge  Gerry; 

resided  in  Farmington.     Five  children. 
V.        Olive  T.,  b.  July  6,  181 2;   m.  Nov.  17,  1835,  Edmund  Coffin;    resided 

in  Industry;   d.  in  York  County.     Five  children, 
vi.      John,  b.  May  17,  1815;    m.  Oct.  18,  1835,  Olive  H.,  dau.  of  Joseph 

Leaver;   resided  in  Industry;    moved   to  Farmington,  where  he  d. 

Three  children, 
vii.      Mary  Ann,  b.  Jan.  7,  181 8;   m.  March  30,  1837,  Dennis  F.  Allen,  son 

of  Rufus  and  Abigail  (Fairbanks)  Allen,  q.  v, 

viii.     ,  b.  Nov.  11,  1820;   d.  Nov.  14,  1820. 

uc.      George,  b.  Dec.  17,  1823;  d.  in  Farmington,  Feb.  16,  1828. 

Samuel  Frost,  son  of  George  and  Phebe  (Tibbetts)  Frost,  married 
Martha  Littlefield.  Settled  on  the  James  Stanley  farm  in  1835,  and 
subsequently  in  the  south  part  of  the  town  on  the  Moses  True  farm. 
His  wife  died  in  New  Sharon,  June  13,  1888,  aged  81  years.  He  died 
in  the  same  town,  July  3,  1892,  aged  85  years. 

Children.* 

i.        Phebe  E.,  b.  Aug.  9,  1830;  d.  May  22,  1842. 

ii.        George,  b.  Jan.  16,  1832;  m.  2d,  Eliza  Haines;  resides  in  Newburyport, 

Mass.     Two  children, 
iii.      Adeline,  b.  Oct.  4, 1833;  d.  Nov.  6,  1848. 
iv.      John  Samuel,  b.  Dec.  15,  1835;  d.  April  9.  1837. 
V.       Joseph  Gage  Rounds,  b.  Feb.  21,  1837;  d.  May  15,  1837. 
vi.      John  Samuel,  b.  March  13,  1838;  m.  Adeline  Bailey;    d.  in  October, 

1890,  in  Newburyport,  Mass.     Six  children  living, 
vii.      William  Henry,  b.  May  16,  1841;  soldier  in  War  of  Rebellion  (see  p, 

33P);  d.  July  20,  1862. 
viii.     Alonzo,  b.  Feb.  16,  1843;   "^-  (pub.  March  9,  1863),  I^ura  Collins,  dau. 

of  John  G.  and  Betsey  (Veaton)  Collins,  q.  v.     Farmer;    resides  in 

New  Sharon.     Four  children. 


•     *One  daughter,  Martha  M.,  died  June  37,  1848;  the  author  h.is  not  been  able  to  learn  the 
date  of  birth,  hence  the  name  does  not  appear  in  this  record. 


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Hiram,  b.  May  27.  1845;  d.  Oct.  2,  1847. 

Hfxena,  \  b.  Oct.  4,  1847.     Helena  m.  Jan.  21,  1866,  Alanson  V.  Brooks. 

Hiram,    /      Mr.  Brooks  is  a  farmer  and  carpenter.     She  d.  March  28, 

1884.     Several  children.       Hiram  d.  young. 
Clara  A.,  b.  July  23,  1849;  »"•  Nov.  11,  1868,  Truman  A.  Nottage,  son 

of  William  H.  and  Frances  (Snell)   Nottage,  of  Stark.     Divorced, 

s.  p.     She  m.  Dec.  25,  1891,  James  W.,  son  of  Nathaniel  and  Betsey 

(Winslow)  Potter,  q.  v. 


FURBUSH. 

Israel  H.  Furbush,  born  March  8,  18 18;  married  Nov.  14,  1844, 
Rosilla  Hanniford,  of  Farmington,  bom  Aug.  — ,  1815.  Settled  in 
Industry  prior  to  his  marriage,  and  resided  at  West's  Mills. 

Children. 

i.  Cordelia  F.,*  b.  Dec.  12,  1846;  m.  April  8,  1866,  Joseph  HoUey,  son 
of  Marchant  and  Susan  (Ilolley)  Holley,  of  Farmington.  Two 
children. 

ii.       Ellen  F.,  b.  Aug.  27,  1848. 

J.  Simon  Furbush,  son  of  Reuben  and  Betsey  (Tuttle)  Furbush, 
was  born  in  Anson,  June  6,  1846.     He  married,  Sept.  29,  1879,  Katie 

A.  Jennings  (bom  in  Farmington,  Jan.  25,  1861),  daughter  of  George 

B.  and  Roxana  (Ramsdell)  Jennings,  of  Farmington.  He  came  to  In- 
dustry in  the  fall  of  1880  and  purchased,  of  Winthrop  Luce,  the  farm  on 
which  Abner  Norton  was  the  original  settler  in  1791.  Frugal  and 
industrious  Mr.  Furbush  is  counted  a  prosperous  fanner  by  his  neighbors 
and  townsmen. 

Children. 

i.        Flossie  Ethkl,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  8,  1882. 
ii.       George  Alanson,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  3,  1889. 


QILMORE. 

James  Gilmore,  son  of  William  F.  and  Mary  (Trott)  Gilmore,  was 
born  in  Woolwich,  Oct.  17,  1798.  He  married,  Nov.  6,  1823,  Lucy 
Wade  (born  in  Woolwich,  May  21,  1795),  daughter  of  Abner  and 
Hopestill  (Delano)  Wade.  She  died  in  Woolwich,  Jan.  21,  1827.  He 
married,  Sept.  1,  1828,  Rachel  Wade  (born  May  19,  1803),  a  sister  of 
his  first  wife.  Mr.  Gilmore  came  to  Industry  in  March,  1830,  and 
bought  of  Elisha  Drew  the  farm  on  which  his  son,  Caleb  W.  Gilmore, 
now  lives.  He  was  elected  a  member  of  the  board  of  selectmen  in 
1840,  and  twice  re-elected.     Was  also  deacon  of  the  Baptist  Church  in 

♦Industry  Town  Records  (I'ol.  lyp.Sy).  Butler's  History  Farmington  {p. so*)  has  it 
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Stark.     His  wife  died  July  27,  1853,  aged  50  years.     He  died  Aug.  14, 
1868,  aged  69  years,  10  months. 

Children. 

i.  Mary  Hopestill,  b.  in  Woolwich,  Feb.  i,  1825;  m.  June  28,  1862, 
Amasa  Works  (b.  in  New  Sharon,  Sept.  19,  1816).  Resided  in 
Abbot;  lumberman  and  farmer.     He  d.  Aug.  i,  1866,  s.p, 

ii.  Lucy  Wade,  b.  in  Woolwich,  Jan.  21,  1827;  m.  Jan.  21,  1849,  William 
B.  Tibbetts,  of  Amesbury,  Mass.  She  d.  Nov.  12,  1867.  Four  chil- 
dren. 

Children  by  second  marriag^e. 

iii.       David,  b.  in  Woolwich,  April    27,  1829;    m.  Sept.   19,   1852,    Emma 
Gardiner,  b.  in  Bristol,  England;  mariner;  resides  in  Sangerville,  s.  p. 
iv.       Caleb  Wade,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  29,  1831;    m.  Nov.  6,  1856,  Nancy 
N.  Manter,  dau.  of  William  W.  and  Betsey  W.  (Norton)  Manter,  g.  v. 
Educated   in   the   public  schools  of  his   native  town.     Engaged   in 
teaching  in  early  life.     Farmer;  resides  on  the  homestead  where  he 
was  born.     Has  been  superintending  school  committee  and  supervisor 
of  schools.     He  is  now  serving  his  third  year  as  chairman  of  the 
board  of  selectmen. 
V.        Hannah  Preble,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  5,  1833;  ^-  April  13,  1857. 
vi.       Betsey  Jane,  b.  in  Industry,  March  25,  1836;   m.  Dec.  24,  1859,  Tit- 
comb  Collins,  of  Amesbury,  Mass.     He  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade. 
She  d.  Nov.  25,  1866.     Three  children, 
vii.     Joanna  Payson,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  29,  1839;  d.  March  8,  1863. 
viii.     William  James,  b.  in  Industry,  July  12,  1841;  m.  July  7,  1878,  Marga- 
ret Broderick  (b.  in  Amesbury,  Mass.,  May  31,  1857),  dau.  of  Dan- 
iel and  Helena  (Brown)  Broderick.     Farmer  i   resides  in  Industry,  on 
the  Joshua  Pike  farm.     Children : 
i.        Mary  Jane,  b.  in  Amesbury,  Mass.,  Aug.  23,  1879. 
ii.       James  Bradford,  b.  in  Amesbury,  Oct.  8,  1880. 
iii.       Caleb  Wade,  b.  in  Amesbury,  May  23,  1883. 
iv.      David  Gardiner,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  29,  1885. 
V.        Helen  Brown,  b.  in  Industry,  April  9,  1887. 
ix.       Abner  Wade,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  30,  1843;  d.  June  7,  1850. 
X.        Bradford,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  8,  1845.     Soldier  in  War  of  Rebellion 
(see  p.  330);  d.  July  26,  1862. 


aOODRIDQE.* 

Jonathan  Goodridge,  who  settled  in  Industry  soon  after  the  incor- 
poration of  the  town,  was  born  Sept.  17,  1771,  and  married  in  Alfred, 
Oct.  24,  1796,  Sarah  Moody  (born  Aug.  14,  1777),  daughter  of  Samuel 
and  Hannah  Moody,  q.  v.  He  bought  lot  No.  33  of  Elisha  Luce,  which 
he  eventually  converted  into  a  fine  farm.  Mr.  Goodridge  was  a  black- 
smith by  trade,  and  the  first  postmaster  in  town.     He  died  in  Industry, 

*In  reply  to  an  inquiry  concerning^  the  identity  of  the  name  Goodridge  and  Goodrich,  Mr. 
Horace  A.  Goodrich,  of  Chicago,  111.,  author  of  a  geneaioj^y  of  the  Goodrich  family,  writes  : 
•*  We  do  not  regard  the  name  as  the  same,  though  there  is  no  doubt  but  what  they  may  have 
originally  sprung  from  the  same  source.  But  for  a  long  time  back,  especially  in  this  country, 
the  families  have  been  separate,  though  some  of  the  Goodridgcs  have  subsequently  written  their 
name  Goodrich. 


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GEN.  NATHAN  GOODRIDGE. 


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Feb.  12,  1854,  aged  82  years,  4  months  and  25  days.     His  wife  died 
Dec.  8,  1854,  aged  77  years,  3  months  and  24  days. 

Children. 

i.         Hannah,  b.  in  Alfred,  July  11,  1797;  m.  June  21,  1825,  Ebenezer  Swift, 

son  of  Job  and  Jemima  (Monk)  Swift,  g.  v. 
ii.       Alice,  b.  in  Alfred,  Aug.  i,  1799;  m.  Oct.  28,  18 19,  Robert  Thompson, 

son  of  John  and  Betsey  ( Winslow)  Thompson,  g.  v. 
I.    iii.      Nathan,  b.  in  Pejepscot,  Sept,  15,*  1801;    m.  June  29,  1830,  Emeline 

Eaton  (b.  March  9,  1809),  dau.  of  Isaac  and  Mary  (Lyon)  Eaton,  of 

Farmington. 
iv.       Love,  b.  in  Pejepscot,  April  14,  1804;  m.  Jan.  20,  1830,  Elijah  D.  John- 
son, son  of  Ichabod  and  Malintha  ( )  Johnson,  g.  v.     She  d.  in 

Mercer,  July  28,  1840. 
V.        Nancy,  b.  probably  in  Industry,  Dec.  20,  1806;  m.  (pub.  Nov.  14, 1837), 

John  Fogg,  of  Industry,  for  his  second  wife, 
vi.       Sarah,  b.  in  Industry,   Feb.  16,  1809;  m.  Dec.  27,   1837,  Newman  T. 

Allen,  son  of   Rufus  and  Abigail   (Fairbanks)  Allen,  g.  v.     He  d. 

and  she  m.  for  second  husband  Abel  H.  Weeks,  son  of  Uzziel  and 

Zipporah  (Hatch)  Weeks,  of  Farmington.    She  d.  in  Farmington. 
vii.      Susan,  b.  in  Industry,  May  28,  181 1;   m.  Jan.  5,  1835,  Joseph  Ring,  of 

Industry, 
viii.     Betsey,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  22,  1814;  d.  Aug.  20,  1819. 
ix.       Charles,  b.  in  Industry,  April  20,  1816;  d.  Aug.  20,  1819. 
X.        L0UI.SA,  b.  in  Industry,  April   16,  1819;   d.  Aug.  22,  1819. 
xi.       Betsey  B.,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  26,  1820;  m.  Sept.  12,  1842,  John  Dyer. 

She  d.  Oct.  16,  1863. 

I.  Nathan  Goodridge,  son  of  Jonathan  and  Sarah  (Moody) 
Goodridge,  married  Emeline  Eaton.  He  inherited  his  father's  estate 
and  spent  his  whole  life  on  the  old  homestead.  He  was  a  gentleman  of 
strict  integrity  and  was  highly  esteemed  by  all  who  knew  him.  He  held 
various  offices  of  profit  and  trust ;  was  postmaster  for  twenty  years, 
selectman  seven  years,  trustee  of  the  Franklin  County  Agricultural 
Society,  and  served  a  regular  course  of  militia  offices  up  to  the  rank  of 
brigadier  general.  He  was  likewise  a  prominent  and  influential  member 
of  the  Methodist  Church  and  active  in  every  good  work.  General 
Goodridge  died  Sept.  30,  1871,  aged  70  years.  His  wife  died  April  25, 
1878,  aged  69  years,  1  month,  16  days. 

Children. 

i.  Charles  Greenwood,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  14,  1831.  Studied  medicine 
with  Dr.  John  F.  Moses,  •>(  Farmington;  attended  medical  lectures 
in  Worcester,  Mass.,  and  subsequently  at  the  Eclectic  Medical  Insti- 
tute, of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  graduating  with  honor,  Feb.  i,  1856.  After 
his  graduation  he  located  at  Ottawa,  Ohio,  where  he  remained  until 
the  War  of  the  Rebellion  broke  out.  May  2,  1863,  he  entered  the 
service  as  second  assistant  surgeon  of  the  4th  Illinois  Cavalry,  and 
was  sebsequently  promoted  to  assistant  surgeon.  He  was  discharged 
May  16,  1865,  a  physical  wreck,  from  the  exposures  and  hardships 
incident  to  his  position.  He  d.  at  Ilennepen,  Illinois,  June  20,  1865, 
unmd. 

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626  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY. 

ii.  Leonidas  William,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  22,  1832.  He  was  a  school- 
teacher and  farmer;  no.  Julia,  dau.  of  Joseph  Stubbs,  of  Milo.  He 
d.  July  31,  1867.     Children: 

i.        Elmer  Orlando,  a  graduate  of  the  Maine  State  College, 
ii.        LuciEN   William,  graduated    from   the    public  schools  of 
Industry,  regular  course,  in  the  spring  of  1883,  and  in  the 
advanced  course  in  August,  1884.     Engaged  in  teaching 
and  farming;  d.  March  5,  1886. 
iii.      Alice  Emma. 
iii.      Orlando  Thaxter,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  2,  1834;  is  a  prosperous  farmer 
in  Milo,  and    has  been  a  school-teacher  and  member  of  the  State 
Board  of  Agriculture.     He  m.   Mrs.  Julia  Goodridge,  widow  of  his 
brother  Leonidas.     Children: 


i. 

Charles 

ii. 

Nathan. 

iii. 

Perley. 

iV. 

Orrin. 

iv.      John  G.,  b.  ih  Industry,  April  22,  1840;  d.  Oct.  20,  1840. 

V.  Alvarez  Nathan,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  17,  1842.  He  inherited  the 
home  farm  from  his  father,  where  he  now  (1892)  resides.  He  m. 
Nov.  27,  1 87 1,  Delia  A.,  dau.  of  Jonathan  O.  and  Annourill  (Row- 
ell)  Kyes,  of  Jay.     One  child : 

Emelyn  Eaton,  born  in  Industry,  Aug.  29,  1877. 

John  Goodriixse,  a  younger  brother  of  the  forenamed  Jonathan,  was 
born  in  Alfred,  March  17,  1773.  ^^  married  (pub.  Oct.  5,  1799), 
Hannah  Goodwin,  of  Shapleigh  (born  May  4,  1778).  Esq.  Wm.  Allen 
says  (History  of  Industry,  p,  17)  that  John  Goodridge  came  to  town  in 
1 800.  This  is  probably  incorrect,  as  his  name  does  not  appear  either  on 
the  petition  for  incorporation  of  the  town  or  list  of  voters  in  1803.  He 
settled  on  the  farm  near  Goodridge's  Corner  now  owned  by  Cyrus  B. 
Odell.  His  log-cabin  was  afterward  occupied  by  Elisha  Luce,  who  came 
from  Farmington.  All  evidence  has  a  tendency  to  prove  that  both 
brothers  came  to  town  about  the  same  time.  After  a  few  years'  sojourn 
John  moved  away  and  all  traces  of  him  have  been  lost. 

Children. 

i.  Henry,  b.  March  30,  1800. 

ii.  Mary,  b.  Oct.  22,  1802. 

iii.  Alice,  b.  Sept.  22,  1804.* 

iv.  Lois,  b.  Aug.  6,  1806. 

V.  John,  b.  Nov.  8,  1808. 


GOODWIN. 

Reuel  Goodwin,  son  of  Andrew  and  Martha  (Easter)  Goodwin,  was 
born  in  Hallowell,  Jan.  29,  1799.  ^^  married,  Aug.  26,  1824,  Harriet 
Goodwin,  daughter  of  George  and  Relief  (Farwell)  Goodwin,  of  Vassal- 

*The  New  Portland  Town  Records  show  that  Silas  Williams  and  Alice  Goodridge,  of 
Gilman  Pond,  or  No.  2,  were  married  Oct.  9,  1823.  This  was  undoubtedly  the  Alice  above 
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borough.  In  1840  he  came  to  Industry  and  purchased  the  Capt.  Jeruel 
Butler  farm  on  which  he  lived  for  upward  of  twenty  years.  He  then 
sold  to  Daniel  Oilman  and  moved  to  Farmington,  where  the  remainder 
of  his  life  was  spent.  His  wife,  b.  in  Vassalborough,  April  23,  1801, 
died  Aug.  19,  1887.  He  died  at  Farmington  Falls,  Nov.  13,  1890,  aged 
91  years,  9  months  and  14  days.* 

Children, 
i.        Martha  Louisa,  b.  in  Hallowell,  Sept.  15,  1825;  m.  (pub.  March  28, 
1845),  John  Claghorn  Manter,  son  of  Zebulon  and  Rebecca  (Norton) 
Manter,  q.  v.    She  d.  May  14,  1872. 

1.  ii.       John  Henry,  b.  in  Hallowell,  April  8,  1827;  m.  Feb.  22,  1852,  Caro- 

line Augusta  Luce,  dau.  of  Wendell  and  Maria  (Burce)  Luce,  q.  v. 
iii.       Hannah  Palmer,  b.  in  Hallowell,  Nov.  19,   1828;  m.  Nov.  10,  1849, 

Cyrus  Nelson  Hutchins,  son  of  James  and  Annah  (Sullivan)  Hutchins, 

q.  V.     She  d.  Oct.  11,  1856. 
iv.      Benjamin  Franklin,  b.  in  Hallowell,  Aug.  12,  1830;  d.  Feb.  26,  1833. 
V.        Harriet  Frances,  b.  in  Hallowell,  Aug.  11,  1832;  ra.  June  27,  1854, 

Warren  Norton  Willis,  son  of  Peter  W.  and  Calista  W.  (Norton) 

Willis,  q.  V.     She  d.  April  7,  1857. 

2.  vi.      Alonzo,  b.  in  Vassalborough,  July  22,  1834;  m.  Sept.  4,  1855,  Lydia  S. 

Rice,  dau,  of  John  C.  and  Elizabeth  (Verrill)  Rice,  of  Minot.  '  She 
was  b.  Dec.  10,  1835. 

vii.  Charles  Browning,  b.  in  Augusta,  Feb.  19,  1836;  m.  Ellen  Maria 
Luce,  dau.  of  Wendell  and  Maria  (Burce)  Luce,  q.  v.  Enlisted  as 
a  private  in  Co.  F,  14th  Reg't,  Me.  Vol.  Inf.,  and  was  mustered  into 
the  U.  S.  service,  Dec.  20,  1861.  Promoted  to  corporal.  Killed  in 
action,  at  Baton  Rouge,  La.,  Aug.  5,  1862.  His  widow,  Ellen  M., 
d.  Sept.  26,  1865,  aged  21  years,  10  months. 

viii.  George  Reuel,  b.  in  Industry,  April  2,  1848;  m.  Ella  Knowlton; 
moved  to  California.  Has  not  been  heard  from  for  ten  years  (1891) 
and  is  supposed  to  be  dead. 

I.  John  Henry  Goodwin,  son  of  Reuel  and  Harriet  (Goodwin) 
Goodwin,  married  Caroline  A.  Luce.  He  enlisted  on  the  breaking  out 
of  the  war  as  a  priwi^  Mtr  Co.  F,  14th  Reg*t,  Me.  Vol.  Inf.,  and  was 
mustered  into  the  service  Dec.  21,  1861.  Promoted  to  sergeant  and 
subsequently  wounded  at  Baton  Rouge,  La.,  Aug.  5,  1862.  Discharged 
Oct.  2,  1862,  for  disability  caused  by  wounds.  He  is  now  a  farmer  and 
resides  at  Farmington  Falls. 

Children, 
i.        Cyrus  Hutchins,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  22,  1853;  supposed  to  be  living 

in  Texas, 
ii.       John  Franklin,  b.  in  Industry,  June    12,   1854;    resides  in   Boston, 

Mass. 
iii.       Reuel  Wrndall,  b.   in   New  Sharon,  Sept.  7,   1857;  m.  Clara  Bixby 

Manter,  dau.  of  Peter  W.  and  Sarah  F.  (Bixby)  Manter,  q.  v. 
iv.      JuNtHTE  Maria,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Oct.  6,  1861;    m.  Charles  Herbert 

Ring. 
V.        Charles  Browning,  b.  in  Stark,  Nov.  15,  1863. 
vi.      Evangeline  Belle,  b.  in  Stark,  Nov.  20,  1869;  m.  Jacob  Kemple. 


*Mr.  Goodwin  was  one  of  a  family  of  seventeen  children.    Six  of  these  were  living^  at  the 
time  of  his  death,  the  sum  of  whose  ages  made  a  grand  total  of  514  years. 


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2.  Alonzo  Goodwin,  son  of  Reuel  and  Harriet  (Goodwin)  Good- 
win, married  Lydia  S.  Rice.  He  was  a  shoemaker  and  resided  in 
Auburn,  where  he  died  April  15,  1891,  aged  56  years. 

Children. 

i.        Ernest  A.,  b.  in  Auburn,  Sept.  20,  1857;  m.  Laura  Gilman;  resides  in 

Boston,  Mass. 
ii.        Hattie  E.,  b.  in  Auburn,  Aug.  10, 1859;  m.J.  Melvin  Wheeler;  resides 

in  Phillips, 
iii.       Nellie  S.,  b.  in  Lewiston,  June  10,  1862;  m.  Charles  S.  Rice;  reades 

in  Auburn. 


QOWER. 

James  Gower  and  his  brother  John,  early  settlers  and  prominent 
citizens  in  the  town  of  Industry,  were  of  English  extraction.*  Their 
father,  Robert  Gower,  was  born  near  Norwich,  Norfolk  County,  Eng- 
land, Oct.  9,  1723,  and  was  the  son  of  Robert  and  Margaret  (Hereson) 
Gower.  He  died  in  Farmington,  Aug.  29,  1807.  Robert  Gower  was 
twice  married.  By  his  first  marriage  with  Margaret  Alexander  he  had 
two  sons.  His  second  wife,  whom  he  married,  Jan.  — ,  1771,  was  Mary 
Henry,  sister  of  Mrs.  Stephen  Titcomb,  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  in 
the  town  of  Farmington.  She  was  born  in  Johnston,  R.  L,  Jan.  22, 
1745,  and  died  in  Farmington,  Jan.  13,  1836,  aged  nearly  91  years. 

Children. 

i.        Edward,  ra.  and  settled  near  C^ardiner.    Two  daus. 
ii.        William,  b.  1764;    m.  June  i,  1784,  his  cousin,  Margaret  Alexander. 
Settled  in  Farmington.    Two  daus. 

Children  by  second  marriag^e. 

1.  iii.      James,  b.  in  Topsham,  Jan.  2,  1772;  m.  (pub.  Sept.  2,  1800),  Susanna 

Norton,  dau.  of  Cornelius  and  Lydia  (Claghorn)  Norton,  q.  v. 

iv.  Margaret,  b.  in  Topsham,  Aug.  14,  1773;  m.  Dec.  5,  1793,  Elijah  Nor- 
ton, son  of  Ebenezer  and  Elizabeth  (Smith)  Norton,  of  Farmington. 
She  d.  April  2,  1853.     Eleven  children. 

V.  Hannah,  b.  in  Topsham,  Feb.  27,  1775;  m.  Jan.  29,  1793,  Henry  Nor- 
ton, son  of  .Samuel  and  Mary  (Davis)  Norton,  q.  v. 

vi.       Mary,  b.  in  Topsham,  May  i,  1777. 

vii.  Sarah,  b.  in  Topsham,  March  25, 1779;  m.  May  26, 1803,  Robert  Coffren, 
and  settled  in  Vienna. 

2.  viii.    John,  b.  in  Topsham,  March   16,  1781;    m.  May  13,  1807,  Susannah 

Bailey,  relict  of  Nathan  Ames,  of  New  Sharon, 
ix.       Samuel,  b.  Aug.  16,  1783;  resided  in  Industry,  as  an  employee  in  the 

clothing-mill  of  his  brother  James;   d.  in  Canaan. 
X.        Anna,  b.  June  23,  1785;    m.  May  24,  1807,  John  Mayall,  of  Lisbon, 

where  she  d. 
xl.       Rebecca,  b.   March  17,  1788;    m.  Nov.  12,  181 2,  Elnathan  Pope,  of 

Farmington;  lawyer  and  farmer.     She  d.  Jan.  9,  1861.     He  d.  April 

7,  1 86 1,  aged  80  years. 


'''Robert  Gower  and  Samuel  Crompton  were  intimate  friends  in  England,  before  coming  to 
America,  it  is  said. 


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xii.  George, ^'b.  April  9,  1789;  m.  April  5,  181 6,  Love  Allen,  dau.  of  Wil- 
liam and  Love  (Coffin)  Allen,  q,  v.  He  d.  in  Farmington,  May  5, 
i860,  aged  71  years.     She  d.  Augf.  31,  i860.     Five  children. 

1.  James  Gower,  son  of  Robert  and  Mary  (Henry)  Gower  married 
Susannah  Norton.  He  bought  the  mills  at  the  outlet  of  Clear  Water 
Pond,  which  were  for  many  years  known  as  Gower*s  Mills.  He  died  at 
Farmington  Falls.     His  wife  died  in  Abbot,  June  10,  18 — . 

Children. 

i.  Mary,  b.  in  Farmington,  Sept.  13,  1801;  m.  Oct.  14,  1821,  Thomas 
Croswell,  son  of  Andrew  and  Sarah  Croswell,  of  Farmington.  He  d. 
Jan.  6,  1879.     She  d.  Dec.  3,  1887.     Nine  childien. 

ii.  Robert,  b.  in  Farmington,  Jan.  26,*  1803;  m.  Rosamond  Greenwood. 
One  child  living  in  1885. 

iii.      John  Holmes,  b.  in  Farmington,  Nov.  13,  1804.     Lost  at  sea. 

iv.  James  Henry,  b.  in  Farmington,  Oct.  22,  1806;  m.  Borredell,  dau.  of 
Alexander  Greenwood,  of  Abbot.    Three  children  living. 

V.  Cordelia,  b.  in  Farmington,  June  i8,t  1808;  m.  Horace  Greenwood,  of 
Abbot.     Six  children. 

vi.  Cornelius  Norton,  b.  in  Farmington,  Dec.  15,  i8io;J  m.  Abigail 
Hawes,  of  Vassalborough.     Four  children. 

vii.  Charles,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  25,  1812;  m.  Clarissa  J.  Hawes,  of  Vas- 
salborough. He  d  at  Greenville,  S.  C,  Feb.  8,  1861.  One  child 
living  in  1885. 

viii.  Ebenezer  Norton,  b.  in  Industry,  April  2i,§  1814;  m.  Frances  Garri- 
son, of  Greenville,  S.  C.     Six  children. 

ix.  Su.san  Norton,  b.  in  Industry,  March  2,  181 9;  m.  Willard  Hammond, 
of  Abbot.     Seven  children. 

X.  Davis  Norton,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  30,  1820;  m.  Susan  Hawes,  of 
Vassalborough.     Two  children  living  in  1885. 

xi.  Thomas  C,  b.  in  No.  7,  afterwards  Abbot,  April  23,  1822;  m.  for  his 
first  wife,  Jane  J.  Williams,  of  Greenville,  S.  C;  for  his  second  wife, 
Mrs.  Betsey  Rowland,  also  of  Greenville.  His  third  wife  was  Sally 
Martin,  of  Abbysville,  S.  C.     Seven  children. 

xii.      Samuel  P.,  b.  in  Abbot,  July  4,  1826;  d.  Feb.  22,  1827. 

2.  John  Gower,  son  of  Robert  and  Mary  (Henry)  Gower,  married 
Susannah  (Bailey)  Ames.  He  came  to  Industry  from  Farmington  soon 
after  the  incorporation  of  the  town  and  settled  in  that  part  of  Industry 
set  off  to  New  Sharon  in  1852.  There  he  made  an  excellent  farm,  and 
engaged  largely  in  stock-raising.  He  was  a  man  of  strict  integrity,  and 
greatly  respected  by  all  who  knew  him ;  was  a  justice  of  the  peace  and 
a  licensed  local  preacher  of  the  Methodist  Church  for  many  years.  He 
was   elected  selectman  in  1808,  and  served  in  that  capacity  fourteen 


•Industry  Town  Records  (Vol.  /.,  >.  24).  Butler,  in  Hist.  Farmington  (p.  ^z)  says 
January  25. 

t  Industry  Records.  Butler  says  June  aS  and  further  states  that  she  married  Hoiiis  Green- 
wood. 

(Butler  says  181 1. 

§  April  24.    Butler. 


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years.  In  1822  he  represented  the  town  in  the  State  Legislature.  He 
died  Aug.  29,  1843,  ^^^  ^^  years.  His  wife  was  bom  in  Bradford, 
Mass.,  April  28,  1774;  died  Feb.  7,  1844. 

Children. 

L  John,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  i,  1808;  m.  April  8,  1834,  Dorothy  Weeks, 
of  New  Sharon.  He  was  a  successful  school  teacher  and  farmer; 
moved  West,  where  he  still  resides. 

ii.  George,  b.  in  Industry,  March  25,  1810;  m.  June  21,  1835,  Martha 
Jane  Merrill,  dau.  of  Rev.  Thomas  and  Deborah  (Allen)  Merrill,  q.  v. 
She  d.  June  30,  1837,  and  he  m.  for  second  wife,  April  2,  1839,  Tam- 
sin  B.  Weeks,  relict  of  Allen  H.  Brainerd.  She  d.  June  11,  1883, 
and  he  m.  June  7,  1885,  Sarah  Bixby,  relict  of  Peter  W.  Mantcr,  q.  v. 
Mr.  Gower  was  a  farmer,  and  among  those  set  off  to  New  Sharon  in 
1852.  He  was  chosen  selectman  in  1845,  and  with  the  exception  of 
one  year,  was  on  the  board  continuously  until  he  became  a  citizen  of 
New  Sharon.     In  1850  and  1851  he  was  chairman  of  the  board.     He  ' 

afterward  served  as  selectman  in  New  Sharon,  Mercer  and  Farming-  I 

ton.     Has -represented  the  town  of  Mercer  in  the  State  Legislature,  | 

and  since  settling  in  Farmington,  in  1868,  has  been  county  commis- 
sioner three   years.     During   his  active  life  he  was  an  enterprising  ' 
and  extensive  farmer;  resides  at  West  Farmington.    Children: 
i.        Truman  Allen,  b.  in  Industry,  April  21,  1837;  m.  June  10, 
1859,  Carrie  N.  Wilbur,  of  Sunbury,  III.     Enlisted  in  War 
of  the  Rebellion,  as  a  member  of  Co.  E,  1 7th  Reg't,  lU.  1 
Cavalry;  d.  at  Alton,  111.,  July  14,  1864.    Two  children. 

Children  by  second  marriage. 

ii.        RoxA    Brooks,  b.    in    Industry,  Feb.  25,  1843;    m.   1863, 

Fernando  M.  Carr,  of  Mercer.     Four  children, 
iii.      JpHN  Fessenden,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  8,  1848;    m.  Oct.  3, 
1870,    Ann  Romantha,  dau.  of  Selden  and  Abigail  (Hodg- 
kins)   Knowlton,  of   Farmington;    resides  in  Nebraska. 
Four  children, 
iii.       Mary,  b.  in  Industry,  March  8,*  181 2;    m.  April  2,  1839,  Rev.  Daniel 
Boody  Randall  (b.  in  Hardwick,  Vt.,  July  18,  1807),  son  of  Robert 
O.  and    Hannah  (Davis)   Randall.    She  d.  of  consumption,  Jan.  4, 
1854,1  leaving  two  children.     He  is  a  member  of  the  Maine  M.  E. 
Conference,  and  is  living  at  9  Willis  St.,  Portland,  Me. 
iv.       William,  b.  in  Industry,  June  26, J  18 14;  m.  June  20,  1842,  Hester  A. 
Chandler,  of  Winthrop.     He  d.  Nov.  26,  1876.     Five  children. 


QRAHAM. 

James  Graham,  who  resided  for  many  years  on  the  western  part  of 
the  New  Vineyard  Gore  in  Industry,  was  born  in  Townsend,  Mass.,  May 
27,  1777.  Aside  from  the  date  and  place  of  his  birth  nothing  is  known 
of  his  early  life  or  ancestry.  The  farm  on  which  he  lived  was  the  same 
on  which  his  father-in-law,  Ansel  Norton,  died.  He  had  previously 
resided  in  Hope,  where  he  married  Jedidah  Norton,  daughter  of  Ansel 


*  Industry  Records.    Butler  says  {Hist,  Farmingttm^p.  483)  February  8. 

fFrom  a  record  furnished  by  the  husband.    Butler's  Hist.  Farmington  has  it  1859. 

X  Industry  Town  Records.    Butler's  Hist.  Farmington  says  January  a6. 


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and  Deborah  (Vinson)  Norton,  q.  v.  He  died  May  8,  1859,  having 
survived  his  wife  nearly  a  quarter  of  a  century.  He  married  for  second 
wife  (pub.  May  17,  1837),  Sarah  Robinson,  of  Hope. 

Children. 

i.  John,  b.  in  New  Vineyard.  He  was  a  fanner;  resided  in  Hope,  where 
he  d.  unmd.,  about  1879. 

ii.  James,  b.  in  New  Vineyard;  m.  Sept.  16,  1841,  Esther  Booker,  of  New 
Sharon.  He  d.  in  Industry,  Nov.  — ,  1847,  leaving  one  son,  Ahnon 
N.,  b.  in  Vienna,  and  now  (1892)  resides  in  the  West. 

iii.      Levi  Norton,  1  b.  in  New  Vineyard.     Levi  N.  m.  Elizabeth  Skinner,  of 

iv.  Nathan,  j  Waterville.  He  has  been  a  sailor,  and  engaged  in 
mining  lime  rock;  resides  in  Rockland,  Me.  Three  children.  Na- 
than m.  Mrs. Bragg.     He  has  been  a  farmer  all  his  life,  and 

resided  in  Thomaston,  Rockland,  and  afterward  in  Augusta,  Me., 
where  he  d.,  s.  p, 

V.  Xancy  Harvey,  b.  April  13,1815;  m.  George,  son  of  Isaac  Spear.  She 
d.  in  Farmington,  Jan.  2,  1889,  s.p. 

vi.  William  Davis,  b.  in  Industry;  m.  Olive  Braley,  of  Warren.  He  is  a 
farmer,  and  resides  in  Appleton.    Three  children. 

vii.  Charles,  b.  in  Industry,  May  28,  1819;  resides  on  a  portion  of  the 
homestead,  unmd. 

viii.  Hiram  Manter,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  26,  1823;  m.  (pub.  March  29, 
1850),  Mary  Ann,  dau.  of  Rev.  Stephen  Williams.    Three  children. 


GREENLEAF. 

Levi  Greenleaf,7  an  early  settler  in  the  town  of  Industry,  was  born 
in  Bolton,  Worcester  County,  Mass,  Feb.  19,  1767.  He  was  a  son  of 
Israel  and  Prudence  (Whitcomb)  Greenleaf,^  and  his  ancestry  is  traced 
back  six  generations  to  Edmund  Greenleaf,*  the  common  ancestor  of  the 
(ireenleafs  in  America.  The  origin  of  this  numerous  race  is  veiled  in 
obscurity,  but  it  is  believed  that  its  earliest  ancestors  were  Huguenots 
who  left  France  on  account  of  their  religious  principles,  sometime  in  the 
course  of  the  sixteenth  century,  and  settled  in  England.  The  name 
(jreenleaf  is  probably  translated  from  the  French  FuilUvert  The 
name  is  found  in  England  as  early  as  1590,  at  which  time  a  case  is  re- 
ported as  having  been  tried  at  Canterbury,  between  Thomas  Greenleaf 
and  Joseph  Baker,*  but  beyond  Edmund  Greenleaf,  previously  men- 
tioned, nothing  is  definitely  known.  Edmund  Greenleaf,*  the  common 
ancestor,  was  born  in  the  town  of  Btixham,  County  of  Devonshire,  near 
Torbay,  in  England  about  A.  D.  1600.  He  married  Sarah  Dole  and  had 
several  children  born  in  England.  In  the  year  1635  ^^  immigrated  to 
America  with  his  family  and  settled  in  Newbury,  Mass.  He  lived  near 
the  "  Old  Town  Bridge,"  where  for  some  years  he  kept  a  tavern.  He 
was,  by  trade,  a  silk- dyer.     Died  in  Boston,  Mass.,  in  1671,     Among  the 


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children  of  Edmund  and  Sarah  (Dole)  Greenleaf »  was  Stephen,^  bom  in 
England   in    1630;   drowned   at   Cape    Breton,    Dec.    i,    1690.     This 
Stephen  *  married,  1 65 1 ,  Elizabeth  Coffin,  daughter  of  Tristram  Coffin,  St.,* 
by  whom  he  had  ten  children.     The  eldest  child  of  Stephen  and  Eliz- 
abeth (Coffin)  Greenleaf,*  was  Stephen,3  born  in  Newbury,  Mass.,  Aug. 
15,  1652.     He  was  a  man  very  famous  in  his  day,  and  is  usually  desig- 
nated in  the  records  of  Newbury  as  "  Captain  Stephen*"     He  married, 
Oct.  23,  1676,  Elizabeth  Gerrish,  daughter  of  Capt.  William  Gerrish,  by 
whom  he  had  ten  children.     Their  eldest  son  was  Daniel  Greenleaf,* 
born  in  Newbury,  Feb.  10,  1680.     He  graduated  from  Harvard  College 
in  1699,  and  for  nearly  six  years  practiced  medicine  in  Cambridge,  Mass. 
He  then  abandoned  practice  and  became  a  minister  of  the  Congrega- 
tional denomination.     In  1701,  he  married  Elizabeth  Gooking,  of  Cam- 
bridge, by  whom  he  had  thirteen  children.     The  eldest  son  of  Rev. 
Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Gooking)  Greenleaf*  was  Daniel,s  born  in  Cam- 
bridge, Mass.,  Nov.  2,  1 702.     Like  his  father  he  became  a  disciple  of 
^;isculapius  and  practiced  the  healing  art  in  Bolton,  Mass.;  for  many 
years.     He  died  in  Bolton,  July  — ,  1795,  ^^  ^^  ^^P^  ^fi^  ^^  93  y^^rs. 
His  first  wife,  by  whom  he  had  ten  children,  was  Silence  Marsh.    The 
fourth  of  these  children  was  the  forementioned   Israel,^  the  father  of 
Levi.7     Israel  Greenleaf^  was  born  in  Bolton,  March  28,  1732,  and  died 
in   Columbus,  N.  Y.,  March   4,  1824.     He   married,  Nov.    28,  1754, 
Prudence  Whitcomb,  who  died  Sept.  15,  1784.     In  March  following  he 
married  Ursula  Woods.     By  his  two  marriages  he  had  twenty- two  chil- 
dren, fifteen  sons  and  seven  daughters,  fourteen  being  the  children  of 
his  first  wife.     The  sixth  child  of  Israel  and    Prudence  (Whitcomb) 
Greenleaf  ^  was  Levi,7  whose  name  stands  at  the  head  of  this  sketch. 
He  married  in  1 788,  Polly  Willard,  daughter  of  Nathaniel,  as  is  supposed, 
and  shortly  after  removed  to  Maine.f     He  came  to  Industry  and  settled 
on  land  included  in  that  portion  of  the  town  set  off  to  New  Sharon  in 
185 2. J     Mr.  Greenleaf  was  a  man  of  more  than  ordinary  ability  and 
possessed  a  comfortable  property  for  his  time.     He  was  a  member  and 
deacon  of  the  Congregational  Church  in  New  Sharon,  and  was  a  weniber 
of  the  board  of  selectmen  in  Industry  in  1804.     His  wife  died  Aug.—, 

♦This  Tristram  Coffin  was  the  common  ancestor  of  the  New  England  Coffins. 

fThis  statement  is  b:ised  on  the  authority  of  Jonathan  Greenleaf,  of  Rrooklyn,  N.  Y., 
c<»mpiler  of  Greenleaf  Genealogy  {see  p.  77)'  '^'^^  Town  Records  of  Industry  show  that  in 
1803  Levi  Greenleaf  h.id  wife  "  Amy,  born  Dec.  4,  1763."  As  the  eldest  daughtir  of  Levi  bears 
the  same  n.ime  a  question  arises  as  to  whether  or  not  he  married  PoUy  Willard. 

X  The  date  of  Mr.  GreenleaPs  settlem  int  on  the  Plymouth  P  itent  {see  p.  41)  conflicts  with 
the  date  of  his  marriage.  As  the  first  mentioned  date  is  reliable  it  is  e\  ideut  that  the  date  of 
marriage  as  given  by  Jonathan  Greenleaf  is  incorrect. 


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181 1,  after  twenty  years'  residence  in  Maine,  and  he  subsequently 
married,  April  16,  181 2,  Mrs.  Margaret  Daggett,  of  Industry,  relict  of 
Elijah  Daggett,  q,  v.  With  infirmities  of  age  upon  him  he  entrusted  his 
business  to  his  son  John,  who  by  injudicious  management  soon 
squandered  the  parental  estate  and  left  his  aged  father  a  homeless  men- 
dicant. The  personal  appearance  of  Mr.  (Jreenleaf  is  thus  described  : 
"About  the  medium  height,  rather  spare,  and  a  little  stooping;  thin 
favored,  light  complexion,  and  rather  sandy  hair,  inclined  to  baldness 
over  the  forehead."*  He  spent  the  latter  part  of  his  life,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  two  years  in  New  Portland,  in  Industry,  where  he  died  in 
1850,  aged  83  years. 

Children. 

Amy,  b.  Aug.  12,  1789;  m.  Sept.  4,  1806;  Samuel  C.  Leeman,  son  of 
Jacob  and  Keziah  (Chapman)  Leeman,  of  Stark.  She  d.  of  typhoid 
fever,  June — ,  181 1,  leaving  one  son,  Levi  (i.  Leeman,  b.  Nov.  11, 
1809,  v*ho,  as  late  as  May,  1891,  was  living  at  the  Home  for  Aged 
Men  in  Boston.  Samuel  C.  was  a  soldier  in  1812  War;  m.  May  14, 
181 2,  Love  Daggett,  dau.  of  Elijah  and  Margaret  (Smith)  Daggett, 
<?.  V. 
ii.  IsRAKi,,  b.  May  14,  1792;  moved  to  New  York  State;  m.  Naomi  Trum- 
bull; carpenter.  Had  two  daus. 
iii.  Polly,  b.  June  24,  1794;  ra.  (pub.  March  — ,  1814),  George  Boyington, 
of  Mercer  t  He  started  for  Ohio  in  1816.  At  Augusta,  N.  Y.,  he 
visited  his  brother-in-law,  Israel  (ireenlfaf.  Was  never  heard  from 
after  he  left  Augusta.  She  m.  2(1,  John  McKay,  of  Hallowell.  Two 
daus.  by  first  marriage, 
iv.  Lkvi,  b.  May  11.  1797;  m.  Dec.  18,  1817,  Sarah  Daggett  (b.  Dec.  7, 
1792),  dau.  of  Llijah  and  Margaret  (Smith)  Daggett,  r/.  v.  He  built 
a  house  in  that  part  of  Industry  set  off  to  New  Sharon  in  1852,  now 
owned  by  Bartlett  H.  Oliver.  Here  he  resided  for  some  years.  The 
house  has  since  been  destri»ye<l  by  lire.     Went  West.     Children  : 

i.         Ann  CHlKCinLL,  1).  Sept.  15,  1818;   d.  Sept.  22,  1840. 

ii.        Isaac  S,  b.  July  2,  1820. 

iii.       Kmhkk  I).,  b.  Jan.  16,  1822;   d.  June  10,  1841. 

iv.       Kmma,  b.  March  5,  1824. 

V.        William  C\,  b.  Nlay  31,  1826. 

vi.      John,  b.  April  28,  1828. 

vii.      .Sarah,  b.  Dec.  19,  1830. 

viii.     ("ordklia  W.,  b.  July  ii,  1833. 

ix.       Lkvi,  b.  June  23,  1835. 

V.        John,  b.  Sept  21,  1799;    m    Sept.  24,  1828,  Clymene   Philbrick,  dau.  of 

Caleb   and    Dorothy  A.   (Cionion)    Philbrick,  of    Mt.  Vernon.     Mr. 

(ireenleaf  was  a  carpenter  and  builder;    learned  his  trade  by  taking 

jobs  and   working  with   his  men,  and   became  a  superior  workman. 

*  Deacon  Grecnleaf  was  a  very  strong  itiun  lor  one  of  his  size,  and  in  his  younger  days  an 
expert  wrestler,  frequently  throwing  opponents  much  heavier  than  himself.  At  the  age  of  62 
years  he  would  leap  a  live-rail  fence  in  preference  to  letting  down  the  bars.  After  the  erection 
of  a  house  n(  worship  in  the  Thompson  neighborhood.  Deacon  Grecnleaf  witlidrew  from  the 
Congref^ational  Church  in  New  Sharon  and  joined  the  Methodist  Society  in  Industry.  His 
first  wife  w:is  a  sister  to  Ezra  VVillard,  an  early  settler  in  Mercer. 

t  Industry  Town  Records.  Mr.  Green  leaf,  in  his  genealogy,  says  she  "  married  a  Mr.  Mc- 
Kay, is  now  a  widow,  and  resides  in  Embdcn,  Somerset  Co.,  Me."  Undoubtedly  this  had 
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Moved    to    Lowell,  Mass.,  where   she  d.  June  6,  1879.     He   d.  in 
Hancock,  N.  H.,  March  12,  1882.     Five  children;  four  dead. 

1.  vi.      Joshua,  b.  Jan.  15,  1802;    m.  (pub.  Feb.  15,  1821),  Betsey  Marsh,  of 

Anson,  dau.  of  Nathan  and  Betsey  (Hale)  Marsh,  of  Anson. 

1 .  Joshua  Greenleaf,  son  of  Levi  and  Polly  (Willard)  Greenleaf, 
married  Betsey  Marsh.  Mason  by  trade.  Resided  in  Industry  and  in 
Somerset  Co.  Died  at  Pleasant  Ridge,  in  Somerset  Co.,  Jan.  5,  1880, 
aged  nearly  78  years.  She  was  born  in  Granville,  N.  Y.,  June  i,  1799 ; 
died  at  Pleasant  Ridge,  June  7,  1887. 

Children, 
i.        GoRHAM,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  10,  1822;  m.  Malinda  E.  Bradley;  resides 
in  Waltham,  Mass. 

2.  ii.       Gardner,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  7,  1823;*  m.  in  Vassalborough,  Nov.  17, 

1847,  Hannah   Pinkham,  dau.  of  Abraham  and   Hannah  (Capen) 

Pinkham,  of  Sidney, 
iii.       Elizabeth  M.,  b.  in  Anson,  April  21,  1826;    m.  John  Dinsmore,  d.  in 

Lowell,  Mass.,  Aug.  8,  1888. 
iv.       Clymene   Philbrick,   b.  in   Anson,  March   25,  1828;    m.  Charles  B. 

Messer;  resides  in  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
V.        Mary  W.,  b.  in  Norridgewock,  July  29,  1830;    m.  Horatio  Andrews; 

resides  at  Pleasant  Ridge, 
vi.       Granville,  b.  in  Anson,  June  29, 1832;  m.  Georgianna  Bencher;  resides 

in  West  Holiston,  Mass. 
vii.      Amy  L.,  b.  in  Stark,  June  30,  1834;  m.  Barzilla  Coleman;  d.  in  Augusta, 

Nov.  2,  1862. 
viii.    George  J.,  b.  in  Mt.  Vernon,  Oct.  31,  1836;  m.  Ellen  Arnold;  resides 

in  Maiden,  Mass. 
ix.       Esther  M.,  b.  in  Moscow,  Sept.  15,  1840;  d.  Dec.  27,  1840. 
X.        Sara}I  a.,  b.  at  Pleasant  Ridge,  March  19,  1842;   m.  March  30,  1857, 

Isaac    P.  Andrews,  son  of   Levi  and    Achsa  (Andrews)  Andrews; 

resides  at  Pleasant  Ridge.     Six  children, 
xi.      Nancy  P.,  b.  at  Pleasant  Ridge,  July  28,  1844;  m.  Samuel  G.  Caldwell; 

resides  in  Providence,  R.  I. 

2.  Gardner  Greenleaf,  son  of  Joshua  and  Betsey  (Marsh)  Green- 
leaf, married  Hannah  Pinkham.  At  the  age  of  fourteen  he  worked  in 
the  logging  swamp  during  the  winter  and  followed  the  life  of  a  lumber- 
man until  twelve  winters  were  placed  to  his  credit.  He  attended  the 
Farmington  Academy  as  opportunity  offered,  and  labored  zealously  to 
accjuire  an  education.  After  his  marriage  he  lived  in  Vassalborough, 
Anson,  and  in  1855  moved  to  Stark,  where  he  lived  until  his  death, 
which  occurred  March  2,  1889.  Mr.  Greenleaf  was  a  successful  farmer 
and  much  respected  by  his  townsmen.  He  was  a  member  of  the  board 
of  selectmen  in  187 1. 

Children. 

i.  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  in  Anson,  Aug.  26,  1850;  m.  (pub.  Nov.  12, 1868), 
Brice  H.  Waugh,  son  of  Oliver  and  Rachel  (Hilton)  Waugb.  At 
time  of  his  marriage  lived  at  Allen's  Mills;  now  resides  in  Campello, 
Mass. 


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ii.       LuciNDA  Melvina,  b.  in  Anson,  Jan.  31,  1853;  m.  R.  Frank  Wright; 

resides  in  Jay. 
iii.      Leavitt  Granville,  b.  in  Stark,  Sept.  23,  1855;  m.  Theresa  Phinney, 

of  Providence,  R.  1.;  resides  in  Stark, 
iv.      Adelia  Frances,  b.  in  Stark,  Oct  18,  1857;  *  m.  Charles  W.  Eastman; 

d.  in  Boston,  July  17,  1882. 
V.       Jonas  Sawyer,  b.  in  Stark,  Nov.  1 7, 1 859.!    Resides  in  Fargo,  N.  Dakota ; 

unmd. 
vi.       George  Gardiner,  b.  in  Stark,  Oct.  20,  1861;  m.  Sophia  F.  Waugh, 

dau.  of  Wm.  W.  and  Melvina  (Williamson)  Waugh,  of  Stark, 
vii.     Prince  Edwin,  b.  in  Stark,  Nov.  29,  1863. 
viii.    Frank  Ernestus,  b.  in  Stark,  Aug.  25,  1867. 


GREENWOOD. 

Thaddeus  GreenwooDjS  who  removed  from  Farmington  in  October, 
1844,  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  that  part  of  New  Vineyard  set  off  to  In- 
dustry in  1844,  traces  his  ancestry  in  an  unbroken  line  to  Thomas  Green- 
wood,' a  weaver  residing  in  Boston  as  early  as  1665.  It  appears  that  he 
removed  from  Boston,  to  that  part  of  Cambridge  now  Brookline,  soon 
after  the  date  just  mentioned.  He  was  made  a  freeman  in  1681,  was 
likewise  a  member  of  the  church  and  also  filled  the  positions  of  con- 
stable, town  clerk  and  selectman.  He  married,  July  8,  1670,  Hannah, 
daughter  of  John  Ward,  who  died  leaving  him  two  sons.  Thomas,*  the 
eldest,  graduated  from  Harvard  College  in  1690  and  was  pastor  of  the 
church  in  Rehoboth,  Mass.  John,*  the  second  son,  became  a  prominent 
citizen  of  Newton.  After  the  death  of  his  first  wife,  Thomas,*  Sr.,  mar- 
ried Abigail  ,  by  whom  he  also  had  two  sons,  the  youngest  of 

whom  was  William,*  born  Oct.  14,  1689.  He  married,  June  21,  1715, 
Abigail,  daughter  of  John  Woodard,  of  Cambridge,  and  removed  about 
1725  to  Sherbom.  Here  he  filled  many  important  positions,  such  as 
deacon  of  the  church,  town  clerk,  representative  and  selectman.  He 
died  about  1756.  The  ninth  child  of  William  and  Abigail  (Woodard) 
Greenwood,*  was  Joseph,3  born  June  10,  1734.  He  was  a  carpenter, 
joiner  and  weaver,  by  trade,  and  settled  first  in  his  native  town  of  Sher- 
born.  He  removed  from  there  to  Holden  and  subsequently  to  DubHn, 
N.  H.,  where  he  became  the  most  prominent  business  man  in  town, 
serving  as  selectman,  town  treasurer  and  clerk,  school-master,  justice  of 
the  peace  and  representative  to  the  first  Provincial  Congress  from  New 
Hampshire.  He  removed  to  Maine  in  1 793  and  died  at  Bethel,  Dec. 
27,  1825.  He  married  about  1758,  his  cousin  Sarah,  daughter  of  Josiah 
Greenwood.     They  had  three  sons,  namely,  Ebenezer,4  born  in  1759, 


*  Family  Record.    Stark  Town  Records  ( Vol.  2,  p.  14)  gives  the  year  1858. 
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636  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY. 

John,4  bom  Dec.  24,  1760,  and  Nathaniel,*  born  Nov.  6,  1761.  Nath- 
aniel Greenwood^  married,  June  24,  1782,  Mary,  daughter  of  Moses  and 
Lydia  (Knapp)  Mason.  In  1793  he  removed  to  Bethel,  where  his  wife 
died  Feb.  25,  1825.  He  married  for  his  second  wife,  in  1827,  Mrs. 
Abigail  Irving,  of  Paris.  He  subsequently  removed  to  Farmington  and 
died  Nov.  7,  1846.  Nathaniel  Greenwood  4  was  the  father  of  fourteen 
children,  eleven  by  his  first  and  three  by  his  second  marriage.  Among 
the  children  by  his  first  wife  were  three  sons,  Ebenezer,5  Nathaniel,^  and 
ThaddeusS  (born  Jan.  14,  1793),  whose  name  stands  at  the  head  of  this 
sketch.  He  married,  Nov.  4,  1818,  Malinda  Caldwell  (born  May  24, 
1801),  daughter  of  John  and  Sarah  Caldwell.  When  Mr.  Greenwood 
came  to  Industry  he  settled  on  the  Col.  Samuel  Daggett  farm,  which  he 
bought  of  Aaron  Hanniford.  He  died  March  31,  1864.  His  wife  died 
May  19,  1878. 

Children. 

i.  Albion  Orvili.e,  b.  June  26,  1820;  he  went  to  the  State  of  Georgia  in 
the  capacity  of  school  teacher  and  d.  in  Albany  of  consumption,  Oct. 
26,  1843. 

ii.  Sarah  Jank,  b.  Oct.  8,  1822;  when  two  and  a  half  years  of  age  she  lost 
her  hearing  in  consequence  of  a  severe  illness.  She  entered  the  Hart- 
ford, Conn.,  school  for  deaf  mutes  in  1837,  and  remained  in  that  insti- 
tution five  years;   d.  in  Industry,  Feb.  16,  1849. 

iii.      Malinda,  b.  March  27,  1825;   d.  in  Gilead,  Me.,  March  10,  1828. 
I.     iv.       Hannibal,  b.  June  23,  1827;   m.  Jan.  i,  1865,  Eleanor,  dau.  of  Daniel 
H.  and  Betsey  (Spencer)  Fish,  of  New  Vineyard. 

v.  Malinda,  b.  May  29,  1829.  She  was  a  very  successful  school  teacher 
and  had  taught  eighteen  terms  at  the  time  of  her  death;  d.  in  Indus- 
try May  I,  1849. 

vi.       Mary  Ann,  b.  Feb.  13,  1832;   d.  in  Industry  Aug.  11,  1847. 

vii.  George  Henry,  b.  Oct.  18,  1834;  m.  (pub.  Dec.  21,  i860)  Cyrena 
Walker,  of  Embden.  He  is  a  farmer,  and  now  resides  in  Norridge- 
wock.     Three  children. 

viii.  Charles  Mason,  b.  March  14,  1837.  He  was  a  school  teacher  and  a 
member  of  the  superintending  school  committee  in  Industry.  Was 
also  a  member  of  the  board  of  selectmen  in  1865.  He  m.  Mary,  dau. 
of  Richard  Caldwell.  He  lived  on  a  farm  in  Anson  until  after  the 
death  of  his  wife,  Sept.  22,  1875,  when  he  went  to  Iowa,  where  he 
bought  and  sold  stock,  etc.  He  d.  in  Anson,  Dec.  23,  1879.  One 
child  was  born  from  this  marriage,  viz. : 

Charles,  b.  Aug.  4,  1874;  d.  Sept.  12,  1876. 

ix.  Caroline  Augusta,  b.  Jan.  14,  1839;  m.  Jan.  i,  1861,  William  Os- 
car Merry,  son  of  Wm.  B.  and  Caroline  (West)  Merry,  q.  v. 

X.  Ellen  Marion,  b.  Dec.  i,  1842;  m.  Jan.  1,  1863,  Peter  West  Merry,  son 
of  Wm.  B.  and  C!aroline  (West)  .Merry,  q.  v. 

xi.  Martha  Loulsa,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  23,  1845;  *!■  i"  Industry,  Aug. 
3i»  1879. 

I.  Hannibal  Greenwood,^  son  of  Thaddeus  and  Malinda  (Cald- 
well) Greenwood,  lost  his  hearing  when  only  eleven  months  old,  in  con- 
sequence of  a  severe  illness.  At  the  age  of  fifteen  years  he  entered  the 
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years.  At  the  age  of  thirty-seven  he  married  Eleanor  Fish  and  settled 
on  the  farm  now  owned  by  Charles  Jeffers,  where  his  five  children  were 
born.  In  the  fall  of  1871  his  barn,  with  its  contents,  was  destroyed  by 
fire,  and  a  few  years  later  his  house  shared  the  same  fate.  Both  barn 
and  house  were  rebuilt.  He  died  quite  suddenly  Feb.  23,  1878.  His 
widow  subsequently  married  John  T.  Daggett,  q,  v. 

Children 

i.        Ada  Maria,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  19,  1865;  m.  in  1883,  John  P.  Daggett, 
son  of  Samuel  Daggett,  of  Dead  River  Plantation.    Their  child : 
Olive  May,  b.  at  Dead  River,  Sept.  — ,  1884. 
ii.       BURTiCK  S.,  b.  in  Industry,  July  4,  1867. 
iii.      Albion  Orville,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  5,  1869. 
iv.       Malinda,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  21,  1871. 
V.        Hannibal  Leb:,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  31,  1877. 


HAMMOND. 

A  widow  of  the  above  name  came  to  Industry  with  her  three  daugh- 
ters and  lived  during  the  following  winter  in  the  old  Pike  house,  near 
Withee's  Corner.  Tradition  says  seven  families,  numbering  thirty-five 
persons,  spent  the  winter  together  there.  It  is  supposed  that  the  Ham- 
monds came  from  Connecticut.  The  father  was  a  sea  captain  and 
brought  his  family  to  Gardiner,  Me.,  in  his  own  vessel.  He  was  soon 
after  drowned  at  sea,  as  the  tradition  runs.  It  seems  probable  that  the 
family  had  relatives  in  Industry,  otherwise  they  would  not  have  come 
to  this  town  to  reside. 

Children. 

i.  •  Mary,  b.  in  Connecticut,  1796;  m.  Jan.  — ,  1814,  David  Hildreth,  son  of 
Capt.  David  and  Esther  (Moody)  Hildreth,  q.  v.  She  d.  in  Gardiner, 
OcL  14,  1834.     He  d.  July  4,  1842. 

ii.  Lucy,  m.  Feb.  i,  181 5,  Job  Swift,  son  of  Job  and  Jemima  (Monk)  Swift, 
q.  V.     She  d.  in  Clardiner,  June  — ,  1868.     He  d.  Jan.  — ,  1873. 

iii.  Hannah,  m.  (pub.  Aug.  25,  181 5),  Benjamin  Swift,  son  of  Job  and  Je- 
mima (Monk)  Swift,  q.  v.;  d.  in  Rome,  Me. 


HARRIS. 

David  Hooper  Harris,  son  of  Moses  L.  and  Rachel  (Hooper)  Harris, 
was  born  in  Lewiston,  now  Greene,  Me.,  Feb.  8,  1 796.  He  was  a  tan- 
ner by  trade,  having  learned  the  business  of  his  father.  He  came  to 
Industry,  probably  in  181 7,  and  established  himself  as  a  tanner  near  the 
centre  of  the  town,  his  tan  vats  being  located  near  the  present  site  of  the 
Centre  Meeting-House.  July  20,  1818,  he  married  Polly  C,  daughter 
of  James  and  Betsey  (Look)  Davis,  q.  f.,  by  whom  he  had  two  chil- 
dren.    He  died  of  typhoid  fever,  Aug.  22,  i8z4,  aged  28  years.     His 


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widow  subsequently  married  James  Dickerson,  of  Stark,  and  afterward 
moved  to  Georgetown,  where  he  died. 

Children. 

i.         Betsey,  b.  in  Industry,  April  10,  1819;  m.  Abisha  Pease.     Resided  in 

Mobile,  Alabama,  when  last  heard  from, 
ii.        Rachel,  b.  in  Industry,  June  15,  1820;  m.  Hartley  Williams.     Resides 

in  Worcester,  Mass. 


HATCH. 

David  Hatch,  who  settled  at  the  head  of  Clear  Water  Pond  in  In- 
dustry in  the  spring  of  1850,  is  supposed  to  be  a  descendant  of  Thomas 
Hatch,*  who,  with  his  wife  Grace,  came  to  America  from  fiandwieh, 
Kent  Co.,  England,  with  Governor  John  Winthrop  and  his  party,  land- 
ing at  Salem,  Mass.,  early  in  the  year  1630.  About  1638,  O.  S.,  Thomas 
Hatch  settled  in  Yarmouth,  Mass.,  where  he  died  in  1661,  leaving  a 
widow  Grace*  and  daughter  Lydia,  who  married,  Dec.  19,  1650,  Henry 
Taylor;  also  a  son  Jonathan*  (born  about  1624),  who  married,  April 

II,  1646,  Sarah  Rowley,  daughter  of  Henry  and (Palmer)  Rowley, 

and  was  subsecjuently  one  of  the  original  proprietors  and  pioneer  settlers 
of  the  present  town  of  Falmouth,  Mass.  Jonathan  Hatch*  was  a  man 
of  strictfunoending  integrity,  possessed  of  indomitable  perseverance  and 
energy.  From  him  descended  the  numerous  Hatch  family  of  Falmouth, 
whose  descendants  are  now  scattered  over  the  length  and  breadth  of  the 
civihzed  world.  His  early  life,  passed  away  from  home,  had  been  a 
checkered  one,  characterized  by  many  changes  and  hardships.  He  was 
the  father  of  eleven  children,  seven  sons  and  four  daughters.  Nine  of 
these  children  grew  to  manhood  and  womanhood,  and  in  turn  had  fam- 
ilies of  their  own.  He  died  in  Falmouth,  Mass.,  Dec.  — ,  17 10,  aged 
about  84  years-t  The  fourth  child  of  Jonathan  and  Sarah  (Rowley) 
Hatch  was  Joseph,^  born  May  7,  1654  (June  10,  1654,  Falmouth  Rec.) 
He  was  the  most  distinguished  of  Jonathan's  sons — a  soldier  in  King 
Philip's  War,  1675-6,  lieutenant  in  the  mihtia  in  1702,  and  afterward 
captain.  He  inherited  the  homestead.  Married,  Dec.  7,  1683,  Amy 
Allen,  of  Chilmark.  She  joined  the  church  at  Barnstable  and  was 
baptized  Aug.  3,  1701.     On  the  formation  of  a  church  in  Falmouth, 

*  Amos  Otis,  author  of '*  Barnstable  Notes,  "  who  is  of  the  opinion  that  Grace  was  a  second 
wife,  inferentially  says :  "  If  Jonathan  and  Lydia  had  been  her  children,  she  would  not  have 
allowed  thera  in  youth  to  have  been  idiens  from  their  father's  house  and  exposed  to  all  the  tempta- 
tions of  a  wicked  world.  I  have  no  other  evidence  that  she  was  a  second  wife.  I  want  no 
other." 

fThis  docs  not  agree  with  date  of  his  birth,  which,  as  given  by  Amos  Otis  (BamstabU 
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Oct.  10,  1708,  she,  with  others,  was  dismissed  to  that  church.  He  died 
Feb.  16,  1735,  ^g^^  83  years.  The  fourth  child  of  Joseph  and  Amy 
(Allen)  Hatch  was  Ichabod,*  born  Oct.  28,  1691  ;  married,  Dec.  2,  1714, 
Abigail  Weeks,  and  settled  in  Tolland,  Conn.  The  sixth  child  of  Ich- 
abod  was  David,s  born  Sept.  24,  1726.  It  is  believed  that  he  returned 
to  Falmouth  and  there  married,  March  19,  1749,  Mary  Tobey,  of  Fal- 
mouth. It  is  probable  that  this  David  married  a  second  wife,  Elizabeth, 
prior  to  July  10,  1777,  at  which  time  he  conveyed  certain  lands  to  his 
sons  Abel  and  Micah.*  The  date  of  David's  death  is  unknown,  but  he 
is  supposed  to  have  moved  to  Western  Maine  near  the  close  of  the 
eighteenth  century.     The  children  of  David  were  : 

David,  who  settled  in  Falmouth,  or  the  adjoining  town  of  Sandwich,  Mass. 
I.  Abel,  b.  April  9,  1752;  m.  Sept.  14,  1777,  Fear  Weeks  (b.  Dec.  26, 1757). 

Micah,  settled  on  Onion  River  in  Vermont. 
Paul,  said  to  have  been  a  very  strong  man.     Died  from  injuries  sustained 

in  lifting  a  heavy  box  on  a  wager. 
Emma,  m.  a  Giflford  and  settled  in  Sidney,  Me. 
Grace,  married. 
Lydia,  m.  Wm.  Case,  of  Sidney,  Me. 


I.  Abel  Hatch,^  son  of  David  and  Mary  (Tobey)  Hatch,  married 
Fear  Weeks.  Mr.  Hatch  was  a  shoemaker  and  farmer.  Settled  first  in 
Sandwich,  Mass.,  where  his  six  children  were  bom.  Aug.  9,  1802,  he 
purchased  of  Ichabod  McLain  the  farm  in  the  northeast  comer  of  Farm- 
ington  now  owned  by  his  grandson,  Reuben  Hatch.  He  there  spent 
the  remainder  of  his  life  and  died  after  a  brief  illness,  May  16,  18 14, 
aged  62  years.     His  widow  died  Feb.  — ,  1833,  ^g^<^  75  years. 

Children. 

2.  i.  Rkuhen,  b.  April  3,  1779;  m.  June  24,  1806,  Thankful  Collins,  dau.  of 
Daniel  and  Thankful  (Ashley)  Collins,  q.  v. 

ii.       ZiiTORAH,  b.  Feb.  18,  1781 ;   m.  Oct.  13,  1803,  Uzziel  Weeks,  son  of  John 

and  Mary  ( )   Weeks,  of  Sandwich,  or  Falmouth,  Mass.     He 

was  a  farmer  and  settled  in  Farmington  on  a  farm  adjoining  his  father- 
in-law.     She  d.  Nov.  i,  1845.     He  d.  Nov.  19,  1862.     Several  children. 

iii.  Rki.eaf,  b.  Aug.  12,  1783;  m.  Aug.  21,  1806,  ApoUos  Pratt  (b.  in  Middle- 
boro',  Mass.,  July  9,  17S1),  son  of  Paul  and  Jael  (Bennett)  Pratt,  of 
New  Vineyard.     Several  children. 

iv.  Annah,  b.  Dec.  29,  17S8;  m.  Dec.  i,  1808,  Joseph  Collins,  son  of  Dan- 
iel and  Thankful  (Ashley)  Collins,  </.  v. 

V.  LvDiA,  b.  Nov.  7,  1794;  m.  (pub.  Aug.  ii,  1816),  William  Lewis.  He 
d.  May  15,  1844,  aged  51  years,  4  months.  She  d.  Nov.  11,  1867. 
Several  children. 

vi.  Mkhitable,  b.  March  13,  1798;  d.  in  P'armington  at  an  advanced  age, 
unmd. 

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2.  Reuben  Hatch ,7  son  of  Abel  and  Fear  (Weeks)  Hatch,  married 
Thankful  Collins.  He  inherited  his  father's  estate  and  spent  his  whole 
life  on  the  homestead  in  Farmington.  He  was  fond  of  reading  and  a 
close  student  of  the  Bible.  During  his  readings  he  frequently  made 
notes  of  points  he  desired  to  remember  and  was  especially  fond  of  dis- 
cussing intricate  questions  connected  with  his  readings.  During  the  fall 
and  winter  months  he  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  hand  rakes  for 
many  years.  For  these  he  found  a  ready  market  in  his  own  and 
adjacent  towns.  He  died  July  8,  i860,  aged  81  years,  3  months  and  5 
days.     His  wife  died  Sept.  6,  1865,  aged  81  years,  11  months,  28  days. 

Children. 

3.  i.         Rachel,  b.  Jan.  28,  1807;   m.  May  10,  1831,  Nathan  William  Backus, 

son  of  Nathan  and  Iluldah  (Pease)  Backus,  of  Farmington. 

4.  ii.        David,  b.  Jan.  22,  1824;   m.  Nov.  20,  1849,  Harriet  Collins,  dau.  of  Jos- 

eph and  Annah  (Hatch)  Collins,  q,  v. 

5.  iii.       Reubkn,  b.  May  16,  1825;   m.  Jan.  13,  1857,  Flavilla  K.  Norton,  dau.  of 

Obed  and  Sarah  (Collins)  Norton,  q.  v. 
iv.       Mary  Mki.vina,  b.  Aug.  23,  1829;   m.  Oct.  15,  1864,  John  S.  Bean,  son 
of  John  C^and  Olive  (Berry)  Bean,  of  Jay.     He  was  a  carpenter  by 
trade.     Resided  at  Allen's  Mills.     She   d.   in  F'armington,  May  ii, 
1874,1./. 

3.  Nathan  William  B.ackus  married  Rachel  Hatch.  Farmer  and 
dealer  in  stock.  Spent  his  whole  life  in  Farmington.  Several  times  a 
member  of  the  board  of  selectmen.  She  died  of  pneumonia  April  t8, 
1874,  aged  67  years,  2  months,  20  days.  He  died  Aug.  7,  1875,  *^^^ 
67  years,  10  months,  and  6  days. 

Children. 

i.         AiHU'STUS,  b.  June  14,  1832;   m.  Ellen  F.  .Mosher,  dau.  of  James  M.  and 
Rozilla  (Frost)  Mosher,  of  Farmington.     She  d.  Oct.  30,  1861,  aged 
25  years,  I  month.     He  m.  for  second  wife,  Louisa  Jordan,  of  Ells- 
worth.    Studied  medicine  and  practiced  in  Amherst,  Me.,  for  many 
years.     Died  Oct.  1 6,  1869,  s.  p. 
ii.       Nathan  William,  b.  July  2,  1834;   m.  Jan.  — ,  1869,  Ann  Elizabeth,  dau. 
of  Asa  and  Elizabeth  M.  (Butler)  .Abbott,  of  Farmington.     He  d.  in 
Farmington,  Nov.  10,  1875,  J./.     His  widow  subsequently  m.  March 
10,  1883,  Hon.  Chas.  VV.  Fish,  of  Elkhart,  Indiana, 
iii.       1<ac:hkl  Emeline,  b.  Sept.  24,   1836;   m.  Sept.  8,  1859,  George  HoUey, 
son  of  Wm.  and  Susan  (Daggett)  Holley,  of  Farmington.     Mr.  Hol- 
ley  was  a  farmer.     Died  in  Farmington,  Jan.  2,  1892.     Children: 
i.         AuuL'siA  Back  IS,  b.  April  21,  1861 ;   m.  June  20,  1885,  Llew- 
ellen  M.  Felch,  of  Linneus.     Both  she  and  her  husband 
graduated  from  Farmington  State  Normal  School,  class  of 
1885.     Two  children.     Resides  in  Houlton,  Me. 
ii.         ANNIE  AlUJoiT,  b.  .Aug.  4,  1864. 
iii.        Florence  Emma,  b.  Nov.  29,  1869. 
iv.       John  Fairfield,  b.  Dec.  19,  1838;   m.  Jan.  i,  1861,  Alice  P.  Clark,  dau. 
of  (ieurj^e  W.  and  Catherine  L.  (Builer)  Clark,  q.  v.     Farmer,     d.  in 
Farmington,  Oct.  7,  1879.     Children: 
i.  Fred  Fairfield,  b.  Sept.  6,  1863. 

ii.        Addie  Alice,  b.  Aug.  28,  1865. 


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V.        Semantiia,  b.  Feb.  6,  1841;   d.  Jan.  8,  1858. 

vi.       Hiram  Stoyell,  b.  Dec.  21,  1842;   unmd.     Resides  in  California. 

vii.      son,  b.  Jan.  8,  1845;  d.  Jan.  11,  1845. 


4.  D.AviD  Hatch,  son  of  Reuben  and  Thankful  (Collins)  Hatch, 
married  Harriet  Collins.  The  boyhood  of  Mr.  Hatch,  like  that  of  most 
farmer's  sons,  was  an  uneventful  one.  On  attaining  his  majority  he 
found  employment  with  the  neighboring  farnrers,  sometimes  working  for 
the  same  person  the  entire  season.  The  winter  months  were  usually 
spent  in  the  lumbering  regions  of  Northern  Maine.  The  spring  follow- 
ing his  marriage  he  purchased  the  farm  in  Industry  now  (1892)  owned 
and  occu[)iecl  by  Frank  W.  Stetson.  Here  he  resided  for  thirteen  years, 
and  here  his  four  children  were  born.  Early  in  the  winter  of  1863,  ^^ 
sold  to  Col.  James  Davis,  of  Salem,  and  removed  to  the  adjoning  town  of 
Stark,  where  he  remained  three  years.  Returning  to  Industry  he  settled 
at  West's  Mills,  where  he  owned  and  operated  the  saw  and  shingle-mill 
in  company  with  Albert  Shaw.  Afterward  engaged  in  farming.  His 
wife,  who  had  been  in  feeble  health  for  many  years,  died  Aug.  16,  1882, 
and  during  the  remainder  of  his  life  he  lived  with  his  children.  He  was 
somewhat  reserved  in  his  intercourse  with  his  fellowmen,  hence  those 
most  intimately  accjuainted  with  him  best  appreciated  his  sterling  char- 
acter and  moral  worth.  He  loved  the  right  and  detested  sham,  fraud 
and  deceit.  He  was  a  kind  father,  manifesting  a  deep  solicitude  for 
the  welfare  and  happiness  of  his  children,  even  to  the  close  of  his  life. 
Both  he  and  his  wife  were  devout  christians  and  worthy  members  of  the 
Methodist  Church  in  Industry.  He  died  in  New  Sharon,  Me.,  Nov.  12, 
1891,  aged  67  years,  9  months  and  20  days.  His  wife  was  a  fine  scholar 
and  a  successful  school  teacher  prior  to  her  marriage,  and  died  at  the 
age  of  64  years,  loved  and  respected  by  a  wide  circle  of  friends. 

Children. 

i.  William  C\»lllns,  h.  in  Industrv,  Sept.  14,  1850;  m.  Oct.  31,  1874, 
I^vina  P.  Oliver,  relict  of  John  Oliver,  of  Stark,  and  dau.  of  Moses  H. 
and  Patience  (Spinney)  Spinney,  of  CJeorgetown,  Me.  Physician. 
Has  been  supervisor  of  schools  and  secretary  of  the  board  of  health  in 
Industry,  also  an  enumerator  in  the  tenth  U.  S.  census.  Resides  in 
Stark.     Children: 

i.         Hatiik  Patienck,  b.  in  Industry.  March  14,  1876. 

ii.        John  (jordon,  b.  in  Industry  Sept.  25,  1877. 
ii.        C'liAKLKS  KiKiAR,  b.  in  Industry,  April  21,  18,2;   ra.  Aug.  24,  1878,  Eliz- 
abeth D.  CJordon,  dau.  of  Benjamin  S.  and  Flannah  (Fish)  (Jordon, 
of  Stark.    Butcher  and  dealer  in  stock.    Resides  in  New  Sharon.    Chil- 
dren : 

i.         Otis  Kihjar,  b.  in  Industry,  March  3,  1879;   d.  Nov.  13,  1879. 

ii.        Hkrhfrt  Carlton,  b.  in  Industry  Sept.  11,  1880. 

iii.       Kdith  Hannah,  b.  in  Farmington,  Nov.  9,  1883. 

iv.       Horace  Soiile,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Feb.  19,  1889. 


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iii.       Mantha  Backus,  b.  in  Industry,  July  13,  1858;  m.  May  21,  1887,  John 

A.  Fish,  son  of  Klisha  and  Mary  (Robinson)  Fish,  q.  v. 
iv.       Ha'itie  Melvina,  b.  in  Industry,  June  17,  1861;  d.  Aug.  25,  1861. 

5.  Reuben  Hatch,  son  of  Reuben  and  Thankful  (Collins)  Hatch, 
married  Flavilla  E.  Norton.  Settled  on  the  homestead  and  cared  for 
his  parents  in  their  declining  years.  He  acquired  a  good  education  in 
the  English  branches  and  taught  school  prior  to  his  marriage.  In  con- 
nection with  his  farm  work  he  transacts  a  large  business  as  justice  of  the 
peace  and  is  also  a  pension  attorney. 

Children. 

i.         Edmi'nd  Stoker,  b.  July  i,  1857;   d.  of  diphtheria  Nov.  18,  i860. 

ii.  George  Milton,  b.  Oct.  20,  1859.  School  teacher  and  newspaper  cor- 
respondent.    Resides  in  Farraington;   unmd. 

iii.  EviE  Adaline,  b.  March  20,  1862;  she  is  a  successful  school  teacher; 
resides  in  Farmington;   unmd. 


HAYES. 

Jacob  Hayes,^  who  came  to  Industry  about  1809,  traces  his  ancestry 
to  John  Hayes,*  who  with  his  brother  Ichabod  immigrated  to  this  coun- 
try in  1680.  Ichabod,  it  is  believed,  went  South.  John  settled  in  what 
is  now  Dover,  N.  H.  He  married  a  Miss  Home,  who  is  said  to  have 
been  but  thirteen  years  of  age,  as  one  has  written,  "as  true  now  as  ever." 
To  John  Hayes,  by  his  marriage  with  Miss  Home,  were  born  seven  sons. 
Peter,*  the  fifth  son,  was  born  April  25,  1688,  and  died  March  28,  1757. 
He  married  Sarah  Wingate  (born  Feb.  17,  1697)  ;  died  in  Berwick, 
March  28,  1779.  Their  children  were  Ichabod,3  John,3  Reuben,3  Eli- 
jah.3  Elijah,3  youngest  son  of  Peter ,-»  was  born  Jan.  4,  1741,  O.  S.,  and 
died  Nov.  10,  1805.  He  married  Elizabeth  Chadbourne,  of  Berwick, 
Jan.  8,  1764.  He  was  the  father  of  sixteen  children,  twelve  of  whom 
grew  up  to  maturity  and  most  of  them  lived  to  old  age.  Of  these  Jacob  4 
was  born  in  Berwick,  District  of  Maine,  F^eb.  26,  1787.  He  came  to 
Industry  about  1809,  as  has  already  been  stated,  and  purchased  a  farm 
(lot  No.  18)  of  Jonathan  Knowlton,  Jr.,  situated  on  the  north  side  of 
Bannock  Hill.  He  married,  F'eb.  3,  181 1,  Ruth  Hobbs  (born  March 
18,  1789),  daughter  of  Stephen  and  Abigail  (Varney)  Hobbs,  of  Ber- 
wick. Soon  after  his  marriage  he  exchanged  farms  with  John  Patterson 
and  removed  to  the  south  side  of  the  same  hill,  where  he  continued  to 
Hve  until  his  death,  which  occurred  March  17,  1853.  He  was  a  prac- 
tical farmer,  and  under  his  cultivation  the  farm  which  he  received  in 
exchange  with  Mr.  Patterson  became  one  of  the  best  in  town.  He  was 
especially  interested  in  sheep  husbandry,  and  it  is  said  that  he  made 


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some  money  in  this  business.     His  first  wife  died  of  consumption,  Feb. 
27,  1843.  and  he  subsequently  married  Mrs.  Mary  P.  Weston,  of  Madi 
son,  Aug.  26,  1844.     She  survived  her  husband  over  14  years  and  died 
in  New  Sharon,  July  12,  1867. 

Children. 

i.        SVLVINA,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  10,  181 2;  m.  Feb.  19,  1833,  Charles  Nor- 
ton, son  of  Ebenezer  and  Martha  (Norton)  Norton,  q.  v. 

1.  ii.        Stephen  Hobbs,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  14,  1813;  m.  June  29,  1846,  Eliza- 

beth Bean,  of  Belfast, 
iii.      GusTAVUS,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  i6,  1815;  d.  May  29,  181 6. 

2.  iv.       GusTAVUS,  b.  in  Industry,  March  4,  1817;  m.  June  16, 1844,  Sarah  Clough 

Shaw,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Ruth(Gilman)  Shaw,  q,  v. 

3.  V.        Eliza,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  26,  1819;  m.  Sept.  23,  1845,  Enoch  Weston, 

of  Madison. 

4.  vi.      Charles,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  26,  1820;  m.  May  17,  1850,  Ann  E.  Bul- 

len,  of  New  Sharon. 

5.  vii.      Edmund,  b.  in  Industry,  April  6,  1823;  was  drowned  in  Cleveland,  Ohio, 

Aug.  2,  1848. 
viii.    Abigail  Boardman  Stanley,  b.  in  Industry.    Named  for  two  aunU;  d. 

young, 
ix.       Hiram,  b.  in  Industry;  d.  young. 

6.  X.        Hiram,  b.  in  Industry,  May  24,  1832;  m.  Nov.  29,  i860,  Mary  E.  Newton. 


I.  Stephen  Hobbs  Hayes,5  son  of  Jacob  and  Ruth  (Hobbs)  Hayes, 
married  Elizabeth  Bean.  Fitted  for  college  at  Farmington  and  subse- 
quently entered  Bowdoin  College,  from  which  he  graduated  in  the  regu- 
lar course  in  1838.  Previous  to  and  during  his  college  course,  he  taught 
several  terms  of  school  in  Industry  and  elsewhere.  After  graduating  he 
was  principal  of  the  Lincoln  Academy  at  Damariscotta  for  two  years. 
Entering  the  Bangor  Theological  Seminary  in  1840,  he  graduated  three 
years  later.  In  the  autumn  of  that  year  he  became  pastor  of  the  Con- 
gregational Church  in  Frontport,  now  Winterport,  Me.,  situated  at  the 
head  of  winter  navigation  on  the  Penobscot  River,  for  years  a  large  ship- 
building town,  where  he  continued  for  fifteen  years.  In  March,  1858, 
he  accepted  a  call  to  the  Union  Congregational  Church  in  South  Wey- 
mouth, Mass.  There  he  remained  for  thirteen  years.  From  1870  to 
1880  he  was  pastor  of  the  Salem  and  Mariner's  Church,  Boston.  His 
ministry  had  been  so  unbroken  that  from  his  entrance  on  his  first  pas- 
torate to  the  close  he  was  not  without  his  own  pulpit  for  a  sabbath.  In 
later  years,  while  preaching  at  times,  he  has  been  connected  with  the 
Young  Ladies'  Home  and  Day  School  at  68  Chester  Square,  Boston,  es- 
tablished by  Mrs.  Hayes  in  1872.*  His  wife  died  in  South  Weymouth, 
Jan.  I,  1863,  aged  48  years.     June  2,  1869,  he  married  Mary  E.  Cobb, 


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of  Tinmouth,  Vt.,  for  some  years  vice-principal  of  the  Female  Seminary 
in  Brattleboro  in  that  State. 

Children. 

i.  Mary  Eveline,  b.  March  29,  1848.  She  was  teacher  of  music  in  the 
Tilden  Female  Seminary  in  West  Lebanon,  N.  H..  and  subsequently 
in  the  Home  and  Day  School,  Boston. 

ii.  Abby  Stanley,  b.  Nov.  9,  1849;  i*  connected  with  the  Home  and  Day 
School,  Boston. 

ill.      Emily  Kendall,  b.  Jan.  10,  1852;  m.  Charles  F.  Bush,  of  Boston,  Dec. 
20,  1875.     Their  children  are: 
i.        Stephen  Hayes,  b.  Sept.  15,  1878. 
ii.       Theodore  Stanley,  b.  Dec.  29,  1882. 

iv.      Stephen  Lewis,  b.  Oct.  11,  1854;  d.  of  typhoid  fever  Oct.  7,  1865. 

V.  Charles  Edmund,  b.  Aug.  12,  1857.  Fitted  for  college  at  the  Boston 
Public  Latin  School.  lie  entered  Harvard  College  in  1875,  ^^^  ^^' 
mained  two  years,  but  completed  his  course  at  Williams,  graduating 
with  honor  in  the  class  of  1879.  *  For  a  year  he  was  on  the  report- 
er's staff  of  the  New  York  Sun,  He  then  entered  the  service  of  the 
Union  Bridge  Company  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  in  the  engineer's  depart- 
ment. He  had  inherited  a  delicate  constitution  and  here  his  health 
failed.  By  advice  of  his  physician  he  went  to  Colorado  and  spent  two 
or  three  years  there  and  in  New  Mexico,  but  with  no  permanent  relief 
to  his  lungs.  He  returned  in  the  spring  of  1886  and  spent  the  sum- 
mer with  his  friends  in  Boston,  going  to  the  seashore  and  the  moun- 
tains, but  having  little  strength.  In  November  he  visited  his  friends 
in  Buffalo,  where  he  failed  rapidly  and  died  Jan.  29,  1887.  He  had 
an  active  mind  and  a  tine  literary  taste.  He  was  fond  of  books  and 
read  much  and  with  discrimination.  He  loved  music  and  painting, 
and  might  have  excelled  in  either.  He  was  choice  of  his  friends  and 
drew  them  strongly  to  him.  His  short  career  was  without  reproach, 
and  he  departed  in  the  hope  of  a  belter  life. 

vi.      George  Shepard,  b.  Dec.  28,  1859;  d.  Feb.  11,  1867. 

vii.      MiLLicENT  Gay,  b.  March  29,  1870. 


2.  GusTAVUS  HayeSjS  son  of  Jacob  and  Ruth  (Hobbs)  Hayes,  is  a 
successful  farmer  and  has  for  many  years  resided  in  Farmington,  Me. 
In  early  life  he  taught  in  the  public  schools  with  marked  success.  He 
married  Sarah  C.  Shaw. 

Children. 

i.  M ELLEN,  b.  Aug.  18,  1846;  m.  Dec.  25,  1875,  Alfarata  Rackliff,  dau.  of 
Ezekiel  and  Mary  (VVaugh)  Rackliff,  of  Industry.  Graduated  from 
Farmington  State  Normal  School,  class  of  1868;  he  is  a  farmer  and 
teacher.     Resides  in  Farmington.     Children  : 

Mary  Ella. 

Edmini). 

Charles  Benjamin. 
ii.  Edmund,  b.  May  15,  1849;  m.  April  30,  1878,  Mary  H.  Warren,  of  Buf- 
falo, N.  Y.  He  entered  the  scientiric  department  of  Dartmouth  Col- 
lege and  completed  his  course  in  the  Boston  School  of  Technology  in 
1873,  having  given  special  attention  to  civil  engineering.  He  is  (1887) 
one  of  the  principals  in  the  Union  Bridge  Company,  residing  at  Buffalo, 
N.  Y.,  where  a  portion  of  the  shops  are  located,  the  combined  capacity 
of  which  is  26,(xx>  tons,  and  the  hnancial  responsibility  of  the  company 
over  $i,oc)0,cxx).      The  contracts  in  hand  at   this  lime  (Feb.,  1887) 


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amount  to  between  five  and  six  millions  of  dollars.    Mr.  Hayes  was 
engineer  of  the  magnificent  Cantilever  bridge  at  Niagara  Falls,  built 
of  steel  and  spanning  a  chasm  from  bluff  to  bluff  of  859  feet,  and  is 
consulting  engineer  in  all  their  work.* 
iii.      Clarence,  b.  March  i,  1852;  d.  June  26,  1861. 

3.  Enoch  Weston  married  Eliza  Hayes.  She  resided  in  Madison 
until  her  death,  March  31,  1876.  Her  husband  survived  her  but  two 
years. 

Children. 

i.        Edmund  Haves,  d.  in  infancy. 

ii.  Fannie  S.,  b.  Sept.  16,  1848;  m.  Eugene  Sewall,  of  Livermore  Falls,  Me., 
Jan.  6,  1886.    They  have  one  child : 

Louise  Eliza,  b.  Oct.  24,  1886. 

iii.      Mary  A,,  b.  Sept.  17,  18^0;  m.  J.  William  Jones,  Oct.  28,  1885. 

iv.  Albert  S.,  b.  May  23,  1852;  d.  in  Oakland,  Calif.,  March  4,  1883,  leav- 
ing a  widow  and  two  children. 

V.  Emma  A.,  b.  March  18,  1858;  m.  June  28,  1881,  Cyrus  W.  Goodrich,  of 
Madison. 

vt  Alice  E.,  b.  Dec.  14, 1862;  m.  Sept.  -— ,  1882,  Arthur  S.  .Smith,  of  West- 
boro,  Mass. 

vii.     Carrie  M.,  b.  Jan.  10,  1865. 

4.  Charles  Hayes  married  Ann  E.  BuUen.  He  remained  on  the 
homestead  place  with  his  father  and  followed  the  occupation  of  a  farmer. 
He  died  of  typhoid  fever,  May  17,  1857. 

Children. 

i.  Mary  Ellen,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  19,  185 1;  m.  April  22,  1875,  Charles 
Sparrow;  they  resided  (1887)  in  Leavenworth,  Kans.  They  have  had 
four  children,  viz. :  one  d.  in  infancy,  Nellie,  Emma  Hayward,  and 
Charles  Edward;  the  two  eldest  of  these  d.  in  the  autumn  of  1886. 

ii.  Charles  Addison,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  7,  1852.  After  completing  his 
academical  studies  be  spent  three  years  in  the  Rush  Medical  College, 
at  Chicago,  111.,  and  after  graduating  was  appointed  assistant  physician 
in  the  State  Hospital  for  the  Insane  at  Ossawottamie,  Kans.,  which 
position  he  held  for  several  years  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  the  direc- 
tors, but  voluntarily  resigned,  and  is  now  (1887)  in  successful  practice 
at  Chippewa  Falls,  Wis. 

iii.  Stephen  Edward,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  9,  1857.  He  pursued  a  part  of 
the  regular  course  in  Amherst  College  and  then  entered  the  Harvard 
Medical  School,  graduating  after  a  full  course  in  1881.  He  then  spent 
a  year  as  resident  physician  in  the  General  Hospital  at  Providence,  R. 
I.,  and  is  now  (1887)  a  practicing  physician  with  much  success  in 
Eau  Claire,  Wis.  June  i,  1886,  he  married  Miriam  Ingraham  of  that 
city. 

*The  Company  employs  about  laoo  men  at  all  seasons;  aoo  of  these  skilled  and  well-paid 
mechanics.  Their  operations  extend  throughout  the  United  States  and  in  other  lands.  The 
Company  is  building  an  immense  bridge  at  Hawkesbuiy,  New  South  Wales,  the  contract  of 
which  was  awarded  them  in  open  competition  with  the  most  celebrated  bridge-builders  of  Eng^ 
land,  France  and  Germany,  and  aggregates  $2,000,000.  They  have  also  in  course  of  construc- 
tion across  the  Hudson  River,  at  Poughkeepsie,  an  immense  viaduct.  It  is  a  double-track 
railway  bridge  of  five  spans,  two  of  550  feet,  and  three  of  525  feet,  besides  3000  feet  of  trestle- 
work  approaches,  and  is  at  the  centre  212  feet  above  low  water  mark.  Such  is  the  stupendous 
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5.  Edmund  Hayes,  son  of  Jacob  and  Ruth  (Hobbs)  Hayes,  entered 
Bowdoin  College  in  1844.  He  was  accidentally  drowned  in  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  Aug.  2,  1848.  One  of  his  college  friends,  E.  B.  Webb,  now  (1887) 
Rev.  Dr.  Webb,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  at  that  time  wrote  for  the  Bangor 
(Me.)  Whig  and  Courier  as  follows  : 

**  With  many  warmly  attached  friends  he  spent  more  than  three  years  in 
the  successful  discharge  of  college  duties.  Near  the  commencement  of  his 
senior  year  he  left  college  to  teach  school  a  few  months.  While  thus  engaged 
as  a  teacher,  he  made  so  great  intellectual  exertions  in  other  departments  of 
study  that  he  became  somewhat  debilitated  and  by  exposure  to  the  cold  was 
suddenly  prostrated  upon  a  sick  bed  for  some  weeks.  Although  having  par- 
tially recovered,  by  the  advice  of  his  friends  he  reluctantly  gave  up  his  studies 
for  a  while  until  he  should  fully  recover  his  health.  In  the  mean  time  he  ac- 
cepted an  agency  from  Sanborn  &  Carter,  book  publishers,  of  Portland,  Me. 
Here  perfect  health  soon  returned  and  he  exhibited  such  a  knowledge  of  man- 
kind and  such  a  comprehension  of  business  operations  as  to  win  the  entire 
confidence  of  his  employers.  It  was  in  the  prosecution  of  this  business  that 
he  met  his  untimely  end." 

A  published  letter  from  Cleveland,  Ohio,  dated  Aug.  3,  1848,  con- 
tained the  following  statement : 

**  About  one  o'clock  yesterday  morning  a  gentleman  who  had  just  arrived 
at  this  port,  from  Buffalo,  on  the  steamer  Ohio,  was  walking  the  pier  and  by 
mistake,  occasioned  as  some  supposed  by  nearsightedness  or  by  a  peculiar 
reflection  of  the  lights  on  the  steamer  Niagara,  which  was  near,  stepped  off 
and  fell  into  the  river." 

Owing  to  the  darkness  and  confusion  efforts  to  rescue  him  were  un- 
availing until  life  was  extinct. 

An  editorial  in  the  Bangor  (Me.)  GazetU  said  of  him  : 

'*  As  a  teacher  he  had  few  if  any  superiors ;  teaching  as  he  did,  by  example 
and  by  persuasive  eloquence  which  was  irresistible.  Lessons  under  his  teach- 
ing were  no  longer  tasks,  his  mode  of  teaching  being  that  favorite  one  of 
developing  the  mind  rather  than  fashioning  it. 

He  was  an  independent  thinker  and  possessed  an  analytical  mind 
which  sought  to  discover  the  reason  of  things.  He  had  a  manly  bear- 
ing and  easily  won  the  respect  and  confidence  of  his  fellowmen.  He 
had  high  and  noble  aims,  and  had  his  life  been  spared  he  would  have 
filled  an  important  place  among  men. 

6.  Hiram  Haves,  son  of  Jacob  and  Ruth  (Hobbs)  Hayes,  married 
Mary  E.  Newton.  Having  fitted  for  college,  he  entered  Bowdoin  in 
1847,  and  graduated  in  185 1.     He  engaged  in  teaching  while  in  college 


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and  afterward.  In  1854  he  went  to  Wisconsin,  where  he  married  in  the 
fall  of  i860,  and  immediately  afterward  started  for  Washington,  D.  C. 
That  winter  he  was  clerk  of  a  Senate  committee  of  which  Jesse  D.  Bright, 
of  Indiana,  was  chairman  and  Jefferson  Davis  a  member.  He  saw  much 
of  the  rebel  leaders,  the  Slidells,  Toombses,  Quincys,  Masons,  Benja- 
mins, and  so  on.  All  through  the  early  ferment  he  worked  away,  in 
one  place  or  another,  in  the  departments  as  a  clerk,  at  one  time  in  the 
Interior,  at  another  in  the  Treasury.  Mr.  Hayes  was  appointed  captain 
in  the  Quartermaster's  service  in  the  fall  of  1862  ;  was  commissioned 
March  12,  1863.  ^^^  ^^  entered  the  service  in  January,  1863,  right 
after  his  appointment ;  was  assigned  to  the  2d  Brigade,  2d  Division,  2d 
Army  Corps,  in  the  Army  of  the  Potomac.  Soon  after  was  promoted  to 
Division  Quartermaster ;  in  the  fall  of  1863  was  promoted  to  the  Quar- 
termastership  of  the  nth  Corps ;  in  the  spring  of  1864  was  transferred 
to  the  4th  Army  Corps,  Army  of  the  Cumberland,  and  was  Chief  Quar- 
termaster of  that  body  until  January,  1865,  when  he  was  assigned  to 
duty  as  a  member  of  an  examining  board,  having  the  duty  to  look  into 
the  supply  service  of  the  army,  south  of  the  Ohio,  also  to  examine  offi- 
cers as  to  their  qualifications,  investigate  irregularities.  Le  Due,  Com- 
missioner of  Agriculture,  was  also  on  the  board.  He  continued  in  this 
duty  until  the  fall  of  1865,  when,  at  his  urgent  request,  he  was  relieved 
and  his  resignation  accepted.  His  rank  was  lieutenant  colonel,  but  the 
authority  of  that  title  in  the  quartermaster's  service  was  equal  to  that  of 
a  general  of  a  division,  and  the  responsibility  far  greater,  and  the  ser- 
vice as  arduous ;  the  personal  peril  greater.  He  was  at  Antietam  and 
Yorktown,  in  Chancellorsville,  Gettysburg,  and  minor  engagements,  east ; 
was  in  the  all-summer's  fight  before  the  capture  of  Atlanta,  and  in  the 
battles  of  Franklin,  Nashville,  etc.  In  his  campaignings  he  forded  great 
rivers,  passed  high  mountains,  and  waded  through  big  swamps  with  inter- 
minable supply  trains.  He  rode  two  horses  nearly  to  death  and  rectified 
a  blunder  (not  his  own),  so  saving  an  army.  When  a  young  man  he 
published  a  key  to  a  treatise  on  algebra,  and  more  recently  has  compiled 
several  works  of  a  legal  character.  He  is  now  a  lawyer  ancl  resides  in 
Superior,  Wis. ;  s,  p. 


HIQQINS. 

The  ancestry  of  those  in  Industry  bearing  the  name  is  traced  back 
no  further  than  Richard  and  Lydia  Higgins,*  early  residents  in  the  town 
of  Stark.     Among  their  twelve  children  was  Aaron  (bom  Jan.  i8,  1786), 


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who  married  Apphia  Gill,  and  settled  in  Stark.     He  died  Jan.  6,  1849, 
aged  63  years.     His  wife  Apphia  died  Sept.  5,  1842. 

Children 

Barnabas  Atwood,  the  eldest  child,  was  born  Sept.  27,  181 2;  m.  Jan. 
25,  1835,  Ann  G.  Frederick  (b.  Nov.  24,  1812),  dau.  of  Joseph  and 
Lydia  (Gay)  Frederick,  of  Stark.  Soon  after  his  marriage  he  settled 
at  Allen's  Mills,  where  he  remained  until  after  the  outbreak  of  the 
Civil  War.  He  was  a  carpenter  by  trade,  and  during  his  residence  at 
Allen's  Mills  built  several  houses  in  Industry.  He  eventually  moved 
to  New  Portland,  where  he  died,  j.  /. 
I.  John  Chandler,  b.  July  19,  1824;  m.  Feb.  23,  1844,  Cordelia  Oliver, 

dau.  of  John  and  Jane  (Oliver)  Oliver,  q,  v. 

I.  John  Chandler  Higgins,  son  of  Aaron  and  Apphia  (Gill) 
Higgins,  married  Cordelia  Oliver.  He  was  a  farmer  and  spent  the  larger 
part  of  his  married  life  in  Industry.  He  died  at  Allen's  Mills,  Oct. 
5,  1886,  aged  62  years. 

Children. 

i.  Apphia  Jane,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  23,  1846;  m.  Albert  J.  Gerry,  son  of 
Elbridge  and  Esther  J.  (Frost)  Gerry,  of  Farmington.  Mr.  Gerry  is 
a  tinsmith  and  hardware  dealer  in  Farmington  Village.  One  daugh- 
ter. 

ii.  Mary  Ann,  b.  in  Industry,  March  2,  1846;  m.  Charles  E.  Wheeler,  son 
of  Albert  G.  and  Fannie  O.  (Rackliff)  Wheeler,  of  Farmington.  Mr. 
Wheeler  is  a  manufacturer  of  split-bamboo  Bshing  rods  in  Farming- 
ton  Village,  where  he  resides,  s.  p. 

iii.  Charles  Henry,  b.  in  Industry,  May  18,  1849;  m.  in  Texas,  where  his 
wife  d.  s.  p.  Now  resides  in  Idaho,  where  he  is  interested  in  stock  • 
raising. 

iv.  William  Franklin,  b.  in  Sidney,  Jan.  30,  185 1;  unmd.  Resides  in 
Farmington. 

V.  John  Chandler,  b.  in  Industry,  June  9,  1852;  m.  Aug.  20,  1876,  Nancy 
M.  Kennedy  (b.  Feb.  14,  1856),  dau.  of  Andrew,  Jr.,  and  Salome  S. 
(Viles)  Kennedy,  formerly  of  Industry.  She  d.  Aug.  20,  1881,  and 
he  m.  Aug.  20,  1891,  Anna  L.  Durrell  (b.  in  Industry,  May  14,  1866), 
dau.  of  John  and  Louisa  (Oliver)  Durrell.  Farmer;  resides  at  Allen's 
Mills.    Child  by  first  marriage : 

Mellen  E.,  b.  in  Industry,  March  24,  1877. 

vi.  Andrew  Tinkham,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  23,  1853;  m.  Eliza  Chase,  of 
Woodville,  N.  H.,  where  he  now  resides.  Carpenter  and  builder. 
Three  children. 

vii.      Estella,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  22,  1854.     Resides  in  Bath. 

viii  Edwin  Manning,  b.  in  Industry,  June  6,  1856;  m.  June  16,  1887,  Flor- 
ida E.  Dill.     Resides  in  Farmington.    One  son. 

ix.  Ida  May,  b.  in  Industry,  April  4,  1861;  m,  George  Chubbuck.  Resides 
in  Brockton,  Mass.    One  dau.,  not  living. 


HILDRETH. 

David  Hildreth,3  son  of  Paul  and  Hannah  (Merrill)  Hildreth,*  and 
grandson  of  Robert  Hildreth,'  was  born  in  Lewiston,  Me.,  Nov.  9,  1 770.* 

*  There  is  a  tradition  that  David  Hildreth  was  the  first  child  born  of  white  parents  within 
the  present  limits  of  the  city  of  Lewiston.  Thoug^h  some  of  his  descendants  are  firm  believers 
in  the  tradition,  the  local  historian  of  Lewiston  questions  the  authenticity  of  this  legend. 


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Nothing  can  be  learned  in  relation  to  his  early  life  or  his  ancestors  aside 
from  what  has  just  been  given.  He  married,  April  22,  1792,  Esther 
Moody  (born  in  Waterborough,  Me.,  May  16,  1770),  daughter,  as  is  sup- 
posed, of  Samuel  and  Esther  Moody,  early  settlers  in  Industry.  Mr. 
Hildreth  came  to  Industry  about  1804  and  took  up  a  lot  of  wild  land 
near  the  centre  of  the  town,  comprising  the  farm  now  (1892)  owned 
and  occupied  by  Charles  S.  Rackliff.  While  erecting  a  house  he  occu- 
pied the  school-house  at  Davis's  (how  Goodridge's)  Corner.*  He  sold 
to  John  Trafton,  who  came  from  Norridgewock  about  1815.  He  then 
moved  to  the  south  part  of  the  town,  purchased  land,  and  built  a  house 
on  the  farm  now  owned  by  the  McLaughlin  brothers.  This  he  sold  to 
John  Ramsdell  in  December,  181 7,  and  moved  to  Gardiner,  where  he 
operated  a  saw-mill  for  many  years.  But  little  is  knowu  of  Mr.  Hil- 
dreth's  personal  characteristics.  He  seems  to  have  been  a  gentleman 
whose  opinion  was  held  in  esteem  by  his  townsmen,  and  he  is  known  to 
have  been  a  captain  of  the  Industry  militia  at  some  date  prior  to  181 1. 
Again  his  name  is  found  heading  a  petition  of  citizens  in  Industry, 
clearly  proving  him  to  have  been  a  man  of  more  than  ordinary  influence. 
Circumstances  lead  to  the  conclusion  that  Mr.  Hildreth  was  a  practical 
mill- man  when  he  came  to  Industry.  His  wife  died  in  Gardiner,  Me., 
Feb.  15,"  1 84 1,  aged  70  years,  8  months  and  29  days.  He  died  in  the 
same  town,  July  12,  1848,  aged  77  years,  8  months  and  3  days. 

Children, 
i.        William  H.,  b.  in  I^wiston,  Dec.  12,  1792;  m.  (pub.  Jan.  25,  181 1), 

Margaret  Thompson,  dau.  of  James  and  Isabel  (Bean)  Thompson,  q, 

V.     Went  to  sea  and  never  returned, 
ii.        David,  b.  in  Lewiston,  Sept.  12,  1794;  m.  Jan. — ,  1814,  Mary  Ham- 
mond, of  Industry.     He  moved  to  Bingham,  where  his  wife  died  Oct. 

14,  1834;  m.  in  1836,  for  second  wife,  Martha  Grant,  of  New  Sharon. 

She  d.  in  Gardiner,  Oct.  27,  1873.     He  d.  in  Gardiner,  July  4,  1842. 

Sixteen  children, 
iii.      Nancy,  b.  in  Pejepscot,  Jan.  19,  1797; f  m.  Dec.  4,  181 7,  Ebenezer  Swift, 

son  of  Job  and  Jemima  (Monk)  Swift,  q.  v.     She  d.  June  7,  1822. 
iv.       Michael,  b.  in  Pejepscot,  May  8,  1799;  m.  June  i,  1820,  Patience  Knox, 

of  Gardiner.     He  was  a  man  of  more  than  ordinary  ability  and  filled 

many  responsible  positions  and  ofHces  in  Gardiner,  where  the  major 

part  of  his  life  was  spent.     He  d.  Oct.  29,  1869  (?).     His  widow  d. 

May  I,  1873.     Eleven  children, 
v.        Daniel  b.  in  Pejepscot,  April  1,  1801;  m.  in  1822,  Elmira  Smith,  of 

Gardiner,  who  d.  Feb.  20,  1859;  m.  for  second  wife  a  widow.     He  d. 

Feb.  21, 1875.     Nine  children  by  first  marriage;  second  marriage,  s.  p. 

♦The  author  is  of  the  opinion  that  this  is  incorrect.  The  Town  Records  show  Mr.  Hil- 
dreth to  have  been  a  resident  of  Industry,  April  i,  i8o5,when  he  was  elected  a  surveyor  of  lum- 
ber. While  there  is  no  evidence  that  a  school-house  was  built  prior  to  the  summer  of  1807. 
Either  the  family  occupied  the  deserted  cabin  of  some  settler,  which  seems  probable,  or  there 
must  have  been  a  house  on  the  lot  which  Mr.  Hildreth  rebuilt  after  a  school-house  had  been 
erected. 

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vi.      Esther,  b.  in  Pejepscot,  Jan.  22,  1803;*  m.  June  20,  1822,  Joseph  C. 

Syphers,  of  Gardiner.     She  d.  Oct.  19,  1853;  he  d.  Oct.  5,  1885.     Six 

children, 
vii.     Thaddeus,  b.  in  Industry,  March  2,  1805;  m.  May  2, 1830,  Sarah  Knox, 

of  Gardiner,  and  d.  Sept.  4,  1878.     His  wife  d.  Jan.  16,  1885.    Three 

children, 
viii.     Love,  b.  in   Industry  about  1807;   d.  at  the  age  of  eleven  years, 
ix.       Hiram,  b.  in  Industry,  June  9,  1809;  m.  Olive  Plummer,  of  Richmond; 

she  d.  Dec.  29,  1838,  aged  27  years  (headstone).^     He  m.  for  second 

wife,  Sept.  10,  1839,  Hannah  E.  Libby,  of  Gardiner,  who  d.  Jan.  15, 

1858.     He  d.  in  New  York,  on  his  way  home  from  California,  March  5 

(?),  1852.     Six  children  by  second  marriage. 
X.        Henry,  b.  in  Industry,  April  3,  1814;   m.  July  25,  1834,  Eliza  Lemont. 

He  d.  Aug.  29,  1883;  his  wife  d.  Jan.  12,  1877.     Five  children. 


HILTON. 

GiLMAN  Hilton  (born  March  10,  1775),  came  from  Sanborn  town, 
N.  H.,  to  Industry,  soon  after  the  incorporation  of  the  town,  and  settled 
on  a  small  lot  of  land  at  West's  Mills  north  of  the  present  brick  school- 
house.  He  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade,  but  intemperate  habits  greatly 
impaired  his  usefulness  as  a  citizen.  His  house  was  burned  after  living 
in  town  a  few  years,  and  he  soon  after  began  to  rebuild.  Before  his  new 
house  was  ready  for  occupancy  he  sold  to  Col.  Peter  A.  West.  Mr. 
Hilton  then  moved  to  the  south  side  of  the  mill-stream  and  continued  to 
work  at  his  trade  until  about  1845,  when  he  removed  to  Augusta.  His 
wife,  Polly  Mason,  was  born  July  16,  1775,  in  Tamworth,  N.  H.  She 
was  a  sister  of  Moses  Mason,  of  Industry,  and  also  of  Eunice  Mason, 
wife  of  Rowland  Luce.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Congregational  Church, 
and  died  in  Strong,  April  30,  1853,  in  her  78th  year. 

Children. 

i.  Grkenleaf,  b.  Jan.  8,  1798;  m.  March  28,  1824,  Mary  Manter,  dau.  of 
Capt.  Benjamin  and  Abigail  (West)  Manter,  q,  v.  She  d.  in  Anson. 
May  16,  1838,  and  he  m.  for  second  wife,  June  28,  1839,  Mary  Fogg, 
He  d.  in  Anson,  March  24,  1845.  Like  his  father,  Mr.  Hilton  was 
a  blacksmith  and  farmer.     By  his  first  marriage  he  had  four  children, 


*  Pejepscot  Records.  A  record  of  births  in  town  clerk's  office  in  Industry  {set  Vol.  /.,  /. 
25),  made  some  years  after  the  Pejepscot  record,  g^ives  the  month  as  January,  but  docs  not  give 
day  of  month.  Both  parents,  and  four  of  the  six  children  recorded,  do  not  have  the  day  of  the 
month  on  which  they  were  born  given  on  the  Industry  Records.  Presumably  these  omissions 
were  due  to  a  slip  of  memory  on  the  part  of  the  person  furnishing  the  data.  Mr.  Janus  G. 
Elder,  of  Lewiston,  who  has  given  some  attention  to  the  genealogy  of  this  family,  writes  the  . 
author  as  follows,  relative  to  this  matter:  *'  The  Pejepscot  Records  are  clear,  and  give  as  the 
date  of  her  birth,  January  i% ;  but  just  now  I  am  confronted  with  another  date.  Her  son,  who  has 
the  old  Bible,  and  whom  I  met  this  morning,  assures  me  that  she  was  born  January  3.  This  rec- 
ord, he  says,  was  undoubtedly  made  soon  after  her  marriage,  and  was  unquestionably  as  she 
understood  it.  The  dates  of  the  births  of  the  other  members  of  the  family,  so  far  as  known, 
agree  with  those  in  possession  of  the  families.    Which  shall  we  adopt?  " 

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three  daus.  and  one  son.  James,  the  son,  resides  in  Cambridge, 
Mass.,  and  is  said  to  be  quite  wealthy.  By  his  second  marriage  he 
had  one  dau.,  who  married Wade,  of  Farmington. 

Mary,  b.  in  Sanborntown,  N.  H.,  Dec.  10,  1799;  m.  April  3,  1828,  John 
D.  Spaulding,  son  of  Willard  and  Deborah  (Daggett)  Spaulding,  q.  v. 

M ELLEN,  b.  Sept.  25,  1 801.  He  went  to  North  Carolina,  where  he  m. 
and  became  a  planter  in  a  small  way;  he  also  pursued  his  trade  of 
blacksmithing.  He  d.  leaving  one  son  and  two  daus.  Horace,  the 
son,  is  an  Episcopal  clergyman  in  that  State. 

Susan,  b.  Aug.  4,  1803;  m. Thayer,  of  Milford,  Mass.,  where  she 

d. 

Jeremiah,  b.  in  Industry,  June  26,  i8oc;  m.  Feb.  3,  1828,  Margaret 
(Getchell)  Savage  (b.  in  Vassalborough,  Feb.  13,  1798),  dau.  of  Ed- 
mund and  Abigail  (Savage)  Getchell,  and  relict  of Savage. 

He  learned  the  blacksmith  trade  of  his  father  and  became  a  very  skil- 
ful workman.  He  moved  to  Augusta  and  became  a  veritable  recluse 
in  his  old  age.  He  d.  Nov.  28,  1874;  she  d.  April  18,  1872.  Four 
daus. 

Cynthia,  b.  May  1 1,  1807;  m.  in  Massachusetts,  a  Mr.  Taylor.  She  d.  in 
Milford,  Mass.,  s.p, 

Louisa,  b.  March  31,  1809;  m.  John  Jones,  of  Augusta.  Had  several 
children,  but  with  the  exception  of  one  son  all  are  dead.  Cyrus,  the 
son,  is  a  machinist,  and  resides  in  Lawrence,  Mass.,  where  the  mother 
d. 

Betsey,  b.  June  28,  181 1;  d.  at  West's  Mills,  Oct.  28,  1836.  Buried  in 
the  old  Union  Church  lot. 

Velina,  b.  May  9,  181 3;  m.  John  Lancaster,  of  Augusta.  Mr.  Lancas- 
ter was  a  farmer;  both  dead;  s,  p. 

Isaac,  b.  July  22,  181 5;  m.  Lucinda  Reed,  of  Augusta.  He  was  a  ma- 
chinist by  trade  and  d.  in  Augusta,  Feb.  23,  1853,  s,p.  His  widow 
subsequently  m.  for  second  huband,  a  Mr.  Stone. 

GiLMAN,  b.  March  5,  18 19.  He  was  lame  nearly  the  whole  of  his  life 
and  d.  unmd.  at  Augusta,  Sept.  20,  1864. 


HINKLEY. 

EzEKiEL  HiNKLEY,  son  of  John  Hinkley,  was  an  early  settler  in  Indus- 
try, on  the  Thomas  F.  Norton  farm,  which  he  received  of  Samuel  Look 
in  exchange  for  one  in  Georgetown.  Tradition  says  John  Hinkley  was 
a  captain  in  the  American  Army  during  the  Revolution  and  was  killed 
in  an  engagement  at  Castine,  where  the  Americans  had  a  fort.  He  left 
three  sons,  Miller,  David  and  Ezekiel.  David  died  a  young  man,  un- 
married. Miller  and  Ezekiel  eventually  became  residents  of  the  present 
County  of  Franklin,  the  former  settling  in  Madrid,  the  latter  in  Industry. 
Ezekiel  Hinkley  was  born  June  14,  1778,  and  married,  April  18,  1793, 
Eunice  Spinney  (born  Aug.  23,  1768),  daughter  of  Jeremiah  Spinney, 
of  Georgetown.  He  was  a  sea  captain  before  coming  to  Industry,  also 
a  selectman  in  Georgetown.  After  settling  in  Industry  he  was  delegate 
to  the  Constitutional  Convention  in  1819,  selectman  and  representative 
in  the  State  Legislature.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Free  Will  Baptist 
Church  and  a  man  much  esteemed  by  his  neighbors  and  townsmen. 


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He  erected  the  two-story  house  now  standing  on  the  old  farm,  and  died 
March  — ,  1853,  aged  nearly  75  years.  His  widow  died  in  Livennore, 
April  29,  1864,  aged  nearly  96  years. 

Children. 

i.        John,  b.  in  Georgetown,  May  12,  1794;  m.  Hannah  Trafton,  dan.  of 
Jotham  and  Hannah  (Spinney)  Trafton,  of  Georgetown;  five  children. 
He  d.  in  Georgetown,  Feb.  — ,  1878. 
ii.       Hannah,  b.   in  Georgetown,  May  10,  1796;  m.  (pub.  Sept.  8,  1819), 
Benjamin  Athearn,  of  New  Vineyard.     He  was  a  farmer  and  d.  leav- 
ing several   children.     She  afterward  m.   Joel  McKinney,  of  Hope. 
She  d.  in  Livermore,  May  6,  1865.     One  son,  William  Athearn,  lives 
in  Sumner,  and  one  in  Lincolnviile. 
iii.       Sarah,  b.  in  Georgetown,  Jan.  12,  1798;  m.  March  16,  1828,  her  cousin, 
Oliver  Hinkley,  of  Township  No.  i,  son  of  Miller  Hinkley,  of  Madrid, 
iv.       Mary,  b.  in  Georgetown,  June  21,  1802;  m.  (pub.  May  21,  1832),  Wil- 
liam F.  Johnson,  son  of  James  and  Sarah  (Leeman)  Johnson,  q,v. 
Shed.  Dec.  18,  1873. 
v.       Josiah,  b.  in  Georgetown,  March  6,  1804;  m.  March  I9,*  1822,  Mercy 
Williams,  of  Industry,  dau.  of  William  and  Mehitable  (Hall)  Williams, 
of  Bath.     He  was  a  drover  and  lumberman;  d.  in  California,  March 
9,  1850.     She  was  b.  in  Bath,  P^eb.  10,  1794,  and  d.  in  Greenville,  Me., 
Sept.  21,  1852.     Children: 

i.        Eunice  Spinney,  b.  in   Industry,  Jan.  6,  1824;  m.  June  6, 
1847,  Milton  G.  Shaw,  son  of  Daniel  and  Mehitable  ((lil- 
man)  Shaw,  q.  v. 
ii.       Mehitable  Williams,  b.  in  Industry,  March  15,  1825;  m. 

Capt.  Thomas  Robinson;   d.  Sept.  29,  1 861. 
iii.      James  Williams,  b.  in  Industry,  March  12,  1827;  m.  Mar>' 

Ladd.    Clergyman;  resides  in  Athens, 
iv.      Charles,  lb.  in  Industry,  March  23,  1829;  Baldwin  d.  Feb. 
V.       Baldwin,  /      3,  1830.    Charles  d.  May  8,  1850. 
vi.       Caroline  Johnson,  b.  in  Industry,  May  6,  1833;  m.  Samuel 

Davis;  d.  February,  1881. 
vii.      Rebecca  W.,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  14,  1836;  d.  Sept.  12,  1839. 
vi.      Mehitable,  b.  in  Georgetown,  Dec.  4,  1806;  m.  (pub.  Jan.  14,  1839). 
Elias  Butler,  son  of  Benjamin,  Jr.,  and  Huldah  (Bradford)  Butler,  of 
Farmington.     He  resided  for  a  time  near  Stark  line  in  Industry,  on 
land  now  (1892)  owned  by  Benjamin  S.  Gordon.     He  eventually  went 
to  Illinois,  where  both  he  and  his  wife  d.    Three  sons,  viz. :  Granville, 
living  in  Illinois;   Hiram,  dead;  Addison,  dead, 
vii.      Ezekiel,  b.  in  Georgetown,  Feb.  21,  181 1;  m.  (pub.  Aug.  25,   1834), 
Dolly  Came,  dau.  of  James  and  Sally  (Johnson)  Came.     He  and  his 
family  moved  to  Illinois,  where  he  d.     Samuel,  the  eldest  son,  was  a 
member  of  an  Illinois  regiment,  and  d.  impaled  by  a  rebel  bayonet. 
Another  son,  Theodore  H.,  b.  in  April,  1838,  d.  in  infancy. 

I.  Oliver  Hinkley  married  Sarah  Hinkley.  He  settled  on  a 
piece  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Bannock  Hill,  where  he  was  living  as 
early  as  1832.  Was  not  taxed  in  1838,  and  had  probably  left  town. 
Enlisted  as  a  private  in  Co.  F.,  3  2d  Reg't,  Vol.  Infantry.  Lost  his  right 
arm  in  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness.  Claimed  to  be  one  of  the  oldest 
members  of  the  G.  A.  R.  at  the  time  of  his  death.  His  wife  died  in 
Livermore,  March  28,    1S65,  aged  67  years,  2  months,  and  16  days. 


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Married  for  second  wife,  Hannah  Kennison,  of  Chesterville.     He  died 
Jan.  I,  1887. 

Children. 

i.  Semantha,  b.  Feb.  5,  1829;  m.  James  Hoar,  of  Madison,  now  of  Range- 
ley. 

ii.  Julian  Amelia,  b.  Dec.  22,  1831;  burned  to  death  while  living  on  Ban- 
nock Hill,  aged  about  7  years. 

iii.      JosiAH,  b.  Aug.  28,  1834;   d.  young. 

iv.      Juliette. 

V.       Enoch. 


HOBBS. 

Stephen  and  Abigail    (Vamey)   Hobbs  were  residents  of  Berwick. 
Several  of  their  children  came  to  Industry,  among  whom  were  : 

i.        Joseph,  b.  Oct.  21,  1786;  m.  (pub.  Jan.  30,  1814),  Sally  Harvey,  of  Ber- 
wick, who  was  b.  Dec.  23,  1794.     He  d.  at  Belgrade,  April  12,  1832. 
Children : 
i.        Mary  Ann,  b.  Oct.  3,  1814. 
ii.       Sally  Harvey,  b.  Nov.  5,  181 5. 
iii.      Oilman,  b.  Aug,  5,  181 7. 
iv.       William. 
V.       Nancy. 
ii.       Ruth,  b.  March  18,  1789;  m.  Feb.  3,  1811,  Jacob  Hayes,  son  of  Elijah 

and  Elizabeth  (Chadbourn)  Hayes,  q.  v. 
iii.      Abigail,  b.  May  7,  1791;  m.  (pub.  Dec.  2,  1814),  Leonard  Boardman, 

son  of  Herbert  and  Mary  (Merry)  Boardman,  q.  v. 
iv.      Temperance,  b.  Feb.  17,  1793;  m.  Dec.  5,  1814,  James  Stanley,  q.v. 
V.        Apphia,  b.  Feb.  17,  1795;  m.  William  Harvey  (b.  Nov.  28,  1794).     Re- 
sided in  Industry  for  a  time;    eventually  moved  to  Aroostook  County. 
Children : 

i.         Leonard  Boardman,  b.  Sept.  11,  1822. 

ii.       Clarissa  Augusta,  b.  April  29,  1826;  d.  March  12,  1828. 

iii.      Clarissa  Augusta  Barnard,  b.  Dec.  2,  1828. 

iv.      Charles  Osgood,  b.  Oct.  24,  1831 ;  d.  Jan.  17,  1832. 

1.  vi.      George,  b.  in  Berwick,  Dec.  3,  1797;   m.  June  13,  1821,  Olive  Winslow, 

dau.  of  James  and  Betsey  (Willard)  Winslow,  q.  v. 

I.  George  Hobbs,  son  of  Stephen  and  Abigail  (Varney)  Hobbs, 
married  Olive  Winslow.  When  a  young  man  he  served  an  apprentice- 
ship at  carpentry  under  his  brother.  On  reaching  his  majority  he  came 
to  Industry  and  worked  at  his  trade.  He  settled  on  the  Atkins  Ellis 
farm,  and  afterward  on  the  Bartlett  Allen  farm,  now  owned  by  Francis 
S.  Rogers.  After  a  residence  of  twelve  years  on  this  farm  he  sold  to 
Philip  A.  Storer  and  settled  in  the  south  part  of  the  town.  His  estate 
was  set  off  to  New  Sharon  in  1852.  He  died  in  that  town  April  3, 
1877,  aged  80  years,  4  months.     She  died  June  3,  1888. 

Children. 

2.  i.        Betsey  Winslow,  b.  in  Industry,  March  18,  1823;  m.  April  15,  i845,* 

Franklin  Stone. 


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ii.  Elm  IRA,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  1 1, 1824;  m.  May  1 1,  1848,  Cyrus  G.  Brown, 
son  of  Asa  and  Sarah  (Greenleaf)  Brown,  of  Stark.  She  d.  in  New 
Sharon,  April  i,  1859.    Three  children :  George  H.,  Asa,  and  Elmira. 

iii.  Caroline,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  17,  1826;  m.  (pub.  March  7,  1868),  John 
Tolman,  son  of  Moses  and  Sarah  H.  Tolman,  q,  v.  She  d.  in  Industry, 
May  14,  1892. 

iv.  George,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  26,  1828;  m.  Keziah,  dau.  of  Nahum  Bald- 
win, of  New  Sharon.  He  was  a  carpenter  by  trade;  went  to  Illinois 
soon  after  his  marriage;  d.  in  Creston,  Iowa,  early  in  February,  1890. 
Two  children. 

V.       James  Winslow,  b.  in  Industry,  July  3,  1831 ;  d.  Sept.  i,  1832. 

vi.  Abby  G.,*  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  12,  1834;  m.  Dec.  20,  1857,  Asa  H. 
Thompson,  son  of  Robert  and  Alice  (Goodridgc)  Thompson,  q.  v. 

vii.  Olive  A.,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  12,  1835;  "*•  J*"*-  '9»  '^5^»  Ebenezer 
Swift,  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Hannah  (Goodridge)  Swift,  q.  v. 

viii.     Amanda,  b.  in  Industry,  March  13,  1841 ;  resides  in  New  Sharon,  unmd. 

2.  Franklin  Stone,  who  settled  on  the  Esq.  James  Winslow  farm 
in  Industry,  was  born  Feb.  11,  1820,  and  was  the  son  of  Stephen  and 
Sarah  (Merrill)  Stone.  His  educational  advantages  were  very  limited 
in  early  life,  being  such  as  were  afforded  by  the  district  schools  of  his 
time,  yet  by  studious  diligence  he  acquired  an  education  which  emi- 
nently qualified  him  for  his  future  active  business  life.  In  1  ^^%  his  par- 
ents moved  to  Deerfield,  N.  H.,  and  on  attaining  his  majority  Mr.  Stone 
engaged  in  selling  an  improved  pump,  traveling  through  many  Maine 
towns  and  doing  a  profitable  business.  He  married  Betsey  Winslow 
Hobbs,  daughter  of  George  and  Olive  (Winslow)  Hobbs,  of  Industry, 
and  soon  after  purchased  the  Esq.  James  Winslow  farm,  on  which  he 
continued  to  live  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was  a  successful 
farmer  and  by  industry  and  frugality  accumulated  a  large  property.  He 
died  very  suddenly  of  heart  disease,  Aug.  18,  1883,  aged  63  years. 

Children. 

i.  William  Wallace,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  2,  1845.  Resides  in  New 
Sharon,  unmd. 

ii.  Sarah  Frances,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  28, 1847;  ™-  J***-  '5»  ^^'py  Frank- 
lin W.  Patterson,  son  of  Samuel  and  Susan  (Thompson)  Pattersoi^ 
q.  V. 

iii.  Ellen  Alvena,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  19,  1849;  m.  Jan.  i,  1870,  Asa  H. 
Patterson,  son  of  Samuel  and  Susan  (Thompson)  Patterson,  q.  v. 

iv.  Frank  Carlton,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  July  13,  1853;  m.  March  26,  1879, 
Mary  Viola  Whittier,  dau.  of  Levi  and  Mary  (Bean)  Whittier;  she  d. 
June  — ,  1883.  He  m.  June  3,  1888,  for  second  wife,  Isa  D.  Cookson, 
dau.  of  Charles  F.  and  Minnie  (Hetcher)  Cookson,  of  New  Sharon. 
Mr.  Stone  is  a  farmer  and  resides  in  New  Sharon.  Children: 
i.  Winn  if:,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  March  23,  1880. 
ii.        ,  a  dau.,  b.  in  New  Sharon;   d.  in  infancy. 

Children  by  second  marriage, 
iii.       Carrol,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Oct.  22,  1888. 
iv.      Charles  Carlton,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  July  27,  1890. 
V.        Charles  Eimjar,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  July  9,  1861.     He  is  a  carpenter  by 
trade  and  resides  in  New  Sharon. 


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HOWES. 

Lemuel  Howes,^  the  ancestor  of  the  Industry  Howes  family,  was  a 
native  of  Dennis,*  Mass.,  but  aside  from  this  nothing  is  known  concern- 
ing his  early  life.  Re  was  a  son  of  Samuel  Howes,5  and  traces  his  an- 
cestry back  five  generations,  through  Joseph,^  Samuel,^  and  Joseph  *  to 
Thomas  Howes,'  who,  with  his  wife  Mary,  came  to  this  country  from 
England.  Lemuel  Howes  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution, 
and  was  taken  prisoner  at  the  battle  of  Long  Island  and  confined  on 
board  one  of  the  British  prison  ships.  Here  he  suflered  untold  hard- 
ships from  ill-treatment,  hunger  and  cold.  At  another  time  he  was  on 
an  American  warship.  During  an  engagement  he  went  overboard  and 
under  water  to  stop  a  leak  in  the  ship.  While  thus  engaged  a  broadside 
volley  was  discharged  which  rendered  him  partially  deaf  for  the  remain- 
der of  his  life.  He  was  granted  a  pension,  which  he  received  for  many 
years.  He  married  Jerusha  Sears  and  subsequently  came  to  Farming- 
ton  in  1 786.  The  next  year,  in  company  with  Josiah  Parker,  he  took  up 
lot  No.  48  on  the  east  side  of  the  Sandy  River,  near  the  present  village 
of  Farmington  Falls.  Here  he  built  his  log-cabin,  and  in  1 789  had  five 
acres  under  improvement.  He  eventually  moved  to  Industry  and  spent 
his  last  days  with  his  son  Lemuel.f  He  closed  a  long  and  eventful  life 
Nov.  22,  1839,  aged  87  years.  His  wife,  Jerusha,  survived  him  nearly 
six  years  and  died  June  12,  1845,  aged  88  years,  and  both  lie  buried  in 
the  Week's  Mills  burying-ground  in  New  Sharon.  But  little  can  be  learned 
of  their  large  family  of  children. 

Children. 

Kimball,  a  sailor;  never  came  to  Maine. 
Nathaniel,  a  sailor;  resided  in  New  York. 

1.  Alvin,  b.  in  Dennis,  Mass.,  Jan.  14,  1775;    m.  Dec.  24,  1801,  Mercy 

Collins,  dau.  of  Lemuel  and  Mercy  (Garrin)  Collins,  q.  v. 
Sears,  a  sailor;  lived  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.     Married  and  had  children. 
Jerusha,  d.  unmd.  at  an  advanced  age. 

Samuel.     Lived  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.     Had  two  sons  and  two  daus. 
Deborah,  b.  1781;  m.  (pub.  Sept.  8,  1819),  David  Howes,  of  Readfield, 

Me.     She  d.  July  2,  1841,  s.  p. 
Daniel,  m.   May   9,  1826,   Margaret,   dau.   of  Simon   Davis,  of  New 

Sharon.     He  d.  in  Stark,  N.  H.    Two  children,  Dennis,  and  Betsey, 

who  m.  George  Blake,  of  N.  H. 

2.  Lemuel,  b.  in   Farmington,  Jan.  26,  1793;    m.  July  22,  1822,  Harriet 

Dutton,  dau.  of  Josiah  and  Lois  (Young)  Dutton,  of  Stark. 
Sarah,  b.  in  Farmington,  Jan.  6,  1795;    m.  March  29,  1829,  Haskell 

Willard,  son  of  Samuel  and  Catherine  (Crowell)  Willard,  q.  v. 
Betsey,  b.  in  Barmington;  m. Howes,  of  Dennis,  Mass.     Resides, 

if  living,  in  Yarmouth,  Mass.     No  issue. 


*  There  is  a  graveyard  in  the  town  of  Dennis  where  nearly  500  persons  lie  buried  who  bore 
the  name  of  Howes. 

t  Butler  says  {HiU.  Farmington^p.  630)  he  died  in  Farmington  early  in  the  present  cen- 
tury.   This  is  incorrect. 


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Lot,  b.  in  Farmington.     Resided  in  Stark;   farmer  and  sailor,  went  away 
and  was  never  heard  from. 


I.  Alvin  Howes,  son  of  Lemuel  and  Jerusha- (Sears)  Howes,  mar- 
ried Mercy  Collins.  He  came  to  Industry  in  1 798  and  settled  on  lot 
No.  44,*  where  he  made  the  first  clearing  on  what  is  now  known  as 
"Howes*s  Hill."  Here  he  cleared  up  and  brought  into  an  excellent 
state  of  cultivation  the  farm  now  (1892)  owned  and  occupied  by  George 
W.  Bailey,  and  on  which  he  spent  his  whole  life.  He  was  honest  and 
industrious — a  man  of  strict,  unbending  integrity,  a  consistent  christian, 
and  a  worthy  member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  He  died,  respected  by 
all,  Jan.  9,  1847,  having  nearly  completed  his  7  2d  year.  His  wife  died 
May  24,  1862,  aged  nearly  87  years. 

Children. 

3.  i.        George,  b.  in   Industry,  Sept.  10,  1802  ;t    m.  Dec.  17,    1833,  Martha 

Knowlton,  dau.  of  Capt.  Joseph  Ind  Nancy  (Harmond)  Knowlton,  of 
New  Portland. 

4.  ii.       Betsey,  b.  in  Industry,  July  24,  1806;  m.  June  9,  1825,  Simon  Green- 

leaf,  son  of  Joseph  and  Tanison  (Stover)  Greenleaf,  of  New  Sharon. 

5.  iii.      John  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  12,  1808;  m.  Jan.  i,  1833,  Annah  Dutton,  dau. 

of  Josiah  and  Lois  (Young)  Dutton,  of  Stark. 

6.  iv.       Mary,  b.  in  Industry,  July  30,  1810;   m.  Dec,  6,  1844,  Orrin  Hibbard, 

son  of  Stephen  and  Lucy  (Jordan)  Hibbard,  of  New  Sharon,  for  his 
second  wife. 
V.  Lydia,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  8,  1813;  m.  (pub.  Dec.  9,  1848),  Seth 
Howes  (b.  June  15,  i8i4),son  of  Zenasand  Molly  A.  (Sears)  Howes, 
of  Dennis,  Mass.  He  is  a  farmer  and  resided  (1890)  in  Dennis. 
They  have  one  son,  Seth  Manley  Howes,  who  was  b.  in  Industry, 
July  12,  1852;  m.  Emily  J.  Booker. 

7.  vi.       Lot,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  26, 1819;  m.  March  29,  1853,  Ix>retta  J.  George, 

dau.  of  David  and  Sarah  (Steele)  George,  of  New  Sharon. 


2.  Lemuel  Howes,  son  of  Lemuel  and  Jerusha  (Sears)  Howes, 
married  Harriet  Dutton.  He  came  to  Industry  when  a  young  man  and 
purchased  of  Pelatiah  Shorey  fifty  acres  of  wild  land  adjoining  his  bro- 
ther Alvin.  Here  he  made  a  clearing,  erected  a  house  and  bam,  and  re- 
sided for  a  period  of  nearly  thirty-five  years.  Temperate,  frugal  and  in- 
dustrious, Mr.  Howes  was  regarded  as  a  good  citizen  by  his  neighbors 
and  townsmen.  He  was  a  Methodist  in  religious  sentiment,  and  nearly 
all  his  family  became  members  of  that  church.  He  sold  his  farm  in  In- 
dustry and  removed  to  Kent's  Hill,  where  he  died  Dec.  18,  1875,  aged 

*  Sec  note,  pajje  41. 

t  The  above  date,  furnished  by  his  son,  Win.  K.  Howes,  does  not  ag^ree  with  the  Industry 
Town  Records  of  births,  marriages  and  deaths  {see  Vol.  l.^p,  27;,  where  it  reads  "  bom  Sept.  16, 
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nearly  %2i  years.     His  wife  (born  in  Stark,  March  3,  1800),  died  June  3, 
1882,  in  the  83d  year  of  her  life. 

Children. 

8.  i.  Harriet  Maria,  b.  in  Industry,  April  28,  1823;  m.  March  11,  1850, 
John  Brown,  son  of  John  and  Hannah  (Frederic)  Brown,  of  Stark. 

ii.  Cordelia  Ann,  b.  in  Industry,  March  11, 1825;  m.  Nov.  24, 1842,  Eben 
G.  Collins,  son  of  Lemuel  and  Sally  (Greenleaf )  Collins,  q,  v.  She 
d.  July  5,  1852. 

iii.  Sophia  Dutton,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  23,  1828;  m.  May  31,  1869,  Gen. 
William  Tufts,  son  of  Francis  and  Sarah  (Blunt)  Tufts,  of  Farming- 
ton.  He  d.  at  Kent's  Hill,  May  12,  1884,  and  she  m.  Feb.  19,  1886, 
for  her  second  husband,  William  Perkins,  son  of  William  and  Nancy 
(Gilpin)  Perkins,  attorney  at  law.*     Resides  in  Bellview,  Florida. 

iv.  Deborah  Jane,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  23,  1830;  m.  Thomas  Dingman 
Bradley  (b.  in  Manchester,  England),  Aug.  16,  1820.  He  is  a  reporter 
and  resides  in  Boston,  Mass.,  s.  p. 


3.  George  Howes,  son  of  Alvin  and  Mercy  (Collins)  Howes,  mar- 
ried Martha  Knowlton.  Carpenter,  millwright  and  contractor.  He  died 
in  Strong,  Jan.  18,  1885  ;  his  wife  died  Oct.  15,  1889. 

Children. 

i.        Joseph  Kempton,  b.  in  Lexington,  Dec.  17,  1834;  d.  March  3,  1835. 

ii.        Mary,  b.  in  Lexington,  June  16,  1836;  d.  July  17,  1836. 

iii.       George,  b.  in  Lexington,  May  18,  1837;  d.  May  8,  1838. 

iv.       Mary  E.,  b.  in  Lexington,  Feb.  19,  1839;  d.  Sept.  2,  1840. 

V.        Whxiam  Kempton,  b.  in  I^xington,  Oct.  4,  1840;  m.  Oct.  4,  1865,  Anna 

M.  Greenleaf  (b.  in  New  Vineyard,  May  22,  1847),  ^*^'  of  William 

and  Harriet  H.  (Twitchell)  Greenleaf.     Farmer;  resides  in  Strong. 

Several  children, 
vi.      George  F.,  b.  in  Lexington,  March  7,  1842;  d.  Aug.  3,  i860, 
vii.      Carrie  P.,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Aug.  12,  1844;  m.  William  H.  McKinney, 

of  Embden. 
viii.    John  A.,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Feb.  12,  1850;  d.  April  9,  1850. 
ix.       Edmund  R.,  b.  in  Strong,  Dec.  5,  1855;  d.  March  6,  1856. 


4.     Simon  Greenleaf  married  Betsey  Howes,  daughter  of  Alvin  and 
Mercy  (Collins)  Howes.     He  was  a  farmer  and  spent  his  whole  life  on 


♦Concerning  himself  Mr.  Perkins  writes:  "I  was  born  in  Bourbon  County,  Kentucky, 
Jan.  13,  181 3.  The  Perkinses,  scattered  through  the  States  and  Territories,  have  descended 
from  three  brothers,  who  came  from  England  nearly  two  centuries  ago,  as  is  our  tradition.  One 
settled  in  New  England,  another  probably  in  Maryland,  and  the  third  further  south.  The  name 
originated  in  thiswise:  it  was  given  to  a  man  who  went  about  claiming  to  cure  all  diseases 
with  an  herb  called  Perkins.  My  niother  was  of  the  large  Gilpin  family.  The  immigrant  an- 
cestor, a  brother-in-law  of  Penn,  crossing  the  ocean  with  him  and  at  first  living  in  a  cave  on 
the  Brandywine  River.  My  grandfather,  Israel  Gilpin,  had  his  farm  there  and  lost  it,  as  the 
battle  defeating  us  terminated  on  it.  He  died  July  4,  1S32,  aged  about  93  years.  I  studied  law 
from  '33  to  '36,  emigrated  to  Illinois,  and  practiced  for  years  with  the  ablest  bar  in  the  State.  I 
am  a  hygicnist  scientist,  lecturer  and  writer  for  journals,  living  only  to  do  the  little  I  can  to  ad- 
vance myself  and  fellowmen  about  me  in  wisdom.*' 


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a  farm  in  the  northern  part  of  New  Sharon.     Died  Nov.  15,  1866.     His 
widow  is  still  living  (1890)  in  New  Sharon. 

Children. 

i.  John  Wesley,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Sept.  24,  1827;  m.  Helen  Howes. 
Eight  children. 

ii.  Tamson  Jane,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  March  11,  1829;  m.  1857,  Harvey 
Knight.     Resides  in  Norwich,  Vt.     Four  children. 

iii.  RuFi.'s  Stover,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Dec.  3,  1830;  m.  Nov.  18,  1854, 
Mary  A.  Jordan,  of  Ripley.  He  was  killed  by  a  railroad  accident  in 
Cambridge,  Mass.,  March  29,  1856.  One  child,  now  dead.  His 
widow  resides  in  Cambridge. 

iv.  Alvin  Howes,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Aug.  14,  1832;  m.  Rhoda,  dau.  of 
Jacob  Chandler.  He  d.  in  New  Sharon,  Sept.  23,  1881.  One  child, 
which  d.  in  infancy. 

v.  Sarah  George,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Aug.  28,  1834;  m.  Charles  C.  Brown, 
of  Boothbay.    They  now  reside  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.     Seven  children. 

vi.  Simon,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Aug.  29,  1836;  m.  Oct.  7,  1854,  Elizabeth  B. 
Trask,  dau.  of  Daniel  and  Lydia  C.  (Smith)  Trask,  of  New  Sharon. 
He  served  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  as  sergeant  of  Co.  K,  28th 
Me.  Reg't,  Infantry.  Entered  the  U.  S.  service  Oct.  13,  1862.  Mus- 
tered out  Aug.  31,  1863.  Resides  in  his  native  town"  and  at  present 
('1890)  holds  the  office  of  deputy  sheriff.    Three  children. 

vii.  Ceorge  Howes,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Sept.  4,  1 838.  On  the  breaking  out 
of  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Co.  G,  9th 
Me.  Reg't,  Infantry,  and  was  mustered  into  the  U.  S.  service  Sept.  21, 
1 861.  Taken  prisoner  in  1862;  returned  to  company  in  1863.  He 
re -enlisted  Jan.  i,  1864,  and  d.  at  Point  Lookout,  Md.,  Aug.  10, 1864, 
of  wounds  received  before  Petersburg,  June  30,  1864. 

viii.    Charles  Smith,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Oct.  24,  1843;  d.  April  5,  1846. 

ix.  Emily  Lydia,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  May  12,  1848;  m.  Jan.  6,  1869,  Jamt-s 
W.  Smith,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Abigail  (Tuttle)  Smith,  of  New 
Sharon.    Two  children. 

X.  Mary  Helen,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Aug.  4,  1850;  m.  Oct.  5,  1874,  Alfred 
L.  Bruce,  son  of  William  and  Sarah  (Hodgdon)  Bruce.  They  now 
(1890)  reside  in  Bath.     Four  children. 

5.  John  Howes,  son  of  Alvin  and  Mercy  (Collins)  Howes,  married 
Annah  Dutton.  He  began  life  for  himself  with  no  capital  aside  from  a 
pair  of  willing  hands  and  a  brave  heart.  At  the  age  of  twenty-two  years 
he  purchased  of  his  father  the  homestead  farm  whereon  he  lived  and 
died.  Steady  and  industrious  in  his  habits,  he  never  engaged  in  specu- 
lative schemes,  but  gained  his  property  by  honest  toil  on  his  farm.  Four 
of  his  children  became  school  teachers,  and  the  fifth  had  fitted  herself 
for  teaching  when  she  died  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years.  As  his  sons 
and  daughters  became  of  age  he  gave  them  in  the  aggregate  one  thou- 
sand dollars,  a  portion  of  the  fruits  of  a  life  of  frugal  toil.  He  died  in 
Industry,  Oct.  10,  1875,  ^g^^  67  years,  7  months  and  28  days.  His 
wife  was  born  July  3,  1808,  and  died  Nov.  23,  i86i.* 

Children, 
i.        John,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  28,  1834;  d.  June  7,  1839. 

♦John  Howes  married,  June  19,  1S64,  for  second  wife,  Mrs.  BeUey  (Dutton)  Folsom,  relict 
of  \Vm.  Folsom,  and  a  sister  of  his  first  wife. 


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ii.       Martin,  b.  in  Industry,  April  15,  1837;  d-  Aug.  7,  1839. 

iii.      John  Martin,  b.  in  Industry,  May  8,  1839;  m.  Sept.  5,  1870,  Elizabeth 

Ham  Wilson,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  and  Elizabeth  (Baker)  Wilson,  of 

Falmouth, 
iv.       Mary  Frances,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  21,  1840;  d.  Oct.  31,  1877. 
V.        Florence,  b.  in  Industry,  June  15,  1842;  d.  March  8,  i860, 
vi.       Alvin,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  27,  1843;  ™-  ^^pt.  27,  1870,  Susan  C.  Dudley 

(b.  in  Readfield,  May  21,  1847),  ^^^'  ^^  William  H.  and  Caroline  E. 

(Packard)  Dudley.     School  teacher,  farmer,  supervisor  of  schools,  and 

representative  in  State  Legislature.     Resides  in  Palmyra.     Children : 
i.         Irving  A.,    \   h.   May  27,  1873;    Wilmer  A.,  d.  Oct.   23, 
ii.       Wilmer  A.,  j      1875. 
iii.      Allison  P.,  b.  July  28,  1881. 
vii.      Mercy  Ann,  b.  in  Industry,  June  30,  1845;  ^-  Nov.  13,  1877. 
viii.     Caphira,  b.  in  Industry,  March  4,  1847;  ^'  Sept.  10,  1875. 


6.  Orrin  Hibbard  married  Mary  Howes.  He  was  a  farmer  and 
resided  in  that  part  of  Industry  set  off  to  New  Sharon  in  1852.  He  was 
born  in  Lisbon,  March  27,  1807,  and  died  in  New  Sharon,  March  4, 
1 89 1.     She  died  in  the  same  town,  Nov.  3,  1889,  aged  79  years. 

Children. 

i.  Orrin  Aigustus,  b.  in  Industry,  March  28, 1845;  ^'  Vilroy  A.  Whittier. 
Resides  in  Worcester,  Mass. 

ii.  Ransford  Norcross,  b.  in  Industry,  April  14,  1847;  ^-  i"  New  Sharon, 
July  31,  1851. 

iii.  Calista  Elizabeth,  b.  in  Industry,  June  4,  1849;  m.  Willard  J.  Hutch- 
inson, of  New  Sharon. 

iv.  Susan  Emma,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  May  8,  1852;  m.  John  A.  Whitney. 
Resides  in  Graflon,  Mass. 

V.  Stephen  Alvin,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  October,  1855;  m.  Edith  Smith. 
Resides  in  Stoneham,  Mass. 


7.  Lot  Howes,  son  of  Alvin  and  Mercy  (Collins)  Howes,  married 
Loretta  J.  George.  Moved  to  New  Sharon  in  1859.  Died  June  16, 
1884.     She  died  of  consumption,  June  10,  1882. 

Chtldreii. 

i.         Fidelia  C,  b.  in  Industry,  March  3,  1854;  d.  in  New  Sharon,  Jan.  25, 
1872. 

ii.        Sarah  L.,  b.  in  Industry,  June  16,  1856;  m.  John  A.  Webster.     Resides 
in  Farmington. 

iii.       (iKORCE  A.,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  28,  1858;   m.  Feb.  20,  1889,  Mary  E. 
York  (b.  in  New  Sharon,  July  3,  1869),  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Ellen 
Augusta  (Drew)  York.     Mr.  Howes  is  a  farmer  and  resides  on  the 
farm  which  he  inherited  from  his  father.     One  child  : 
Jennie  L.,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Dec.  16,  1889. 

iv.       Albra  a.,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Dec.  4,  1861. 

V.        LvDiA  M.,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  June  21,  1866. 


8.     John  Brown  married  Harriet  Maria  Howes.    Mr.  Brown  was  born 
in  Stark,  June  13,  1819.     For  some  years  after  his  marriage  he  resided  in 


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Industry.     He  then  moved  to  Farmington,  and  later  to  Freeport,  where 
he  still  resides,  engaged  in  farming  and  gardening. 

Children. 

i.        Edwin  Howes,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  30,  1851;  unmd. 

ii.  Addie  May,  b.  in  Industry,  June  18,  1858;  m.  Lemuel  Baker,  of  Free- 
port. 

iii.  Nettie  Viola,  b.  in  Farmington,  Aug.  10,  1859;  m.  Frank  Howard 
Coffin,  of  Freeport. 

iv.      Cora  Alice,  b.  in  Farmington,  July  30,  1863. 


9.  John  Martin  Howes,  son  of  John  and  Annah  (Dutton)  Howes, 
married  Elizabeth  H.  Wilson.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  the 
Rebellion  (see  p,  351).  He  is  now  a  minister  of  the  Methodist  denom- 
ination and  also  engaged  in  farming.  Resides  in  Caribou,  Aroostook 
Co.,  Me. 

Children. 

i.         Wilson  Davis,  b.  in  Biddeford,  May  11,  1873. 
ii.        Mabel  Ardelle,  b.  in  Palmyra,  Jan.  14,  1876. 


HUSTON. 

John  Huston,  one  of  the  early  settlers  in  Industry,  was,  according 
to  Esq.  Wm.  Allen,  a  man  of  intemperate  habits.  He  was  a  son  of  John 
Huston,  and  was  born,  probably  in  Dunstable,  N.  H.,*  Sept.  10,  1773. 
His  father  was  an  early  settler  in  the  town  of  Farmington,  having  taken 
up  lot  No.  1 7,  east  side  of  Sandy  River,  in  1 783.  John,  Jr.,  married  at 
Farmington,  Sept.  26,  1799,  Nancy  Eagle,t  and  evidently  made  a  short 
stop  in  New  Vineyard  after  his  marriage  prior  to  coming  to  Industry,  as 
he  was  assessed  a  poll-tax  in  that  town  on  the  list  of  1802.  His  name 
appears  on  the  list  of  voters  in  Industry  for  1803,  hence  it  is  but  reason- 


*The  town  of  Nashua  was  known  as  Dunstable  prior  to  December,  1836. 

t  Butler  says  (see  Hist.  Farmington^  p.  bjo)  that  John,  the  pioneer  settler  in  Farmington, 
married  Nancy  Eagle,  and  spent  the  latter  part  of  his  life  in  Industry,  supported  by  the  town. 
The  writer  deems  this  erroneous,  for  the  following- reasons  :  i.  The  Town  Records  of  Indus- 
try show  that  John  Huston,  son  of  John,  deceased,  was  born  Sept.  10,  1773.  Thus  it  will  be 
seen  that  the  Industry  John  was  only  ten  years  old  in  17S3,  when  lot  No.  17  in  Farmington  was 

taken  up.    2.    These  records  further  show  that  John,  Jr.,  had  a  wife  Nancy,  born , 

1772.  3.  His  eldest  child,  born  June  1,  iSoo,  strengthens  the  theory  that  his  marriage  was  in 
'7W'  4'  The  Town  Records  of  Farmington  show  that  John  Huston  was  born  Sept.  10,  173S, 
and  died  June  10, 1795.  This,  the  writer  believes,  was  the  Farmington  pioneer,  whom  Mr.  Butler 
probably  confounds  with  the  son  John,  of  Industry.  If  this  is  the  correct  solution  of  the  mystery, 
John,  Sr.,  certainly  had  a  second  wife,  Abigail,  as  is  shown  by  the  forementtoned  records. 


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able  to  infer  that  the  date  of  his  settlement  in  Industry  was  the  latter 
part  of  1802  or  early  in  1803.     Moved  away,  as  is  supposed.* 

Children, 
i.        John,  b.  June  i,  1800. 
ii.        Mary,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  11^  1804. 
Hi.      Zeruiah,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  23,  1805. 


JEFFER5. 

Thomas  Jeffers  was  a  native  of  Nova  Scotia.  He  was  born  1 788 
and  came  to  the  Kennebec  Valley  when  a  young  man.  He  eventually 
married  Sarah  Kennedy;  settled  in  Industry  in  1850;  died  Nov.  18, 
1869,  aged  81  years.  Among  his  children  were  the  following,  who  have 
resided  in  Industry : 

John,  b.  1820;  m.  Sept.  4,  1848,  Ann  D.  Ryant,  probably  dau.  of  Thomas 
and  Elizabeth  (Webber)  Ryant,  of  Farmington.  Enlisted  as  a  private 
in  Co.  B,  28tb  Me.  Reg't,  Vol.  Inf.  Mustered  into  the  U.  S.  Service 
Oct.  10,  1862;  mustered  out  Aug.  31,  1863.  He  d.  in  Industry,  May 
5,  1879,  aged  59  years,  leaving  a  large  family  of  children. 

Gkorc.e,  who  m.  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Hiram  Crocker.     She  d.  May  9,  1872, 
leaving  several  children.     He  m.  for  second  wife,  Lucinda  Wilson. 
Six  children  by  second  marriage.     Farmer;  resides  in  Industry. 
I.  Charles,  b.  in  Farmington,  Feb.  24,  1833;    m.  Nov.  5,  1865,  Mary  D. 

Elder,  dau.  of  Isaac  and  Sarah  (Daggett)  Elder,  g.  v. 

Almira,  b.  in  Industry,  May  26,  1836;  m.  Dec.  28,  1870,  George 
Luce,  son  of  Luther  and  Thankful  (Collins)  Luce,  q.  v. 

I.  Charles  Jeffers,  son  of  Thomas  and  Sarah  (Kennedy)  Jeffers, 
married  Mary  D.  Elder.  The  first  year  after  his  marriage  he  worked 
for  Capt.  Charles  H.  Beck  in  Augusta.  He  first  setded  in  Industry  on 
land  in  the  northern  part  of  the  town  now  owned  by  Samuel  C.  Rand. 
He  resided  there  until  April  20,  1881,  when  he  exchanged  farms  with 
the  heirs  of  Hannibal  Greenwood  and  immediately  took  possession  of 
the  well-known  Greenwood  farm,  near  West's  Mills,  on  which  he  still 
lives. 

Children. 

i.  Annie  Manter,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  5,  1866;  m.  Oct.  25,  1887,  Charles 
Bartlett  Beck,  son  of  Capt.  Charles  H.  and  Annah  (Kogg)  Beck,  of 
Augusta,  where  they  now  reside. 

ii.        Fred  Nelson,  b.  in  Industry,  March  31,  1868. 

iii.       Isaac  Elder,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  11,  1869. 

iv.      Charles  Albert,  b.  in  Industry,  June  22,  1875. 

V.        Dora  Louisa,  b.  in  Industry,  March  22,  1879. 

vi.      William  Arthur,  b.  in  Industry,  March  11,  1882. 

vii.      Nina,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  2,  1884. 


*  Another  bearing  the  name  of  Huston,  perhaps  a  brother  to  the  above  John,  must  have 
resided  in  Industry  a  short  time,  as  the  following  extract  from  the  Farmington  Town  Records 
clearly  proves  :    "James  and  Polly  (Jewett)  Huston's  children. 

Betsey,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  13,  1S05."    See  Jewett  Family. 

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JENNINGS.* 


RuFUS  Jennings,  who  came  to  Industry  in  1825,  was  born  in  Farm- 
ington,  Feb.  22,  1799,  and  was  the  seventh  child  in  a  family  of  sixteen 
children.     He  was  a  son  of  Eliphalet  and  Mary  (Biitterfield)  Jennings, 

and  a  grandson  of  Joseph  and  Nancy  ( )  Jennings,  of  Bradford, 

Mass.  Mr.  Jennings  was  prominently  identified  with  the  business 
interests  of  the  town  for  many  years  and  was  considered  one  of  its 
wealthiest  citizens.  He  settled  at  Allen's  Mills  and  operated  a  fulling- 
mill,  carding- machine,  etc.  He  also  erected  a  tannery  which  was  in 
successful  operation  for  some  time,  and  subsequently  kept  store  and 
engaged  quite  extensively  in  the  manufacture  of  potash.  He  lost 
heavily  through  business  reverses  and  afterward  engaged  in  farming. 
He  married,  Jan.  20,  1825,  Sophia  Butterfield,  who  died  Nov.  6,  1850, 
and  he  married  for  second  wife,  March  18,  1852,  Mrs.  Betsey  Bickford, 
daughter  of  Samuel  Fling,  of  Anson.  She  died  June  10,  1869,  and  he 
married  for  third  wife,  Aug.  31,  1869,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Hodgden.  When 
the  infirmities  incident  to  his  advanced  years  rendered  him  no  longer 
capable  of  conducting  his  farm  he  surrendered  his  business  to  his  son, 
Rufus  Jennings,  Jr.  He  died  in  Stark,  Dec.  23,  1887,  aged  88  years,  10 
months  and  t  day. 

Children. 

i.  Elvira,  b.  in  Industry,  July  16, 1826;  m.  (pub.  Jan  16,  1855),  Moses  M. 
Thompson,  of  New  Sharon.  Resides  in  Freedom,  111.  Five  children, 
ii.  Eliza  Ann,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  15,  1829;  m.  (pub.  Nov.  6,  1851),  Eze- 
kiel  R.  Fogg,  son  of  Asa  and  Mary  (Knowlton)  Fogg,  of  Industry. 
She  d.  in  Illinois.  Two  children, 
iii.  Edwin,  b.  in  Industry,  June  8,  1853;  m.  Jessie  McDonald  (b.  in  Scot- 
land), dau.  of  Archie  and  Ann  McDonald.  He  resides  in  North 
Easton,  Mass.,  and  has  an  excellent  position  in  the  extensive  works 
of  Oakes  Ames  &  Co.      One  dau. : 

Christy  Ann,  b.  in  Boston,  April  18,  1885. 
iv.       Rufus,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  29,  1859;    m.  Sept.  16,  1876,  Carrie  Locke, 
dau.  of  Perley  W.  and  Sarah  (Fish)  Locke,  of  Stark.    Carpenter;  re- 
sides in  Stark.     Children : 
i.        Gertrude  May,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  13,  1877. 
ii.       Alton  Otis,  b.  in  Stark,  Feb.  21,  1892;  d.  April  i,  1892. 
v.        Annie,  b.  in  Industry,  May  22,  1857;  m.  July  7,  1877,  Llewellyn  Sterry, 
son  of  E.  Larkin  and  Hannah  (Fish)  Sterry,  of  Stark.     Children: 
i.        Carrol  Henry,  b.  in  Stark,  May  6,  1878. 
ii.       Frank  Delmont,  b.  in  Stark,  Feb.  8,  1889. 
vi.       Helon  KNiGHT.t  b.  in  Industry,  1859;  d.  Aug.  i,  1864. 


*This  name  was  formerly  spelled  Genningfs,  but  some  years  ag^  by  mutual  agreement  the 
orthography  was  changed.     ( 5"**  /.  6/j) . 

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JEWETT. 

Benjamin  Jewett,  who  settled  in  Industry  in  1800,  was  born  March 
16,  1762.  His  wife  Hannah,  daughter  of  Samuel,  Sr.,  and  Hannah 
Moody,  was  born  May  9,  1765.  He  came  to  Industry  from  Shapleigh 
in  the  month  of  March,  hauling  his  goods  and  family  on  a  sled  drawn  by 
four  oxen.  The  Androscoggin  River  was  crossed  on  the  ice  below  the 
falls  at  Lewiston.  At  that  time  the  only  building  in  the  cities  of  Lewis 
ton  and  Auburn  was  a  small  mill  on  the  Auburn  side  of  the  river.  He 
settled  on  the  east  slope  of  Bannock  Hill,  on  land  occupied  by  Aholiab 
Nichols  in  1886.     He  was  living  in  town  as  late  as  1809. 

Children. 

i.  Polly,  b.  Feb.  19, 1785;  m.  Aug.  2, 1805,*  James  Huston,  son  of  perhaps 
John  Huston  (see  foot  note,  p.  660). 

ii.  Hannah,  b.  Sept  12,  1788;  m.  (pub.  Aug.  15,  1813),  Ephraim  Cowan, 
of  Farmington. 

iii.  Elisha,  b.  in  Shapleigh,  Nov.  22,  1790.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  he 
was  apprenticed  to  a  blacksmith  and  served  his  indentures  with  John 
Church,  Sr.,  of  Farmington.  At  the  age  of  twenty-two  he  enlisted  in 
the  American  Army  for  one  year,  and  on  the  expiration  of  his  term  of 
enlistment  he  re-enlisted  until  the  close  of  the  war.  He  participated 
in  the  memorable  battle  of  Chateauguay  Woods,  as  well  as  in  several 
skirmishes.  In  181 5  he  returned  from  the  army,  and  soon  after  located 
at  Norridgewock,  where  he  remained  a  few  years,  working  at  his 
trade.  From  that  place  he  removed  to  Farmington,  and  in  the  fall  of 
1820,  to  Strong,  Me.  At  that  time  there  were  but  two  dwelling-houses 
in  the  village.  He  m.  Oct.  20,  181 6,  Hannah  S.  Cowan,  of  Farming- 
ton.  Mr.  Jewett  has  held  various  offices,  such  as  deputy  sheriff,  cen- 
sus enumerator  in  1840,  and  was  also  constable  and  collector  of  taxes. 
He  d.  in  Freeman,  May  7,  1884,  aged  93  years,  5  months  and  15  days. 
His  wife  d.  in  Freeman,  Jan.  6,  1886,  aged  91  years.    Their  child : 

Mary,  b.  April  —,1817;  m.  Isaac  F.  Whittier;  d.  at  Lisbon 
FaUs,  Nov.  I,  1885. 

iv.      Benjamin,  b.  Nov.  30,  1796;  m. Knox. 

V.       Abigail,  b.  July  23,  1799;  m. Knox. 

vi.       Nathan,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  28,  1802. 

vii.      Calvin,  b.  in  Industry,  March  15,  1804;  m.  Rebecca ,  who  d.  in 

New  Vineyard,  Aug.  5,  1847,  aged  37  years. 

viii.    Love,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  27,  1806. 


JOHNSON. 

Henry  Johnson,!  who  came  to  Industry  in  181 1,  was  bom  in 
Boston,  Mass.,  Dec.  9,  1791.  His  father  was  Zebadiah  Johnson  (born 
March  25,  1768)  ;  his  mother  was  Sarah  Kneeland  (bom  Feb.  4, 1769), 
both  natives  of  Boston.  When  Henry  was  two  years  old  his  father  died. 
The  mother  survived  her  husband  but  two  years,  and  died  April  7,  1795. 


*  Farmington  Town  Records. 

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Thus  early  left  an  orphan  he  went  to  live  with  an  aunt  who  resided  in 
Thomaston,  Me.  When  he  arrived  at  a  suitable  age  he  was  apprenticed 
to  a  blockmaker,  which  trade  he  thoroughly  mastered.  In  1811  he 
came  to  Industry  and  bought  of  Jonathan  Bunker  a  farm  on  the  east 
side  of  Bannock  Hill,  where  he  spent  his  whole  life  and  reared  a  large 
and  highly  respected  family.  His  wife,  whom  he  married  July  12,  181 2, 
was  Catherine  Sullivan,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Jane  (Paul)  Sullivan. 
To  Henry  and  Catherine  Johnson  were  born  fifteen  children,  nine  sons 
and  six  daughters.  The  sons  were  all  capable  business  men,  active  and 
fenergetic,  and  noted  for  their  aptitude  for  acquiring  property.  Though 
thrown  upon  their  own  resources  at  an  early  age,  they  all  earned  a  good 
living  and  some  of  them  acquired  quite  large  fortunes.  Mr.  Johnson, 
though  possessing  only  an  ordinary  education  in  other  branches,  was  a 
remarkable  mathematician.  He  could  easily  solve  long  and  intricate 
problems  mentally,  and  students  often  came  to  him  with  knotty  questions 
which  he  always  promptly  and  correctly  solved.  He  was  a  hard-work- 
ing man,  gave  his  children  as  good  an  education  as  his  circumstances 
would  allow,  and  lived  to  good  old  age.  He  died  June  24,  1870,  in  the 
seventy-ninth  year  of  his  age.  His  wife  survived  him  but  a  few  months 
over  two  years  and  died  Sept.  13,  1872,  aged  76  years,  7  months  and  4 
days. 

Cliildren. 

i.        John  Elliott,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  12,  181 2.     He  was  a  school  teacher 

of  much  promise;  d.  Dec.  19,  1835. 
ii.       Henry,  b.  in  Industry,  July  14,  1814;'  d.  Dec.  10,  1842* 

1.  iii.       Zebadiah,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  18,  1816;  m.  May  12,  1839,  Clarissa  T. 

Swift,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  and  Nancy  (Hildreth)  Swift,  q.  v. 
iv.       ,  dau.  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  lo,  1818;   d.  Sept.  18,  1 81 8. 

2.  V.        Daniel  Sullivan,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  25, 1819;  m.  Mrs.  Mary  Stanford, 

of  Gardiner,  formerly  of  Litchfield. 

3.  vi.      George  WASHiNcrroN,  b.  in  Industry,  July  10,  1821;  m.  May  i8,*  1856, 

Emily  Weston  (b.  in  Madison.  April  12,  1836),  dau.  of  Nathan  and 
Almeda  (Pooler)  Weston,  of  Madison. 

4.  vii.      Nathan  Smith,  b.  in  Industry,  April  16,  1823;  m.  July  26,  1846,  Mary 

C.  Butler,  dau.  of  Peter  W.  and  Mary  E.  (Robinson)  Butler,  g.  v. 
viii.     Eliza  Jane,  b.  in   Industry,  May  18,  1825;    m.  May  27,  1849,  James 
Sanford  Williams  (b.  in  Litchfield,  Jan.  9,  1824),  son  of  James  and 
Betsey  (Rogers)  Williams.     Settled  in  Litchfield,  where  all  their  chil- 
dren were  born;   now  resides  in  Hallowell.     Children  : 
i.        John  R.,  b.  Sept.  2,  1851;  m.  Hannah  Seely.     Resides  in 

Hallowell. 
ii.        Ge()R(;e  W.,  b.  Feb.  16,  1853;  m.  Hattie  Butterfield.     Resides 

in  Augusta, 
iii.      Kate  E.,  b.  July  28,  1855;   ™-  William  Kennedy;  d.  May  5, 

1878. 
iv.       William,  b.  April  i,  1857;  m.  Sophronia  Woodard.     Resides 
in  Gardiner. 


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V.        James  H.,  b.  March  22,  1859;  m.  Eva  Wyman.     Resides  in 

Skowhegan. 
vi.      Esther  M.,  b.  Feb.  i,  1863;  m.  Charles  Bailey.     Resides  in 

Hallowell, 
vii.      Melvin  O.,  b.  Jan.  23,  186$;   unmd.     Resides  in  Hallowell. 
viii.     Richard  J.,  b.  July  28,  1866;   m.  Nellie  Blither.     Resides  in 
Hallowell. 
ix.      Catherine  Sullivan,  b.  in  Industry,  May  7,  1827;  m.  Oct.  18,  1846, 
Isaac  S.  Mitchell,  of  Litchfield.     She  d.  Jan.  15,  1852,  leaving  one 
dau.,  Sarah  Abbie,  b.  in  Litchfield,  Dec.  — ,  1847,  ^^^  is  a  milliner  in 
Augusta. 

6.  X.        Richard   Elliott,  b.  in   Industry,  April    16,  1829;    m.  Oct.  5,  1854, 

Louisa  A.  Reed. 

xi.  Elias  Hutchins,  b.  in  Industry,  April  7,  1831;  d.  in  Hallowell,  Oct.  22, 
1883;  unmd.  Possessing  a  decided  fondness  for  trading  he  traveled 
extensively  for  many  years,  in  early  life,  with  a  stock  of  Yankee  notions 
and  such  articles  as  usually  find  a  ready  sale  in  rural  communities. 
Afterward  he  went  to  I^wiston,  where  he  built  a  large  tenement 
house.  This  proved  a  paying  investment,  but  the  building  was  un- 
fortunately destroyed  by  fire.  After  the  loss  of  his  property  he 
resumed  peddling,  making  his  home  principally  in  Litchfield  and 
Hallowell.  He  continued  in  this  business  until  failing  health  compelled 
him  to  abandon  work. 

xii.  Mary  Paul,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  10,  1833;  m.  March  25,  1862,  Harvey 
Jack,  of  Litchfield.  He  d.  May  13,  1882,  and  she  m.  for  second  hus- 
band, Feb.  I,  1883,  Samuel  Williams,  also  of  Litchfield,  where  they 
now  reside,  s.  p. 

7.  xiii.    John  Elliott,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  9,*   1836;  m.  May  24,  1862,  Ann 

Judith  Roberts  (b.  in  Rome,  May  13,  1836). 
xiv.     Sarah  Abby,  b.  in  Industry,  May  21,  1838;   d.  Aug.  21,  1844. 
XV.      Ann  Hutchins,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  5,  1840;  m.  Nov.  23,  1862,  Zebulon 

M.  Emery,  son  of  Josiah  and  Hannah  C.  (Manter)  Emery,  q.  v.     She 

d.  in  Litchfield,  July,  1874. 

I.  Zebadiah  Johnson,  son  of  Henry  and  Catherine  (Sullivan) 
Johnson,  married  Clarissa  T.  Swift.  Mr.  Johnson  was  brought  up  as  a 
farmer's  son,  working  on  his  father's  farm  in  the  summer  and  attending 
the  district  school  in  the  winter,  until  he  was  twenty  years  of  age.  He 
then  apprenticed  to  William  Lawery,  a  journeyman  carpenter,  thoroughly 
learned  the  trade,  and  eventually  became  a  superior  workman.  He 
was  very  diligent  and  could  accomplish  a  great  amount  of  work  in  a 
given  time.  After  his  marriage  he  settled  in  Mercer,  where  he  built  a 
house  which  he  subsequently  sold  to  Moses  P.  True,  and  removed  to 
Gardiner.  He  next  moved  to  Valley  Falls,  R.  L,  and  after  a  time 
returned  to  Industry.  He  was  at  one  time  a  licensed  local  preacher  of 
the  M.  E.  Church.     He  now  resides  in  Appleton,  Wis. 

Children. 

i.         Ebknezer  Swiff,  b.  in  Mercer,  June  26,1840.     Enlisted  in    c-^o.^'^^^ 
Reg't,  Me.  Cavalry;   mustered  into  the  U.  S.  Service  Nov^  [    \?>^^*_ 
Promoted   to   sergeant,   Jan.   i,  1863,  and   subsequently     ^  '^     rVOS^^^^" 

^  v^v'^^^ 

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master  sergeant.  He  was  discharged  at  the  expiration  of  his  term  of 
enlistment,  Nov.  25,  1864.  While  in  the  service  he  was  wounded,  for 
which  he  now  (1892)  receives  a  pension  of  four  dollars  per  month. 
Studied  medicine  with  Dr.  John  F.  Moses,  of  Farmington,  and  settled 
as  a  practicing  physician  in  that  town.  He  m.  Georgia  F.  Parsons, 
dau.  of  Peter  P.  and  Elizabeth  Parsons,  of  Chesterville.  She  d.  in 
Holyoke,  Mass.,  April  21,  1885, aged  39  years,  10  months.     Children: 

i.        Charles  Parsons,  b.  in  Farmington,  December  1871. 

ii.        Hattie  Bernice,  b.  in  Farmington,  September  1873. 

iii.  Frank  Henry,  b.  in  Farmington,  1876;  d.  1878. 
ii.  Zebadiah,  b.  in  Mercer,  March  19, 1842;  learned  his  father's  trade  when 
young;  m.  May  10,  1863,  Susan  H.  Dutton,  dau.  of  Jefferson  and 
Sibyl  (Fish)  Dutton.  She  d.  in  Farmington  in  1875.  He  m.  for 
second  wife,  Lizzie  Walker,  of  Litchfield.  Resides  in  Gardiner. 
Children : 

i.        Minnie  Belle,  b.  in  Industry;  dead. 

ii.       Geneva  Wilde,  b.  in  Industry;  dead. 

iii.      Orville  Eugene,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  — ,  1870. 

Child  by  second  marriage. 

iv.      Inez,  b.  in  Chelsea,  1879. 

iii.  Caroline  Oreana,  b.  in  Gardiner,  March  10,  1847;  d-  ®^  scarlatina, 
Jan.  6,  1 85 1. 

iv.  Frances  Elizabeth,  b.  in  Valley  Falls,  R.  I.,  June  6,  1849;  d.  of  scar- 
latina, Jan.  6,  1 85 1. 

V.  Frank  Henry,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  30,  1852;  m.  in  1874,  Mary  Rich,  of 
Bar  Harbor.     An  overseer  in  the  Bates  Mills  at  Lewiston. 

vi.  Orville  Gleason,  b.  in  Industry,  March  7,  1855;  d.  in  Farmington, 
May  28,  1865. 

vii.  Augusta  Clara,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Aug.  24,  1859.  Teacher  of  music 
and  painting.     Resides  in  Chelsea,  Mass.,  unmd. 

2.  Daniel  Sullivan  Johnson,  son  of  Henry  and  Catherine 
(Sullivan)  Johnson,  married  Mrs.  Mary  Stanford.  Engaged  in  teaching 
with  a  good  degree  of  success  when  a  young  man.  For  a  time  was  in 
trade  at  West's  Mills  with  Isaac  S.  Mitchell.  He  afterward  traded 
in  Gardiner,  Me.,  and  Boston,  Mass.,  carrying  a  good  stock  of  merchan- 
dise. Later  he  became  a  contractor  and  builder,  and  was  in  successful 
business  in  Appleton,  Wis.,  at  the  time  of  his  death  in  1878. 

Children. 

Henry. 

Daniel  Sullivan. 

3.  George  Washington  Johnson,  son  of  Henry  and  Catherine 
(Sullivan)  Johnson,  married  Emily  Weston.  As  a  prominent  citizen  and 
business  man  whose  whole  life  has  been  spent  within  a  few  rods  of  the 
spot  where  he  was  born,  Mr.  Johnson  stands  without  a  peer  among  those 
claiming  Industry  as  their  natal  home.  Endowed  by  nature  with  robust 
health  and  in  manhood's  prime  possessed  of  great  physical  endurance, 
no  task  was  deemed  too  severe  and  no  hardship  too  great  for  him  to 
endure. 


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His  school  life  began  when  as  a  lad  of  four  summers,  he  attended  a 
school  kept  in  a  school-house  located  near  the  present  residence  of 
Alvin  L.  Chapman.  As  he  grew  up  he  developed  a  decided  fondness 
for  agricultural  pursuits,  and  while  still  a  boy  the  sole  management  of 
the  farm  work  devolved  on  him  while  the  father  was  away  working  at 
his  trade.  His  career  as  a  dealer  in  stock  began  when  only  sixteen 
years  of  age,  at  which  time  he  sold  two  yoke  of  oxen  to  a  drover  named 
Josiah  Hinkley.  He  was  much  elated  over  his  success,  and  this  induced 
him  to  buy  more  oxen  and  other  cattle,  which  he  invariably  sold  at  a 
profit.  After  he  was  old  enough  to  assist  in  the  farm  work  his  advan- 
tages for  attending  school  were  abridged  to  a  winter  term,  usually  of  six 
or  eight  weeks*  duration,  and  wholly  ceased  with  the  completion  of  his 
nineteenth  year.  At  the  age  of  twenty  he  was  employed  by  Nathan 
Weston,  of  Madison,  during  the  winter,  and  thereafter  continued  in  his 
employ  six  consecutive  winters  and  two  summers.  He  always  stipulated 
with  his  employer  that  he  should  have  the  autumnal  months  for  buying 
stock.  The  fall  after  his  twenty-first  birthday  he  visited  Brighton,  Mass., 
the  great  cattle  mart,  three  times,  and  thereafter  for  many  years  regularly 
drove  stock  to  that  market.  At  the  age  of  thirty  years  he  purchased 
seventy  acres  of  land  now  comprising  a  portion  of  his  valuable  and  extensive 
farm.  The  fine  set  of  buildings  now  on  his  farm  were  all  built  by  him, 
with  the  exception  of  one  small  barn.  His  farm  now  contains  about 
900  acres  including  woodland,  and  the  owner  ranks  among  the  most 
successful  and  extensive  farmers  in  Franklin  County.  He  has  held  the 
office  of  selectman  thirteen  years,  and  has  twice  been  a  candidate  for 
representative  to  the  Legislature,  in  both  instances  receiving  a  handsome 
majority  in  his  own  town,  although  his  party  was  largely  in  the  minority 
in  the  district.  He  has  also  been  a  large  dealer  in  wool,  alone  and  in 
company  with  such  men  as  Albert  Shaw,  John  Willis,  and  Vernon  Gil- 
man.  He  is  one  of  Industry's  most  enterprising  and  public  spirited 
citizens,  and  always  contributes  liberally  for  public  and  private  charities. 

Children. 

i.  VioiA  Alice,  b.  in  Industry,  April  30,  1857;  m.  Sept.  25,  1887,  Chas.  E. 
Weston  (b.  June  25,  1857),  son  of  Col.  William  and  Marion  S.  (Hop- 
kins) Weston.  Entering  the  Farmington  State  Normal  School,  she 
graduated  in  the  second  class  of  1883.  Upon  the  completion  of  her 
studies  in  this  institution  she  was  chosen,  from  among  several  appli- 
cants, Principal  of  its  Model  Department.  She  remained  in  'that 
position  two  years,  her  connection  with  the  school  marking  an  era  of 
continued  posperity  in  its  history.  She  subsequently  taught  one  year 
in  the  Deering  Grammar  School,  and  in  the  same  grade  in  Bartlett, 
N.  H.  Also  one  year  in  Boston,  Mass.,  and  Bradford,  Pa.  After 
graduating,  she  devoted  much  time  to  the  study  of  special  branches, 
and  has  also  taken  the  Chautauqua  Course.  Resides  at  228  Tenth 
Street,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 


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ii.  Nathan  Weston,  b.  in  Industry,  May  25,  1861.  Graduated  from  the 
public  schools  of  Industry  in  1883.  Resides  on  the  homestead  in 
Industry,  unmd. 

iii.  Clara  Almeda,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  23,  1862.  Graduated  from  the 
Farmington  State  Normal  School,  first  class  of  1883.  ^^^  career  as  a 
teacher  began  at  the  age  of  thirteen  when  she  was  engaged  to  teach 
a  summer  term  of  school  in  Norridgewock.  Since  graduating,  she  has 
taught  extensively  in  Maine  and  Massachusetts  with  gratifying 
success.  She  has  also  devoted  considerable  time  to  the  study  of  paint- 
ing and  drawing;   unmd. 

iv.  Bertha  Emily,  b.  in  Industry,  June  7,  1867;  m.  June  7,  1892,  John 
Witham  Nichols,  M.  D.,  son  of  Walter  and  Rosana  (Witham)  Nichols, 
of  Farmington.  She  graduated  from  the  Farmington  High  School, 
class  of  1887.  Engaged  in  teaching  prior  to  and  after  graduating. 
Dr.  Nichols  is  a  graduate  of  Bowdoin  College  and  the  Maine  Medical 
School.     Resides  in  Montpelier,  Vt. 

V.  Georgia  Faustina,  b.  in  Industry,  July  29,  1870.  Graduated  from  the 
Farmington  High  School,  class  of  1887.     Engaged  in  teaching. 

4.  Nathan  Smith  Johnson,  son  of  Henry  and  Catherine  (Sullivan) 
Johnson,  married  Mary  C.  Butler.  Was  a  farmer  and  spent  his  whole 
life  in  Industry.  Bought  and  sold  stock,  kept  store  and  engaged  in 
other  branches  of  trade  and  traffic.  Acted  as  agent  for  the  town  in 
several  important  law  suits.  During  the  war  he  was  a  regularly  com- 
missioned recruiting  officer  and  through  his  efforts  many  enlistments 
were  made.  He  died  at  West's  Mills,  June  30,  1874.  His  widow 
married  for  second  husband,  May  30,  1877,  David  Gilmore,  of  Stark. 
He  died,  and  she  returned  to  Industry  where  she  now  resides. 

Children. 

i.        Adriance  Regal,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  3, 1848.    Member  of  the  2d  Reg't, 
Me.  Cavalry  (see  p.  332),     For  the  past  twenty  years  he  has  made  his 
home  in  various  places  on  the  Pacific  Slope, 
ii.       Oreana  Francp:s,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  7,  1852;  d.  April  13,  1864. 
iii.       Kate,  b.  in  Industry,  May  20, 1856;  m.  Jan.  23, 1875,  l^eonard  M.  Chap- 
man, son  of  Charles  and  Harriet  (Murch)  Chapman,  of  Stark.     Mr. 
Chapman  is  a  farmer  and  resides  in  Industry.    Children : 
i.         Frank  Ladd,  b.  in  Industry,  June  14,  1876. 
ii.       Lillian  Emma,  b.  in  Industry,  May  4,  1878. 
iii.      Ha'itie  Blanche,  b.  in  Stark,  Dec.  13,  1879. 
iv.      Fannie  Maud,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  27,  1882. 
V.        Bertha  Mary,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  26,  1884. 
vi.       Henry  Leroy,  b.  in  Industry,  July  9,  1892. 
iv.      Lillian  Elizabeth,  b.  in  Industry,  July  19,  1858;  m.  March  26,  1878, 

Daniel  Wentworth,  of  Lewiston,  5.  p. 
V.  Emma  Weston,  b.  in  Industry,  July  14,  1861;  m.  May — ,  1 881,  John 
Franklin  Waugh  (b.  in  Stark,  Sept.  2,  1851),  son  of  Jeremiah  F.  and 
Julia  (Chapman)  Waugh ;  divorced,  s.  p*  Married  for  second  hus- 
band, May  8,  1887,  Charles  A.  Prescott,  of  Industry.  She  d.  in  Man- 
chester, June  20,  1890;   one  son: 

Joseph  Sayer,  b.  April  28,  1890. 
vi.         Henry,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  8,  1866;  m.  (pub.  April  17,  1891),  Viola 
Gould,  of  Kingfield.     One  child. 

6.  Richard  Elliott  Johnson,  son  of  Henry  and  Catherine  (Sulli- 
van)   Johnson,    married  Louisa  A.  Reed.     Went  to  Gardiner  when  a 


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young  man  and  there  amassed  an  ample  fortune  in  mercantile  pursuits. 
He  died  in  Farmingdale,  Dec.  4,  1881.     His  widow  died  June  7,  188-. 

Children. 

i.  Henry,  b.  in  Gardiner,  June  25,  1855;  ™-  J^^Y  26,  1881,  Fannie  Maria 
Robinson  (b.  March  18,  1859),  dau.  of  Geo.  I.  and  Helen  M.  (Stack- 
pole)  Robinson,  of  Thomaston.  Professor  in  Bowdoin  College. 
Children : 

i.        Helen,  b.  April  5,  1885. 
ii.       Annie  Louise,  b.  April  30,  1889. 
ii.       ,  dau.;  m.  George  H.  Ray.     Resides  in  La  Crosse,  Wis. 

7.  John  Elliott  Johnson,  son  of  Henry  and  Catherine  (Sullivan) 
Johnson,  married  Ann  J.  Roberts.  He  has  been  a  farmer  in  Industry, 
and  after  the  death  of  his  first  wife,  a  merchant  at  Allen's  Mills.  He 
moved  to  Stark,  March  18,  1879,  and  April  10,  1883,  to  New  Sharon 
Village,  where  he  is  now  engaged  in  trade,  carrying  a  stock  of  gen- 
eral merchandise.  As  a  salesman  he  has  few  if  any  equals  in  Franklin 
County.  His  wife  died  in  Industry,  Sept.  29,  1867,  aged  34  years,  4 
months,  and  16  days.  He  married  for  second  wife,  Aug.  31,  1869,  Mrs. 
Sarah  E.  Hall,  relict  of  Lucius  W.  Hall,  and  daughter  of  Henry  B.  and 
Elizabeth  (OHver)  Rackliff,  g,  v. 

Children. 

i.  LuRA  May,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Aug.  18,  1863;  d.  in  Stark,  Nov.  i,  1881. 

ii.  Natie,  b.  in  Industry,  June  14,  1866;   d.  May  15,  1867. 

iii.  Charlie  Nathan,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  28,  1871;  d.  June  10,  1879. 

iv.  Harry  Hall,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  6,  1873. 


IcHABOD  Johnson,*  who  came  to  Industry  from  Farmington,  formerly 
of  Vermont,  was  born  June  5,  1738.  On  coming  to  Industry,  he  ex- 
changed farms  with  Thomas  Johnson,  letting  him  have  th^  farm  now 
owned  by  Benjamin  M.  Titcomb,  and  received  the  buildings  and  land 
now  occupied  by  Augustus  H.  Swift.  He  had  a  wife,  Malintha,  but  the 
author  has  not  been  able  to  learn  her  maiden  name  or  the  date  of  his 
marriage.  He  sold  to  Alfred  Leathers,  and  went  to  live  with  a  son  in 
New  York  State,  where  he  died. 

Children. t 

i.         Hannah,  was  a  school  teacher;   married  and  settled  in  Stark, 
ii.        Rhoda  S.,  m.  (pub.  March  14,  1831),  Elisha  B.  Neal,  son  of  James  arid 
Sarah  (Baker)  Neal,  of  New  Sharon.     Children. 

♦Ichabod  Johnson,  Jr.,  was  tythingman  in  Industry  in  iSii,  also  in  1816  axt^     r..<.    "^^*^^^ 
this  circumstance  it  is  believed  tJvat  the  above  named  Ichabod  was  the  tythingm^^  .  ^^*  ^   v^^ 

sequently  a  son  of  Ichabod.     Some  believe  him  to  have  been  a  brother  of  WilU;^.^^.     ^^      ^O^"'   .^>ji» 
married  Polly  Meader,  q.  v.,  but  as  Uiere  is  a  difference  of  forty-eight  years  in  ^y^  ^O^      e^ 
hardly  probable.     May  have  been  a  son  or  nephew.  ^V<  *^ 

t  Order  of  birth  not  known. 

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iii.  Cyrus,  m.  a  Miss  Thaxter,  of  Mercer,  embraced  the  Mormon  doctrine  and 
removed  to  the  State  of  New  York,  where  he  d.  leaving  several  chil- 
dren. 

iv.  Elijah  D.,  m.  Jan.  20,  1830,  Love  Goodridge,  dau.  of  Jonathan  and 
Hannah  (Moody)  Goodridge,  q.  v.  He  was  a  millwright  by  trade, 
settled  Brst  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  McLaughlin  Bros.,  but  after- 
ward moved  to  Mercer  and  built  mills  on  Sandy  River,  near  Davis 
Ferry.  His  wife  d.  July  28,  1840,  leaving  several  children.  One  son, 
Elijah  D.,  Jr.,  b.  probably  in  Industry  in  1832,  was  captain  of  Co.  C, 
2d  Me.  Cavalry,  in  War  of  the  Rebellion,  also  colonel  of  21st  Me. 
Reg't,  Infantry.  There  were  also  two  daus.,  Hattie  and  Emily.  The 
formet  is  married  and  resides  in  Lewiston.  Elijah  D.,  Sr.,  m.  for  his 
*r  second  wife  GrafFam,  of  Mercer,  by  whom  he  had  four  chil- 

dren.    He  d.  in  Lewiston  in  187 1. 

V.  Joshua,  m.  (pub.  Feb.  15,  181 3),  Esther  Withee,  dau.  of  Zoe  and  Sally 
(Bettis)  Withee,  q.  v.  Moved  to  New  York  State,  where  he  d.  leav- 
ing a  large  family  of  children. 

vi.  Sarenus,  m.  (pub.  Jan.  i,  1816),  Esther  Moody,  dau.  of  Ephraim  and 
Dorcas  Moody,  g.  v.     He  d.  in  Bingham  leaving  children.* 

vii.      Marcenus,  unmd.,  settled  in  Orono. 


Thomas  Johnson,  who  settled  on  lot  No.  8,  on  the  Plymouth  Patent, 
in  1794,  was  born  Sept.  15,  1742,  and  is  supposed  to  have  been  a  native 
of  North  Carolina.  Aside  from  date  of  birth,  nothing  is  definitely  known 
of  his  ancestry  or  family  history.  Tradition  says  he  had  the  same  num- 
ber of  sons  and  daughters  as  there  were  in  his  father's  family  and  gave 
them  the  same  names.  He  served  as  a  soldier  in  the  Continental  Army 
and  was  made  prisoner  and  carried  to  Spithead  on  a  prison  ship. 
Availing  himself  of  the  first  opportunity,  he  escaped  and  took  passage 
on  a  whaleship,  and  at  length  reached  Martha's  Vineyard.  He  settled 
in  Edgartown  ;  married,  April  24,  1769,  Thankful  Smith  (born  Nov.  22, 
i752).t  He  afterward  learned  the  trade  of  tanner  and  shoemaker. 
Came  to  Farmington  in  1793  ^^^  ^^^  ^^^^  Y^^^  settled  in  Industry.  In 
the  spring  of  1809  he  moved  to  Farmington  and  settled  on  a  farm  which 
is  now  owned  by  Benjamin  M.  Titcomb.  Pensioned  in  1818  and  died 
soon  afterward. 

Children. 

I.     i.        James,  b.  March  16,  1773;  m.  (pub.  Nov.  9,  1797),  Sally  Leeman,  dau. 
of  Jacob  and  Sarah  J  (Chapman)  Leeman,  of  Mercer. 


*  Elijah  D.  Johnson,  born  in  Bingham,  March  24, 1837,  "was  probably  his  son.    He  married 

Harriet  B.  and  came  to  Industry  as  a  workman  in  Amos  S.  Hinkley's  shovel-handle 

factory  at  Allen's  Mills.    Their  daughter,  Gertrude,  was  born  in  Industry,  Oct.  37,  1S64. 

t  Esq.  Wm.  Allen  says  she  was  a  daughter  of  Timothy  Smith,  and  Mr.  Butler  (Hist.  Farm- 
ingtOHy  p.  5td)  evidently  takes  him  for  authority  and  reiterates  his  statement.  Mrs.  Annie  C. 
Pratt,  the  Island  Genealogist,  who  is  unable  to  verify  this  statement,  questions  its  correctness. 

^This  name  may  have  been  Keziah.  If  so,  Mrs.  Johnson  was  a  sister  of  Samuel  C.  Lee- 
man, who  married  Amy,  daughter  of  Dea.  Levi  Greenleaf,  q.  v. 


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Timothy,  b.  Dec.  14,  1774;  m.  March  7,  1802,  Abigail  H.  Livermore. 
Farmer  and  merchant  in  Farmington,  was  also  postmaster  in  that 
town  for  many  years  and  an  able  minister  of  the  F.  W.  B.  Church. 
He  d.  very  suddenly  in  Berwick,  Nov.  27,  1849,  aged  nearly  75  years. 
His  wife  d.  May  19,  1856,  aged  71  years.     Eleven  children. 

Thomas,  b.  Dec.  28,  1776;  m.  Jan.  14,  1802,  Katherine  Luce,  dau.  of 
Solomon  and  Celia  (Tilton)  Luce,  of  New  Vineyard;  settled  in  Farm- 
ington.  Farmer,  merchant,  colonel  in  the  militia,  deputy  sheriff  and 
town  treasurer.  Was  probably  selectman  in  Industry  in  1805.  He 
d.  in  New  Vineyard,  May  16,  1844.  His  widow  m.  Nov.  i,  1847, 
Benjamin,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Amy  (Daggett)  Butler;  d.  Nov.  4, 
1854.     Nine  children. 

Abraham,  b.  April  3,  1779;*  m.  Feb.  15,  1810,  Jane  Morrison,  dau.  of 
William  and  Hannah  (Benson)  Morrison,  of  Farmington.  Settled  on 
lot  No.  13,  adjoining  his  father  on  the  south,  in  1796.  Captain  of  the 
militia  and  selectman  in  Industry,  in  1806-7.  Went  to  Farmington 
with  his  father.  Was  the  first  captain  of  the  Farmington  Artillery. 
Owned  and  operated  mills  in  Madison  from  1820  to  1828.  Returned 
to  Farmington  and  again  engaged  in  farming;  d.  July  11,  1866.  His 
wife  (b.  in  Middleboro',  Mass.,  Jan.  31,  1786)  ;  d.  Aug.  5,  1868.  Nine 
children. 

Sally,  b.  April  16,  1784;!  m.  (pub.  Aug.  29,  1806),  James  Came,  of 
Industry;  farmer,     Went  to  New  York  State.     Four  children. 

Joseph,  b.  March  31,  1786;  m.  (pub.  May  31, 1809),  Sally  Daggett,  dau. 
of  Capt.  Silas  and  Deborah  (Butler)  Daggett,  q.  v.  First  settled  in 
Industry  but  soon  moved  to  Farmington,  where  he  became  one  of  the 
leading  business  men;  drover,  merchant,  lumberman  and  innholder, 
in  the  old  Backus  House,  at  Farmington  Centre  Village.  Postmaster, 
sheriff,  representative  in  the  State  Legislature,  member  of  Governor's 
Council,  etc.  He  d.  in  Reedsburg,  Wis.,  March  18, 1867.  She  d.  Nov. 
17,  1869.     Seven  children. 

William,  b.  Oct.  — ,  1787;  m.  June  20,  1813,  Mary,  dau.  of  Isaac  Treby, 
of  New  London,  Ct.;  farmer,  mill-owner  in  Madison,  and  merchant 
in  New  Orleans;  d.  1823.  His  wife  (b.  Jan.  9,  1794)  d.  in  Augusta, 
June  20,  1850.    Three  children. 

Henry,  b.  Oct.  13,  1789;  m.  Jan.  30,  181 2,  Mirinda  Blake.  Merchant, 
deputy  sheriff  and  postmaster,  innkeeper,  selectman,  etc.  His  wife 
was  b.  in  Mt.  Vernon,  April  26,  1791,  and  d.  Nov.  6,  1850.  He  m. 
for  second  wife,  March  26,  1854,  Mrs.  Millie  Sanford,  of  Manchester. 
He  d.  July  31,  186 1.  His  widow  resides  in  Industry  with  her  dau., 
Mrs.  Joseph  H.  Sayer.     Nine  children  by  first  marriage. 

Betsey,  b.  Dec.  5,  1791;^  m.  Jan.  23,  1812,  Christopher  Atkinson;  d. 
April  9,  1881.  He  d.  in  Baraboo,  Wis.,  March  31,  1875.  Several 
children. 


I.     James  Johnson,  son  of  Thomas  and  Thankful  (Smith)  Johnson, 
first  came  to  Industry  with  his  father  in  1 794.     He  afterward  settled  in 
Farmington    and   engaged    in   farming    on   land   owned   by    tV\e  ^^^^ 
John  Henry  Backus.     While  here  his  house  was  destroyed  by  fy^     e^^^^ 
in  the  present  century  and  he  returned  to  Industry,  where  he  ^,^^   ^  '^^ 

*  Industry  Town  Records  (BiriAs,  Vol.  /.,  /.  28) .    Sept.  3, 1778,  Butler's  //«><  ^  -^V 

t  Industry  Town  Records.    Butler  says ,  1785.  ^^ 

J  Town  Records  of  Industry.    Dec.  4,  1793,  Butler. 


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remainder  of  his  life.     He  died  very  suddenly  Nov.  3,  1843.     His  wife 
survived  him  many  years  and  died  in  Livermore,  Feb.  14,  1867. 

Children. 

i.         Mary,  b.  in  Farmington,  Nov.  11,  1798;  d.  in  Farmington,  Oct.  7,  1813. 

ii.       Thomas,  b.  in  Farmington,  Aug  22,  1801;  d.  in  Industry,  Sept.  7,  1803.* 

iii.       Henry,  b.  in  Industry,  March  i,  1806.     He  was  a  seafaring  man  and 

went  on  long  foreign  voyages.     He  d.  of  yellow  fever  in  the  West 

Indies,  May  5,  1827. 

2.    iv.      William  Frederic,  b.  in  Industry,  April  21,  1809;  m.  May  24,  1832, 

Mary  Hinkley,  of  Industry,  dau.  of  Capt.  Ezekiel  and  Eunice  (Spinney) 

Hinkley,  q,  v.    She  d.  in  Livermore,  Dec.  18,  1873.     He  m.  for  his 

second  wife,  Malinda  Yeaton,  dau.  of  John  and  Temperance  (Cathcart) 

Yeaton.     She  d.  in  New  Sharon,  April  9,  1881,  s,  p. 

2.  William  Frederic  Johnson,  son  of  James  and  Sarah  (Leeman) 
Johnson,  began  farming  first  in  Madison  and  afterward  settied  on  land 
on  the  north  side  of  Bannock  Hill.  He  also  lived  one  year  in  New 
Sharon ;  built  the  house  occupied  by  the  late  Andrew  Tibbetts.  After 
selling  out  to  Mr.  Tibbetts  he  lived  on  the  farm  of  his  father-in-law, 
Captain  Hinkley.     Resides  in  Livermore. 

Children. 

i.        Thomas  Hinkley,  b.  in  Industry,  July  7,  1833;  d.  Sept.  29,  1833. 

ii.  Mary  Treby,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct  14,  1834;  m,  Charles  A.  Knowlton,  of 
Farmington,  son  of  Sumner  and  Marianna  (Gilbert)  Knowlton.  He 
now  (1889)  resides  at  Strickland's  Ferry.     Two  children. 

iii.  Elias  Hutchins,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Jan.  24,  1835;  ™-  March  22,  1884, 
Mary  Marston,  dau.  of  John  and  Meribah  (Shackley)  Marston,  of 
Canton.     He  resides  at  Canton  and  has  one  child. 

iv.  Sarar  EMn.Y,  b.  in  Industry,  April  2,  1838;  m.  July  15,  1863,  Frank  T. 
Bean,  son  of  Hiram  and  Abigail  (True)  Bean.  He  was  b.  in  Moul- 
tonborough,  N.  H.,  July  14,  1829.  Resides  in  Farmington.  Two 
children,  George  Franklin  and  Charles. 

V.  Fidelia  Russell,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  22,  1840.  Resides  at  Strick- 
land's Ferry,  unmd. 

vi.  William  Henry,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  27,  1842;  m.  April  29,  1864, 
Orintha  M.  Packard,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Delia  (GifTord)  Packard, 
of  Livermore.  She  d.  Aug.  17,  1880,  leaving  four  children.  He  m. 
Feb.  — ,  1884,  for  second  wife,  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Thorns,  of  Hartland. 
She  was  a  dau.  of  William  and  Mary  (Remick)  Soper,  of  Livermore, 
and  relict  of  Amos  Thoms.     One  child. 


William  Johnson,!  bom  Jan.  8,  1784  ;  married  at  Farmington,  Feb. 
28,  1802,  Polly  Meader  (born  Jan.  26,  1787).  He  resided  in  Industry, 
but  nothing  can  be  learned  concerning  him. 


♦These  dates  are  from  a  record  in  the  possession  of  William  F.Johnson.  The  Industry 
Town  Records  of  births,  marriages  and  deaths  ( Vol.  /.,  /.  /J7,)  has  the  following  entry : 
'•  Thomas,  son  of  James  Johnson,  died  Sept.  33,  1804,  aged  4  years." 

t  See  foot  note  under  Ichabod  Johnson. 


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Children 


i.  Joshua,  b.  in  Farmington,  June  8,  1803;  m.  March  7,  1830,  Frances  E. 

Moore,  of  Norridgewock. 

ii.  Deborah,  b.  in  Farmington,  Nov.  28,*  1805. 

iii.  William,  b.  Sept.  30,  1807. 

iv.  Henry,  b.  March  8,  181 1. 

V.  James  Madison,  b.  Aug.  28,  1814. 

vi.  Charles,  b.  May  11,  1816. 

vii.  Joseph,  b.  Aug.  10,  1818. 

viii.  RuFUs  A.,  b.  Jan.  28,  1821. 


KYES. 

Horatio  A.  B.  Kyes,  who  came  to  Industry  from  Jay,  traces  his 
ancestry  back  to  Robert  Keyes,  who  settled  in  Watertown,  Mass.,  prior 
to  or  in  1633.  Robert  Keyes  was  undoubtedly  of  English  parentage, 
although  information  on  that  point  is  very  meagre.  He  was  the  father 
of  eight  children,  the  seventh  of  whom  was  Elias,^  born  in  Watertown, 
May  20,  1643;  ^^  married,  Sept.  11,  1665,  Sarah,  daughter  of  John 
Blanford  or  Blanchard.  The  fifth  child  of  Elias  and  Sarah  Keyes  ^  was 
Thomas,3  born  in  Sudbury,  Mass.,  Feb.  8,  1674;  he  married  in  1698 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  Howe.  This  Thomas,  who  became  a  dea- 
con of  the  church  in  the  town  where  he  lived,  was  the  father  of  ^\^  chil- 
dren, the  second  of  whom  was  Jonathan,*  born  Nov.  19,  1702.  The 
wife  of  Jonathan  Keyes  was  Patience  Morse,  of  Marlboro,  Mass.  He 
settled  in  Shrewsbury  and  was  a  deacon  in  the  North  Parish.  The  eld- 
est of  his  eleven  children  was  Jonathan,s  born  Jan.  21,  1728.  He  mar- 
ried Sarah  Taylor  and  lived  in  the  North  Parish  of  Shrewsbury,  where 
his  seven  children  were  born.  He  subsequently  settled  in  the  town  of 
Rumford,  Me.,  as  one  of  its  earliest  pioneers.  The  fifth  child  of  Jona- 
than and  Sarah  Keyes  was  Ebenezer,  born  Oct.  24,  1765.  He  married, 
June  12,  1787,  Jemima  Jackson,  and  June  7,  1805,  bought  lot  No. 
14,  seventh  range,  in  the  town  of  Jay.  He  removed  with  his  family  to 
that  town  in  January,  1806,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  and 
died  May  31,  1838.  His  name  was  spelled  Keyes,  but  because  people 
persisted  in- calling  him  Keys  he  dropped  the  first  e  in  his  name  when 
he  moved  to  Jay  and  ever  afterward  spelled  it  Kyes,  as  do  also  his  de- 
scendants. To  Ebenezer  and  Jemima  Kyes  were  born  ten  children,  the 
sixth  of  whom  was  Solomon,7  the  father  of  Horatio  A.  B.,^  born  June  2, 
1798.  Solomon  Kyes  married,  June  17,  182 1,  Rhoda  N.  Eldridge,  of 
Readfield,  Me.  He  died  in  Wilton,  Jan.  27,  187 1.  Horatio  A.  B. 
Kyes^  was  born  in  Jay,  Jan.  19,  1837.     He  was  brought  up  as  a  farm- 


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er's  son,  and  on  the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  War  he  enlisted  as  a  pri- 
vate in  Co.  A,  8th  Me.  Reg't,  Infantry,  and  was  mustered  into  the  ser- 
vice Sept.  7,  1 86 1.  He  was  honorably  discharged  Sept.  23,  1864,  hav- 
ing served  three  years  and  sixteen  days.  He  married,  Jan.  22,  i860, 
Miranda,  daughter  of  Joseph  H.  and  Margaret  (Blaisdell)  Kimball,  of  Pat- 
ten. He  came  to  Industry  in  the  fall  of  1868,  and  purchased  the  Sylva- 
nus  Allen  farm  of  Ira  Emery,  Jr.  Mr.  Kyes  is  a  farmer  of  enterprise 
and  interested  in  fruit-growing.  He  was  at  one  time  tax  collector  in 
Industry,  and  has  been  a  trustee  of  the  Franklin  County  Agricultural 
Society. 

Children. 

i.  Albert  F.,  b.  Aug.  18,  1866. 

ii.  Gayton  H.,  b.  Sept.  i,  1868. 

ill.  Alberta  M.,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  13, 1869. 

iv.  Winnie  A.,  b.  in  Industry,  June  3,  1874. 


LOOK. 

Those  of  the  name  who  settled  in  Industry  and  vicinity  trace  their 
ancestral  line  no  further  than  Robert  Look,  of  Martha's  Vineyard, 
among  whose  children  was  a  son  Samuel,  born  in  1735,  ^^^  married  in 
1769,  Margaret  Chase  (bom  1750),  daughter  of  Abraham  and  Mercy 
(Nickerson)  Chase. 

Children. 

i.         Betsey,  b.  at  Martha's  Vineyard,  July  14,  1772;   m.  James  Davis,  son  of 

Melatiah  and  Mary  C.  (Cousens)  Davis,  q.  v. 
ii.       Jonathan,  b.  at  Martha's  Vineyard,  1773;  m.  June  2, 1799,  Betsey  Holley 

(b.  May  2,  1781),  dau.  of  John  and  Hepzibah  (Marchant)  Holley,  of 

Farmington;   farmer,  settled  in   New  Vineyard.     Was  at   one   time 

deputy  sheriff;    d.  April  4,  1850.     His  wife  d.  Aug.  5,  1858.     Ten 

children, 
iii.       Margaret,  b.  at  Martha's  Vineyard,  April  24,  1776;  m.  Peter  Norton, 

son  of  Zachariah  and  Hannah  (Smith)  Norton,  q,  v. 
iv.       Nancy,  b.  at  Martha's  Vineyard,  1789;    d.  in  Industry,  Sept.  7,  1819. 

Buried  near  Good  ridge's  Corner.  . 

1.  V.        Sami'EL,  b.  at  Martha's  Vineyard,  March  18,  1780;  m.  Mrs.  Nancy,  relict 

of  Prince  Hillman,  of  Chilmark,  Mass. 

2.  vi.       Valentine,  b.  in  Tisbury,  Mass.,  Aug.  20,  1786;  m.  Feb.  15,  1815,  Mary 

Smith  (b.  Feb.  25,  1794),  dau.  of  John  and  Caroline  ( )  Smith, 

of  Edgartown,  Mass. 
vii.      Jerry  C,  b.  at  Martha's  Vineyard;    m.  Dec.  11,  1817,  Arilla  Tolman 
dau.  of  Moses  and  Abigail  (Rollins)  Tolman,  q.  v.     Settled  near  the 
Sylvanus  Allen  farm  on  land  occupied  by  the  late  J.  Calvin  Oliver. 
Six  children,  three  sons  and  three  daus. 


I.     Samuel  Look,  son  of  Samuel  and  Margaret  (Chase)  Look,  came 
to  Industry  and  settled  on  the  Thomas  F.  Norton  farm,  on  which  he 


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cleared  the  first  land  and  also  erected  a  house.     He  eventually  changed 
farms  with  Capt.  Ezekiel  Hinkley  and  moved  to  Georgetown. 

Children. 

i.  Samuel  Washinctton,  b.  in  Industry,  July  4,  1809. 

ii.  Nancy  Hillman,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  21,  1810. 

iii.  Margaret  Chase,  b.  in  Industry,  March  21,  1812. 

iv.  Richard,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  24,  1813. 

V.  Henry,  b.  in  Industry,  July  16,  1815. 

vi.  Prince  Hillman,  b.  in  Industry,  March  14,  1817;  m. Wyman. 

vii.  Waitstill. 

2.  Valentine  Look,  son  of  Samuel  and  Margaret  (Chase)  Look, 
came  to  Industry  about  181 2  and  took  up  lot  No.  9  (?)  on  the  Lowell 
Strip,  on  which  Robert  Luce  had  cleared  some  land  and  built  a  log- 
house.  Mr.  Look  built  a  frame-house  soon  after  he  came  in  possession 
of  his  lot,  which  he  subsequently  moved  to  a  more  favorable  location. 
This  was  the  first  building  of  any  considerable  size  ever  moved  in  that 
part  of  the  town  and  a  great  deal  of  labor  was  required  in  cutting  stumps 
and  preparing  a  road  for  its  removal.  On  his  marriage  he  brought  his 
wife  to  Industry  with  his  own  team,  the  journey  occupying  nearly  a 
week.  Soon  after  his  marriage  he  was  elected  captain  of  the  Industry 
militia,  and  was  ever  after  as  long  as  he  lived  known  as  *' Captain  Look." 
He  made  a  good  farm  and  raised  a  large  family.  In  1839  he  removed 
to  Phippsburg,  at  the  mouth  of  the  Kennebec  River,  and  was  drowned 
Sept.  21,  1 84 1.     She  died  in  Industry,  Dec.  31,  1889. 

Children. 

i.        Caroline  Smith,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  25,  1817;  d.  March  18,  1849. 

ii.  Davis,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  9,  18 18;  m.  (pub.  May  7,  i860),  Eliza  F. 
Pettingill,  of  Madison.     Farmer;   resides  in  Industry.     Children. 

iii.  Mary  Waitstill,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  6,  1819;  m.  (pub.  March  8, 
1859),  Ichabod  Bartlelt,  of  Jay. 

iv.  Charles  Valentine,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  24,  1822;  still  living  in  In- 
dustry, unmd. 

V.  John  Justin,  b.  in  Industry,  May  24,  1824;  m.  April  29,  1849,  f^r  ^^'st 
wife,  Susan  L.  Wendell,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Susan  (Lyon)  Wendell, 
of  Farmington.  She  d.  June  29,  1872.  He  m.  a  second  wife,  and  d. 
in  Farmington.     One  dau.  by  first  marriage. 

vi.       Elizabeth  Lilly,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  3,  1828;  m.  Josiah  Farnham. 

vii.      TisDEL,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  17,  1830;   d.  Feb.  2,  185 1. 

viii.     Mar(;aret  Norton,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  2,  1832;   m.  John  M.  Bumpus. 

ix.  Jabez  Smith,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  19,  1835;  ^'  "^^  ^^"  Galle,  Wis.,  Aug. 
— ,  i860. 

X.  Sarah  W.,  b.  in  Industry,  March  4,  1837;  ™-  J**'^^  7,  1857,  Henry  True 
Luce,  son  of  Sanders  and  Mahala  (Collins)  Luce,  q.  v. 


LUCE. 

Zephaniah  LuceS  was  among  the  first  bearing  this  family  name  to 
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and  Remember  ( )  Luce,  the  common  ancestors  of  this  numer- 
ous race  in  New  England  *  His  father,  Stephen  Luce,4  was  born  Sept. 
25,  1 7 14,  and  died  March  13,  1801,  aged  86  years,  5  months,  18  days, 
"a  deacon."  He  married,  Dec.  5,  1735,  Content  Presbury,  by  whom 
he  had  a  family  of  nine  children,  Zephaniah  s  being  the  eighth.  The 
father  of  Stephen  4  also  bore  the  name  of  Zephaniah,3  who  was  i>orn 
Feb.  19,  1695,  ^"^  married,  April  29,  1714,  Hope  Norton.  He  was  a 
son  of  Experience  Luce,^  who  was  born  Feb.  7,  1673,  ^^^  ^^^^^  J^^-  9j 
1747.  His  wife  was  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  Manter.  Experience^ 
was  the  son  of  Henry  and  Remember  Luce.'  But  little  is  known  of 
Henry  Luce,  the  maiden  name  of  whose  wife  has  not  been  learned. 
Documentary  evidence  shows,  however,  that  he  died  prior  to  the  month 
of  March,  1689.  Zephaniah  Luce,  the  Industry  immigrant,  was  born 
April  2,  1752,  and  married,  April  6,  1775,  Prudence  Manter.  She  died 
leaving  three  daughters,  and  he  married  for  his  second  wife,  Jan.  2,  1794, 
Thankful  Crowell  (born  April  2,  1758),  daughter  of  Samuel  Crowell. 
He  came  from  Tisbury,  with  other  Vineyard  families,  to  Industry  in  1801 
and  settled  on  lot  No.  31,  adjoining  Benjamin  Burgess's  on  the  north. 
The  commissioners  appointed  in  1802  to  appraise  the  settlers'  lots,  set 
the  price  of  Mr.  Luce's  hundred-acre  lot  at  one  hundred  and  fifty-five 
dollars,  or  at  an  average  value  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  per  acre.  It 
is  supposed  that,  being  unable  to  raise  a  sufficient  sum  to  pay  for  his 
land,  he  left  town  soon  after  this  appraisal.f  VVe  next  find  him  a  resi- 
dent of  Farmington  near  Industry  line,  at  the  head  of  Clear  Water 
Pond.  How  long  he  lived  in  that  town  cannot  be  determined,  but  it  is 
evident  that  he  was  well  advanced  in  life  when  he  returned  to  Industry. 
He  spent  the  last  of  his  life  in  a  small  log-house  near  the  Deacon  Cot- 
tle burying-ground.  His  wife  Thankful  died  Jan.  — ,  1825.  He  sur- 
vived her  some  years  and  died  about  1830. 

Children. 

i.         Prudenck,  h.  in  Tisbury,  Dukes  Co.,  Mass.,  Oct.   11,  1794;   d.  Oct.  15, 
1804. 

♦Hon.  Richard  L.  Pease,  of  Edgartown,  Dukes  County,  Mass.,  during  his  lifetime 
authority  on  all  matters  of  genealogy  pertaining  to  Martha's  Vineyard  families,  replying  to  a 
query  respecting  a  member  of  this  family  says  :  •'  Doubtless  he  was  from  Mattha's  Vineyard, 
as  all  bearing  that  family  name  can  trace  their  descent  from  the  first  Luce  who  came  to  the  Vine- 
yard, viz. :  Henry  Luce," 

fThis  inference  is  based  on  the  fact  that  his  name  does  not  appear  on  the  petition  for  in- 
corporation, dated  January,  kSo.j,  nor  on  the  list  of  voters  for  that  year,  all  of  which  seems  to 
indicate  that  he  had  moved  away  prior  to  1S03.  On  the  other  hand,  among  the  original  entries 
of  births  made  soon  after  the  incorporation  of  the  town  is  a  record  of  birtlis  in  Zephaniah  I<uce*s 
family.  His  eldest  daughter  died  Oct.  15,  1S04,  and  her  death  is  also  entered  on  the  Industry 
Town  Records.    The  writer  is  unable  to  harmonize  this  seemingly  conflicting  testimony. 


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ii.       Mary,  b.  in  Tisbury,  Sept.  7,  1796;  m.  Sept.  26,  1824,  Ichabod  Foster, 
of  Berlin,  Me.;  d.  without  issue. 

1.  iii.      Sanders,  b.  in  Tisbury,  April  25, 1799;  m.  Nov.  5, 1822,  Mahala  Collins, 

dau.  of  Daniel  and  Thankful  (Ashley)  Collins,  q.  v. 

1.  Sanders  LuCE,^son  of  Zephaniah  and  Thankful  (Crowell)  Luce, 
married  Mahala  Collins.  When  a  young  man  and  prior  to  his  marriage 
he  learned  the  trade  of  carpenter  and  builder,  serving  his  apprenticeship 
with  Uriel  Hillman,  of  Farmington,  a  skillful  and  thorough  workman. 
Soon  after  his  marriage  Mr.  Luce  settled  on  a  lot  of  land  lying  north  of 
and  adjoining  Clear  Water  Pond,  where  all  his  children,  three  in  number, 
were  born.*  About  1831,  while  a  resident  of  Industry,  he  was  elected 
and  commissioned  captain  of  the  militia  and  held  that  office  for  several 
years.  He  moved  to  Phillips  in  1834  and  remained  there  seven  years, 
much  of  the  time  engaged  in  working  at  his  trade.  After  this  he  had 
charge  of  the  wood-working  repair  shop  of  a  woolen  mill  in  the  town 
of  Readfield.  After  a  year  in  this  position  he  went  to  Wilton,  and 
from  there  in  1850  to  Auburn,  Me.  He  was  a  superior  workman,  and 
his  services  as  master-builder  were  in  good  demand  as  long  as  he  fol- 
lowed his  trade.  He  died  in  Auburn,  June  25,  1863,  aged  64  years 
and  two  months.  His  widow  survived  him  some  years  and  died  in 
Auburn,  Nov.  6,  1874. 

Children. 

i.        George  Whitefield,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  26,  1824;  d.  young. 

2.  ii.        Henry  True,  b.  in  Industry,  May  23,  1827;  m.  July  13,  1851,  Mary  E. 

Parker,  dau.  of  Charles  and  Diana  (Drake)  Parker,  of  Auburn, 
iii.      Christopher  Coixmbus,  b.  in   Industry,  Sept.  13,  1831;    m.  Nov.  5, 
i860,  Clara  W.  Gower,  of  Freeport.     Merchant  tailor;  in  business  in 
Boston. 

2.  Henry  True  Luce,  son  of  Sanders  and  Mahala  (Collins)  Luce, 
married  Mary  E.  Parker.  She  died  in  I^wiston,  Feb.  22,  1854,  and 
he  married,  June  7,  1857,  Sarah  W.  Look,  daughter  of  Capt.  Valentine 
and  Mary  (Smith)  Look,  of  Industry,  q.  v.  His  wife,  Sarah  W.,  died  in 
Auburn,  about  January,  1858.  He  married  for  third  wife,  Oct.  3,  1859, 
Mrs.  Amelia  D.  Fuller,  daughter  of  Charles  and  Mary  (Doyle)  Holmes, 
of  Thomaston,  and  relict  of  Sylvester  Fuller.  He  is  a  carpenter  and 
resides  in  Cottage  City,  Dukes  Co.,  Mass. 

Children. 

i.        Henrietta  True,  b.  in  Auburn,  Feb.  28,  1852;  m.  Nov.  20,  1876,  Wil- 
liam A.  Jackson,  son  of  Lemuel  Jackson,  of  Lewiston.     Their  child  ; 
Lemuel  Luce,  b.  Jan.  9,  1880. 
ii.        Augustus  Mitchell,  b.  in  Auburn,  Feb.  12,  1854;  d.  Sept.  4,  1854. 


•The  buildings  stood  quite  near  the  shore  of  the  pond  and  were  at  one  time  occupied  by 
Peter  Tilton  and  Francis  S.  Rogers.     They  were  taken  down  and  moved  away  many  years  ago. 


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Samuel  Luce,^  a  nephew  of  Zephaniah,^  was  born  in  Tisbury,  Mass., 
Dec.  23,  1769.  He  was  the  oldest  son  of  Ezekiel  Luce,5  who  was  bom 
1750,  and  married  in  1768  Hannah  Manter.*  Samuel  Luce*  married 
Lucy  Cathcart  (born  in  Tisbury,  Mass.,  May  28,  1776),  daughter  of 
Hugh  and  Bathsheba  (Allen)  Cathcart.  He  was  a  farmer  and  eventu- 
ally settled  in  New  Sharon.  His  first  wife  died  in  New  Sharon,  Sept. 
18,  181 1,  and  he  married  Jan.  26,  1812,  Sally  Webster,  of  New  Sharon. 
She  lived  but  a  few  years.  His  third  wife,  whom  he  married  Feb.  29, 
1 816,  was  Phebe  Tibbetts,  of  New  Sharon.  He  died  June  9,  1834,  in 
New  Sharon. 

Children. 

i.        SoPHRONiA  W.,  m.  Dec.  26,  1816,  Warren  Williamson,  of  Stark. 

1.  ii.        Ezekiel,  b.  Sept.  4,  1791;   m.  Jan.  15,  1824,  Nancy  Norcross,  dau.  of 

Philip  and  Joanna  ( Brackett)  Norcross,  q.  v. 
iii.      Almira. 
iv.       Francis,  returned  to  Martha's  Vineyard  and  subsequently  married  Ange- 

line  Newcombe,  of  Tisbury.     Sea  captain.     Ix)st  at  sea. 
V.        Temperance,  b.  July  21,  1803;  m.  Warren  Williamson, 
vi.       Patience  A.,  b.  July  3,  1807;!   m.  Aug.  10,  1828,  William  Philbrick 
(b.  in  Mt.  Vernon,  Aug.  23,  1793),  son  of  Caleb  and  Dorothy  Ann 
(Gordon)  Philbrick.     Farmer,  and  soldier  ini  81 2  War.     Settled  first  in 
Industry  and  afterward  in  New  Sharon.     Died  in  West  Watervillc, 
March  29,  i860.     She  d.  in  Waterville.     Children: 
i.        Samuel  Luce,  b.  in  Industry,  May  14,   1829;  m.  Flavilla 

Adams.     Resides  in  Fairfield, 
ii.       Mary  E.,  b.  in  Industry,   March   31,  1832;  m.  George  W. 

Messer.     Resides  in  Augusta, 
iii.       William  M.,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  16,  1835;  m.  Lizzie  Rice; 

d.  in  Waterville,  Oct.  4,  1870. 
iv.       Cyrus   B.,  b.   in  New   Sharon,  April  28,  1837;    m.  Ellen 

Shepard.     Resides  in  Waterville. 
V.        Julia  A.,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Jan.  31,  1840;  m.  Elias  Pease. 
Resides  in  Waterville. 

Child  by  second  marriage. 

2.  vii.     Samuel  Dexter,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Jan.  26,  1814;  m.  Dec.  20,  1834, 

Abagail  Norcross  Spencer  (b.  Feb.  18,  1814),  dau.  of  John  P.  and 
Eunice  (Tibbetts)  Spencer,  of  New  Vineyard. 


*  Samuel  Luce  had  a  younger  brother,  Eddy,  who  married  Thankful  Reynolds.  They  made 
a  brief  residence  in  New  Sharon,  where  their  son,  Eddy  Manter  Luce,  was  bom  Nov.  23,  1807. 
The  family  subsequently  settled  in  New  Bedford,  Mass.  One  son,  Ambrose  Luce,  was  living 
there  in  18S9.  Theodore  Luce,  another  brother,  married  in  Tisbury,  Mass.,  June  14,  1S46, 
Martha  Ann  Stevens  (born  in  Industry,  Aug.  18,  1816),  daughter  of  Moses  and  Sarah  H. 
(Willis)  Stevens,  q.  v.    She  died  in  Tisbury,  July  31,  1849,  leaving  children  as  follows: 

i.  Ada  Stevens,  b.  in  Tisbury.  July  i,  1847;  married.  May  9,  1870,  Benjamin  Dun- 

ham Cleveland,  son  of  Abisha  Sampson  and  Phebe  (Dunham)  Cleveland,  of 
Edgartown,  Mass.     {See  Stevens.) 
ii.         Martha  Ann,  born  in  Tisbury,  May  11,  1849;  married  Feb.  24,  1S67,  Samuel  Ed- 
ward West  (born  in  Chilmark,  April  24,  1&47),  son  of  George  and  Prudence 
(Lsimbert)  West.     Farmer;  resides  in  West  Tisbury,  Mass.    Three  children. 
Theodore  Luce  married  a  second  wife,  by  whom  he  had  one  son. 
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1.  EzEKFEL  Luce,  son  of  Samuel  and  Lucy  (Cathcart)  Luce,  married 
Nancy  Norcross.  Farmer ;  settled  first  in  New  Sharon,  but  moved  to 
Industry  in  1833,  where  he  resided  for  upward  of  thirteen  years.  Died 
in  New  Sharon,  July  21,  1861,  aged  69  years,  10  months  and  17  days. 
His  wife  died  Dec.  12,  1861,  aged  55  years,  i  month  and  6  days. 

Children. 

i.  SoPHRONiA,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Aug.  8,  1826;  ra.  Dec.  24,  1843,  Alcien 
Hilton,  of  Industry.  Divorced.  She  died  in  Dedham,  Mass.,  Oct.  8, 
1889. 
ii.  Joanna  Norcross,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Sept.  18,  1828;  m.  Seth  N.  Wil- 
liams; d.  at  Kent's  Hill,  Nov.  20, 1868.  She  has  a  son,  Frank  Williams, 
who  resides  in  Fresno,  Fresno  Co.,  California, 
iii.       Mary  Ann,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Sept.  13,  1831 ;  m.  Samuel  Collier.     Mr. 

Collier  has  a  brother  living  in  Farmington. 
iv.      Wealthy  Norcross,  b.  in  Industry,  May  8,  1835;  d.  Aug.  17,  1838, 
V.       Albert  Ezekiel,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  6,  1837;  °*-  ^^^'  7»  '86o,  Syrena 
Bickford  Taylor  (b.  in  Stark,  May  22,  1839),  dau.  of  Albert  Taylor. 
His  wife  d.in  Skowhegan,  March  2,  1890.     Mr.  Luce  is  a  dealer  in 
stoves  and  resides  in  Brunswick.    Children : 

i.        Nancy  Wealthy,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Oct.  5, 186 1 ;  m.  March 
2S,   1884,  John  N.  Collins,  son  of    Daniel  and  Fanny 
(Greenleaf)  Collins,  q,  v. 
ii.        ElWyn,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  May  28,  1863;   m.  Dycie  May 

Withee.    Resides  in  Haverhill,  Mass. 
iii.      Charles  Albert,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  July  14,  1873. 
vi.      George  W.,  b.  in  Industry,  July  22,  1842;  d.  Dec.  11,  1842. 
vii.     Charles  B.,  b.   in  Industry,  Dec.  8,  1842.*     Member  of  Co.  L,  ist 
Reg't,  Me.  Cavalry.     Mustered  in  Dec.  26,  1863.     Died  at  Mt.  Pleas- 
ant Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C,  June  26,  1864. 

2.  Samuel  Dexter  Luce,  son  of  Samuel  and  Sally  (Webster)  Luce, 
married  Abigail  N.  Spencer.  Shoemaker  and  farmer.  Came  to  In- 
dustry in  the  spring  of  1837  and  located  at  West's  Mills,  and  resided  in 
town  until  the  summer  of  1851.  His  wife  Abigail  died  in  Durham,  and 
he  married  in  1878  a  second  wife.  He  died  of  paralysis  in  Topsham, 
Feb.  22,  1883,  aged  69  years  and  27  days. 

Children. 

i.  Francis  A.,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Sept.  14,  1835;  "*•  Caroline  Snowman. 
Enlisted  Sept.  10,  1862,  at  Georgetown,  as  a  private  in  Co.  F,  28th 
Reg*t,  Me.  Veteran  Infantry.  Promoted  to  corporal  at  once  and  then 
to  sergeant.  Mustered  into  the  U.  S.  Service  as  sergeant  Co.  F,  28th 
Reg't,  Oct.  14,  1862.  Promoted  to  sergeant  major  (N.  C.  S.)  to  take 
effect  Oct.  I,  1862.  Regiment  left  the  State  Oct.  26,  1862,  arrived  at 
Fort  Schuyler,  New  York,  October  28,  doing  garrison  duty  until 
November  26,  when  it  was  ordered  to  East  New  York.  Arrived  at 
Brooklyn  eve  of  the  26th,  in  a  cold  and  severe  rainstorm.  By  invitation 
of  Rev.  Henry  Ward  Beecher  was  quartered  in  Plymouth  Church. 
Arrived  at  East  New  York  the  27th,  and  were  assigned  to  the  Provisional 
Brigade,  commanded  by  Col.  Elijah  D.  Johnson,  of  the  21st  Me. 
Remained  there  till  Jan.  17, 1863;  embarked  on  board  U.  S.  S.  "Empire 


*  Age  as  given  on  muster  rolls  does  not  agree  with  date  of  birth;  according  to  age  as 
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City"  for  New  Orleans,  where  they  arrived  January  29,  and  were 
assigned  to  the  2d  Div.,  19th  Army  Corps,  Department  of  the  Gulf. 
The  regiment  encamped  Feb.  15,  1863,  on  the  old  battlefield  of  Gen- 
eral Jackson.  From  thence  went  to  Warrenton  and  Pensacola  Navy 
Yard,  Florida.  The  regiment  then  divided,  detachments  sent  to  Fort 
Butler  and  Plaquemine;  at  the  latter  place  Mr.  Luce  was  acting 
adjutant  of  regiment.  Were  next  ordered  to  Port  Hudson  and  partici- 
pated in  the  siege  which  lasted  47  days.  Mustered  out  as  sergeant 
major,  Aug.  31,  1863,  having  served  two  and  one-half  months  after 
term  of  enlistment  had  expired.  He  is  now  a  boot  and  shoe  dealer 
in  Bath,  located  at  132  Front  St.  Is  also  a  member  of  Post  Sedgwick, 
No.  4,  G.  A.  R.,  and  has  held  the  following  offices :  sergeant  major,  i 
year;  quartermaster,  4  years;  assistant  inspector  on  department  com- 
mander's staff,  I  year;  member  common  council.  City  of  Bath,  in 
1888  to  1891. 
ii.  EvELYNE  W.,  b.  in  Industry,  June  5,*  1837;  ™-  James  Warren  Collins, 
son  of  George  and  Mary  A.  (Norcross)  Collins,  q,  v.  Resides  in 
Brunswick, 
iii.  Eliza  Amelia,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  12,  1840;  m.  Oct.  28,  1856,  Louis 
Schoppe  (b.  in  Hanover,  Germany),  son  of  Christian  and  Johanna 
(Gehrung)  Schoppe.  Mr.  Schoppe  was  a  musician  and  d.  in  New 
York  City,  Jan.  10,  1883.    Children,  all  b.  in  Bath,  Me. : 

i.        Louis  August,  b.   March  28,  1859;    m.  Adelaide   Shealer. 

Resides  in  New  York  City, 
ii.       Harrison  Melville,)  b.  April    14,   1861.      Harrison   m. 
iii.      Francis  Everett,      j      Theresa  Strater.    Resides  in  New 

York  City, 
iv.      Emma  S.,  b.  Oct.  6,  1863. 
V.       Henry  Rudolph,  b.  Feb.  6,  1865. 
vi.      Samuel  Burtice,  b.  Aug.  3,  1867. 
vii.     Edward,  b.  May  27,  1871. 
viii.    Benjamin  Stimpson,  b.  June  20,  1875. 
ix.      Tony  Frank,  b.  March  26,  1877. 
iv.      Samuel  Harrison,  b.  in  Industry,  July  I2,t  1843;    m.  Caroline  E. 

Williams.     Resides  in  Cambridgeport,  Mass. 
V.        Sarah  Webster,  b.  in  Industry,  June  6,  1845;  ^'  Sept.  15,  1847. 
vi.      Burtice  S.,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  14,  1847;  '"•  A"'*  Hunter.     Enlisted  as 
a  private  in  Co.  B,  7th  Me.  Reg*t,  Inf.     Mustered  in  Nov.  26,  1862. 
Discharged  for  disability  in  1864      Resides  in  Topsham,  Me. 
vii.      George  W.,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  6,  1849;  ni-  Elizabeth  Brown.     Served 
33  months  in  Co.  L,  ist  Me.  Reg*t,  Heavy  Artillery.     Wounded  at  the 
battle  of  the  Wilderness,  May  19,  1864.     Promoted  to  corporal.     Dis- 
charged with  the  regiment.       Member  of  city  council  of  Bath  two 
years.     Resides  in  Bath, 
viii.     Mary  E.,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  18,  1850;  m.  Horatio  N.  Johnson.     Resides 

in  Durham,  Me. 
ix.      Dexter  G.,  b.  in   Farmingdale,  April  28,  1854.     Resides  in   Denver, 
Colorado,  unmd. 


Daniel  Luce,  an  early  settler  in  Industry,  was  born  on  the  Island  of 
Martha's  Vineyard,  July  20, J  1747.      His  father  was  Rowland  Luce,§ 

•  Family  record.    June  6,  Industry  Town  Records. 

t  Family  record.    July  6,  Indu.stry  Town  Records. 

X  Martha's  Vineyard  Records.    July  31,  Industry  Town  Records. 

§  He  was  second  cousin  to  the  father  of  Zephaniah  Luce,  whose  name  stands  at  the  open, 
ing  of  these  Luce  notes.  His  wife,  Mary  Butler,  was  a  sister  to  Thomas,  father  of  Captain 
Jeruel  Butler,  q.  v. 


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his  mother,  Mary,  daughter  of  David  and  Annah  (Hatch)  Butler.  Dan- 
iel Luce  married,  Jan.  19,  1769,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Joseph  Merry; 
she  was  bom  in  Tisbury,  Mass.,  July  16,  1751.  Her  descendants  say 
that  she  was  a  cousin  to  Asa  Merry,  who  married  Sally  Bartlett,  but  the 
author  is  inchned  to  doubt  the  correctness  of  their  statement.  But  lit- 
tle is  known  of  the  family  history  of  Daniel  Luce.  He  is  said  to  have 
had  a  brother  Rowland,  who  settled  in  Rochester,  Mass.,  and  was  repu- 
ted to  be  very  wealthy ;  also  sisters,  Mar}'  and  Betsey,  who  died  unmar- 
ried. They  were  ladies  of  means  and  educated  a  nephew,  Leonard 
Luce,  for  the  ministry.  Mr.  Luce  was  a  shoemaker  and  lived  in  Tisbury 
until  about  1775,  when  he  removed  to  Sharon,  Litchfield  Co.,  Conn., 
where  three  children,  Rowland,  Daniel  and  Truman,  were  bom.  He 
then  retumed  to  Martha's  Vineyard  and  continued  to  reside  in  Tisbury 
until  August,  1 790,  when  he  removed  to  Farmington,  where  he  remained 
a  little  more  than  a  year  and  then  settled  on  the  south  half  of  lot  No. 
15,*  in  the  first  range,  in  the  township  of  New  Vineyard.  Like  many 
of  the  Vineyard  emigrants,  Mr.  Luce  and  his  family  came  by  water  to 
Hallowell,  from  which  place  his  household  effects  were  conveyed  to 
Readfield  in  a  cart,  and  from  thence  to  their  destination  at  Farmington 
on  a  rude  horse-sled  constructed  of  poles,  the  thills  and  mnners 
all  in  one  piece.  A  son  says  :  "  When  father  moved  into  this  part  of 
the  country  he  was  in  very  poor  circumstances,  having  no  team  or  stock 
of  any  kind,  not  even  a  cow.  We  had  to  carry  all  our  grain  on  our 
backs  to  Starling's  (now  called  Walton's)  Mill,  to  be  ground,  a  distance 
of  nearly  ten  miles.  He  never  owned  a  team  until  he  raised  a  pair  of 
calves  from  hired  cows,  yet  I  never  saw  the  time  when  we  did  not  have 
enough  of  something  to  eat."  In  1 795  or  early  in  1 796  he  sold  to  Dr. 
Thomas  Flint  and  removed  to  the  Lowell  Strip  in  Industry  and  settled 
on  lot  No.  17,  now  comprising  the  farms  of  James  Edgecomb,  and 
Amos  Stetson,  Jr.  Here  he  built  a  log-house,  and  subsequently  a 
framed  one  which  is  still  standing  on  the  Stetson  farm.  His  four  sons 
married  and  settled  near  him  :  Rowland  on  the  east,  on  lot  No.  19 ; 
Daniel  on  the  west  half  of  his  father's  lot;  Tmman  on  lot  No.  18, 
between  his  father  and  oldest  brother,  Rowland ;  David  on  the  north 
half  of  lot  No.  26.  He  eventually  sold  to  Jesse  Pratt  and  went  to  live 
with  his  youngest  son,  David.     He  died  July  10,  18 14. 

Children, 
i.         Miriam,  b.  in  Tisbury,  Dukes  Co.,  Mass.,  April  i,  1770;  m.  Nov.  14, 
1 787,  Benjamin  Cottle,  son  of  Seth  and  Abigail  (Claghom)  Cottle,  q.  v, 

*  Mr.  Luce  bought  bis  land  in  New  Vineyard  of  Zachariah  Smith,  of  Tisbury,  as  is 
shown  by  the  original  deed  dated  Aug.  —,1794,  and  recorded  in  Lincoln  County  Registry, 
{Book  fiip'  tab).  The  consideration  was  4/;  6s.  in  lawful  money,  "or  other  things  equivalent' 
i'he  boundaries  were  to  include  "his  new  dwelling  and  comprise  lao  acres." 


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ii.  Rhoda,  b.  in  Dukes  Co.,  Feb.  15,  1772;  m.  June  23,  1796,  Eleazer  Pratt, 
son  of  Paul  and  Jael  (Bennett)  Pratt,  of  Middleboro',  Mass. 

iii.  Judith,  b.  in  Dukes  Co.,  March  13, 1774;  m.  Feb.  20,  i8cx),  John  Trask, 
son  of  Thomas  and  Lydia  (Sylvester)  Trask,  of  Edgecomb,  Me. 

iv.  Rowland,  b.  in  Sharon, Conn.,  March  13,  1776;  m.  June  21, 1796,*  Han- 
nah Daggett,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  and  Jedidah  (Vinson)  Daggett,  q.  v. 

V.  Daniel,  b.  in  Sharon,  Conn.,  June  21,  1779;  m.  Sept.  12,  1804,  Elizabeth 
Collins,  dau.  of  Daniel  and  Thankful  ( Ashley j  Cotfins,  q.  v. 

vi.  Truman,  b.  in  Sharon,  Conn.,  May  9,  1781;  m.  Feb.  19,  1807,  Rebecca 
Collins,  dau.  of  Daniel  and  Thankful  (Ashley)  Collins,  q.  v. 

vii.  Mary,  b.  in  Tisbury,  Mass.,  Sept.  22,  1783;  m.  Sept.  15,  1804,  Jabez 
Norton,  son  of  Jabez  and  Phebe  (Luce)  Norton,  q.  v. 

6.  viii.     Naomi,  b.  in  Tisbury,  July  10,  1786;  m.  (pub.  Feb.  8,  1806),  Henry  Young 
Butler,  of  New  Vineyard,  son  of  Sarson  and (Young)  Butler. 

ix.  Betsey,  b.  in  Farmington,  Nov.  22,  1790;  d.  in  Industry,  Sept.  3,  1836, 
unmd. 

7.  X.        David,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  June  7, 1793;  m.  Feb.  17,  1819,  Mrs.  Marcia 

Chapman,  relict  of  John   Chapman   and   dau.   of Ballard,  of 

Tamworth,  N.  H. 


I .  Eleazer  Frait  married  Rhoda  Luce.f  Mr.  Pratt  was  bom  in 
Middleboro',  Mass.,  June  3,  1767,  and  was  the  second  child  of  Paul 
and  Jael  (Bennett)  Pratt,  who,  with  their  numerous  family,  were  among 
the  pioneer  settlers  in  the  town  of  New  Vineyard.  On  coming  to  the 
District  of  Maine  he  engaged  in  farming  in  the  town  where  his  father 
had  settled,  and  there  all  his  children,  ten  in  number,  were  born.  A 
few  years  prior  to  his  death  he  moved  to  Farmington,  where  he  died  of 
dyspepsia,  Jan.  24,  1832,  aged  64  years,  7  months  and  21  days.  His 
widow  survived  him  many  years  and  died  in  Orono,  Me.,  Aug.  — ,  1850, 
aged  78  years. 

Children. 

i.        Rachel,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  May  7,  1792;  m.  Simeon  Ripley;  d.  April 

24,  1823. 
ii.       AuRELiA,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Sept.  17,  1793;   m.  Solomon  Ripley. 

Children  by  second  marriage. 

iii.       Rhoda,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  March  i,  1797;  d.  January  — ,  1839. 
iv.       Lydia,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Jan.  20,  1799;  m.  Dominicus  Mitchell. 
V.         Sally,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Jan.  i6,   1801;  m.  James  Mitchell.     Died 

Sept.  25,  1823. 
vi.       Eleazer,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Jan.  2,  1803;  d.  Peb.  3,  1803. 
vii.      Truman,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Feb.  29,  1804;  m.  and  died  in  Illinois, 

Sept.  19,  1844. 
viii.    Anna  B.,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  April  20,  1807;  died  in  New  Vineyard, 

Sept.  30,  1820. 
ix.       Eleazer,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Feb.  11,  1810;  d.  April  — ,  1835. 
8.    X.        George,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  July  16,  1812 ;  m.  Dec.  31,  1831,  Rebecca 

Ross,  of  Chesterville. 


*  From  a  record  in  the  family  Bible.  Farmington  Town  Records  gives  the  date  June  aa, 
1796. 

t  Eleazer  Pratt  married  May  — ,  1791,  for  his  first  wife,  Aurelia  Winslow,  who  was  bom 
Nov.  33,  1772,  and  died  Nov.  la,  179S,  leavings  two  children. 


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2.  John  Trask  married  Judith  Luce.  After  his  marriage  he  lived  in 
Industry  a  short  time  and  then  moved  to  New  Sharon,  settling  near  the 
village,  on  the  south  side  of  Sandy  River.  He  was  a  shoemaker  and 
followed  that  occupation  in  connection  with  farming.  He  served  a  full 
line  of  militia  offices  up  to  captain ;  was  a  member  of  the  Congrega- 
tional Church  and  a  man  of  influence  in  the  community  where  he  lived. 
He  was  sexton  and  had  charge  of  the  village  cemetery  in  New  Sharon  for 
many  years  ;  he  died  Sept.  8,  1852,  aged  74  years.  His  wife  died  May 
5,  1854,  aged  80  years.* 

Children. 

i.  John,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  June  8,  1801 ;  m.  Nancy  Greeley,  of  Massachu 
setts.  Shoemaker  and  farmer.  Settled  on  the  homestead  in  New 
Sharon,  and  while  living  there  was  elected  high  sheriff  of  Franklin 
County.  He  afterward  moved  to  Dubuque,  Iowa,  where  he  died. 
His  first  wife  died,  and  he  married  in  Dubuque  a  second  wife  by 
whom  he  had  one  child.     Three  children  by  first  marriage. 

ii.        Daniel,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  May  19,  1803;  m.  July  5,  1827,  Lydia  Smith, 

dau.  of  Jeremiah  and  Deborah  (Norton)  Smith,  of  New  Sharon.     Mr. 

Trask  was  a  farmer  and  spent  his  whole  life  in  his  native  town.     He 

•     d.  March  12,  1866.     His  widow  is  still  living  (1890)   with  her  son, 

Hiram  Trask,  of  New  Sharon. 

iii.  Lydia  S.,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Feb.  17,  1805;  m.  Nov.  17,  1824,  Joshua 
Berry,  son  of  Willis  and  Hannah  (Hopkins)  Berry,  of  New  Sharon. 
She  d.  Jan.  17,  1839.     Five  children. 

iv.  Judith,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Feb.  2,  1807;  m.  May  4,  1826,  Samuel,  son 
of  Dea.  Nathaniel  Baker,  of  New  Sharon.  Mr.  Baker  was  a  farmer 
and  kept  a  public  house  for  the  accommodation  of  travelers  to  and 
from  Hallowell.  He  d.  in  Lawrence,  Mass.  She  is  still  (1890)  living 
in  California.     Nine  or  more  children. 

V.  Elizabeth  Merry,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Jan.  12,  1809;  m.  (pub.  Feb.  27, 
1830),  Lucius  Bolles  Robinson,  of  New  Sharon,  formerly  of  Mt.  Ver- 
non. He  was  a  farmer  and  shoemaker  and  spent  his  adult  life  in 
New  Sharon.     She  d.  Jan.  13,  1837.     He  died  in  New  Sharon. 

vi.  Betsey  S.,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  1811;  m.  Hiram  Bass,  of  Orono,  son  of 
Samuel  Bass.  She  d.  July  2,  1843.  ^^^  d.  Dec.  20,  1854,  aged  46 
years.    Three  children. 

vii.  Mary  Norton,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Aug.  — ,  1813  (bapt.  Dec.  7,  1815); 
m.  Charles  S.  Porter,  of  Augusta.  He  was  a  larmer  in  New  Sharon. 
She  d.  May  18,  1877.  He  d.  in  Livermore,  April  15,  1890,  aged  80 
years,  5  months. 


3.  Ro\vij\nd  Luce,  son  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Merry)  Luce, 
married  Hannah  Daggett,  who  was  born  Sept.  21,  1776,  and  died  in 
Industry,  May  4,  1807.  He  married,  July  23,  1807,  Eunice,  daughter  of 
James  Ma.son.  She  was  born  in  Tam worth,  N.  H.,  July  1,1777,  and  died 
in  Industry,  May  1,  1853.  Mr.  Luce  was  a  farmer  and  prominent 
member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  He  spent  his  whole  life  on  the  farm 
now  owned  by  James  T.  True  and  died  Dec.  22,  1862. 

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Children. 

9.    i.        Jonathan,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  12,  1797;  m.  May  16, 1821,  Eliza  Bryar,* 
dau.  of  Andrew  and  Ruth  ( )  Bryar,  of  Tamworth,  N.  H. 

10.  ii.        Leonard,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  17,  1799;  m.  Sept.  25,  1827,  Susan  Butler 

West,t  dau.  of  Peter,  Jr.,  and  Anna  (Butler)  West,  q.  v. 
iii.       Eliza,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  30,  1801;  m.  May  9,  1822,  Jonathan  Merry, 

son  of  Asa  and  Sally  (Bartlett)  Merry,  q,  v. 
iv.       Hannah,  b.  in  Industry,  July  22,  1804;  m.  (pub.  Dec.  9,  1828),  Fisher 

Viles,  son  of  Joseph  and  Sarah  (Hancock)  Viles,  q.  v. 

Children  by  second  marriage. 

11.  V.       Christopher  Sanborn,  b.  in  Industry,  April  22,  1808;  m.  Oct.  3,  1831, 

Sarah  G.  Pottle  (b.  April  23,  1809),  dau.  of  Henry  and  Sarah  (Hoyt) 
PotUe,  of  Stratham,  N.  H. 

vi.      James,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  8,  1809;  d.  Jan.  17,  18 10. 

vii.  Susan  Sanborn,  b.  in  Industry,  May  13,  181 1;  m.  Dec.  i,  183 1, 
Ebenezer  Norton,  of  Farmington,  son  of  Peter  and  Lydia  B.  (Norton) 
Norton.  Farmer;  resided  in  the  eastern  part  of  Farmington  near 
Allen's  Mills.  She  d.  Jan.  20,  1858,  s.  p.  He  m.  a  second  wife  and 
d.  in  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  Nov.  19,  1887,  aged  81  years,  4  months  and 
I  day. 

12.  viii.    Jesse,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  6,  1813;  m.  Dec.  i,  1836,  Lydia  Hurd,  dau. 

of  George  and  Susan  (Brown)  Hurd,  of  Harmony, 
ix.  Daniel,  b.  in  Industry,  April  2,  181 5;  d.  Feb.  13,  1838.  He  was  a  min- 
ister of  the  Baptist  denomination,  having  received  a  license  to  preach 
about  two  years  prior  to  his  death.  Not  being  well,  he  went  to  Nan- 
tucket for  the  improvement  of  his  health  and  was  drowned  by  break- 
ing through  the  ice  while  crossing  a  creek. 

13.  X.        Moses  Mason,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  22,  181 7;  m.  May  10,  1842,  Lydia 

Cottle  Luce,  dau.  of  David  M.  and  Joanna  (Cottle)  Luce,  q,  v, 
xi.      Eunice  Mason,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  25,  1822;    d.  May  7,  1841. 

4.  Daniel  Luce,  son  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Merry)  Luce,  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Collins.  He  married  at  the  age  of  twenty-five,  and  for  a 
time  lived  in  the  family  of  his  father  on  the  farm  owned  in  1892  by 
Frank  W.  Stetson.  Here  his  two  older  children  were  bom.  About 
1807  Mr.  Luce  bought  sixty-six  acres  from  the  western  portion  of  the 
homestead  farm,  and  on  this  land  he  immediately  erected  a  house  and 
barn.  In  his  new  house  his  third  child,  Phebe,  was  born.  He  contin- 
ued to  live  on  this  farm  for  nearly  half  a  century.  His  wife  died  July 
1 7,  1849,  ^"^  four  years  later  he  sold  his  farm  to  James  Edgecomb,  who 
came  from  Livermore,  and  afterward  made  his  home  with  his  sons.  Mr. 
Luce  was  not  a  man  who  figured  prominently  in  town  or  public  affairs. 
But  fortunately  a  man's  ability  and  moral  worth  is  not  to  be  measured 
by  the  number  or  importance  of  the  public  positions  he  has  filled.  The 
most  worthy  are  by  no  means  the  persons  who  usually  receive  the  suf- 
frages of  their  townsmen.  A  far  greater  honor  is  it  to  rear  a  family  of 
intelligent,  capable  children,  than  any  favor  the  public  can  bestow.     Mr. 


♦  Elixabeth  Bryar  on  New  Vineyard  Town  Records. 

t  The  family  record  kept  by  her  father  ^ives  the  name  Susan  Mary,  and  it  so  appears  on 
the  headstone  marking  her  grave. 


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Luce's  three  sons  and  three  daughters  were  a  family  of  which  a  father 
need  in  no  wise  feel  ashamed.  The  sons  were  enterprising  and  indus- 
trious and  with  the  daughters  were  esteemed  as  worthy  members  of 
society.  He  died  in  Bangor,  May  27,  1875,  at  the  advanced  age  of 
95  years,  1 1  months  and  6  days. 

Children. 

i.  George  Washington,  b.  in  Industry,  July  23,  1805;  m.  March  29,  1831, 
Susan  Remick,  dau.  of  William  and  Abigail  (Gilman)  Remick  q,  v. 
Mr.  Luce  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  his  native  town  and  at  the 
Farmington  Academy.  He  became  a  successful  school  teacher  and 
frequently  taught  in  his  native  town.  When  a  young  man  he  bought 
the  Capt.  Jerucl  Butler  farm  in  company  with  his  brother  Luther. 
This  they  cultivated  together  for  several  years.  Selling  his  farm  he 
bought  the  well-knovni  Peter  Daggett  farm  adjoining  his  father's  on 
the  west.  This  farm  is  now  -(1890)  owned  and  occupied  by  his 
nephew,  George  Luce.  Mr.  Luce  was  a  practical  farmer  and  much 
interested  in  stock-raising,  his  specialties  being  neat  stock  and 
Merino  sheep.  His  well-directed  efforts  in  these  departments  did 
much  to  elevate  the  standard  and  improve  the  quality  of  the  stock  in 
his  neighborhood  and  town.  His  flock  of  sheep  was  for  years  re- 
garded one  of  the  best  in  town.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Franklin 
County  Agricultural  Society  for  many  years,  and  held  various  offices 
therein.  lie  was  devoted  to  strong  temperance  principles  and  was 
a  consistent  member  of  the  Congregational  Church.  He  died  in  Mt. 
Desert,  whither  he  had  gone  for  the  improvement  of  his  health,  Sept.  3, 
1875,  and  lies  buried  in  Bangor.  His  widow  d.  in  Industry,  Oct.  16, 
1887,  5.  p.  Buried  beside  her  husband  in  Bangor. 
14.  ii.  Luther,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  12,  i8o6;  m.  May  i8,  1830,  Thankful 
Collins,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Annah  (Hatch)  Collins,  q,  v. 

iii.  Phebe,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  18,  i8o8;  m.  Oct.  28,  1834,*  Thomas  Cush- 
man,  son  of  Henry  and  Phebe  (Collins)  Cushman  (see  p.  ^4^). 

iv.  Hebron,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  22,  i8ii;  m.  Angeline  Ewer,  dau.  of  John 
and  Lydia  (Dexter)  Ewer,  of  Bangor.  He  acquired  a  very  good  edu- 
cation and  when  a  young  man  went  to  Bangor  to  seek  his  fortune. 
Here,  engaged  in  various  enterprises,  his  whole  adult  life  was  spent. 
For  many  years  he  was  one  of  the  leading  farmers  in  Bangor.  He 
devoted  considerable  attention  to  stock-raising,  one  of  his  specialties 
being  the  breeding  of  Southdown  sheep.  His  skill  and  good  judg- 
ment in  this  branch  of  husbandry  was  rendered  patent  by  the  high 
degree  of  excellence  attained  for  his  flock.  He  died  in  Bangor, 
July  27,  1887,  aged  nearly  76  years,  s.  p.  The  Daily  IVhig  and 
Courier  of  July  28  paid  the  following  tribute  to  his  memory :  "Mr. 
Hebron  Luce,  one  of  our  oldest  and  best -known  citizens,  passed  away 
in  this  city,  Wednesday  morning,  at  an  early  hour,  at  his  residence  on 
the  Cram  road,  at  the  advanced  age  of  seventy-five  years,  eleven 
months.  Mr.  Luce  has  a  host  of  friends  in  this  city  and  the  surround- 
ing towns,  by  whom  his  sudden  death  will  be  heard  with  great  regret. 
Being  a  sound,  practical  farmer,  he  always  has  taken  a  great  interest 
in  agricultural  organizations;  was  one  of  the  charter  members  of  the 
Penobscot  County  Agricultural  Society,  and  also  of  the  Penobscot 
County  Farmers'  Club,  and  was  president  of  the  latter  organization 
for  a  number  of  years,  enjoying  the  respect  and  confidence  of  all  its 
members.  In  fact,  he  took  a  deep  interest  in  all  the  organizations  of 
the  day,  whose  objects  are  to  aid  in  promoting  the  interests,  improving 
the  condition  and  increasing  the  influence  of  the  industrial  classes. 


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by  enlightening  their  minds,  strengthening  their  affections  and  sym- 
pathieSy  and  elevating  their  characters  as  members  of  society,  and  as 
citizens  of  the  State  and  Nation.  He  was  president  of  the  old  Wash- 
ingtonian  Society,  and  earnestly  and  warmly  encouraged  all  tem- 
perance movements.  While  he  was  plain  and  unassuming  in  his 
manners,  he  had  distinct,  Brm  and  well-defined  convictions  on  all 
political  questions,  and  expressed  his  sentiments  without  fear  or 
equivocation." 

V.  Abagail,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  22,  181 3.  She  was  her  father's  house- 
keeper after  the  death  of  her  mother  until  the  family  was  broken  up 
in  1853.  She  adopted  the  infant  son  of  her  deceased  sister  and 
lavished  upon  him  a  mother's  care  and  attention.  She  spent  the  last 
years  of  her  life  in  the  family  of  James  Edgecomb,  under  the  ver\- 
roof  that  had  sheltered  her  in  childhood's  days.  She  was  in  feeble 
health  many  years,  and  died  after  a  brief  illness,  Feb.  1 1, 1891,  unmd. 

vi.  Elizabeth,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  19,  1819;  m.  Jan.  18,  1844,  William 
Burrell,  of  Freeport.     She  d.  May  29,  1848,  leaving  one  son : 

Warren  Augustus,  b.  in  Portland,  Jan.  8,  1848.     Resides  in 
Farmington,  unmd. 

5.  Truman  Luce,  son  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Merry)  Luce,  mar- 
ried Rebecca  Collins.  When  Mr.  Luce  was  a  lad  of  nine  years  his  father 
came  to  the  District  of  Maine  and  settled  in  Farmington.  Two  years 
later  the  father  settled  on  a  lot  of  wild  land  in  New  Vineyard  and  after- 
ward, in  1 796,  in  Industry.  Reared  amid  the  scenes  of  pioneer  life,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch  had  extremely  limited  advantages  for  acquiring  an 
education.  Indeed  his  early  life  was  one  of  incessant  toil  and  many 
privations.  At  the  age  of  fifteen*  he  made  a  profession  of  religion,  and 
when  the  first  Congregational  Church  was  organized  in  Industry  he  was 
chosen  deacon.  Subsequently  moved  to  New  Sharon,  where  he  died 
July  12,  1843,  ^g^d  63  years.  His  widow  survived  him  many  years  and 
died  Feb.  15,  1864. 

Children. 

i.        Terressa,  b.  in  Industry,  July  4,  1809.     Resides  in  New  Sharon,  unmd. 
ii.        Mary,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  22,  181 1;  m.  Feb.  i,  1848,  Job  Morse,  of 

New  Sharon,  who  d.  in  the  winter  of  1868.     She  resides  in   New 

Sharon, 
iii.      James  O/ttle,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  11,  1813;  d.  in  New  Sharon,  Sept.  17, 

1836. 
iv.       Daniel  Collins,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  10,  181 5;  d.  March  13,  1816. 

15.  V.        Daniel  Collins,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  9,  1817;  m.  Oct  i,  1840,  Lucy 

Ann  Lake  (b.  in  Bath,  Nov.  16,  1821),  dau.  of  John  D.  and  Lucv 
(Roberts)  I^ke. 
vi.  Nancy,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  7,  18 19;  m.  May  15,  1853,  James  Leavitt, 
Jr.,  of  Lowell,  Mass.  He  was  b.  in  Exeter,  N.  H.,  Aug.  25,  1804,  and 
d.  of  diphtheria,  in  Wilmington,  Mass.,  March  21,  1865.  R.  R. 
station  agent.     She  d.  in  New  Sharon,  May  21,  1892,  s.  p, 

16.  vii.      Truman,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  11, 1821;  m.  Nov.  29,  i&^9,  Abby  B.  Rich- 

ardson, dau.  of  John  and  Abigail  (Pierce)  Richardson,  of  New  Sharon. 

17.  viii.     Fifikli),  b.  in  Industry,  June  8,  1823;   m.  March  15,  1849,  Sarah  Ann 

Knight,  dau.  of  Eben  and  Hannah  (Pinkham)  Knight,  of  Strong. 


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6.  Henry  Young  Butler  *  married  Naomi  Luce,  daughter  of 
Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Merry)  Luce.  Mr.  Butler  was  a  resident  of  New 
Vineyard  at  the  time  of  his  marriage,  engaged,  as  is  supposed,  in  farming. 
He  subsequently  went  to  Hallowell,  where  he  kept  a  public  house  for 
many  years.  His  death  occurred  at  Hallowell.  His  widow  married 
Capt.  Shubael  West,  of  Hallowell,  son  of  Capt.  Peter  and  Hannah 
(Cottle)  West,  of  Industry. 

Children. 

i.        Henry  Young,  was  a  coaster.     Lost  overboard. 

ii.        Israel,  was  a  sailor.     Went  to  sea  and  never  returned. 

iii.      Susan,  m.  John  F.  Hutchinson,  of  New  Sharon. 

7.  David  Luce,  son  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Merry)  Luce, 
married  Mrs.  Marcia  Chapman.  Always  resided  in  Industry.  His  wife 
died  Sept.  12,  1876,  aged  87  years,  8  months.      He  died  June  20,  1880. 

Children. 

18.  i.        Nelson  Chapman,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  7,  1820;  m.  Nov.  12,  1848,  Lu- 

cene  Bruce, 
ii.        Naomi  Ballard,  b.  in  Industry,  March  9,  1823;  d.  at  the  age  of  ten 

years, 
iii.       Martha  Ann,  b.  in  Industry,  July  6,  1826;  m.  Dec.  i,  1846,  John  Wells 

Manter,  son  of  Capt.  Elijah  and  Betsey  (Small)  Manter,  q,  v, 
iv.      Amanda  Elizabeth,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  20,  1824;  m.  Oct.  23,  1853, 

Elijah  Manter,  son  of  Capt.  Elijah  and  Betsey  (Small)  Manter,  q.  v. 

19.  v.        Newell  Payson,  b.  in  Industry,  May  6,  1830;  m.  Aug.  19,  1855,  Amy 

N.  Hilton,  dau.  of  Daniel  and  Eliza  (Manter)  Hilton  (see  Manter 
Genealogy). 

8.  George  Pratt,  son  of  Eleazer  and  Rhoda  (Luce)  Pratt, 
married  Rebecca  Ross,  who  was  born  Oct,  24,  181 2,  and  died  Sept.  3, 
1842.  The  educational  advantages  of  Mr.  Pratt  were  extremely  limited, 
being  such  as  the  district  schools  of  his  native  town  afforded.  Later  in 
life  he  made  good  use  of  his  opportunities  for  mental  culture  and  sup- 
plied many  of  the  defects  of  his  early  education.  He  was  converted 
about  1830  in  the  town  of  Farmington,  united  with  the  Methodist,  and 
soon  after  commenced  preaching.  In  1836  he  supplied  the  church  at 
Corinna;  in  1837  was  at  Corinth.  The  following  year  he  joined  the 
Maine  Conference,  and  on  its  division  in  1848  was  included  in  the  East 
Maine  Conference,  where  he  filled  numerous  appointments,  among  which 
were  Exeter,  Dexter,  Orono,  Belfast,  Rockland,  etc.  He  also  served 
efficiently  as  presiding  elder  for  a  term  of  years.  A  descendant  of  an 
ancestry  noted  for  the  honor  and  integrity  of  its  members,  and  reared 
amid  the  scenes  of  pioneer  life,  his  preaching  was  characteristic  of  the 


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man, — plain,  straightforward,  earnest  and  effective.  He  died  at  Winter- 
port,  June  28,  1882,  having  preached  two  sermons  on  Sunday,  the  25th, 
three  days  before  his  death.  His  second  wife,  whom  he  married  March 
7,  1843,  W21S  Sarah  Banan  (born  in  Granlau,  Ireland,  May  — ,  1818), 
daughter  of  Francis  and  Mary  ( McCauley )  Banan,  of  Knox,  Me.  She 
died  in  Belfast,  Feb,  20,  1886. 

Children. 

i.  William  R.,  b.  in  Chesterville,  April  18,  1833;  died  in  Knox,  May  22, 
1858,  unmd. 

ii.  George  E.,  b.  in  Chesterville,  Sept.  15,  1834;  died  in  Knox,  Nov.  jo, 
1857,  unmd. 

iii.  Lydia  a.,  b.  in  Chesterville,  Sept.  11,  1836;  m.  Samuel  R.  Ulmer.  Re- 
sides in  Rockland. 

iv.       Rhoda  E.,  b.  in  Newburg,  May  22,  1839;  d.  March  12,  1840. 

V.  Georgia  S.,  b.  in  Hampden,  March  20,  1847;  resides  in  Belfast,  Me., 
unmd. 

9.  Jonathan  Luce,  son  of  Rowland  and  Hannah  (Daggett)  Luce, 
married  Eliza  Bryar,  who  died  in  Anson,  Aug.  7,  1838,  aged  40  years. 
Mr.  Luce  married  for  second  wife,  Oct.  2,  1838,  Sally  B.  Merry,  daugh- 
ter of  Asa  and  Sally  (Bartlett)  Merry,  q,  v.  He  died  in  Anson,  March 
27,  1867,  aged  69  years,  3  months. 

Children, 
i.        Mary  Jane,  b.  in  Industry,  1822;  d.  Nov.  3,  1846. 

20.  ii.        Leonard,  b.  in  Industry,  June   17,  1825;   m.  May  13,  1851,  Lois  M. 

Currier   (b.  in  Vienna,  Oct.  31,   1828),  dau.  of   David  and   Lydia 
(Brown)  Currier, 
iii.       George,  b.  in  Anson;    m.  Hannah  Viles,  dau.  of  Fisher  and  Hannah 
(Luce)  Viles,  q.  v. 

21.  iv.      John  P.,  b.  in  Anson,  July  24,  1829;  m.  March  31,  1857,  Mclvina  (). 

Viles,  dau.  of  Fisher  and  Hannah  (Luce)  Viles,  g.  v. 
v.        Philena,  b.  in  Anson;   m.  Sanborn  L.  Viles,  son  of  Fisher  and  Hannah 

(Luce)  Viles,  q.  v. 
vi.       Eben,  b.  in  Anson;  d.  Oct.  9,  1838,  aged  11  months. 

Child  by  second  marrias^e. 

vii.      Charles  Llewellyn,  b.  in  Anson;  m.  Julia  Walker. 

10.  Leonard  Luce,  son  of  Rowland  and  Hannah  (Daggett)  Luce, 
married  Susan  Butler  West,  who  died  Nov.  27,  1843,  aged  34  years. 
He  married  for  second  wife,  Nov.  — ,  1844,  Elizabeth  N.  Sprague,  of 
Farmington.     He  died  in  Industry,  Sept.  18,  1852,  aged  53  years. 

Children, 
i.         Tamson  Cottle,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  15,  1828;  m.  Nov.  16,  1852,  Ben- 
jamin G.  Eveleth,  son  of  Joseph  and  Eunice  (Gennings)  Eveleth,  q.  z*. 

22.  ii.       John  West,  b.  in  Industry,  June  19,  1832;   m.  Nov.  10,  1854,  Harriet  M. 

Manny,  of  Middlebury,  Vt. 
iii.       Leonard  Murrv,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  20,  1834;  d.  Oct.  31,  1837. 

iv.       Hannah  Dacgkit,  b.  Oct.  12,  1836;  m. Edwards. 

V.        Leonard  Hannibal,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  10, ;  m.  Nov.  24,  1864, 

Mary  B.  Merry,  dau.  of  David  and  Betsey  (Remick)  Merry,  q.  v. 


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II.  Christopher  Sanborn  Luce,  son  of  Rowland  and  Eunice 
(Mason)  Luce,  married  Sally  G.  Pottle.  His  opportunities  for  attend- 
ing school  while  young  were  very  limited,  but  when  he  arrived  at  the 
age  of  thirty,  and  thought  of  entering  the  ministry,  he  commenced  a 
course  of  home  study  and  thus  supplied  the  many  deficiencies  of  his 
early  education.  When  seventeen  years  old  he  was  apprenticed  to  Dea. 
Ira  Emery,  a  shoemaker,  with  whom  he  remained  for  two  years.  At 
the  age  of  twenty-one  he  started  out  in  the  world  penniless  and  alone. 
He  went  first  to  New  Hampshire,  where  he  remained  for  three  years, 
and  worked  for  a  gentleman  who  had  married  a  sister  of  his  mother. 
While  here  he  married  Sally  G.  Pottle,  an  excellent  lady,  by  whom  he 
had  five  children.  After  finishing  work  for  his  uncle  he  came  back  to 
Industry,  bought  a  stand  at  West's  Mills  and  engaged  in  shoemaking 
for  two  years.  While  there  he  built  on  contract  the  brick  school-house 
which  is  still  standing  in  the  village.  He  afterward  sold  out  and  re- 
moved to  Bangor,  where  he  remained  a  short  time,  and  in  1837  went  to 
Illinois  and  settled  in  Payson,  Adams  County.  About  this  time  he  com- 
menced preaching  (see  p.  iig),  and  has  since  devoted  his  life  to  the  work 
of  the  ministry.  In  the  month  of  January,  1858,  his  first  wife  died, 
and  on  the  first  day  of  September  in  the  following  year,  he  married  Mrs. 
Elvira  Gee,*  of  Bushnell,  III.,  by  whom  he  had  four  children.  In  1863 
he  removed  to  Minnesota  and  settled  in  Morristown,  where  he  purchased 
a  tract  of  land.  After  living  in  Minnesota  seven  years  he  returned  to 
Illinois,  and  after  a  brief  sojourn  he  went  to  California,  in  which  State 
he  still  resides.  His  second  wife  died  in  California,  June  i,  1872,  and 
he  married  a  third  time  on  the  28th  day  of  November,  1872.  His  third 
wife,  with  whom  he  is  still  living,  was  Mrs.  Joanna  Culver,  of  Poway,  San 
Diego  County.  Mr.  Luce  was  identified  with  the  Washingtonian  tem- 
perance movement  as  an  earnest,  consistent  worker,  and  likewise  in  the 
Anti-slavery  cause.  At  the  age  of  seventy-eight  he  had  the  appearance 
of  a  person  of  sixty,  and  during  a  visit  to  his  native  town  in  the  summer 
of  1886  he  frequently  preached  at  Allen's  and  West's  Mills,  as  well  as  at 
the  Centre  Meeting- House.  Hale  and  hearty,  the  indications  are  that  he 
may  yet  live  for  some  years.f 


•  Mrs.  Gee  was  the  widow  of  Willis  Gee,  and  dauf^hter  of  Solomon  and  Sarah  (Cole)  South- 
wark,  of  Lafayette,  Ind.  His  third  wife  was  a  daughter  of  Nathan  and  Joanna  fNeffin)  Mer- 
riam,  of  Bellvue,  Ohio,  and  relict  of  Samuel  Culver. 

t  Early  in  the  year  1884  the  writer  was  furnished  with  the  following  interesting  statistics 
of  Rev.  Mr.  Luce,  which  are  deemed  worthy  of  preservation  in  this  work  :  Rev.  C.  S.  Luce, 
born  April  aa,  180S;  converted,  April,  1818;  baptized  in  Clear  Water  Pond  by  Sylvanus 
Boardman,  April,  1S24;  commenced  preaching,  1S3S;  ordained  to  the  ministry,  1S40.  Since 
commenced  preaching  has  traveled  twenty-one  thousand  miles;  baptized  over  1500  persons; 
attended  100  funerals;  married  30  couples;  built  and  directed  the  building  of  six  meeting, 
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Children. 

i.        ,  dau.,  b.  in  New  Hampshire;  d.  young. 

ii. ,  dau.,  d.  at  West's  Mills,  in  infancy. 

iii.      Georgi;;  Dana  B.,  b.  in  Bangor,  Oct.  28,  1834.     Studied   law  and  was 

admitted  to  the  bar  at  the  age  of  21  years.    At  the  time  of  his  death  he 

had  a  large  and  lucrative  practice.     He  died  in   Monmouth,   111., 

March  — ,  1861. 
iv.      William  Taylor,  b.  in  Levant,  Penobscot  Co.,  June  8, 1837.    Read  law 

and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  the  age  of  23  years.     He  d.  in  Wilton, 

Minn.,  Nov.  — ,  1865. 
23.    V.       Moses  Augustine,  b.  in  Payson,  Adams  Co.,  111.,  May  13,  1844;  m. 

Adelaide  Mantania,  of  Bushnell,  Illinois, 
vi.       Eunice,  b.  May  14,  1862;  d.  in  infancy, 
vii.      Frank,  b.  in  Bushnell,  111.,  Feb.  10,  1863.    Accidentally  shot  himself, 

at  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  while  hunting  deer  in  California, 
viii.    Emma  G.,  d.  in  infancy, 
ix.      Dana  Sanborn,  b.  in  Morristown,  Minn.,  Nov.  9,  1871. 


12.  Jesse  Luce,  son  of  Rowland  and  Eunice  (Mason)  Luce,  mar- 
ried Lydia  Hurd.  He  learned  the  trade  of  a  shoemaker,  serving  his 
apprenticeship  with  Dea.  Ira  Emery,  before  he  reached  his  majority, 
and  has  followed  that  business  all  his  life.  He  now  (1892)  resides  at 
West's  Mills. 

Children. 

24.  i.        Rowland,  b.  in  Levant,  Penobscot  Co.,  Aug.  18, 1837;  m.  Nov.  30,  i860, 

Joan  Luce,  dau.  of  Benjamin  C.  and  Caroline  (Boston)  Luce,  q.  v. 
ii.       Susan  Mason,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  21,  1839;  m.  Sept.  10,  1869,  Aime- 
rian  N.  Griswold,  of  Weathersfield,  Conn.,  son  of  John  and  Ruhama 
(Wetherell)  Griswold,  of   Weathersfield.     She  d.  in  New  Britain, 
Conn.,  Nov.  13,  1875,  leaving  one  child: 

Nellie  Laura,  b.  in  Weathersfield,  May  24,  1870. 

25.  iii.      Eunice  Mason,  b.  in  P'armington,  Feb.  18,  1841;  m.  Nov.  28,1858* 

William  E.  Dolbier,  of  Freeman. 

26.  iv.      Josephine,  b.  in  Harmony,  Nov.  23,  1844;  m.  July  25,  1863,  Augustus 

W.  Hiscock,  of  Farmington,  son  of  Hiram  and  Mary  (Hoyt)  Hiscock. 

27.  V.        RosLTTA,  b.  in  Harmony,  Dec.  15,  1848;  m.  June  15,  1871,  Frank  Y. 

Locke,  of  Farmington,  adopted  son  of  Thomas  Locke.  She  died  in 
Farmington,  March  7,  1883. 

28.  vi.       Eben  Norton,    1  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  12,  1851;   Eben  N.  m.  Jan.  19, 
vii.       Emma  Norton,  f      1884,  Lizzie  A.  Harvey,  of  Dover,  N.  H.,  dau.  of 

Owen  and  Abigail  (Burns)  Harvey.  Emma  N.  m.  Jan.  16,  1885, 
Henry  I.  Buzzell,  of  Norridgewock,  for  his  second  wife.  He  was  a 
son  of  Isaac  and  Nancy  (Holmes)  Buzzell,  of  Norridgewock.  Their 
children : 

i.        Florence  Eva,  b.  in  Norridgewock,  Sept.  4,  1886. 

ii.       EuNA  May,  b.  Jan.  3,  1890;  d.  Jan.  23,  1890. 
viii.     Eva    Lydia,  b.  in   Industry,  Feb.   6,    1857.      Dressmaker;    resides  in 
Industry. 


13.  Moses  Mason  Luce,  son  of  Rowland  and  Eunice  (Mason) 
Luce,  married  Lydia  C.  Luce.  Mr.  Luce  settled  on  the  homestead 
farm  and  provided  a  comfortable  home  for  his  aged  father  as  long  as  he 
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by  tiHing  his  farm.  In  the  spring  of  1864  he  sold  to  Caleb  G.  True, 
of  Stark.  He  then  bought  out  Benjamin  Allen  and  moved  to  Allen's 
Mills,  where  he  subsequently  died,  Sept.  4,  1881,  aged  64  years,  7 
months  and  1 2  days.  When  the  post-office  was  changed  from  Good- 
ridge's  Corner  to  Allen's  Mills,  Mr.  Luce  received  the  appointment  of 
postmaster,  which  office  he  filled  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was 
esteemed  as  a  good  neighbor,  a  consistent  christian  and  a  worthy  citizen, 
by  his  townsmen.  His  widow  survived  him  nearly  ten  years  and  died 
Feb.  22,  1891. 

Children. 

i.  Marv  Gardner,  b.  in  Industry,  July  21,  1843;  ™-  April  28,  1867,  Wil. 
liam  J.  Rackliff,  son  of  Benjamin  R.  and  Rachel  (Oliver)  Rackliff, 
g.  V.     Shed,  at  Allen's  Mills,  March  16,  1891. 

ii.       Susan  Norton,  b.  in  Industry,  April  5,  1846;  d.  Jan.  22,  1866. 

iii.      Miriam  Clark,  b.  in  Industry,  June  8,  1848;   m.  April  15,  1871,  Eugene 
Charles  Smith,  son   of   Charles  Grandison   and    Hannah    (Atkins) 
Smith,  of  New  Sharon.     He  was  b.  in  New  Sharon,  where  his  whole 
life  was  spent,  March   12,   1846.     Farmer.     He  d.  of   pneumonia, 
Dec.  18,1891.     Children: 
i.        Helen  Cornelia,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Jan.  7,  1873. 
ii.       Mabel  Evelyn,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Sept.  28,  1874. 
iii.      Ernest  Edmund,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Aug.  17,  1876. 
iv.      Percy  Euc^kne,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Jan.  i,  i88i. 

iv.       ,  dau.,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  8,  1857;  d.  in  infancy. 

V.  Herbert  Boardman,  b.  in  Industry,  April  17,  1859.  On  the  death  of 
his  father  he  assumed  the  management  of  the  farm  and  provided  a 
pleasant  home  for  his  widowed  mother.  Soon  after  the  death  of  his 
father  he  was  appointed  postmaster  and  held  that  position  nearly 
eight  years.  He  was  also  elected  town  treasurer  in  1881,  and  three 
times  re-elected.  He  is  a  dealer  in  grain  and  groceries  at  Allen's 
Mills,  and  is  regarded  as  a  rising  young  man. 


14.  Luther  Luce,  son  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Collins)  Luce, 
raarried  Thankful  Collins.  Mr.  Luce  was  a  farmer  and  spent  nearly  the 
whole  of  his  life  in  his  native  town.  He  lived  for  a  time  on  the  Capt. 
Jeruel  Butler  farm,  and  later  on  the  farm  cleared  by  his  uncle  Truman. 
He  sold  this  and  settled  on  the  New  Vineyard  Gore,  where  the 
remainder  of  his  life  was  spent.  He  died  in  Industry,  Sept.  11,  1874, 
aged  nearly  68  years. 

Children. 

i.        Joshua,  b.  in  Industry,  July  23,  1831 ;  d.  Aug.  15,  1838. 

29.  ii.        Luther,  b.  in  Industry,  July  15,  1834;  m.  Feb.  3,  1861,  Margaret  J.  B. 

Norton,  dau.  of  Capt.  Clifford  B.  and  Rhoda  (Weeks)  Norton,  q.  v. 

30.  iii.       Harriet  Elizabeth,  b.  in  Industry,  April  15,  1836;  m.  Jan.  17,  1858, 

Justin  S.  Voter,  son  of  Easty  and  Mercy  (Taylor)  Voter,  of  Strong, 
iv.  Laura  Ann,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  24,  1838;  m.  Feb.  3,  1861,  Horatio  G. 
Norton,  son  of  Capt.  Clifford  B.  and  Rhoda  (Weeks)  Norton,  q.  v. 
He  d.  in  Industry,  Oct.  12,  1S62,  s.  p.  She  m.  for  second  husband, 
Jan.  3,  1865,  Augustus  E.  Voter,  of  New  Vineyard,  son  of  Gilbert  and 
Betsey  (Sweet)  Voter,  of  Madrid.     She  was  divorced  in  May,  1891, 


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and  assumed  her  maiden  name;    is   now  proprietor  of  the  Dirigo 
House,  Old  Orchard,  Me.    Children : 
i.        Charles  Edwin,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  March  29,  1866;  m. 

Resides  in  Boston, 
ii.       Jennie  Augusta,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  March  27,  1868. 

iii.       ,  son,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  May  7,  1871;    d.  May  10, 

1871. 

iv.       ,  son,  b.  in  New  Buffalo,  Mich.,  July  20,  1872;  d.  Sept. 

7,  1872. 
V.        George,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  5,  1842;  m.  Dec.  28, 1870,  Almira  B.  Jeffers, 
dau.  of  Thomas  and  Sarah  (Kennedy)  Jeffers,  q.  v.     Mr.  Luce  is  a 
farmer  and  resides  on  the  farm  formerly  owned  by  his  uncle,  George 
W.  Luce,  J.  /. 
vi.      Wesley  Norton,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  15,  1849;    m.  June  16,  1879, 
Frances  E.   Jennings,  dau.  of  George  B.  and   Roxana   (Ramsdell) 
Jennings,  of  Farmington.     Resides  in  Livermore.     Children : 
i.        Helen  Bernice,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  4,  1880. 
ii.       Ernest  Wesley,  b.  in  Industry,  June  28,  1882. 
iii.      Ci^RENCE  Joshua,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  23,  1885. 

15.  Daniel  Collins  Luce,  son  of  Truman  and  Rebecca  (Collins) 
Luce,  married  Lucy  Ann  Lake.  He  has  been  a  farmer  all  his  life  and 
now  (1892)  resides  at  Allen's  Mills.  He  is  a  worthy  citizen,  and  has 
been  for  many  years  a  consistent  member  of  the  Congregational  Church. 

Children. 

i.  EUI.ALIA  Perham,  b.  in  Industry,  July  17,-  1841;  m.  Josiah  Wesley 
Green,  of  Wilton,  June  23,*  1861.  Mr.  Green  was  a  farmer;  d.  in 
Bangor,  Nov.  23,  1892.     Children: 

i.        Charles    Wesley,  b.   in   Farmington,  June  28,  1862;    d. 

May  18,  1867. 
ii.       Josiah  Franklin,  b.  in  Farmington,  June  24,  1864. 
iii.      Freddie   Mitchell,  b.  in  Farmington,  March  8,  1867;  d. 

Feb.  18,  1870. 
iv.      Tena  Cutler,  b.  in  Concord,  Dec.  10,  1868. 
V.        C1.ARA  Smith,  b.  in  Bangor,  Aug.  24, 1873. 
vi.       Florence  M.,  b.  in  Bangor,  April  5,  1876;  d.  Jan.  16,  1880. 
ii.        John  Tkuman,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  21,  1843;  ^*  ^^  Ship  Island,  Miss., 

June  8,  1862.     Soldier  (See  p.  334). 
iii.       Fi  field  Aigistus,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  4,  1848;  m.  Dec.  31, 1875,  Susie  E. 
Hills  (b.  in  Searsmont,  July  9,  1859),  dau.  of  Nathan  and  Mary  S, 
(Severance)   Hills.     His  wife  d.  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  April  18,  1890. 
He  now  resides  in  Lewiston,  Me.     ^\dSex  (See p. 3^3).     Children: 
i.         Lucy  Ann,  b.  in  Lewiston,  Oct.  i,  1876. 
ii.       Bertha  May,  b.  at  Fort  Worth,  Texas,  Aug.  27,  1878;  d. 
May  17,  1879. 
iv.       Henry  Harrison,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  29, 1850;  m.  April  5,  1872,  Chris- 
tina C.  Hall.     Is  a  farmer  and  resides  in  DixBeld.     Children : 
i.        Charles  S.,  b.  April  19,  1874. 
ii.        Georcjie  E,,  b.  Oct.  21,  1877. 
iii.      JosiE  N.,  b.  Jan.  7,  1880. 
iv.       Leon. 
v.       Clifford. 
V.        Clara  Ellen,  b.  in  Industry,  May  26, 1854;  m.  Sept.  23, 1874,  George  H. 
Butterfield,  of  Lewiston.     Children : 


^June  37,  FartningtoH  Chronicle.    Mr.  Green's  mother  is  said  to  have  been  a  sister  to 
Nathan  Cutler,  Senior,  q.  v. 


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i.         WiLBERT  H.,  b.  Sept.  30,  1875. 

ii.       Fred  E.,  b.  April  10,  1878. 

Hi.       Archie,  b.  Jan.  9,  1880;   d.  Jan.  13,  1880. 

iv.      P'lorence  PIulalia. 

V.       Guy  Clifford. 
vi.      Susan  (}eorgia,  b.  Industry,  Dec.  i,  1857;  m.  March  6,  1879,  Clifford 
Newman.     He  d.  May  20,  1889.     Resides  in  Dixfield.     Six  children: 

i.        Henry  Scott,  b.  in  1880. 

ii.        Arthur  Leaviit,  b.  in  1882. 

iii.       Horace. 

iv.      Harold. 

V.        Florence. 

vi.      Lucy  A. 
vii.      James  Leaviit,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  8,  i860;  m.  Rose  Starbird,  of  Auburn. 

Farmer;  resides  in  Livermore,  s.  p. 
viii.    John  Truman,  b.  Nov.  14,  1863;   m.  Jan.  15,  1887,  Anna  M.  Allen,  dau. 
of  Thos.  A.  and  Delphina  (Williams)  Allen,  of  Industry.     She  d.  May 
21,  1888.     He  m.  for  second  wife,  Dec.  31,  1889,  Nellie  M.  Allen,  dau. 
of  John  A.  and  Rose  (Hutchins)  Allen,  of  Industry.     Children: 

i.        Clement  Gerald,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  17,  1888. 

Child  by  second  marriag-e.  • 

ii.       Wesley  Clifford,  b.  in  Industry,  March  19,  1891. 

16.  Truman  Luce,  son  of  Truman  and  Rebecca  (Collins)  Luce, 
married  Abby  B.  Richardson,  who  died  in  New  Sharon,  Oct.  27,  1853. 
He  married  for  his  second  wife,  Jan.  26,  1858,  Harriet  Ann  Hall,  daugh- 
ter of  David  and  Elizabeth  (Hanson)  Hall.  His  second  wife  died  in 
New  Sharon,  Dec.  12,  1877,  aged  56  years,  s.  p.  Mr.  Luce  has  been 
engaged  in  farming  all  his  life,  and  has  been  a  resident  of  both  New 
Sharon  and  Industry.     Now  resides  in  New  Sharon. 

Children  by  first  marriage. 

i.         Mary  Ann,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Sept.  15,  1851;  d.  May  5,  1857. 

ii.  John  Richardson,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Oct.  26,  1853.  Entered  the 
Farmington  State  Normal  School,  from  which  he  graduated,  June  29, 
1 876.  Has  since  been  engaged  in  teaching  and  farming.  Hem.  Dec.  14, 
1884,  Annie  L.  Clarke,  dau.  of  John  D.  B.  and  Mary  (Young)  Clarke, 
of  Oakfield.  His  wife  d.  Dec.  8,  1885,  leaving  one  child,  Annie  M. 
C,  b.  in  Oakfield,  Nov.  21,  1885,  and  d.  Sept.  27,  1888.  Mr.  Luce 
was  assessor  in  OakHeld  in  1885,  and  supervisor  of  schools  in  that  town 
in  1885  and  1886. 

17.  FiFiELD  Luce,  son  of  Truman  and  Rebecca  (Collins)  Luce,  mar- 
ried Sarah  A.  Knight.  After  his  marriage  he  settled  on  a  farm  in  New 
Sharon  and  resided  in  that  town  until  1856,  when  he  removed  to  Strong. 
In  the  winter  of  1862  he  located  at  West  Farmington,  and  was  in  the 
grocery  business  .something  over  a  year.  In  the  spring  of  1863  he  moved 
to  VVayland,  Mass.,  where  he  was  superintendent  of  the  almshouse,  and 
in  1864  held  a  similar  position  in  Wilmington.  The  next  year  he  was 
station  agent  for  the  Boston  &  Lowell  R.  R.  at  the  same  place.  During 
the  years  1866  to  1869  inclusive  he  was  superintendent  of  almshouses 

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in  Lexington  and  Leominster,  Mass.  Returning  to  Maine  in  the  spring 
of  1870,  h€  has  been  engaged  in  farming  continuously  excepting  the 
winter  and  summer  of  1876,  when  he  was  in  a  restaurant  in  I/?wiston. 
His  wife  died  in  Madison,  Oct.  23, 1878,  and  he  married  for*  second  wife, 
Feb.  12,  1879,  Martha  Lorenza  Norton  (born  in  Farmington,  Sept.  6, 
1835),  daughter  of  George  W.  and  Ruth  (Rice)  Norton.  She  died  in 
New  Sharon,  Aug.  18,  1892.     Resides  in  New  Sharon. 

Child  by  first  marrias^e. 

Frank  Grinfill,  b.  in  Strong,  Feb.  9,  1859;  m.  June  29,  1892,  Emma 
J.  Ingalls  (b.  in  Naples,  March  8,  1865),  dau.  of  Francis  O.  and  Nancy 
R.  (Vance)  Ingalls.  ,  Printer  by  trade;  has  been  a  school  teacher 
and  newspaper  reporter.  Now  (1892)  U.  S.  postal  clerk  between 
Farmington  and  Portland.     Resides  in  Farmington. 

18.  Nei^on  Chapman  Luce,  son  of  Daniel  and  Marcia  (Chapman) 
Luce,  married  Lucene  Bruce.  Mr.  Luce  was  a  farmer  and  settled  on 
the  Isaac  Norton  farm  near  West's  Mills.  He  was  elected  town  treasurer 
in  1856  and  three  times  re-elected.  In  the  spring  of  1865  he  sold  his 
farm  and  moved  to  Vineland,  N.  J.,  where  he  still  resides. 

Children. 

i.        Cyrus  Bruce,  b.  in  Industry,  March  2,  1851 ;  m.  and  d.  in  Vinelami,  N.  J. 
ii.        Emma  Ji«:/\n,  b.  in  Industry;  d.  in  Vineland,  N.  J.,  unmd. 

19.  Newell  Payson  Luce,  son  of  David  and  Marcia  (Chapman) 
Luce,  married  Amy  N.  Hilton.  Mr.  Luce  settled  on  the  homestead 
farm  with  his  father,  and  provided  for  his  parents  in  their  declining 
years.  In  July,  1885,  he  exchanged  farms  with  Charles  B.  Norton,  and 
moved  to  Allen's  Mills,  where  he  has  since  resided. 

Children. 

i.        CoRRiiK)N  WooDARD,  b.  in  Industry,  June  17,  1857;  m.  Mary  Mills,  of 
Jamaica  Plains.     Furniture  dealer.     Resides  in  Rhode  Island.     No 
children, 
ii.        Leonora  Baxter,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  i,  1863;  m.  June  4,  1887,  James 
W.  Moore,  son  of  Cephas  R.  and  Helen  xM.  (Williams)  Moore,  of 
Anson.     Mr.  Moore  is  a  farmer  and  resides  in  Stark.     Children : 
i.        Fanny  May,  b.  in  Stark,  May  8,  1888. 
ii.       Helen  Amy,  b.  in  Stark,  Jan.  3,  1891. 
iii.      Frank  Charles,  b.  in  Industry,  July  27,  1873. 

•20.  Leonard  Luce,  son  of  Jonathan  and  Eliza  (Bryar)  Luce, 
married  Lois  M.  Currier.  Mr.  Luce  is  a  farmer  and  resides  in  New 
Portland. 

Children. 

i.  Orlando,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  May  5,  1854;  m.  July  14,  1881,  Adelia 
M.  Stevens,  dau.  of  Jeremiah  C.and  Sophronia  (Williamson)  Stevens, 
of  New  Portland.     She  was  b.  Aug.  23,  i860,  and  d.  in  New  Portland, 


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Aug.  23,  1883,  5.  p.  He  m.  for  second  wife,  Oct.  19,  1884,  Marcia  J. 
Young  (b.  March  — ,  1855),  who  died  in  New  Portland,  April  13, 
1886,  leaving  one  child,  Perley  Currier,  b.  Jan.  10,  1886.  He  m.  for 
third  wife.  May  30,  1887,  Effie  Alice  Emery  (b.  in  Anson,  May  19, 
1867),  dau.  of  Jason  and  Martha  J.  (Robbins)  Emery.*  Carpenter; 
resides  in  Skowhegan. 

ii.  Leonard  Murry,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Sept.  8,  1858;  m.  April  29,  1882, 
Fannie  A.  Ingalls  (b.  in  Anson,  Nov.  i,  i860),  dau.  of  Gardner  H. 
and  Sarah  Ann  (^Walker)  Ingalls,  of  Anson.  Mr.  Luce  is  a  car- 
penter and  resides  in  Skowhegan.     Their  child : 

Abbie  Pernitha,  b.  in  in  Skowhegan,  Dec.  19,  1884, 

iii.      Pernitha,  b.  in  New  Portland,  May,  11,  1862;   d.  April  4,  1864. 

iv.       Jonathan,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Sept.  14,  1866. 

V.        Lydia  Pernitha,  b.  in  New  Portland,  May  10,  1868. 


21.  John  P.  Luce,  son  of  Jonathan  and  Eliza  (Bryar)  Luce,  married 
Melvina  O.  Viles.  He  is  a  farmer  and  now  resides  in  Lyons,  Neb.  His 
wife  died  in  New  Portland,  Nov.  7,  1882,  aged  46  years. 

Children. 

i.        Orion  Forest,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Aug.  29,  1859;  m.  Mae  P.  Hilton. 

Resides  in  Madison, 
ii.        Hannah  Maria,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Oct.  22,  1862;  d.  May  7,  1878. 
iii.      John   Maylon,  b.  in  New   Portland,  Sept.  15,  1865;    resides  in  New 

Portland,  unmd. 
•   iv.      Aura  Frances,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Oct.  — ,  1871. 
V.        EriA  May,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Dec.  10,  1874. 

22.  John  West  Luce,  son  of  Leonard  and  Susan  B.  (West)  Luce, 
married  Harriet  M.  Manny,  who  died,  Sept.  29,  1863,  leaving  two  sons. 
He  subsequently  married  Miss  D.  A.  Lowhead,  of  Cayuga,  N.  Y.  He 
has  been  in  the  mercantile  business  with  his  son,  William  L.,  in  Red 
Wing,  Minn.,  and  later  in  Minneapolis,  where  he  died  of  consumption  on 
the  60th  anniversary  of  his  birth,  June  19,  1892. 

Children 

i.         William    L.,  b.  in    Lawrence,  Mass.,  May   30,  1856;  m.   May  4,  1881, 
Nellie  B.  David,  of  Burlington,  Iowa.     He  is  an  extensive  grain  dealer 
in  Red  Wing,  Minn.     Children: 
i.         Earle  D.,  b.  May  20,  1882. 

^  ii.       George  W.,  b.  Feb.  22,  1884. 

n.  John  Edwin,  b.  in  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  Oct.  27,  i860.  Graduated  from 
the  Medical  Department  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  at  Phila- 
delphia. 

23.  Moses  Augustine  Luce,  son  of  Christopher  S.  and  Sally  G. 
(Pottle)  Luce,  married  Adelaide  Mantania.  When  fourteen  years  of  age 
he  left  home  to  attend  school  at  Hillsdale  College,  where  he  entered  the 
preparatory  department,  remaining  in  that  institution  until  the  end  of 


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the  sophomore  year  and  the  breaking  out  of  the  War  of  the  Rebellion 
in  1 86 1,  when  he  enlisted  in  the  4th  Michigan  Infantry  at  Adrian, 
Michigan.  On  reference  to  the  Grand  Army  records  the  following 
is  found  : 

**M.  A.  Luce  enlisted  in  Company  E  of  the  4th  Michigan  Infantry,  May 
16,  1861.  Served  as  a  private  and  sergeant  with  the  renowned  Griffins'  Sec- 
ond Brigade,  First  Division  of  the  5th  Army  Corps,  taking  part  in  the  follow- 
ing engagements :  Bull  Run,  New  Bridge,  Hanover  Court  House,  Mechanics- 
ville,  Gaines'  Mill,  Savage  Station,  Turkey  Bend,  White  Oak  Swamp,  Malvern 
Hill,  Second  Bull  Run,  United  States  Ford,  Chancellorsville,  Kelley's  Ford, 
Ashby  Gap,  Brandy  Station,  Middleburg,  Gettysburg,  Williamsport,  W'ap- 
ping  Heights,  Culpepper,  Bristol  Station,  Rappahannock  Station,  Mine  Run, 
Wilderness.  Laurel  Hill,  Spottsylvania,  North  Anna,  Tolopotomy  Creek, 
Jericho  Mills,  Bethesda  Church,  Cold  Harbor  and  Petersburg  —  a  series  of 
engagements  of  which  he  may  justly  feel  proud.  Was  wounded  slightly  at 
Spottsylvania  while  with  the  forlorn  hope  in  the  assault  of  May  12 ;  was  mus- 
tered out  June  24,  1864,  at  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  service.  Comrade 
Luce  was  the  first  Commander  of  Heintzelman  Post,  No.  33,  of  which  he  is  a 
member.  After  the  war  Mr.  Luce  returned  to  college,  graduated  in  1866  and 
commenced  the  practice  of  the  law  at  Bushnell,  111.,  in  1868;  was  city  attor- 
ney two  terms ;  candidate  for  State  senator  in  1872 ;  removed  to  California 
in  1873,  and  settled  at  San  Diego;  was  elected  county  judge  in  1875,  and 
served  until  the  new  constitution  went  into  effect ;  was  one  of  the  organizers 
of  the  California  Southern  Railroad  Company  in  1880,  and  has  been  a  director 
and  the  attorney  of  that  company  up  to  the  present  time.'' 

After  he  had  graduated  at  college,  in  1 866,  Mr.  Luce  attended  the 
Law  University,  of  Albany,  of  which  Chancellor  Walworth  was  principal, 
and  was  admitted  to  practice  in  the  Supreme  Court  of  New  York  in  1867. 
He  began  practice  at  first,  as  quoted  above,  at  Bushnell,  Illinois,  in  1 868, 
and  was  elected  city  attorney  in  that  city  for  two  terms.  Owing  to  del- 
icate health,  he  removed  to  San  Diego  in  May,  1873.  This  was  the 
time  of  the  beginning  of  work  on  the  Texas  Pacific  Railroad,  in  which 
enterprise  Judge  Luce  took  an  active  interest.  The  high  estimation  in 
which  he  was  held,  and  the  position  which  he  occupied  in  his  proftssion 
as  a  lawyer,  gave  him  influence  and  prominence  as  a  citizen.  This  was 
shown  by  his  election  as  judge  of  the  county  court,  and  by  his  appoint- 
ment as  vice-president  and  attorney  of  the  California  Southern  Railroad 
Company,  in  the  organization  of  which  he  was  largely  instrumental. 

Children. 

i.        Grace. 
ii.       Mary. 

iii.         (iKORGE. 

iv.      Edgar. 


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34.  Rowland  Luce,  son  of  Jesse  and  Lydia  (Hurd)  Luce,  mar- 
ried Joan  Luce.     Farmer ;  settled  in  Lexington. 

Children. 

i.  Frank,  b.  in  Lexington,  May,  1863. 

ii.  Caroline  Boston,  b.  in  Lexington;  d.  in  Lowell,  Mass. 

iii.  Benjamin,  b.  in  Lexington. 

iv.  Hattie,  b.  in  Lexington. 

V.  Rowland  Leroy,  b.  in  Auburn,  Aug.  18,  1877. 

35.  WiixiAM  Eli>sworth  DoLBiER,  son  of  Amos  Eades  and  Clarissa 
(Phillips)  Dolbier,  married  Eunice  Mason  Luce.  He  has  been  a  farmer 
all  his  life  and  resides  in  Salem. 

Children. 

i.  CiJVRA  Lydia,  b.  in  Kingfield,  July  12,  1859;  m.  Nov.  27,  1881,  Frank 
Wyman,  son  of  Thomas  and  Ruth  (Dolbier)  Wyman,  of  Eustis. 
Two  daughters : 

i.        Ora  Susan,  b.  in  Coplin,  July  5,  1883. 

ii.       . 

ii.       Mahala  Pottle,  b.  in  Kingfield,  Jan.  23,   1861;  m.  Sept.   16,   1880, 
Alphonso  Curtis  Nickerson,  of  Phillips,  son  of  Dearborn  and  Mahala 
(Dunham)  Nickerson.     Three  children  : 
i.        Mabel  Susan,  b.  in  Phillips,  April  23,  1882. 
iii.       Amos  Edgar,  b.  in  KingHeld,  Sept.  17,  1863. 

iv.       Susie  Josephine,  b.  in  Kingfield,  Feb.  3, 1867;  d.  in  Salem,  Jan.  5,  1882. 
V.        John  Moses,  b.  in  Salem,  Aug.  12,  1874. 
vi.      Charles  Almerian,  b.  in  Salem,  July  6,  1876. 


Vll. 

viii. 


36.  Augustus  William  Hiscock  married  Josephine  Luce. 

Children. 

i.         Fred   Walter  Aucjustus,  b.  in  Farmington,  Me.,  Sept.  16,  1865;  m. 
Sept.  — ,  1884,  Carrie  McLeary.     Their  children  are: 

i.         Edith  Estelle,  born  in  Farmington,  April  25,  1885. 
li.       . 

37.  Frank  Yeaton  Locke  married  Rosetta  Luce.  Farmer ;  resides 
in  Farmington,  where  his  wife  died. 

Children. 

i.         Belle  ?^ields,  b.  in  Farmington,  July  14,  1872. 

ii.        Edith  Emma,  b.  in  Farmington,  June  5,  1874;  d.  in  Farmington,  Sept.  8, 

1883. 
iii.       Frank  William,  b.  in  Wilton,  Me.,  Feb.  29,  1876. 
iv.       CiKor(;e  WASHiN(n'()N,  b.  in  Farmington,  June  5,  1878. 
V.        Delbert  Yeaton,  b.  in  Farmington,  November,  1880. 

38.  Eben  Norton  Luce,  son  of  Jesse  and  Lydia  (Hurd)  Luce, 
married  Lizzie  Harvey.  She  was  bom  in  Vassal  borough,  Me.,  Feb.  14, 
1861. 


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Children. 

i.        Ernest  Lin  wood,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  4,  1884. 

ii.       Benjamin   Franklin,  b.  in   Farmington,  May  25,  1886;  d.  in  Dover, 

N.  H.,  Aug.  21,  1887. 
iii.       Ellen  Abbie,  b.  in  Dover,  N.  H.,  March  22, 1889;  d.in  Rochester,  N.  H., 

May  19,  1890. 

29.  Luther  Luce,  son  of  Luther  and  Thankful  (Collins)  Luce, 
married  Margaret  J.  B.  Norton.  Mr.  Luce  is  a  farmer  and  has  resided 
in  Industry,  Lexington  and  Farmington.  His  wife  died  in  Farmington, 
Nov.  4,  1882,  aged  43  years.  Mr.  Luce  now  (1892)  resides  with  his  son 
at  Allen's  Mills. 

Children. 

i.  Fred  Gardner,  b.  in  Industry,  May  12,  1862;  m.  Sept.  6,  1888,  Carrie 
Bullen,  dau.  of  Hariph  M.  and  Mary  (Smith)  BuUen. 

ii.       Alice  Carrie,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  13,  1863. 

iii.       RuoDA  Thankfui^  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  31,  1866. 

iv.  Elizabeth  Jenette,  b.  in  Lexington,  Oct.  6,  1870;  d.  in  New  Sharon, 
October,  1888. 

30.  Justin  S.  Voter  married  Harriet  E.  Luce.  Mr.  Voter  was 
born  in  Strong,  April  29,  1834,  and  was  the  son  of  Easty  and  Mercy 
(Taylor)  Voter.  After  his  marriage  he  settled  on  a  farm  in  Madrid, 
where  the  most  of  his  life  was  spent.  In  the  fall  of  1864  he  was  drafted 
and  entered  the  service  on  the  20th  of  September.  He  served  until  the 
close  of  the  war  and  was  honorably  discharged  June  30,  1865.  ^^  di^d 
in  Phillips,  Oct.  2,  1885. 

Children. 

i.         Eva  Laureite,  b.  in  Madrid ;  m.  Curtis  A.  Walker,  of  Madrid.   Children : 
i.         Llewellyn,  b.  Jan.  17,  1878. 
ii.       Harry,  b.  May  18,  1880. 
iii.       Henry  Alvin,  b.  April  22,  1882. 
iv.       Carrie  Belle,  b.  May  18,  1884. 
V.        Bessie,  b.  July  5,  1887. 

vi.       ,  son,  b.  July  16,  1889. 

ii.  Elmer  Warren,  b.  in  Madrid,  June  18,  1864;  m.  Nov.  9,  1884,  (ieneva 
A.  Harnden,  dau.  of  Thos.  and  Julia  (Cushman)  Harnden,  of  Phillips. 
He  is  an  employe  on  the  Sandy  River  R.  R.  Their  son,  Wm.  War- 
ren b. . 

iii.       Luther  Adelbert,  b.  in  Madrid,  Dec.  24,  1874. 


Charles  Luck  was  born,  probably  on  the  Island  of  Martha*s  Vine- 
yard, in  1759.  He  was  a  descendant  of  Henry  Luce,  like  others  bear- 
ring  the  name,  although  the  necessary  data  to  connect  them  has  not 
been  obtained.  From  the  circumstance  that  Mr.  Luce  gave  two  of  his 
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to  suspect  that  he  may  have  been  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Deborah  Luce, 
of  Martha's  Vineyard.  He  married  Catherine  Merry,  daughter  of  David 
and  Eunice  (Chase)  Merry,  q.  v.  When  the  tide  of  emigration  was 
tending  strongly  from  Martha's  Vineyard  toward  the  District  of  Maine, 
Mr.  Luce,  then  of  Tisbury,  came  with  his  family  and  settled  on  what  is 
now  known  as  the  Jeremy  Bean  farm,  on  which  Eleazer  S.  True  resides. 
The  date  of  his  settlement  cannot  fee  definitely  fixed  at  the  present  time. 
The  land  on  which  he  settled  was  the  east  half  of  lot  No.  7,  in  first 
range  of  lots  in  the  township  of  New  Vineyard.  This  he  purchased  of 
Ebenezer  Oakes,  July  17,  1795,  paying  therefor  the  sum  of  jQq  4s.  ster- 
ling. Though  there  is  no  evidence  to  support  the  theory,  it  is  supposed 
that  Mr.  Luce  moved  his  family  from  the  Vineyard  soon  after  purchas- 
ing his  land  in  New  Vineyard.*  There  may  have  been  a  small  clearing 
on  Mr.  Luce's  lot  when  he  purchased  it,  or  it  may  have  been  wholly 
covered  with  the  primeval  forest.  The  writer,  however,  is  inclined  to 
favor  the  former  theory.  Oakes  was  an  active,  industrious  man,  and  he 
had  probably  bought  the  land  with  a  view  of  settling  thereon.  As  Mr. 
Oakes  was  a  single  man  it  is  very  doubtful  whether  or  not  a  house  had 
been  erected  when  the  land  came  into  Mr.  Luce's  possession.  All  of 
the  children  of  Charles  Luce  have  long  since  passed  away,  and  many  of 
the  third  generation  have  died  aged  men  and  women.  Under  such  cir- 
cumstances it  is  not  an  easy  task  to  gain  reliable  information  of  events 
which  transpired  nearly  a  century  ago.  Weighing  the  fragmentary  and 
sometimes  conflicting  testimony  of  his  descendants  carefully,  the  writer 
is  led  to  believe  that  Mr.  Luce  erected  a  house  on  his  lot  soon  after 
purchasing  and  moved  his  family  from  "  the  Vineyard "  the  following 
year. 

It  is  a  matter  of  deep  regret  that  so  few  facts  have  been  preserved 
relative  to  one,  the  story  of  whose  life  would  have  furnished  a  narrative 
more  fascinating  than  the  choicest  fiction.  One  of  his  adventures  came 
near  costing  him  his  life.  The  story  of  this  occurrence  was  related  to 
the  author  some  years  ago  by  Truman  A.  Allen,  a  native  of  Industry, 
then  in  his  seventy-seventh  year :  "  Capt.  Charles  Luce  came  from 
Holmes  Hole,  now  Vineyard  Haven,  and  settled  on  what  is  now  the  Jer- 
emy Bean  farm  in  Industry.     He  was  prosperous  in  his  new  employ- 

*  Esq.  VVra.  Allen  seems  to  have  been  a  little  confused  on  this  same  point.  He  states 
(Hist,  oflnd.^p.  12)  that  Tristram  Daggett  began  to  fell  trees  on  his  lot  in  June,  1791.  "  Built 
a  log-house  and  moved  in  the  next  year,  where  he  lived  three  years  and  then  sold  his  new  fiirm 
to  Charles  Luce."  Then  adds,  "Charles  Luce  and  others  commenced  a  settlement  near  Mr. 
Daggett's  the  same  year  that  he  did."  Evidently  Mr.  Allen  was  in  error,  as  there  is  no  record 
of  the  transaction  either  in  the  Lincoln  or  Somerset  Registry  of  Deeds.  Tristram  Daggett  sold 
his  "  new  farm  "  to  Esq.  Herbert  Boardman  the  same  year  that  Mr.  Luce  bought  of  Oakeh. 


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ment  and,  after  some  years,  kept  among  his  other  stock  a  small  flock  of 
sheep,  which  every  night,  during  the  summer  season,  he  was  obliged  to 
yard  in  an  enclosure  near  his  cabin  to  protect  them  from  the  bears, 
wolves,  and  other  wild  animals.  One  night  Captain  Luce  was  aroused 
from  his  slumbers  by  a  disturbance  among  his  sheep.  Feeling  extremely 
anxious  for  the  safety  of  his  flock,  he  quickly  arose,  seized  his  faithful 
'Queen's  Arm'  and  hastened  en  deshnbilU  to  his  sheep-pen.  On  the 
way  he  met  the  bear  which  had  been  the  cause  of  the  disturbance,  and 
at  short  range  gave  him  the  contents  of  his  musket.  Though  badly 
wounded,  Bruin  attempted  to  crawl  away,  but  was  pluckily  followed  by 
Captain  Luce,  who  pelted  him  with  stones  and  whatever  else  he  could  lay 
hands  to.  Stung  to  madness  by  his  wounds  and  the  boldness  of  his 
assailant,  the  bear  turned  and  seized  Captain  Luce  with  his  enormous  paws. 
Before  he  could  get  away  the  captain  was  scratched  and  torn  in  a  shock- 
ing manner.  His  hand  got  into  the  bear's  mouth  during  the  affray  and 
was  fearfully  mangled.  At  length,  by  almost  superhuman  effort,  he  suc- 
ceeded in  extricating  himself  from  the  embrace  of  his  enemy  and,  bleed- 
ing from  numerous  wounds,  started  for  the  house.  A  messenger  was 
immediately  dispatched  for  a  surgeon,  and  Dr.  Stoyell,  of  Farmington, 
answered  the  summons.  Fortunately  the  wounds  did  not  prove  fatal, 
though  it  was  a  narrow  escape.  The  doctor  decided  that  the  hand  could 
be  saved,  but  its  usefulness  was  greatly  impaired.  Ever  after  his  recov- 
ery, unsightly  scars  bore  mute  testimony  of  the  serious  nature  of  that 
eventful  night."  He  died  on  the  homestead,  and  his  remains  were  buried 
on  the  very  farm  his  toil  had  cleared.  The  slab  marking  his  grave  bears 
the  following  inscription  : 

Beneath  this  marble  shade  is 

entombed  the  body  of 

MR.   CHARLES   LUCE, 

who  died 

May  22,  1 82 1, 

In  the  sixty -second  year  of  his  age. 

His  wife  survived  him  many  years  and  died  May  — ,  1846.  (  ?) 

Children.* 

i.  Charles,  b.  in  Tisbury,  Mass.,  1786;  m.  March  20,  1 81 4,  Mary  Foss. 
Mr.  Luce  was  a  farmer  and  resided  in  the  eastern  part  of  New  Vine- 
yard. He  was  at  one  time  a  captain  in  the  militia.  Died  in  New 
Vineyard,  Jan.  29,  1844,  aged  58  years.  His  widow  m.  Feb.  24,  1846, 
Ebenezer  Humphrey,  of  Jay,  and  d.  in  New  Portland,  Dec.  17,  1870, 
aged  81  years,  6  months,  s.  p. 

*  In  addition  to  the  children  given  in  this  list  five  others,  who  died  young,  were  born  to 
Charles  and  Catherine  CMerry)  I^uce.  Their  graves  are  to  be  seen  in  the  family  burial-lot  on 
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2.  ii.       David  Merry,  b.  in  Tisbury,  Mass.,  1788;  rn.  June  10,  181 3,  Joanna 

Cottle,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Miriam  (Luce)  Cottle,  q,  v. 
iii.      Deborah,  b.  in  Tisbury,  Mass.,  March,  1792;*  m.  May  4,  1815,  Capt. 

Benjamin  Manter,  son  of  James  and  Mary  (Butler)  Manter,  q.  v. 
iv.      Catherine,  b.  in  Tisbury,  Mass.,  April  5,  1793;    m.  Feb.  21,  1813,  True 

Remick,  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Nevins)  Remick,  q.  v, 

3.  V.        Elisha,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Me,,  Dec.  10,  1800;  m.  March  19,  1822, 

Lydia  Butler,  dau.  of  Josiah  and  Lydia  (Norton)  Butler,  q.  v. 

4.  vi.      Joseph,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Oct.  23,  1802;  m.  Dec.  29,  1824,  Dorcas 

Cutts,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Sarah  (Colburn)  Cutts,  of  New  Portland,  q.  v. 

5.  vii.     Benjamin,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Nov.  11,  1804;   m.  Jan.  8,  1828,  Anna 

West  Manter,  dau.  of  Henry  and  Mary  (West)  Manter,  q,  v. 

6.  viii.     William  Henry,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Oct.  17,  1806;  m.  April  26,  1831, 

Lucy  B.  Chapman,  dau.    of  John   and  Marcia  (Ballard)  Chapman 
(seep.  682). 

2.  DAVit)  Merry  Luce,  son  of  Charles  and  Catherine  (Merry) 
Luce,  married  Joanna  Cottle.  He  settled  first  in  New  Vineyard,  on 
half  of  lot  No.  5,  sixth  range.  This  he  sold  to  Amraiel  Robbins,  Jr.,  of 
Industry,  May  i,  182 1.  Prior  to  this  date  he  had  returned  to  Industry 
and  settled  on  the  Tristram  Daggett  farm,  which  his  father  owned,t  and 
of  whom  he  bought.  Here  he  lived  until  May,  1854,  when  he  sold  to 
Vilander  Weeks  and  moved  to  Lexington,  where  he  died  Aug.  6,  1854, 
aged  66  years.  His  widow  died  March  23,  i860,  aged  68  years,  2 
months  and  13  days. 

Children. 

i.         Mary,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  March  31,  1814;  d.in  Industry,  July  12, 1836. 

7.  ii.       Charles,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Dec.  27,  1815;   m.  vSept.  21,  1837,  Sarah 

Savage  (b.  July  30,  1 814),  dau.  of  John  and    Sarah  (Oliver)  Savage, 

of  Norridgewock. 
iii.       Miriam  Cottle,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Jan.  11,  1818;  m.  Nov.  27,  1834, 

Jacob  Clark,  son  of  Jacob  and  Catherine  (Bean)  Clark,  q.  v. 
iv.       Lydia  Cottle,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  March  11,  1820;  m.  May  10,  1842, 

Moses  M.  Luce,  son  of  Rowland  and  Eunice  (Mason)  Luce,  q.  v. 

8.  V.       Benjamin  Cottlk,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  4,  1821 ;  m.  Jan.  i,  1844,  Caroline 

Boston  (b.  in  Norridgewock,  Aug.  25, 1824),  dau.  of  Allen  and  Betsey 
(Marston)  Boston,  of  Norridgewock. 

9.  vi.      True  Remick,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  11,  1824;  m.  April,  1849,  Sarah  E. 

Whittier,  dau.  of  James  and    Sarah  (Locke)   Whittier,  of  Pleasant 
Ridge,  Me. 

10.  vii.      David  Merry,  b.  in  Industry,  October,  1826;  m.  Dec.  11,  1857,  Laura  A. 

Norton,  dau.  of  Capt.  Clifford  and  Rhoda  f  Weeks)  Norton,  q.  v. 

11.  viii.     Herbert  Boardman,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  11,  1828;   m.  March  28,  1852, 

Mary  VV.  Norton,   dau.   of    Capt.   Clifford    B.  and    Rhoda  (Weeks) 
Norton,  q.  v. 

12.  ix.       Carlo,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  9,  1830;  m.  June  10,  1865,  Melvina  Carville, 

dau.  of  Joseph  and  Eunice  (Watson)  Carville,  of  New  Portland. 
X.        Seneca  White,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  1 1,  1833;  went  to  California  in  i860, 
where  he  engaged  in  various  pursuits.     He  died  in  Sheridan,  Placer 
Co.,  California,  Aug.  23,  1879,  unmd. 


*  From  age  on  her  headstone.    The  writer  is  of  the  opinion  that  she  was  older,  and  was 
probably  born  about  1790. 

t  Charles  Luce  bought  this  farm  of  Francis  C.  Lowell,  June  30,  1807. 


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3.  Elisha  Luce,  son  of  Charles  and  Catherine  (Merry)  Luce,  mar- 
ried Lydia  Butler.  He  was  a  farmer  and  settled  on  the  Abner  Norton 
farm,  now  occupied  by  J.  Simon  Furbush,  where  his  whole  life  was  spent. 
He  died  in  Industry,  July  2,  1859,  aged  58  years,  6  months  and  22  days. 

ChUdren. 

i.        Charles,  died  when  a  young  man,  unmd. 
13.    ii.       WiNTHROP,  b.  in  Industry;  m.  June  22,  1851,  Velzora  A.  Norton,  dau.  of 
Capt.  Clifford  B.  and  Rhoda  (Weeks)  Norton,  q.  v. 

iii.       Elisha,  b.  in  Industry,  1829;  m.  and  settled  in  Norridgewock.     Shoe- 
maker. 

iv.      Deborah  Manter,  b.  in  Industry,  1832;  m.  April  29,  1851,  Joseph  R. 
Lambert,  of  New  Vineyard. 

V.        Sarah  Ann,  b.  in  Industry,  1838;  m.  Nov.  25,  i860,  Lewis  A.  Guild. 


4.  Joseph  Luce,  son  of  Charles  and  Catherine  (Merry)  Luce, 
married  Dorcas  Cutts.  Farmer.  Settled  in  that  part  of  New  Vineyard 
annexed  to  Industry  in  1844.  Selling  his  farm  he  started  for  California 
via  the  Isthmus  of  Panama  and  arrived  in  San  Francisco,  Oct.  23,  1865. 
He  died  in  Sutter  County,  CaL,  Nov.  26,  1869,  aged  67  years,  i  month, 
3  days.  His  wife  died  in  Ukiah,  Sutter  County,  June  18,  1889,  aged  8  7 
years,  i  month,  3  days.* 

Children. 

14.  i.        WiLUAM  Henry,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Jan.  28,  1826;  m.  July  4,  1852, 

Jane  J.  Emery,  dau.  of  Mark  and  Olive  (Thurrell)  Emery,  of  Industry. 

15.  ii.        Warren,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Aug.  12,  1828;  m.  June  15,  1856,  Mrs. 

Caroline  F.  Moran,t  relict  of  George  Moran. 
iii       George,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  June  24,  1830;  m.  June  24,  1862,  Aphia 
M.  Luce,  dau.  of  Col.  Benjamin  and  Anna  W.  (Manter)  Luce,  q.  v. 
She  d.  in  Industry,  July  7, 1864,  leaving  one  child : 
i.        Annie  May,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  21,  1863;  m.  Oct.  11,  1884, 
Seneca  Luce,  son  of  Herbert  B.  and  Mary  W.  (Norton) 
Luce,  of  Lexington,  q.  v. 
Mr.  Luce  m.  Jan.  29,  1866,  for  second   wife,  Mary  Hilton,  dau.  of 
Daniel  and  Eliza  (Manter)  Hilton,  of  Industry  (sie  Manter  noUs). 

16.  iv.      Charles,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Sept.  12,  1832;  m.  April  7,  1866,  Helen 

M.  (Cutts)  Viles,  dau.  of  Maj.  James  and  Olive  (Colburn)  Cutts,  q.  z\ 

17.  V.       Niron,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  April  10,  1836;   m.  Sept.  20,  1867,  Charlotte 

Wheeler,  dau.  of  Rev.  Mr.  Wheeler,  of  Pittsfield. 

18.  vi.       Joseph    Merry,  b.  in   New   Vineyard,  July  i,  1838;  m.  March,  1865, 

Annis  M.  Tinkham,  dau.  of  Col.  Samuel  W.  and  Catherine  (Dins- 
more)  Tinkham,  of  Anson, 
vii.     Catherine,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  March  23,  1840.     Died  of  consumption 
in  Industry,  Feb.  28,  i86i>. 


*Mr8.  Luce  was  a  native  of  Hallowell,  Me.,  where  she  was  bora  May  15,  iSoa.  At  her 
burial  four  sons,  viz.,  Warren,  Charles,  Georg^e  and  Joseph,  acted  as  bearers,  and  tenderly  con- 
signed the  mortal  remains  of  their  beloved  mother  to  the  final  resting  place  of  all  living-. 
Nothing  could  have  been  more  touchingly  beautiful  than  this  deed  of  love  and  fUtal  affection  — 
the  last  that  human  hands  could  perform  for  a  dear  mother. 

t  She  was  a  sister  of  Ann  Judith  Roberts,  who  married  John  E.  Johnson,  ^.  v.,  and  a  cousin 
of  Hibbard  S.  Roberts,  of  Industry. 


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5.  Benjamin  Luce,  son  of  Charles  and  Catherine  (Merry)  Luce, 
married  Anna  W.  Manter.  After  settling  in  Industry  *  he  opened  a  gen- 
eral variety  store  at  West's  Mills  in  the  building  now  (1892)  occupied 
by  Joseph  Eveleth  as  a  dwelling-house.  He  received  a  generous  pat- 
ronage and  continued  in  trade  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was  one 
of  the  most  prominent  men  in  town  in  social  and  business  life.  He  held 
a  justice  of  the  peace  commission  for  many  years  and  transacted  a  great 
deal  of  business  in  that  line.  He  was  a  deputy  sheriff  in  Somerset 
County  and  colonel  in  the  State  militia.  In  1840  Mr.  Luce  represented 
Industry  in  the  State  Legislature.  He  died  after  a  few  days*  illness, 
July  14,  1842,  aged  37  years.  His  widow  married,  Sept.  19,  1847, 
Moses  Bradbury,  of  Industry;  she  died  Dec.  19,  i860. 

Children. 

i.        Mary  West,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Jan.  29,  1829;  m.  June  23,   1850, 

Warren  Cornforth,  son  of  William  and  Lydia  (Gates)  Cornforth,  q.  v. 

ii.        Charles,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  March  24,  1834;  d.  in  Industry,  May  18, 

1857. 
in.      Aphia  Manter,  b.  in  ludustry,  Jan.  1 1,  1837;  ™-  June  24,  1862,  George 

Luce,  son  of  Joseph  and  Dorcas  (Cutts)  Luce,  q.  v. 
iv.      Benjamin  Henry,  b.  in  Industry,  April  5,  1840;  m.  Feb.  2,  1862,  Aman- 
tha  S.  Tinkham,  dau.  of  Col.  Samuel  W.  and  Catherine  (Dinsmore) 
Tinkham,  of  Anson.     Mr.  Luce  is  a  prosperous  farmer;  resides  in 
Anson.    Children : 

i.        Benjamin  Dexter,  b.  in  Anson,  Oct.  12,  1862;  m.  February, 
1 89 1,  Kate   Luce,   dau.  of  Rev.  Charles  and  Helen  M. 
(Cutts)  Luce,  q,  v.     Resides  in  California, 
ii.        Aphia   Mertie,  b.  in  Anson,  June  11,  1864;  m.  March  9, 
1886,  Charles  Parker  Luce,  son  of  George  and  Hannah 
(Viles)  Luce.     Resides  in  Lyons,  Burt  Co.,  Nebraska, 
iii.       Blanchard  Aqutlla,  b.  in  Anson,  May  12, 1866;  m.  June  20, 
1888,  Hattie  May  Fish,  dau.  of  Calvin  B.  and  Henrietta 
H.  (Horn)  Fish,  q,  v.     Resides  in  Anson, 
iv.      ALLEN   Edward,  b.  in  Anson,   Dec.  4,  1868.     Resides  in 

Ukiah,  California, 
v.       Charles  Henry,  b.  in  Anson,  Dec.  11,  1874. 
vi.      Katie  May,  b.  in  Anson,  June  14,  1878. 
vii.      Samuel  Marvin,  b.  in  Anson,  Sept.  18,  1880. 
viii.     Morrill  Filcher,  b.  in  Anson,  March  16,  1883. 

6.  William  Henry  Luce,  son  of  Charles  and  Catherine  (Merry) 
Luce,  married  Lucy  B.  Chapman.  He  purchased  of  John  Gott  the 
south  half  of  lot  No.  24,  April  7,  1829,  and  the  remaining  half  of  his 
father.  He  was  a  farmer  and  spent  his  whole  life  in  Industry.  He  died 
Jan.  8,  1872,  aged  65  years,  2  months  and  21  days.  His  widow  died  in 
Eau  Claire,  Wis.,  March  9,  1886,  aged  74  years,  i  month  and  19  days. 

Children, 
i.        William  Henry,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  2,  1833;  m.  Feb.  21,  1866,  Ellen 

♦  See  foot  note,  p.  196.  Col.  Luce  boug^ht  the  brick  house  just  north  of  the  village  Nov.  1, 
1836. 


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704  HISTORY  OF  /INDUSTRY. 

Watson,  dan.  of  Simeon  and  Olive  (Pattenon)  Watson,  q.  v.  She  \. 
in  Industry,  Sept.  15,  1872,  and  he  m.  March,  1874,  Adeline  S.  Vilcv 
dan.  of  Fisher  and  Hannah  (Lace)  Viles,  q.  v.  Mr.  Luce  resided  r. 
the  homestead  (arm  and  made  a  home  for  his  mother  after  his  £iiher's 
death.  He  was  an  indostrioos  and  enterprising  farmer  and  his  farm 
was  a  model  of  neatness  and  thrift.  He  died  after  a  brief  illnes&, 
Dec.  26,  1880.  First  marriage  s.  p.  Several  children  by  second  mar- 
riage. 

ii.       Naomi  Ballard,  b.  in  Indostry,  April  13,  1835;  ^'  '^^-  21,  >837. 

iii.  Ann  Over,  b.  in  Industry,  May  4,  1840;  m.  Sept.  15,  1864,  Albert  Lonn 
Shaw,  son  of  Albert  and  Betsey  (Comforth)  Shaw,  q.  i\ 

iv.  Helen  ArcisTA,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  18,  1&1.2;*  m.  June  25,  1S70, 
Francis  Hilton,  son  of  Edgar  and  Adeline  (Moore)  Hilton,  of  AnSi-n. 
She  was  a  successful  school  teacher  for  many  years  prior  to  her  mar- 
riage, teaching  in  her  own  and  adjacent  towns.  Resides  in  Ansoc. 
He  was  b.  in  Anson,  March  11,  1844,  ^^'^  is  a  prosperous  farmer  ic 
his  native  town.     Their  child : 

Villa  F.,  b.  in  Anson,  March  16, 1875. 

V.        Charles  Nelson,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  8,  1&43;  d.  March  7,  1847. 

vi.  Newell  AixitsTTS,  b.  in  Industry,  June  13,  1847;  went  to  Wisconsin, 
where  he  d.  October,  1882,  unmd. 

vii.      Ida  Amanda,  b.  in  Industry,  July  15,  1853;  m.  in  Ean  Claire,  Wisconsin. 
Nov.  28,  1879,  James  F.  Bowne,  son  of  Charles  A.  and  Mary    Mort 
Bowne,  by  whom  she  has  one  son. 

7.  Charles  Luce,  son  of  David  Merry  and  Joanna  (Cottle)  Luce, 
married  Sarah  Savage.  In  1837  Mr.  Luce  went  to  Lexington  to  reside. 
He  subsecjuently  removed  to  New  Vineyard  and  afterward  to  Boston. 
Mass.  His  next  place  of  abode  was  Norridgewock,  where  he  lived  for 
seven  years  working  at  his  trade  of  carpenter.  From  this  place  he  re- 
moved to  Fairfield,  his  present  residence.  For  many  years  he  has  been 
engaged  in  moving  buildingst  and  has  been  State  constable  several  years, 
having  been  appointed  in  1883. 

Children. 

i.  Charles  Ait;isTt's,  b.  in  Lexington,  April  16,  1839;  m.  Dec.  25,  1865. 
Marie  Jane  Appleby  Cb.  in  Palmyra,  Feb.  2,  1846),  dan.  of  Elbridge 
and  Sarah  ^Carr)  Appleby.  He  was  a  carpenter  by  trade  and  resi<ie<] 
in  Augusta,  where  he  was  killed  by  a  drunken  rough,  Nov.  26,  iSS^. 
ii.  Mary  Jane,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Nov.  17,  1844;  m.  May  29,  1864,  Galen 
Hoxie  I^mb  (b.  in  Clinton,  April  18,  1837),  son  of  David  and 
Bloomy  (  ?)  f  I^nnev)  Lamb,  of  Portland.  He  d.  in  Portland,  Feb.  14^ 
1 885 ;  killed  by  a  fall.  Children : 
i.        Sadie  Bell,  b.  in  WaterviUe,  Jan.  3,  1865.     ^he  is  a  singer 

with  bright  prospects  for  the  future, 
ii.        Florence,  b.  in  Fairfield,  Oct.  29,  1865;  d.  Jan.  13,  1866. 

8-     Benjamin  Cottle  Luce,  son  of  David  Merry  and  Joanna  (Cot- 


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t  Mr.  Luce  has  a  wide  reputation  in  this  direction.     In  Portland  be  moved  a  depot  257  x  cc* 
feet  a  distance  of  700  fcc-t.    Then  moved  a  block  containing^  34  tenants  and  three  stares  a  dis^- 


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tie)  Luce,  married  Caroline  Boston.  His  boyhood  was  spent  on  the 
homestead  farm  in  Industry,  with  the  exception  of  three  years,  he  having 
lived  with  his  grandfather,  Deacon  Benjamin  Cottle,  from  nine  to  twelve. 
About  the  time  of  his  marriage  he  removed  to  Lexington,  where  he  has 
spent  all  of  his  married  life  with  the  exception  of  six  years.  Two  years 
of  this  time  he  spent  in  California,  one  year  of  it  in  the  mines  of  that 
State.  Like  his  father  and  grandfather  before  him,  he  has  followed  the 
occupation  of  farmer.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  board  of  select- 
men for  two  years  and  a  man  whose  mind  is  stored  with  a  rich  fund  of 
useful  information. 

Children. 

i.        Joan,   b.   in   Highland   Plantation,  now  Kingsbury,  Nov.  7,  1844;   m. 

Nov.  30,  18^,  Rowland   Luce,  son   of   Jesse  and   Lydia   (Hurd) 

Luce,  q.  v. 
ii.        Hathe  M.  S.,  b.  in  Lexington,  March  18,  1 850;   d.  March  17,  1856. 
iii.       Charlks  Allen,  b.  in  Lexington,  June  10,  1855;  ™-  Aug.  10,  1878,  Van- 

dalia  Fogg  (b.  in  Freeport,  Aug.  15,  i860),  dau.  of  Captain  John  and 

Mary  (Todd)  Fogg,  of  Freeport.     Mr.  Luce  is  a  farmer  and  resides 

in  Freeport.     Their  child  : 

Mabel  A.,  b.  in  Freeport,  Nov.  25,  1886. 
iv.       Carl,  b.  in  Lexington,  April  10, 1862;  m.  May  6,  1887,  Roxana  Churchill, 

dau.  of  Joel  and  Lorinda  (Chase)  Churchill,  of  Lexington.     Mr.  Luce 

is  a  fanner  and  resides  in  Anson.    Their  child : 
NoRRis,  b.  in  Anson,  Aug.  6,  1888. 

9.  True  Remick  Luce,  son  of  David  Merry  and  Joanna  (Cottle) 
Luce,  married  Sarah  E.  Whittier.  About  the  time  of  his  marriage  he 
settled  in  Highland  Plantation,  and  afterward  in  Lexington,  where  he 
remained  some  ten  years  engaged  in  farming.*  Early  in  the  year  1859 
he  removed  to  Norridgewock.  His  wife,  who  was  born  Nov.  2,  1829, 
died  April  28,  1859.  He  subsequently  married,  July  12,  i860,  Cather- 
ine Manter,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Lydia  (Pratt)  Manter,  of  Madison. 
Returning  to  Lexington,  he  remained  until  about  1865,  when  he  went  to 
Kingsbury,  Piscataquis  Co.,  where  he  engaged  in  manufacturing  lumber 
and  farming.  Selling  his  property  there  in  1876,  he  moved  to  Fairfield, 
purchased  a  small  farm  and  engaged  in  farming  and  fruit-raising.  He 
died  Aug.  4,  1885,  aged  61  years,  5  months  and  21  days. 

Children. 

i.  Jamks  Whittier,  b.  in  Highland  Plantation,  May  28,  1851 ;  m.  in  Fair- 
field, May  I,  1879,  Nellie  M.  Taylor,  dau.  of  John  ().  and  Rebecca 
(Childs)  Taylor,  of  Fairfield.     She  d.  of  consumption   in    Fairfield, 

'*'  Mr.  Luce's  eldest  son  writes  :  "  Father  and  mother  were  married  in  Pleasant  Ridge  Plant- 
ation, Maine.  The  day  following,  mother  rode  on  horseback  through  the  unbroken  forest, 
guided  by  a  spotted  line  to  what  is  now  Highland  Plantation,  a  distance  of  some  eight  miles. 
In  this  journey  to  her  home  on  the  borders  of  civilization  she  carried  all  her  worldly  goods  on 
the  horse  she  rode." 


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Sept.  1 8,  1880,  and  he  m.  July  21,  1883,  Emma  J.  Carter,  dau.  of 
Samuel  M.  and  Susan  E.  (Knight)  Carter,  of  Troy.     Mr.  Luce  is  a 
farmer  and  resides  in  Troy.     Children  by  second  marriage : 
i.        Guy  C,  b.  in  Fairfield,  Feb.  i,  1886. 
ii.        Edna  E.,  b.  in  Troy,  Oct.  12,  1889. 
ii.       Sarah  Ann,  b.  in  Lexington,  Oct.  5, 1856;  d.  of  diphtheria  in  Lexington, 

Feb.  17,  1862. 
iii.      Ella  Elizabeth,  b.  in  Norridgewock,  April  6,  1859;  d.  of  diphtheria, 
March  9,  1862. 

Child  by  second  marriage. 


10.  David  Merry  Luce,  son  of  David  Merry  and  Joanna  (Cottle) 
Luce,  married  Laura  A.  Norton.  He  resided  in  Lexington,  Industry 
and  New  Vineyard.  For  a  time  he  engaged  in  farming  and  afterward 
in  buying  and  shipping  eggs  to  the  Boston  market.  For  years  he  drove 
through  the  country  collecting  the  eggs,  exchanging  therefor  his  stock 
of  groceries  and  tinware.  He  also  kept  a  grocery  store  at  Allen's  Mills 
for  a  short  time.  He  sold  his  property  at  Allen's  Mills  in  1870,  and  set- 
tled at  Stewart's  Mills  in  New  Vineyard.  Here  he  continued  the  egg 
business,  cultivated  a  small  farm,  and  during  the  winter  season  engaged 
in  making  brooms.  He  died  in  New  Vineyard,  Sept.  13,  1885,  aged 
nearly  59  years.     His  widow  subsequently  married  a  Mr.  Jones. 

Children. 

i.        Washburn  Israel,  b.  in  Lexington,  Aug.  16,  i860;  married  and  resides 

in  New  Vineyard, 
ii.       Sumner  P.,  b.  in  Lexington,  Dec.  20,  1862;  d.  in  Industry,  July  31,  1864. 
iii.      Horatio  Norton,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  20,  1866;  m.  April  27,  1887,  Lelia 

W.  Kennedy,  dau.  of  Jophanus  H.  and  Mary  (Smith)  Kennedy,  of 

New  Vineyard  (see  Smith  genealogy). 
iv.      True  Remick,  b.  in  Industry,  July  i,  1869. 
V.        Charles  B.,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  March  18,  1872. 

11.  Herbert  Boardman  Luce,  son  of  David  Merry  and  Joanna 
(Cottle)  Luce,  married  Mary  Weeks  Norton.  Mr.  Luce  is  a  farmer 
and  has  spent  the  most  of  his  life  in  Lexington. 

Children. 

i.        Juliet,  b.  Dec.  11,  1852;  d.  Aug.  21,  1856. 

ii.        Clifford  Norton,  b.  June  17,  1855;  m.  July  29,  1881,  Libbie  Canfield, 
of  Eau  Claire,  Wisconsin. 

iii.       Mason  M.,  b.  May  7,  1858;  m.  April  i,  1882,  Nellie  M.  Berry,  of  Lex- 
ington, Me. 

iv.       Seneca,  b.   Aug.  23,   i860;  m.  Oct.  11,   1884,  Annie  M.Luce,  dau.  of 
George  and  Aphia  M.  (Luce)  Luce.     Their  child : 

Warren  Boakdman,  b.  in  Industry,  April  23,  1887. 

V.        Delbert,  b.  Nov.  20,  1863;  m.  July  3,  1885,  Maria  M.  Gammage,  dau.  of 
Ezra  W.  and  Jane  Gammage,  of  New  Vineyard. 

vi.       Clark  J.,  b.  June  20, 1866. 

vii.      Herbert,  b.  July  13,  1869. 

viii.     Mary,  b.  Aug.  12,  1874;  d.  May  6,  1875. 


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12.  Carlo  Luce,  son  of  David  (Merry)  and  Joanna  (Cottle)  Luce, 
married  Melvina  Carville.  She  was  born  in  New  Portland,  April  26, 
1831,  and  died  of  pneumonia  in  Highland,  Feb.  19,  1876.  Still  resides 
in  Highland,  engaged  in  farming. 

Children. 

i.  Aphia,  b.  in  Highland,  May  25,  1866;  d.  Sept.  17,  1868. 

ii.  Sheridan,  b.  in  Highland,  Jan.  16,  1871;  d.  June  2,  1871. 

iii.  Hati'ie,  b.  in  Highland,  Jan.  5,  1872. 

iv.  Mellie,  b.  in  Highland,  May  10,  1874. 

vi.      Jos^lS,  }  ^-  ^'^  Highland,  March  2,  1876.    Joseph  d.  April  27,  1876. 

13.  WiNTHROP  Luce,  son  of  Elisha  and  Lydia  (Butler)  Luce,  mar- 
ried Velzora  A.  Norton.  Farmer.  Settled  on  the  homestead  in  Indus- 
try, where  he  continued  to  reside  until  after  the  death  of  his  wife.  Now 
resides  in  New  Vineyard. 

Children. 

i.  CAkrie,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  23,  1854;   d.  Aug.  12,  1862. 

ii.  Albert,  )b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  10,  1857;  Albert  d.  Jan.  29,  1858;  Allen 

iii.  Allen,   /     d.  Jan.  31,  1858. 

iv.  Charles,  b.  in  Industry,  March,  29,  1859;  d.  Dec.  21,  1867. 

V.  Isaiah,  died  young. 

vi.  Laura,  b.  in  Industry;  m.  Sept.  30,  1883,  Albert  Leavitt,  of  New  Vine- 
yard. 


14.  WiLLLAM  Henry  Luce,  son  of  Joseph  and  Dorcas  (Cutts)  Luce, 
married  Jane  J.  Emery.  Farmer.  Resided  in  Industry  until  1866, 
when  he  went  to  California.     Now  resides  in  Lincoln,  Placer  Co. 

Children. 

i.  George  Walter,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  23,  1853;  m.  May  20,  1885,  Levia 
Hinman  (b.  in  Bloomfield,  Sonoma  Co.,  Cal,  Aug.  2,  i860),  dau.  of 
Rev.  Justus  M.  and  Betsey  (Burlingame)  Hinman.  Mr.  Luce  is  a 
carpenter  and  builder.     Resides  in  Lincoln,  Cal.     Three  children. 

ii.  Albert  Willis,  b.  in  Industry,  June  to,  1855;  m.  May  22,  1877,  Katie 
Cohen,  dau.  of  Michael  and  Mary  (Curry)  Cohen,  of  Nevada  City. 
She  was  born  in  New  York,  Oct.  5,  i860.  Mr.  Luce  is  a  carpenter 
and  builder  and  resides  in  Lincoln.     Two  children. 


15.  Warren  Luce,  son  of  Joseph  and  Dorcas  (Cutts)  Luce,  mar- 
ried Mrs.  Caroline  F.  Moran,  who  died  March  14,  i860,  aged  33  years. 
Went  to  Cahfornia  soon  after  the  death  of  his  first  wife.  He  married 
for  second  wife  in  Sheridan,  Cal.,  June  12,  1883,  Rosa  Ellen  Higgins. 
Resides  in  California. 

Children. 

i.         ,  son,  d.  in  infancy. 

ii.       Charles  N.,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  2,  1859. 


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19.  Charles  Luce,  son  of  Joseph  and  Dorcas  (Cutts)  Luce,  mar- 
ried Helen  M.  Cutts.  Mr.  Luce  was  born  Sept.  12,  1832,  on  the  old 
farm  on  the  Norton  brook  situated  at  the  foot  of  Norris  hill.  He  was 
raised  on  the  same  farm  and  availed  himself  of  such  meager  school " 
privileges  as  the  sparsely-settled  country  afforded,  consisting  of  from  six 
to  ten  weeks  a  year.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  he  was  a  wild,  fun-loving 
boy  who  cared  but  little  how  the  world  went,  when  a  severe  accident, 
the  dislocation  of  one  of  his  knees,  and  about  the  same  time  the  pro- 
fession of  religion,  turned  the  whole  tide  of  his  life. 

On  his  back,  suffering  from  an  injured  limb,  this  world  with  its  awful 
realities  appeared  before  him,  and  what  to  do  with  himself  was  the  all- 
important  question  ;  and  among  all  the  trades  and  professions  teaching 
seemed  to  be  the  one  that  would  soonest  afford  an  income,  and  to  the 
attainment  of  that  all  his  energies  were  then  turned.  It  was  a  bold 
undertaking.  Uncultured  and  illiterate  at  that  time,  he  had  never 
studied  more  than  the  spelling-book,  reader,  and  Smith's  Arithmetic, 
(for  that  was  all  he  had).  About  the  first  question  was,  how  to  get 
books.  His  father  had  a  large  family  to  support  and  could  not  afford 
to  buy  such  books  as  grammar,  geography,  history  and  philosophy. 
Algebra  seemed  preposterous  !  But  necessity  was  the  mother  of  inven- 
tion. The  brook  was  there,  along  whose  banks  he  had  so  many  times 
strolled  in  quest  of  trout ;  but  now  it  seemed  to  be  a  new  bonanza,  for 
in  that  early  day  many  minks  frequented  its  shady  banks  and  log  jams. 
With  cane  and  crutch  he  wandered  up  and  down  the  stream,  setting 
traps  for  the  sly  htde  fellows,  whose  furry  hides  would  afford  him 
the  means  with  which  to  get  books.  A  grammar  first,  and  on  his  back 
he  went  through  Weld's  Grammar ;  next  the  geography,  and  so  on,  until, 
alternating  between  books  and  labor  on  the  farm,  and  fortunately,  a 
restoration  from  his  lameness,  he,  at  the  age  of  twenty  taught  his  first 
school  in  the  Rollins  District,  in  Stark,  for  eleven  dollars  per  month. 
The  next  fall  he  attended  high  school,  and  in  the  winter  following  taught 
two  schools  in  the  town  of  Solon.  Having  fully  recovered  his  health,  in 
the  spring  following  he  attended  the  Maine  Wesleyan  Seminary,  and  the 
winters  of  1854  and  1855  taught  the  grammar  school  in  Skowhegan,  for 
forty  dollars  per  month.  Again  in  the  spring  he  attended  the  Seminary, 
and  summers  he  worked  on  a  farm.  In  October,  1855,  abandoned 
books  and  school  and  went  to  California.  He  took  passage  on  a  Nica- 
ragua steamer  at  New  York,  Oct.  5,  1855  >  ^^^  rough  steerage  fare,  and 
arrived  on  the  Isthmus  just  in  time  to  be  in  the  roughest  of  Walker's 
War.  The  steamer  on  which  he  went  up  San  Juan  River  was  shot  into  by 
the  natives,  and  two  passengers  were  killed,  and  two  wounded,  and  after 


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much  trouble  and  excitement,  with  delays  and  privations,  he,  on  the 
third  of  November,  arrived  in  San  Francisco,  well  and  hearty.  The 
next  day  started  to  the  mines  at  Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County,  and  after 
trying  his  luck  awhile,  turned  his  attention  to  mill-work  and  soon  was 
promoted  to  engineer,  which  he  followed  with  other  duties  till  1858, 
when  he  was  elected  secretary  of  the  Gold  Mountain  Mining  Company, 
which  office  he  held  for  three  years,  and  then  resigned  and  engaged  in 
farming  in  Sutter  County.  In  1865  he  returned  to  Industry.  He  was 
on  the  Pacific  Ocean  when  General  Lee  surrendered,  and  was  on  Long 
Island  Sound  when  President  Lincoln  was  assassinated.  He  spent  the 
summer  of  1865  in  Maine,  in  October  returning  with  his  parents  and 
two  of  Major  James  Cutts's  daughters  (Helen  and  Olive)  to  his  home  in 
Sutter  Co.,  Cal.  April  7,  1866,  was  married  to  Helen  Cutts  by  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Paderson.  He  followed  farming  and  teaching  some  years.  Octo- 
ber, 1870,  he  was  licensed  as  a  preacher  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  South,  and  at  once  began  work  in  the  local  ranks,  alternating 
with  farming.  In  October,  1877,  with  his  mother  and  wife  and  three 
children,  moved  to  Ukiah,  Mendocino  Co.,  and  bought  a  farm  near 
the  town  or  village.  At  the  election  held  in  1879  he  was  elected  to  the 
office  of  county  supervisor,  which  he  held  three  years ;  and  now,  at 
this  writing,  is  extensively  engaged  in  sheep  husbandry,  and  owns  over 
three  thousand  acres  of  land  besides  his  home  farm.  With  the  care  of 
all  this  property  he  superintends  a  Sunday-school  and  preaches  regu- 
larly every  month. 

Politically,  he  was  raised  a  Democrat,  and  voted  for  Stephen  A. 
Douglass  at  the  election  of  i860,  but  he  now  is  an  uncompromising 
Prohibitionist.  Religiously,  he  is  Methodistic,  holding  to  the  doctrines 
of  Wesley,  but  is  charitable  toward  those  of  different  faith.  Benevolence 
is  with  him  a  prominent  characteristic,  and  he  gives  liberally  of  his  means 
for  all  charitable  objects.  He  recently  gave  fi\t  hundred  dollars  toward 
building  a  church  in  Ukiah,  also  donated  a  beautiful  grove  of  ten  acres 
to  the  same  church  for  a  permanent  camp-ground,  and  thus  his  whole 
life  has  been  spent  in  the  furtherance  of  temperance  and  morality. 
Resides  in  Ukiah,  Mendocino  Co.,  Cal. 

Children. 

i.         Katk,  b.  April  7,  1868;   m.  February,  189 1,  Benjamin  D.  Luce,  son  of 

Benjamin  Henry  and  Amantha  S.  (Tinkham)  Luce,  tj.  v, 
ii.       Jknnie  Maria,  b.  April  3,  1870. 
iii.      Jamks  Marvin,  b.  Oct.  i,  1872. 
iv.       Sadik  (Kkna,  b.  June  1,  1S79. 

17.     NiRON  Luce,  son  of  Joseph  and  Dorcas  (Cutts)  Luce,  married 
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Charlotte  Wheeler.  Went  to  California  in  the  fall  of  1855.  Engaged 
in  mining  and  subsequently  in  lumbering  and  farming.  Mr.  Luce  now 
owns  a  ranch  of  1560  acres,  being  one  of  the  largest  in  Placer  County. 
He  harvested  in  1891  as  a  part  of  the  income  of  his  farm  4620  bushels 
of  wheat  and  3584  bushels  of  barley.  Resides  in  Shendan,  Placer 
County,  Cal. 

Children. 

i.        Effik  M.,  b.  May  25,  1868;  m.  May  25,  1890,  William  Brewer, 
ii.        NiRON,  d.  at  age  of  5  months, 
iii.      Ida  Dorcas,  b.  July  2,  1872. 

18.     Joseph  Merry  Luce,  son  of  Joseph  and  Dorcas  (Cutts)  Luce, 
married  Annis  Tinkham.     Farmer  ;  resides  in  California. 

Children. 

i.  Katie  Ellen,  b.  in  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  Feb.  15,  1869. 

ii.  Samuel  Tinkham,  b.  in  Santa  Barbara,  Cal.,  Jan.  8,  1871. 

iii.  Bertha,  b.  in  Chico,  Butte  County,  California,  Feb.  11,  1873. 

iv.  Clara  Mabkl,  b.  in  Ukiah,  California,  Dec.  27,  1879. 


Robert  Luce,  son  of  Robert,  married  Mary  Burgess.*  Settled  on 
the  Lowell  Strip  in  Industry  prior  to  1798.  He  was  from  Martha's 
Vineyard,  but  the  author  has  not  been  able  to  connect  him  with  others 
of  the  name  who  settled  in  Industry.  He  sold  his  lot  to  Capt.  Valentine 
Look,  also  from  the  Vineyard,  and  moved  to  New  Portland,  where  he 
died  at  an  advanced  age,  November,  1857,  his  wife  having  died  March, 
1850. 

Children. 

1.  Benjamin,  b.  in  Martha's  Vineyard; f  m.  (pub.  Nov.  26,  1805),  Mrs. 

Betsey  (Fassett)  Holden,  of  Farmington. 
Abigail,  b.  about    1785;    m.  March   3,    1808,   Elijah    Robbins,  son   of 

Ammiel  Robbins,  q.  v. 
Drusilla,  m.  (pub.  Oct.  25,  181 4),  Benjamin  Burgess,  q.  v.     Both  died  in 

New  Portland.     One  child  by  second  marriage,  who  married  David 

Page;  both  dead. 
LvDiA,  m.  Abraham  Page,  q.  v,,  by  whom  she  had  three  children. 

2.  Irvin,    b.  Dec.  25,  1798;    m.  Sept.    2,  181 9,  Charity    Furbush  (b.  in 

Lisbon,  Me.,  March   i,  1803). 

*  She  was  a  sister  to  the  wife  of  Alsbury  Luce,  g.  v. 

t  A  grandson,  Dea.  Cyrus  S.Luce,  of  New  Portland,  says:  «•  I  have  always  understood 
that  a  part  of  his  children  were  born  on  the  old  Vineyard,  the  rest  in  Industry.  He  left  Industry 
after  the  birth  of  his  youngest  son,  Uncle  Hovey  Luce.  Mrs.  Page  roust  be  mistaken  in  saying 
her  father  [Irvin  Luce]  was  born  in  New  Portland,  Me." 


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Robert,  b.  in  Industry,  April  5,  1798;*  m.  Aug.  24,  1822,  Almira  W. 

Gilkey,  dau.  of  James  and  Susannah  (Bacon)  Gilkey,  of  Freeman. 
Katherine,  m.  (pub.  May  5,  1826),  Thaddeus  Kilkenney,  a  native  of 

Ireland,  then  of  Freeman,  Me. 
Betsey,  m.  Benjamin  Brooks.     Children. 
James,  m.  Sally  Tuttle.     Resided  in  Freeman,  where  he  died.     A  large 

family.    One  dau.,  Mary,  m.  John  Farbush,  of  Farmington. 
Mary,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  28,  1806;  m.  Nov.  12,  1825,  Samuel,  son  of 
•    Benjamin  Trask.     She  d.  in  Stark,  March  26,  1885.     He  d.  in  Stark, 

Jan.  12,  1886. 
HovEY,  b.  in  181 1;    m.  Lucy   Furbush.     He   died   in  New   Portland, 
March  13,  1887.     She  d.  June  4,  1878,  aged  65  years.     Children: 
i.        Abigail,  m.  Tilson  Churchill.     Resides  in  New  Portland, 
ii.       Clarinda,  m.  Bradbury  Hoyt.     Resides  in  New  Portland, 
iii.       William  Henry,  m.  Mary  Jacobs.     Resided  in  New  Port- 
land. 


X.  Benjamin  Luce,  son  of  Robert  and  Mary  (Burgess)  Luce,  mar- 
ried Mrs".  Betsey  Holden,  nee  Fassett.  He  resided  in  Industry  at  the 
time  of  his  marriage,  and  was  living  there  in  1806  ;  afterward  moved  to 
Lexington  and  then  to  Madrid,  where  he  died  Dec.  — ,  1843  or  1844, 
aged  58  years. 

Children. 

i.         Sophronia,  m.  George  Graves,  of  Lexington.     Several  children, 
ii.       Clarissa,  m.  Silas  Moore.     She  d.  in  Farmington,  leaving  children, 
iii.       Emeline,  m.  George  W.  Kinney.     Several  children, 
iv.      John,  died  in  Madrid,  April,  1842  or  1843,  ^g^^  25  years. 
V.        Cordelia,  m.  Manley  Kinney,t  of  Madrid.    She  d.  March,  1883,  aged 
65  years. 


2.  Irvin  Luce,  son  of  Robert  and  Mary  (Burgess)  Luce,  married 
Charity  Furbush.  On  attaining  his  majority  he  married  and  after  a  few 
years  settled  in  New  Portland,  where  the  remainder  of  his  life  was  spent 
in  farming.  He  died  of  consumption.  May  2,  1867.  His  wife  died  of 
same  disease,  Aug.  21,  1873,  ^g^^  7°  years. 

Children. 

5.     i.         Hooper,  b.  in  Lisbon,  March  28,  i8i9(?);    m.  Dec.  — ,  1840,  Laura 

Fuller.     She  d.  and  he  m.  for  second  wife,  Mary  Ann  Brackley.     He 

d.  in  Freeman,  June  8,  1869. 
ii.       Benson,  b.  in  Lisbon,  Feb.  21,  1821;  m.  Lovina  Tuttle.     Died  in  New 

Portland,  March  21,  1890.     No  children, 
iii.       Harriet,  b.  in  Freeman,  Jan.  26,  1823;   m.  Henry  Carville,  of  Freeman. 

Resides  in  Farmington.     Several  children, 
iv.       Samuel,  b.  in  Freeman,  May  29,  1825;  m.     He  d.  Dec.  14,  1890. 


*  Much  perplexity  results  from  the  birth  date  of  these  two  persons,  Irvin  and  Robert  l.uce, 
which  a  daughter  of  each  claim  is  the  year  179S.  The  writer  is  inclined  to  think  the  year  of 
Robert's  birth  correct,  and  that  Mrs.  Page,  who  furnished  the  other  date,  is  in  error.  Irvin  Luce, 
according  to  the  headstones  marking  his  grave,  died  '*  May  2,  1867,  aged  70  years."  This  would 
place  the  year  1797,  and  he  was  probably  older  than  70  when  he  died. 

t  One  authority  says  Marman  Kinney. 


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V.  Christiana,  b.  in  Freeman,  April  12,  1827;  m,  Dec.  5,  1845,  Ivory  Page, 
of  New  Portland,  said  to  be  a  younger  son  of  Abraham  and  Lydia 
(Luce)  Page,  of  Industry.    Three  children. 

vi.  Bartlett,  b.  in  Freeman,  Jan.  i,  1830;  d.  in  New  Portland,  Me.,  Sept.  29, 
1848,  unmd. 

vii.      Nancy  A.,  b.  in  Freeman,  Feb.  8,  1833;  d.  Sept.  26,  1833. 

viii.  Charles  Lee,  b.  in  Freeman,  Sept.  3,  1835;  m.  Jan.  28,  i860,  Ellen 
PuUen.     Blacksmith.     He  d.  in  New  Portland,  June  18,  1889. 

ix.  Ladora  Ann,  b.  in  Freeman,  March  26,  1839;  m.  May  17,  1856,  Zacha- 
riah  Moore.  He  d.  without  issue,  March  8,  1866,  aged  38  years. 
She  m.  Nov.  2,  1867,  for  second  husband,  Jacob  Thomas  Hodgkins 
(b.  in  Vienna,  Oct.  12,  1835),  son  of  Abel  and  Hannah  (Tilton) 
Hodgkins.  Mr.  Hodgkins  was  a  shoemaker  and  resided  in  New 
Sharon,  where  he  d.  March  28,  1892;  his  wife  d.  of  consumption. 
May  28,  1886.  Children: 
i.        Henry  Warren,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Feb.  13, 1869;  d.  Sept. 

20, 1876. 
ii.        Abbie  Mayhevv,  )  ,    .    ,..       e,  T        o   wO-^ 

iii.      Hattie  Ridi.f.v;  i  ^- '"  New  Sharon,  June  8,  1879. 

X.       Selena,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Oct.  lo,  1845;  ^'  ^^c*-  4»  '^7- 

3.  Robert  Luce,  son  of  Robert  and  Mary  (Burgess)  Luce,  mar- 
ried Almira  W.  Gilkey.  He  was  a  farmer  and  spent  his  adult  life  in 
New  Portland.  His  wife,  who  was  born  in  Gorham,  Aug.  15,  1798,  died 
of  typhoid  fever,  Jan.  15,  1850,  and  he  subsequently  married  for  second 
wife,  Dec.  — ,  1851,  Lucinda  Hutchins,*  daughter  of  David  and  Mary 
(Allen)  Hutchins,  of  New  Portland.     He  died  April  18,  1884. 

Children. 

i.  James  Franklin,  b.  in  New  Portland,  April  3,  1823;  ni.  Rizpah  A. 
Walker,  dau.  of  Dea.  Joseph  Walker,  of  Embden.  He  d.  Nov.  2, 
1864.  One  son,  Ulysses  C,  d.  at  Mars  Hill,  June  12,  1S92,  aged  27 
years.  Leaves  a  mother,  brother  and  widow,  who  was  a  dau.  of  W. 
L.  Boyinton,  of  Mars  Hill. 

ii.  Cynthia  Almira,  b.  in  New  Portland,  June  13,  1825;  m.  Charles  L. 
Carsley,  farmer.     Resides  in  New  Portland.     Three  children. 

iii.      William  Henry,  b.  in  New   Portland,   Jan.  — ,  1828;  d.  Feb.  26,  1833. 

6.  iv.       Cyrus  S.,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Dec.  26, 1830;    m.  at  Norridgewock,  Nov.  2, 

1857,  Georgia  Barton,  dau.  of  Esq.  Alfred  and  Sarah  ¥.  (Collins) 
Barton,  of  North  Anson.     She  was  h.  in  Anson,  Nov.  29,  1S38. 
V.        SrsAN  Bacon,  b.  in  New  Portland,  March  10,  1833;   m.  Elijah  H.  Cars- 
ley,  son   of  Eben  and  Amy  (Hodgden)  Carsley,  of  New  Portland. 
One  son. 

7.  vi.       Benjamin  Goi'li),  b.  in  New  Portland,  April   9,  1835;   m.  Jenette   FI. 

.Stowers,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Eliza  (Gammon)  Stowers,  of  New  Port- 
land. 

vii.      Esther  .Ann,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Feb.  16,  1837;   d.  March  8,  1858. 

viii.  ELKdA  M.,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Feb.  9,  1840;  m.  Isaiah  Merrill.  She 
d.  in  Lewiston,  May  18,  1863. 

i.\.       Martha  A.,      1    b.  in  New  Portland,  Aug.  16,  1842;   Martha  A.  m.  July 

X.        Mary  Eia'IRA,  j      4,  186S,  Franklin  Llewellyn  Emery,  son  of  Alvin  and 
Susan  (Hanson)  Emery,  of  New  Portland.    Three  children.     Mary  E. 
m.  Dec.    13,    1866,  John  William   Churchill,  son  of  Wm.  and  Nancy 
(Walker)  Churchill.     Their  children  are  : 
Eu(;ene  a.,  b.  Dec.  10,  1867. 

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A.  Belle,  b.  Aug.  22,  1869. 

Ned,  b.  Aug.  27,  1870. 

Effie  M.,  b.  Jan.  19,  1873. 

Clinton,  b.  Jan.  29,  1877. 

CoKA  G.,  b.  Oct*  19,  1880. 

Hattie  M.,  b.  June  25,  1883. 
xi.       Emily  F.,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Nov.  8,  1844;    m.  J.  Erank   Hutchins. 
Blacksmith;  has  resided  at  Allen's  Mills.     Now  lives  in  Strong.     Sev- 
eral children. 

Child  by  second  marriage, 
xii.      Alvin  EniENE,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Oct.  28,  1852. 

4.  Thaddeus  Kilkenny  married  Katherine  Luce.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  resided  in  Freeman,  where  he  died  Aug.  16,  1868.  His 
widow  died  in  1873. 

Children. 

i.        Mary,  b.  in  Ereeman,  1827;    m.  Ansel  Peabodv.     Died  in  Ereeman,  Oct. 

18,  1883. 
ii.        Samuel,  b.  in  Ereeman,  1829;   m.  Mary  A.  Gammon.     Resides  in  New 

Portland, 
iii.      Almira,  b.  in  Ereeman,  1831;    m.  Henry  Carville.     Resides  in  Earm- 

ington. 
iv.       IIoVKY,  b.  in    Freeman,    1833;    m.  Achsa  Brack  ley.     Resides   in   New 

Portland. 
V.        John,  b.  in  Ereeman,  1835;   ™-  Charlotte  Brown.     Resides  in  Ereeman. 
vi.       James,  b.  in  Ereeman,  1837;   m.  Ellen  Brackley.     Earmer.     Resides  in 

New  Vineyard, 
vii.      Benjamin,  b.  in   Ereeman,  May  15,   1839;    m.  May  18,  1868,  Helen  M. 

Tripp,  dau.  of  James  and  Betsey  E.  (Elliott)  Tripp,  of  New  Portland. 

Earmer,  resides  in  New  Portland,  s.  p.      He  was  a  member  of  Co.  I., 

ist  Regiment,  Me.  Cavalry, 
viii.     Sarah,  b.  in  Ereeman,  1841;  m.  Robert  Holbrook.     Resides  in  Auburn, 
ix.       Phi  LENA,  b.  in  P>ceman,  1843;   "^-  George  Pratt,  of  New  Vineyard. 
X.         Hiram,  b.  in  Freeman;   d.  May  14,  1861. 

5.  Hooper  Luce,  son  of  Irvin  and  Charity  (Furbush)  Luce,  mar- 
ried Laura  Fuller.  He  was  a  farmer  and  resided  in  Salem,  New  Port- 
land and  Freeman.  He  died  of  consumption,  in  P'reeman,  June  — , 
1869,  aged  50  years.     His  wife  also  died  in  Freeman. 

Children. 

i.         Fidelia,  b.  in  Salem;   m.  Oct.  20,  i860,  (leorge  Barker.     She  d.  in  New 

Vineyard,  July  28,  1882. 
ii.        Arc.isn  s,  b.  in  Salem,  1844.    Enlisted  as  a  private  in  Co.  C,  i6th  Reg't, 

Volunteers,  and  was  mustered  into  the  U.  S.  Service,  Aug.  14,  1862. 

He  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  Dec.  13,  1862.     In 

this  battle  the  regiment  lost  fifty  per  cent,  of  the  number  engaged,  in 

killed,  wounded  and  missing.     He  died  from  the  effect  of  his  wounds, 

Jan.  21,  1863. 
8.     iii.       ErtiLNK,  b.  in  New  Portland,  P'eb.  24,  1847;    m.  Lucy  Furbush,  dau.  of 

John  and  Mary  (Luce)  Furbush,  of  Earmington. 
iv.       Ski.kna,  b.  in  Ereeman;   d.  in  New  Portland,  May,  i860;   unmd. 
v.        Bartleit,  b.  in  Ereeman;   m.  Millie  Buz/ell. 
vi.       Edward,  b.  in  Freeman,  where  he  resides,  unmd. 


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6.  Cyrus  S.  Luce,  son  of  Robert  and  Almira  W.  (Gilkey)  Luce, 
married  Georgia  Barton.  Mr.  Luce  is  a  worthy  and  highly  esteemed 
citizen  of  New  Portland,  where  the  larger  part  of  his  life  has  been  spent. 
On  the  organization  of  the  Congregational  Church  in  that  town  he  was 
chosen  deacon,  which  office  he  still  holds.  He  is  likewise  an  earnest 
Sunday-school  worker,  and  has  held  the  office  of  superintendent  for  up- 
ward of  ten  years. 

Children. 

i.  Delmore  G.,  b.  in  Anson,  March  4,  i860;  m.  in  Bangor,  Oct.  17,  1888, 
May  E.  Morse  (b.  in  St.  Albans,  Feb.  25,  1862),  dau.  of  Henry  M. 
and  Mary  A.  (Scott)  Morse,  of  Caribou.  Mr.  Luce  was  educated  at 
Anson  Academy  and  graduated  from  that  institution  in  the  class  of 
1 881.  He  engaged  in  teaching  and  subsequently  studied  medicine. 
He  graduated  from  the  Medical  School  of  Maine  in  the  class  of  1887, 
and  immediately  entered  upon  the  duties  of  a  practitioner  of  medi- 
cine. Was  supervisor  of  schools  in  Easton  in  1889-90.  Now  resides 
in  Caribou. 

ii.  Elgiva  B.,  b.  in  New  Portland,  April  3,  1869;  educated  in  the  schools 
of  her  native  town,  Anson  Academy,  and  entering  the  Farmington 
State  Normal  School,  she  graduated  with  the  class  of  1888;  com- 
menced teaching  when  fifteen  years  of  age,  and  has  already  taught 
more  than  one  hundred  and  twenty-  five  weeks. 

iii.  Georgia  E.,  b.  in  New  Portland,  June  26,  1872;  student  and  school 
teacher. 

7.  Benjamin  Gould  Luce,  son  of  Robert  and  Almira  W.  (Gilkey) 
Luce,  married  Jenette  E.  Stowers,  who  was  born  Dec.  22,  1846,  and 
died  in  New  Portland,  Feb.  28,  1875. 

Child, 
i.        ,  dau.,  d.  Nov.  6,  1874. 

8.  Eugene  Luce,  son  of  Hooper  and  Laura  (Fuller)  Luce,  married 
Lucy  Furbush.  He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  in  the  east  part  of  Farming- 
ton. 

Children, 

i.  Simon  J.,  b.  in  Anson,  Feb.  3,  1870. 

ii.  Mary  A.,  b.  in  Anson,  Aug.  25, 1871. 

iii.  Emily  B.,  b.  in  Anson,  Sept.  18,  1874. 

iv.  Frank  C,  b.  in  Farmington,  Aug.  18,  1876. 

V.  George  M.,  b.  in  Farmington,  Sept.  8,  1880. 

vi.  Clyde  E.,  b.  in  Farmington,  June  17,  1883. 

vii.  Adella,  b.  in  Farmington,  Feb.  27,  1885. 

viii.  Eva,  b.  in  Farmington,  June  2,  1887. 

ix.  Almon  J.,  b.  in  Farmington,  July  15,  1890. 


The  parentage  and  ancestry  of  Alsbury  and  Elisha  Luce  is  shrouded 
in  mystery.  They  were  natives  of  Martha*s  Vineyard,  but  aside  from 
this  nothing  is  known  of  them. 


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1.  i.         Alsbury  Luce,  m.  Sarah  Burgess;  she  was  a  sister  to  Nancy,  wife  of 

Thomas  Lovejoy,  also  to  the  wife  of  Robert  Luce.     She  d.  in  Farm- 
ington,  April  17, 1846,  aged  77  years. 

2.  ii.        Emsha  Luce,  married,  ist,*  for  second  wife  (pub.  July  26,  1813),  Hul- 

dah,  dau.  of  Atkins  Ellis. 

1.  Alsbury  Luce  married  Sarah  Burgess.     Settled  in  Farmington. 

Children. 

i.  Bartlett,  m.  Aug.  25,  181 2,  Betsey  West  Daggett,  dau.  of  Captain  Silas 
and  Deborah  (Butler)  Daggett,  q.  v.  Was  a  resident  of  Industry  in 
1 81 6. 

ii.       Nathan,  m.  (pub.  Oct.  17,  1826),  Mary  Wellman. 

iii.  Alsbury,  b.  1807;  m.  May  29,  1828,  Mary  Sweatland.  He  d.  in  Farm- 
ington, July  15,  1846,  aged  39  years. 

iv.  Eunice,  b.  Jan.  5,  1805;  m.  Sept.  3,  1826,  John  Backus,  son  of  Nathan 
and  Huldah  (Pease)  Backus,  of  Farmington.  She  d.  Oct.  28,  1868. 
He  d.  Sept.  6,  1868.     Seven  children. 

V.  Martha,  m.  April  30,  1823,  Tristram  Daggett,  son  of  Tristram  and  Jane 
(Merry)  Daggett,  of  Industry,  q.  v. 

vi.       Mary,  m. Cotton;  resided  in  Wilton. 

vii.  Sarah,  m.  March  27,  1823,  Samuel  Brown,  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary 
(Butler)  Brown,  q.  v. 

viii.  Hannah,  m.  (pub.  Nov.  24,  181 5),  Joseph  Lovejoy,  of  Stark.  Subse- 
quently resided  in  Salem. 

2.  Elisha  Luce  settled  on  lot  No.  33  in  1 799.!  As  his  name  does 
not  appear  on  the  petition  for  incorportion,  or  on  the  list  of  voters,  it  is 
presumable  that  he  did  not  make  his  permanent  home  on  the  Patent  until 
after  the  incorporation  of  the  town.  The  first  season  Mr.  Luce  felled  an 
acre  of  trees  near  where  the  buildings  of  Alvarez  N.  Goodridge  now 
stands,  burned  off  the  brush,  and  sowed  the  land  with  wheat,  which  he 
"  hoed  in,"  as  he  had  no  team  to  harrow  the  ground.  He  sold  to  Jona- 
than Goodridge  and  moved  to  Farmington,  where  his  wife  died.  He 
subsequently  married  Huldah,  daughter  of  Atkins  Ellis.  After  living  in 
Farmington  a  few  years,  he  returned  to  Industry  and  settled  on  the 
John  Goodridge  lot,  now  occupied  by  Cyrus  B.  Odell.  Here  he  lived 
in  a  log-house,  the  roof  of  which  was  thatched  with  bark,  and  being  out 
of  repair,  leaked  badly.  A  more  convenient  one  becoming  vacant  at 
Davis's  Corner,  he  removed  there  and  continued  to  occupy  it  until  he 
sold  this  land  to  Pelatiah  Shorey  in  1834.     After  this  he  was  continually 


*  Farmington  Town  Records  show  that  Elisha  Lace,  of  that  town,  and  Sallie  Ladd,  of 
Industry,  were  married  May  35,  iSoo.  While  there  is  no  proof  of  this,  it  is  probable  that  Elisha 
is  the  identical  person  who  married  Huldah  Ellis  in  1S13.  The  Martha's  Vineyard  Records 
show  the  marriage  of  Elisha  Luce  and  Drusilla  West,  April  iS,  1799.  The  frequent  occur- 
rence of  this  name  causes  much  confusion  and  perplexity  among  genealogists. 

t  Allen  says  {Hist.  Industry y  p.  41)  that  Mr.  Luce  settled  in  town  in  1800,  which  is  incor- 
rect. He  did  not,  however,  obtain  a  title  lo  his  land  from  tlie  Plymouth  Company  until  May  31 , 
1804.  He  conveyed  this  property  to  Jonathan  Goodridge,  Jan.  20,  181  a.  Probably  Mr.  Good- 
ridge occupied  the  land  prior  to  that  date  as  a  tenant. 


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moving  from  place  to  place,  and  the  last  that  can  be  learned  of  him  was 
Jan.  I,  1850,  when  he  was  in  Hallowell. 

Children. 

i.  Olivk,  in.  May — ,  1822,  John  Perkins,  of  Stark.  Several  children.  One 
son,  Nathaniel  C,  lives  in  Chesterville.  She  d.  in  New  Sharon  about 
1861. 

ii.  Susan,  b.  July  9,  1802;  m.  Dec.  6,  1822,  John  Jewell,  of  Mt.  Vernon, 
son  of  Jacob  Jewell.     She  d.  in  Monticello,  Oct.  9,  1849.     ^i'^  children. 

iii.       Deborah,  m.  George  Lord,  of  Ganiiner,  where  she  died. 

3.  iv.       Wendall,  b.  in  Industry;  m.  Sept.  7,  1830,  Maria  Burce,  dau.  of  Holmes 

and  Lydia  (Givens)  Burce,  of  Industry.     Mr.  I.uce  also  of  Industry. 
She  d.  in  Stark. 

4.  V.        Henry,  m.  r)ec.  31,  1829,  Loiza   Spinney,  dau.  of  John   and  Miriam 

(Oliver)  Spinney,  of  (Georgetown. 

Children  by  second  marriage. 

vi.       Ceua,  b.  in  1809;   d.  in  Industry,  Sept.  2,  1819. 

5.  vii.      William,  b.  April  — ,  18 14;   m.  (pub.  March  2,  1836),  Eliza  Pomeroy, 

dau.  of  Jeremiah  and (Harding)  Pomeroy,  of  Stark. 

viii.     Sarah,  m.  (lalusha;   m.  for   second   husband,  Alexander   Berral. 

One  dau.  by  first  marriage.     Second  marriage,  s.  /. 
ix.       Elisha,  m.  Martha  (?)  Choate.      Millman.      He  d.  in  Fairfield.      Six 

children. 
X.        CoRNELii's,  m.  Olive  Emery;   d.  in  Massachusetts,  leaving  one  daughter. 

3.  VVkndall  Luce,  son  of  Elisha  Luce,  married  Maria  Hurce. 
Farmer.  Resided  in  Hallowell,  Stark  and  Industry.  He  died  in 
Industry.     She  died  in  Stark. 

Children. 

i,  Silas  Burce,  b.  in  Hallowell,  Me.,  July  4,  1831;  resides  in  Philadelphia, 
at  Soldiers'  Home.  Enlisted  as  a  private  in  Co.  F,  14th  Reg't,  Me. 
Volunteer  Infantry,  soon  after  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  between 
the  States,  and  was  mustered  into  the  U.  S.  Service,  Dec.  14,  1861. 
Was  taken  prisoner  at  Baton  Rouge,  La.,  Aug.  5,  1862,  and  soon  after 
exchanged.     Served  three  years. 

ii.  Caroline  Au(u;sta,  b.  in  Hallowell,  Oct.  8,  1835;  m.  Feb.  22,  1852, 
John  Henry  Goodwin,  son  of  Reuel  and  Harriet  (Goodwin)  Good- 
win, q.  V. 

6.  iii.       Ri'Kus  AriiisTUS,  b.  in  Stark,  Dec.   13,  1837;   m.  May  19,  1861,  Jane 

Foss,  dau.  of  James  and  Aphia  (Mullen)  Foss,  of  Embden. 

iv.  (iEf»R(;E  Henry,!),  in  Hallowell,  1839.  He  was  a  private  in  the  Fifth 
Battery,  Mounted  Artillery.  Entered  the  U.  S.  Service,  Jan.  30,  1862. 
Discharged  for  disability,  July,  1862. 

v.  Ellkn  Maria,  b.  in  Hallowell,  1844;  m.  July  21,  1861,  Charles  Brown- 
ing Goodwin,  son  of  Reuel  and   Ilarrict  (Goodwin)  Goodwin,  y.  v. 

4.  Hknry  Luce,  son  of  Elisha  Luce,  married  Loiza  Spinney.  Mr. 
Luce  was  a  farmer  and  after  his  marriage  resided  in  Stark,  Augusta,  and 
other  places.  About  1838  he  went  to  Aroostook  County,  and  took  up 
a  farm  in  what  is  now  the  town  of  Monticello.  Here  he  cleared  land 
and  made  a  comfortable  home  for  himself  and  family.  In  his  home  Hfe 
Mr.  Luce  was  a  loving  husband,  and  a  kind,  indulgent  father.     His  wife 


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died  of  cancer  in  Monticello,  Dec.  13,  1857.     He  survived  his  wife 
scarcely  a  sixmonth,  and  died  May  4,  1858. 

Children. 

7.  i.        Charles  Spinney,  b.  in  Stark,  July  12,  1830;  m.  Jan.  17,  1854,  Rebecca 

H.  Lowell,  dau.  of  Peter  and  Susan  M.  (Briggs)  Lowell,  of  Monti- 
cello.     She  was  b.  in  Dixmont,  July  19,  1834,  and  d.  in  Monticello, 
April  21,  1881. 
ii.        Celia  a.,  b.  in  Stark;  m.  Hiram,*  son  of  Samuel  Stackpole.     Died  in 
Monticello,  Oct.  20,  1864.     Two  children. 

8.  iii.       Elizabeth,  b.  in  Augusta;  m.  John  Auguste,  son  of  Charles  and  Dolly 

(Spofford)  Auguste,  of  Norridgewock,  Me, 

9.  iv.       Hkzekiah,  b.  in  Stark,  1840;  m.  Feb.,  1859,  Mary  E.  Rankin,  dau.  of 

John  W.  and  Jane  E.  (Tapley)  Rankin. 
V.       George  P.,  b.  in  Monticello;  d.  Sept.  15,  1849. 


5.  William  Luce,  son  of  Elisha  and  (Sallie  Ladd?)  Luce,  married 
Eliza  Pomeroy.  She  is  known  to  have  been  living  as  late  as  Feb.  24, 
1852.  Mr.  Luce  was  a  wandering  planet,  and  lived  in  Fairfield,  Water- 
ville,  and  in  other  towns  on  the  Kennebec,  but  never  long  in  one  place. 
He  received  support  from  the  town  of  Industry  as  early  as  1846,  and 
died  supported  by  the  town.  Though  quite  intelligent  and  active,  he 
seemed  to  have  no  faculty  for  accumulating  property.  His  second  wife 
was  Mary  Libby.  He  died  in  Industry,  Oct.  i,  1884.  She  died  some 
years  later. 

Children. 

i.         Horace  B.,  b.  April  27(?),  1837;   d.  Feb.  27,  1839. 

ii.        P'ranklin  Barnard,  b.  in  Industry,  April  8,  1839.     Married  and  resides 

in  Hartland. 
iii.       Mary  ELiZABPrrn,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  20,  1841;  married;  now  (1892), 

dead, 
iv.       Charles  Howard,  b.  1 851,  perhaps.     Was  in  Dakota  when  last  heard 

from. 


6.  RuFUS  Augustus  Luce,  son  of  Wendall  and  Maria  (Burce)  Luce, 
married  Jane  Foss.  Farmer.  Resides  in  Livermore.  His  first  wife 
died  in  New  Portland,  Nov.  26,  1868.  He  subsequently  married,  Oct. 
9,  1870,  Mrs.  Thirza  S.  Brown,  relict  of  Hiram  Brown,  of  Stark,  and 
daughter  of  Cyrus  and  Julia  (Greenleaf)  Rogers,  of  Stark.  Divorced. 
Married,  May  13,  1887,  for  third  wife,  Mrs.  Sarah  A.  Richards,  nee 
Stevens,  relict  of  Collins  Richards,  of  Livermore. 

Children  by  first  marriagt;. 

i.         Charles,  b.  in  lloulton,  July  21,   1866;  d.  in  New  Portland,  July  — , 

1871. 
ii.        Annie  Maria,  b.  in  Strong,  Me.,  Dec.  13,  1868  (?);  m.   Albion  R.  N. 

Young,  son  of  J.  D.  B.  Young.     He  died  in  Strong, 
iii.       Rkiel  Wendaij.,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Aug.  13,  1868;   d.  in  same  town, 

March,  1869. 


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71 8  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY. 

7.  Charles  Spinney  Luce,  son  of  Henry  and  Loiza  (Spinney) 
Luce,  married  Rebecca  H.  Lowell.  He  enlisted  as  a  recruit  for  Co.  E, 
First  Regiment,  Maine  Cavalry,  of  which  his  brother  Hezekiah  was 
already  a  member,  and  was  mustered  into  the  U.  S.  service,  Feb.  25, 
1864.  Entering  the  service  as  a  private,  he  was  twice  promoted,  first 
to  corporal  and  subsequently  to  sergeant,  and  was  mustered  out  with 
the  regiment,  Aug.  i,  1865.  As  a  civilian,  Mr.  Luce  has  filled  the  office 
of  assessor,  in  Monticello,  for  a  period  of  ten  years  with  a  good  degree 
of  acceptance,  and  has  also  been  collector  of  taxes  for  eleven  years. 

Children. 

i.  Frances  V.,  b.  in  Monticello,  Oct.  20,  1854;  m.  Oct.  3,  1874,  John  Ho- 
gan,  son  of  William  and  Norah  (Donovan)  Hogan,  of  Monkton,  N. 
B.     He  is  a  merchant  and  resides  in  Monticello.     Seven  children. 

ii.  Laura  L.,  b.  in  Monticello,  Nov.  2,  1857;  m.  Jan.  26,  1881,  Robert  W. 
McLeod,  son  of  William  and  Ada  (Hunt)  McLeod,  of  St.  Andrews, 
N.  B.     Mr.  McLeod  is  a  trader  and  resides  in  Monticello.    One  son. 

iii.      Clinton  Casius,  b.  in  Monticello,  April  23,  i860;  m.  Jan.  17, 1884,  Bar- 
bara Cecelia  Good  (b.  in  Jacksontown,  N.  B.,  June  27,  1863),  dau.  of 
Charles  and  Priscilla  J.  (Burgoyne)    Good,  of  Jacksontown,  N.  B. 
Mr.  Luce  is  a  farmer  and  resides  in  Monticello.     Children : 
i.        Rispah  Fern,  b.  in  Monticello,  Sept.  12,  1886. 
ii.        IsA  Mabel,  b.  in  Monticello,  April  15,  1889. 

iv.  IsA  M.,  b.  in  Monticello,  July  31,  1862;  m.  Jan.  1, 1883,  George  A.  Hall, 
son  of  Eben  E.  and  Emily  H.  (Weed)  Hall,  of  Winterport.  Mr. 
Hall  is  a  provision  and  grocery  merchant  and  resides  in  Littleton. 
One  child. 

v.  Susan  L.,  b.  in  Monticello,  July  18,  1867;  m.  July  27,  1883,  Harry  B. 
Sharp,  son  of  Henry  C.  and  Eliza  (Falconer)  Sharp,  of  Jacksontown, 
N.  B.  Mr.  Sharp  was  b.  in  Jacksontown,  Nov.  18,  1866,  and  is  a 
lumberman.     Resides  in  Monticello.    One  son. 

vi.       Nellie  May,  b.  in  Monticello,  Sept.  7,  1872. 


8.  John  Auguste  married  Elizabeth  Luce.  Mr.  Auguste  was  born 
in  Norridgewock,  Jan.  16,  1837.  Enlisted  as  a  member  of  Co.  F,  17th 
Regiment,  Me.  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  was  mustered  into  the  U.  S.  ser- 
vice, Aug.  15,  1863.  Wounded  at  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness,  May  6, 
1864.  Discharged  for  disability,  Dec.  22,  1864.  His  wife  died  in 
Monticello,  Jan.  13,  1864. 

Children. 

i.  Herbert  Henry,  b.  in  Monticello,  July  3,  1859;  m.  Ella  B.  Stoddard 
dau.  of  Laban  and  Nancy  (Carney)  Stoddard,  of  Jacksontown,  N.  B. 
Resides  at  Iron  River,  Wis.    Two  sons. 

ii.  Albert  Fremont,  b.  in  Monticello,  May  4,  1861;  m.  Sept.  16,  1884, 
Mary  L.  Briggs  (b.  in  Littleton,  March  8, 1864),  dau.  of  Elijah  H.  and 
Cordelia  A.  (Allen)  Briggs,  of  Littleton.  Mr.  Auguste  is  a  farmer. 
Resides  in  Littleton.    Two  children. 

iii.  John  Scott,  b.  in  Monticello,  July  16,  1863.  Resides  in  Boston,  Mass. 
Unmd. 

iv.      PiRA  I^niisA,  b.  in  Monticello,  April  9,  1865;  d.  May  — ,  1866. 


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9.  Hezekiah  Luce,  son  of  Henry  and  Loiza  (Spinney)  Luce,  mar- 
ried Mary  E.  Rankin.  He  enlisted  in  the  early  part  of  the  late  Civil 
War  as  a  private  in  Co.  E,  First  Reg't  Me.  Cavalry,  and  was  mustered 
into  the  U.  S.  service  Aug.  18,  1862.  Subsequently  promoted  to  ser- 
geant and  discharged  May  8,  1865,  soon  after  the  close  of  the  war. 

Children. 


i.  Levander  W.,  b.  in  Monticello,  Jan.  2,  1861 ;  m.  Rebecca  • 

ii.  Charles,  b.  in  Monticello. 

iii.  Henry,  b.  in  Monticello. 

iv.  Scott,  b.  in  Goshen,  Pa. 

V.  Otis,  b.  in  Goshen,  Pa. 

vi.  Herbert,  b.  in  Goshen,  Pa. 

vii.  Alda  Louisa,  b.  in  Goshen,  Pa. 

viii.  Abbie  Alice,  b.  in  Goshen,  Pa. 

ix.  Philip,  b.  in  Rockton,  Pa. 


Archelaus  Luce,  son  of  Abram  Luce,  was  bom  probably  in  Tisbury, 
Mass.,  July  10,  1773.  He  came  to  Farmington  and  there  married, 
Feb.  2,  1796,  Deborah  Luce  (bom  May  18,  1773),  also  of  Farmington. 
He  settled  first  on  lot  No.  18,  on  the  north  side  of  Bannock  Hill,  prob- 
ably prior  to  his  marriage.  He  sold  his  improvements  to  Jonathan 
Knowlton  and  in  1798  took  up  lot  No.  27,  at  Davis's  Comer.  Here  he 
continued  to  reside  until  he  sold  to  James  Davis  and  moved  to  George's 
River.*  He  was  an  honest,  hard-working  man,  fair  and  impartial  in  his 
dealings,  but  of  a  roving  disposition  and  did  not  accumulate  property  to 
pay  for  his  land. 

Children. 

i.  Anna,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  24,  1796. 

ii.  Dependence,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  2,  1799. 

iii.  Abigail,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  30,  1800. 

iv.  Archelaus,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  21,  1802. 

V.  Mahala,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  3,  1804. 


MANTER. 

Benjamin  Mani^er,  father  of  James,  one  of  the  pioneers  to  the  Dis- 
trict of  Maine,  was  a  native  of  Martha's  Vineyard,  and  probably  a 
descendant  of  John  Manter,  though  the  necessary  data  to  connect  them 
are  wanting.  Benjamin  Manter  was  a  man  of  note  on  the  Vineyard  in  his 
day  and  a  colonel  in  the  militia.  He  married  in  1742,  Zerviah  Atheam 
and  had  a  family  of  five  or  more  children,  three  sous  and  two  daughters. 


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When  the  British  bombarded  Edgartown,  the  sailors  frequently  came 
ashore  to  commit  acts  of*  plunder  and  rapine,  carrying  off  sheep,  cattle, 
poultry  and  whatever  else  they  took  a  fancy  to.  Mr.  Manter  chanced 
to  own  a  flock  of  fine  turkeys  which  he  was  anxious  to  save.  Wishing 
to  make  friends  with  the  commander  of  the  fleet  that  his  property 
might  not  suffer  molestation,  he  dressed  several  of  his  finest  turkeys  and 
going  on  board  presented  them  to  the  admiral,  who  was  so  delighted 
with  them  that  he  gave  Mr.  Manter  a  fine,  large,  gray  horse  which  was 
undoubtedly  a  portion  of  the  plunder  of  his  crew.  This  horse  became 
a  great  pet  in  the  Manter  family,  and  was  kept  till  it  died  of  old  age. 

James  Manter,  the  second  son  of  Benjamin  and  Zerviah  (Ath- 
eam)  Manter,  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  in  that  part  of  New  Vine- 
yard set  off  to  Industry  in  1844,  and  the  ancestor  of  the  numerous  and 
highly  respected  family  of  Manters  who  have  since  settled  in  Franklin 
and  Somerset  Counties,  was  born,  probably,  on  the  Island  of  Martha's 
Vineyard,  in  1746.  His  wife  was  Mary  Butler,  daughter  of  Captain 
Elijah  and  Thankful  (Smith)  Butler.  He  came  from  Holmes'  Hole, 
Dukes  County,  Mass.,  to  New  Vineyard,  in  the  spring  of  1 796,  and  set- 
tled on  lot  No.  4,  in  the  first  range  of  lots  adjoining  the  Plymouth 
Patent.  Mr.  Manter  and  his  family  came  as  far  as  Hallowell  in  a  sail- 
ing vessel  and  from  thence  the  family,  with  the  exception  of  Mrs.  Man- 
ter, journeyed  on  foot  to  their  home  in  the  wilderness.  The  wife  and 
mother  rode  on  horseback,  carrying  at  her  side  a  small  wicker-basket, 
containing  a  small  collection  of  china  and  earthen  ware,  which  she  had 
brought  from  her  Vineyard  home.  A  log-cabin  was  erected,  and  a  clear- 
ing made  during  the  summer.  The  fire-place  and  chimney  of  the  cabin 
were  built  of  stones  up  to  the  roof  and  the  latter  topped  out  with  mud 
and  sticks.  Mr.  Manter's  eldest  son,  Benjamin,  then  a  young  man  of 
twenty- two  years,  and  a  Gay  Head  Indian  named  Takoosa,  accompanied 
him.  The  former  intended,  after  seeing  his  father  comfortably  settled, 
to  return  to  Martha's  Vineyard  and  continue  his  chosen  vocation  of  a 
sailor.  Late  in  the  autumn  of  1796  he  bade  his  parents  adieu  and 
started  on  his  return.  While  at  Hallowell  waiting  for  a  vessel  on  which 
he  could  secure  a  passage,  he  was  summoned  home  on  account  of  the 
dangerous  illness  of  his  father.  The  disease  proved  to  be  the  dreaded 
"cold  fever,'*  and  Mr.  Manter  died  Dec.  26,  1796,  aged  50  years. 
After  the  death  of  his  father,  Benjamin  Manter  abandoned  the  idea  of 
again  going  to  sea,  and,  like  a  dutiful  son,  assumed  the  care  of  his 
father's  farm  until  the  children  were  all  able  to  care  for  themselves. 
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years  of  their  pioneer  life,  of  which  the  present  generation  have  but  a 
vague  conception.  A  rude  mortar  was  made  from  a  hollow  log,  in  which 
Mrs.  Manter  used  to  pound  com  for  hominy  when  there  was  no  meal  in 
the  house.  During  the  summer  the  cooking  was  frequently  done  by  a 
fire  in  the  open  air,  and  bread  was  baked  on  a  board  before  the  fire. 
Mrs.  Manter  was  a  woman  of  much  strength  of  character,  and  her  cool- 
ness and  courage  are  well  illustrated  by  the  following  anecdote  :  One  day, 
while  her  sons  were  at  work  in  the  field,  she  discovered  that  the  roof  of 
her  house  was  on  fire.  Instead  of  giving  the  alarm,  she  procured  a  lad- 
der and  with  calm  deliberation  climbed  to  the  roof  and  by  her  well 
directed  efforts  succeeded  in  extinguishing  the  flames.  She  survived 
her  husband  nearly  fifty  years,  and  died  May  22,  1845,  at  the  advanced 
age  of  94  years. 

Children- 

1.  i.        Benjamin,*  b.  Sept.  16,  1773;  m.  Sept.  8,  1798,  Abigail  West,  dau.  of 

Capt.  Peter  and  Hannah  (Cottle)  West,  q.v. 

2.  ii.       Betsey,  b.  March  17,  1775;  ***•  Benjamin  Hilton,  of  Anson. 

3.  iii.       Henry,  b.  Nov.  28,  1777;  m.  Nov.  28,  1805,  Mary  West,  dau.  of  Capt. 

Peter  and  Hannah  (Cottle)  West,  q.  v. 
iv.       Mary,  b. ,  1781;  d.  of  "cold  fever,"  Jan.  20,  1797. 

4.  V.        Zebulon,  b.  Aug.  24,  1783;   m.  Oct.  20,  1808,  Rebecca  Norton,  dau.  of 

Abner  and  Hannah  (Claghorn-Bartlett)  Norton,  q.  v. 

5.  vi.      James,  b.  May  18,  1786;  m.  March  30,  1809,  Susanna  Sawyer,  dau.  of 

Luke  and  Rachel  (Greenleaf )  Sawyer,  of  Stark. 

6.  vii.      Elijah,  b.  Dec.  29,  1790;  m.  Nov.  25,  181 3,  Betsey  Small   (b.  in  Truro, 

Mass.,  June  28,  1 792),  dau.  of and  Betsey  (Atkins)  Small,  of 

Truro,  Mass. 

I.  Benjamin  Manter,  son  of  James  and  Mary  (Butler)  Manter, 
married  Abigail  West.  Mr.  Manter,  as  has  already  been  stated,  followed 
the  sea  when  a  young  man.  After  the  death  of  his  father  he  relinquished 
his  intention  of  again  going  to  sea  and  with  the  aid  of  his  younger 
brothers  cleared  and  successfully  cultivated  the  farm,  thus  providing  a 
home  for  the  family.  He  procured  apple  trees  at  Farmington,  brought 
them  to  Industry  on  his  shoulders,  and  set  out  an  orchard  on  the  home- 
stead.f  He  fell  the  first  tree  on  lot  No.  i,  in  the  first  range,  afterward 
owned  and  occupied  for  many  years  by  his  son,  Hiram  Manter.  When 
the  settlers'  farms  began  to  produce  more  than  was  required  for  family 
use,  Mr.  Manter,  in  company  with  Esq.  Daniel  Shaw,  sometimes  bought 


*  From  Marth;i's  Vineyard  Church  Records  :  Benjamin,  baptized  1789,  March  19;  Elizabeth, 
baptized  17S9,  March  19;  Henry,  baptized  1789,  March  19;  Mary,  baptized  1789,  March  17;  Zeb- 
ulon, baptized  1789,  March  19;  James,  baptized  1789,  March  19;  Elijah,  baptized  1794,  July  27. 

t  The  early  settlers  were  obliged  for  a  time  to  carry  their  corn  to  Farmington  Falls  to  have 
it  ground.  On  one  of  these  trips  Mr.  Manter  saw  some  people  seining  salmon.  They  got 
such  a  large  draught  that  the  net  broke  and  many  escaped.  Captain  Manter,  then  a  young 
man,  succeeded  in  securing  a  fine  large  one  as  his  share  of  the  spoil. 


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large  quantities  of  produce,  which  they  shipped  to  the  British  Provinces 
from  Wiscasset.  Their  cargo  usually  consisted  of  butter,  cheese,  dried 
apple,  dressed  beef,  pork,  etc.  He  cleared  the  farm  on  which  Isaac  Elder 
now  lives,  and  there  all  his  children  were  bom.  He  was  in  the  State 
Legislature  from  Industry  in  1833.  His  wife,  Abigail,  died  April  3, 
1 8 14,  aged  37  years,  and  he  married  for  second  wife,  May  4,  1815, 
Deborah  Luce,  daughter  of  Charles  and  Catherine  (Merry)  Luce,  q,  v. 
She  died,  Sept.  6,  1848,  aged  56  years,  6  months.  He  died  March  11, 
1868,  aged  94  years,  5  months,  and  25  days. 

Children. 

7.  i.        Hiram,  b.  in  Anson,  July  22,  1799;  m.  Nov.  26,  1832,  Jane  Atkinson, 

dau.  of  William  and  Mary  (Blunt)  Atkinson,  q.  v, 

8.  ii.       James,  b.  in  Anson,  Sept.  9,  1802;  m.  July  25,  1826,  Maria  Norton,  dau. 

of  Sprowel  and  Nancy  (Eveleth)  Norton,  q.  v. 
iii.      Mary,  b.  in  Anson,  Oct.  30,  1809;  m.  March  28,  1824,  Greenleaf  Hilton, 
son  of  Gilman  and  Polly  (Mason)  Hilton,  q,  v, 

9.  iv.       Eliza,  b.  in  Anson,  March  9,  1806;  m.  Feb.  28,  1831,  Daniel,  son  of 

William  Hilton,  of  Solon. 
V.        Amy  Allen,  b.  in  Anson,  May  16,  1808;  m.  Jan.  13,  1833,  Benjamin 

Warren  Norton,  son  of  Benjamin  C.  and  Margaret  (Merry)  Norton,  q.  v. 
vi.      Abigail,  b.  in  Anson,  June  20,  18 10;  d.  Sept.  i,  181 3. 
10.    vii.      Elijah,  b.  in  Anson,  July  25,  181 3;  m.  Dec.  15,  1835,  Irene  C.  Shaw, 

dau.  of  Samuel  and  Ruth  (Gilman)  Shaw,  q,  v. 

Children  by  second  marriag^e. 
viii.    Abigail,  b.  in  Anson,  June  22,  1816;  m.  (pub.  Jan.  30,  1841),  Moses 
Bradbury,  son  of  Charles  and  Mary  (Chase)  Bradbury,  q.  v.     Died 
Nov.  I,  1846,  J.  /. 
ix.      Emily  Newell,  b.  in  Anson,  April  3,  1818;  m.  March  12,  1840,  Martin 
Bradbury,  son  of  Charles  and  Mary  (Chase)  Bradbury.     He  was  b. 
in  Anson,  Dec.  10,  181 7,  and  d.  Aug.  30,  1859.     She  subsequently  m. 
Sumner  Osborne,  of  Fairfield,  who  has  since  died.     She  resides  in 
Fairfield.     Children  by  first  marriage : 
i.        Mary,  b.  May  3 1 , 1 841 ;  m.  in  x  873,  Mitchell  Marcia.     Farmer. 

Resides  in  Skowhegan,  j.  /. 
ii.       Benjamin  Manter,  b.  Aug.  13,  1843;  m.  Priscilla  Doughty, 

of  Fairfield, 
iii.      Hiram,  b.  Aug.  26, 1 845 ;  m.  Susie  A.  Roderick,  of  California, 
iv.      James  Manter,  b.  Nov.  27,  1847;  ™'  Elizabeth  La  Fleur,  of 

Wisconsin, 
v.        Edmund  C,  b.  Feb.  3,  1850;  m.  Phoebe  Kincaid,of  Madison, 
vi.       William  J.,  b.  Aug.  3,  1852;  m.  Laura  E.  McFadden,  dau. 
of  Elder  McFadden. 
X.       Charles  Luce,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  26,  1824;  m.  July  3,  1850,  Cordelia 
Dinsmore,  dau.  of  William  and  Mary  (Hilton)  Dinsmore,  of  Anson, 
She  d.  in  Madison,  March  30,  1890.    Resides  in  Madison.    Children: 
i.        Mary   Dinsmore,  b.  in  Stark,  Oct.  16,  1854;  m.  May  28, 
1882,  William  S.  Caldwell,  son  of  Henry  and   Rebecca 
(Dinsmore)  Caldwell,  of  Anson.     She  d.  Dec.  29,  1891, 
leaving  four  children, 
ii.        Abbie,  b.  in  Stark,  Jan!  30,  1857;    m.  Chas.  A.  Ross,  of 

Ix)well,  Mass.     For  second  husband,  Chas.  S.  Caldwell, 
iii.     •  Emma,  b.  in  Stark,  May  24,  1858;  m.  Harry  Caldwell, 
xi.      Betsey  Hilton,  b.  in  Industry,  April  25,  1830;  m.  (pub.  Nov.  7,  1849), 
Jarvis  Hilton  (b.  in  Stark,  Feb.  24,  1820),  son  of  Capt.  Edgar  and 
Betsey  (Hilton)  Hilton,  of  Stark.     Several  children. 


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2.  Benjamin  Hilton  married  Betsey  Manter.  He  was  a  son  of 
Benjamin  and  Susan  Hilton,  of  Stark.  He  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade, 
and  resided  in  Anson.  He  was  born  in  Pownalborough,  March  21,  1772, 
and  died  July  21,  1845.  ^'^  wife  died  Aug.  8,  1869,  aged  94  years, 
4  months,  22  days. 

Children. 

i.        James,  b.  in  Anson,  November,  1797;     m.  Polly  Waugh  (b.  in   Stark, 

April  22,  1803),  dau.  of  John  and  Lydia  (Hilton)  Waugh,  of  Stark. 

She  d.  and  he  m.  for  second  wife,  Widow  Pierce.     Five  children  by 

Brst  and  one  by  second  marriage, 
ii.       T.  Harnden,  b.  in  Anson,  August,  1800;  d.  unmd.  Nov.  17,  1854. 
iii.      Benjamin,  b.  in  Anson,  Feb.  4,  1803;  m.  Margaret,  dau.  of  Thomas 

Athearn.     Farmer;  d.  in  Stark.     Three  children, 
iv.       Elijah,  b.  in  Anson,  May  3,  1805;  m.  Harriet,  dau.  of  Major  Thomas 

and (Moore)  Dinsmore,  of  Anson.     Children. 

v.        Edgar,  b.  in  Anson,  March,  1807;  m.  Adeline,  dau.  of  Col.  John  and 

Keturah  (Sawyer)  Moore,  of  Anson.    Children.    Died  very  suddenly, 

Aug.  26,  1886. 
vi.      Mary,  b.  in  Anson,  Aug.  16,  1810;  m.   Jesse,  son  of  Thomas  Athearn. 

Four  children. 

viii.  oJiS'EUA, }  ^'  *°  ^"*°"'  ^p'"  -'  '^"  ^'  ^^^3'  ^'  *°  *°^*°*^y- 

ix.  Angrline,  b.  in  Anson,  Jan.  31,  1815;  m.  Bainbridge  Crowell,  of  Water- 
ville.     Resided  in  Waterville.     Died  Jan.  12,  1868. 

X.  Joshua,  b.  in  Anson,  Nov.  9,  181 9;  m.  Susan,  dau.  of  John  and  Ketu- 
rah (Sawyer)  Moore,  of  Anson.     Several  children. 

3.  Henry  Manter,  son  of  James  and  Mary  (Butler)  Manter,  mar- 
ried Mary  West.  After  his  marriage  he  settled  on  the  farm  recently 
owned  by  Thomas  J.  Johnson,  where  he  remained  until  about  18 16,  and 
then  sold  to  his  brother,  Elijah  Manter.  He  afterward  purchased  what 
is  now  known  as  the  Brackett  farm,  in  Stark,  which  he  exchanged  with 
Captain  Martin  Moore  for  the  farm  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Mrs. 
Sarah  Lewis.  Here  he  built  a  commodious  house,  and  spent  the  remain- 
der of  his  life.  He  died  Jan.  29,  1858,  aged  80  years.  She  died  April 
23,  1868,  aged  79  years  and  6  months. 

Children. 

11.  i.        William  West,  b.  Aug.  17, 1806;   m.  Dec.  2,*  1828,  Betsey  W.  Norton, 

dau.  of  Sprowel  and  Nancy  (Eveleth)  Norton,  q,  v. 
ii.        Anna  West,  b.  Dec.  31,  1808;  m.  Jan.  8,  1 828,  Benjamin  Luce,  son  of 
Charles  and  Catherine  (Merry)  Luce,  q.  v. 

12.  iii.      John  West,  b.  Dec.  13,  181 1;  m.  Nov.  12,  1844,  Hannah  C.  West,  dau. 

of  Peter,  Jr.,  and  Anna  (Butler)  West,  q.  v. 
iv.      Caroline,  b.  July  29,  1814;  m.  April  25,  1836,  Caleb  S.  Patterson,  son  • 
of  John  and  Susan  (Starbird)  Patterson,  7.  v. 

13.  V.        Henry,  b.  April  24,  1817;  m.  Nov.  30, 1848,  Abigail  M.  Remick,  dau.  of 

Francis  and  Mary  (Boardman)  Remick,  q.  v. 
vi.       Susan  B.,  b.  April  21,  1820;  m.  Jan.  18,  1843,  John  Holley,  son  of  John 
and  Eliza  (Hoi way) Holley,  of  Farmington.     Four  children. 


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14.  vii.      Gkorge,  b.  April  26,  1823;  m.  June  3,  1847,  Mary  S.  Holley,  dan.  of 

John  and  Eliza  (Holway)  Holley,  of  Farmington. 

15.  viii.     Peter  West,  b.  April  29,  1826;  m.  Sept.  18,  1852,  Sarah  F.  Bixby  (b. 

May  21,  1833),  dau.  of  Simon  and  Deborah  N.  (Flint)   Bixby,  of 
Anson. 

16.  ix.      War  KEN  Norton,  b.  Aug.  26,  1829;  m.  (pub.  March  14,  1851),  Cath- 

erine H.  Heald,  dau.  of  Ephmim  Heald,  of  Anson. 

4.  Zebuu)n  Manter,  son  of  James  and  Mary  (Butler)  Manter, 
married  Rebecca  Norton.  Lived  with  his  father-in-law,  Abner  Norton, 
for  a  number  of  years,  but  eventually  settled  on  the  homestead.  He 
moved  to  Palmyra  in  1854,  and  died  May  23,  i860,  aged  76  years,  8 
months,  29  days.     His  wife  died  March  12,  i860. 

Children. 

17.  i.        Benjamin,  b.  Oct.  19,  1809;  m.  May  10,  1831,  Lucy  H.  Gould,  of  New 

Portland. 

18.  ii.       Asa  Merry,  b.  Aug.  22,  181 1;  m.  Maria  H.  Gould. 

19.  iii.      Zebulon,  b.  July  18,  1813;  m.  July  2,  1844,  Mary  Manter,  dau.  of  Elijah 

and  Betsey  (Small)  Manter,  q,  v, 

iv.  Hannah  C,  b.  March  18,  181 5;  m.  Nov.  4,  1834,  Josiah  Emery,  son  of 
Ira  and  Sarah  (Stanley)  Emery,  q.  v. 

V.        Abner  Norton,  b.  Aug.  27,  181 7;  d.  Aug.  29,  181 7. 

vi.       John  A.,  b.  Jan.  29,  1819;  d.  March  22,  1819. 

vii.  Annis  C,  b.  March  21,  1820;  m.  (pub.  March  17.  1845),  Dr.  Williauii 
Cole  Staples,  of  Farmington.  He  settled  in  Industry  after  his  mar- 
riage, but  left  town  for  California,  Sept.  20,  185 1.  He  d.  in  that 
State  the  following  year.     She  d.  in  Newport,  Me.,  April  27,  1872. 

viii.  John  Cijvghorn,  b.  April  13,  1822;  m.  (pub.  March  28,  1845),  Martha 
Louisa  Goodwin,  dau.  of  Reuel  and  Harriet  (Goodwin)  Goodwin, 
q.  V.  Merchant  and  farmer.  Died  in  Missouri,  Jan.  27,  1859.  She 
d.  May  14,  1872,  leaving  three  children. 

ix.       Edward,  b.  June  27,  1824;  d.  Aug.  20,  1824. 

X.  Rebecca,  b.  Oct.  31,  1825;  m.  Dec.  22,  1845,  George  Cornforth.  son  of 
William  and  Lydia  (Gates)  Cornforth,  q.  v.  He  d.  May  22,  1866,  and 
she  subsequently  m.  in  1868,  Capt,  Joseph  Chase,  of  Newport,  Me. 
He  d.  Feb.  2,  1875.     She  d.  about  1890. 

xi.      Caroline  E.,  b.  Dec.  9,  1829;  d.  Aug.  26,  1832. 

xii.      Philura  S.,  b.  Feb.  27,  1829;  resides  at  Cape  Elizabeth,  unmd. 

xiii.     Elizabeth  Caroline,  b.  Nov.  21,  1832;  d.  in  Industry,  July  5,  1854. 

5.  James  Manter,  son  of  James  and  Mary  (Butler)  Manter,  mar- 
ried Susanna  Sawyer.  He  learned  the  blacksmith  trade  of  his  brother- 
in-law,  Benjamin  Hilton,  and  spent  nearly  the  whole  of  his  subsequent 
life  in  Anson,  engaged  in  blacksmithing,  lumbering,  and  farming.  He 
died  Oct.  4,  1845,  aged  59  years,  4  months,  16  days.  His  wife  was 
born  in  Stark,  Nov.  26,  1789,  and  died  in  Anson,  Jan.  19,  1865. 

Children. 

i.  Li:ke  Sawyer,  b.  May  2,  1810;  m.  Abigail  Norris.  His  wife  d.  and  he 
marrieti  for  second  wife.  Amy  A.  Norton,  relict  of  Benjamin  Warren 
Norton,  q.  v.     Nine  children  by  first  marriage. 

ii.        (jKorce  C,  b.  Dec.  19,  1811;  d.  March  15,  1813. 

iii.  (loiF  Moore,  1).  Aug.  24,  181 3;  m.  Abilene  Colman.  He  d.  Feb,  21, 
1886.    Ten  children. 


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iv.       Angeline,  b.  Jan.  13,  1815;  d.  Nov.  8,  i8i6. 

V.        Betsey,  b.  Jan.  4,  18 18;   m.  Nov.  27,  1838,  Columbus   Steward  (b.  in 

Anson,  July  15,  181 5),  son  of  Daniel  and  Olive  (Patten)  Steward. 

Merchant  in  Anson.    Three  children, 
vi.      Benjamin,  b.  Feb.  12,  1820;  m.  Oct.  19,  1852,  Emily  Frances  Snell, 

dau.  of  Joshua  and  Susan  (Moore)  Snell,  of  Anson.    Two  children; 

only  one  living, 
vii.      Jamks  H.,  b.  Feb.  10,  1822.     Farmer, 
viii.     Susan  Sawyer,  b.  Dec.  29,  1823;  m.  Dec.  6,  1842,  George  A.  Fletcher 

(b.  in  Anson,  Dec.  4,  181 7),  son  of  Joel  and  Abigail  (Dinsmore) 

Fletcher,  of  Anson.     Merchant.     Two  children, 
ix.       Mary,  b.  June  16,  1825;  d.  Nov.  8,  1830. 
X.        Columbus  Sawyer,  b.  Jan.  31,  1829;  m.  Sept.  2,  1855,  Rorea  Churchill, 

dau.  of  Tobias  and  Irena  (Walton)  Churchill.     Resides  in  Anson. 

Cabinet-maker  and  joiner.     One  son : 
Ciarence,  b.  Nov.  I,  1865. 
xi.       Helen  C,  b.  Nov.  23,  1833;  d.  June  23,  1852. 


6.  Elijah  Manter,  son  of  James  and  Mary  (Butler)  Manter,  mar- 
ried Betsey  Small.  His  wife  died  May  21,  1840,  aged  48  years.  He 
married  for  second  wife  in  1843,  Mrs.  Sally  Norton,  relict  of  Benjamin 
C.  Norton,  q,  v.  He  died  of  paralysis,  in  Newport,  Me.,  April  i,  1868, 
aged  78  years. 

Children. 

i.  Ai'HiA  Atkins,  b.  in  1815;  m.  April  30,  1836,  Eben  G.  Trask,  son  of 
David  S.  and  Mary  (Davis)  Trask,  q.  v.  Converted  in  October,  1831, 
and  joined  the  Baptist  Church.     Died  Feb.  24,  1837. 

ii.  Mary,  b.  Oct.  18,  1816;  m.  July  2,  1844,  Zebulon  Manter,  son  of  Zebulon 
and  Rebecca  (Norton)  Manter,  g.  v. 

iii.       Martha  B.,       \  b.  ini8i9;   Martha  B.  d.  March  10, 1839,  unmd.     Bet- 

iv.  Betsey  Small,  )  sey  S.  m.  Dec.  27,  1854,  Samuel  Shaw,  son  of  Samuel 
and  Ruth  (Oilman)  Shaw,  q.  v. 

V.  John  Weli.s,  h.  April  10,  1821;*  m.  Dec.  i,  1846,  Martha  A.  Luce,  dau. 
of  David  and  Marcia  (Ballard-Chapman)  I^uce,  q.  v.  Mr.  Manter 
was  for  many  years  an  extensive  dealer  in  sheep,  wool  and  neat  stock. 
He  inherited  the  homestead  on  which  he  lived  for  many  years.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  board  of  selectmen  in  1857  and  1859.  He  sold 
his  farm  to  Moses  Perley  and  moved  to  Iowa.  Children : 
i.         Willie  A.,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  23,  1852;  d.  in  Canada  West, 

July  17,  1868. 
ii.       ,  son,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  10,  1861. 

vi.       Tamks  H.,  b.  in  i822j   d.  Sept.  29,  1842. 

vii.  Klijah,  b.  Aug.  26,  1824;  m.  Oct.  23,  1858,  Amanda  E.  Luce,  dau.  of 
Davi(i  and  Marcia  (Ballard-Chapman)  Luce,  q.  v.  Mr.  Manter  for  a 
time  was  a  resident  on  the  homestead  with  his  brother  John  W.  He 
was  a  prominent  educator  and  frequently  served  as  superintending 
school  committee  in  Industry.  He  d.  in  Boston,  Sept.  3,  1887,  aged 
61  years  and  8  days.f 


*This  date  was  furnished  the  author  by  Mr.  Manter  himself.  The  Industry  militia  rolls 
for  1864  have  the  year  of  his  birth  iSao. 

t  Headstone.  The  author  learns  from  members  of  the  family  that  Elijah  Manter,  Jr.,  and 
his  cousin  Charles  Luce  Manter  were  both  born  on  the  same  day.  There  is  no  record  of  births 
in  Capt.  Elijah  Manter's  family,  but  the  old  family  Bible  shows  that  Charles  L.  was  born  Aug. 
a6,  1S24.    This  would  have  made  Elijah,  Jr.,  6^  years  and  8  days  old  at  the  time  of  his  death. 


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viii.  Charles  S.,  b.  in  1827;  d.  February,  1835. 

ix.  LucRETiA  T.,  b.  in  1830;  d.  May  23,  1843. 

X.  James,  dead. 

xi.  Celestia  Evelyne,  m.  Harvey  Greeley,  of  Foxcroft.     She  d.  1869. 


7.  Hiram  Manter,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Abigail  (West)  Manter, 
married  Jane  Atkinson.     When  he  became  of  age,  he  settled  on  a  lot  of 
land  his  father  bought  of  John  Spencer.     Mr.  Manter  was  naturally  skill- 
ful in  the  use  of  carpenter's  tools,  and  adopted  the  trade  as  a  means  of 
earning  a  livelihood  for  a  time.     He  spent  the  larger  part  of  his  life  in 
farming,  however.     He  was  a  devout  christian,  and  a  deacon  of  the 
Congregational  Church  in  Industry.      He  has  served  in  various  town 
offices,  such  as  selectman,  town  treasurer,  and  has  twice  been  in  the 
State  Legislature.     He  was  a  stanch  friend  of  the  temperance  cause  and 
a  prominent  member  of  the  first  division  Sons  of  Temperance  organized 
at  West's  Mills.     He  died,  respected  by  a  wide  circle  of  friends,  Jan.  30, 
1882,  aged  82  years,  6  months  and  8  days.     Mrs.  Manter  was  a  woman 

"^f  exemplary  piety,  an  affectionate  wife,  kind  mother,  and  a  neighbor 
universally  loved  and  respected.     She  died  May  — ,  1880. 

Children. 

i.  John  Thompson,  b.  Aug.  4,  1833;  went  to  California,  where  he  subse- 
quently married  and  is  now  extensively  engaged  in  sheep  husbandry. 
Resides  in  Delano,  Kerne  Co.,  California. 

ii.  James  Atkinson,  b.  Feb.  23,  1837;  went  to  California.  Is  a  jeweler  in 
Gridley,  California. 

iii.  Adelaide  ArorsTA,  b.  April  4,  1841;  m.  June  i,  1886,  Joseph  Elder, 
son  of  Isaac  and  Sarah  (Daggett)  Elder,  q,  v.  Resides  on  the  home- 
stead near  West's  Mills,  in  Industry. 

iv.       Hiram  Lorin,  b.  June  18, 1849;  went  to  California,  where  he  now  resides. 

8.  James  Manter,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Abigail  (West)  Manter, 
married  Maria  Norton.  Farmer;  died  in  Mercer,  March  28,  1882, 
aged  78  years  and  6  months.  His  wife  died  in  Stark,  Nov.  8,  1864, 
aged  59  years,  7  months. 

Children. 

i.  Benjamin  Franklin,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov,  s,  1827;  m.  June  19,  1851, 
Arilla  P.  (brnforth  (b.  July  i,  1832),  dau.  of  Roberson  and  Rosetta 
(Voung)  Cornforthjof  Waterville.     She  d.  in  Stark,  of  typhoid  fever, 

Oct.  18,  1864.     He  married  for  second  wife, Corn  forth,  dau.  of 

Roberson  and  Melinda  (Hussey)  Cornfoith,  of  Waterville.     Fanner; 
has  resided  in  Anson,  Stark  and  Milo.     Children: 

i.         IIki.kn    Ei'GKNiE,  b.  in   Anson,   Dec.   6,   1856;   m.  Charles 

Dearborn, 
ii.        F'sTELi.K,  b.  in  Stark,  Feb.  7,  i860;  matron  in  the  Dickenson 

Hospital,  Northampton,  Mass. 
iii.       Frank  Ellsworth,  b.  in  Stark,  June  5,  1861;  d.  Oct.  16. 

1885. 
iv.       Ansel  W.,  b.  in  Stark,  Oct.  11,  1864;   d.  Oct.  12,  1864. 


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Children  by  second  wife. 

V.        Edwin,  b.  in  Milo,  Aug.  21,  1869;  d.  young, 
vi.       Ralph  Barton,  b.  in  Milo,  Aug.  29^  1873. 
vii.     Bernard,  b.  in  Milo,  Aug.  31,  1875;  ^-  J^^X  'o»  '876. 
ii.        Harriet  Maria,  b.  in  Industry,  April  5,  1831;  m.  Nov.  2,  1853,  Birks 
Cornforth,  son  of  Roberson  and  Rosetta  (Young)  Cornforth.     She  d. 
in  San  Mahonie,  Penn.,  Aug.  — ,  1844.     Two  children, 
iii.       Hiram,  b.  in  Industry,  April  3,  1836;  m.  March  12,  1862,  Frances  H. 
Weymouth  (b.  in  Carrol,  Me.,  Aug.  11,  1843),  <J*"-  of  Mark  G.  and 
Lydia  (Wiggins)  Weymouth,  of  I^keville,  Me.     Farmer;   resides  in 
Fort  Fairfield,  s.  p, 
iv.       James  Murry,  b.  in  Industry,  July  — ,  1838;  d.  Dec.  9,  1838. 
V.        Charles,  b.  in  Industry,  April  6,  1843;   resides  in  California, 
vi.      Amy  Allen,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  8,  1849;  m.  Rollins  Morse.     Resided  in 
California.     She  d.  leaving  three  children. 


9.  Daniel  Hilton  married  Eliza  Manter.  Mason  and  shoemaker. 
After  his  marriage  he  resided  in  Solon,  Stark,  and  Anson,  but  settled  at 
West's  Mills  in  1845.  ^^^^  J^^-  7»  ^^73*  aged  67  years,  5  months  and 
12  days.  His  widow  died  of  pneumonia,  March  19,  1885,  aged  79 
years  and  10  days. 

Children. 

i.        Evelyn  Leadetter,  b.  in  Solon,  Feb.  29,  1832;  m.  May  19, 1852,  John 
S.  Fassett.    Fanner.     Resided  for  many  years  on  the  farm  now  owned 
by  Charles  S.  Rackliff.     Now  resides  in  New  Vineyard.     Children, 
ii.        Amy  Norton,  b.  in  Stark,  Feb.  18,  1834;  m.  Aug.  19,  1855,  Newell  P. 

Luce,  son  of  David  and  Marcia  (Ballard-Chapman)  Luce,  q.  v. 
iii.      Abigail  Manter,  b.  in  Anson,  June  19,  1837;  i^-  Aug.  12,  i860,  Aholiab 
McLaughlin,  son  of  Hiram  and  Mary  A.  (Wilson)  McLaughlin,  of 
Stark.     Farmer.      He  was  b.  Oct.  i,   1832,  and  d.  in  Stark.      She 
resides  in  Minneapolis,  Minn.     Children : 

i.         Emma,  b.  June  27,  1861;  m.  March  20,  1881,  Orrin  Cross- 
man,  of  Minneapolis.    Two  children, 
ii.        Mary,  b.  Dec.  22,  1862;  m.  Aug.  30,  1883,  Edward  Wilcox, 

of  Minneapolis, 
iii.      Ellen,  b.  Aug.  2,  1865. 

iv.       Alice,  b.  Oct.  29,  1867;  d.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  Oct.  5,  1876. 
V.        Frank,  b.  Aug.  5,  1872;  d.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  Sept.  30,  1876. 
iv.       Mary  Manter,  b.  in  Anson,  June  6,  1840;  m.  Jan.  29,  1866,  George 

Luce,  son  of  Joseph  and  Dorcas  (Cutts)  Luce,  q.  v. 
V.       Martha  H.,  b.  in  Anson,  Jan.  2,  1843;  m.  Charles  Norton,  son  of  David 

M.  and  Caroline  (Smith)  Norton,  q.  v. 
vi.       George  Washington,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  4,  1846;  unmd.;  resides  in 

one  of  the  Western  States, 
vii.      Charles  Manter,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  30,  1850;  m.  Feb.  15,  1880,  H. 

Augusta  Hilton,  dau.  of  Vernon  and  Fannie  ( )  Oilman,  of  Anson. 

Merchant    and   harness-maker.      Has   been   postmaster,   selectman, 
town  clerk  and  treasurer.     Five  children.     Resides  at  West's  Mills. 


10.  Elijah  Manter,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Abigail  (West)  Manter, 
married  Irene  C.  Shaw.  Dec.  10,  1834,  Mr.  Manter  bought  of  Alexan- 
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greatly  enlarged  by  the  purchase  of  adjoining  lands.     Sold  to  Hiram 
Look  about  1881.     Now  resides  in  Industry,  near  Anson  line. 

Children. 

i.        Benjamin,  b.  Sept.  27,  1836;  m.  July  28,  i860,  Augusta  Caldwell  (b.  in 
Anson,  Feb.  7,  1840),  dau.  of  Dr.  Francis  and  Rachel  (Frost)  Cald- 
well, of  New  Portland.     Children : 
i.        Joseph  H.,  b.  July  3,  1861. 
ii.       Carlton  C.,  b.  Dec.  13,  1872. 
iii.      Clara  Ella,  b.  Feb.  17,  1883. 

ii.        Edward  Payson,  b.  Sept.  25,  1838;  married  and  resides  in  California. 
Three  children. 

iii.       Virginia  F.,  b.  May  6,  1846;  m.  Warren  Houghton,  son  of  Jonah  and 
Charlotte  (Williams)  Houghton,  of  Anson.     One  son. 

iv.       Ann  F.,  b.  April  20,  1850;  m.  Sept.  I,  1870,  John  Remick,son  of  Samuel 
and  Olive  (Norton)  Remick.* 

V.        Ada  M.,  b.  Nov.  20,  1853;   m.  May,  1883,  John  E.  Weston,  son  of  Ben 

jamin  and (Jewett)  Weston,  of  Madison.      Resides  in  Starks. 

Two  children. 

vi.      Ruth  S.,  b.  Dec.  14,  1856. 

11.  William  West  Manter,  son  of  Henry  and  Mary  (West)  Man- 
ter,  married  Betsey  W.  Norton.  Settled  in  Industry.  Built  the  brick 
dwelhng-house  at  West's  Mills,  and  afterward  resided  in  Anson.  His 
wife  died  in  Mercer,  March  7,  1890.  He  died  in  Mercer,  March  28, 
1891,  aged  85  years. 

Children. 

i.         Maria,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  7,  1829;   m.  John  B.  Drew,  son  of  EHsha 

and  Lucretia  (Burce)  Drew.     She  d.  July  14,  1881.     Three  children, 
ii.        Nancy  Norton,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  25,  1831;  m.  Nov.  6,  iSs6,  Caleb 

Wade  Gilmore,  son  of  James  and  Rachel  (Wade)  (Jilmore,  q.  v. 
iii.       Anna,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  28,  1833;   m.  William  Waite.     She  d.  Sept. 

15,  1855.     He  d.  Nov.  6,  1892.     Two  children, 
iv.       Mary,  b.  in  Industry,  March  6,  1836;  d.  April  22,  1857. 
V.        William  Henry,  b.  in  Anson,  March  31;    1842;    m.  Jennie   Stilson. 

P'armer.     Resides  in  New  Sharon.     Two  children, 
vi.       George  Edwin,  b.  in  Anson,  Sept.  4,  1846;  d.  Jan.  30,  1865. 
vii.      Albina  Gray,  b.  in  Anson,  April  13,  1850;  m.  Charles  A.  VVitham.     He 

d.  Aug.  17,  1885,  s.  p. 
viii.     Mary  Anna,  b.  in  Anson,  Feb.  17,  1855;  m.  Rufus  S.  Leeman,  son  of 

John  and  Betsey  (Stover)  Leeman,  of  Stark.     Farmer.     Resides  in 

Mercer,  s.  p. 

12.  John  West  Manter,  son  of  Henry  and  Mary  (West)  Manter, 
married  Hannah  C.  West.  Mr.  Manter  was  in  trade  at  West's  Mills 
and  was  also  postmaster.  Moved  to  New  Sharon,  where  he  resided  for 
fourteen  years,  holding  during  tliat  time  various  town  offices ;  and  was 
also  deputy  sheriff.  He  afterward  resided  in  Farmington,  Mt.  Vernon, 
and  at  Kent's  Hill,  where  he  was  postmaster  for  six  years.  Sold  his 
business  at  Kent's  Hill  in  1875,  and  went  into  trade  at  Readfield  Comer. 


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After  his  death,  his  sons,  George  W.  and  Melville  W.,  assumed  control 
of  the  business,  and  now  enjoy  a  generous  patronage.  He  died  in  Read- 
field,  June  29,  1878.     She  resides  in  Readfield. 

Children. 

i.  Jn.iKT  W.,  h.  in  Industry,  Dec.  3,  1845;  graduated  at  the  Maine  Wes- 
leyan  Seminary  and  Female  College,  and  subsequently  engaged  in 
teaching.  She  d.  of  pneumonia  in  Chicago,  whither  she  had  gone  to 
accept  a  position  in  the  public  schools,  March  i,  1869. 

ii.       (Jk()R(;e  W.,  b.  Dec.  3,  1849;   merchant  in  ReadHeld. 

iii.      H.  Ellkn,  b.  July  20,  1856;   d.  in  New  Sharon,  April,  1859. 

iv.      John  W.,  b.  April  3,  1858;   married  and  has  three  children. 

V.        Melville  W.,  b.  May  12,  i86i;  merchant. 

13.  Henry  Manter,  son  of  Henry  and  Mary  (West)  Manter,  mar- 
ried Abigail  M.  Remick.  Mr.  Manter  is  a  successful  farmer  and  resided 
in  Stark  for  some  years  prior  to  1863.  Sold  to  Moses  Bradbury,  and 
moved  to  Farmington. 

Children. 

i.        Wellington  H.,  b.  Feb.  21,  1854. 
ii.       George  B.,  b.  Aug.  1 2,  1 864, 

14.  George  Manter,  son  of  Henry  and  Mary  (West)  Manter, 
married  Mary  S.  Holley.  After  his  marriage  he  engaged  in  farming  and 
spent  the  larger  part  of  his  life  in  Farmington  and  Industry.  He  settled 
first  in  Farmington,  where  he  lived  until  the  spring  of  i860,  when  he 
returned  to  Industry  and  settled  at  West's  Mills,  where  he  lived  for 
many  years.  Both  he  and  his  wife  were  hardworking  people,  and  suc- 
ceeded in  accumulating  a  handsome  competency.  They  were 
respected  members  of  the  Methodist  Church  and  Mr.  Manter  frequently 
filled  responsible  positions  in  the  church,  such  as  trustee,  steward,  super- 
intendent of  Sunday-school,  etc.  He  was  chairman  of  board  of  select- 
men in  1866  and  1868,  and  several  times  thereafter  a  member  of  the 
board.  He  removed  to  Farmington  about  1870,  and  there  his  first  wife 
died  June  i,  1875.  He  subsequently,  Nov  19,  1876,  married  Martha 
D.  York,  daughter  of  Roland  S.  and  Sarah  B.  (Wellman)  York.  He 
returned  to  Industry  in  the  spring  of  1880,  and  died  after  a  brief  illness, 
March  5,  1885.     His  widow  resides  at  West  Farmington. 

Children. 

i.         Mary  Kliza,  b.  April,  1848;   m.  Alanson  Caleb  Bruce  (b.  in  Newark, 

Vt.,  June  28,  1847),  ^""^  "^  HoUis  and  Matilda  (Allen)  Bruce.     Mr. 

Bruce    has   been    extensively  engaged   in   lumbering   in    Wisconsin. 

Now  resides  in  Minneapolis,  Minn.     Two  children,  one  of  whom  died 

young, 
ii.        RoSK  E.,  b.  April,  1856;   d.  young. 

Children  by  second  marriage. 

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iv.       Jennie,  b.  in  Farmington,  March  15,  1881. 
V.        Gk<)K(;k  H.,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  29,  1881. 

15.  Peter  Wi.:.st  Manter,  son  of  Henry  and  Mary  (West)  Manter, 
married  Sarah  F.  Bixby.  Farmer ;  he  died  in  Farraington,  Me.,  June 
13,  1 880.     His  widow  subsequently  married  George  Gower,  q.  v. 

Children. 

i.        Thomas  Flint,  b.  in  Stark,  Me.,  April  30,  1854.     He  is  a  watchmaker 

and  jeweler,  now  (1892)  in  trade  at  Madison,  Me. 
ii.        Llewellyn   Bixby,  b.  in   Industry,  Aug.  3,  185s;  went  to  California 

when  a  young  man;   m.  Addie  M.  Robinson,  of  Garden  Grove,  CaL, 

in  1886.     Resides  in  Pasadena,  California, 
iii.       Susie  Holley,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  21,  i8q8;  d.  in  Anson,  Dec.  18, 1863. 
iv.      John  Sherman,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  3,  1860;  m.  July  i,  1888,  Sosie  W. 

Snow,  of  South  Braintree,  Mass. 
V.        Clara  Bixby,  b.  in  Anson,  Aug.  8,  1861 ;  m. 

vi.      ,  b.  in  Farmington,  Sept.  26,  1864;  d.  July  28, 1865. 

vii.  William  West,  b.  in  Farmington,  Sept.  12,  1866. 
viii.  Fred  Augustus,  b.  in  Farmington,  Jan.  17,  1868. 
ix.       Sae  Frances,  b.  in  Farmington,  Aug.  16,  1870;  m.  Aug.  24,  1891,  James 

H.  Campbell,  of  Los  Angeles,  California. 
X.        Flora   Electa,  b.  in  Farmington,  July    16,  1873;  m.  Nov.  19,  1891, 

George  E.  Knapp,  of  Farmington,  Me.     He  d.  from  the  effects  of  a 

railroad  accident  in  1892. 

16.  Warren  Norton  Manter,  son  of  Henry  and  Mary  (West) 
Manter,  married  Catherine  H.  Heald.  Merchant  in  Norridgewock. 
Now  on  a  milk-farm  in  Oakland,  CaL 

Children. 

i.  Henry  A.,  dead. 

ii.  Etta  IL,  m.  John  B.  Greenleaf,  son  of  Cyrus  M.  and  Myra  (Chapman) 

Greenleaf,  of  Stark, 

iii.  Charles,  dead. 

■    iv.  Frank,  dead. 

V.  Fred,  dead, 

vi.  J.  Adams,  dead, 

vii.  Edwin.     )      rx       j 

viii.  ,daa.|      Dau.d.  young. 

ix.      Mabel. 

17.  Benjamin  Manter,  son  of  Zebulon  and  Rebecca  (Norton)  Man- 
ter, married  Lucy  H.  (Tould.  Farmer ;  resided  in  Stark,  Anson,  Indus- 
try, and  afterward  in  Parkman.  Died  in  Chaska,  Minn.,  Oct.  30,  1870, 
aged  61  years,  11  days.     His  widow  was  living  in  Parkman  in  1885. 

Children. 

i.  Maria  ().,  b.  in  Stark,  April  22,  1832;  m.  June  i,  1853,  Joseph  Bunker, 
of  Athens. 

ii.  Rekkcca  N.,  b.  in  Anson,  March  22,  1835;  ^*  i"  Parkman,  March  27, 
1854,  unmd. 

iii.       Lydia  G.,  b.  in  Anson,  June  2,  1837;   ™-  Charles  Smart,  of  Parkman. 

iv.  Lucy  Jank,  b.  in  Anson,  May  26,  1839;  m.  Dec.  16,  1863,  William  Rob- 
bins,  of  Parkman. 


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V.  Zebulon  Gould,  b.  in  Industry,  April  3, 1841 ;  m.  Sept.  29,  1867,  Lovica 
Packard,  of  Guilford. 

vi.  Mary  E.,  b.  in  Parkman,  June  14,  1845;  m.  Jan.  i,  1864,  Marcus  M. 
Loring. 

vii.  Bknjamin  a.,  b.  in  Parkman,  April  2,  1845;  ™'  March  23,  1870,  Olive 
Todd. 

viii.  James  H.,  b.  at  Parkman,  Feb.  3,  1847;  ™-  A^pril  20,  1872,  Myrtie  Rol- 
lins. 

ix.       Eva  E.,  b.  in  Parkman,  July  11,  1851;  m.  Jan.  i,  1870,  Melville  Jewett. 

18.  Asa  Merry  Manter,  son  of  Zebulon  and  Rebecca  (Norton) 
Manter,  married  Maria  H.  Gould,  who  died  Dec.  28,  1833,  aged  19 
years,  11  months.  He  subsequently  married,  Nov.  26,  1835,  Clara  Ann 
Emery,  daughter  of  Dea.  Ira  and  Sarah  (Stanley)  Emery,  q.  v.  Resides, 
if  living,  in  Lawrence,  Kans. 

Children. 

i.  Edward,  b.  June  5,  1837. 

ii.  Hannibal,  b.  Dec.  3,  1841. 

iii.  Addison,  b.  July  14,  1844. 

iv.  Clara  Maria,  b.  Jan.  20,  1850. 

19.  Zebulon  Manter,  son  of  Zebulon  and  Rebecca  (Norton)  Man- 
ter, married  Mary  Manter.  When  a  young  man  he  made  a  profession 
of  religion  and  united  with  the  Methodist  Church  at  West's  Mills.  Hav- 
ing pursued  a  preparatory  course  of  study,  he  was  licensed  to  preach  by 
the  Methodist  Quarterly  Conference,  and  in  1841  was  stationed  on  the 
Palmyra  circuit,  in  Somerset  County.  The  next  year  he  labored  in 
Anson,  and  in  1843  ^^  ^^^  stationed  at  Sidney.  He  was  sent  to  Indus- 
try circuit  in  1844,  and  located  the  following  year.  He  married,  July  2, 
1844,  Mary,  daughter  of  Capt.  Elijah  and  Betsey  (Small)  Manter.  Soon 
after  locating,  his  connection  with  the  Methodist  Church  was  severed 
(see  p.  132 )y  and  he  subsequently  united  with  the  Christian  Band,  of 
which  denomination  he  became  an  able  and  efficient  preacher.  After 
locating,  Mr.  Manter  remained  in  Industry  some  ten  years.  He  was 
engaged  in  farming  a  part  of  the  time,  and  was  joint  owner  of  the  grist- 
mill with  his  brother,  Asa  M.  Manter,  for  a  period  of  over  six  years.  In 
1855,  or  early  in  1856,  he  removed  to  Palmyra,  and  from  thence  to  the 
town  of  Albion,  where  he  remained  several  years.  His  next  field  of 
labor  was  Newport,  Me.,  in  which  town  and  vicinity  he  preached  for  a 
period  of  nearly  eighteen  years.  In  1872  he  removed  to  Rockland,  R. 
I.,  where  he  preached  three  years.  While  there  his  health  became  so 
impaired  that  he  could  preach  only  a  part  of  the  time,  and  after  spend- 
ing a  year  in  Connecticut,  he  returned  to  Maine,  and  setded  in  Cape 
Elizabeth.  Here  he  lived  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred 
Dec.  II,  1887.     Of  him,  his  son,  Zebulon  C.  Manter,  writes  :     "  His  life 


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although  attended  by  much  bodily  suffering,  was  a  happy  and  useful  one, 
and  his  death  peaceful  and  triumphant."  His  wife  was  living  in  1889 
at  the  advanced  age  of  72  years. 

Children. 

i.         EvERAKD,  b.  in  Industry,  July  2,  1845;  ^'  *^  ^^^  *8^  ®^  ^^*  weeks, 
ii.       Charles  Everard,  b.  in  Industry,  May  22,  1847;  m.  Sept.  25,  1872, 
Melissa  Maria  (b.  Jan.  25,  1850),  dau.  of  Horatio  Nelson  and  Augusta 
Frost  (Soule)  Tedford,  of  Freeport.     Salesman.     They  reside  in  Port- 
land.    Their  son : 

James  Everard,  was  b.  Oct.  23,  1875. 
iii.       Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  in  Industry,  May  26,  1850;  m.  Jan.  9,  1876,  Charles 
K.  Clarke,  M.  D.,  of  Fiskeville,  R.  I.     Their  children  are : 
i.        Daniel  Allen,  b.  April  19,  1878. 
ii.       Mary  Manter,  b.  Feb.  25,  1881, 
iv.      Zebulon  Crosby,  b.  in  Albion,  Sept.  15,  1853;  m.  Dec.  13,  1882,  Lucre- 
tia  Agnes  Nelson  (b.  at  Cape  Elizabeth,  June  3,  1857),  dau.  of  Niles 
and  Mary  Ann  (Marr)  Nelson,  of  Cape  Elizabeth.     He  resides  in 
Cape  Elizabeth. 
V.        John,  b.  in  Palmyra,  Jan.  6,  1859;  m.  April  30, 1883,  Fannie  Julia,  dau. 
of  Benjamin  F.  and  Julia  (Trundy)  Henley,  of  Cape  Elizabeth.     He 
is  a  minister  of  the  gospel  and  resides  (1891)  in  Milton,  N.  H      Their 
child : 

Marion  Edna,  was  b.  in  Lewiston,  April  9,  1889. 


MARSHALL. 

John  Marshall  (born  Aug.  4,  1756)  came  to  Industry  from  Lewis- 
ton  in  1800,  and  was  probably  the  second  settler  on  the  farm  now  owned 
by  David  W.  Merry,  Samuel  Brown  having  been  the  first.  He  was  a 
carpenter  by  trade,  and  had  wife  Sally  (born  Dec.  13,  1757.)  His  sons, 
John  and  Samuel,  took  up  lot  No.  31,  lying  south  of  their  father's. 
They  had  all  left  town  prior  to  May  20,  181 2.  According  to  Esq.  \Vm. 
Allen,  one  of  Mr.  Marshall's  sons  became  colonel  of  a  regiment,  and 
Alfred  rose  to  the  rank  of  Brigadier  General,  and  became  a  member  of 
Congress. 

Children. 


Hannah,  b.  Dec,  16,  1781 ; 

ii. 

John,  b.  Feb.  28,  1785. 

iii. 

Samuel,  b.  June  i,  1787. 

iv. 

Daniel,  b.  Nov.  13,  1790. 

V. 

Isaac,  b.  March  31,  1794. 

vi. 

Alkkei),  b.  April  18,  1797. 

vii. 

Sally,  b.  March  23,  1799. 

MASON. 



The  Masons,  Daltons  and  Moultons  were  Normans,  or  Norsemen, 
and  came  to  England  in  A.  D.  1066,  with  William  the  Conqueror. 
They  were  of  the  nobility,  and  marriages  frequently  occurred  between 


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the  three  families,  thus  inseparably  linking  them  together.  Sir  John 
Mason  was  private  and  confidential  councilor  during  the  reign  of  four 
monarchs,  namely  :  Henry  VIII,  Edward  VI,  Mary,  and  Elizabeth.  He 
was  a  bachelor  and  an  uncle  to  Capt.  John  Mason,  who  was  the  presi- 
dent of  the  Plymouth  Council  of  forty  knights  and  gentlemen,  and  who 
received  a  grant  of  land  in  1622  (see  p,  26)  from  said  council,  embrac- 
ing the  lands  of  New  Hampshire  and  a  portion  of  Maine. 


Samuel  Mason,  son  of  Stephen  and  Elizabeth  ( Dalton)  Mason,  was 
bom  in  Tamworth,  N.  H.,  April  30,  1773.  ^^^  wife  was  Judith  Clark, 
bom  in  Greenfield,  N.  H.,  May  18,  1770.  On  the  12th  day  of  June, 
1807,  he  purchased  of  Francis  Cabot  Lowell  one  hundred  and  sixteen 
acres  of  land,  it  being  a  portion  of  lot  No.  22  of  the  Lowell,  or  Mile-and-a- 
half  Strip.  Here  he  cleared  land,  built  a  house  and  made  a  good  farm, 
which  he  sold  to  Joseph  Eveleth  July  9,  1812.  Mr.  Mason  possessed  a 
good  education,  and  frequently  taught  school  while  a  resident  of  Indus- 
try. He  was  an  active  and  consistent  member  of  the  Congregational 
Church,  as  well  as  a  prominent  citizen  in  town  affairs.  He  was  town 
clerk  in  181 1,  and  a  member  of  the  board  of  selectmen  when  he  left 
town  in  181 2.  On  leaving  Industry,  he  returned  to  Tamworth,  but  sub- 
sequently came  back,  and  settled  in  New  Sharon,  where  he  died  Aug.  30, 
1858.     His  wife  died  Oct.  24,  1846. 

Children. 

i.         SoPHRONiA,  b.  in  Tamworth,  N.  H.,  Jan.  5,  1800.     She  was  a  successful 

school  teacher  and  taught  several  terms  in  Industry,  about  1819;  m. 

(pub.  Feb.  12,  1822),  Joshua  M.  Hopkins,  of  New  Sharon, 
ii.       Joanna  Knight,  b.  in  Tamworth,  N.  H.,  Nov.  4,  1801. 
iii.      Harriet,  b.  in  Tamworth,  N.  H.,  May  23,  1804;  m.  (pub.  March  15, 

1828),  Myriclc  Hopkins,  of  New  Sharon, 
iv.       Mary,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  23,  1807. 
V.        Abigail  Dodge,  b.  in  Industry,  March  26,  1809;  m.  Myrick  Hopkins 

for  second  wife,  and  in  1885  'c^iclcd  in  Gardiner,  Me. 
vi.       Samuel,  b.  Feb.  11,  1813;  d.  in  infancy. 


Moses  Mason,  an  early  settler  in  Industry,  was  a  son  of  James  Mason. 
He  was  born  in  Hampton,  N.  H.,  and  his  parents  removed  to  Tam- 
worth, among  the  early  immigrants  to  that  town,  when  he  was  a  small  boy. 
There  were  five  children,  one  son  and  four  daughters,  viz.,  Moses,  above 
named,  Mrs.  Ballard,  the  mother  of  David  Luce's  wife,  Eunice,  who 
married  Rowland  Luce,  Susan  (?),  who  married  a  Sanborn,  and  Polly, 
who  married  Oilman  Hilton.     Moses  settled  in  Industry  soon  after  Wil- 

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liani  Remick  and  others  from  Tarn  worth.  He  occupied  a  small  lot  of 
land  near  Esq.  Daniel  Shaw*s.  He  was  always  in  delicate  health  and 
died  prior  to  1819.     He  married  a  Mudgett.     Died  about  1826. 

Children. 

i.        James,  m, 

ii.       Jacob,  moved  to  Augusta. 

iii.       Nancy,  m.  William  Tobey. 

iv.         El' NICK. 

V.        ABNKk,  m.  (pub.  Feb.  3,  1826),  I^ve  Paine. 


MEADER. 

Francis  Meader,  born  March  1 1,  1 744,  was  the  first  of  the  name  who 
settled  in  Industry.  Esq.  Wm.  Allen  says  :  "  Mr.  Meader  was  from  Nan- 
tucket, a  carpenter,  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  and  a  pensioner  when  he 
died."  Mr.  Meader  was  undoubteflly  of  Nantucket  origin,  but  probably 
settled  in  Edgartown,  Mass.,  prior  to  his  marriage.  He  was  known  to 
be  living  there  in  January,  1781,  and  also  at  the  time  of  taking  the  first 
U.  S.  census,  in  1 790.  He  settled  on  lot  No.  24,  on  the  Plymouth  Pat- 
ent, about  1807,  and  died  with  his  son-in-law,  James  Eveleth,  in  1831. 
His  wife,  Mary  Holley,  was  born  May  24,  1751,  and  died  July  25,  1832. 

Children. 

i;        John,  b.  about  1772. 

ii.        Francis*,  b.  about  1774;   was  in  Industry,  April  8,  1809,  when  he  regis- 
tered with  the  town  clerk  his  mark  for  sheep. 
^        iii.       Christoi'hkr  Pkask,  b.  aV^out  1776. 

iv.       JosRPH,  b.  about  1779. 

V.        Anna,  m.  Jan.  17,  1799,  Levi  Norton,, son  of  Ansel  and  Delx)rah  (Vin- 
son) Norton,  q,  v. 

vi,       Henry,  m.  March  11,  181 1,  Sally  Young,  of  Stark.     Was  living  in  town 
in  181 5.     Lost  at  sea. 
I.     vii.      William,  b.  Keb.  i,  1785;   m.  (pub.  March  11,1803),  Celia  Luce,  dan. 
of  Siiiomon  and  Martha  (  Hlton)  Luce,  of  New  Vineyard. 

viii.     Judith,  b.  March  15,  1792;   m.  March  15,  1810,  James  Eveleth,  son  of 
James  and  Betsey  (Williams)  Eveleth,  y.  v. 

ix.       Julia,  married  a  Pinkham. 

I.  William  Meader,  son  of  Francis  and  Mary  (Holley)  Meader, 
married  (Jelia  Luce.  She  died  and  he  married,  February,  18 18,  Sarah 
Tibbetts,  who  lived  only  about  a  year.  Mr.  Meader  married  for  his 
third  wife,  Nov.  6,  1823,  Mary  .Ann  Bradbury  (b.  Feb.  15,  1805).  He 
was  a  cabinet-maker  by  trade  and  made  furniture  for  the  citizens  of  In- 
dustry and  adjoining  towns.     He  resided  in  Stark  for  a  time  about  1831. 

♦Shubael  Meader  regiNtcrtd  his  mark  for  sheep  with  the  town  clerk  April  S,  1809,  but 
whether  he  was  a  son  or  g^randson  ot  Francis  the  wiiter  is  unable  to  learn. 


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In   1845,  ^^  moved  with  his  family  to  Rock  Island   County,  Illinois. 
He  died  in  Ottawa,  La  Salle  County,  111.,  in  1880,  aged  95  years. 

Children  by  first  marriage. 

2.  i.         Francis,  b.  Nov.  22.  1803;*  m.  (pub.  Oct.  15,  1823),  Nancy  Willard,  dau. 

of  Samuel  and  Catherine  (Crowell)  Willard,  q.  v. 
ii.        Shubael  Luck,  b.  May  17,  1807;   m.  (pub.  Sept.  11,  1826),  Abigail  L., 
dau.  of  Benjamin  Follett,  q.  v.     Moved  to  Indiana  about  1842.     Died 
in  i860.     Five  children. 

3.  iii.      John  Wesley,  b.  in  Stark,  Dec.  10,  1809;   m.  (pub.  Dec.  31,  1833),  Abi 

Coburn,  dau.  of  Jeptha  and  Abi   (Coburn)  Coburn,  of  New  Sharon. 

Died  at  Allen's  Mills,  leaving  three  children, 
iv.       Cordelia,  b.  Feb.  5,  181 2. 
V.        Alpheus,  b.  Sept.  25,  1815;   m.  Abbie  Phillips.     She  d.  in  Lovt^ell,  Mass., 

and  he  moved  to  Indiana  in  1848,  where  he  d.  soon  afterward,  leaving 

five  children. 

vi.       ,  d.  in  infancy. 

vii.      ,  d.  in  infancy. 

Children  by  third  marriage. 

viii.    Sylvia  Landers,  b.  Feb.  17,  1825;  m.  Williams.     Resided  in 

Port  Byron,  111.,  in  1868. 
ix.       William  Henry,  b.  July  4,  1826.     Resided  in  Port  Byron,  111.,  in  1868. 
X.        GriLDEROY,  b.  March  4,  1828.     Went  away  from  his  home  during  the 

War  of  the  Rebellion.     Has  not  been  heard  from  since. 

xi.      Caroline  F.,  m. Bowes.    Was  living  at  Prairie  Centre,  111.,  in  1868. 

xii.     Josephine  B.,  m. Wallace.     Resided  in  Troy  Grove,  La  Salle  Co., 

III.,  in  1868. 

xiii.     Emeline  A.,  m. Ross.     Resided  at  Dwight,  111.,  in  1868. 

xiv.     Tamar  C.     Resided  at  Ottawa,  111.,  unmd.,  in  1868. 
XV.      Solomon  Luce.     Resided  in  Hampton,  111.,  in  1868. 

There  may  have  been  other  children,  as  Mr.  Meader  is  claimed  to  have 
been  the  father  of  seventeen  children  by  his  two  marriages. 


2.  F'rancis  Meader,  son  of  William  and  Celia  (Luce)  Meader,  mar- 
ried Nancy  Willard.  When  a  young  man,  Mr.  Meader  learned  the 
blacksmith's  trade,  serving  his  apprenticeship  with  Mark  Trafton.  He 
subsequently  opened  a  shop  at  Allen's  Mills,  and  there  he  plied  his  trade 
as  long  as  he  was  able  to  work.  Of  a  studious  disposition,  he  embraced 
every  opportunity  for  the  improvement  of  his  mind.  He  represented 
his  town  and  district  in  the  State  Legislature  in  1838,  and  was  a  member 
of  the  board  of  selectmen  in  1842.  He  was  a  man  of  more  than 
ordinary  ability,  a  performer  on  several  different  musical  instruments, 
and  a  fine  singer.t  He  died  in  Industry,  April  4,  1846,  aged  42  years. 
His  widow  removed  to  Indiana  with  her  children,  and  died  in  Fowler, 
Benton  Co.,  in  1876. 

*  stark  Town  Record.s.    This  makes  him  one  year  older  than  docs  his  headstone. 

fThe  Meaders  were  all  natural  musicians  and  some  of  them  excelled  in  this  direction. 
They  frequently  belon^^ed  to  musical  societies  both  here  and  in  the  West.  In  this  branch  of  the 
family  tliere  have  been  eight  blacksmiths.  Those  who  went  West  are  in  good  circumstances 
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Children. 

4.  i.        Celia,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  5,  1825;  m.  at  Great  Falls,  N.  H.,  April  3, 

1853,  John  Tilton. 
ii.       Emeline,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  5,  1825;  m.  Charles  C.  Butterfield,  son  of 
John  C.  Butterficld.     She  d.  in  Prairie  Centre,  111.,  Dec.  15,  1883. 
One  son,  Howard,  m.  Etta  Kellogg,  and  resides  in  Prairie  Centre. 

5.  iii.      Chakles,  b.  in  Industry,  April  28,  1827;  ul  Nov.  5,  1854,  Elvira  S.  Em- 

ery, dau.  of  Ira  and  Sarah  (Stanley)  Emery,  q.  v. 
iv.       Martha,  b.  in  Industry,  May  9, 1829;  m.  Dr.  Amos  A.  Mann.     Died  in 
Skowhegan,  July  7,  1880.    Three  daughters. 

6.  V.        George,  b.  in  Industry,  March  7,  1831;  m.  Hepsey  Rogers  (b.  in  Somer- 

set Co.,  Me.,  Sept.  18,  1842),  dau.  of  Jeremy  W.  and  Sarah  (Davis) 
Rogers. 

7.  vi.       Philura  Luce,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  13,  1834;  m.  Jan.  2,  1856,  Jacob  R. 

Prince  (b.  in  Cumberland,  Me.) 
vii.      John,  b.  in  Industry,  May  3,  1838;  m.,  and  d.  in  Los  Angeles  Co.,  CaJ., 

June  28,  1882. 
viii.     Reuben  F.,  b.  in  Industry,  March  14,  1842.      Married  and  resides  in 

Bradford. 

3.  John  Wesley  Meader,  son  of  William  and  Celia  (Luce)  Meader, 
married  Abi  Cobum.  Like  his  brother  Francis,  he  was  by  trade  a  black- 
smith. He  resided  in  Stark,  but  moved  to  New  Sharon  prior  to  his 
marriage.  He  died  in  New  Sharon,  March  31,  1839.  His  wife  was 
born  in  New  Sharon,  Feb.  4,  1809,  and  died  in  the  same  town,  May  — , 
1844. 

Children. 

i.         Darius  Coburn,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  July  4,  1834;  m.  Mrs.  Caroline  K. 

Perkins.     Resides  in  Oakland,  Me.,  s.  p. 
ii.        Mehitable   Hinklev,  b.   in   New   Sharon,  Sept.   26,    1836;    m.   tirst, 
Josiah  Collins;  went  to  Australia  and  never  returned.     Married  sec- 
ond, Robert  Whitney.     She  d.  in  Augusta,  Sept.  30,  1872. 
iii.       Mary  Wesley,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Oct.  21,  1838;  m.  Feb.  20,  1869,  Au- 
gustus F.  Oliver,  son  of  Stacy  and  Permelia  (Fish)  Oliver,  of  Industry. 
Mr.  Oliver  is  a  carpenter  and  resides  in  Madison,  Me.     Children : 
i.        Joseph  Warren,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  31,  1870 ;  m.  June  11, 

1892,  Lizzie  A.  Fish,  of  Madison, 
ii.       Benjamin  Franklin,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  25,  1872. 
iii.       Henry  Thomas,  b.  in  Stark,  May  26,  1874. 
iv.       Stacy,  b.  in  Industry,  April  16,  1876. 

4.  John  Tilton,  married  Celia  Meader.  They  lived  at  Great 
Falls,  N.  H.,  till  November,  1859,  when  they  removed  to  Nashua,  where 
they  have  since  resided.  Mr.  Tilton  was  a  native  of  Sandwich,  Carroll 
Co.,  N.  H.  He  was  brought  up  as  a  farmer's  son  and  received  such 
educational  advantages  as  the  schools  of  his  native  town  afforded. 
When  seventeen  years  of  age  he  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  cotton 
goods  and  continued  in  the  business  until  he  was  twenty-six.  He  sub- 
sequently engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits,  which  he  still  follows.  His 
wife  was  a  consistent  and  worthy  member  of  the  M.  E.  Church,  having 
professed  religion  early  in  life.     She  died  in  Nashua,  N.  H.,  Sept.  15, 


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1883.     Mr.  Tilton  has  held  numerous  offices  of  profit  and  trust,  and  has 
been  three  times  a  representative  in  the  State  (-.egislature. 

Children. 

i.  Frank  Hkrbert,  b.  at  Great  Falls,  July  2,  1856;  graduated  from  the 
Nashua  High  School  in  the  classical  course;  studied  medicine  in  New 
York  City  and  graduated  from  the  Medical  Department  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Vermont,  at  Burlington,  and  is  now  a  practicing  physician. 
He  m.  Fannie  Prescott  Small  and  has  two  children. 

ii.  OsMAN  Baker,  b.  at  Great  Falls,  Oct.  8,  1858;  also  a  graduate  of  Nashua 
High  School.  Took  a  special  course  at  the  Massachusetts  Institute 
of  Technology  and  is  now  superintendent  of  Nashua  Manufacturing 
Company.     He  m.  Alice  J.  Shattuck,  of  Pepperell,  Mass. 

iii.  John  Littlefield,  b.  in  Nashua,  Jan.  11,  1863;  graduated  from  the 
High  School  of  his  native  city,  and  afterwards  from  Middletown  Uni- 
versity, and  is  now  principal  of  the  High  School  at  Niantic,  Conn. 

5.  Charles  Meader,  son  of  Francis  and  Nancy  (Willard)  Meader, 
married  Elvira  S.  Emery.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  Mr.  Meader 
found  himself  obliged  to  take  sole  charge  of  his  father's  blacksmith  shop, 
and  do  what  he  could  toward  the  support  of  a  family  of  ten,  in  conse- 
quence of  the  severe  illness  of  his  father.  Two  years  later  his  father 
died  and  his  hopes  of  obtaining  a  liberal  education  were  forever  blasted, 
though  by  working  early  and  late  he  was  able  to  attend  an  occasional 
term  of  high  school  until  he  was  twenty-three.  Mr.  Meader  went  to 
Illinois  in  the  spring  of  1852,  and  engaged  in  blacksmithing  in  Aroma, 
Kankakee  Co.  He  subsequently  resided  in  Iowa,  and  at  present  resides 
in  Fowler,  Benton  Co.,  Indiana,  where  he  owns  a  fine  farm  of  nearly 
300  acres.  His  corn  crop  in  1890  was  6,000  bushels.  His  wife  died 
at  Fowler,  Ind.,  Aug.  16,  1888,  aged  54  years  and  11  days. 

Children. 

i.        ,  dau.,  b.  in  Aroma,  111.,  Sept.  2,  1856;  d.  Oct.  9,  1856. 

ii.        Herman  Francis,  b.  in  Aroma,  111.,  March  17,  1858;  d.  June  27,  i860, 
iii.      Charles  Edwin,  b.  in  Aroma,  111.,  Nov.  23,  1859;    m.  Dec.  6,  1883, 

Ella  M.  Jones.     Stenographer.     Died  in  Fowler,  Ind.,  Oct.  18, 1885. 
iv.       Emma  Makantha,  b.  in  Burr  Oak,  Iowa,  March  2,  1863;  m.  April  17, 

1884,  VVm.  J.  Henry.     Resides  in  Valparaiso,  Ind. 
V.        Ira  Frank,  b.  in  Prairie  Center,  111.,  Feb,  12,  1865;  m.  May  28,  1890, 

F)lla  McDowell.     Graduated  from  Indiana  State  Normal   School   at 

Valparaiso.     Farmer;   resides  in  Fowler,  Benton  Co.,  Ind. 
vi.       Herman,  b.  in  Prairie  Center,  111.,  April  16,  1868;   d.  Aug.  3,  1868. 
vii.     Vesta  Stewart,  b.  in  Prairie  Center,  III.,  Aug.  23,  1869. 
viii.    Nellie  Elvira,  b.  in  Fowler,  Ind.,  Sept.  5,  1874. 

6.  George  Meader,  son  of  Francis  and  Nancy  (Willard)  Meader, 
married  Hepsey  Rogers.  Went  West  many  years  ago  and  settled  in 
Illinois.  He  is  the  inventor  and  patentee  of  a  hay-loader  which  he  is 
introducing  in  the  Western  States.  He  is  also  interested  in  farming,  and 
resides  in  Fowler,  Indiana. 


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Children. 

i.         Ida  M.,  b.  in  Waltham,  111.,  July  I,  i860;  m.  James  Shady.     Resides  in 

East  Center,  Ind. 
ii.        Horace,  b.  in  Prairie  Center.  111.,  April  15,  1862;  d.  April  10,  1863. 

iii.       ,  son,  d.  April  9,  1863.  "*" 

iv.       Laura  A.,  b.  in  Prairie  Center,  111.,  March  12,  1864;  m.  Samuel  E.  Lewis. 

Resides  in  Chicago,  111. 
V.        (Jp:orge  W.,  b.  in  Prairie  Center,  Oct.  13,  1868. 
vi.       Grace  P.,  b.  in  Prairie  Center,  Nov.  16,  1875. 


7.  Jacob  R.  Prince  married  Philura  Luce  Meader.  Mr.  Prince 
came  to  Industry  when  a  young  man,  and  after  his  marriage  engaged  in 
farming  in  Cumberland,  New  Sharon,  and  at  Allen's  Mills.  Went  West 
in  March,  1865,  and  settled  in  La  Salle  Co.,  111.,  where  he  lived  for 
seven  years.  He  then  spent  eighteen  years  in  Indiana,  and  in  1890 
moved  to  Centerville,  S.  I).,  where  he  now  resides.  His  wife  died  in 
Wadena,  Ind.,  April  26,  1889,  aged  55  years,  2  months  and  13  days. 

Children. 

i.  Wavland  F.,  b.  in  Cumberland,  Me.,  Oct.  10,  1856;  m.  Lizzie  Lucas. 
Resides  in  South  Dakota. 

ii.  Emma  A.,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Sept.  25,  1859;  m.  Joseph  Lucas.  Resides 
in  Fowler,  Ind. 

iii.  Clarence  E.,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Jan.  11,  1861;  m.  Clara  Abbott.  Re- 
sides in  South  Dakota. 

iv.       Annie  M.,  b.  in  Industry,  March  16,  1863;  resides  in  Centerville,  S.  D. 

V.  Herbert  W.,  b.  in  Prairie  Center,  111.,  June  29,  1865;  m.  Lettie  Peters. 
Resides  in  Elsinore,  Cal. 

vi.  Maugie  E.,  b.  in  Wadena,  Ind.,  Aug.  13,  1877.  Resides  in  CcntervUle, 
South  Dakota,  unmd. 


MERRILL. 

Thomas  Mkrrill,  son  of  Ezra  Merrill,  was  born  in  Salisbury,  Mass., 
in  1773.  In  company  with  his  youngest  brother,  Benjamin,  he  came  to 
the  town  of  Solon,  in  1808,  where  Benjamin  settled  upon  a  farm.  Two 
years  later  Thomas  Merrill  came  to  Industry  in  the  capacity  of  school 
teacher  and  preacher.  In  1812,  he  was  ordained  by  an  ecclesiastical 
council,  which  met  in  New  Vineyard.  Soon  after  this  he  became  pas- 
tor of  the  Baptist  Church  in  Fayette  and  remained  there  until  some  time 
in  18 14.  He  married,  Feb.  — ,  18 14,  Deborah,  daughter  of  Captain 
William  and  Love  (Coffin)  Allen.  The  next  summer  he  moved  to 
Prospect,  now  Stockton,  and  became  pastor,  of  the  Baptist  Church  in 
that  town.  This  position  he  acceptably  filled  till  his  death  in  Novemlier. 
1824.  The  following  year  the  widow,  with  her  five  children,  all  bom  in 
I'rospect,  returned  to  Industry  and  lived  in  a  small  house  on  Allen  Hill, 
where  she  remained  until  her  children  became  young  men  and  women 


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and  began  life  for  themselves.*  They  all,  with  one  exception,  as  soon 
as  they  were  able  to  be  of  service,  lived  away  from  their  home  and  worked 
for  other  parties.  At  first  working  for  their  board,  clothes  and  school- 
ing, but  in  time  were  able  to  command  better  wages.  The  eldest 
daughter  lived  with  an  aunt  until  she  was  nearly  fifteen  years  of  age. 
William,  the  oldest  son,  when  eleven  years  old,  worked  like  a  hero  for  a 
well-to-do  farmer,  six  months,  beginning  in  the  early  spring,  and 
received  only  a  bushel  of  corn  and  common  factory  cloth  enough  for 
a  pair  of  shirts,  for  himself,  for  his  season's  work.  The  second  son, 
Truman  A.,  lived  with  a  man  in  an  adjoining  town.  Here  he  received 
such  cniel  treatment  from  overwork  and  exposure  that  he  was  prostrated 
with  a  "fever-sore"  and  returned  to  his  mother.  With  the  excellent 
nursing  of  a  kind  mother  many  years  elapsed  before  he  fully  regained 
his  health.  The  younger  of  these  two  sons  is  still  living,  and  both  have 
been  acceptable  ministers  of  the  gospel,  zealously  laboring  to  elevate  and 
better  the  condition  of  their  fellowmen.  Mrs.  Merrill  died  in  Farm- 
ington,  Jan.   19,  1866,  aged  81  years. 

Children. 

i.         Martha  Jane,  b.  in  Prospect,  in  1815;  m.  June  21,  1835,  George  (iower, 
son  of  John  and  Susannah  (Bailey)  (Jower,  q.  v.     She  d.  June  30, 

1837. 
1.  ii.  William  Allen,  b.  in  Prospect,  Feb.  9,  1817;  m.  March  23,  1842,! 
Martha  Nelson  Emery,  dau.  of  Dea.  Ira  and  Sarah  (Stanley)  Emery, 
q.  V. 
iii.  Truman  Allen,  b.  in  Prospect,  in  1818;  m.  April  12,  1861,  Mrs.  Susan 
H.  Call, J  of  Richmond.  He  was  a  very  successful  school  teacher, 
rising  from  the  common  district  school  to  a  higher  position  in  the 
schools  of  the  City  of  Bangor.  P'rom  this  position  he  entered  the 
Bangor  Theological  Seminary  and  graduated  in  1856.  After  graduat- 
ing, he  was  settled  at  Bristol,  Me.,  and  subsequently  ordained  to  the 
ministry.  After  laboring  at  that  place  for  several  y«ars  he  was 
stationed  at  Richmond  and  North  Belfast,  Me.,  Erving  and  Wajland, 
Mass.,  Salisbury,  Vt.,  and  Chesterfield,  Mass.  He  is  now  (1892)  doing 
missionary  work  and  preaches  regularly  in  Shorey  Chapel,  at  Allen's 
Mills.  In  1845,  Mr.  Merrill  was  chosen  representative  to  the  Legis- 
lature from  Industry.  The  whole  family  were  industrious  and 
studious,  and  all  acquired  a  good  education,  and,  with  the  exception 
of  the  eldest,  all  became  successful  teachers. 

*The  following  incident  illustrative  of  the  industry  and  energy  of  Mrs.  Merrill  is  deemed 
worthy  of  mention  in  this  volume.  Wishing  on  one  occ:tsion  to  make  a  journey  to  Bangor 
and  Prospect  she  found  herself  short  of  funds  to  defray  the  necessary  expenses  To  raise  this 
sum  she  one  day  dr«w  in  the  warp  for  a  wch  of  waled  cloth,  wove  enough  for  a  pair  of  panta- 
loons, which  she  cut,  made,  washed  and  dyed  ere  she  retired  to  rest.  The  following  morning, 
accompanied  by  her  little  son,  she  started  hy  a  private  team  for  Bangor,  where  she  sold  the 
pantaloons  for  a  sum  sufficient  to  pay  the  expenses  of  her  journey. 

f  This  date  was  furnished  the  writer  by  Rev.  Mr.  Merrill  himself.  In  the  Emery  record 
the  date  appears  March  25, 1S42.  The  Industry  Records  show  that  the  intention  of  marriage  was 
entered  with  the  town  clerk  Feb.  »S,  1841.    The  family  record  is  probably  incorrect. 

X  Farmington  Chronicle.     Elizabeth  Call,  in  Allen  Genealogy. 


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iv.  Catherine  Clifford,  b.  in  Prospect,  Oct.  23,  1820;  m.  June  3,  1851, 
John  Titcomb  (b.  July  2,  1813),  son  of  Joseph  and  Mehitable 
(Belcher)  Titcomb,  of  Farmington.  She  d.  July  ii,  1881.  Six 
children. 

V.  James  E.,  b.  in  Prospect,  in  1822;  m.  Ellen  Gordon,  of  Readfield,  where 
he  died  in  1868. 


I.  William  Allen  Merrill  married  Martha  N.  Emery.  He  was 
early  impressed  with  the  importance  of  an  education  and  allowed  no 
opportunity  to  pass  unimproved  for  adding  to  his  store  of  knowledge. 
He  became  a  successful  school  teacher,  and  after  his  marriage  continued 
to  reside  in  Industry,  until  1848.  He  then  entered  the  Bangor  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  graduating  with  the  class  of  1851,  and  received  the 
usual  diploma.  He  commenced  preaching  immediately  after  gradu- 
ating, in  Passadumkeag,  and  vicinity,  in  Penobscot  County.  He  was 
ordained  Oct.  27,  1852,  and  continued  to  labor  in  that  field  until 
the  first  of  January,  1855.  Since  then  he  has  served  as  pastor  of  the 
following  churches,  viz.:  Deer  Isle  First  Church,  from  1855  to  1859; 
Deer  Isle  Second  Church,  from  1859  to  1865,  and  at  Lyman  from  the 
latter  date  to  1871.  He  was  pastor  of  the  Kennebunkport  First  Church 
from  187 1  to  1874.  For  the  last  two  years  while  here,  being  somewhat 
feeble  in  health,  he  resigned  his  pastorate  and  preached  only  occasionally, 
supplying  at  Andover  for  six  months  during  the  year  1874.  His  health 
having  improved  he  again  resumed  his  labors  and  became  a  missionary 
in  Aroostook  County,  supplying  the  Washburn  Memorial  Church  at 
Sherman  Mills,  as  well  as  other  neighboring  churches  a  portion  of  the 
time,  from  1876  to  about  1881.  For  two  years,  from  May,  1881,  he 
preached  for  the  Buxton  North  and  South  Churches,  and  afterward 
engaged  ifi  missionary  revival  work.  He  died  in  Lyman,  Aug.  11, 
1889. 

Children 

i.         Martha  Jank,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  4,  1843;  "*•  April  9,  1870,  Dimon 

Roberts,  Jr.,*  of  Lyman,  s.  p. 
ii.       Charles  Torrev,  b.  in   Industry,   Nov.  14,  1847;  "*•  Nov.   30,  1882, 

Emma  Louisa  Roberts,  of  Lyman.     Two  children, 
iii.       CoRRA   Idalette,  b.  in  Passadumkeag,  March  31,  1853;  m.  June  16, 

1 87 1,  Owen  Taylor,  of  Lyman.     Two  children, 
iv.       Eva    Wright,  b.  in   Passadumkeag,  Nov.  19,  1854;   m.  May  3,  1876, 

Jerome  Smith,  of  Lyman.     Two  children.     Husband  and  children  d. 

of  diphtheria,  in  November,  1879.     She  m.  for  second  husband,  Dec. 

25,  1883,  Edward  E.  Herrick,  of  Beverly,  Mass.     One  child. 
V.        Carrie  S.,.b.  in  Deer  Isle,  Oct.  14, 1859;  was  a  successful  school  teacher. 

Married,  Oct.  23,  1885,  Charles  A.  Wren,  of  Sherman, 
vi,       William  Truman,  b.  in  Deer  Isle,  Jan.  26,  1861. 


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MERRY. 

David  Merry,  the  immigrant  ancestor  of  the  Industry  and  New  Vine- 
yard Merrys,  was  a  native  of  Tisbury,  Dukes  Co.,  Mass.,  as  nearly  as 
can  be  learned.  He  was  born  in  1741,  and  married,  Dec.  29,  1761,* 
Mrs.  Eunice  (Chase)  Chase  (born  1738),  relict  of  Valentine  Chase,  and 
daughter  of  Isaac  and  Mary  (Chase)  Chase.  Feb.  i,  i793,t  he  bought 
lot  No.  1  in  Range  2,  paying  therefor  the  sum  of  eight  pounds,  sterling. 
There  is  some  uncertainty  as  to  the  date  of  his  removal  to  New  Vineyard, 
but  it  was  probably  soon  after  making  his  purchase.  This  farm  is  now 
(1890)  owned  by  Charles  F.  Oliver,  its  present  occupant.  Mr.  Merry 
seems  to  have  been  a  man  much  loved  by  his  kindred,  and  his  name  is 
still  borne  and  perpetuated  by  his  descendants.  He  died  July  8,  181 5, 
aged  74  years.     His  wife  died  Aug.  6,  1797,  aged  59  years. 

Children. 

i.        Catherine,  b.  about  1759;  m.  Charles  Luce,  q.  v, 

ii.  Mary,  b.  March  8,  1767;  m.  Dec.  4,  1788,  Herbert  Boardman,  son  of 
Rev.  Andrew  and  Katherine  (Allen)  Boardman,  q.  v. 
I.  Hi.  Asa,  b.  Jan.  i,  1770;  m.  April — ,  1793,  Sally  Bartlett,J  dau.  of  (Ben- 
jamin ?)  and  Hannah  (Claghorn)  Bar  tie  tt.  The  mother  of  Sally  m. 
for  her  second  husband,  Abner  Norton,  son  of  Isaac  and  Hannah 
(Norton)  Norton,  q.  v. 

iv.       Leonard,  m.  and  moved  to  Lyons,  New  York,  where  he  d.  Oct.  27,  1847. 

V.        Margaret,  b.  October,  1776;  m.  Benjamin  C.  Norton,  son  of  Abner  and 
May  (Claghorn)  Norton,  q.  v. 

vi.       Rhoda,  b.  in  Tisbury,  Dukes  Co.,  Mass.,  Dec.  10,  1779;  m.  Dec.  10, 
1798,  Peter  Butler,  son  of  Henry  and  Mehitable  (Norton)  Butler,  q.  v, 

I.  Asa  Merry,  son  of  David  and  Eunice  (Chase)  Merry,  was  an 
honest,  intelligent  man.  He  settled  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  Chas.  F. 
Oliver,  which  he  cleared  and  brought  into  an  excellent  state  of  cultiva- 
tion and  gained  a  comfortable  competence.  When  his  mind  was  once 
made  up  as  to  the  honesty  or  justness  of  a  thing,  no  argument  could 
swerve  him  from  his  course.  To  illustrate  his  peculiar  manners,  the 
following  is  related :  Mr.  Merry  kept  many  cows  and  made  a  great 
deal  of  cheese.  It  mattered  not  what  the  market-price  was,  he  always 
sold  his  cheese  for  10  cents  per  pound.  When  his  neighbors  chided 
him  for  selling  cheese  below  the  market-price,  his  invariable  reply  was  : 
"I  make  as  good  cheese  as  anybody;  I  know  the  amount  of  labor 
required  for  its  manufacture,  and  the  value  of  the  milk,  and  all  I  want  is 
a  fair  compensation  for  the  same.'*     Mr.  Merry  was  for  many  years  a 


♦Tisbury  Records. 

t  See  Lincoln  Co.  Records,  Vai.  56,/.  78. 

X  Tradition  says  her  father  was  killed  in  177S,  during^  the  Revolutionary  War,  by  the  In- 
dians. While  in  camp  in  Virginia,  he  went  to  a  spring  after  water.  While  on  the  way  he  was 
shot  and  scalped  by  Indians  lying  in  ambush. 


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consistent  member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  and  was  much  respected 
for  his  honesty  and  integrity.  He  possessed  an  excellent  memory,  and 
was  a  keen  analyst  of  the  motives  which  actuated  his  fellowmen.  Once 
when  sitting  on  a  jury,  a  case  was  tried  where  a  great  amount  of 
evidence  was  introduced.  He  allowed  the  eleven  to  make  up  their 
minds,  which  were  contrary  to  his  own.  His  retentive  memory  here 
served  him  an  excellent  purpose,  and  he  explained  so  many  points  in  the 
evidence  which  they  had  overlooked  that  the  eleven  reversed  their  verdict. 
He  died  Feb.  17,  1837,  aged  67  years.*  His  wife,  Sally,  died  June  22, 
1842,  aged  68  years. 

Children. 

i.        Benjamin   Bartleti",  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Sept.  9,    1795;  m.  (pub. 

March  16,  181 7),  Susan  Allen,  dau.  of  John  and  Susannah  ( ) 

Allen,  of  New  Sharon.     She  d.  and  he  m.  May  21,  1844,  for  second 

wife,  Mrs.  Susan  Tinkham,  relict  of  Ariel  Tinkham,  of  Anson.     Four 

children  by  first  marriage.     He  d.  in  New  Portland. 

ii.       Eunice  Chase,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  March  28,  1797;  m.  Sept.  10,  181 5, 

Rufus  H.  Viles,  son  of  Joseph  and  Sarah  (Hancock)  Viles,  q.  v. 

David  L.,       ^  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Dec.  29,  1798.      David  L.  d.  July  6, 

Jonathan  J.,  /      1802.     Jonathan  J.  m.  May  9,  1822,  Eliza  Luce,  dau. 

of  Rowland  and  Hannah  (Daggett)  Luce,  q.  v. 
Asa,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Dec.  16,  1800;  m.  March  15,  1827,  Deborah 

Butler,  dau.  of  Peter  and  Rhoda  (Merry)  Butler,  q.  v. 
David,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Dec.  15,  1805;  m.  Jan.  22,  1833,  Betsey 
Reniick,  dau.  of  Francis  and  Abigail  (Marston)  Remick,  of  Industry. 
Sally  Bartlett,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  1804;  m.  Oct.  2,  1838,  Jonathan 

Luce,  son  of  Rowland  and  Hannah  (Daggett)  Luce,  q.  v. 
Charles,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  1808;  m.  in  ^ngor.  Me.;  moved  to  Ohio. 
Joseph,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  1810;  m.  Jan.  i,  1838,  Rhoda  Butler,  dau. 
of  Peter  and  Rhoda  (Merry)  Butler,  q  v.     She  d.  Nov.  9,  1873,  aged 
55  years,  10  months.     He  resides  in  Anson.     Several  children. 

X.        Catherine,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  1814;  m. Williams,  of  Embden. 

5.    xi.       William  Bartlett,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  March  29,  181 5;  m.  April  12, 
1838,  Caroline  A.  West,  dau.  of  Esq.  Peter  and  Anna  (Butler)  West, 
q.  V. 
xii.     Thankful,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  July  8,  1817;  m.  Nov.  29,  1838,  Timo- 
thy Daggett,  son  of  Tristram  and  Jane  (Merry)  Daggett,  q.  v. 
xiii.     Love,  d.  at  the  age  of  two  years. 


2.  Jonathan  Merry, f  son  of  Asa  and  Sally  (Bartlett)  Merry,  mar- 
ried Eliza  Luce.  When  a  young  man  Mr.  Merry  learned  the  trade  of 
shoemaker,  and  during  the  autumn  and  early  winter  months  was  in  the 
habit  of  going  from  house  to  house  among  the  farmers,  with  his  kit  of 


in. 

2. 

iv. 

3. 

V. 

4. 

vi. 

vii. 

viii 

ix. 

*  When  his  sons  became  of  age,  he  ^ave  each  a  tract  of  land  for  a  farm.  To  Benjamin  he 
gave  the  farm  on  which  Ichahod  Norton  now  resides;  and  an  adjoining;  tract  to  his  son  Jona- 
than. To  David  he  gave  the  farm  in  Anson,  on  which  Benjamin  H.  Luce  now  resides,  and  to 
Asa,  the  farm,  in  same  town,  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Alvin  T.  Fish. 

t  The  New  Vineyard  Town  Records  give  the  name  Jonathan  J.  Merry  in  the  record  of  his 
birth.  In  the  record  of  intention  of  marriage  the  J  is  omitted,  and  the  writer  is  informed  that  it 
was  not  used  in  business  transactions. 


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tools,  to  manufacture  the  family  supply  of  leather  into  boots  and  shoes. 
About  the  time  of  his  marriage  he  settled  on  the  southern  part  of  lot 
No.  5,  in  Range  4,  adjoining  his  brother  Benjamin's  farm.  Here 
he  built  a  house  in  which  he  lived  for  some  years.  At  length  he  sold 
his  land  to  his  brother  Benjamin,  and  moved  the  house  on  to  the  farm 
now  occupied  by  Nelson  W.  Fish  and  son.  He  sold  his  farm  and  bought 
in  Stark,  Nov.  7,  1850.  Died  very  suddenly,  May  7,  1872.*  His  widow 
survived  him  some  years  and  died  in  Stark,  Dec.  10,  1885,  aged  84 
years  and  1 1  days. 

Children. 

1.  Hannah  Daggett,  b.  in  Industry,!  Sept.  29,  1824;  m.  James  Rhoety. 
Resides  in  Rockland,  Mass.  Was  a  tailoress,  learned  trade  of  Mr.  Gup- 
til  at  Farmington,  when  young. 

ii.  Clementine  Allen,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  25,  1826;  m.  Thomas  Pelton, 
son  of  Thomas  and  Betsey  (Gray)  Pelton,  of  Anson.  For  second 
husband  she  m.  Augustine  Crowell  or  Cromwell.  Resides  in  Glouces- 
ter, Mass.  Was  a  tailoress;  learned  with  her  sister  at  Farmington. 
6.  iii.  Asa,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  2,  1828;  m.  April  13,  1853,  Mary  Viletta  Wood, 
dau.  of  Silas  and  Mary  F.  (Boyinton)  Wood,  of  Stark. 

iv.  Eunice  Chase,  b.  in  Anson,  May  22,  1831;  m.  Elias  Burrell(?).  She 
d.  in  Abington,  Mass.,  April  28,  1852. 

V.  Eliza  Luce,  b.  in  Anson,  Aug.  11,  1833;  J  m.  Charles  Dill.  She  d.  in 
Rockland,  Mass.,  March  12,  i877.§ 

vi.  Sophia  Jane,  b.  in  Anson,  Aug.  2,  1835;  ^'  **  ^^  *8®  ^^  3  years  and 
II  months. 

vii.  Jane  Claghorn,  b.  in  Anson,  Jan.  5,  1838;  m.  Jophanus  H.  Davis,  son 
of  James,  Jr.,  and  Abigail  (Hobbs-Boardman)  Davis,  q.  v.  He  d. 
Oct.  23,  1875,  *"^  *^e  "*•  ^'^f  second  husband,  Charles  Dill,  above 
mentioned.     A  twin  to  Jane  C.  d.  in  infancy. 

viii.  Deborah  Butler,||  b.  in  Anson,  Jan.  21,  1843;  m.  March  20,  1862,  Men- 
zir  B.  Merry,  son  of  David  and  Betsey  (Remick)  Merry,  ^.  v.  She 
m.  for  second  husband,  William  Tarbox.     Resides  in  Lewiston,  Me. 

3.  Asa  Merry,  son  of  Asa  and  Sally  (Bartlett)  Merry,  married  Deb- 
orah Butler.  Settled  in  New  Portland.  He  died  March  10,  1856,  aged 
55  years,  3  months.  His  wife  died  Nov.  20,  1869,  aged  64  years.  Sev- 
eral children.     Their  daughter, 

Rhoda  Butler,  b.  Aug.  7,  1828;  d.  Dec.  4,  1841. 

*The  circumstances  of  Mr.  Merry's  death  were  as  follows:  He  had  been  in  his  usual 
health,  and  during  the  forenoon  on  the  day  of  his  death  had  busied  himself  about  the  premises 
until  near  the  hour  of  the  noon  meal.  Going  into  the  house  and  learning  that  dinner  was  not 
quite  readj  he  lay  down  on  the  lounge  to  rest.  On  summoning  him  to  dinner  a  few  moments 
later  the  family  were  overwhelmed  with  grief  to  find  that  the  spirit  of  the  loved  one  had  taken 
its  flight  to  realms  from  which  none  ever  return. 

fThe  author  is  of  the  opinion  that  the  place  of  birth  of  the  first  three  children  was  not  In- 
dustry  but  New  Vineyard.  True,  the  farm  on  which  Mr.  Merry  first  lived  is  now  a  part  of  In- 
dustry, but  it  was  not  annexed  until  1844,  some  sixteen  years  after  the  third  child,  Asa,  was 
bom. 

tOne  record  says  August  ai. 

§  There  is  some  confusion  in  the  different  records  of  births  in  this  family.  The  writer  can 
not  vouch  for  their  correctness. 

II  This  name  is  entered  among  the  intentions  of  marriage  in  Industry  as  "Dora  B.  Merry  .** 


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4.  David  Merry,  son  of  Asa  and  Sally  (Bartlett)  Merry,  married 
Betsey  Remick.  Farmer ;  resided  for  many  years  on  the  homestead. 
His  wife  died  in  Industry,  March  3,  1865,  aged  53  years.  He  married 
for  second  wife  (pub.  Feb.  26,  1867),  Sarah  L.  Taylor,  of  Mercer. 
Went  West  with  his  whole  family  soon  after  his  second  marriage. 

Children. 

i.        Abby  M.,  b.  July  27,  1835. 

ii.        Menzir   Boakdman,  b.  July  22,  1836;    m.  March   20,  1862,  Dora   B. 

Merry,  dau.  of  Jonathan  and   Eliza    (Luce)    Merry,  q.   v.     House 

painter.     Resided  in  Industry.     Went  West.    Their  son : 

Ernest  Lin  wood.    Now  resides  in  one  of  the  Western  States. 
Hi.      Gilbert  Remick,  b.  July  17,  1838;  soldier  (see  p.  335).    Died  May  17, 

1863. 
iv.      Francis  Remick,  b.  July  2,  1840.     Went  West. 
V.        Mary  Boardman,  b.  Aug.  2, 1842;  m.  Nov.  24,  1864,  Leonard  H.  Luce, 

son  of  Leonard  and  Susan  B.  (West)  Luce,  7.  v. 
vi.      David  Leonard,  b.  June  10,  1844. 
vii.     Betsey  Cyrena,  b.  Aug.  22,  1845;  ^-  April  6,  1862. 
viii.    Sarah,  b.  April  22,  1848;  went  West, 
ix.       Joseph,  b.  July  27,  1850;  went  West. 
X.        Aphia  E.,  b.  Sept.  18,  1853;  went  West. 


5.  WiLUAM  Bartlett  Merry,  son  of  Asa  and  Sally  (Bartlett) 
Merry,  married  Caroline  E.  West.  Farmer;  settled  in  Anson.  Died 
May  22,  1880,  aged  65  years,  i  month  and  23  days.  She  died  Oct.  4, 
1880,  aged  60  years,  4  months  and  21  days. 

Children. 

W1LLIA.M  Oscar,  m.  Jan.  i,  1861,  Caroline  A.  Greenwood,  dau.  of  Thad- 

deus  and  Maltnda  fCaldwell)  Greenwood,  a.  v. 
Peter  West,  b.  Oct.  29,  1841;  m.  Jan.  i,  1863,  Ellen  M.Greenwood, 

dau.  of  Thaddeus  and  Malinda  (Caldwell)  Greenwood,  q.  7/. 
Martha  W.,  b.  in  1843;  d.  Nov.  14,  1848. 

John  Manter,  b.  1845;  m- Nov.  27,  1873,  Ellen  M.  Greaton,  dau.  of 
Orrin  W.  and  Hannah  V.  (Nichols)  Greaton,  of  Stark.  Killed  by  a 
falling  tree,  Jan.  18,  1876.     One  child: 

Annie  Wb:sT,  b.  in  Stark,  Sept.  3,  1875. 
Annie  West,  m.  Nov.  26,  1868,  William  L.  Remick,  son  of  Samuel  and 

Olive  (Norton)  Remick  (see  Elijah  Norton  notes), 
David  West,  m.  Aug.  31,  1881,  Ida  May  Oliver,  dau.  of   Hiram  and 
Nancy  A.  (Nichols)  Oliver,  q.  v.     His  wife  d.  in  Industry,  March  24, 
1 89 1.     Children: 
i.        John  Ai;roN,  b.  April  8,  1882. 
ii.        Gkokge  Clinton,  b.  Sept.  10,  1883. 
iii.      Charles,  b.  July,  1885. 
iv.      ,  son. 


6.  Asa  Merry,  son  of  Jonathan  and  Eliza  (Luce)  Merry,  married 
Mary  Viletta  Wood.  He  chose  the  vocation  of  a  farmer,  and  cared  for 
his  parents  in  their  declining  years.  Sold  his  farm  in  Stark,  March  16, 
1886.     Now  resides  in  Washburn,  Aroostook  Co.,  Me. 


7- 

i. 

8. 

ii. 

Ui. 

iv. 

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Children. 


i.  Nellie  Elverna,  b.  in  Stark,  Jan.  27,  1858.  Entered  the  Farmington 
State  Normal  School  and  graduated  in  the  second  class  of  1878.  Has 
taught  extensively  in  Maine  and  California.  She  is  teaching  at  the 
present  time  (1890)  in  El  Cajon,  in  the  latter  State. 

ii.        Will  L.,  b.  in  Stark,  Aug.  23,  1866;   m.  Lillian  May  Bearce. 

iii.      Herbert  L.,  b.  in  Stark,  Feb.  28,  1871. 

7.  William  Oscar  Merry,  son  of  William  Bartlett  and  Caroline  E. 
(West)  Merry,  married  Caroline  A.  Greenwood.  Farmer;  resides  in 
Anson. 

Children. 

i.        Charles  E.,  b.  in  Anson,  June  2,  1863;  m.  April  18,  1885,  Sadie  R. 

Oliver,  dau.  of  Eli  N.  and  Diantha  H,  (Nichols)  Oliver,  f.  v.     He  is 

a  farmer  and  resides  in  Anson.     Their  child  : 

i.        ,  dau.  b.  Anson,  July  15,  1886. 

ii.        Nellie  L.,  b.  in  Anson,  Dec.  15,  1854;   d.  May  13,  1879. 
iii.       Peter  West,  b.  in  Anson,  June  26,  1870. 
iv.       Carrie  M.,  b.  in  Anson,  Aug.  9,  1876. 

8.  Peter  West  Merry,  son  of  William  Bartlett  and  Caroline  E. 
(West)  Merry,  married  Ellen  M.  Greenwood.  Farmer;  resided  in 
Industry.  Died  of  apoplexy,  Sept.  26,  1884,  aged  42  years,  10  months, 
and  27  days. 

Children. 

i.        William  Bartlett,  b.  in  Anson,  Jan.  24,  1864;  m.  and  resides  on  the 

homestead  in  Industry, 
ii.        Ida  Belle,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  9,  1866;   m.  Aug.  23,  1884,  Charles  K. 

Oliver,  son  of  Eli  N.,  and  Diantha  H.  (Nichols)  Oliver,  g.  v. 
iii.      Cora  Annie,  b.  Sept.  6,  1870;  d.  July  8,  1878. 
iv.      Carl  Ray,  b.  June  15,  1873;  d.  July  13,  1876. 
V.        Harlie  Ray,  b.  Nov.  27,  1876;  d.  June  i,  1883. 
vi.       Ellen  Marion,  b.  Oct.  12,  1880. 


MOODY. 

Samuel  Moody,  bom  April  18,  1732  ;  came  to  the  Plymouth  Patent 
and  settled  on  lot  No.  22  in  1797,  his  son  Joseph  taking  up  lot  No.  37 
the  same  year.  There  is  some  doubt  as  to  how  long  Samuel,  senior, 
remained  in  town.  Had  probably  left  town  prior  to  its  incorporation. 
His  wife  Hannah  was  born  April  15,  1736.  They  were  from  Shapleigh, 
York  County,  where  the  name  is  very  common. 

Children. 

i.        Joseph,  b.  Sept.    20,    1760;     had    wife,    Bridget  (b.  Sept.    10,  1761). 
Probably  moved  to  Kingtield.     Perhaps  m.  for  second  wife,  Aug.  5, 
1 8 14,  Khoda  Fling,  of  Anson.     Children : 
i.        Daniel,  b.  Oct.  i,  1785. 

ii.       Hannah,  b.  Dec.  15.  1787;  may  have  m.  (pub.  July  7,  1810), 
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iii.      Joseph,  b.  June  28,  1789;  m.  April  26,  181 2,  Irene  Dudley, 

both  of  "Million  Acres." 
iv.      Davis,  b.  Sept.  15,  1791. 
V.       Samuel,  3d,  b.  Feb.  28,  1794. 
vi.       Ephraim,  2d,  b.  May  12,  1796;    perhaps  m.  Oct.  13,  1821, 

Sally  Granger,  of  Kingfield. 
vii.      pRisciLLA,  b.  Dec.  9,  1799. 
viii.    Bridget,  b.  May  20,  1802. 
ii.       Hannah,  b.  May  9,  1765;  m.  Benjamin  Jewett,  q.  v. 
iii.      Ephraim,  b.  Aug.  10,  1767;     had  wife,  Dorcas  (b.  April   10,  1775). 
Children : 

i.        Esther,  b.  Feb.  9,  1796;  m.  in  1816,  Sarenas  Johnson,  q.  v. 
ii.       Samuei.,  4th,  b.  June  i,  1798. 
iii.      Nathan,  b.  Jan.  4,  1800. 
iv.      John  Thompson,  b.  Jan.  26,  1802. 
V.       Joshua,  b.  April  5,  1804. 
iv.      Esther,  b.  in  Waterboro',  May  16,  1770;  m.  David  Hildreth,  q,  v. 
V.       Betsey,  m.  John  Bean.     Settled  in  New  Sharon. 

vi.       Sarah,  b.  in  Alfred,  Aug.  14,  1777;  m.  Oct.  24,  1796,  Jonathan  Good- 
ridge,  q.  z. 
vii.      Samuel,  b.  Oct.  11,  1782;  may  have  m.  April  11,  1809,  Rachel  Allen,  of 
Freeman,  where  both  parties  resided. 


N0RCR055. 

.  JosiAH  NoRCROSS,  the  first  of  this  old  and  respectable  family  to  settle 
in  Industry,  traces  his  .ancestry  back  to  Jeremiah  Norcross,*  who  came 
from  England  and  settled  in  Watertown,  Mass.,  in  1642.  His  two  sons, 
Richard  and  Nathaniel,  came  over  with  him,  but  Nathaniel  soon  returned 
to  England.  Jeremiah  made  his  will  and  returned  to  England  on  a  visit 
in  1657  and  died  there.  J.  W.  Norcross,  of  Lynn,  Mass.,  has  in  his 
possession  a  copy  of  his  will,  and  an  inventory  of  his  estate.  His  home- 
stead was  on  the  Charles  River,  and  it  remained  in  the  Norcross  family 
until  1802.  In  1 816  it  was  purchased  by  the  United  States,  and  has 
been  used  by  them  as  an  arsenal  ever  since.  It  contains  about  40  acres. 
Richard  Norcross,*  born  in  162 1,  in  England;  married,  1650,  Mary 
Brooks.  He  was  a  school  master  from  1651  to  1700  in  Watertown,  and 
from  1 65 1  to  1675,  the  only  one.  He  was  keeping  school  in  1700, 
when  he  was  79  years  old.  He  died  in  1 709,  at  the  age  of  SS  years. 
He  left  but  two  sons  who  had  descendants,  namely,  Richard  3  and  Nath- 
aniel.3  He  also  had  a  son  Jeremiah,^  who  was  a  soldier  in  King  Philip's 
War,  but  he  left  no  descendants.  Nathaniel  Norcross 3  was  bom  in 
Watertown  in  1665.  He  was  a  shoemaker  by  occupation,  and  had  two 
sons  who  had  descendants,  Nathaniel  4  and  Philip.4  Nathaniel,3  the 
father,  occupied  the  old  homestead  of  his  father,  Richard,^  and  grand- 
father, Jeremiah.*  He  died  in  171 7,  having  had  two  wives,  both  of 
whom  died  previous  to  his  death.     His  age  was  52  years.     Philip  Nor- 


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cross,4  the  second  and  youngest  son  of  Nathaniel,3  was  bora  in  Water- 
town  in  1698,  and  married  in  1721,  Sarah  Jackson,  of  Newton.  He  set- 
tled in  Newton,  and  his  residence  was  where  the  present  Elliot  Mee ting- 
House  now  stands.  He  had  a  homestead  of  14  acres.  He  died  in 
1 748,  leaving  nine  children.  His  widow  died  in  1 754.  He  left  three 
sons  who  have  descendants,  Samuel,^  who  was  the  second  settler  of  this 
name  in  Maine  ( 1 763)  ;  Jonathan,^  who  settled  there  in  1  760,  being 
the  first,  and  Seth,s  who  settled  in  Watertown,  Mass.  Samuel  Norcross,s 
son  of  Philip,4  was  bom  in  Newton,  1729.  He  married,  1752,  Mary 
Wiswall,  and  settled  in  Cambridge  about  1758,  where  he  owned  a  brick- 
yard. He  removed  to  Maine  with  his  family  of  six  children,  and  set- 
tled at  Gardiner,  in  1 763,  where  he  still  carried  on  the  brick  business. 
As  has  been  previously  stated,  he  was  the  second  Norcross  settler  in  Maine. 
In  1776  he  bought  100  acres  of  land  of  Capt.  Nathaniel  Berry,  in  Gardi- 
nerstown.*  In  1778  Samuel  Norcross s  and  his  two  sons,  Samuel^  and 
Philip,^  were  among  the  thirty-one  petitioners  to  be  incorporated  as  the 
town  of  Gardinerstown.  Three  of  his  sons  served  as  soldiers  in  the  War 
of  the  Revolution. 

Children. 

i.        Samuel,  b.  in  Newton,  Mass.,  1752;  m.  Hannah ;  d.  1828.     A  lifer 

in  Co.  — ,  for  his  brother  Philip. 

1.  ii.       Philip,  b.  in  Newton,  Mass.,  1754;  m.  Joanna  Brackett;  d.  1821. 
iii.       Mary,  b.  in  Newton,  Mass,  1755;  d.  young. 

iv.       Elijah,  b.  in  Newton,  Mass.,  1757;  m.  Catherine  Morrow;  d.  1802. 

2.  V.       Josiah,  b.  in  Cambridge,  Mass.,  Feb.  16,  1759;    m.  Charlotte  Smith,  of 

Readfield.     She  d.  Sept.  28,  1804,  and  he  m.  March  13,  1805,  Mary 
Smith  (b.  in  Winthrop,  Me.,  Feb.  24,  1776).     He  d.  in  1829, 

vi.       Daniel,  b.  in  Cambridge,  Mass.,  1761;  m.  Ruth  Stevens. 

vii.      Mary,  b.  in  Maine,  1763;  m.  William  Springer. 

viii.    Thankful,  b.  in  Maine;   m.  Oliver  Cromwell  Pitts. 

ix.       Sally,  b.  in  Maine;  m.  Rev.  Comfort  C.  Smith. 

X.        Susan,  b.  in  Maine,  1769;  m.  Moses  Springer;  d.  1842. 

xi.       Elizabeth,  b.  in  Maine,  1789;  m.  Jeremiah  White. 

xii.      Hannah,  b.  in  Maine;  m.  Thomas  Owens,  and  2d, Mapes. 

xiii.     Nathaniel,  b.  in  Maine,  1765;  m.  Eunice  Hodgkins;   d.  1835.1 


*  Mr.  Norcross  came  to  the  District  of  Maine  at  the  earnest  solicitation  of  Dr.  Gardiner, 
who  plede:ed  himself  to  give  Mr.  N.  and  each  son  loo  acres  of  land  in  Gardinerstown.  On 
account  of  his  Tory  principles,  Dr.  Gardiner  went  to  England  on  the  outbreak  of  the  Revolu- 
tionary War  and  did  not  return.  A  son,  who  came  back  after  the  war  closed,  did  not  recognize 
the  claims  of  Mr.  Norcross  and  sons,  consequently  they  lost  their  land  and  improvements.  He 
afterward  moved  to  Hallowell,  and  there  kept  a  public  house  on  top  of  Hallowell  Hill.  The 
writer  is  unable  to  vouch  for  the  correctness  of  this  tradition. 

t  Nathaniel  Norcross,  it  is  saidj  was  afflicted  with  an  insane  wife  who  was  violent  at  times. 
He  bore  her  violence  very  patiently.  One  time  the  husband  remarked  that  he  was  not  very 
well,  whereupon  his  enraged  wife  threw  a  piece  of  crockery  at  his  head  inflicting  a  wound  that 
bled  profusely.  He  thought  the  bleeding  a  benefit,  and  recovered  without  calling:  a  physician. 
But  this  occurred  in  the  days  when  venesection  was  resorted  to  for  the  most  trifling  ailment. 
The  poor  gentleman  not  being  able  to  stay  at  home  much,  "went  about  doing  good."  For 
instance,  he  worked  at  one  time  for  a  man  and  took  a  web  of  cloth  for  his  pay.    Then  he  took 


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1.  Philip  Norcross,  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Wiswell)  Norcross, 
married  Joanna  Brackett.  He  was  a  sergeant  in  Captain  Oliver's  com- 
pany in  Colonel  Arnold's  regiment.  Served  20  days  from  April  19, 
I775-* 

Children. 

i.        Joanna,  b.  Dec.  2,  1782;  m.  John  Williams. 

ii.       Elizabeth,  b.  June  10,  1784;  m.  Moses  Kimball. 

iii.       Sarah,  b.  May  30,  1787;   m.  Nathan  Kimball. 

iv.       Abigail,  b.  April  12,  1789;  m.  Bradbury  Blake. 

V,  James,  b.  Jan.  20,  1792;  m.  1813,  Hannah  Yeaton.  Two  children,  per- 
haps more. 

vi.      Susannah,  b.  June  9,  1794;  m.  Peter  Wyman,  of  Michigan. 

vii.  Seth,  b.  Sept.  12,  1796;  m.  June  23,  1831,  Wealthy  Oaks.  She  was  b. 
Nov.  14,  1 796,  and  d.  Aug.  18,  1835.  He  m.  Oct.  13,  1836,  Arabcl 
Higgins,  who  was  b.  Sept.  14,  1802.  One  child  by  Brst  marriage,  one 
and  perhaps  more  by  second  marriage. 

viii.     Sophia,  b.  Nov.  28,  1798;   d.  in  1801. 

ix.       Mary,  b.  June  4,  1801;  m.  John  C.  Shaw;  d.  March  30,  1874. 

X.  Nancy,  b.  Nov.  6,  1806;  m.  Jan.  15,  1824,  Ezekiel  Luce,  son  of  Samuel 
and  Lucy  (Cathcart)  Luce,  of  New  Sharon,  q.  v. 

2.  JosiAH  Norcross,  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Wiswall)  Norcross, 
married  Charlotte  Smith.  Mr.  Norcross  was  a  brickmaker,  and  went 
to  Readfield  when  a  young  man,  and  there  he  became  acquainted  with 
Miss  Smith,  whom  he  subsequently  married.  He  moved  to  Farmington 
early  in  the  present  century,  and  there  followed  his  trade  for  many  years. 
He  was  not  a  potter  by  trade  himself,  but  he  did  a  large  business  in  that 
direction  through  the  medium  of  hired  workmen.  His  son,  Mathias  S,, 
learned  the  business  in  that  way.  Among  the  journeymen  potters  in  his 
employ  was  a  Mr.  Snow,  Mr.  Cox,  and  William  Hill.  At  length,  in  conse- 
(inence  of  a  money  panic,  he  lost  heavily  from  the  sale  of  his  wares  on 
credit  to  his  patrons.      Soon  after  this  he  disposed  of  his  business,  and 

his  bundle  and  started  out.  He  soon  came  to  a  corner  where  a  cross-road,  little  traveled, 
branched  off  from  the  highway.  He  obeyed  the  impression  to  turn  in  here,  and  not  long  after 
he  came  to  a  miserable  hut  where  a  poor  woman  lived  with  several  half-cIoUied  children,  lie 
gave  her  the  cloth,  spoke  words  of  kindness  and  consolation,  and  went  his  w.iy.  Thus  he 
labored  on,  taking  from  his  employers  in  payment,  anything  of  use  in  a  family,  and  distributed 
among  the  poor,  at  the  same  time  praying,  exhorting,  and  speaking  kind  words  wherever  he 
went.  How  noble  to  thus  forget  his  owia  !:orrows  in  sympathy  for  the  sorrows  of  humanity. 
What  a  lesson  it  (euches  to  those  who  sit  down  and  mourn  that  their  trouble  is  greater  than  they 
can  bear. 

♦By  the  Brigadier  of  the  County  of  Lincoln,  Maine.  The  return  of  3a  men  by  him  raised 
in  said  county,  as  his  quota  of  lono  men  to  be  employed  as  guards  to  the  troops  of  the  convention 
and  magaxinus  and  public  stort  s  in  the  State  of  Massachusetts  Bay,  and  to 'be  under  command 
of  Gencnil  Heath,  agreeable  to  a  resolve  of  the  General  Court  on  the  Jjd  of  June,  177S.  Josiah 
Norcross,  of  Gardinerstown,  was  one  of  the  seventeen  men  drafted  from  that  town.  He  was  in 
Capt.  John  Berry's  Co.,  Reg't  of  Guards.  Discharged  Dec.  14,  1778.  Time  of  service  from 
July  iS,  to  D^'C.  33,  1778,5  months,  6  days.  Philip  Norcross  was  also  a  member  of  Captain 
Timothy  Heald's  Co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  Regiment  of  Militia  in  the  expedition  against 
Penobscot.    Time  oi  service  from  June  30,  1779,  1  months,  vj  days. 


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on  the  29th  day  of  March,  18 18,  moved  with  his  family  to  the  town  of  In- 
dustry. The  land  on  which  he  located  was  bought  of  Dea.  Levi  Greenleaf, 
and  was  in  that  part  of  Industry  set  off  to  New  Sharon  in  1852.  It  is  now 
(1892)  a  part  of  the  farm  on  which  William  Henry  Manter  lives. 
Prior  to  his  removal  to  Farmington  his  first  wife  died,  and  he  married 
her  sister,  Mary  Smith.  The  Smiths  were  Martha's  Vineyard  people. 
Mary's  father  was  Ransford  Smith,  and  he  a  son  of  Ransford  and  Thank- 
ful (Claghorn)  Smith.  There  is  still  preserved  among  the  descendants 
of  Mary  (Smith)  Norcross  a  jar  which  was  picked  up,  filled  with  tea,  at 
Martha's  Vineyard  after  "the  Boston  tea  party"  by  her  grandfather, 
Ransford  Smith ;  and  from  which  his  wife  Thankful  brewed  many  a  cup 
of  that  delightful  beverage.*  The  father  of  Mrs.  Norcross,  Ransford 
Smith,  Jr.,  was  an  early  settler  in  Winthrop,  Me.,t  but  in  time  of  Indian 
depredations  returned  to  the  Vineyard,  where  he  remained  until  his 
daughter  Mary  was  16  years  of  age.  This  daughter  attended  school  but 
three  months  in  her  life,  not  being  able  to  bear  the  rigid  discipline  of 
the  schools  of  those  days.  Yet  she  obtained  a  good  education  and 
became  a  successful  teacher.  She  was  a  woman  of  clear  perceptions, 
lofty  purpose,  good  sense  and  dignity  of  character.  The  many  virtues 
which  adorned  her  life  left  an  image  of  inestimable  value  in  the  memory 
of  her  children.  Josiah  Norcross  and  his  ancestors  likewise  bear  a  good 
record,  being  remarkable  alike  for  sobriety,  honesty  and  uprightness. 
He  died  of  apoplexy,  Oct.  21,  1828,  after  a  ten  years*  residence  in 
Industry.  His  widow  returned  to  Farmington,  and  afterward  went  to 
New  Sharon,  where  she  died  Dec.  5,  1856. 

i.        Cynthia,  b.  in  1784;  m.  Page  Lyons,  of  N.  Y. 

ii.        Charlotte,  m.  Roswell  Alfred,  of  N.  Y. 

Hi.       JosTAH,  m.  Dolly  Dow.     9  children. 

iv.       Mathias  S.,  b.  May  — ,  1792;  m.  (pub.  March  16, 18 18),  Martha  Turner, 

dau.  of  Reuben  and   Lucy  (Everett)  Turner,  of  Farmington,  Me. 

He  d.  Oct.  23,  1868.     She  d.  March  5,  1872.     10  children.  % 
V.        Mary,  m.  April  2,  1832,  Samuel  Basset  Norton,  son  of  Ebenezer  and 

Elizabeth  (Smith)  Norton,  of  Farmington ;  d.  April  18,  1872.     He  d. 

in  Pontiac,  111.,  Aug.  29,  1874. 


*The  following^  anecdote  of  Ransford,  senior,  illustrates  a  peculiar  trait  of  his  character: 
Ransford  Smith  was  a  faithful  and  worthy  member  of  his  church,  where  he  held  the  office  of 
deacon.  Though  the  position  was  a  highly  honorable  one,  he  resigned  soon  after  the  meridian 
of  life.  When  urged  to  resume  the  honor  be  gave  as  his  reason  for  declining,  "Although  at 
present  I  am  capable  of  filling  the  position,  a  time  is  coming  when  the  infirmities  of  age  will 
render  me  unfit  for  the  office.  Then  I  might  be  unwilling  to  resign,  therefore  I  desire  to  do  so 
now  ere  my  reason  departs  and  my  mind  becomes  weakened  by  age,  that  some  younger  brother 
may  be  elected  to  the  place." 

[The  reader  will  please  bear  in  mind  that  Readfield  was  originally  a  part  of  Winthrop  and 
was  setoff  and  incorporated  in  1791.  Hence  Mr.  Smith  was  a  citizen  of  the  latter  town  until 
the  former  was  set  off. 

X  Butler's  History  of  Farmington  gives  the  number  as  seven,  which  we  believe  to  be  in- 
correct. 


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vi.      Celinda,  d.  at  age  of  20  years. 
Children  by  second  marriag^e. 

vii.  Mary  Ann,  b.  in  Farmington,  Jan.  26,  1806;  m.  Jan.  26,  1825,  George 
Collins,  q.  v. 

viii.  Julia  Ann,  b.  in  Farmington,  July  12,  1807;  m.  Aug.  8,  1834,  Rev.  Wil- 
liam Wyman.     She  d.  in  Farmington,  Jan.  14,  1880. 

3.  ix.       Ransford,  b.  in  Farmington,  Nov.  6,  1808;  m.  Sept.  3,  185 1,  Mrs.  Cyn- 

thia T.  True,  relict  of  Dr.  James  S.  True,  of  New  Sharon,  and  dau.  of 
John  Tuck,  of  Fayette. 

4.  X.        Philip,  b.  in  Farmington,  June  7,  1810;  m.  May  8,  1836,  Susan  Tenncy 

Hibbard,  dau.  of  Stephen  and  Mary  (Stevens)  Hibbard,  of  Mercer. 
She  was  b.  in  Mercer,  Jan.  23,  1820. 
xi.       Sarah,  b.  in  Farming^ton,  Ang.  18,  1813;  unmd. 

xii.  Thankful  Pirrs,  b.  m  Industry,  Aug.  30,  1819;  m.  Aug.  30,  1846,  Wil- 
liam Pogg  Williamson  (b.  in  Stark,  Feb.  13,  181 7),  son  of  Jonathan 
and  Mary  (Witham)  Williamson,  of  Stark.  He  is  a  farmer,  school 
teacher,  and  preacher  of  the  Methodist  denomination.  Resides  in 
Augusta.     She  d.  in  Augusta,  Feb  20,  1889.     Children: 

i.  Viola  May,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  March  25,  1848;  m.  Feb.  6, 
1874,  David  J.  Day,  of  Augusta,  son  of  George  and  Tab- 
itha  (Davis)  Day.  He  is  a  carpenter  and  has  six  children, 
ii.  Minnie  Lavina,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  May  21,  1853;  m.  Aug. 
II,  1869,  James  H.  Nottage,  son  of  William  and  Frances 
(Snell)  Nottage,  of  Stark,  by  whom  she  had  two  children. 
He  d.  at  Sauk  Center,  Minn.,  Nov.  — ,  1874,  and  she  m. 
July  4,  1876,  for  second  husband,  Charles  Emery,  son  of 
John  and  Esther  E.  (Savage)  Emery.  He  is  an  uphol- 
sterer and  dealer  in  furniture,  and  resides  in  Augusta,  s.  p. 
iii.  Julia  May,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  March  13,  1859.  She  began 
writing  poetry  at  an  early  age,  and  when  twelve  years  of 
age  published  the  "  Choir  of  the  Year,"  a  small  volume  of 
her  own  poems.  Another  and  larger  collection,  "  Echoes 
of  Time  and  Tide,"  appeared  in  1878.  Both  volumes  were 
well  received  and  widely  circulated  among  her  friends  and 
acquaintances.  The  last  named  volume  has  been  out  of 
print  for  some  years,  and  a  third  and  larger  edition  is  prom- 
ised in  the  near  future.  She  is  an  easy  and  versatile  writer 
and  has  been  an  extensive  contributor  to  the  periodical 
literature  of  the  day.  Her  pen  is  seldom  idle,  and  ardent 
friends  confidently  expect  she  will  yet  win  fresh  laurels  in 
the  realms  of  literature. 

3.  Ransford  Norcross,  son  of  Josiah  and  Mary  (Smith)  Norcross, 
married  Mrs.  Cynthia  T.  True.  He  learned  the  carpenter's  trade  of  his 
brother  Philip,  and  followed  that  vocation  for  many  years.  The  first 
house  he  built  after  completing  his  apprenticeship  was  one  for  Albert 
and  Daniel  Shaw,  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Joseph  H.  Sayer.  The 
excellence  of  the  work  clearly  proves  that  Mr.  Norcross  mastered  his 
trade.  Like  his  brother  Philip,  he  divided  his  time  between  farming  and 
house- building.  He  settled  on  the  farm  where  his  father  had  lived,  and 
was  among  the  inhabitants  set  off  to  New  Sharon  in  1850.  He  was 
keeper  of  the  Franklin  County  jail  for  a  long  term  of  years.  He  died 
in  Farmington,  Me.,  July  6,  1882,  aged  73  years,  8  months.  His  widow 
(born  in  Fayette,  Me.,  June  19,  1815),  survived  him  nine  years,  atid  died 


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in  Farmington,  Aug.  31,  1891.     Both  she  and  her  husband  were  con- 
sistent christians,  and  worthy  members  of  the  Methodist  Church. 

Children. 

i.        Martha  Eva,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Jan.  17,  1853. 

ii.       Charles  Ransford,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  June  2,  1857;  d.  April  30,  1865. 

iii.      JosiAH  Marden,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  April  14,  1859. 

4.  Phiup  Norcross,  son  of  Josiah  and  Mary  (Smith)  Norcross, 
married  Susan  T.  Hibbard.  He  learned  the  carpenter's  trade  when  a 
young  man,  of  John  Greenleaf,  of  Industry,  and  became  a  skillful  work- 
roan.  After  his  marriage,  Mr.  Norcross  settled  on  the  Captain  Howes 
farm,  in  the  south  part  of  the  town,  and  was  among  the  petitioners  for 
annexation  to  New  Sharon  in  1852.  He  was  a  resident  of  Stark  Village 
for  some  years,  and  afterward  of  New  Sharon  Village,  where  his  son  was 
in  trade.     He  died  in  New  Sharon,  Nov.  11,  1890. 

Children. 

i.  LuciNDA  Pitts,  b.  in  Industry,  April  20,  1837;  m.  Aug.  25, 1861,  Charles 
C.  Folsom,  son  of  Esq.  William  Eastman  and  Betsey  (Dutton)  Fol- 
som,  of  Stark.  He  was  b.  in  Stark,  Me.,  March  25,  1840.  Resides 
in  Somerville,  Mass.,  s.  p. 

it.        Charles  Scammon,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  29,  1841.    Choked  to  death  by 
a  kernel  of  com,  March  12,  1848. 
5.     iii.      William  Wyman,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  28,  1845;  m.  Sept.  13,  1868,  Ora 
Ann  Greaton  (b.  in  Stark,  April  24,  1847),  ^^u*  ^^  Lyman  M.  and 
Betsey  (Waugh)  Greaton,  of  Stark. 

5.  William  Wyman  Norcross,  son  of  Philip  and  Susan  T.  (Hib- 
bard) Norcross,  married  Ora  A.  Greaton.  He  was  a  carpenter  by 
trade,  also  a  merchant  at  West's  Mills,  Stark,  and  New  Sharon.  Was 
State  Senator  from  Franklin  County  in  1887.  Now  resides  at  Kent's 
Hill,  Me. 

Children. 

i.        Fred  Carroll,  b.  in  Stark,  Aug.  30,  1871. 
ii.       Susie  Bessie,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Dec.  24, 1875. 


NORTON. 

With  the  exception  of  Abner  and  Jabez  Norton,  all  of  the  name  who 
settled  in  Industry  were  descendants  of  Major  Peter  Norton,  of  Revo- 
lutionary fame.  He  was  a  son  of  Ebenezer,  a  grandson  of  Joseph  and 
a  great  grandson  of  Nicholas  and  Elizabeth  Norton,  early  residents  on 
the  Island  of  Martha's  Vineyard.  Butler,  in  his  History  of  Farmington, 
says :  "Peter  Norton  of  Revolutionary  renown,  son  of  Ebenezer  and 
Deborah  (Mayhew)  Norton,  was  born  in  Edgartown,  Mass.,  Sept.  9, 


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752  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY, 

1 718.  He  inherited  from  his  father  a  landed  estate  lying  chiefly  in  Ed- 
gartown,  and  became  a  large  farmer.  Of  his  family  of  ten  sons,  all  but 
Samuel,  Andrew,  Ichabod  and  Peter,  left  their  native  Island  probably 
between  1788  and  1796,  generally  with  large  families,  and  settled  in 
Farmington  or  vicinity,  while  three  of  the  sons  of  Samuel  above  named, 
Henry,  Samuel  and  Tristram,  settled  in  New  Portland  and  Kingfield, 
early  in  the  history  of  those  towns,  and  became  industrious  and  suc- 
cessful farmers.  He  married  in  1 740,  Sarah,  daughter  of  Cornelius  Bas- 
sett,  who  was  born  March  19,  1720." 

Children. 

i.  Ebenezer,  b.  Aug.  29,  1741;  m.  Sept  24,  1761,  Elizabeth  Smith.  Set- 
tled in  Fannington,  where  he  died  Aug.  26,  1805.  He  was  one  of 
the  original  purchasers  of  the  New  Vineyard  Gore. 

1.  ii.       Samuel,  b.  April  16,  1743;  m.  Molly  Davis, 
iii.      Patty,  b.  Oct.  16,  1744;  d.  unmd. 

2.  iv.      Cornelius,  b.  Feb.  27,  1746;  m.  Lydia  Qagborn. 
V.        Lydia,  b.  Nov.  17,  1747;  d.  unmd. 

vi.       Eliakim,  b.  March  25,  1749;  settled  in  Farmington  and  subsequently 

removed  to  Norridgewock,  where  he  died, 
vii.      Mehitable,  b.  Nov.  17,  1750;  m.  Henry  Butler,  an  early  settler  in  the 

town  of  New  Vineyard, 
viii.     Ephraim,  b.  Aug.  28,  1752;  m.  Deborah  Instance.    Died  at  Farmington, 

in  1839- 
ix.      Zachariah,  b.  Aug.  28,  1754;  m.  May  22,  1778,  Hannah  Smith.    Three 

of  his  sons,  viz. :  Dehave,  Peter  and  Elihu,  have  lived  in  Industry. 
X.       Joseph,  b.  June  4,  1756;  m.  May  20,  1819,  Deborah  Smith.    Died  in 

Farmington. 
xi.      Andrew,  b.  Feb.  7,  1758. 
xii.      Ichabod,  b.  Dec.  17,  1761;  d.  unmd. 
xiii.    Peter,  b.  Oct.  4,  1763;  d.  unmd. 

1.  Samuel  Norton,  son  of  Major  Peter  and  Sarah  (Bassett)  Nor- 
ton, married  Molly  Davis.  Mr.  Norton  was  one  of  the  original  pur- 
chasers of  the  township  of  New  Vineyard.  He  died  in  Edgartown, 
Mass.,  Nov.  22,  1 801.  His  wife  died  Feb.  20,  1820,  aged  76  years. 
The  author  is  able  to  give  only  the  names  of  those  children  who  came 
to  Industry  and  New  Vineyard. 

Children. 

3.  Henry,  b.  in  Edgartown,  June  7,  1770;    m.  Jan.  29,  1793,*    Hannah 

Gower,  dau.  of  Robert  and  Mary  (Henry)  Gower,  of  Farmington. 

4.  Tristram,  b.  in   Edgartown,  Aug.    17,  1772;  m.  Dec.  2,  1794,  5>arah 

Butler. 

5.  Samuel,  b.  in  Edgartown,  1780;   m.  in  1804,  Anna  Davis,  dau.  of  Mela- 

tiah,  Jr.,  and  Mary  C.  (Davis)  Davis. 
Hepsabeth,  b.  in  Edgartown,  Feb.  5,  1787;  m.  Cornelius  Davis,  q,  v. 

2.  Cornelius   Norton,  son  of  Major  Peter  and  Sarah  (Bassett) 


*  BuUer*s  History  of  Farmington.    His  son,  William  Gower  Norton,  of  £arlville,  111.,  in 
a  letter  dated  March  37, 1S91,  writes  that  his  parents  were  married  Jan.  ap,  1795. 


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Norton,  married  Lydia  Claghom.  Mr.  Norton  was  one  of  the  original 
purchasers  of  the  New  Vineyard  Gore,  in  1 790,  and  in  the  final  division 
drew  the  northeast  quarter  section  as  his  portion  of  the  purchase. 
Previous  to  his  settlement  on  the  Gore  he  made  a  brief  temporary  resi- 
dence in  Farmington.  He  was  a  man  of  eminent  piety,  a  deacon  of 
the  Baptist  Church,  and  respected  by  all  who  knew  him.  He  settled  on 
the  Gore  in  1 793  or  possibly  a  year  earlier.*  His  first  wife  died,  and  he 
married  (pub.  June  12,  181 1),  Mrs.  Betsey  Wells,t  of  New  Sharon, 
He  died  probably,  in  1818.  His  widow  died  Oct.  20,  1824,  aged  57 
years,  t     The  children  of  Deacon  Norton  were  : 

6.  CoRNCLius,  m.  Aug.  25,  1794,  Margaret  Belcher,  dau.  of  Supply  and 

Nfargaret  (More)  Belcher,  of  Farmington.^ 

7.  Ebenezer,  m.  (pub.  Aug.  19,  1799),  his  cousin,  Rebecca  Norton,  dau.  of 

Eliakim  Norton  (b.  in  Edgartown,  July  4,  1780).    He  d.  March,  1814. 
Zebulon,  lost  at  sea. 
WiNTHROP,  lost  at  sea. 

Elizabeth,  m.  John  Holmes,  of  Martha's  Vineyard. 
Deborah,  m.  Jeremiah  Smith. 
Lydia,  b.  March  19,  1779;  m.  Josiah  Butler,  son  of  Henry  and  Mehit- 

able  (Norton)  Butler,  of  New  Vineyard,  q,  v, 
Susannah,  b.  April  24,  1781,  m.  (pub.  Sept.  2,  1800),  James  Gower,  son 

of  Robert  and  Mary  (Henry)  Gower,  q,  v. 
Sarah  B.,  m.  Sept.  11,  1806,  Ebenezer  Vaughan. 
Martha,  b.  at  Holmes*  Hole,  Mass.,  May  i,  1786;  m.  Jan.  3,  1802,  Dr. 

Thomas  Dawes  Blake,  son  of  Increase  and  Elizabeth  (Bridge)  Blake, 

of  Boston,  Mass. 

3.  Henry  Norton,  son  of  Samuel  and  Molly  (Davis)  Norton,  mar- 
ried Hannah  Gower.  Mr.  Norton  purchased  of  his  father,  Feb.  17, 
1 794,  lot  No.  3  in  the  first  range  of  lots  in  New  Vineyard.  He  probably 
came  to  the  District  of  Maine  soon  after  gaining  possession  of  his  land, 
and  erected  a  mill  (see  p,  i6y)  the  same  season.  He  moved  to  New 
Portland,  where  he  was  first  town  clerk,  and  held  various  other  offices. 
His  wife  was  born  in  Topsham,  Me.,  Feb.  27,  1775  ;  died  May  5,  1864. 
He  died  in  New  Portland,  Me.,  May  7,  1844. 

Children. 

i.  Mary,  b.  in  Farmington,  March  20,  1797;  m.  Feb.  10,  1830,  John  Wey- 
mouth. 

ii.  Henry  Davis,  b.  in  P^armington,  Feb.  16,  1799;  d.  in  New  Portland,  Oct. 
19,  1819. 


*  Butler  ^ves  the  date  {*t*  History  of  Farmington^^.ss^j)^  as  1794. 

t  Dea.  Norton's  second  wife  was  a  daughter  of  Captain  Isaiah  Atkins. 

(The  death  of  Mrs.  Norton  occurred  in  a  somewhat  singular  manner.  After  the  death  of 
her  husband  she  went  to  live  with  her  daufphter,  by  a  previous  marriage,  Mrs.  Captain  Elijah 
Manter.  On  the  day  of  her  death  she  had  attended  a  conference  meeting  at  Daniel  Luce's  in 
company  with  her  granddaughter,  Aphia  Manter.  Just  afUr  passing  Butler's  Corner  on  their 
way  home,  the  sleigh  broke  and  the  horse  became  frightened.  Mrs.  Norton  sprang  from  the 
sleigh  and  after  walking  a  few  steps  dropped  dead. 


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754  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY, 

8.  iii.      John  Wesley,  b.  in  Farmington,  Feb.  14,  i8oi;*  m.  Dec.  23,  i823,t 

Lydia  P.  Flint,  dau.  of  Dr.  Thomas  and  Sarah  (Norton)  Flint, 
iv.       Samuel,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Aug.  28,  1803;   m.  Feb.  3,  1830,  Charlotte 
Waugh,  dau.  of  William  and  Martha  (Sampson)  Waugb,  of  Stark. 

9.  V.        Robert  Gower,  b.  in  New  Portland,  May  6,  1805;  m.  Oct.  18,  1840, 

Candoce  Case,  who  was  b.  in  Barkhampstead,  Conn.,  Aug.  8,  1804, 
and  d.  in  Belvidere,  111 ,  Dec.  2,  1882. 

10.  vi.       William  Gower,  b.  in  New  Portland,  April  14,  1808;  m.  Nov.  9,  1830, 

Elmira  Parker,  dau.  of  Josiah  and    Ruth  (Pained    Parker,  of  New 
Portland. 

11.  vii.      Amos  Hamblin,  b.  in  New  Portland,  April  8,  1810;   m.  Sept.  13,  1841, 

Lucinda  L.  Whitney,  dau.  of  Capt.  Sewall  and  Anna  Whitney,  of  Free- 
man. J     She  was  b.  Oct.  12,  181 8. 
viii.     Sarah  Gower,  b.  in  New  Portland,  July  18,  1812;  m.  Jan.  20,  1831, 

Samuel  H.  Norton.  He  d.  July  16,  1846;  she  d.  Feb.  20,  1884. 
ix.  John  Nelson,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Dec.  26,  1814;  m.  Feb.  10,  1841, 
Martha  Williams,  dau.  of  Moses  Williams,  of  Embden,  Me.  He 
removed  to  Wisconsin,  and  engaged  in  lumbering.  His  wife  d.  s,  p. 
March  20,  1844,  aged  24  years,  6  months  and  10  days.  He  survived 
his  wife  three  years,  and  d.  in  Wisconsin,  May  15,  1847,  ^^^  3^ 
years,  4  months  and  19  days. 
X.  Hannah  Gower,  b.  in  New  Portland,  April  i,  1817;  m.  Nov.  18,  1843, 
John  Foord  (b.  in  New  Portland,  Dec.  21,  1810),  son  of  Fobes  and 
Hannah  (Fuller)  Foord,  of  New  Sharon.  She  d.  in  the  town  of 
Spring,  111.,  Nov.  24,  1864,  aged  47  years,  7  months,  23  days.  He  d. 
in  Belvidere,  Boone  Co.,  111.,  July  16,  1887,  aged  76  years,  6  months 
and  25  days.    Children : 

i.        Juliette  G.  S.,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Aug.  11,  1847;   ™-  at  Bel 
videre.  111.,  Sept.  22,  1869,  Alpheus  C.  Eggleston  (b.  in 
New  Lebanon,  N.  Y.,  June  i,  1846),  son  of  Charles  Eli 
and  Betsey  E.  (Barden)  Eggleston,  of  Waverly,  Bremer 
Co.,   Iowa.     Mr.  Eggleston  is  a   farmer,  and  resides   in 
Waverly.    Their  children  are :     Fred  E.,  b.  in  Belvidere, 
111.,  Aug.  19,  1870;  Lizzie,  b.  in  Belvidere,  Sept.  13,  1873; 
Harold  F.,  b.  in  Waverly,  Sept.  15, 1885;  John  W.,  b.  in 
Waverly,  July  25,  1889. 
ii.       Fobes,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  May  16, 185 1 ;  m.  at  Nashua,  Iowa, 
in  the  fall   of  1876,  Susan  Dyar.     He  is  a  farmer,  and 
resides  in  Nashua,  Iowa.     Three  children, 
iii.      John,  b.  in  Spring,  111.,  Dec.  10,  1856;  m.  March  8,  1881, 
Anna  Evans,  of  Belvidere,   111.     He  is  a  merchant  and 
resides  at  Swaledale,  Iowa.     One  son. 
iv.       Lizzie,  b.  in  Spring,  111.,  Jan.  29,  1859;  m.  Aug.  4,  1886, 
P>ank  Prior,  of  St.  Paul,  Minn.     She  was  a  graduate  of  the 
Illinois   State  Normal   School,  and  a  teacher  in  the   St. 
Paul,   Minn.,  schools  for  several  years.     Resides  in  Los 
Angeles,  Cal.    Three  children. 


4.  Tristram  Norton,  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Davis)  Norton, 
married  Sarah  Butler.  He  purchased  of  his  father  the  south  half  of  lot 
No.  5,  in  the  fourth  range  of  lots,  in  the  township  called  the  New  Vine- 

♦From  a  record  in  the  possession  of  his  son.  The  New  Vineyard  Town  Records  g-ive  the 
date  as  Feb.  14,  iSoo,  which  would  make  him  one  year  older. 

t  Family  Record.    December  aa,  New  Vineyard  Town  Records. 

\  Captain  Whitney  won  his  title  as  commander  of  a  company  of  soldiers  in  the  Mexican 
War. 


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yard.*  It  is  probable  that  he  began  a  clearing  on  his  lot  the  same  sea- 
son, though  this  is  not  definitely  known.  He  married  Sarah  Butler 
(born  in  Edgartown,  Nov.  12,  177 1).  Soon  after  his  marriage  he  settled 
in  New  Vineyard,  and  here  all  his  children  were  born.  He  afterward 
moved  to  Kingfield,  where  he  built  a  commodious  brick  house  in  which 
he  finished  a  room  for  each  of  his  daughters.  He  came  to  Industry  in 
his  old  age  and  died,  June  25,  1863,  aged  90  years,  10  months  and  8 
days.  His  wife  (born  in  Edgartown,  Mass.,  Nov.  12,  1771),  died  in 
Industry,  Jan.  22,  1866. 

Children. 

12.  i.         Samuel,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Sept.  I3,t  1795;  m.  (pub.  May  6,  1826), 

Susannah  W.  Davis,  dau.  of  Capt.  David  and  Olive  (Mayhew)  Davis, 
of  Industry,  q.  v. 

ii.  Hepsabeth,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  May  19,  1797;  m.  John  C.  Davis,  son 
of  David  and  Olive  (Mayhew)  Davis,  q.  v.     Died  Sept.  8,  1850. 

iii.  Sarah,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  May  8,  1799;  m.  March  «;,  18 18,  Isaac 
Daggett,  son  of  Samuel  and  Rebecca  (Daggett)  Daggett,  q.  v. 

iv.       EuzABETH,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  April  20,  i&i;   m.  Moses  Mills. 

V.        Mary  Davis,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  March  16,  1803;  m.  Isaac  Phillips. 

vi.  LvDiA,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Feb.  15,  1805;  m.  Lendal  Daggett,  son  of 
Silas,  Jr.,  and  Peggy  (Cleveland)  Daggett,  q,  v.  He  d.  and  she  sub- 
sequently m.  a  Mr.  Tufts,  of  Kingfield.  She  d.  in  Industry,  Dec.  i, 
1885. 

vii.  Priscilla,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  May  18,  1807;  m.  Col.  James  Davis, 
who  subsequently,  in  1863,  settled  in  Industry.  She  d.  Oct.  21,  1875. 
Several  children. 

viii.     Dkpsy,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  July  17,  1809;   d.  March  3,  18 10. 

13.  ix.     Tristram  Gardiner,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Feb.  14,  1811;  m.  Sept.  22, 

1833,  Rebecca  B.  Gilbert,  dau.  of  Spencer  and  Nancy  (Dudley)  Gil- 
bert, of  Mt.  Vernon.     She  was  b.  in  Kingfield,  and  d.  May  21,  1877. 
X.         Harrison  H.,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  May  23,  1814;  m.  Betsey  Batchelder 

5.  Samuel  Norton,  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Davis)  Norton, 
married  Anna  Davis.  As  nearly  as  can  be  learned  he  settled  first  in 
Edgartown  where  he  married  about  1804.  Early  in  1809  he  came  to 
Industry  and  settled  on  a  lot,  near  Thompson's  Corner,  which  he  pur- 
chased of  James  Thompson.  He  was  a  prosperous  farmer,  kept  a  large 
amount  of  stock,  and  was  said  to  be  one  of  the  wealthiest  men  in  town. 
He  enlarged  his  farm  by  purchasing  adjoining  land  until  it  far  exceeded 
its  original  area.  He  died  Sept.  24,  1824,  aged  44  years.  His  widow 
superintended  the  farm  work  for  some  years,  and  thus  provided  a  home 
for  the  children  until  they  all  grew  to  manhood  and  womanhood  and 
started  out  in  life  for  themselves.  J     In  her  declining  years  she  lived  with 


*  See  Lincoln  County  Registry  of  Deeds,  book  32^  p.  85. 

t  From  a  record  in  the  family  Bible.  The  New  Vineyard  Town  Records  give  the  dale 
"  Sept.  iS." 

X  George  W.  Johnson,  whose  father  was  a  near  neighbor  of  the  family,  once  told  the  writer 
that  he  had  seen  eighteen  persons,  including  hired  help,  on  their  way  to  church  from  widow 
Anna  Norton's,  everyone  on  horseback  and  every  horse  was  owned  on  the  farm. 


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her  children   and   died  in  Industry,  Oct.  3,  1865,  aged  86   years,  5 
months  and  26  days. 

Children. 

14.  i.        Mary  Ann,  b.  Sept.  24,  i8oq;  m.  Dec.  26,  1833,  Simeon  Parker  (b.  in 

New  Portland,  April  6,  1005),  son  of  Josiah  Parker.    She  d.  July  4, 
1855. 
ii.       Sarah    Bassett,  b.   May  25,    1807;  m.    May   14,  1829,  James  Shaw 

Norton,  son  of  Francis  and  Lydia  ( )  Norton,  of  Farmington. 

She  d.  about  1841.  One  dau.,  d.  young.  He  was  b.  in  Farmington, 
Aug.  10,  1806. 

15.  iii.      William  Davis,  b.  in  Industry,  April  24,  1809;  m.  Nov.  30,  1830,  So- 

phronia  Davis,  dau.  of  Cornelius  and  Hepsebath  (Norton)  Davis,  q.  v. 

16.  iv.      James,  b.  in  Industry,  July  27,  1811;  m.  Dec.  i,  1836,  Mary  Davis,  dau. 

of  Cornelius  and  Hepsabeth  (Norton)  Davis,  q.  v, 

17.  V.        Thomas  Flint,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.    14,  1813;    m.  March   25,  1847, 

Eunice  G.  Edgecomb,  dau.  of  Didymus  and  Harriet  (Gould)  Edge- 
comb,  of  Livermore. 

vi.  Eliza,  b.  in  Industry,  June  14,*  1816;  m.  Nov.  29,  1838,  Coburn  Elliott, 
by  whom  she  had  one  son,  Harrison  Elliott.  She  m.  a  second  time, 
Dec.  5,  1852,  Thomas  Corbett,  of  New  Vineyard.  Of  several  children 
by  second  marriage,  one  only  lived  to  reach  adult  life,  viz. :  Sarah  Ann, 
who  m.  William  E.  Furbush.  She  d.  in  New  Vineyard,  April  — ,  1887, 
aged  71. 

vii.      Lydia,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  5,  1819;  d.  Jan.  6,  1819. 

viii.  Julia  Ann,  b.  in  Industry,  June  1 1,  1820;  m.  at  Martha's  Vineyard,  Mass., 
Sept.  27,  1846,  William  Hale,  son  of  John  and  Hannah  S.  (Norton) 
Hale,  of  Norridgewock. 

ix.  Hepsabeth,  b.  in  Industry,  May  25,  1822;  m.  Elisha  Dunham.  She  d. 
June  — ,  1872.  One  child,  Clifford,  b.  Sept.  — ,  1855.  Resides  in 
Providence,  R.  I. 

6.  Cornelius  Norton,  son  of  Dea.  Cornelius  and  Lydia  (Claghom) 
Norton,  married  Margaret  J.  Belcher.f  He  commenced  a  clearing  on 
the  north  half  of  his  father's  section  of  the  New  Vineyard  Gore,  which 
he  subsequently  purchased,  soon  after  Daniel  Collins  and  Abner  Norton 
made  the  first  clearing  on  their  respective  lots.  He  did  not,  however, 
make  his  permanent  home  there  until  about  the  time  of  his  marriage, 
Aug.  25,  1794.  After  living  on  his  newly-cleared  farm  nearly  eight 
years,  he  exchanged  with  his  brother  and  went  to  live  with  his  father  on 
the  south  half  of  the  same  section.  He  assumed  the  management  of 
his  father's  business  and  provided  him  a  comfortable  home  in  his 
declining  years. 

He  built  in  1803  a  commodious  two-story  house,  in  which  his  fifth 
child,  Clifford  Belcher  Norton,  was  born.  J     Mr.  Norton  was  a  prominent 


^This  date  is  from  the  town  records..  The  record  in  the  family  Bible  gives  the  date  June 
37,  1S16.    The  writer  regards  the  former  most  worthy  of  credence. 

t  Cornelius  Norton,  Jr.,  as  per  deed  recorded  in  Lincoln  County  Registry,  Book  js*  P^g* 
tqa^  '^>t^>  on  March  4,  1793,  a  resident  of  Tisbury,  Dukes  Co.,  Mass. 

X  This  house  subsequently  owned  and  occupied  by  this  son  until  near  the  close  of  his  life. 
It  eventually,  with  the  farm,  became  the  property  of  Luther  Luce,  Sr.,  and  about  1869  was 
taken  down  and  moved  to  Farmington  Village. 


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member  of  society,  an  intelligent  and  judicious  magistrate  who  attained 
to  a  large  and  lucrative  business.  He  was  likewise  a  practical  land 
surveyor,  and  in  this  capacity  was  employed  to  survey  and  lot  out  the 
Mile-and-a-half,  or  Lowell  Strip,  in  1802.  He  was  chairman  of  the  board 
of  selectmen  in  Industry  several  times  and  a  member  of  the  board  seven 
years.  In  the  Congregational  Church,  of  which  he  was  a  worthy 
member,  he  wielded  a  powerful  influence  for  good,  and  was  much 
respected  by  all.  His  wife,  Margaret,  died  Sept.  30,  1839,  and  for  a 
second  wife  he  married  (published  Sept.  7,  1840),  Sarah  Burgess,  of 
Norridgewock,  who  survived  him.  He  died  June  16,  1849,  aged  77 
years. 

Children. 

i.        Cornelius  Bassett,  b.  on  the  New  Vineyard  Gore,  Sept  25,  1795;*  d. 

in  Industry,  Dec.  30,  1836,  unmd. 
ii.       Harriet,  b.  on  the  New  Vineyard  Gore,  March  6,  1797;  d.  March  24, 

1846,  unmd. 

20.  iii.      Supply  Belcher,  b.  on  the  New  Vineyard  Gore,  Oct.  6,  1799;  m.  Jan. 

16,  1824,  Sarah  H.  Smith,  of  Martha's  Vineyard, 
iv.       SoPHRONiA,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  May  4,  1802;  m.  April  8,  1823,  Benja- 
min Allen,  son  of  Rufus  and  Abigail  (Fairbanks)  Allen,  q.  v, 

21.  V.        Cliffx^rd  Belcher,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Dec.  10, 1805;  m.  Oct.  9,  i828,t 

Rhoda  Weeks,  dau.  of  Uzziel  and  Zipporah  (Hatch)  Weeks,  of  Farm- 

ington. 
vi.       Margaret  More,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  April  13,  1810;  m.  Levi  Cutler. 

She  d.  Nov.  18,  1859. 
vii.     Abigail  Stovell,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  March  4, 1813;  m.  June  12, 1834, 

Seth  Cutler, 
viii.     Lydia  Claghorn,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  27,  1817;  m,  Oct.  21,  1861,  Levi 

Cutler. 

7.  Ebenezer  Norton,  son  of  Dea.  Cornelius  and  Lydia  (Claghorn) 
Norton,  was  probably  younger  than  his  brother  previously  mentioned, 
though  the  writer  can  learn  neither  the  date  of  his  birth,  marriage  or 
death.  It  is  believed  that  he  had  not  attained  his  majority  when  his 
father  removed  to  the  District  of  Maine.  He  assisted  his  father  in 
clearing  land  and  eventually,  it  seems,  came  in  possession^of  the  south 
half  of  his  father's  quarter  section.  This  he  exchanged  with  his  brother 
Cornelius  and  received  the  farm  now  (1892)  occupied  by  Hiram 
Norton.  Here  he  lived  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  March,  18 14, 
during  the  cold-fever  epidemic.  His  last  resting  place  is  on  the  premises 
but  is  unmarked,  and  rank  weeds  and  bushes  have  nearly  obliterated  the 


♦  The  writer  is  unable  to  account  for  tiie  discrepancy  between  the  above  date,  from  Butler's 
History  of  Farmington,  and  the  New  Vineyard  Town  Records,  which  give  it  Sept.  %i,  1794. 
Mr.  Butler  is  undoubtedly  correct  in  his  date,  but  he  gives  the  date  of  Cornelius  B.'s  death  Dec. 
30,  1S58,  which  does  not  correspond  with  date  on  headstone. 

fThis  date  is  from  a  record  in  the  family  Bible.  The  town  clerk's  certificate  is  dated  Oct. 
ao,  iSaS.    The  author  is  unable  to  account  for  this  discrepancy. 


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grave  of  this  good  man.  He  was  one  of  the  original  members  of  the 
Baptist  Church,  organized  Aug.  12,  1795,  ^°^  was  the  first  church  clerk 
of  the  society.  He  was  also  the  first  delegate  to  the  association  from 
this  church.  Wm.  Allen  says  of  him  :  "  He  was  a  pious,  good  man, 
respected  for  industry,  integrity  and  christian  character." 

His  widow,  who  was  Rebecca  Norton,  married  (published  Sept.  3, 
1815),  Capt.  Isaac  Wilson,  of  New  Vineyard,  for  her  second  husband. 

Children. 

22.  i.        Warren,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Aug.  15,  1802;  m.  Sarah  Almira  Pottle 

(b.  in  Wiscassct,  Me.,  in  1807).  She  d.  in  Phillips,  April  9,  1836.  He 
m.  in  1839,  for  second  wife,  Elmira  Robbins,  dau.  of  Eleazer  and 
Mehitable  (Ladd)  Robbins,  of  Phillips. 

23.  ii.       Charles  G.,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Dec.  8, 1803;  m.  Lucy  Mayhew.*     She 

d.  Jan.  19,  1832,  and  he  m.  Feb.  19, 1833,  ^o'  l»is  second  wife,  Sylvina 
Hayes,  dau.  of  Jacob  and  Ruth  (Hobbs)  Hayes,  q,  v. 

24.  iii.       WiNTHROP,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  July  27,  1805;  m.  Aug.  7,  1834,  Mary 

Davis,  dau.  of  Dea.  Henry  and  Betsey  (Athearn)  Davis,  of  New  Vine- 
yard.    He  was  the  first  child  b.  in  Hiram  Norton's  house.     Resided 
in  Strong.     One  dau.  m.  James  T.  Skillings,  of  Strong, 
iv.      Martha,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Oct.  27,  1809;  m.  Oct.  12,  1823,  Samuel 
Butler,  of  Industry,  for  his  second  wife.     He  was  a  son  of  William  and 
Rebecca  (Smith)   Butler,  of  Edgartown,   Mass.     Mr.  Butler    (b.  in 
Edgartown,  Mass.,  June  20,  1793)  was  a  farmer,  and  spent  the  most 
of  his  life  in  his  native  town.     He  d.  at  Cottage  City,  Jan.  15,  1881. 
She  d.  at  the  same  place  in  1888.     Children : 
i.        Charles  W.,  b.  Jan.  31,  1825.     He  was  a  shipmaster,  and  d. 
in  Hong  Kong,  China,  of  yellow  fever,  March  — ,  1865. 

ii.       Rebecca  Smith,  b.   April  3,  1829;    ™-  Bradford. 

Resides  at  Cottage  City,  Mass. 
iii.      William  A.,  b.   Oct.  13,    1831;    m.   Elizabeth   Hanscomb. 

Resides  in  Chicago,  111, 
iv.      WiLMOT  S.,  b.  in  1833;  d.  in  Cottage  City,  Mass.,  Dec.  31, 

1890. 
v.       John  Mayhew,  b.  July  12,  1835;  ™-  K*^^  Bock.     Resides  in 

Chicago,  III. 
vi.       Marcia  a.,   b.  in    i838;t   m.  L.  W.   Lincoln.     Resides   in 
Woburn,  Mass. 

8.  John  Wesley  Norton,  son  of  Henry  and  Hannah  (Gower) 
Norton,  was  born  in  Farmington,  Me.,  Feb.  14,  1801.  He  spent  nearly 
his  whole  life  in  New  Portland,  following  the  pursuits  of  farm  life.  He 
married,  Dec.  23,  1823,  Lydia  Pope  Flint,  daughter  of  Dr.  Thomas  and 
Sarah  (Norton)  Flint.  She  was  born  Aug.  15,  1800,  and  died  in  New 
Portland,  April  15,  1859.  He  married  for  second  wife,  July  19,  1861, 
Melvina  Patten,  of  Anson,  and  died  in  New  Portland,  July  19,  1886- 

Children. 

i.        Henry  Davis,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Sept.  23,  1824;  m.  Esther  J.  Mosher, 
dau.  of  James  M.  and  Rosilla  (Frost)  Nfosher,  of  Farmington.     He 


*  Lncy  Mayhew  was  a  niece  of  Francis  Remick*s  second  wife,  q.  v. 

t  Another  record,  said  to  be  from  the  family  Bible,  gives  the  date  Aug.  17,  1842. 


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learned  the  watchmaker  and  jeweler's  trade  of  Benjamin  R.  Elliott,  of 

Farmington,  and  now  follows  that  business  in  New  Portiand. 
ii.       Clarissa  Flint,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Nov.  25,  1826;  d.  Jan.  22,  1874, 

unmd. 
iii.      Sarah  Flint,  b.  in  New  Portland,  May  7,  1829;  m.  Hanson  Hight,  of 

Harmony, 
iv.      Thomas  Flint,  b.  in  New  Portland,  March  2,  1833;  d.  April  6,  1834. 
V.        Elizabeth  Pease,  b.  in  New  Portland,  March  5,  1835;  unmd. 
vi.      RoscoE  Green,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Dec.  5,  1838;  m.  Mary  Merrill,  of 

San  Juan,  Cal. 

9.  Robert  Gower  Norton,  son  of  Henry  and  Hannah  (Gower) 
Norton,  married  Candoce  Case.  Among  the  very  first  to  leave  their 
New  England  home  to  seek  a  fortune  on  the  verge  of  civilization  in  the 
then  far  Northwest,  was  Robert  Gower  Norton  and  his  future  wife.  He 
drove  a  team  from  his  home  in  Maine  to  Belvidere,  111.  Miss  Case 
going  via  the  Erie  Canal  and  the  Lakes  to  Chicago,  which  then  consisted 
of  old  Fort  Dearbon  and  a  few  log-cabins.  Reaching  his  destination, 
Mr.  Norton  beheld  a  broad  expanse  of  fertile  prairie  furrowed  here  and 
there  by  Indian  trails,  but  undisturbed  by  the  plowshare  of  civilized  man 
and  a  stranger  to  his  footsteps.  Here,  remote  from  the  marts  of  busy 
men,  Mr.  Norton  and  his  companions  decided  to  fix  their  future  homes. 
Many  were  the  privations  and  hardships  endured  by  these  eaxly  pioneers, 
who  gave  up  good  homes  in  the  east  for  the  log-cabin  in  a  country  just 
vacated  by  the  Indians.  They  were  far  from  markets  and  mills  and 
often  forced  to  go  in  parties  from  cabin  to  cabin  with  their  coffee-mills 
and  grind  corn  into  meal  which  was  made  into  coarse  bread.  Some* 
times  three  or  four  families  would  be  crowded  into  one  house.  These 
houses  were  always  made  of  logs,  the  cracks  plastered  with  mud  and  the 
roof  made  of  "  shakes  **  held  in  position  by  cross  poles.  One  night  the 
log-house,  in  which  Mr.  Norton  and  his  wife  were  living  with  two  or 
three  other  families,  was  completely  unroofed  by  a  terriffic  wind-storm 
accompanied  by  rain,  thunder  and  lightning,  and  the  occupants  were 
exposed  to  the  heavy  rainfall  all  night  long.  Fine  crops  were  raised, 
but  they  must  be  carted  to  Chicago,  a  distance  of  76  miles,  over  almost 
impassable  roads  and  then  sold  at  starvation  prices.  Mr.  Norton's  son 
writes  :  **  There  was  no  public  land  in  the  market  when  my  folks  came 
to  Illinois  in  1836  and  1837,  and  I  think  the  nearest  grist-mill  was  at 
Ottawa,  about  as  far  distant  as  Chicago."  Though  he  began  in  life 
under  such  unfavorable  circumstances  and  surroundings,  Mr.  Norton 
lived  to  see  Illinois  'grow  to  a  populous  and  wealthy  State.  He  died  in 
Belvidere,  Boone  Co.,  111.,  Dec.  3,  1882,  aged  77  years,  6  months  and 
28  days,  his  wife  having  died  only  the  day  previous  aged  78  years,  3 
months  and  24  days.     They  left  one  son  : 


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Eliphalet  C,  b.  in  Flora,  Boone  Co.,  111.,  April  7,  1844;   m.  Abbie  J. 
Eggleston.     Resides  in  Belvidere. 

10.  William  Gower  Norton,  son  of  Henry  and  Hannah  (Gower) 
Norton,  married  Elmira  Parker.  He  is  now  (1890)  a  resident  of  Earl- 
ville,  111.     His  wife  died  at  Sugar  Grove,  111.,  Dec.  18,  1878. 

Children. 

i.        William  H.,  b.  in  New  Portland,  OcL  17,  183 1;  m.  Harriet  A.  Smith. 

She  d.  and  he  m.  for  second  wife,  Elizabeth  Hall.     Resides  in  Earl- 

ville,  lU. 
ii.       John  P,  b.  in  New  Portland,  June  5,  1833;  d.  unmd. 
iii.       Ruth  P.,  b.  in  New  Portland,  May  27,  1835;  ™-  W.  R.  Haight;  d.  about 

1872. 
iv.      OCTAVIA  E.,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Jan.  25,  1839;  m.  A.  J.  Grover.     Resides 

in  Aurora,  111. 
V.        Sybil  N.,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Aug.  13,  1843;  m.  F.  H.  Hall.     Resides 

in  Aurora,  111.- 

11.  Amos  Hamblin  Norton,  son  of  Henry  and  Hannah  (Gower) 
Norton,  married  Lucinda  L.  Whitney.  His  early  life  was  comparatively 
an  uneventful  one,  like  that  of  a  large  majority  of  farmer's  sons.  The 
Owatonna  Joumaly  published  at  Owatonna,  Steele  Co.,  Minn.,  contained 
a  biographical  sketch  of  Mr.  Norton  from  which  the  following  extract  is 
made  : 

"He  resided  with  his  parents  in  New  Portland,  Somerset  Co.,  Maine, 
where  he  was  born,  until  he  was  twenty-three  years  old.  At  that  age  he  was 
converted  at  a  camp-meeting  in  the  town  of  Mercer,  Maine.  John  Allen, 
Samuel  P.  Blake  and  other  notable  ministers  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  were  in  attendance  at  the  meeting.  He  united  at  once  with  that  church 
and  the  same  year  was  licensed  as  an  exhorter  by  Rev.  Samuel  P.  Blake.  He 
continued  to  labor  in  that  capacity  two  or  three  years,  when  he  was  licensed  a 
local  preacher  by  Rev.  Thomas  Smith,  a  notable  minister  who  had  been  a  sea 
captain.  In  1843  he  was  ordained  a  local  deacon  in  the  City  of  Bath  by 
Bishop  Thomas  A.  Morris.  In  1841  he  married  Lucinda  L.  Whitney,  of 
Freeman,  Franklin  Co.  In  1843  he  moved  to  Freeman  and  in  1851  he  moved 
West,  finally  settling  in  Steele  Co.,  in  1859,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He 
has  been  widely  known  in  the  county  and  prominently  identified  with  its  early 
settlement.  He  was  exceptionally  strong  and  vigorous  until  within  a  year  of 
his  death,  which  occurred  Oct.  8,  1888,  at  the  home  of  his  son-in-law,  Wm. 
A.  Eggleston,  in  Merton,  Steele  Co.,  Minnesota.  His  religious  experi- 
ence during  the  last  few  months  of  his  life  were  particularly  happy.  His 
faith  strong  and  triumphant.    His  death  peaceful  and  serene.*    The  funeral 


*  Of  him  his  son,  Sewall  P.  Norton  writes  :  "  It  is  a  source  of  satisfaction  to  father's  family 
to  know  that  he  always  preserved  his  dignity  at  home  or  abroad,  at  the  table,  or  socially.  His 
life  was  highly  exemplary;  no  one  can  say  they  ever  heard  him  use  even  a  by -word  or  what  is 
known  as  slang^  phrases.  He  was  a  man  of  energy  and  influence,  always  having^  a  care  for  his 
family  and  the  best  interests  of  those  around.    He  practiced  Christianity  to  his  end.'* 


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was  from  the  residence  of  Mr.  Eggleston,  October  loth,  and  was  largely 
attended.  By  his  request  a  discourse  upon  Job  XIX,  25-27,  was  preached  by 
Rev.  Wm.  L.  Sutherland.  The  burial  was  in  Medford  by  the  side  of  his  wife 
who  died  April  27,  1874,  aged  54  years,  6  months  and  15  days." 

Children. 

i.  Sewall  p.,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Aug.  5,  1842.  Soon  after  the  breaking 
out  of  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  Mr.  Norton  determined  to  enlist. 
On  the  1 6th  of  September,  1861,  he  became  a  private  in  Co.  K, 
2d  Reg't,  Minnesota  Infantry.  Dec.  25,  1863,  he  re-enlisted,  and 
served  until  the  close  of  the  war.  He  was  promoted  to  sergeant 
Nov.  24,  1864,  by  Gen.  Judson  W.  Bishop.  He  was  constantly  in  the 
ranks  and  participated  in  all  the  marches,  sieges  and  battles  of  his 
regiment,  such  as  Sherman's  march  to  the  sea,  sieges  of  Atlanta  and 
Pittsburg,  battles  of  Mill  Spring,  Ky.,  Shiloh,  Perryville,  Chickamau- 
gua,  etc.  His  regiment  was  present  and  participated  in  the  grand 
review  at  Washington,  at  the  close  of  the  war.  He  was  honorably 
discharged  July  1 1, 1865.  The  experiences  of  Mr.  Norton  while  a  sol- 
dier would  form  an  interesting  volume,  could  they  be  fully  written 
out,  and  in  years  to  come  his  descendants  will  look  back  with  pride 
to  the  splendid  record  of  their  militant  ancestor.  He  m.  March  3, 
1866,  Ellen  A.  Alverson.  He  m.  Feb.  13,  1888,  for  second  wife, 
Sophia  C.  Gerlson.  Resides  in  Minneapolis,  Minn.  Children : 
i.        Wesley  F.,  b.  Sept.  15, 1867;  m.  Sept.  20, 1889,  and  has  one 

child,  Leslie,  b.  April  10,  1 891. 
ii.       Amos  Converse,  b.  June  13,  1869.  ' 
iii.       Mary  Lucinda,  b.  Nov.  26,  1872. 

iv.       Cecil  C,  lb.   March   16,    1878.    Celia  d.   Aug.    11,    1878. 
v.        Ceua  C,  /     Cecil  d.  Aug,  21,  1878. 
vi.       Ernest  A.,  b.  Dec.  31,  1879;  d.  Feb.  8,.  1887. 
vii.      Marion  S., )  b.   Nov.  15,  1882;    Minnie  d.   Nov.  17,  1882. 
viii.    Minnie  L  ,  \     Marion  d.  March  16,  1884. 
ii.        Lucinda,  b.  iu  Freeman,  Sept.  30,  1843;  ™'  J-  Warren  Davis.     Resides 

in  Medford,  Steele  Co.,  Minn, 
iii.       John  C,  b.  in  Freeman,  Feb.  2,  1846;   m.  Georgia  Runnells.     Resides 

in  Weston,  Oregon.     He  is  a  Methodist  minister  of  much  ability, 
iv.       Sarah  L.,  b.  in  Freeman,  Sept.  21,  1847;   ™-  Wm.  E.  Case.     Resides  in 

Burr  Oak,  Kansas. 
v.        LuciNt)A,  b.  in  Greene  Co.,  Wis.,  May  17,  1852;  m.  Wm.  A.  Eggleston. 

Resides  in  Merton,  Steele  Co.,  Minn, 
vi.       Mary  E.,  b.   in  Greene  Co.,  Wis.,  Feb.  21,  1854;    m.  Dr.  Edward  P. 

Gould.     Resides  in  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 
vii.      Emma,  b.  in  Green  Co.,  Wis.,  Feb.  17,  1855;  d.  Aug.  27,  1859. 
viii,     Minnesota  Ellen,  b.  in  Merton,  Minn.,  Jan.  28,  1858;  m.  F.  C.  Abbott. 
Resides  in  St.  Paul,  Minn. 


12.  Samuel  Norton,  son  of  Tristrani  and  Sarah  (Butler)  Norton, 
married  Susannah  Wade  Davis.  He  died  in  Kingfield,  Me.,  April  11, 
1836.*  His  wife  survived  him  many  years  and  died  in  Kingfield,  June 
19,  1882,  aged  %2i  years. 

Children. 

i.         LvDiA,  b.  in  Eustis,  Oct.  28,  1827;  m.  (pub.  Sept.  30,  1848),  Samuel 
Daggett,  son  of  Isaac  and  Sarah  (Norton)  Daggett,  q.  v. 


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ii.        Tristram,  b.  in  Eustis,  March  i6,  1850;  m.  May  i,  1859,  Amanda  A. 
Durrell  (b.  in  KingBeld,  May  15,  1837),  ^^^-  ^^  '^  ^'  ^^'^  Locy  Ann 
(Fessenden)  Durrell. 
iii.      Samuel  N.  D.,  b.  in  Kingfield,  Nov.  7, 1836;  m.  Lorinda  Cross.     Resides 

in  Kingfield. 
iv.      Slsan  Elmira,  b.  in  Kingfield,  Aug.  23,  1840;  m.  Feb.  14, 1859,  Thomas 
J.  Horn,  son  of  Thomas  and  Elizabeth  (Barnes)  Horn,  of  Kingfield. 
Mr.  Horn  is  a  carpenter  and  farmer,  and  resides  in  Kingfield.    Chil- 
dren: 
i.        Frank  H.,  b.  in  Kingfield,  Oct.  14,  i860;  m.  Dec.  7,  1885, 
Dora  Hoyt,  dau.  of   Winthrop  B.  and  Clarinda  (Luce) 
Hoyt.    They  have  two  children :  Minnie  B.  and  Clarence 
R. 
ii.        Lizzie  S.,  b.  in  Kingfield,  July  14,  1865;  m.  Oct.  28,  1885, 
Hovey  Hoyt,  son  of  Winthrop  B.  and  Clarinda  (Luce) 
Hoyt.     They  reside  in  Kingfield,  and  have  two  children  : 
Frank  £.  and  Hiram  E. 
iii.       LiLLA  B.,  b.   in  Kingfield,  May  31,  1869;    d.  in  Kingfield, 

Aug.  30,  1872. 
iv.       Eddie  B.,  b.  in  Kingfield,  Oct.  17, 1873. 


13.  Tristram  Gardiner  Norton,  son  of  Tristram  and  Sarah 
(Butler)  Norton,  married  Rebecca  Butterfield  Gilbert.  He  has  always 
been  a  farmer.  In  1889  was  living  in  Kingfield,  Me.  His  wife 
died  May  21,  1877. 

Children. 

i.  Charlks  Spenckr,  b.  in  Kingfield,  Aug.  6,  1834;  m.  April  — ,  1856, 
Martha  J.  Ranlett. 

ii.  Nancy  Dkdlky,  b.  in  Kingfield, Nov.  11,  1835;  m.  Dec.  — ,  i860,  Hiram 
L.  Preston,  son  of  Hiram  and  (Ramsdell)  Preston,  of  Free- 
man. Mr.  Preston  resides  in  I^well,  Mass.,  and  is  an  overseer  in  a 
mill.     Kour  children. 

iii.  SarvVH  Butler,  b.  in  Kingfield,  Nov.  7,  1837;  ™-  J*"*  — » 1862,  John  C. 
Webster,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Harriet  (Clough)  Webster,  of  Wilton- 
She  d.  Aug.  24,  1868.     One  child;   dead. 

iv.       Melvin  Harrison,  b.  in  Kingfield,  Oct.  13,  1839;  m.  Mary  Roberts. 

V.        Julia  .\u(:usta,  b.  in  Kingfield,  April  23,  1841;  d.  March  23,  1859. 

vi.  Hannah  Gilbert,  b.  in  Kingfield,  Jan.  11,  1843;  m.  June  15,  1889, 
Reuel  Williams,  son  of  A.  R.  and  Emma  (Read)  Williams,  of  Carra- 
tunk,  Me.     No  children. 

vii.  Tristram  Samuel,  b.  in  Kingfield,  Dec.  31,  1845;  unmd-  Resides  in 
Lawrence,  Mass.,  is  a  carpenter  and  keeps  livery  stable. 

viii.     W^ILLIAM  Gilbert,  b.  in  Kingfield,  Dec.  19,  1847;  m.  Luella  MiUs. 

ix.  Joseph  Warren,  b.  in  Kingfield,  Dec.  19,  1849;  ro-  Nov.  9,  1882,  Jennie 
Stearns. 

X.  Mary  Ann  Curtis,  b.  in  Kingfield,  Sept.  9,  1850;  m.  June  25,  1869, 
Edmund  S.  I-arrabee,  son  of  Jeremiah  and  Louisa  (Soper)  Larrabee, 
of  Kingfield.  Mr.  Larrabee  resides  in  Salem,  Me.,  and  is  a  millman 
and  blacksmith.     Two  children. 

xi.       Prank  Pierce,  b.  in  Kingfield,  Feb.  13,  1853;  m.  Alice  Snyder. 


14.  Simeon  Parker  married  Mary  Ann  Norton.  He  was  a  farmer 
and  resided  for  a  time  in  his  native  town  of  New  Portland,  Me.  He 
subsequently  moved  to  Vineyard  Haven,  Mass.,  where  he  resided  up  to 


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the  time  of  his  death.  He  died  July  29,  1890,  aged  85  years,  3  months 
and  23  days.  His  widow  died  of  dropsy  in  Livermore,  Me.,  July  4, 
1855,  aged  49  years,  9  months  and  10  days. 

Children. 

i.  Abel  Ware,  b.  in  New  Portland,  Sept.  7,  1835;  ™*  J*^ly  ^4,  1859,  Mary 
Bradford  Pratt  (b.  in  Taunton,  Mass.,  Dec.  13,  1S39),  dau.  of  James 
M.  and  Rebecca  (Presbury)  Pratt,  of  Taunton.    Three  children. 

ii.       William  N.,  b.  in  New  Portland,  July  6,  1839;  m.  Isabel  Presbury. 

15.  William  Davis  Norton,  son  of  Samuel  and  Anna  (Davis) 
Norton,  was  born  in  Industry,  where  he  spent  the  whole  of  his  life 
engaged  in  farming.  He  married,  Nov.  30,  1830,  Sophronia  Davis, 
daughter  of  Cornelius  and  Hepsabeth  (Norton)  Davis,  q,  v.  She  d. 
1891. 

Children. 

i.  Samuel  Harrison,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  31,  1831;  unmd;  d.  June  15, 
1891. 

ii.        Ann,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  7,  1833;  d.  Sept.  20,  1834. 

iii.      Cornelius  Davis,  b.  in  Industry,  June  21,  1835;  d.  Feb.  20,  1836. 

iv.       Ann  HEPSABPriH,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  9,  1837;  ^-  ^^^c.  4,  1S54. 

V.  Cornelius  Davis,  b.  in  Industry,  June  27,  1839;  m.  Sarah  Elizabeth 
Grcenleaf,  dau.  of  William  C.  and  Adeline  (Greenleaf)  Greenleaf,  of 
Stark,  Feb.  — ,  1867.  Their  child,  Charles  Harrison,  b.  in  Industry, 
July  4,  1868.     She  d.  and  he  subsequently  m.  Cora  M.  Richards. 

vi.      Amanda  Sophronia,  b.  in  Industry,  June  30,  1841;  unmd. 

vii.  Mary  ELiZABi<rrH,  b.  in  Industry,  May  7,  1843;  ™>  William  Farrand,  son 
of  William  and  Deborah  (Norton)  Farrand,  of  New  Vineyard,  April 
30,  1 87 1.     Eight  children. 

16.  James  Norton,  son  of  Samuel  and  Anna  (Davis)  Norton, 
married  Mary  Davis.  After  his  marriage  he  settled  at  Thompson's 
Comer,  on  what  is  now  known  as  the  Thomas  M.  Oliver  farm,  in  com- 
pany with  his  brother,  William  D.  Norton.  He  afterward  removed  to 
Livermore,  where  he  remained  some  two  years  and  then  lived  in  Stark 
about  the  same  length  of  time.  After  that  he  went  to  live  with  his 
father-in-law,  Cornelius  Davis,  at  the  head  of  Clear  Water  Pond.  He 
was  highly  esteemed  in  the  neighborhood  where  he  lived,  as  well  as  by 
his  townsmen  generally.  As  a  neighbor  he  was  kind  and  obliging,  a 
friend  ever  ready  to  assist  the  poor  and  needy  and  an  able  and  faithful 
champion  of  their  cause.  Though  no  office-seeker  he  was  five  times 
elected  a  member  of  the  board  of  selectmen,  besides  frequently  fiUing 
other  positions  of  profit  and  trust.  In  all  these  positions  the  duties 
incumbent  upon  him  were  discharged  with  the  honor  and  fidelity  which 
characterized  his  daily  life.  He  made  a  profession  of  religion  in  the 
fall  of  1866,  under  the  preaching  of  Rev.  Thomas  J.  True,  and  united 
with  the  Methodist  Church.     He  closed  a  useful  life,  Dec.  12,  1873, 


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deeply  mourned  by  a  wide  circle  of  friends.  His  wife  survived  him 
some  years,  and  died  at  her  son-in-law's  in  Farmington,  Nov.  17,  1886. 
aged  nearly  72  years. 

Children. 

i.         Emeline  a.,  b.  in  Industry,  July  19,  1838;  d.  July  i,  1844. 

ii.  Oliver  Davis,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  21,  1841.  He  served  his  country  for 
three  years  during  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  (see  p.  338),  He  is  a 
farmer  and  resides  on  the  homestead  farm  in  Industry.  He  m.  Not. 
29,  1883,  Martha  L.  Emery,  dau.  of  Hosea  W.  and  Huldah  O. 
(Spinney)  Emery,  q.  v.     Two  children. 

iii.      Arvim^  Josephine,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  19,  1843:  d.  April  26,  1861. 

iv.      James  AL't;usTUS,  b.  in  Livermore,  June  29,  1845;  <lead. 

V.  Fidelia  Angeline,  b.  in  Stark,  Oct.  9,  1846;*  m.  Nov.  19,  1868,  Llew- 
ellyn Norton,  son  of  Joseph  and  Miriam  (Pike)  Norton,  of  Farming- 
ton.  Her  husband  is  a  farmer  and  resides  in  Farmington.  Children  : 
i.  Mary  Etta,  b.  in  Farmington,  Nov.  4,  1869;  m.  Geo.  Wood, 
ii.       Anna  Sands,  b.  in  Farmington,  Aug.  28,  1879. 

vi.  Edwin  Augustus,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  14,  1854;  m.  June  16,  1SS4, 
Thirza  S.  True,  dau.  of  Caleb  G.  and  Dianah  (Snell)  True,  of  Industr>', 
q.  V.  Mr.  Norton  went  to  Middleboro',  Mass.,  in  the  spring  of  1874* 
and  is  still  making  that  place  his  home.     One  child. 


17.  Thomas  Flint  Norton,  son  of  Samuel  and  Anna  (Davis) 
Norton,  married  Eunice  G.  Edgecomb.  Mr.  Norton  was  a  farmer  by 
occupation  and  settled  first  in  Livermore,  where  several  of  his  children 
were  born.  In  March,  i860,  he  exchanged  his  farm  with  William 
Frederic  Johnson  for  the  Capt.  Ezekiel  Hinkley  farm  in  Industry,  on 
which  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  was  a  man  who  had  no 
enemies,  and  a  consistent  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 
During  the  last  of  his  life  he  was  a  great  though  uncomplaining  sufferer. 
He  died  in  Industry,  Feb.  18,  1887,  aged  73  years,  5  months  and  4  days. 
She  died,  June  8,  1891,  aged  63  years. 

Children. 

i.  James  Davis,  b.  in  Livermore,  Jan.  21,  1848;  m.  Oct.  8,  1872,  Elvira 
Hackett,  dau.  of  Horatio  and  Sarah  (Shaw)  Hackett,  of  Taunton, 
Mass.  She  was  b.  in  Middleboro',  Mass.,  Jan.  — ,  1849,  *nd  d.  July 
22,  1876.  He  m.  Feb.  14,  1880,  Ella  K.  Hackett,  a  sister  of  his  first 
wife.  Mr.  Norton  resides  in  Taunton,  Mass.,  and  is  a  carpenter  and 
builder.     Children : 

i.         Allik  p.,  b.  in  Taunton,  June  10,  1873. 

ii.        Arthur  D.,  b.  in  Taunton,  June  11,  1876. 

iii.       Elvira  S.,  )  b.  in  Taunton,  March  6,  1882.     Luella   E.  d. 

iv.       LuKLLA  E.,  J      Nov.. — ,1882. 

V.        Flora  Thomas,  b.  in  Taunton,  Jan.  6,  1890. 
ii.        Cmarlks  TfioMAS,  b.  in  Livermore,  Sept.  18,  1850;   d.  in  Industry,  April 

9,  1863. 
iii.       Annkitk  Sar.\h,  b.  in  Livermore,  Feb.  2,  1856;  m.  Albert  H.  Huntoon, 
son  of  Louis  and  Mary  (Richards)  Huntoon,  of  Livermore,  Me.     He 
is  a  carpenter  and  resides  in  Lynn,  Mass.     Their  children  are : 


♦  Butler's  History  of  FarmingtoH  says  "  born  in  Industry,  Oct.  9,  1S47.' 


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i.        Lilian  E.,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  6,  1874. 
ii.       Clifton  Albert,  b.  in  Lynn,  Mass.,  Aug.  6,  1889. 
iv.      Almira  Lilian,  b.  in  Livermore,  Oct  28, 1858;  m.  April  18, 1887,  James 

S.  Dyer,  son  of  James  and  Betsey  G.  (Snell)  Dyer,  of  New  Sharon. 
V.        Charles  Lee,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  i,  1863;  m.  Oct.  30,  1886,  Emily  S. 
Dyer,  dau.  of  James  and  Betsey  G.  (Snell;  Dyer,  of  New  Sharon. 
Their  children  are : 

i.         Hazell  Funt  (son),  b.  in  Middleboro,  Mass.,  Oct.  6,  1888. 
ii.       Bessie  May,  b.  in  Middleboro,  Mass.,  Feb.  27,  1890. 

18.  William  Hale*  married  Julia  Ann  Norton.  Mr.  Hale  was 
bom  in  Norridgewock,  Aug.  27,  18 19,  and  on  the  breaking  out  of  the 
Civil  War,  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Co.  K,  3d  Maine  Reg't,  Volunteer 
Infantry.  He  was  mustered  into  the  U.  S.  Service  June  4,  1861,  and 
served  with  his  regiment  until  the  battle  of  Gettysburg,  July  2,  1863. 
On  that  day  he  lost  his  right  arm  and  was  severely  wounded  in  the  side. 
Months  of  intense  physical  suffering  followed  and  when,  at  the  end  of 
two  and  one-half  years,  he  was  able  to  return  to  his  family  and  friends, 
he  was  but  a  mere  wreck  of  his  former  self.  After  the  war  he  resided 
for  a  time  in  Industry,  but  for  some  years  past  has  been  an  inmate  of 
the  National  D.  V.  S.  Home,  Chelsea. 

Children. 

i.        Mary  E.,  b.  in  Mercer,  July  30, 1849;  m.  Roscoe  E.  Harlow,  and  resides 

in  Freeman, 
ii.       James  F.,  b.  at  Martha's  Vineyard,  Mass.,  July  28,  1852;    d.  Oct.  18, 

1857. 
iii.      John  W.,  b.  at  Martha's  Vineyard,  Mass.,  Aug.  5,  1855;  d.  Oct.  22, 1857. 
iv.       Mercy  L.,  b.  in   Livermore,  April   27,  1858;    m.  Harry   McCausland. 

Resides  at  Great  Works,  Penobscot  Co.,  Me. 
V.        Annie  S.,  b.  in  East  Livermore,  Dec.  23,  1859;  m.  Daniel  McDonald. 

Resides  at  Augusta. 

20.  Supply  Belcher  Norton,  son  of  Cornelius  and  Margaret 
J.  (Belcher)  Norton,  married  Sarah  H.  Smith.  He  settled  first  on  a 
lot  of  land  joining  his  father's  farm  on  the  west,  and  there  built  the  house 
subsequently  occupied  for  many  years  by  the  late  Luther  Luce.  About 
1834  he  purchased  an  interest  in  the  store  and  goods  of  John  W.  Dunn, 
at  Allen's  Mills,  and  entered  trade.  Soon  afterward  he  bought  his 
partner's  interest  and  became  sole  owner.  Here  he  remained  until 
1 84 1,  w^hen  he  disposed  of  his  store  and  goods  and  in  May,  1844, 
moved  with  his  family  to  Martha's  Vineyard  and  engaged  in  the  whale 
fishery.  Five  years  later  he  sailed  for  CaHfornia,  via  Cape  Horn,  in  the 
bark  Sarah  with  his  brother-in-law,  Capt.  John  O.  Morse.  While  in 
California  he  engaged  in  trade  at  Stockton  and  finally  returned  home  in 
the  ship  Splendid.     After  this  he  kept   a  summer  hotel   and  in   con- 


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nection  with  it  conducted  a  small  farm  on  the  Vineyard.  He  also 
traded  to  a  considerable  extent  with  vessels  touching  at  that  port,  and 
frequently  assisted  captains  to  float  their  vessels  when  stranded.  He 
was  likewise  a  notary  public  for  many  years,  and  in  that  capacity 
received  a  considerable  patronage.  He  died  June  29,  18  71,  aged  71 
years,  8  months  and  13^  days. 

Children. 

i.  Mary  S.,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  29,  1824;*  m.  May  4, 1847,  Capt.  Holmes 
D.  Luce,  of  Tisbury,  Mass.  He  d.  at  sea,  and  she  afterward  m.  June 
20,  1852,  for  her  second  husband,  Capt.  Edward  Harding,  a  retired 
shipmaster.  They  have  two  children,  James  A.  and  Minnie  £.,  both 
of  whom  are  married  and  have  children. 

ii.     •  Margaret  M.,  b.  in  Indiistry,  Oct.  14,  1826;  d.  Feb.  7,  1831. 
26.    iii.      Shubael  Hawes,  b.  in  Industry,  July  23,  1828;  m.  June  11, 1855,  Susan 
M.  Colt,  of  the  family  of  Samuel  Colt,  the  inventor  of  the  revolver 
bearing  his  name. 

iv.  Margaret  A.,  b.  in  Industry,  July  6,  1834;  m.  Capt.  James  Claghom, 
June  II,  185J.  They  have  one  son,  James  Osborne,  who  is  m.  and 
resides  in  Chicago,  111.     He  has  two  sons. 

v.       Sarah  Jane,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  7,  1836;  d.  Oct.  8,  1836. 

vi.      John  Osborne,  b.  in  Industry,  May  13,  1838;  d.  Aug.  i,  1840. 

vii.  John  Osborne,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  15,  1840;  went  to  sea  with  his 
brother,  Shubael,  who  was  then  master  of  the  bark  "  Cleora,"  of  New 
Bedford,  Mass.,  as  a  cabin-boy.  He  rose  to  the  position  of  master  of 
the  bark  "Clarabell,"  and  ship  "Nightengale,"  employed  by  the 
Western  Union  Telegraph  Co.  on  the  Siberian  coast.  Since  then  has 
been  in  Chicago,  111.,  in  business  with  his  cousin,  H.  M.  Wilmarth. 
He  m.  Mary  Gray,  of  Vineyard  Haven,  Mass.  They  have  one  son 
living.    Their  eldest  son  d.  in  1882. 

21.  CuFFORD  Beix:her  Norton,  son  of  Cornelius,  Jr.,  and  Mar- 
garet J.  (Belcher)  Norton,  married  Rhoda  Weeks.  After  gaining  from 
the  school  in  his  own  district  a  good  common  school  education,  he  com- 
pleted his  studies  at  the  Farmington  Academy,  and  engaged  in  teaching 
during  the  fall  and  winter  for  some  years.  He  inherited  the  homestead 
farm  from  his  father,  and  lived  nearly  the  whole  of  his  life  in  the  very 
house  in  which  he  was  born.  During  a  long  series  of  years  he  was  an 
influential  and  leading  citizen  of  the  town.  He  was  a  captain  in  the 
militia,  and  for  twenty-two  years  served  as  a  member  of  the  board  of  select- 
men. He  was  elected  a  representative  to  the  State  Legislature  of  1849, 
and  ran  more  than  forty  votes  ahead  of  the  party  ticket  in  his  own  town. 
In  1859  he  was  elected  county  commissioner  for  six  years,  and  it  is 
believed  filled  the  office  to  the  perfect  acceptance  of  his  large  constit- 
uency. Personally  Mr.  Norton  was  not  a  man  of  positive  convictions, 
but  he  nevertheless  bore  an  irreproachable  character.  He  possessed  a 
mild  disposition,  and  enjoyed  the  friendship  and  confidence  of  a  large 


*This  date  was  furnished  the  author  by  Capt.  Shubael  Hawes  Norton,  and  is  claimed  by 
him  to  be  correct.    The  Industry  Town  Records  give  the  date  of  birth  Dec.  J9,  1S24. 


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circle  of  accjuaintances.  He  disposed  of  his  farm  and  moved  to  Allen's 
Mills  a  few  years  prior  to  his  death,  which  occurred  Oct.  15,  1869. 
His  wife,  Rhoda  (Weeks)  Norton,  was  born  in  Farmington,  July  20, 
1807,  and  died  Sept.  26,  1869. 

Children. 

i.        Velsora  a.,  b.  in  Industry,  March  8, 1830;  m.  June  22, 185 1,  Winthrop 

N.  Luce,  q.  v.     She  d.  in  Industry.  kj.c 

ii.        Horatio  Gates,  b.  in  Industry,  P'eb.  16,  1832;   m.  Feb.  3,  i86i,  Laura 

A.,  dau.  of  Luther  and  Thankful  (Collins)  Luce,  q.  z.     He  d.  Oct.  1 2, 

1862,  J./, 
iii.      Mary  Weeks,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  7,  1834;  m.  March  28,  1852,  Herbert 

B.  Luce,  son  of  David  M.  and  Joanna  (Cottle)  Luce,  q.  v. 
iv.       Laura  A.,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  14,  1835;  m.  Dec.  16,  1857,*  David  M. 

Luce,  son  of  David  M.  and  Joanna  (Cottle)  Luce,  q.  v.     He  d.  in 

New  Vineyard. 
V.        Margaret  Johnson  Belcher,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  28, 1839;  m.  Feb.  3, 

1 86 1,  Luther  Luce,  son  of  Luther  and  Thankful  (Collins) ]Luce,  7.  v. 

She  d.  in  Farmington,  Nov.  4,  1882. 

22.  Warren  Norton,  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Rebecca  (Norton) 
Norton,  married  Sarah  Almira  Pottle,  who  died  in  Phillips,  Me.,  April 
9,  1836.  He  married  for  second  wife  Elmira  Robbins.  Mr.  Norton 
was  a  farmer  and  clothier  and  has  resided  in  Strong,  Phillips,  and  Mt.  Ver- 
non, in  Maine,  also  in  New  Bedford,  Mass.  In  1846  he  went  to  Wis- 
consin, where  he  remained  a  few  years,  and  soon  after  the  discovery  of 
gold  in  California  he  went  to  that  State.  He  was  engaged  in  mining  in 
California  and  Nevada  until  within  two  or  three  years  of  his  death.  His 
wife  Elmira  (born  in  Phillips,  Aug.  15,  18 10),  died  of  consumption, 
in  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  July  6,  1851.     He  died  in  Augusta,  Jan.  12,  1884. 

Children. 

i.        Warren,  b.  in  Strong,  Feb.  5,  1830;  resides  in  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

ii.       Julia  Eastman,  b.  in  Strong,  Sept.  8,  1832;  m.  June  12, 1854,  Augustus 

W.  Coolidge.     Resides  in  Livermore,  Me.    Two  children, 
iii.       MVRA,  b.  in  Phillips,  Aug.  28,  1834;  m.  June  17,  1858,  Cyrenus  W.  Has- 

kins.     Resides  in  New  Bedford,  Mass. 
iv.       Martha  E.,  b.  in  Mt.  Vernon,  July  21,  1838;  m.  June  20,  i860,  Samuel 

Anderson,  of  Bath.     She  d.  in  Bath,  March  16,  1889.    Two  sons. 
V.        Mary  A.,  b.  in  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  July  20,  1846;  unmd. 

23.  Charles  G.  Norton,  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Rebecca  (Norton) 
Norton,  married  Lucy  Mayhew.  He  acquired  a  good  education  in  the 
English  branches  and  engaged  in  teaching  and  farming.  He  lived  for 
many  years  in  Industry  at  the  head  of  Clear  Water  Pond,  on  the  farm 
recently  occupied  by  Wm.  D.  Norton  and  sons.  His  wife,  Lucy  (  Mayhew) 
Norton,  died  Jan.   19,  1832,  and  he  married,  Feb.   19,  1833,  Sylvina 


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Hayes,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Ruth  (Hobbs)  Hayes.  While  a  resident 
of  Industry  he  frequently  filled  the  office  of  superintending  school  com- 
mittee and  was  elected  town  clerk  in  1839  ^^^  1840.  From  Industry 
he  removed  to  Norridgewock,  where  he  remained  for  some  years. 
After  that  he  resided  for  many  years  in  the  town  of  Farmington.  He 
died  June  2,  1884,  and  in  1887  his  widow  went  to  reside  with  her 
daughter  and  only  surviving  child  in  California. 

Children. 

i.         Lucy  Mayhew,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  24,  1834.     She  was  educated  at  Mt. 

Holyoke  Seminary,  taught  school  for  some  years  and  m.  Emerson  J. 

Crane,  of  San  Lorenzo,  Cal.,  Jan.  i,  1864,  where  she  now  resides,  s.  p. 

ii.        Rebecka,  b.  in  Industry,  May  12,  1836;   d.  Jan.  28,  i860. 

iii.       WiNTHROP,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  19,  1838;  d.  in  War  of  Rebellion,  Sept. 

20,  1863. 
iv.      Edward  Payson,  b.  in  Industry,  May  3,  1841;  m.  Mary  E.  Cobb,  of 
Rockland,  Me.,  Sept.  20,  1866.     For  some  years  a  merchant  in  New 
Orleans,  subsequently  in  business  with  his  father-in-law,  Francis  Cobb, 
of  Rockland,  where  he  d.  June  14,  1885.     Children: 
i.        Martha  Hayes,  b.  Nov.  8,  1867;  d.  April  23,  1869. 
ii.       Frank,  b.  Dec.  20,  1870. 
iii.      Mary,  b.  Aug.  31,  1877. 

24.  WiNTHROP  Norton,  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Rebecca  (Norton) 
Norton,  married  Mary  Davis,  who  was  born  in  Strong,  Oct.  8,  181 2, 
and  died  April  7,  1880.  His  father  died  when  he  was  but  nine  years 
old,  and  his  mother  married  soon  after,  Capt.  Isaac  Wilson.  In  the  fall 
of  1823  his  step-father  moved  to  the  town  of  Strong.  Here  Mr.  Norton 
spent  his  whole  life,  figuring  prominently  in  town  affairs  and  as  an  enter- 
prising business  man.  He  was  for  a  long  period  of  years  a  clothier  and 
wool-carder,  and  for  a  time  a  manufacturer  of  cotton-batting  and  wad- 
ding. He  likewise  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  potato-starch  in  com- 
pany with  the  Porter  Brothers,  of  Strong.  For  many  years  he  was  a 
member  of  the  board  of  superintending  school  committee  in  Strong,  and 
also  treasurer  of  the  North  Franklin  Agricultural  Society.  Appreciating 
his  sterling  business  qualifications  and  strict  integrity,  his  townsmen 
repeatedly  elected  him  as  their  treasurer,  which  office  he  held  at  the 
time  of  his  death.  He  was  also  elected  county  treasurer  in  1868.  In 
principle  and  practice  Mr.  Norton  was  a  zealous  temperance  man,  and 
one  of  the  original  members  of  the  Republican  party,  organized  in  Strong 
in  1854.  He  died  in  Strong,  Jan.  i,  1873,  aged  nearly  68  years.  Rev. 
Jonas  Burnham,  who  preached  his  funeral  sermon,  spoke  from  the  fol- 
lowing eminently  appropriate  words :  "  Mark  the  perfect  man,  and 
behold  the  upright,  for  the  end  of  that  man  is  peace."  The  following 
item,  relative  to  his  death,  and  showing  the  esteem  in  which  Mr.  Norton 
was  held  by  his  townsmen,  is  copied  from  the  Farmington  Chronicle. 


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**  Hon.  Washington  L.  Daggett  writes  from  Strong,  under  the  date   of 
March  3  : 

**  At  the  annual  town  meeting  held  to-day  in  this  town,  the  following  tes- 
timonial to  one  of  our  most  lamented  citizens  was  presented  by  Col.  B.  F. 
Eastman,  and  unanimously  adopted  and  ordered  to  be  spread  upon  the  records 
of  the  town :  *  Whereas,  since  our  last  annual  town  meeting,  Winthrop  Nor- 
ton, Esq.,  our  late  town  treasurer,  has  gone  the  way  of  all  the  earth,  therefore 
Resolved:  That  in  the  death  of  Winthrop  Norton,  Esq.,  the  town  has  lost 
one  of  its  most  valued  citizens,  as  well  as  one  of  the  best  of  town  officers, — 
he  having  held  several  town  offices,  besides  having  served  as  treasurer  during 
twelve  consecutive  years,  in  all  of  which  he  discharged  his  duties  efficiently 
and  with  strict  fidelity.  His  loss  we  deeply  deplore.'  This  is  a  merited 
compliment  to  one  worthy  the  affectionate  regard  of  our  people." 

From  the  minutes  of  the  Franklin  County  Conference  (Congrega 
tional)  the  subjoined  eulogistic  remarks  are  copied  : 

"Dea.  Winthrop  Norton,  for  thirty-nine  years  a  faithful  servant  of  Christ, 
liberal  in  his  benefaction,  a  pillar  in  the  church,  and  a  tower  of  strength  in 
the  community,  has  been  called  higher." 

Children. 

i.        Charles  Augustus,  b.  in  Strong,  April  5,  1845;  d.  Sept.  18,  1847. 
ii.       Mariha  Jane,  b.  in  Strong,  March  4,  1849;  m.  James  T.  Skillings, 
iii.       Charlk  Edwin,  b.  in  Strong,  Sept.  7,  1852.     I^ft  home  when  a  young 
man.     Present  residence,  if  living,  is  unknown  to  his  friends. 

25.  Tristram  Norton,  son  of  Samuel  and  Susannah  W.  (Davis) 
Norton,  married  Amanda  A.  Durrell.  He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  in 
Kingfield. 

Children. 

27.    i,        Lavella  Augustus,  \  b.  in  Kingfield,  Feb.  16,  i860.     Lavella  A.  m.  Aug. 
ii.       Stella  Francfls,       j       19,  1883,  Imogene  F.  Parker,  dau.  of  Joseph  N. 

and  Josephine  (Boyinton)   Parker,  of  New  Portland.     Stella  F.,  m. 

Sept.  6,  1881,  Samuel  Vi>se,  son  of and  Ruth  (Hanson)  Vose, 

of  New  Portland.     Mr.  Vose  is  a  shoedealer  and  resides  at  Madison. 

They  have  two  children:   Agnes,  b.  1884,  and  Grace,  b.  1887. 
iii.       William  F.,  b.  in  Kingfield,  P'eb.  21,  1871. 

26.  Capt.  Shubael  Hawes  Norton  was  born  in  Industry,  Maine, 
July  23,  1828,  in  a  house  near  where  his  grandfather,  Cornelius  Norton, 
made  his  first  clearing  on  the  New  Vineyard  Gore.  He  was  the  oldest 
son  of  Supply  B.  and  Sarah  H.  (Smith)  Norton,  and  was  the  first  child 
born  in  the  forementioned  house.  He  first  attended  school  in  the  dis- 
trict school-house  on  the  Gore  and  afterwards  in  the  brick  school-house 
at  Allen's  Mills.  He  made  a  public  profession  of  religion  in  April, 
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Mass.,  where  he  attended  school  until  the  month  of  April,  1844,  when 
he  sailed  as  steerage  boy  on  the  ship  York,  of  Edgartown,  Mass., 
George  Coffin,  master.  "On  the  morning  I  sailed  on  my  first  voyage," 
writes  Captain  Norton,  "  my  sister  Mary  took  me  to  her  room,  where  we 
knelt  together  and  sought  God's  protection  and  blessing,"  and  no  one 
who  follows  the  story  of  his  eventful  life  and  notes  his  almost  miraculous 
escapes  can  for  a  moment  doubt  that  the  kind  Father  heard  and 
answered  those  prayers.  Three  times  during  this  voyage  he  fell  from 
aloft,  three  times  the  boat  in  which  he  pulled  the  after  oar  was  crushed 
by  whales,  and  yet  he  escaped  unharmed.  The  York  sailed  around  Cape 
Horn  and  cruised  for  two  seasons  off  the  northwest  coast,  and  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch  had  an  opportunity  of  visiting  many  ports,  including 
the  Sandwich,  Society  and  other  islands.  He  arrived  at  home  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1847,  having  just  completed  the  first  half  of  his  nineteenth  year. 
He  received  a  two-hundredth  lay,  and  his  wages  amounted  to  $208.  In 
May,  1847,  he  sailed  from  Vineyard  Haven,  Mass.,  on  the  schooner 
Harvest,  of  Searsport,  Maine,  engaged  in  freighting,  and  visited  all  the 
principal  ports  from  Bangor  to  New  Orleans  and  the  West  Indies.  This 
vessel  seemed  doomed  to  misfortune  and  twice,  while  Captain  Norton 
was  with  her,  she  was  on  fire,  and  twice  came  near  foundering  at  sea. 
He  left  the  vessel  at  New  Orleans,  in  March,  1848,  the  offer  of  a  first 
officer's  berth  being  no  temptation  to  remain.  After  leaving  the  Har- 
vest, he  shipped  on  the  bark  Isabella,  Captain  Griffin,  of  Richmond, 
Me.,  for  New  York.  The  captain  was  a  fine  christian  gentleman,  but 
his  crew  was  a  set  of  pirates.  The  vessel  narrowly  escaped  shipwreck 
off  the  Jersey  coast  in  a  terrific  gale.  He  shipped  second  officer  of 
the  new  brig,  Governor  Carver,  of  Fairhaven,  Mass.,  in  June,  1848,  and 
received  fifteen  dollars  per  month  for  his  services.  He  left  after  the 
first  voyage  and  sailed  August  3,  1848,  on  the  whaleship  Mary,  of  Ed- 
gartown, Mass.,  Captain  Frederick  Crocker,  as  steerer  of  the  mate's 
boat.  The  Mary  doubled  the  Cape  of  Good  Hope  and  cruised  off  New 
Holland  in  the  China  and  Sooloo  seas,  and  also  in  the  Pacific  Ocean. 
As  usual.  Captain  Norton  was  very  successful,  and  his  boat's  crew  on  one 
occasion  took  six  whales  at  one  lowering  of  their  boat.  At  the  Isle  of 
Celebes,  assisted  by  the  captain  and  a  shipmate,  he  captured  an  enor- 
mous boa-constrictor.  "  Of  the  events  of  this  voyage  alone,"  writes 
Captain  Norton,  "  an  interesting  volume  might  be  written."  He  arrived 
home  in  November,  185 1,  and  attended  school  during  the  following 
winter.  He  sailed  first  officer  of  the  bark  Cleora,  in  April,  1852,  bound 
on  a  whaling  voyage  with  his  uncle,  Captain  James  L.  Smith.  After  a 
successful   cruise  of  nearly  three  years,  the  Cleora  set  sail  for  home. 


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Touching  at  St.  Helena,  Captain  Norton  was  engaged  to  take  the  ship 
Finland,  of  Baltimore,  Md.,  to  Ix^ndon,  its  commander  having  just  died 
at  St.  Helena.  When  only  a  few  days  out  the  Finland  sprung  a  leak, 
and  after  a  perilous  and  toilsome  voyage.  Captain  Norton  succeeded  in 
reaching  a  Brazilian  port,  with  an  exhausted  crew  and  the  ship  in  a  sink- 
ing condition.  He  married,  June  ii,  1855,  Susan  M.  Colt,  daughter  of 
Captain  Henry  Colt,  and  a  cousin  of  Col.  Samuel  Colt,  of  revolver 
fame.  He  sailed  as  master  of  the  bark  Cleora,  June  18, 1855,  and  com- 
menced taking  oil  when  a  few  days  out.  So  good  luck  attended  him 
that  in  a  cruise  of  less  than  three  years  he  cleared  nearly  seven  thousand 
dollars.  Oct.  15,  1858,  Captain  Norton  sailed  as  master  of  the  ship 
Splendid,  of  Edgartown,  Mass.,  on  a  four  years'  sperm-whaling  cruise. 
He  was  accompanied  by  his  wife,  she  being  the  first  woman  who  had 
sailed  from  that  port  on  such  a  voyage.  In  the  Gulf  Stream  the  Splen- 
did encountered  a  hurricane  in  which  she  was  dismasted  and  came  near 
foundering,  but  was  almost  miraculously  saved,  and  after  out-riding  the 
gale  put  into  port  at  Norfolk,  Va.,  for  repairs.  When  the  ship  agaip 
resumed  her  voyage  bad  luck  attended  her  for  a  twelvemonth.  Whales 
were  frequently  struck,  but  none  were  captured  and  the  crew  narrowly 
escaped  shipwreck  in  the  Aloo  Straits.  Here,  when  the  ship  was  swept 
in  among  the  rocks  by  a  strong  tide,  in  a  calm,  the  piratical  natives  of 
the  Isle  of  Pautar,  thought  they  had  a  prize  and  in  their  delight  swung 
their  torches  and  made  the  air  hideous  with  their  bowlings.  Fortunately 
a  breeze  sprang  up  and  blew  from  off  the  land,  and  the  ship  was  saved 
from  its  impending  doom.  Notwithstanding  all  these  unfavorable  circum- 
stances, the  voyage  eventually  proved  a  very  profitable  one.  The  wife 
of  Captain  Norton  died  quite  suddenly  in  December,  1864.  He  subse- 
quently married  for  his  second  wife,  Ellen  M.  Vincent,  daughter  of  Hon. 
Samuel  G.  Vincent,  July  26,  1865.  His  last  voyage  was  in  the  bark 
Alaska,  a  fine-looking,  fast-sailing  new  ship,  built  by  Hon.  Jonathan 
Bourne,  of  New  Bedford,  for  him.  All  her  appointments  were  first- 
class,  costing,  ship  and  outfits,  $75,000.  A  large  amount  of  trade  was 
taken  on  this  voyage,  owned  equally  by  the  captain  and  owners  to  be 
exchanged  for  recruits ;  gold  in  bars,  spices,  turtle  shell,  whalebone, 
Birds  of  Paradise,  elephants'  tusks,  pearls,  choice  shells,  gums,  sandal- 
wood and  ebony.  His  wife  and  son,  Herbert  Lincoln,  sailed  with  him 
on  this  voyage,  leaving  New  Bedford  Aug.  21,  1867.  He  left 
the  Alaska,  having  been  severely  injured  while  taking  a  whale  along- 
side the  ship  when  short  handed,  four  boats  and  crews  having  been 
lost  from  the  ship,  which,  however,  reached  Celebes  Island  in  safety, 
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he  is  able  to  here  give  only  a  brief  outline  of  a  few  of  the  interesting 
events  of  Captain  Norton's  busy  life,  for  to  tell  of  his  numerous  adven- 
tures, how  he  fell  from  the  icy  mast-head,  off  Cape  Horn,  crushing  a 
boat  in  his  descent  and  narrowly  escaping  instant  death  ;  of  his  fortunate 
escape  from  a  watery  grave,  when,  with  his  boat  and  crew,  he  was  blown 
on  a  coral  reef  in  a  gale ;  of  his  contest  with  a  mutinous  crew  wherein 
the  mate  was  seriously  injured  and  both  came  near  losing  their  lives ;  of 
his  sawing  off  the  ropes  at  mast-head,  in  a  hurricane,  relieving  the  ves- 
sel of  a  mass  of  wreckage  and  thus  saving  the  ship,  would  be  sufficient 
to  fill  a  whole  volume.  Captain  Norton  has  been  for  several  years 
employed  in  the  Revenue  Marine  as  boarding  officer  of  the  Port  of 
Vineyard  Haven,  where  nearly  8,000  vessels  anchor  annually.  Both  the 
captain  and  his  wife  are  influential  and  valued  members  of  the  Metho- 
dist Church,  as  was  also  his  first  wife.  He  now  resides  in  Cottage  City, 
Mass.,  of  which  place  he  is  a  useful  and  highly  honored  citizen. 

Children. 

i.  Herbert  L.,  b.  1866;  he  started  in  the  grocery,  grain,  limey  wood  and 
coal  business  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years.  He  is  a  very  capable, 
reliable  christian  young  man. 

ii.       Florence,  b.  1870. 

ay.  Lavella  Augustus  Norton,  son  of  Tristram  and  Amanda  A. 
(Durrell)  Norton,  married  Imogene  F.  Parker.  Entered  the  Farming- 
ton  State  Normal  School,  and  graduated  from  that  institution  in  the  class 
of  1 88 1.  He  is  a  carpenter  and  builder  by  trade  and  employs  his  win- 
ters in  teaching.  He  has  served  on  the  board  of  superintending  school 
committee. 

Children. 

i.         Parker  L.,  b.  in  Kingfield,  Jan.  n,  1885. 
ii.        Stella  J.,  b.  in  Kingfield,  Sept.  26,  1886. 


Peter  Norton,  son  of  Zachariah  and  Hannah  (Smith)  Norton,  was 
born  on  Martha's  Vineyard,  April  26,  1782.  He  was  a  brother  of 
Dehave  Norton  (born  Sept.  16,  1780),  who  married,  April  23,  1801, 
Phebe  Pease,  of  Farmington,  and  who  was  for  a  time  a  resident  of  Indus- 
try, and  a  signer  of  the  petition  for  incorporation  of  the  town.  He  mar- 
ried Margaret  Look  (born  April  24,  1776),  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Margaret  (Chase)  Look,  of  Tisbury,  Mass.,  q.  v.  Mr.  Norton  settied 
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Spinney.     He  lived  in  town  some  years  and  then  removed  to  Madison, 
where  he  died. 

Children. 

i.  Mercy,  b.  Feb.  17,  1807;  d.  June  23,  1808. 

ii.  Mercy,  b.  March  23,  1809;  m.  a  Savage. 

iii.  Clement,  b.  Nov.  23,  18 10;  m.    Died  in  Madison. 

iv.  Abigail,  b.  Sept.  23,  181 2. 

Elihu  Norton,  a  brother  of  the  forementioned  Peter,  was  born  July 
3,  1787,  and  married,  Jan.  22,  1818,  Mary  Fletcher,  of  Augusta.  She 
died  April  6,  1826,  and  he  married,  Jan.  10,  1827,  for  his  second  wife, 
Hannah  D.  Page,  of  Bath.  He  resided  for  some  eight  or  ten  years  in 
Industry,  on  the  farm  known  as  the  Benjamin  Warren  Norton  farm. 
He  died  in  Sunbury,  111.,  Sept.  24,  1868,  his  wife  having  died  March 
15,  1864.  Of  his  seven  children  the  Industry  Town  Records  give  only 
the  births  of  those  by  his  second  wife. 

Children. 

i.        Wilson  Page,  b.  Nov.  17,  1827. 

ii.       Klizabeth  Huntington,  b.  Aug.  24,  1829. 

iii.       Minerva  HuNTiN(rroN,  b.  Aug.  14,  1832. 


AN.SET.  Norton  came  from  Edgartown,  Dukes  Co.,  Mass.,  where  he 
had  owned  a  fine  farm  on  which  was  a  valuable  orchard.  He  sold  his 
estate  at  a  great  sacrifice  when  he  decided  to  immigrate  to  the  District  of 
Maine.  As  nearly  as  can  be  learned,  he  came  directly  to  the  New 
Vineyard  Gore,  where  he  purchased  two  hundred  acres  of  the  north- 
west section.  He  married  Deborah  Vinson,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  and 
Deborah  (Stuart)  Vinson,  and  died,  says  Esq.  Wm.  Allen,  in  18 10. 
His  widow  died  in  Industry,  aged  about  93  years  and  4  months. 

Children. 

Nathan,  settled  in  Philadelphia.  He  was  a  man  of  superior  education 
and  much  force  of  character.  A  sea  captain;  was  lost  at  sea.  Four 
children. 
Lkvi,  m.  Anna  Meader,  dau.  of  Francis  and  Mary  (HoUey)  Meader,  of 
Industry.  He  d.  and  she  m.  (pub.  Sept.  13,  1807),  for  second  hus- 
band, Solomon  Luce,  son  of  Jonathan  and  Urana  (Luce)  Luce,  of 
New  Vineyard.     Children : 

i.        Julia  Ann,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  June  8,  1800;  m.  

Pinkham,  of  Strong, 
ii.        Fanny  Tkmple,  b.  May  27,  1802;  m.  Simeon  Weymouth,  of 

Freeman, 
iii.       Mary  Mjiader,  b.  in  Farmington,  Sept.  11,  1805;*  m.  Oct. 
4,  1825,  Noah  Pratt,  Jr. 


*  Farmington  Town  Records.    The  Records  of  Industry  give  the  year  1814,  the  month  and 
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John  Merchant.  He  built  a  house  on  the  Mayhew  lot  in  Farmington. 
He  then  went  to  sea,  intending  to  marry  on  his  return  home,  but  was 
drowned.  (His  nephew,  Chas.  Graham,  says  he  was  the  youngest 
child  of  Ansel  Norton.) 

Sarah,  m.  Aaron  Pease,  of  Hope,  Me. 

Lucy,  m.  a  Luce ;  her  son,  Capt.  George  Luce,  resides  on  the  island  of 
Nantucket,  Mass. 

Ann,  b.  in  1772;  m.  Benjamin  (?)  Hervey,  who  was  killed  by  a  falling 
tree,  leaving  one  dau.,  Nancy  (b.  in  Barrettstown,*  May  8,  1798),  who 
m.  William  B.  Davis,  son  of  Capt.  David  and  Olive  (Mayhew)  Davis, 
of  Industry.  She  m.  Jan.  10,  1805,  for  her  second  husband,  Capt. 
Jonathan  Cushman,  of  Farmington,  son  of  James  and  Hannah  (Negus) 
Cushman,  by  whom  she  had  four  children.  She  d.  May  i,  1850,  aged 
78  years. 

Deborah,  m.  Asa  Conant,  one  of  the  pioneet  settlers  on  the  Lowell  Strip 
in  Industry.  They  had  two  daughters,  and  four  sons,  viz.:  Asa, 
Simeon,  Warren,  and  Sewall,  who  now  (1889)  resides  at  Camden 
Harbor. 

Jkdidah,  b.  in  Edgartown,  Mass.;  m.  James  Graham,  of  Hope,  Me.  She 
d.  in  Industry,  Jan.  30,  1835,  ^S^^  54  Y^^^  ^^^  some  months. 


Jabez  Norton,  son  of  Isaac  and  Hannah  (Norton)  Norton,  was 
born,  probably  in  Edgartown,  Dukes  Co.,  Mass.,  Sept.  18,  1738.  He 
was  a  brother  of  Abner  Norton,  but  the  writer  has  not  been  able  to 
establish  the  existing  relationship  between  these  brothers  and  Major  Peter 
Norton,  though  undoubtedly  like  him,  they  were  descendants  of  Nicho- 
las Norton.  Mr.  Norton  came  to  Industry  about  1795,  and  settled  on 
the  northern  part  of  lot  No.  21,  on  the  Lowell  Strip.  Here  he  cleared 
land  and  built  a  log-house  for  his  family  ;  this  he  afterward  replaced  by 
the  substantial  framed  one  now  standing  on  the  premises.  He  eventu- 
ally surrendered  the  care  of  the  farm  to  his  son  Jabez.  He  married 
Phebe  Luce,  who  was  born  January,  1745,  and  died  April,  1806.  He 
died  in  181 2,  aged  74  years. 

Children, 
i.         Mary,  b.  in  Edgartown,  Mass.,  April  5,  1773;  m.  Capt.  William  Roach. 

1.  ii.       Jabez,  b.  in  Edgartown,  Mass.,  Aug.  22,  1777;   m.  Sept.  15,  1804,  Mary 

Luce,  dau.  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Merry)  Luce,  q.  v.  She  d.,  and 
he  m.  Oct.  29,  1814,  Abigail  Daggett,  dau.  of  Tristram  and  Jane 
(Merry)  Daggett,  q.  v. 

2.  iii.       Sprowki.,  b.  in  F^dgartown,  Mass.,  July  4,  1871;   m.  July  12,  1801,  Nancy 

Eveleth,  dau.  of  James  and  Betsey  (Williams)  Eveleth,  q.  z'. 

3.  iv.       Elijah,  b.  in  Edgartown,  Mass.,  Feb.  9,  1788;  m.  Rhoda  Norton,  dau. 

of  Hayes  and  Rhoda  (Norton)  Norton,  of  Edgartown. 

I.  Jabez  Norton,  son  of  Jabez  and  Phebe  (Luce)  Norton,  married 
Mary  Luce,  Jan.  10,  1810.  Mr.  Norton  purchased  the  homestead  of  his 
father  and  provided  for  him  a  comfortable  home  while  he  lived.  He 
sold  to  Obed  Norton,  Jan.  13,  181 6,  and  removed  to  lot  No.  20,  adjoin- 


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ing,  more  recently  known  as  the  Charles  H.  True  farm.  He  resided 
there  fifteen  years  and  then  sold  to  his  brother-in-law,  Timothy  Daggett, 
Nov.  25,  1830,  and  early  the  following  year  moved  to  the  town  of  Lee, 
then  an  unbroken  wilderness,  he  being  the  second  person  to  take  up 
land  in  that  township.  While  a  resident  of  Industry  his  wife  died,  and 
he  married  for  second  wife,  Oct.  29,  18 14,  Abigail,  daughter  of  Tristram 
and  Jane  (Merry)  Daggett,  q.  v.  While  a  resident  of  Industry  he  was 
selectman  and  captain  of  the  militia.     Of  him  Esq.  William  Allen  writes  : 

**  He  was  one  of  the  best  of  men,  a  pious  Methodist,  mild  and  conciliatory 
in  his  manners,  conscientious  in  the  discharge  of  his  duty,  a  friend  and 
admirer  of  all  good  men.  He  was  industrious  and  prudent,  was  persuaded 
to  take  a  military  commission  and  was  promoted  to  captain ;  but  did  not  par- 
take or  incline  to  the  vicious  habits  so  common  with  military  officers  of  treat- 
ing himself,  as  well  as  his  men,  with  intoxicating  liquor  at  military  trainings/' 

He  died  April  9,  1861,  aged  83  years,  7  months  and  17  days.     His 
widow  died  in  Lee,  Jan.  6.  1884,  aged  90  years,  5  months,  14  days. 

Children. 

i.        Cordelia,  b.  in  Inclustr>',  1805;  m.  July  20, ,  Thomas  J.  Bryant; 

moved  to  Lee,  where  she  d.  about  1843.     ^^i^^  children. 

ii.  Jabez,  b.  in  Industry,  1806;  m.  Lydia  Weeks  and  resided  in  Illinois  when 
last  heard  from.     Four  children. 

iii.      ,  b.  in  Industry;   d.  young. 

iv.       ,  b.  in  Industry;    d.  young. 

V.        Mary,  b.  in  Industry;  d.  young. 

vi.      Tristram,  b.  in  Industry,  where  he  d.  at  the  age  of  eleven  years. 

vii.  Benjamin,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  25, 1820;  m.  Roxana  Patterson.  Resided 
in  Brunswick,  Minn.,  when  last  heard  from. 

viii.  Clementine,  b.  in  Industry;  m.  Charles  Webber.  Resides  in  Spring- 
field, Me.,  s.p. 

ix.  George  Butler,  b.  in  Industry,  March  3,  1826;  m.  Dec.  3,  1854, 
Minerva  Gatchell  (b.  in  Plymouth,  Me.,  Dec.  14,  1837),  d*"-  of  Albert 
S.  and  Lydia  S.  (Staples)  Gatchell.  Went  to  Black  River,  Wis.,  in 
1 87 1,  and  in  the  spring  of  1873  to  Stillwater,  Minn.  Overseer  of  a 
large  crew  of  lumbermen.  Injured  by  a  falling  tree  and  d.  in  Pine 
City,  Minn.,  Vth.  9,  1873.  Five  children.  His  widow  m.  J.  B. 
Blanchard,  and  resides  in  Moorhead,  Minn. 

X.        Hannah  L.,  b.  in  Industry,  June  29,  1828;  m.  Jan.  9, ,  Rufus  W. 

Noble,  son  of  Isaac  and  Mary  (Coffin)  Noble,  blacksmith.  Resides  at 
Summer  St.,  Portland,  Me. 

xi.  Harrison  Allen,  b.  in  Industry,  March  17,  1831;  m.  Feb.  2,  1856, 
Lucy  S.  Dwelley,  dau.  of  Allan  and  Polly  (Hodges)  Dwelley.  She 
was  b.  in  Springfield,  Me.,  Feb.  4,  1824.  Farmer;  resides  in  Lee. 
Five  children. 

xii.  Simon  Lowell,  b.  in  Lee,  Me.,  June  29,  1833;  "™-  April  — ,  1858, 
Angeline  Merrill  (b.  in  Lee,  Me.,  Dec.  13,  1837),  ^*^-  of  James  and 
Mary  (Hewey)  Merrill.  She  d.  in  I^e,  Jan.  27,  1881.  Mr.  Norton 
served  as  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  from  Sept.  i,  1863,  to 
June  10,  1865,  in  Co.  D,  19th  Reg't,  Me.  Infantry.  Wounded  at  the 
battle  of  the  Wilderness,  May.  6, 1 864.  He  is  a  lumberman  and  farmer, 
and  resides  in  Minnesota.     Seven  children. 

xiii.  Cyru.s  Dorci^s,  b.  in  Lee,  Me.,  May  28,  1836.  When  last  heard  from 
resided  near  Atken,  Minn.;   unmd. 


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a.  Sprowel  Norton,  son  of  Jabez  and  Phebe  (Luce)  Norton, 
married  Nancy  Eveleth.  After  his  marriage  he  settled  on  lot  No.  20, 
on  the  Lowell  Strip,  now  known  as  the  Charles  H.  B.  True  farm.  Here 
he  cleared  some  land  and  built  a  log-house  some  distance  up  the  moun- 
tain and  north  of  the  present  road.  At  the  time  of  his  marriage  no 
settler  on  the  Lowell  Strip  had  a  title  of  the  land  he  occupied.  Some 
years  later  an  effort  was  made  to  purchase  the  entire  strip,  and  Mr. 
Norton  was  chosen  one  of  a  committee  of  three  to  negotiate  for  the 
same  (see  p,  jo).  This  venture  proved  extremely  disastrous  in  a  finan- 
cial sense  to  all  concerned,  and  hoping  to  better  his  condition  by  finding 
some  lucrative  employment,  he  returned  to  Martha's  Vineyard.  He 
afterward  went  to  New  Orleans  in  company  with  his  son  and  Capt.  Jeruel 
Butler,  where  all  died  of  yellow  fever.  His  death  occurred  at  Natchez, 
Miss.,  Sept.  I,  1824,  at  the  age  of  43  years,  i  month  and  27  days. 
After  the  death  of  her  husband,  Mrs.  Norton  married  (pub.  Oct.  23, 
1830),  Tristram  Daggett,  of  Industry,  for  his  second  wife.  She  died 
April  18,  1846. 

Children. 

i.  Maria,  b.  in  Industry,  June  15,  1804;  m.  Jnly  25,  1826,  James  Manter, 
son  of  Capt.  Benjamin  and  Abigail  (West)  Manter,  g.  v. 

ii.  Benjamin  Franklin,  b.  in  Industry,  May  23,  1807;  d.  in  New  Orleans, 
Aug.  18,  1824. 

iii.  Betsey  Williams,  b.  in  Industry,  June  7,  1809;  m.  Dec.  4, 1828,  William 
West  Manter,  son  of  Henry  and  Mary  (West)  Manter,  q.  v, 

3.  EujAH  Norton,  son  of  Jabez  and  Phebe  (Luce)  Norton,  mar- 
ried Rhoda  Norton.  He  has  resided  in  Industry,  New  Vineyard,  Lee, 
and  Stark.  For  many  years  he  was  a  victim  to  a  species  of  mania ;  at 
such  times  he  was  much  given  to  wandering  from  place  to  place,  mut 
tering  rhymes  of  his  own  composing,  of  which  the  following,  concerning 
the  breaking  of  his  pipe  is  a  sample  : 

"  I  broke  my  pipe  to-day. — 
My  pipe  was  made  of  clay; 
And  if  I  break  my  pipe  again, 
ril  throw  my  pipe  away." 

He  died  in  Industry,  April  i,  1863,  at  the  age  of  75  years,  r  month  and 
22  days.  His  wife,  who  was  born  in  Edgartown,  Mass.,  in  1785,  returned 
to  Martha's  Vineyard,  and  died  in  Tisbury,  Feb.  25,  1874,  aged  89 
years. 

Children. 

i.        Mary  L.,  b.  in  Industry;  d.  at  the  age  of  one  year, 
4.     ii.       Olive,  b.  in  Industry,  June  11,  1815;  m.  Aug.  20,  1838,  Samuel  Remick, 
son  of  Nathaniel  and  Eliza  (Dinsmore)  Remick. 
iii.       William  R.,  b.  in  New  Vineyard;  d.  at  the  age  of  one  year. 


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iv.  Sarah  Ann,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  July  9,  1822;  m.  Nov.  3, 1850,  Ephraim 
N.  Wescott,  son  of  Major  and  Frances  (Nason)  Wescott,  of  Anson. 
Their  child,  Ellen  F.,  d.  in  1853,  aged  4  mos.  She  was  divorced  and 
subsequently  m.  March  i,  1870,  Abraham  L.  Holmes,  of  Cold  Spring, 
L.  I.  Mr.  Holmes  was  a  brickmaker  by  trade.  He  d.  at  Cold  Spring 
Harbor,  L.  I.,  Sept.  — ,  1888.  Mrs,  Holmes  then  made  her  home  in 
West  Tisbury,  Mass.,  where  she  d.  of  apoplexy.  May  4,  1892. 

V.        Caroline  M.,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Oct.  7,  1823;  m.  April  24,  1852,  at 
Falmouth.  Mass.,  Theodore  Luce,  son  of  Willard  and  Love  (Lewis) 
Luce,  of  Tisbury,  Mass.     Her  husband  is  a  farmer  and  resides  in  Tis- 
bury, Mass.     Their  children : 
i.        Ellsworth  A.,  b.  in  Tisbury,  Oct.  1 1,  1855;  d.  Jan.  — ,  i860, 
ii.        Henry  L.,  b,  in  Tisbury,  Oct.  17,  1863;  m.  Annie  I^wton. 

4.  Samuel  Remick*  married  Olive  Norton.  Mr.  Remick  was  bom 
in  Chester,  Rockingham  Co.,  N.  H.,  and  his  parents  afterward  removed 
to  Anson.  After  his  marriage  he  settled  in  Anson  and  engaged  in  farm- 
ing. He  has  followed  the  occupation  of  farmer  all  his  life,  and  now 
(1892)  resides  in  Stark,  where  his  wife  died  Jan.  16,  1887. 

Children. 

i.        John  Dinsmore,  b.  in  Anson,  Sept.  11,  1838;  m.  Sept.  i,  1870,  Ann  F. 

Manter,  dau.  of  Elijah  and  Irene  C.  (Shaw)  Manter,  q.  v,    A  farmer, 

resides  in  Anson.    Three  sons, 
ii.        Sarah  Ann,  b.  in  Anson,  Oct.  i,  1840;  m.  Allen  H.  Putnam.     Resides 

in  Humboldt  Co.,  Cal.     Two  children, 
iii.       William  Lyman,  b.  in  Anson,  May  10,  1843;  n™*  Nov.  26,  1868,  Annie 

W.  Merry,  dau.   of  William    B.  and   Caroline  (West)   Merry,  q.  v. 

Resides  in  Madison.     One  child, 
iv.       Reuben  Dinsmork,  b.  in  Anson,  Oct.  2,  1844;  d.  April  11,  1845. 
V.        Amos  Couch,  b.  in  Anson,  July  5,  1846;   m.  Ella  Orr.     Resides  in  San 

Luis,  Obispo  Co.,  Cal.     Four  children, 
vi.      Nathaniel  Barton,  b.  in  Anson,  Nov.  7,  1849;  m.  Cynthia  Sumner. 

Farmer;  resides  in  San  Luis,  Cal.     Six  children, 
vii.      Maria   Manter,  b.   in  Anson,  Dec.   31,  1851;    m.   Jonah    Houghton. 

Resides  in  Rio  C>rande,  Cal.     Seven  children, 
viii.     Mary  Olive,  b.  in  Anson,  Nov.  3,  1853;  m.  Harry  H.  Cookson;  resides 

in  Tiburon,  Cal.     One  child, 
ix.       Lydia  Eliza,  b.  in  Anson,  March  20,  1856;  m.  Herbert  W.  Maxfield, 

son  of  John  B.  and   Lydia   (Greenleaf)    Maxfield.       A  prosperous 

merchant  in  Stark  Village,  s.  p, 
x.        Hattie  Frances,  b.  in  Anson,  April  18,  1857;  m.  Laforest  E.  Witham, 

son  of  Joseph  and  Nancy  (Young)   Witham,  of  Stark.     Meat   and 

provision  dealer  in  Farmington  Village.     One  son. 


Abner  Norton,  son  of  Isaac  and  Hannah  (Norton)  Norton,  was  a 
brother  of  Jabez  Norton,  who  settled  on  the  Lowell  Strip.  He  came  to 
the  District  of  Maine  in  company  with  Daniel  Collins,  and  settled  on 
the  Gore.     His  first  wife  was  Mary  Claghorn  ;  his  second  wife,  Mrs. 


*  Mr.  Remick  was  a  son  of  Nathaniel,  and  a  grandson  of  Samuel  Remick,  of  New  Hamp- 
shire. They  wer^  of  the  same  stock  as  William  and  John  Remick,  of  Industry,  but  the  degree 
of  kinship  has  not  been  learned. 


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^^^  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY, 

Hannah  (Claghom)  Bartlett,  a  sister  of  his  first  wife.  Mr.  Norton  was 
a  man  of  considerable  property,  and  made  a  good  farm  on  his  section 
of  the  Gore.  After  spending  a  few  years  in  his  log-house,  he  built  a 
commodious  two-story  framed  one.  This  house  was  afterward  so  much 
damaged  by  lightning  that  it  became  necessary  to  cut  it  down  to  a  one- 
story  edifice.  Mr.  Norton's  was  probably  the  first  frame  house  erected 
on  the  Gore.  He  was  a  weaver  by  trade,  and  sometimes  wove  for  his 
neighbors  when  he  became  too  infirm  to  till  his  farm.  Mr.  Norton  was 
a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church  and  school  committee  in  New  Vine- 
yard in  1803.  During  his  declining  years  he  was  kindly  cared  for  by 
his  son  in-law,  Zebulon  Manter.  Died  about  181 3.  His  wife  died 
about  1837. 

Children. 

1.  Benjamin  Claghorn,  b.  in-  1777;  "™-  March  31,  1799,  Margaret  Merry, 

dau.  of  David  and  Eunice  (Chase)  Merry,  q.  v. 

2.  Isaac,  m.  Nov.  27,  1806,  Katy  Caine. 

Catherine,  m.  Feb.  15, 181 5,  Sarson  Butler,  son  of  Sarson  Butler.  Chil- 
dren by  second  marriage. 

Rebecca,  b.  May  i,  1794;  m.  Oct.  20,  1808,  Zebulon  Manter,  son  of 
James  and  Mary  (Butler)  Manter,  q.  v. 

Hannah,  m.  May  31,  1814,  John  Patterson. 

Serena,  m.  Feb.  — ,  1818,  John  Gott.  They  went  to  Lee,  Me.,  with  Capt. 
Jabez  Norton,  and  d.  there,  j.  p. 

Thankful,  m.  Oct.  2,  1817,  Alfred  Viles,  son  of  Joseph  and  Sarah 
^  (Hancock)  Viles,  q.  v. 

Polly,  m.  Feb.  18,  1802,  Joseph  Bump. 

Abigail,  m.  Nov.  6,  1794,  Simeon  Butler,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Sarah 
(Gould)  Butler,  of  Martha's  Vineyard,  Mass. 

I.  Benjamin  Claghorn  Norton,  son  of  Abner  and  Mary  (Clag- 
horn) Norton,  married  Margaret  Merry.  Farmer;  spent  his  whole  life 
in  New  Vineyard  and  Farmington.  His  wife  Margaret  died  April  24, 
1837,  aged  60  years  and  6  months.  He  married,  Jan.  30,  1838,  for  sec- 
ond wife,  Sally,  relict  of  Menzir  Boardman,  q,  v.  He  died  in  Farming- 
ton,  March  27,  1843. 

Children. 

i.        Calista  W.,  m.  Peter  West  Willis,  son  of  Abraham  and  Betsey  (West) 

Willis,  q.  V. 
ii.        Mary,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Dec.  27,  1802;  m.  March  9,  1824,  Philander 

Butler,  son  of  Peter  and  Rhoda  (Merry)  Butler,  q.  v. 

3.  iii.       David  Merry,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Jan.  — ,  1804;  m.  March  15,*  1826, 

Caroline  Smith,  dau.  of  Jeremiah  and  Deborah  (Norton)  Smith. 

4.  iv.       Benjamin  Warrkn,  b.  in  New  Vineyard.  May  13,  1806;    m.  Jan.  13. 

1833,  Amy  A.  Manter,  dau.  of  Capt.  Benjamin  and  Abigail  (West) 

Manter,  q,  v. 
V.        Caroline,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  1808;  d.  Sept.  23,  1826. 
vi.       Andrew  B.,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  1810;  d.  July  7,  1820. 

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2.  Isaac  Norton,  son  of  Abner  and  Mary  (Claghorn)  Norton, 
married  Katy  Caine.  Farmer,  and  for  a  time  in  trade  at  West's  Mills. 
He  died  of  cancer,  in  Stark,  about  1 843,  and  his  widow  moved  away. 

Children. 

i.        Mercy,  m.  Nov.  14,  1827,  Wright  Pinkham,  son  of  Samuel  anH  Sarah 

(Chesley)  Pinkham,  of  Industry, 
ii.        Mary  Ann,  was  a  tailoress  by  trade. 

iii.      Sarah,  m.  Peter  McKay.    One  son  resides  in  Newport,  Me. 
iv.       RoxANA,  m.  a  Rollins. 
V.        Hannah. 

vi.       Catherine,  m.  Albert  Darling.     Resides  in  Illinois,  if  living, 
vii.     Margaret. 
viii    Eliza. 
ix.      Abigail. 
X.        Augustus,  m,  Eliza  Pinkham,  dau.  of  VVindborn  and  Betsey  H.  (Willis) 

Pinkham.     Resides  in  Lexington. 


3.  David  Merry  Norton,  son  of  Benjamin  C,  and  Margaret 
(Merry)  Norton,  married  Caroline  Smith.  Farmer;  resided  in  Stark 
and  Industry.  Died  in  Stark,  July  21,  1878,  aged  74  years,  7  months. 
She  died  in  Waverly,  Iowa,  Aug.  16,  1886,  aged  79  years,  8  months  and 
19  days. 

Children. 

i.        Sarah  Smith,  b.  about  1827;  m.  Dec.  4,  185 1,  William  Cornforth,  son 

of  William  and  Lydia  (Gates)  Cornforth,  q.  v. 
ii.       Andrew,  b.  in  Stark,  Jan.  — ,  1829;  d.  of  scarlatina.  May  14,  1838. 
iii.       Hannah,  b.  Jan.  — ,1831;  d.  Aug.  27,  1832. 

iv.       Benjamin,  b.  in  Stark,  1833;  m.  Mrs.  Lavina  (Hodgkins)  StinchBeld,  of 
New  Sharon.     Settled  in  New  Sharon.     A  member  Co.  G,  i6th  Me, 
Reg't,  Infantry,  promoted  to  corporal;  d.  Oct.  21,  1862.     One  dau. 
V.        Mary,  m.  William  G.  Snell,  son  of  Thirza  (Greenleaf)  Snell,  of  Stark. 
Reside  in  Madison.     Children  : 
i.        Jennie  F.,  b.  May  6,  1863. 
ii.       Win  field  Scott,  b.  Sept.  18,  1865. 
iii.       Everett  T.,  b.  May  21,  1868. 
iv.      (Jkorgk  Edward,  b.  Oct.  3,  1871. 
vi.      Charles  Smith,  b.  May  — ,  1836;  d.  Jan.  2,  1838. 
vii.      Charles  Andrew,  b.  about  1838;   m.  Martha  H.  Hilton,  dau.  of  Daniel 
and    Eliza   (Manter)    Hilton,  q.  v.     He  was   a  soldier   in   War   of 
Rebellion.     Carpenter;  resides  in  Waverly,  Iowa.     One  dau. 
viii.     Smith,  b.  Dec.  29,  1840;    m.  Dec.  25,  1864,  Antoinette  Wood  (b.  Aug. 
21,  1845),  ^*^'  ^^  James  and  Annah  (Greenleaf)   Wood,  of  .Stark. 
Farmer;  resides  in  Stark.     Children: 
i.        Frank  J.,  b.  Dec.  3,  1867. 
ii.        Ci-ARKNCE  A.,  b.  Nov.  30,  1870. 
ix.       Henry  Edwin,  b.  1842;   m.  Lucretia  Elliott.     Was  a  private  and  cor- 
poral in  Co.  D,  9th    Reg't,  Infantry,  War   of  the    Rebellion.     Now 
resides  in  Waverly,  Iowa.     One  dau. 
X.        Edward  Payson,  b.  June  19,  1845;  ™-  ^"8-  24,  1865,  Sarah  M.  Viles, 
dau.  of  John  H.  and  Mercy  E.  Viles,  q,  v.     Soldier  in  Co.  D,  9th  Me. 
Reg't,  Inf.,  War  of  Rebellion.     Mason  by  trade;  resides  in  Minnesota. 
Children : 

i.        Oreanna  Frances,  b.  in  Stark,  Sept.  12,  1866;  m.  Erastus 
Baker.     Has  two  children. 


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ii.  George  Andrew,  b.  in  Industry,  July  21,  1868. 

iii.  Lawrence  Woodman,  b.  March  14,  1872. 

iv.  Albert  LeGrande,  b.  May  4,  1875. 

V.  Frank,  b.  Sept.  30,  1877;  drowned  in  June,  1878. 

vi.  William  Henry,  b.  June  28,  1879. 

vii.  Mary  Edmonds,  b.  June  11,  1883. 
xi.      Marshall  Willis,  b.  January,  1848;  d.  July  10,  1853. 

4.  Benjamin  Warren  Norton,  son  of  Benjamin  C.  and  Margaret 
(Merry)  Norton,  married  Amy  A.  Manter.  Farmer;  spent  his  whole 
life  in  New  Vineyard  and  Industry.  Died  July  18,  1865,  aged  59  years, 
2  months  and  5  days.  His  widow  subsequently  married  Luke  S.  Man- 
ter,^. v.,  and  died  Sept.  18,  i88r,  aged  73  years,  4  months  and  2  days. 

Children. 

i.  Caroline,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Dec.  9,  1833;  ™-  J^***  3'»  '^S^*  John  T. 
Daggett,  son  of  Isaac  and  Sarah  B.  (Norton)  Daggett,  q.  v. 

5.  ii.        Bp:njamin  Warren,  b.  July  3,  1836;  m.  July  3,  1859,  Julia  J.  Daggett, 

dau.  of  Isaac  and  Sarah  B.  (Norton)  Daggett,  q.  v. 

6.  iii.       Alonzo,  b.  Dec.  5,  1838;  m.  Jan.  i,  1862,  Leone  A.  Willis,  dau.  of  Ben- 

jamin N.  and  Catherine  P.  (Bennett)  Willis,  q.  v. 

7.  iv.       David  Merry,  b.  March  23,  1841;  m.  Sept.  18,  1866,  Emma  B.  Merry, 

dau.  of  Joseph  and  Rhoda  (Butler)  Merry,  q,  v. 

8.  V.        James  Manter,  b.  Aug.  20,  1843;   ^'  Jan-  "t  1872,  Georgiana  Ed<ly, 

dau.  of  Dr.  Wm.  H.  and  Caroline  N.  (Willis)  Eddy  (sf^  IViiiis  notes). 
vi.      Abbie  Manter,  b.  June  18,  1847;  d.  of  typhoid  fever,  Aug.  31,  1870. 

5.  Benjamin  Warren  Norton,  son  of  Benjamin  Warren  and  Amy 
A.  (Manter)  Norton,  married  Julia  J.  Daggett.  Farmer.  Settled  in 
Industry.  Was  representative  in  the  State  Legislature,  and  town  tfeas- 
urer  several  years.     Moved  to  Iowa  March  28,  1886. 

Children. 

i.  Sarah  E.,  b.  in  Industry,  April  4,  1862;  m.  Feb.  6.  1885,  Henry  Everett 
Hodgkins,  spn  of  Henry  T.  and  Ann  Greeley  (StinchHeld)  Hodgkins, 
of  Chesterville.  He  is  a  carriage  and  sign  painter  and  resides  in 
Chesterville.  One  son,  Ernest  Warren,  b.  in  Chesterville,  April  24, 
1889. 

ii.  David  Merry,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  23,  1864;  m.  Nov.  22,  1890,  Orie 
Wool  worth  (b.  at  Steamboat  Rock,  Iowa,  Sept.  12,  1869),  dau.  of 
William  and  Mary  (Taylor)  Woolworth,  of  Sanborn,  Iowa.  Mr. 
Norton  graduated  from  the  public  schools  in  Industry  in  the  class  of 
1883,  and  the  following  year  in  the  advance  course.  He  went  to  San- 
l)orn,  O'Brien  Co.,  Iowa,  with  his  parents  in  the  spring  of  1886;  since 
he  went  West,  has  been  divided  between  farming  and  teaching,  with 
exception  of  one  year,  when  he  was  a  clerk  in  the  banking  house  of 
his  cousin,  Isaac  W.  Daggett.  He  is  (1891),  and  has  been,  clerk  of 
Franklin  Township,  in  O'Brien  Co.,  for  a  term  of  three  years.  Taken 
all  in  all  he  is  a  young  man  of  whom  his  native  town  may  well  be 
proud. 

iii.       Emily  D.,  b.  in  Industry,' Sept.  20,  1869. 

6.  Alonzo  Norton,  son  of  Benjamin  W.,  and  Amy  A.  (Manter) 
Norton,  married  Leone  A.  Willis.     She  died  Aug.  19,  1863,  j./.,  and  he 


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married,  Oct.  31,  1863,  Deborah  Smith,  daughter  of  Peter  B.,  and  Elea- 
nor (Spencer)  Smith.     Farmer ;  has  resided  in  Stark  and  Industry. 

Children. 

i.        Carrie  Leone,  b.  April  26,  1868.* 

ii.       Abbie  Frances,  b.  Jan.  25,  1870;  m.  Fred  Witham,  of  Norridgewock. 

One  child, 
iii.       Amy   Allen,  b.  July    15,  1873;    m.   Henry   Oliver,  son   of  Thos.    M. 

and  Rachel  A.  (Gordon)  Oliver,  q,  v. 
iv.      Ellen  Smith,  b.  Feb.  16,  1875. 
V.        ,  son,  b.  March  31,  1878;  d.  in  infancy. 

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7.  David  Merry  Norton,  son  of  Benjamin  Warren  and  Amy  A. 
(Manter)  Norton,  married  Emma  B.  Merry.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the 
War  of  the  Rebellion  (see  p.  Jj^)-  Settled  on  the  homestead,  and  later 
at  West's  Mills,  where  he  owned  and  operated  a  steam  box-mill.  Rep- 
resentative in  Legislature,  and  superintending  school  committee  in  In- 
dustry. Moved  to  Anson,  where  his  wife  died  Aug.  21,  1881.  He 
married,  Nov.  i,  iSSr,  for  second  wife,  Ellen  M.  Mann,  who  died  May 
12,  1884,  s.  p.     He  is  now  living  with  his  third  wife. 

Children. 

i.  Lena  M.,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  18,  1867;  m.  and  lives  in  Anson. 

ii.  Alice  B.,  b.  in  Industry,  June  18,  1869;   m.  and  lives  in  Anson. 

iii.  Fred  VV.,  b.  in  Industry,  July  20,  1871;  d.  March  16,  1874. 

iv.  Infant,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  15,  1873;  d.  June  23,  1874. 

V.  Henry  M.,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  14,  1875. 

vi.  Ralph,  b.  in  Industry,  July  14,  1877;  ^1-  ^^^'  28,  1877. 

vii.  Joseph  W.,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  2,  1879. 

8.  jAMP^i  Mantkr  Norton,  son  of  Benjamin  Warren  and  Amy  A. 
(Manter)  Norton,  married  Georgiana  Eddy.  Mr.  Norton  spent  some 
years  in  Wisconsin  when  a  young  man.  On  his  return  to  Maine  he  pur- 
chased of  Sampson  Duley  his  store  and  stock  of  goods  at  West's  Mills, 
and  has  been  a  successful  merchant  for  the  past  twenty  years.  He  has 
also  been  a  dealer  in  stock,  and  interested  in  lumbering  in  company 
with  his  brother  Alonzo ;  has  likewise  been  a  member  of  the  board  of 
selectmen  several  times,  and  is  one  of  the  town's  most  enterprising  citi- 
zens and  business  men. 

Children. 

i.        Clara  Emma,  b.  in  Industry,  May  6,  1874. 
ii.        Reuel  Butler,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  3,  1875. 
iii.       Della  Frances,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  23,  1876. 


•The  Industry  Town  Records,  which  jfive  year  Carrie  L.*s  birth  as  1S69,  arc  evidently  in- 
correct. Mrs.  Mary  W.  Cornforth  says :  *'  Carrie  L.  was  b.  same  day  that  Polly  Manter  was 
buried."     As  Mrs.  Manter  died  April  23,  1S6S,  it  is  probable  that  she  was  buried  on  the  26th. 

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iv.  Fred  Warren,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  28,  1878. 

V.  Annie  Merry,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  13,  1880. 

vl  Edith  Belle,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  19,  1882. 

vii.  Ida  May,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  28,  1884. 


Obed  Norton,  who  came  to  Industry  when  a  young  man,  was  bom 
in  Edgartown,  Mass.,  March  20,  1787.  He  was  a  son  of  Obed  and 
Mehitable  (Pease)  Norton,  a  grandson  of  Timothy,  and  a  great  grand- 
son of  Bayes  Norton.  His  father  was  drowned  in  1788  in  attempting  to 
cross  a  creek  on  the  ice.  He  came  to  Industry  soon  after  reaching  his 
majority  and  married,  April  7,  1813,  Sarah,  daughter  of  Daniel  and 
Thankful  (Ashley)  Collins.  He  purchased  the  Jabez  Norton  farm  soon 
after  this,  and  here  his  whole  life  was  spent.  He  was  a  carpenter  by 
trade,  having  learned  his  trade  of  Uriel  Hillman,  of  Farmington.  Soldier 
in  the  18 12  War,  and  selectman.  He  acquired  a  good  property,  and 
died  Aug.  15,  i860,  aged  73  years,  4  months  and  25  days.  His  widow 
died  Nov.  8,  1875,  aged  87  years,  11  months  and  i  day. 

Children, 
i.        Abigail  Pease,  b.  in  Industry,  March  29,  1815;  m.  June  20, 1837,  Reucl 
Packard  (b.  in    Readfied,  July  13,  181 3),  son  of  Caleb  and  Lydia 
(Ford)  Packard.     Farmer;   d.  at  Kent's  Hill,  Sept.  12,  1883.     She  d. 
Dec.  28,  1 89 1.     Children: 

i.         JosEPHiNK  AURKI.IA,  b.  July  15,  1838;   d.  Aug.  25,  1862, 
ii.        RiNALDo  Wellington,  b.  Oct.  3,  1841;  m.  June  23,  1879, 
Sylvia   Ann    Smith,   dau.   of    Ephraim   S.   and    Marietta 
(Cumner)   Smith,  of  Wayne.     Farmer;  resides  at  Kent's 
Hill.     One  son. 
ii.        John  Wesley,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  2,  1818;  m.  Jan.  i,  1863,  Augusta  V, 
Gray,  dau.  of  Obed  W.  and  Deborah  (Smith)  Gray.     Settled  on  the 
homestead,  but  went  to  Bangor  about  1870,  where  he  d.  Dec.  22,  1876. 
She  was  a  successful  dressmaker  in  Bangor;  d.  Sept.  8,  1887. 
iii.       Mahala,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  29,  1819;   unmd.     Resides  in  Industry, 
iv.      Thikza  Maria,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  9,  1822;  m.  Feb.  21,  1843,  Philip 
A.  Storer  (b.  in  Vassalborough),  son  of  Andrew  and  Mary  (Keazer) 
Storer.     Farmer;    has  resided  in   Farmington,  New   Vineyard,  New 
Sharon,  and  Industry,  his  present  residence.     One  child,  Eva  Adelaide, 
b.  April  27,  1845;   d.  of  diphtheria,  Nov.  13,  i860. 
V.        Obed  Wilson,  b.  in  Industry,  July  25,  1824;  d.  June  12,  1826. 
vi.       Sarah   Collins,  b.  in  Industry,  March  30,  1826;    m.  Oct.  — ,   1848, 
Simeon  Perkins  Keith  (b.  in  Minot,  Oct.  28,  i8i6),son  of  Joseph  and 
Rebecca  (Perkins)  Keith.     Mr.  Keith  is  a  blacksmith,  has  resided  in 
Industry.     Now  resides  in  Auburn,  where  his  wife  d.  Jan.   u,  1879. 
Their  dau.,  Julia  Ann,  was  b.  May  3,  1846,  and  d.  Jan.  15,  1878. 
vii.      Ohed  Wilson,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  27,  1828;  m.  May  10,  1857,  Maria 
L.,  dau.  of  Isachar  and  Mary  (leaver)  Whitten,  of  Industry.    Farmer; 
resided  on  the  homestead,  where  he  d.  March  5,  1867.     Children: 
i.         Maria  Lorena,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  12,  1858;   m.  George  R., 
son  of  George  Jackson.     Resides  in  Industry.     Three  chil- 
dren, 
ii.        Sadie  Abbie,  b.  in  Industry,  March  23,  i86o;    m.  Walter 
Keazer,  of  Salem,  Mass.     One  dau. 
viii.     Flavilijv  Elizabeth,  b.  in  Industry,  May  2,  1830;  m.  Jan,  13,  1857, 
Reuben  Hatch,  son  of  Reuben  and  Thankful  (Collins)  Hatch,  q.  v. 


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OLIVER. 

Hiram  Ouver,  son  of  Dea.  John  and  Huldah  (Robinson)  Oliver, 
was  born  in  Stark,  Me.,  July  24,  1829.  He  married,  July  7,  1850,  Nancy 
A.  Nichols,  daughter  of  George  and  Nancy  (Fish)  Nichols,  of  Stark. 
Carpenter  and  millwright.     Resides  at  West's  Mills. 

Children. 

i.  George  Clinton,  b.  in  Stark,  May  24,  1851;  m.  Dec.  24,  1890,  Mrs. 
Lottie  £.  Lunt,  relict  of  William  Arthur  Lunt,  and  dau.  of  William  J. 
and  Elizabeth  (Sutherland)  Forsyth,  of  Newburyport,  Mass.  She  was 
b.  in  St.  Johnsbury,  Vt,  He  left  Industry,  which  for  many  years  had 
been  his  home,  in  the  fall  of  1885,  and  went  to  Newburyport,  Mass. 
In  May,  1886,  he  engaged  with  the  Towle  Manufacturing  Company 
of  that  place  and  with  whom  he  has  remained  up  to  the  present  time. 
This  company  employs,  constantly,  about  two  hundred  hands  and  uses 
$5000  worth  of  sterling  silver  per  week  in  the  manufacture  of  solid 
table  ware,  which  is  but  one  branch  of  their  extensive  business.  Mr. 
Oliver  is  a  member  of  the  New  Sharon  Lodge  of  F.  and  A.  Masons. 

ii.  Eli  S.,  b.  in  Stark,  Sept.  21,  1855;  m.  Aug.  2, 1879,  May  B.  Jeffers,  dau. 
of  George  and  Elizabeth  (Crocker)  Jeffers,  of  Industry.  Inheriting 
decided  mechanical  talents  he  eventually  became  a  skillful  mechanic, 
and  now  (1890)  has  a  fine  position  as  head  machinist  in  Morrill  & 
Stinchfield's  spool -factory  at  Farmington  Falls,  s,  p. 

iii.       Eddie,  b.  in  Stark,  Aug.  7,  185 — ;   d.  June  2,  1863. 

iv.  Ida  May,  b.  in  Anson,  May  2,  1862;  m.  Aug.  31, 188 1,  David  W.  Merry, 
son  of  William  B.  and  Caroline  A.  (West)  Merry,  q.  v. 

V.  Minnie  E,,  b.  in  Anson,  May  18,  1864;  m.  July  3,  1887,  Barlow  D. 
Nichols,  son  of  Aholiab  and  Almeda  G.  (Messer)  Nichols.  Mr. 
Nichols  is  a  farmer  and  resides  in  Industry. 

vi.  Charles  Edward,  b.  in  Industry,  June  6,  1866;  m.  Annie  Morse. 
Carpenter;  resides  in  Norridgewock. 


Eu  NoYEs  Oliver,  son  of  Dea.  John  and  Huldah  (Robinson)  Oliver, 
was  born  in  Stark,  Me.,  June  8,  1836.  He  married,  Nov.  3,  1856, 
Diantha  H.  Nichols  (bom  Oct.  2,  1832),  daughter  of  John  and  Sarah 
(Skiliings)  Nichols,  of  Stark.  Carpenter  and  farmer.  Resides  in  In- 
dustry. 

Children. 

i.  Georgr,  b.  in  Stark,  Aug.  4,  i860;  m.  May  27,  1884,  Mary  Janette  Stan- 
clift,  of  Sheridan,  Cal.  She  was  b.  in  Erie,  Penn.,  Nov.  5,  i860,  and 
was  the  dau.  of  Hiram  and  Sarah  (Ward)  Stanclift,  of  Brookfield,  Mo. 
Mr.  Oliver  went  to  California  about  the  time  of  attaining  his  majority. 
Here  by  dint  of  industry  and  steady  habits  he  rose  until  he  now  com- 
mands a  handsome  salary  as  superintendent  of  a  wholesale  commission 
store  in  San  Francisco.  Children : 
i.  Charles  Everett,  b.  in  Sheridan,  Cal.,  June  20,  1885. 
ii.       Raymond  Holmes,  b.  in  Chico,  Cal.,  Jujfy  22,  1886;  d.  May 

20,  1887. 
iii.       Ralph  Emerson,  b.  in  Sheridan,  Cal.,  Nov.  8.  1888. 
iv.      ViRGH-  Stanclift,  b.  in  Sheridan,  Cal.,  Jan.  22,  1890. 

v.        ,  son,  b.  in  Industry,  March  8,  1892. 

ii.       Charles  Fremont,  b.  in  Stark,  Dec.  4,  1862;  m.  Aug.  23,  1884,  Ida  B. 


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Merry,  dau.  of  Peter  W.  and  Ellen  M.  (Greenwood)  Merry,  of  Indus- 
try, q.  V,  Mr.  Oliver  is  a  farmer  and  resides  in  Industry.  He  has 
served  as  supervisor  of  schools  for  several  years.    Two  chOdrcn. 

iii.  Sarah  Robinson,  b.  in  Stark,  Feb.  28,  1867;  m.  April  18,  1885,  Charles 
E.  Merry,  son  of  Wm.  Oscar  and  Caroline  A.  (Greenwood)  Merry,  of 
Anson,  q.  v. 

iv.  Arthur  H.,  b.  in  Industry,  July  2,  1870;  he  is  a  student  in  the  Dirigo 
Business  College,  Augusta. 


PATTERSON. 

John  Patterson,  who  came  to  Industry,  was  born  in  Damariscotta, 
Me.,  Jan.  25,  1763.  Regarding  his  ancestry  it  is  related  that  a  vessel 
sailed  from  Glasgow,  Scotland,  with  a  party  of  emigrants,  its  destination 
being  the  American  continent.  From  some  unaccountable  reason  the 
vessel  ran  a  more  northerly  course  than  her  commander  intended,  and 
was  wrecked  off  the  coast  of  Maine.  Among  the  survivors  of  the  wreck 
was  the  mother  of  the  above  named  John  Patterson,  then  a  child  of 
three  summers,  her  mother,  and  an  infant  sister.  Winter  was  near  at 
hand,  and  to  protect  themselves  from  the  inclemengy  of  the  weather, 
the  passengers  constructed  rude  cabins  from  the  wreckage  which  had 
floated  ashore.  There  was  also  a  great  scarcity  of  food,  and  the  party 
was  obliged  to  subsist  almost  wholly  on  clams.  Hunger  and  exposure 
caused  great  mortality  among  the  younger  children,  and  the  babe  of 

Mrs. soon  sickened  and  died.     To  save  her  life  the  older  sister 

was  put  to  the  breast.  The  shipwrecked  emigrants  remained  at  this 
place,  which  was  eventually  incorporated  as  the  town  of  Damariscotta. 
It  is  supposed  that  the  father  of  John  Patterson  was  among  the  emigrant 
party.  When  of  a  suitable  age,  he  engaged  in  nautical  pursuits,  and  in 
time  became  a  commander  of  vessels.  Nothing  is  known  of  this  family 
aside  from  the  Industry  immigrant.  This  son  married  Susan  Starbird, 
of  Brunswick,  Me.,  whose  father  was  a  native  of  England.  She  was  bom 
Jan.  II,  1 761,  and  died  at  the  residence  of  her  son-in-law,  James 
Thompson,  in  Stark,  April  13,  1842.  Mr.  Patterson  came  first  to  Farm- 
ington,  where  he  lived  for  some  years  prior  to  his  removal  to  Industr)-. 
At  one  time  he  owned  the  mills  there  at  what  is  now  called  Fairbanks. 
These  were  destroyed  by  fire  in  the  winter  of  180 1.  He  came  to  this 
town  in  1806,  and  settled  on  lot  No.  32,  on  which  Ephraim  Moody  had 
previously  made  some  improvements.  This  he  afterward  sold  to  Sylva- 
nus  Allen,  and  is  now  (1892)  owned  and  occupied  by  Horatio  A.  B. 
Kyes.  He  then  settled  on  the  Joseph  Moody  lot,  No.  37,  adjoining, 
which  eventually  passed  into  the  possession  of  Jacob  Hayes.  Mr.  Pat- 
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of  pecuniary  success,  and  he  failed  to  acquire  a  competency  for  his 
declining  years.  His  wife,  however,  was  a  woman  of  more  than  ordinary 
intellectual  ability,  and  from  her  the  children  inherited  good  business 
qualifications  and  were  more  prosperous  in  life  than  their  father  had 
been.     He  died  in  1844,  aged  81  years.* 

Children. 

i.  Nancy,  b.  in  Damariscotta,  Nov.  20,  1785;  m.  (pub.  P'eb.  20,  1808), 
Luke  Withee,  son  of  Luke  and  Margaret  (Thompson)  Withec,  of 
Norridgewock. 

ii.       John,  b.  in  Damariscotta,  Aug.  31,  1788;  d.  in  Madison,  1875;   unmd. 

iii.       Samuel,  b.  in  Damariscotta;  d.  in  infancy. 

iv.  Susan,  b.  in  Damariscotta,  July  22,  1790;  m.  Feb.  i,  1813,  James 
Thompson,  son  of  Capt.  John  and  Betsey  (Winslow)  Thompson,  q.  v. 

1.  V.        Samuel,  b.  in  Damariscotta,  April  16,  1792;  m.  (pub.  Aug.  15,  1815), 

Susan  Thompson,  dau.  of  Capt.  John  and  Betsey  (Winslow)  Thomp 
son,  q.  V. 

2.  vi.       David   Hunter,  b.  in  Farmington,  Oct.  28,  1795;    m.  (pub.  May  16, 

181 1),  his  cousin,  Mary  Fitch,  of  Bristol,  Me.     She  was  b.  Oct.  3, 

1792,  and  d.  Jan.  17,  181 2,  leaving  one  child.     He  m.  June  i,  181 3, 

for  his  second  wife,  Margaret  Withee,  dau.  of  Luke  and  Margaret 

(Thompson)  Withee,  of  Norridgewock. 
vii.      Betsey,  b.  in  Farmington,  Sept,  5,  1795;   m.  (pub.  Feb.  2,  1816),  Joshua 

Thompson,  son  of  James  and  Isabel  (Bean)  Thompson,  q.  v. 
Thcjmas,  b.  in  Farmington,  May  1,  1797;   m.  Ann  A.  Colby. 
James,  b.  in  Farmington,  Sept.  1,  1799.     He  was  an  excellent  penman 

for  his  day  and  executed  some  very  fine  specimens  of  ornamental  work. 

Died  very  suddenly  when  a  young  man;  unmd. 
Mary,  b.  in  Farmington,  Jnne  20,  1801 ;   m.  James  Phillips. 
Caleb  S.,  b.  in  Farmington,  Feb.  11,  1806;  m.  April  25,  1836,  Caroline 

Manter,  dau.  of  Henry  and  Mary  (West)  Manter,  q.  v. 

I.  Samuel  Patterson,  son  of  John  and  Susan  (Starbird)  Patterson, 
married  Susan  Thompson.  He  died  in  Ohio  City,  now  a  part  of  the 
City  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  Oct.  9,  1846.  His  wife  died  in  Industry,  Jan. 
17,  1877. 

Children. 

6.  i.        John   Thompson,  b.   in   Industry,  Oct.  10,  1815;    m.  Veronica  U.  M. 

Roche,  of  Boston,  Mass. 
ii.        Bktsky,  b.  in  Industry,  May  25,  1818;   d.  Sept.  i,  1819. 

7.  iii.       S.\MUKL,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  3,  1820;  m.  Elvira  S.  Latham,  b.  in  .St.  Johns- 

bury,  Vt.,  Oct.  24,  1824),  dau.  of  Rev.  Harry  W.  and  Sophia  (Jenkins) 
I^tham. 

8.  iv.       CoKDKLiA  E.,  b.  in  Industry,  May  2,  1822;   m.  Feb.  4,  1847,  George  W. 

Pattison,  son  of  Aaron  R.  and  Cornelia  ( )  Pattison. 

V.  William  Thompson,  b.  in  Industry,  April  i,  1824;  m.  1866,  Annie 
McDonald,  of  San  Francisco,  Cal.     He  d.  Sept.  28,  1879,  s.  p. 

9.  vi.       Wesley  Thompson,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  21,  1826;    m.  Irene,  dau.  of 

Christopher  Thompson, 
vii.      SrsAN  Thompson,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  29,  1827;   d.  May  30,  1873. 
viii.     Thomas  P.,  b.  in  Industry,  March  30,  1830;   m.  Eleanor,  dau.  of  Walton 

Withee.     Resides  in  California.     Several  children. 


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♦From  some  source  the  wrilt'r  has  the  memorandum  that  John  Patterson  was  once  a  resi- 
dent  of  New  Vineyard,  but  can  learn  nothin}^  definite  as  to  time  or  phice.  Possibly  the  New 
Vineyard  John  may  have  been  the  husband  of  tiannah,  daughter  of  A.bner  Norton,  q.  v. 


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ix.      Jane  Atkinson,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  23,  1831;  d.  Nov.  10,  185 1. 

X.  Jamks  Thompson,  b.  in  Industry,  July  2,  1833;  d.  Jan.  16,  1867;  unmd. 
10.  xi.  Franklin  Withee,  b.  in  Industry,  June  20,  1835;  m.  Jan.  15,  1870, 
Sarah  Frances  Stone,  dau.  of  Franklin  and  Betsey  W.  (Hobbs)  Stone, 
q.  V. 

xii.  Ann  Huston,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  4,  1836;  m.  April  11,  1868,  John  O. 
Rackliff,  son  of  Benjamin  R.  and  Rachel  (Oliver)  Rackliff,  of  Industry, 
q.  V.     She  d.  March  13,  1878. 

xiii.  Asa  Heath,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  i,  1838;  m.  Jan.  i,  1870,  Ellen  Alvena 
.  Stone,  dau.  of  Franklin  and  Betsey  W.  (Hobbs)  Stone,  q.  v.*  When 
a  young  man  he  went  to  California  and  was  very  successfid  in  acquiring 
property  while  there.  After  spending  some  years  in  the  Golden  State 
he  returned  to  his  native  town  and  purchased  the  well-known  Issachar 
Whitlen  farm,  of  Elias  H.  Yeaton,  on  which  he  lived  for  several  years. 
He  has  also  owned  several  other  farms  in  town  for  a  longer  or  shorter 
period.  He  was  in  trade  at  West's  Mills  a  short  time  about  1876. 
His  wife  d.  April  5,  1882,  and  his  home  was  broken  up.  Completely 
overwhelmed  by  his  bereavement  he  went  West  and  d.  in  Dunbar, 
Otto  Co.,  Neb.,  Nov.  — ,  1889.  One  son,  George  Wallace,  b.  in  In 
dustry,  Dec.  10,  1872. 


2.  David  Hunter  Patterson,  son  of  John  and  Susan  (Starbird) 
Patterson,  married  his  cousin,  Mary  Fitch,  who  died  Jan.  17,  181 2.  He 
married  second,  Margaret  Withee,  who  was  bom  Oct.  6,  1 792,  and  died 
Aug.  22,  1844.     He  died  in  Solon,  Me.,  Aug.  28,  i836.t 

Child  by  first  marriage, 
i.         Mary,  b.  in  Damariscotta,  Me.,  Sept.  16,  181 1;  m.  Jonathan  Blake. 

Children  by  second  marriage. 

ii.       Olive,  b.  in  Bingham,  Oct.  9,  1814;  J  m.  Simeon  Watson,  son  of  Joseph 
and  Abigail  (Hilton)  Watson,  q.  v.     She  d.  Nov.  13,  1852. 

iii.       Serena,  b.  in  Bingham,  April  9,  181 7;  m,  Joel  Fletcher. 
II.     iv.       David,   b.  in  Madison,  Feb.  15,  1819;    m.  May  17,  1848,   Harriet  K. 
Chaney,  dau.  of  Luther  and  Sally  (Pierce)  Chancy,  of  Solon.     She 
was  b.  in  Solon,  Me..  March  14,  1827. 


3.  Thomas  Paitersc^n,  son  of  John  and  Susan  (Starbird)  Patterson, 
married  Anna  Colby.  He  settled  in  Madison,  where  his  whole  life  was 
spent. 

Children. 

Aurilla. 
hortense. 
ii.       Benzula.     Farmer;  resides  on  the  homestead. 


♦  See  Hobbs  notes. 

tThis  date  was  furnished  the  author  by  his  son  David,  in  1891.      The  writer  also  has 
it  noted  that  he  died  July  29,  183S,  but  cannot  now  recollect  the  source  of  this  information. 
I  Record  furnished  by  a  younjjer  brother,  David  Patterson,  of  Solon. 
Mary,  b.  Sept.  16,  1810. 
Olive,  b.  Oct,  28,  1S14. 


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4.  James  Phillips  married  Mary  Patterson.     Lived  in  Bangor,  Me. 

Children. 

i.  Susan  T. 

ii.  James,  d.  young. 

Hi.  Charles,  d.  young. 

iv.  Angeline. 

V.  Ursula. 

vi.  Edmond. 

5.  Caleb  S.  Patterson,  son  of  John  and  Susan  (Starbird)  Patter- 
son, married  Caroline  Manter.  He  died  in  1883.  She  died  in  Madison, 
Jan.  31,  1889,  aged  74  years,  6  months. 

Children. 

i.  George. 

ii.  Melvjna. 

iii.  Melvin. 

iv.  John  W. 

V.  Henry  M. 

VI.  Abbie. 

6.  John  Thompson  Patterson,  son  of  Samuel  and  Susan  (Thomp- 
son) Patterson,  married  Veronica  U.  M.  Roche.  She  died  in  Mt. 
Vernon,  Ind.,  Jan.  29,  1841,  aged  22  years.  He  married  a  second  wife, 
who  also  died.  He  married  for  his  third  wife  Angeline  James,  of  Mt. 
Vernon,  Ind.     Five  daughters  and  one  son  by  last  marriage. 

Child  by  first  marriage. 

i.        Veronica  U.  M. 

7.  Samuel  Patterson,  son  of  Samuel  and  Susan  (Thompson)  Pat- 
terson, married  Elvira  Susan  Latham.  Mr.  Patterson  is  a  carriage- maker 
by  trade,  and  now  (1891)  resides  in  Lynnfield,  Mass. 

Children, 
i.         Ellkn  Maria,  b.  in  Avon,  May  23,  1848;   m.  in  Manchester,  N.  H.,  Dec. 
24,  1868,  Harrison  Henry  Cole,  son  of  Elijah  and  Lucinda  (Holt) 
Cole.     He  was  b.  in  Dorchester,  N.  H.,  Aug.  15,  1845,  **^^^  i*  *  c**"" 
penter  by  trade.     Resides  in  Manchester,  N.  H.     Their  children  are : 
i.        Alice  May,  b.  in  Manchester,  Aug.  6,  1871. 
ii.        Frank  Herbkrt,  b.  in  Manchester,  Feb,  17,  1874. 
iii.       Harry  Eichnk,  b.  in  Manchester,  Feb.  19,  1876. 
iv.       F^HEi-  Marion,  b.  in  Manchester,  Oct.  25,  1886. 
ii.        George  Wilbkr,  b.  in  Phillips,  April  27,  185 1.     Resides  at  Lake  View, 

Worcester,  Mass. 
iii.       Harry   Wilbkr,  1).   in   Phillips,   March    17,  1853;    m.    Mary  Weaver. 

Resides  in  Wenatchie,  Wash, 
iv.       Fred   Norm.\n,  b.  in  Phillips,  Nov.  27,  1859.     Resides  in  Wenatchie, 

Wash. 
V,        Bellk  May,  b.  in  Phillips,  Dec.  22,  1862;    m.  March  16,  1881,  Orrin 
Bigelow,  of  Worcester,  son  of  Fernando  C.  and  Lucinda  (Wheeler) 
Bigelow.     Mr.  Bigelow  was  an  electrician  and  at  the  time  of  his  death 
was  located  in  Rutland,  Mass.     He  d.  Feb.  20,  1891,  s.  p. 


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8.  George  W.  Pattison  married  Cordelia  E.  Patterson,  daughter 
of  Samuel  and  Susan  (Thompson)  Patterson.  He  died  in  Cleveland, 
Ohio. 

Children 

i.         Mary  A.,  m.  May  8,  1867,  James  E.  Lewis,  son  of  Edward  and  Harriet 

Lewis,  of  Cleveland,  Ohio.    Their   children   are:    George    Edward, 

Harriet  M.,  and  Alice, 
ii.       Jennie  A. 
iii.       Cornelia  A.,  m.  Aug.  i,  1878,  Charles  W.  Fish,  son  of  Charles  L.  and 

Susan    M.  Fish,  of  Cleveland,  Ohio.     They   have   one   child,  Julia 

Cornelia. 


9.  Wesley  Thompson  Patierson  married  Irene  Thompson. 

Children. 

Anna  Maria,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept. — ,  1857;   d.  of  diphtheria,  June  5, 

1864. 
Charlks  a.,  b.  in  Anson,  1855;   d.  of  diphtheria,  Sept.  7,  1864, 

10.  Franklin  WrrHEE  Paiterson,  son  of  Samuel  and  Susan  Thomp- 
son Patterson,  was  born  in  Industry,  June  20,  1835.  Of  a  family  of  thir- 
teen children,  he  was  the  eleventh  child.  When  he  arrived  at  a  suitable 
age,  he  was  sent  to  school  at  West's  Mills,  where  he  attended  both  pub- 
lic and  private  schools  until  he  was  ten  years  of  age.  At  that  time  his 
father  moved  to  Belvidere,  111.,  where  he  remained  but  a  short  time, 
and  afterward  removed  to  Ohio  City,  now  a  part  of  the  City  of  Cleve- 
land, Ohio.  After  living  in  the  Western  country  about  a  year  his  father 
died,  and  the  mother,  with  her  children,  returned  to. Maine.  The  fam- 
ily then  separated,  and  the  subject  of  this  sketch  went  to  live  in  Avon 
with  his  brother  Samuel,  who  was  a  carriage- maker  by  trade.  After 
living  in  that  town  a  short  time,  his  brother  removed  to  Phillips,  and  he 
attended  the  village  school  during  the  winter.  He  then  went  to  live  in 
Embden  with  another  brother.  Here,  when  only  fifteen  years  of  age, 
he  cared  for  a  large  stock  of  cattle,  cut  the  fire-wood  for  the  family,  and 
regularly  attended  the  district  school  through  the  w^inter,  while  his 
brother  was  away  at  work  in  the  logging-swamp.  Leaving  his  brother 
the  following  spring,  he  worked  for  his  cousin,  David  Patterson,  until 
about  the  first  of  September,  when,  in  company  with  an  elder  brother, 
he  started  for  Bangor,  where  he  hoped  to  be  able  to  ship  on  some  of 
the  numerous  vessels  sailing  from  that  port.  Here  he  took  passage 
for  Boston  on  board  a  small  schooner,  from  which  place  he  shipped  on 
board  the  brig  Benjamin  Car\'er,  of  Searsport,  Me.,  for  Pensacola,  Fla., 
loadetl  with  granite  for  the  United  States  Navy  Yard.  The  voyage 
proved  a  very  rough  and  stormy  one,  and  on  his  return  to  Boston  he 


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gave  up  the  business  with  little  reluctance.  He  next  went  to  Lawrence, 
Mass.,  and  engaged  to  work  in  a  saw- mill,  where  he  remained  until 
the  spring  of  1852.  He  then  apprenticed  to  A.  N.  Whittaker,  a  mason, 
with  whom  he  worked  until  the  approach  of  cold  weather.  During  the 
winter  of  1852-3  he  cooked  for  a  crew  of  lumbermen  in  the  woods  of 
Northern  Maine,  at  twelve  dollars  per  month.  After  leaving  the  logging- 
swamp  he  returned  to  Lawrence  and  again  worked  with  Mr.  Whittaker 
at  masoning.  At  the  close  of  the  season,  there  being  an  urgent  demand 
for  masons  on  the  Print  Works  at  Manchester,  N.  H.,  Mr.  Patterson 
went  there  to  work,  and  remained  until  January,  1854.  Returning  to 
Maine  after  completing  his  work  at  Manchester,  he  remained  until  the 
following  spring.  On  the  fifth  day  of  May,  1854,  Mr.  Patterson  started 
for  California  in  company  with  his  brother,  William,  to  try  his  fortunes 
in  the  mining  regions  of  that  State.  Walking  as  far  as  Waterville,  they 
took  the  cars  for  Boston,  and  from  thence  they  went  to  Fall  River  and 
took  passage  for  New  York  on  the  new  steamer  Bay  State,  then  making 
its  first  regular  trip.  Reaching  New  York,  they  embarked  on  the 
steamship  North  Star,  of  the  Vanderbilt  line,  for  the  Isthmus  of 
Panama.  The  voyage,  as  well  as  the  trip  across  the  Isthmus,  was 
pleasant  but  uneventful.  Landing  at  San  Francisco,  after  a  voyage 
of  twenty- five  days  from  New  York,  they  stopped  there  a  few  days  and 
then  embarked  on  a  steamer  bound  for  Crescent  City,  a  seaport  town 
three  hundred  miles  farther  up  the  coast.  Landing  there,  they  began  a 
pedestrian  journey  to  the  mining  settlement  at  Althouse  Creek,  a  dis- 
tance of  sixty  miles.  After  a  weary  tramp  their  first  night  was  spent  at 
the  forks  of  Smith  River  in  a  rude  log-cabin,  bearing  the  pretentious 
name  of  hotel.  This  was  Mr.  Patterson's  first  experience  in  what  "  Mark 
Twain  "  styles  "  roughing  it,"  and  tired  as  he  was,  the  thought  that  his 
bed  was  nothing  but  a  rough  plank  split  from  the  trunk  of  some  forest 
tree,  with  no  mattress  or  covering  save  his  own  blanket,  was  sufficient  to 
drive  sleep  from  his  eyelids  for  a  time.  Crossing  Twenty-four -mile 
Mountain,  the  second  day's  travel  brought  them  to  their  destination. 
Here  he  purchased  a  claim  in  company  with  his  brother,  and  at  once 
commenced  operations.  After  mining  here  a  few  months,  they  disposed 
of  their  claim,  and  went  to  Yreka  in  Siskiyou  County,  where  they  spent 
the  winter  in  the  mines  at  Canal  Gulch.  The  following  spring  he  joined 
a  prospecting  party,  and  spent  the  summer  of  1855  in  Oregon  Territory. 
It  would  be  a  difficult  matter  within  the  compass  of  this  brief  sketch  to 
follow  Mr.  Patterson  in  all  his  fourteen-years'  wanderings  in  the  mining 
regions  of  California  and  its  adjacent  territories.  Now  visiting  Australia 
to  inspect  its  mines  and  then  return.     Then  building  a  boat  for  a  jour- 


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ney  up  the  Frazier  River,  into  British  Columbia,  and  guiding  it  over  the 
river's  tumultuous  waters  through  gorge  and  canyon,  where,  but  for  the 
quick  eye  and  steady  hand  of  its  skillful  navigator,  the  seething  torrent 
would  have  swallowed  up  the  frail  craft  and  borne  its  intrepid  pilot  down 
to  a  watery  grave.  Now,  in  company  with  others,  buying  an  immense 
stock  of  goods  to  take  to  the  mining  settlement  at  Dalles,  Oregon,  a  dis- 
tance of  eight  hundred  miles,  and  selling  out  at  a  large  profit  on  reach- 
ing his  destination.  Then  with  a  heavy  load  of  provisions  on  his  back, 
tramping  to  the  diggings  on  Canal  River,  a  tributary  of  the  Frazier  in 
British  Columbia.  Here,  during  the  summer  months  of  1861  he  planned 
and  superintended  the  construction  of  extensive  mining  improvements. 
Returning  to  San  Francisco  late  in  the  fall  he  purchased  another  stock 
of  goods,  and  the  following  spring  started  for  Centerville,  in  Idaho  Ter- 
ritory. Trade  was  very  good  this  season,  and  on  one  occasion  his  sales 
amounted  to  two  thousand  dollars  in  a  single  day.  From  this  date  up 
to  1867  he  was  engaged  in  freighting  and  trading  at  various  mining  set- 
tlements remote  from  business  centres.  Sometimes  he  was  obliged  to 
build  a  store  of  logs  in  which  to  sell  his  goods,  but  more  frequently  some 
rude  structure  could  be  purchased.  Selling  out  his  business  early  in  the 
autumn  of  1867,  he  left  California  and  arrived  in  his  native  town  in 
Maine,  Dec.  16,  1867. 

On  the  fifteenth  day  of  January,  1870,  he  married  F*rances  Stone,  a 
lady  of  culture  and  refinement,  by  whom  he  had  three  children,  a  son 
and  two  daughters,  all  of  whom  are  now  dead.  Shortly  after  his  mar- 
riage he  settled  at  West's  Mills,  where  he  still  resides.  He  was  elected 
town  treasurer  in  1876  and  re-elected  to  the  same  office  three  times  in 
succession.  In  1879  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  board  of  counts- 
commissioners  for  Franklin  County,  and  after  serving  three  years  was 
re-elected  for  an  additional  term  of  six  years.  Among  the  more  impor- 
tant transactions  of  the  board  since  he  came  into  office  may  be  men- 
tioned the  indexing  of  the  records  in  the  County  Registry  of  Deeds  and 
the  erection  of  a  new  County  Building  in  1885.  He  was  elected  chair- 
man of  the  board  of  selectmen  in  1881  and  held  that  office  continuously 
for  nine  years.  He  was  commissioned  a  justice  of  the  peace  in  Febru- 
ary, 1879,  and  has  transacted  much  business  in  that  capacity.  He  also 
represented  his  town  and  district  in  the  State  Legislature  in  1891. 
Although  he  ceased  to  attend  school  before  he  had  completed  his  six- 
teenth year,  by  studious  habits  he  has  acquired  a  good  business  educa- 
tion. Of  the  numerous  responsibilities  which  have  devolved  upon  him 
as  a  public  officer,  none  can  truthfully  say  that  these  duties  have  not 
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ber,  1885,  he  was  bereft  of  a  loving  and  faithful  wife.  For  her  he  ten- 
derly cared  during  a  long  and  painful  illness,  and  the  loss  he  sustained 
in  her  death  nearly  overwhelmed  him  with  grief.  She  lies  buried  in 
Riverside  Cemetery,  at  Farminglon,  where  her  devoted  husband  has 
erected  a  tasteful  monument  to  her  memory. 

Benevolent  and  kind,  honest  and  upright,  conscientious  in  the  dis- 
charge of  his  duties,  giving  liberally  for  the  support  of  the  gospel  and 
other  worthy  objects,  dealing  justly  with  all  men,  Mr.  Patterson  is 
regarded  as  one  of  Industry's  noblest  and  best  citizens. 

Children. 

i.        Willie  Franklin,  b.  in  Industry,  April  24,  1874;  d.  June  11,  1874, 
ii.       Nellie  Francis,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  7,  1876;  d.  in  Industry,  Sept.  12, 

1884. 
iii.      ,  dau.,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  20,  1885;  d.  in  Industry,  March  17, 1886, 

II.  David  Paiterson,  son  of  David  H.  and  Margaret  (Withee) 
Patterson,  married  Harriet  K.  Cheney.  Farmer ;  resided  near  West's 
Mills  for  many  years.  Selectman  in  Industry  seven  years.  Eventually 
moved  to  Solon,  where  he  still  resides. 

Children.  % 

i.  Malon,  b,  in  Industry,  May  i,  1849;  m.  March  25,  1879,  Emily  Steward 
Whipple,  dau.  of  Sumner  and  Martha  (French)  Whipple,  of  Solon. 
Mr.  P.  is  a  merchant  and  prominent  citizen  in  Solon,  s.p. 

ii.       Olivia,  b.  in  Industry,  April  2,  1852;   d.  in  Industry,  April  30,  1853. 

iii.  Sarah,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  10,  1854;  m.  Oct.  15,  1878,  Philander 
Coburn  Baker  (b.  in  Carratunk,  Feb.  28,  1852),  son  of  Seth  and  Mary 
(Hohvay)  Baker,  of  Carratunk.  Mr.  Baker  is  a  farmer  and  resides  in 
Carratunk.  Children:  Eda  Ellen,  b.  in  Carratunk,  Aug.  27,  1879; 
Charles  Urban,  b.  in  Carratunk,  March  12,  1881;  David  Seth,  b.  in 
Carratunk,  March  21,  1888. 

iv.  Horace  D.,  b.  in  Industry,  May  28,  1858;  m.  Aug.  i,  1880,  Flora  Ellen 
I^cke.     Resides  in  Athens. 

V.  Ellen  Harriet,  b.  in  Industry,  July  22,  i860;  m.  May  15,  1883,  Ernest 
Whipple,  son  of  Sumner  and  Martha  Whipple,  of  Solon.  He  was 
b.  in  Solon,  Me.,  March  20,  1856;  farmer.  Resides  in  Madison,  Me. 
Their  son,  Malon  Patterson,  was  b.  in  Solon,  Me.,  Aug.  18,  1884. 

vi.      Mildred  Edith,  b.  in  Solon,  Sept.  9,  1870. 


PIKE. 

The  Pikes  trace  their  ancestry  back  to  Maj.  Robert  Pike,*  an  early 
settler  in  Salisbury,  Essex  Co.,  Mass.,  to  whom  a  lot  of  land  was  assigned 
in  the  first  division  of  the  town  in  1639.  Major  Pike  was  from  England, 
a  man  of  much  strength  of  character,  and  very  prominent  in  the  busi- 
ness affairs  of  the  new  town.  He  had  a  son,  Robert,*  who  had  a  son 
Moses,3  who  had  a  son  Elias,4  who  had  a  son  Joshua,  s  This  Joshua  had 
a  son  Elias,^  who  was  the  father  of  the  Joshua  Pike  7  who  settled  in  In- 


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dustry  in  the  early  part  of  the  present  century.  He  was  bom  in  Salis- 
bury, Mass.,  March  9,  1775.  ^^s  wife,  whom  he  married  in  1800,  was 
Miriam  True,  born  Sept.  8,  1775,  daughter  of  Moses  True,  of  Seabrook, 
Rockingham  Co.,  N.  H.,  and  a  descendant  of  Henry  True,  whose  wife  wa.s 
a  sister  of  Robert  Pike.'  Mr.  Pike  was  born  and  brought  up  on  the  farm 
once  owned  by  his  ancestor.  Major  Robert  Pike,  where  he  lived  until  his 
removal  to  the  District  of  Maine  in  1802.  In  the  spring  of  that  year 
Mr.  Pike  came  to  Industry  and  took  possession  of  lot  No.  51,  near 
Stark  line,  known  as  the  Joseph  Badger  lot  and  now  owned  by  William 
J.  Gilmore.  Here  he  made  preparations  for  his  family,  which  came  to 
Industry  in  the  fall  of  that  year.  Mr.  Pike  sent  his  household  goods  in 
a  schooner  from  Newburyport  to  Hallowell,  but  he  and  Mrs.  Pike  per- 
formed the  journey,  a  distance  of  nearly  two  hundred  and  fifty  miles,  on 
horseback,  bringing  their  second  child,  a  babe  of  three  months,  in  their 
arms,  leaving  one  daughter,  older,  with  her  grandmother  Pike.  Mrs. 
Pike  was  a  very  energetic  woman,  and  frequently  assisted  her  husband 
in  piling  logs,  clearing  off  the  burnt  land,  etc.  He  sold  his  farm  to  Phin- 
eas  Tolman,  and  settled  on  a  smaller  one  near  the  present  residence  of 
Augustus  H.  Swift,  where  he  remained  until  the  pill  of  1845  ^^'^  ^^xa 
went  to  Hve  with  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Joseph  Norton,  of  Farmington.  He 
was  an  honest  man  and  a  good  citizen.  He  died  June  13,  1856.  His 
wife  died  in  Farmington,  Aug.  5,  1865,  aged  89  years,  11  months. 

Children. 

i.  Judith,  b.  in  Salisbury,  Mass.;  m.  Moses  Bartlett,  by  whom  she  had 
three  children.     Died  about  1838. 

ii.  Mary,  b.  in  Salisbury,  Mass.,  June  6,  1802;  m.  Samuel  Gilman,  by  whom 
she  had  two  children.  He  d.  and  she  subsequently  m.  Moses  Bartlett 
for  his  second  wife. 

iii.  Sarah,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  20,  1805;  m.  Umphrcy  Bartlett.  Two  chil- 
dren.    She  d.  many  years  ago. 

iv.  Lois,  b.  Aug.  13,  1810;  m.  Samuel  Ring,  of  Industry,  by  whom  she  had 
five  children.  If  living,  resides  in  Medford,  Steele  Co.,  Minn.  Her 
husband  d.  in  1885. 

V.  Joshua,  b.  July  4,  181 3;  m.  Dorcas  F.  Houghton,  dau.  of  Thomas  and 
Bridget  (Spaulding)  Houghton.  Nine  children.  If  living,  resides  in 
Medford,  Minn. 

vi.  Miriam,  b.  March  23,  1 819;  m.  Nov.  8,  1842,  Joseph  Norton,  of  Farm- 
ington, by  whom  she  had  seven  children. 


RACKLIFF. 

Those  of  the  name  who  settled  in  Industry  were  descendants  of  Sam- 
uel and  Zelinda  (Spaulding)  Rackliff,  of  Georgetown.  They  were  the 
parents  of  twelve  children,  among  whom  were  : 

I.  Hknky  Bakti-.k,  b.  in  Georgetown,  Sept.  20,  1794;   m.  Jan.  6,  1822,  Eliz- 

abeth Oliver  (b.  April  12,  1793),  dau.  of  John  and  Sarah  (Swectdr) 

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Benjamin  R.,b.  in  Georgetown,  Dec.  21, 1797;  m.  Feb.  21,  1819,  Rachel 
Oliver  (b.  in  Georgetown,  March  8,  1802),  dau.  of  John  and  Sarah 
(Sweetzir)  Oliver. 
William,  m.  Elizabeth  Perkins,  who  d.  May  25,  1840,  aged  42  years. 


1.  Henry  Barter  Rackliff,  son  of  Samuel  and  Zelinda  (Spaul- 
(iing)  Rackliff,  married  Elizabeth  Oliver.  He  was  a  sailor  and  shoe- 
maker. Settled  in  Industry  prior  to  1823,  on  the  farm  now  occupied 
by  his  grandson,  William  L.  Rackliff.  Afterward  lived  at  Allen's  Mills. 
His  wife  died  Aug.  29,  1877,  and  he  married  for  second  wife  a  widow 
Bean.     He  died  in  Jay,  Aug.  8,  1886,  aged  nearly  92  years. 

Children. 

i.  John  Sumner,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  2,  1823;  m.  Mary  Cordis,  of  Bridge- 
ton.     Died  in  Kansas,  Jan.  i,  1863.     Two  children. 

ii.  Em  KLINE,  b.  in  Industry,  March  6,  1826;  ni.  Nov.  30,  1842,  Samuel  A. 
Walker,  of  Embden;   d.  in  Embden,  Jan.  18,  1878.     Seven  children. 

4.  iii.       Elbridge  Henry,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  20,  1827;   m.  Aug.  29,  1852,  Ora- 

ville  S.  Potter  (b.  Jan.  7,  1833),  dau.  of  John  F.  and  Huldah  C. 
(S>Tnonds)  Potter,  of  Denmark,  Me. 
iv.  ELiZABprTH,  b.  in  Industry,  July  16,  1829;  d.  Dec.  16,  1836. 
v.  Sarah  E.,  b,  in  Industry,  Dec.  3,  1833;  m.  July  10,  1859,  Lucius  W, 
Hall,  of  Industry,  son  of  David  and (Hanson)  Hall,  of  West- 
brook.  He  was  drafted  under  the  Conscript  Act  on  the  quota  of 
Anson,  July  27,  1863.  Died  a  prisoner  of  war,  Dec.  4,  1864.  Their 
child: 

Addie  Myr.'V,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  16,  1863;   m.  March  28, 
1882,  Charles  H.  Brann,  and  d.  March  18,  1886,  leaving 
one  son. 
After  the  death  of  her  husband  she  m.  John  E.  Johnson,  son  of  Henry 
and  Catherine  (Sullivan)  Johnson,  q.  z. 

2.  Benjamin  R.  Rackliff,  son  of  Samuel  and  Zelinda  (Spaulding) 
Rackliff,  married  Rachel  Oliver.  He  was  converted  in  181 6,  baptized 
by  Rev.  George  Lamb  on  Christmas-day  in  that  year,  and  united  with 
the  Free  Baptist  Church.  By  trade  Mr.  Rackliff  was  a  carpenter. 
Came  to  Industry  in  March,  1831,  and  settled  at  the  head  of  Clear  Water 
Pond.  Benjamin  and  Rachel  Rackliff  were  the  parents  of  fourteen  chil- 
dren, but  never  saw  all  their  family  together.  Both  husband  and  wife  were 
industrious,  temperate  people  and  devout  christians.  He  fell  dead  in 
his  field,  Aug.  17,  1859,  aged  61  years,  7  months  and  26  days.  His 
widow  died  at  Allen's  Mills,  March  17,  1890,  aged  88  years,  9  days. 

Children. 

i.  Fanny  ().,  b.  Oct.  24,  1820;  m.  May  18,  1841,  Albert  Gallatin  Wheeler 
(b.  Oct.  28,  181 6),  son  of  George  and  Hannah  (Chandler)  Wheeler, 
Resided  at  Farmington,  where  he  d.  Aug.  18,  1883.  She  d.  March  6, 
1885.     Two  children. 

ii.        Ai-DKN,  b.  April  6,  1822;   m.  a  lady  in  California. 

5.  iii.       Samikl,  b.  Dec.   18,  1823;   m.  Jan.  27,  1852,  .Sarah  R.  Butler,  dau.  of 

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iv.       Rachkl  Jank,  b.  May  15,  1825;  m.  June  19,  1854,  Abner  Curtis  Rains- 
dcll  (b.  Dec.  9,  1831),  son  of  Abner,  Jr.,  and  Hannah  (Corbetl)  Rams- 
dell.     She  d.  in  Farmington,  Jan.  6,  1858,  leaving  two  children. 
V.        I^)UiSA  R.,  b.  Feb.  17,  1827;   m.  Sept.  18,  1859,  Abner  Curtis  Ramsdell, 

for  his  second  wife.     She  d.  in  Farmington,  Oct.  3,*  1880,  s.  p. 
vi.       Benjamin   Randaij.,  b.  Aug.  3.  1829;    m.   Loraina  Sanborn;    m.    for 
second  wife,  Jane  Manler,  of  Anson. 

John  Oliver,  b.  March  14,  1832;  m.  March  7,  1853,  Esther  Ann  Jones, 
dau.  of  William  and  Betsey  (Rowe)  Jones,  of  Moscow. 

Rkbkcca  Lennon,  b.  May  21,  1834;  m.  Capt.  Peter  Parker  Tufts,  of 
Farmington,  for  his  third  wife.  He  was  a  son  of  Francis,  Jr.,  and  Marv 
(Parker)  Tufts;    s  p. 

Harriet  Ann,  b.  Dec.  24,  1835;  "*•  Dec.  — ,  1867,  Charles  Manter,  of 
Anson. 

Eli  Noyes,  b.  Nov.  25,  1837;  "^-  ^^P*-  ^'»  '^5»  Mary  Adeline  Neal,  of 
Vienna.  Resides  in  Livermore,  Humboldt  Co.,  Iowa.  Several  chil- 
dren. 

WiLLiA.M  Jackson,  b.  April  24,  1840;  m.  April  28,  1867,  Mary  (i.  Luce, 
dau.  of  Moses  M.  and  Lydia  C.  (Luce)  Luce,  7.  v. 

Edwin  Albert  Ruthven,  b.  Aug.  19,  1841;  m.  Dec.  3,  1879,  Alice  \V. 
Tredway  (b.  Sept.  5,  1852),  dau.  of  John  G.  and  Elizabeth  (Sears) 
Tredway,  of  Kansas  City,  Mo.  Resides  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.  Two 
children. 

Alonzo  Owen,  b.  March  23,  1843;  ™-  Nov.  10,  1875,  Annie  M.  True, 
dau.  of  Charles  H.  B.  and  Rachel  A.  (Oliver)  True.  Blacksmith; 
resides  at  Allen's  Mills. 

Vioij\  Adel/MDK,  b.  March  24,  1845;   unmd. 


3.  William  Rackliff,  son  of  Samuel  and  Zelinda  (Spaulding)  Rack- 
liff,  married  Elizabeth  Perkins.  Resided  in  Anson,  and  for  a  short  time 
in  Industry.     Two  of  his  sons  have  lived  in  Industry,  viz. : 

Children. 

i.  FzKKiKL,  b.  Dec.  4,  1818;  m.  Sept.  8, 1844,  Clementine  Oliver,  who  d.  in 
the  summer  of  1845,  s.  p.  He  m.  June  9,  1846,  Mary  Sampson  Waugh 
(b.  June  15,  1827),  dau.  of  Wm.  and  Martha  (Sampson)  Waugh,  of 
Stark.  Carpenter  and  chair  manufacturer.  Settled  at  Allen*s  Mills, 
where  he  d.  Sept.  28,  1878.     Children: 

i.         Wm.  Hknrv,  b.  March  19,  1847;  ™-  Annie  Moore.     Resides 

in  Augusta, 
ii.        LiBBY    CiKKKNLKVF,   b.   June   29,    1849;     m.   Emma  Clark; 
divorced;   m.  for  second  wife,  Lizzie  Harlow.     Resides  in 
Salem, 
iii.       CiiARLKs  Franklin,  b.  Aug.  5,  1850;   m.  Mary  Jane  Clark. 

Resides  in  Petrolia,  Cal. 
iv.       Alfa  RATA,  b.  April  15,  1856;  m.  Dec.  25, 1875,  Mcllen  Hayes, 

son  of  Gustavus  and  Sarah  C.  (Shaw)  Hayes,  q,  v. 
V.        JiNiTA,  b.  Oct  5,  i860;   m.  Charles  E.  Burnham.     Resides  in 

Salem, 
vi.       Calkh  AiKU  srrs, )  b.  Sept.  20,  1863;      Clara  M.  d.Sept.  23, 
vii.      Claka  M.vy  \      1863.     Caleb  resides  in  San  Francisco, 

Cal. 
viii.     Bknja.min  Wood,  b.  May  2,  1867;   m.  Mary  Alice  Brainerd. 

Resides  at  Allen's  Mills.     Two  children, 
ix.       Mary  Alice,  b.  May  11,  1869;  d.  March  9,  1870. 
ii.        John  Pkkkins,  b.  March  2,  1827;   m.  June  20,  1861,  Susan  J.  Griffin  (b. 

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in  Passadumkeag,  Jan.  4,  1S42),  dau.  of  Daniel  and  Fanny  ( Winslow) 
Griffin,  of  Vienna.  Millwright  and  farmer;  has  been  town  treasurer 
in  Stark  and  Industry.     Resides  at  Allen's  Mills.     Children : 

i.        ,  son,  b.  May  13,  1862;  d.  May  14,  1862. 

ii.       Bert  Andrew,  b.  Nov.  2,  1864;  d.  Dec.  28,  1877. 

iii.       F.\NNIE  IsoRA,  b.  June  i,  1866. 

iv.  Lillian  Maude,  b.  Feb.  16,  1868;  m.  Fred  A.  Allen,  of  In- 
dustry; d.  at  Allen's  Mills. 

V.        Susan  Winnifred,  b.  Nov.  i,  1881. 

4.  Elbridge  Henry  Rackuff,  son  of  Henry  B.  and  Elizabeth 
(Oliver)  Rackliff,  married  Oraville  S.  Potter.  Tinsmith,  and  soldier  in 
the  War  of  the  Rebellion  (see  p,j66).  Has  been  postmaster  at  West's 
Mills.     Merchant  and  postmaster  at  Allen's  Mills,  where  he  now  resides. 

Children. 

i.        Joseph  Henry,  \b.  in  Denmark,  Me.,  July  18,  1856.    Joseph  Henry  m. 

ii.        Frank  D.,  |      Sept.  — ,  1875,  Nellie  May.  dau.  of  Daniel  Jirackeit. 

She  d.  leaving  one  child  and  he  m.  Dec.  3,  1878,  Ida  Hardenbrook 
Lewis  (b.  in  Brighton,  Me.,  Dec.  4,  1856),  dau.  of  Charles  and  Sarah 
A.  (Hardenbrook)  Lewis,  of  Auburn.     Farmer;   resides  in  Industry. 

Child  by  first  marriage. 

i.        Lillian  M.  K.,  b.  Feb.  20,  1875. 

Children  by  second  marriage. 

ii.        Lena  D.,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  31,  1879, 

iii.      Garkieli)  K.,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  8,  1881. 

iv.      MhkRki.  E.,  ^ ,    i    ]„,,„„      A       20,  1883. 

V.        Millard  L.,   j  /»       &»      »       j 

Frank  D.  m.  Emma  Rogers.    Farmer;  resides  in  Industry.     Children  : 
Eugene  E.,  Maude,  Orrie,  Verna  Mabel, 
iii.      Charles  S.,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  5,  1857;  ni.  in  1877,  Annie  E.  Wheeler 
(b.  in  Oldtown,  Nov.  29,  1857),  dau.  of  Abner  ().  and  Hannah  A. 
(Ridley)  Wheeler.     Farmer;   resides  in  Industry.     Children: 

i.         Bert  W.,  b.  in  Canaan,  March  3,  1879. 

ii.       Chas.  Guy,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  20,  1882. 

iii.       Minnie  M.,  b.  in  Industry,  May  14,  1885. 
iv.       William  Luther,  b.  in  Industry,  March  8,  1859;    m.  Nov.  24,  1881, 
Hattie  Marilla  Niles  (b.  in  Auburn,  Oct.  3,  1858),  dau.  of  Heniah  and 
Matilda  A.  (Fields)  Niles.      Farmer;   resides  on  the  farm  in  Industry 
on  which  his  grandfather  settled.     Their  child  : 

Dora  Estelle,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  28,  1882. 

5.  Samup:l  Rackliff,  son.  of  Benjamin  R.  and  Rachel  (Oliver) 
RacklifT,  married  Sarah  R.  Hutler.  Farmer  in  Industry,  and  soldier  in 
the  War  of  the  Rebellion  ( see  J>.  j6g).  Died  in  a  rebel  prison,  Dec.  5, 
1864. 

Children. 

i.         George  Bi  tler,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  16,  1853;   d.  April  8,  1857. 

ii.  Flora  May,  b.  in  Industry,  April  3,  1858.  (Graduated  from  the  Farm- 
ington  State  Normal  School,  class  of  1882.  Taught  in  Maine  and 
Wisconsin.  Married  in  Wisconsin,  Oct.  20,  1883,  George  F.  Lovejoy 
(b.  in  New  Portland,  Me.,  March  28,  1858),  son  of  Joseph  C.  and 


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Rebecca  (Smith)  Lovejoy.     Mr.  Lovejoy  is  a  farmer  and  millwright 
and  resides  at  West's  Mills.     Children : 

i.        Ina  May,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  24,  18S4. 

ii.       Joseph  Edwin,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  25,  1886. 

iii.       Harrison  E.,  b.  in  Industry,  March  30,  1889. 

iv.       ,  son,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  23,  1892. 

iii.  V101.A  Alice,  b.  in  Industry,  March  24,  1861;  m.  April  24,  1879, 
Marshall  W.  Smith,  son  of  Peter  B.  and  Eleanor  (Spencer)  Smith, 
q,  V. 
iv.  Samuel,  b.  in  Industry,  March  10,  1865.  Has  been  one  of  the  principal 
proprietors  of  a  steam-mill  in  Industry,  and  has  been  a  successful 
salesman  of  fruit-trees  and  other  nursery  stock.  The  following  anec- 
dote pertains  to  that  period  of  his  life :  In  his  youthful  days  Sammie, 
as  everyone  called  him,  was  decidedly  fond  of  the  violin  and  became 
quite  an  expert  performer  thereon.  Some  years  ago  he  was  travelling 
in  the  eastern  part  of  Somerset  County  soliciting  orders  for  fruit-trees. 
Calling  at  a  house  one  morning  lie  noticed  a  violin  in  a  case  and  in- 
quired of  a  gentleman  in  the  room  if  he  played.  The  person  in 
question  replied  in  an  indifferent  tone,  that  he  did  practice  a  little 
once  in  a  while.  Whereupon  Sammie  asked  and  received  permission 
to  try  the  tone  of  the  instrument.  On  taking  it  from  the  case  he 
noticed  that  the  violin  was  no  ordinary  affair,  still  his  suspicions  were 
not  aroused.  After  drawing  the  bow  once  or  twice  across  the  strings 
and  finding  the  instrument  in  perfect  tune  he  commenced  playing  a 
lively  air.  This  was  too  much  for  the  owner  of  the  violin,  he  jumped 
from  his  chair  and  in  perfect  time,  with  the  grace  of  an  Apollo,  went 
through  all  evolutions  of  a  familiar  dance,  calling  the  various  changes 
as  they  came.  "  Who  is  that  gentleman?  "  queried  Sammie,  after  the 
music  had  ceased  and  the  dancer  left  the  room.  "That?  Why  that 
is  Professor  A.,  of  Boston,  the  celebrated  teacher  of  violin  music  and 
dancing,  who  comes  down  here  every  year  for  a  short  vacation." 
"  Then,"  said  Sammie,  as  he  afterward  related  the  story,  "  if  ever  I 
felt  my  absolute  insigniticance,  if  ever  I  longed  for  the  ground  to  open 
and  swallow  me  up,  it  was  at  that  moment." 

6.  John  Oliver  Rackliff,  son  of  Benjamin  R.  and  Rachel  (Oliver) 
Rackliff,  married  Esther  A.  Jones.  She  died,  and  he  married,  Dec.  11, 
1868,  Ann  H.  Patterson,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Susan  (Thompson) 
Patterson,  q.  v.  She  died  March  13,  1878.  His  third  wife,  whom  he 
married  (pub.  Jan.  3,  1883),  was  Ellen  A.,  daughter  of  Caleb  G.  and 
Diana  E.  (Snell)  True,  g.  v.  Soldier  in  War  of  Rebellion  {see p,  368), 
and  farmer  in  Industry.  Died  very  suddenly  Feb.  9,  1887,  aged  54 
years,  10  months  and  25  days.     His  widow  married  Wm.  J.  Rackliff. 

Children  by  first  marriage. 

i.        Marshall. 

ii.        William  C.     Proprietor  of  Frankhn  Laundry.     Resides  in  Farraington. 

Children  by  second  marriage. 

iii.       EnwiN,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  30,  1870. 
iv.       Frkd  T.,  b.  in  Industry,  May  20,  1871. 
V.        Marvln  M.,  b.  in  Industry,  July  25,  1872. 

7.  William  Jackson  Rackliff,  son  of  Benjamin  R.  and  Rachel 
(Oliver)  Rackliff,  married  Mary  G.  Luce.     Carriage- maker,  and  soldier 


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in  War  of  Rebellion  (see p,jjo).  His  wife  died  March  i6,  1891,  and 
he  married,  Sept.  27,  1892,  Mrs.  Ellen  A.  RacklifT,  relict  of  his  brother 
John.     Resides  at  Allen's  Mills. 

Children. 

i.  Georgk  Dana  Boakdman,  b.  Dec.  8,  1869;   d.  March  9,  1870. 

ii.  Arthur  Irvin(;,  b.  Sept.  4,  1871. 

iii.  Edith  May,  b.  and  d.  Dec.  2,  1873. 

iv.  Kknt  Ruthvkn,  b.  July  i,  1877. 


REMICK. 

Enoch  Remick,  from  whom  the  Industry  Remicks  are  descendants, 
was  a  native  of  England,  although  it  is  said  there  was  Irish  blood  in  the 
family.  He  married  Sarah  Trefethern,  by  whom  he  had  ten  children, 
six  sons  and  four  daughters.  Two  of  the  sons,  James  and  Daniel,  served 
in  the  War  of  the  Revolution  and  were  taken  prisoners.  James  died  in 
confinement,  and  Daniel  soon  after  his  release.  His  first  place  of  resi- 
dence was  New  Market,  N.  H.,  but  emigrated  among  the  early  settlers 
to  Tamworth,  where  both  he  and  his  wife  died,  the  latter  at  the  age  of 
nearly  100  years.     Two  sons  have  lived  in  Industry,  viz. : 

1.  John,  b.  in  England;  m.  Elizabeth  Nevens. 

2.  William,  b.  either  in  England  or  New  Market,  N.  H.,  soon  after  the 

arrival  of  his  parents  in  this  country;  Dec.  17,  1771,  m.  Abigail,  dau. 
of  Samuel  (oilman,  of  Tamworth,  who  emigrated  from  England  with  or 
about  the  same  time  as  did  Enoch  Remick. 

1.  John  Remick,  son  of  Enoch  and  Sarah  (Trefethern)  Remick, 
married  Elizabeth  Nevens.  He  was  a  carpenter  by  trade,  as  were  also 
several  of  his  sons.  It  is  probable  that  he  did  not  come  to  Industry 
until  after  the  death  of  his  wife,  when  he  made  his  home  with  his  sons, 
Francis  and  True.     Five  children,  four  sons  and  one  daughter. 

Children  who  settled  in  Industry. 

3.  i.         P'rancis,  b.  in  Limerick,  N.  H.,  June  19,  1789;   m.  (pub.  Feb.  27,  181 1), 

Abigail  Marston,  of  Tamworth,  N.  H. 

4.  ii.        Tri:i-:,  b.  in  Tamworth,  N.  H.,  Feb.  14,  1789;   m.  Feb.  21,  1813,  Catherine 

Luce,  dau.  of  Charles  and  Catherine  (Merry)  Luce,  q.  v, 
iii.       Sarah,  b.  in  1795;  m.  June  25,  1816,  William  Butler,  son  of  Capt.  Jeruel 
and  Susan  (West)  Butler,  q.v, 

2.  William  Remick,  son  of  Enoch  and  Sarah  (Trefethern)  Remick, 
married  Abigail  Oilman.  Mr.  Remick  moved  to  Industry  from  Tam- 
worth, N.  H.,  in  March,  1805,  and  settled  on  land  recently  known  as 
the  Amos  S.  Hinkley  farm.  There  was  a  bam  but  no  house  on  the 
premises  at  that  time,  and  the  family  lived  for  six  weeks  in  Daniel  Luce's 
kitchen.     Meanwhile,  Mr.  Remick  constructed  a  temporary  dwelling  for 


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his  family,  principally  from  material  obtained  from  a  couple  of  corn- 
cribs.  In  this  small  cabin  his  family  lived  while  he  planted  his  com  and 
completed  his  spring's  work,  after  which  he  built  a  convenient  one-stor>' 
house.  This  was  located  about  twelve  rods  north  of  the  buildings  now 
on  the  premises.  He  also  bought  trees  of  Capt.  William  Allen,  and  set 
an  orchard  on  his  farm.  He  afterward  brought  seeds  from  New  Hamp- 
shire, planted  a  nursery,  and  sold  trees  to  the  neighboring  farmers.  Mr. 
Remick  was  an  excellent  penman.  He  was  elected  clerk  of  the  Con- 
gregational Church  in  1812,  and  held  the  office  until  his  removal  from 
town  in  1831.  During  this  time  the  records  were  kept  with  unusual 
neatness  and  accuracy.  About  the  time  of  the  181 2  War,  a  rumor  was 
circulated  that  a  band  of  Indians  were  coming  through  from  Canada  to 
kill  the  settlers  and  burn  their  dwellings.  Several  families  gathered  at 
Mr.  Remick's,  in  their  fright,  but  after  waiting  some  time  and  seeing  no 
Indians,  their  fears  were  dispelled,  and  they  dispersed  to  their  homes. 
After  living  in  town  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century,  he  sold  to  Moses 
Washburn,  who  also  came  from  New  Hampshire,  and  removed  to  Dover. 
He  subsequently  went  to  Glenburn,  where  both  he  and  his  wife  died. 

Children. 

i.  Jacob  Oilman,  b.  March  17,  1798;  m.  (pub.  Jan.  10,  1824),  Hannah 
Shaw,  of  Tamworth.  Resided  for  a  time  at  West's  Mills.  Their  dau., 
Octavia,  d.  in  Industry,  Sept.  2,  1827,  aged  i  month. 

ii.       Samuel,  b.  July  i,  1801.     Farmer;  settled  in  Hampden,  where  he  was 
killed  by  a  falling  tree. 
5.    iii.       Danikl,  b.  Aug.  8,  1803;  ro.  June  18,  1840,  Rhecardo  T.  Sherbune,  dau. 
of  John  and  Judith  (Boyer)  Sherburne,  of  Orland. 

iv.  Susan,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  29,  1805;  m.  March  29,  1831,  Geo.  W.  Luce, 
son  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Collins)  Luce,  q.  v. 

V.  Sarah,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  29,  1807;  m.  in  1829,  Shubael  M.  Stevenson, 
of  Hampden.     Four  children. 

vi.       Louisa,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  21,  1810;  d.  in  Glenburn,  unmd. 

vii.  Cathkrine  Boardman,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  25,  1813;  m.  John  W.  Rice, 
of  Hampden,  by  whom  she  had  several  children.  Died  at  the  residence 
of  her  son-in-law,  W.  C.  Clark,  at  Lincoln,  July  4,  1885. 

viii.     Gkorcjk,  h.  Sept.  21,  1816;   d.  in  Penobscot  Co.,  Me.,  Jan,  — ,  1885. 

3.  Francis  Remick,  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Nevens)  Remick, 
married  Abigail  Marston.  He  came  to  Industry  soon  after  his  uncle 
William,  and  settled  on  the  Lowell  Strip  and  eventually  cleared  a  farm, 
which  gained  a  wide  reputation  for  its  excellence.  When  he  removed  to 
Illinois  in  1854,  it  was  regarded  one  of  the  best  in  town.*  His  wife 
Abigail  was  born  Dec.  15,  1786,  and  died  May  12,  1815.  He  married 
for  his  second  wife  (pub.  Oct.  15,  1815),  Lucy,  daughter  of  Nathan  May- 
hew,  of  Strong.     She  was  born  at  Martha's  Vineyard,  Sept.  18,  1782. 

*This  farm  is  now  (1S93)  owned  by  Charles  V.  Look,  though  in  a  sadly  run-down  condi- 
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and  died  in  Industry,  Dec.  30,  1820.  He  married  for  his  third  wife, 
June  14,  182 1,  Mary  Boardman,  daughter  of  Esq.  Herbert  and  Mary 
(Merry)  Boardman.  He  removed  to  Freedom,  La  Salle  Co.,  111.,  where 
he  died  Sept.  8,  1858.  His  wife  died  at  the  same  place,  April  4,  1873, 
aged  73  years,  10  months  and  12  days. 

Children, 
i.         Betsey,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  21,  181 1;*  m.  Jan.  22,  1833,  David  Merry, 

ii.        ,  son,  b.  in  Industry;   d.  in  infancy. 

iii.      Gilbert,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  13,  1818;  d.  July  7,  1838. 

iv.       ,  dau.,  b.  in  Industry;   d.  young. 

V.        Catherine  Boardman,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept,  19,  1822;  d.  Sept.  4,  1832. 

vi,       Mary  Boardman,  b.  in  Industry,  April  27,  1824;  m.  May  30,  1843,  Jol^" 

Greenleaf  Brown  (b.  in  Stark,  July  16,  1825),  son  of  Asa  and  Sally 

(Greenleafj  Brown.     He  is  now  a  respected  citizen  of  the  town  of 

Farmington.     Children : 

i.        Leonard  Boardman,  b.  Feb.  24,  1844;    ^-  Oct.  30,  1863, 

Annette  A.  Higgins.     Resides  in  New  Hampshire, 
ii.        Rose  E.,  b.  Nov.  13,  1848;  m.  Aug.  25,  1864,  Asa  S.  Duley, 

of  Stark, 
iii.       Flora  A.,  b.  June  27,  1852  j  m.  May  24,  1871,  J.  D.  Jordan, 

of  New  Sharon, 
iv.       John  H.,  b.  Feb.  15,  1858;  d.  Nov.  3,  1872. 
vii.      Abbie  M.,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  17,  1826;  m.  Nov.  30,  1848,  Henry  Man- 

ter,  son  of  Henry  and  Mary  (West)  Manter,  ^.  v. 
viii.     Lucy  Mayhew,  b.  in  Industry,  May  26,  1829;  d.  Sept.  28,  1832. 
ix.      Sarah  Boardman,  b.  in   Industry,  April  4,  1832;    m.  Aug.  14,  185 1, 
William  W.  Crompton,  son  of  William  and  Nancy  (Ford)  Crompton, 
f.  V.     She  d.  in  Illinois,  April  29,  1878. 
X.        Leander  Boardman,  b.  in  Industry,  March  17,  1834;  moved  to  Illinois 
in  1854;   m.  Sept.  i,  1859,  Helen  G.  Day.     She  d.  and  he  married 
second  wife.     Now  (1892)  resides  in  Jefferson,  Iowa, 
xi.       Lucy  C,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  22,  1836;  d.  Nov.  10,  1844. 
xii.     Ellen  E.,  b.  in  Industry,  April  29,  1843;  moved  to  Illinois  with  her  par- 
ents and  m.  Nov.  i,  1865,  Rufus  T.  Sparks.     Resides  in  Jefferson, 
Iowa. 

4.  True  Remick,  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Kevins)  Remick, 
married  Catherine  Luce.  Settled  first  on  the  Capt.  Valentine  Look 
farm.  Sold  to  Captain  Look  and  went  to  Ohio.  Not  liking,  he  returned 
to  Industry,  settled  on  land  near  West's  Mills  and  built  the  house  now 
occupied  by  William  C.  Watson.  Sold  his  farm  to  Samuel  Patterson 
and  moved  to  Madison,  and  subsequently  to  Athens,  where  he  died 
April  2,  1863.  His  wife  died  there  Dec.  9,  1867.  Captain  of  Industry 
militia. 

Children. 

i.         Deborah  Luce,  m.  in  1833,  Joseph  H.  Thurston,  of  Madison.     Had  a 

large  family  of  children;   d.  in  Pierce  Co.,  Wis.,  in  1883. 
ii.        Sarah,  m.  Nathaniel  Blackwell,  Jr.,  of  Madison.     Died  in  Augusta  in 

♦The  register  of  the  Merry  family  (see  Town  Records ^  Vol.  /,/.  73)  gives  the  year  as  1815. 
This,  however,  is  deemed  incorrect. 


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1878  or  1879.  Had  three  daughters,  Catherine,  Mary  and  Imogene. 
Mary  resides  in  Athens. 

iii.  Catherine,  b.  in  Industry,  April  21,  1817;  m.  Herman  Blackwell.  She 
d.  in  Freedom,  111.,  .leaving  three  children,  Mashon,  Thankie  and 
Charles. 

iv.  Enoch,  b.  in  Lyons,  Ontario  Co.,  N.  Y.,  May  20,  181 9;  m.  June  25, 
1846,  Clementine  Hobart,  of  Solon.  Their  child,  Alfrida,  d.  at  the  age 
of  seven  months.  Mrs.  Remick  d.  Sept.  5,  1852.  He  next  m.  Jan.  12, 
1863,  Sarah  C.  Hobart,  5.  p.     Resides  in  Custer,  Big  Stone  Co.,  Minn. 

V.        Mary,  b.  in  Industry;  d.  young. 

vi.       Charles,  b.  in  Industry;   d.  young. 

vii.  Benjamin,  b.  in  Madison,  Jan.  — ,  1842;  m.  July  — ,  1859,  Sarah  Emily 
Shaw,  dau.  of  Albert  and  Betsey  (Cornforth)  Shaw,  q.  v.  He  d.  Aug, 
2,  i860.     His  wife  d.  Feb.  20,  i860. 

viii.  John,  b.  in  Madison,  Dec.  17,  1833;  ™-  Nov.  14,  1865,  Melvina  Patterson, 
dau.  of  Caleb  and  Caroline  (Manter)  Patterson,  of  Madison.  Two 
sons:  Benjamin  Luce,  b.  May  28,  1867,  a  student  at  Cornell  Univer- 
sity; and  John  True,  b.  Dec.  24,  1869,  who  is  preparing  for  college. 
He  resides  in  Waverly,  Iowa. 

5.  Daniel  Remick,  son  of  William  and  Abigail  (Oilman)  Remick, 
married  Rhecardo  T.  Sherburne,  whose  parents  were  natives  of  Eng- 
land. Mr.  Remick  died  in  Muskegon,  Mich.,  April  11,  1874.  Hih 
widow  was  living  with  her  son  in  Bucksport  in  1886. 

Children. 

i.  Mary  Sherburne,  b.  June  24,  1843;  ™-  March  24,  1868,  (ieorge  F. 
Peakes,  of  Muskegon,  Mich.     Three  children. 

ii.        Anne  Frances,  b.  Feb.  7,  1845;  <!■  i"^  Ipswich,  Mass.,  Oct.  i,  1866. 

iii.  Allie  R.,  b.  Jan.  21,  1847;  m.  Jan.  21,  1873,  Charles  B.  Morse,  of  Bucks- 
port.     He  d.  at  Rockland,  Me.,  Jan.  13,  1877. 

iv.  William  Arthur,  b.  Aug.  8,  1849;  "i-  Dec.  11,  1872,  Mary  J.  Holt,  of 
Boston,  Mass.  Their  son,  Charles  M.,  d.  Aug.  22,  1881.  His  wife  d. 
Sept.  24,  1 88 1,  in  Bucksport,  Me.,  and  he  m.  May  3,  1886,  Minnie 
B.  Dow,  of  Bucksport. 


ROACH. 

William  Roach  (born  Jan.  24,  1771),  was  an  early  settler  on  the 
south  half  of  lot  No.  21,  now  occupied  by  Joseph  F.  Collins.  He  is 
supposed  to  have  been  a  native  of  the  Island  of  Nantucket,  but  noth- 
ing is  known  of  his  early  life  or  ancestry.  He  was  a  sailor  in  early  life, 
and  tradition  says,  rose  to  the  command  of  a  whaling  vessel.  Landing 
at  Edgartown,  he  became  acquainted  with  his  future  wife,  Mary,  daugh- 
ter of  Jabez  and  Phebe  (Luce)  Norton,  q.  v.  He  resided  in  Edgar- 
town  after  his  marriage  until  1804,  when  he  settled  in  Industry*.*  He 
died  in  Farmington  in  old  age.  His  wife  died  in  Farmington,  April  — . 
1841. 

Children. 

i.        Phebk,  b.  July  23,  1795. 


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DANIEL  SHAW. 


Engraved  by  Johnson  &  Thompson,  Boston. 
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BtrrsEY,  b.  Oct.  21,  1797;  m.  Feb.  16,*  1822,  Asa  Jennings,  son  of 
Eliphalet  and  Mary  (Butterfield)  Jennings,  of  Farmington. 

Gkorge  Royal,  b.  June  22,  1802;  m.  (pub.  July  5,  1833),  for  first  wife 
Elizabeth  C.  Bradley,  of  Anson,  and  had  children.  One  dau.,  Mrs 
Mary  E.  Corson,  resided  in  Augusta,  Me.,  in  1886. 

Mary  Dextkr,  b.  in  Industry,  June  10,  1806. 


SHAW.t 

Samuel  and  Elizabeth  (Staples)  Shaw  were  early  residents  of  New 
Hampshire,  but  whether  this  was  their  native  State  cannot  be  ascertained 
from  descendants  now  living.  Three  sons  have  resided  in  Industry  for 
a  longer  or  shorter  time,  viz. : 

1.  i.         Daniel,  b.  in  I^e,  Strafford  Co  ,  N.  H.,  April  16,  1784;   m.  Feb.  7,  181 1, 

Mehitable  Oilman. 

2.  ii.        Samuel,  m.  Ruth  Oilman,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Sally  (Clough)  Oilman, 
iii.       Noah,  b.  in  1795;   m.  Fannie  Durgin,  of  New  Hampshire,  by  whom  he 

had  two  children,  a  son,  who  d.  young,  and  a  dau  ,  who  m.  a  Mr. 
Sharpe,  and  resides  in  Montreal,  P.  (^.  His  second  wife  was  Eliza 
Packrell.  Mr.  Shaw  had  by  his  second  marriage  a  son  Oeorge,  who 
was  a  telegraph  operator;  and  two  daus.,  all  living  in  Chicago  at 
last  accounts.  He  was  a  carpenter  by  trade  and  resided  in  Montreal 
for  many  years,  and  became  quite  wealthy.  Lost  his  property  through 
the  perfidy  of  those  he  regarded  as  staunch  friends.  In  his  old  age 
he  came  to  Industry  and  made  his  home  with  his  nephew,  Albert 
Shaw.     Died  June  10,  1868,  aged  73  years. 

I.  Daniel  Shaw,  son  of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  (Staples)  Shaw, 
married  Mehitable  Oilman.  He  came  to  Industry  about  the  time  of 
his  marriage  and  settled  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  Joseph  H.  Sayer. 
Mr.  Shaw  was  a  man  of  much  business  ability  and  was  held  in  high 
esteem  by  his  townsmen.  He  became  an  extensive  drover  and  dealer 
in  country  produce,  which  he  often  shipped  east  to  the  British  Provinces, 
from  Wiscasset,  or  to  such  other  points  as  promised  the  most  favorable 
market.  He  had  thus  accumulated  some  ten  thousand  dollars  in  ready 
money  when  the  great  land  speculation  craze  of  1835  occurred.  Though 
naturally  very  cautious  in  business  transactions,  he  was  at  length  drawn 
into  the  terrible  whirlpool  of  excitement  and  when  he  escaped  was  finan- 
cially a  ruined  man.  His  wife  Mehitable  (born  March  9,  1787),  died 
in  Industry,  July  29,  1827,  and  he  married  (pub.  June  10,  1831),.  for 
his  second  wife,  widow  Alice  Fernald  {vee  Lewis),  relict  of  Jonathan 
Fernald,  of  Cherry  field,  Me.  He  moved  to  Bangor  about  1836  and 
continued  in  the  stock  and  produce  business  in  connection  with  farming. 

♦  Butler  sjiys  January  12. 

tThe  legend  on  the  coal  of  arms  of  ihc  Shaw  family  in  England  is  said  to  have  been, 
*'  Make  haste  slowly.'* 


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He  died  Nov.  28,  1852,  aged  68  years,  7  months  and  12  days.     She 
died  in  Bangor,  April  8,  i860. 

Children. 

3.  i.         Albkrt,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  20,  181 1 ;   m.  July  4,  1837,  Betsey  Cornforth, 

dau.  of  William  and  Lydia  (Gates)  Cornforth,  q.  v. 

4.  ii.        Daniel,  b.  in   Industry,  March  30,  1813;    m.  Sept.  26,  1841,  Ann  F. 

Hutchins,  dau.  of  James  and  Annah  (Sullivan)  Hutchins,  of  Industry, 
iii.      Sarah  Gilman,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  21,  1814;  d.  Jan.  30,  1837. 
iv.       Benjamin  Gilman,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  30,  1816;  m.  in  Hampden,  Feb. 
18,  1845,  J^h*  Ann  Lewis  Fernald  (b.  in  Steuben,  Oct.  5,  1821),  dau. 
of  Jonathan  and  Alice  (Lewis)  Fernald.     Went  to  Bangor  and  en- 
gaged in  business  with  his  father.     He  d.  July  5,  1881.     His  wife  d. 
April  7,  1873.     Two  daus.     The  eldest,  Alice  Lewis  Shaw,  was  b,  in 
Bangor,  Jan.  21,  1846;  m.  April  16,  1870,  Hanson  Webb  Leonards, 
son  of  Solon  and  Dolly  ( Patterson)  Leonards.     They  had  one  child, 
which  d.  young.     Farmer;  resides  on  the  Shaw  homestead  in  Bangor. 
V.        Emily  Newell,  b.  in  Industry,  June  21,  1818;   m.  June  16,  1844,  Man- 
chester Fairfield  Waugh  (b.  in  Stark,  Nov.  23,  1807),  son  of  James, 
Jr.,   and  Sarah   (Manchester)   Waugh.     He   d.  in  Mercer,   Jan.  18, 
1875.     Children  (all  b.  in  Mercer)  : 
i.        Addie  Maria,  b.  Aug.  23,  1846;    m.  Oct.  15,    1879,  Noah 

Shaw,  son  of  Samuel  and  Ruth  (Gilman)  Shaw,  q.  v, 
ii.       Juliette  Sawyer,  b.  Oct.  6,  1848.     Resides  in  Eau  Claire, 

Wis. 
iii.      Daniel  Shaw,  b.  March  11,  1851;  m.  July  3,  1883,  Hattie 
Goodwin  (b.  in  Evanston,  111.,  Aug.  8,  1854),  dau.  of  P. 
and  Frances   M.  (Dart)  Goodwin.     Resides   in  Denver, 
Col.    Two  children, 
iv.       AuGi'STA  Ann,  b.  July  14,  1852;   resides  in  Denver,  Col, 

5.  vi.       Milton  Gilman,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  31,  1820;  m.  June  6,  1847,  Eunice 

Spinney  Ilinkley,  dau.  of  Josiah  and  Mercy  (Williams)  Hinkley,  q.  v, 

vii.      ,  son,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  3,  1822;   d.  in  infancy. 

viii.     ,  son,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  29,  1824;   d.  March  23,  1824. 

ix.  Adkline,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  25,  1825;  m.  April  3,  1854,  Charles  A.  Bul- 
len  (I).  Oct.  25,  1825),  son  of  Joshua  and  Clarissa  (Hoyt)  Bnllen,  of 
New  Sharon.  Resided  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  until  1857;  since  then  in 
Eau  Claire,  Wis.  Engaged  in  the  lumber  business.  His  wife  d.  of 
typhoid  fever,  Sept.  14,  1863.     Children: 

i.         Hattie  Cole,  b,  ?eb.  9,  1855;  m.  April  23,  1883,  Carroll 
Atwood,  son  of  Dr.  Alson  and  Lavinia  (Dowd)  Atwood, 
of  Juno,  Wis.     Attorney  at  law.     Resides  in  Aberdeen, 
S.  D.     Three  children, 
ii.        Clara  Ann,  b.  June  24,  1856;  m.  Sept.   18,  1877,  ^'^^^  W. 
Rogers,  son  of  Charles  and  Adeline  H.  (Spear)  Rogers,  of 
C Cambridge,  Me.     Resides  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.     One  child, 
iii.       Nellie  Aicusta,  b.  Feb.  21,  1858;   d.  July  14,  1859. 
iv.       Mary  Arr.usTA, )  b.  April   22,  i860;   Mary  A.  d.   Aug.  22, 
V.        Nellie  Maria,  j      1863;  Nellie  M.m.  June  16,  1885,  Walter 
G.  Bronson,   son  of  Henry  F.,   and  Editha  E.  (Pierce) 
Bronson,  of  Ottawa,  Canada.     Lumberman.     Resides  in 
Ottawa,  s.  p. 
vi.       Charles  Edward,  b.  Jan.  27, 1862;  m.  June  25,  1885,  Hattie 
M.  Bullen,  dau.  of  Joseph  Addison  and  Annie  M.  (Parker) 
Bullen,  of  Leavenworth,  Kans.    Dealer  in  lumber.    Resides 
in  Trinidad,  Col.     Two  children. 
X.        Mehhahle  Gilman,  b.  in  Industry,  P'eb.  17,  1827;   m.  William  Sylves- 
ter Oliver  (b.  in  Georgetown,  Dec.  26,  I019),  son  of  James  and  Anna 
(Trafton)    Oliver.     She   d.    in    Eau  Claire,  Wis.,   March   30,    1880. 
Seven  children. 


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2.  Samuel  Shaw,  son  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Staples)  Shaw, 
married  Ruth  Gilman.  He  bought  the  Moses  Tolman  store  at  West's 
Mills  in  the  fall  of  1827,  and  placed  it  in  charge  of  Asaph  Boyden,  then 
a  young  man  of  twenty- five  years.  He  immediately  returned  and  brought 
his  family  to  Industry.  They  spent  the  winter  in  the  Richard  Fassett 
house,  now  (1892)  owned  by  Thomas  M.  Oliver.  The  next  spring  he 
moved  into  a  shed-roofed  house  on  the  Isaac  Norton  lot,  west  of  the 
village.  It  was  while  living  here  that  he  made  the  following  unique 
return  of  his  property  to  the  Assessors  : 

THE  INVKNTORY  OF  SAMUEL  SHAW. 

On  May  the  Brst  I  had  in  trust 

Three  cows,  with  bones  most  bare : 
For  want  of  feed  for  present  need, 

For  milk  I  scantly  fare. 

I've  one  old  mare,  with  bones  as  bare, 

And  sixteen  winters  old ; 
She  might,  if  need  required  the  deed, 

For  twenty  crowns  be  sold. 

A  colt  I've  got,  a  little  knot. 

Its  color,  grizzle-gray; 
T  will  reach  the  goal  of  two  years  old 

The  very  last  of  May. 

1  have  a  camp,  one  roof  aslant, 

With  lobby  on  its  stern ; 
Wherein  we  keep  a  broom,  to  sweep, 

And  fire-wood  to  burn. 

I  have  no  hog,  no  goose,  no  dog; 

But  children  I  have  many; 
Of  these,  beware,  the  law  is  clear. 

You  can't  tax  me  with  any.* 

I  have  one  store  upon  the  shore 

Of  Mill-brook's  babbling  stream; 
Where  bibbling,  babbling,  gibbling,  gabbling 

Is  made  the  favorite  theme. 

I  have  one  head,  though  badly  made. 

Which,  according  to  the  law, 
Must  pay  a  rate,  or  you  will  hate 

Your  servant,  Samuel  Shaw. 

He  was  a  justice  of  the  peace  and  selectman  in  Industry.     He  sold  out 
in  the  fall  of  1835,  ^^  ^^''^Y  ^"  ^^^  winter  of  1836,  and  moved  to  Her- 

♦  The  father  was  required  by  law  to  pay  a  poll-tax  on  all  sons  between  sixteen  and  twenty- 
one  years  of  age. 


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mon.  Me.,  where  his  wife  died  Feb.  22,  1837.  Taught  school  in  Virginia 
two  years.  Soon  after  this  he  left  Maine  and  was  never  heard  from 
afterward. 

Children. 

i.  I RF.NK  Carter,  b.  in  Tamworth,  N.  H.,  March  31,  1815;  m.  Dec.  15, 
1835,  ^^lij^h  Manter,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Abigail  (West)  Manter, 
q.  V. 

ii.  Klizabpth  Stai'LES,  b.  in  Tamworth,  N.  H.,  Oct.  — ,  1816:  d.  in  Provi- 
dence, R.  I.,  at  the  age  of  56  years,  unmd. 

iii.  Amanda,  b.  in  Tamworth,  Dec.  5,  181 8;  m.  Feb.  6,  1838,  Thomas  But- 
ler, son  of  Capt.  Jeruel  and  Susan  (West)  Butler,  q,  v. 

6.  iv.       vSaml'EL,  b.  in  Tamworth,  Dec.  31,  1819;   m.  (pub.  July  16,  1847),  I^^t- 

sey  .S.  Manter,  dau.  of  Capt.  Elijah  and  Betsey  (Small)  Manter,  q.  v. 

V.  Sarah  Ci.ough,  b,  in  Tamworth;  m.  June  16,  1844,  Ciustavus  Hayes,  son 
of  Jacob  and  Ruth  ( Hobbs)  Hayes,  q.  v. 

vi.  ViRdiMA,  b.  in  Tamworth.  Went  to  Wenham,  Mass.,  and  subsequently 
m.  Aaron  Foster,  a  sea  captain.     She  d.  about  1850. 

vii.  Sophia,  b.  in  Industry,  May — ,  1827; ♦  d.  of  typhoid  fever,  in  Anson, 
Oct.  25,  1843. 

viii.  Frances,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  23,  1828;  the  mother  d.  when  Frances  was 
eight  years  of  age,  and  she  went  to  Montreal,  P.  Q.,  and  resided  with 
the  family  of  her  uncle,  Noah  Shaw,  for  six  years  During  this  time 
she  attended  the  best  schools  in  the  city,  thereby  acquiring  an  educa- 
tion far  superior  to  that  of  her  associates  in  her  native  town.  She 
m.  Oct.  20,  1870,  Joseph  Spaulding  Houghton,  son  of  Thomas  and 
Bridget  (Spaulding)  Houghton,  of  Anson.  Mr.  Houghton  is  a 
farmer,  and  resides  in  Anson,  s.  p. 

7.  ix.       Noah,  b.  in  Industry,  June  19,  1831 ;  m.  Sept.  25,  1856,  in  Lowell,  Mass., 

Mary  A.  Dexter  (b.  in  Lexington,  Me.,  July  28,  1836),  dau.  of  Rufns, 
Jr.,  and  Mary  ( Felker)  Dexter,  of  Lexington. 
X.  HKNRii-riTA,  b.  in  Industry,  July  2,  1833;  m.  July  i,  1855,  at  Dead  River, 
Me.,  Charles  Newell  (b.  in  New  Portland,  June  2,  1830),  son  of  John 
and  Sagy  (Strout)  Newell.  Mr.  Newell  now  resides  in  Eau  Claire, 
Wis.,  where  he  divides  his  attention  between  lumbering  and  farming. 
Children ; 

i.         ViR(;iNi,v,  b.  July  i,   1856;   m.  John  B.  Jacobs.     Resides  in 

Eau  Claire, 
ii.        Lakorrest,  b.  Jan.  7,  1863;   m.  Carrie  Wingan.     Resides  in 

Eau  Claire, 
iii.       Fred  S.,  b.  Jan.  15,  1868. 
iv.       Mabei,,  b.  in  Eau  Claire,  Feb.  20,  1873. 

3.  Albert  Shaw,  son  of  Daniel  and  Mehitable  (Oilman)  Shaw, 
married  Betsey  C'ornforth.  Engaged  in  farming  on  the  homestead, 
first  with  his  brother  Daniel,  and  afterward  alone.  By  the  purchase  and 
imj)rovement  of  adjoining  land,  he  became  the  owner  of  one  of  the  largest 
and  best  farms  in  Industry.  In  connection  with  his  farming,  he  was 
interested  in  luml)ering  for  many  years,  and  was  also  a  dealer  in  neat 
stock  and  wool.     He  has  held  the  office  of  selectman  and  town  treas- 

*  Ilcr  headstone  hoars  this  inscription:  "  Died  Oct.  25,  1S43,  vKt.  15  )'rs.,5  mos."  This 
would  make  the  year  of  her  birth  iS^S  instead  of  iSjy.  Vet  her  sister  Frances  positively  declares 
thai  she  has  alw.iys  iindtrstood  the  date  of  her  own  birth  to  he  Dec.  23,  1S28.  As  there  is  no 
record  extant,  the  writer  is  inrlined  to  favor  the  record  on  the  headstone,  and  to  place  x^if)  as 
the  year  ol  Mrs.  II(>UKhlon*>  birth. 


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urer  in  Industry,  and  was  in  the  State  Legislature  in  i860.  He  died  of 
typhoid  fever,  Dec.  18,  1868,  aged  57  years  and  21  days.  His  widow 
resides  in  Eau  Claire,  Wis. 

Children 

i.        Albert  Ia)RIN,  b.  in  Industry,  May  22,  1838;  m.  Sept.  15,  1864,  Ann 

D.  Luce,  dau.  of  Wni.  H.  and  Lucy  B.  (Chapman)  Luce,  q,  v.      Mr. 

Shaw  went  to  Wisconsin  about  the  time  of  his  marriage  and  settled  in 

Eau  Claire,  where  he  now  resides,  engaged  in  lumbering.     One  child : 

Ida  a.,  b.  July  3,  1875. 

ii.  Mary  Emily,  b.  in  Industry,  March  16,  1840;  m.  (pub.  June  29,  1859), 
Benjamin  Luce  Remick,  son  of  True  and  Catherine  (Luce)  Remick, 
q,  V,     She  d.  Feb.  20,  i860. 

iii.      Sakah  Elizabeth,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  5,  1841 ;  m.  July  6, 1863,  James 
Henry  Whitten,  son  of  Issachar  and  Mary  (Leaver)  Whitten,  of  In- 
try.     He  was  b.  in  Lyman,  Me.,  May  18,  1833,  and  d.  in  Farmington, 
Jan.  16,  1877.     His  widow  resides  at  West  Farmington.     Children: 
i.         Laura  Ann,  b.  Nov.  8,  1869;  m.  Elmer  Howard  Lowell,  son 
of  Timothy  B.  and  Wealthy  S.  (Briggs)   Jewell.      Mer- 
chant at  West  P'armington.     One  son. 
ii.       John  Henry,  b.  Dec.  31,  1873. 

iv.       Laura  Ann,  b.  in  Industry,  July  9,  1843;  d.  Aug.  7,  1864. 

V.  Henry  Smith,  b.  in  Industry,  April  27,  1845;  "™-  ^^t.  22,  1875,  Jeanette 
A.  Hutchins  (b.  in  X^wrence,  Mass.,  June  30,  1850),  dau.  of  James  P. 
and  Elizabeth  J.  (Sales)  Hutchins.  Went  to  Eau  Claire,  Wis.,  when 
a  young  man  and  d.  there  Aug.  15,  1880.    Two  daus.,  both  dead. 

vi.  Maria  Manter,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  30,  1848.  Entered  the  Farmington 
State  Normal  School  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1871.  Taught  in 
her  native  town  while  a  member  of  the  school,  and  after  graduation 
in  Eau  Claire,  Wis.  Died  of  typhoid  fever,  in  Rochester,  Minn., 
where  she  had  gone  to  accept  a  fine  position  as  teacher,  Sept.  4,* 
1872,  unmd. 

vii.  Roberson  Corn  forth,  b.  in  Industry,  June  28,  1850;  d.  of  diphtheria, 
July  17,  1864. 

viii.     Oreannah,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  12,  1852;   d.  Aug.  20,  1864. 

ix.  William  Cornforth,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  i,  1854.  Entered  the  Farm- 
ington State  Normal  School,  fall  term  of  1873.  Died  of  typhoid  fever 
Oct.  I,  1873. 

X.        Daniel,  b.  in  Industry,  March  31,  1857;  d.  July  17,  1864. 

xi.  Benjamin  Remick.  b.  in  Industry,  March  23,  i860;  m.  Lottie  E.  Hun- 
ter (b.  in  Clinton,  Me.,  April  16,  1865),  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Aro- 
bine  M.  (Cole)  Hunter.  She  d.  Nov.  25,  1886.  Married  for  second 
wife,  Aug.  19,  1889,  Bertha  T.  Blair  (b.  Aug.  26,  1868),  dau.  of  James 
and  Abbie  (Dodge)  Blair. 

xii.      Lenora  May,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  27,  1862;  resides  in  Eau  Claire,  Wis. 

4.  Daniel  Shaw,  son  of  Daniel  and  Mehitable  ( Oilman)  Shaw, 
married  Ann  F.  Hutchins.  When  a  young  man  he  purchased  the  home- 
stead in  Industry  in  company  with  his  brother  Albert,  and  together  they 
engaged  in  farming  and  lumbering.  He  resided  in  Maine  until  1851, 
when  he  sold  his  property  in  Industry  to  his  brother  Albert,  and  removed 
to  Allegany  Co.,  N.  Y.  In  1855  he  moved  to  Kau  Claire,  where  he 
made  his  home  for  the  remainder  of  his  life.     Here  he  immediately 


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erected  a  mill  and  engaged  in  lumbering.  He  continued  in  business 
with  marked  success,  enlarging  from  time  to  time,  until  at  length  the 
firm  of  Daniel  Shaw  &  Co.  had  gained  a  wide  reputation  for  the  mag- 
nitude of  its  operations.  In  1875  ^^^  Daniel  Shaw  Lumber  Co.  was 
organized,  and  Mr.  Shaw  elected  president  and  held  that  office  up  to 
the  time  of  his  death.  Mr.  Shaw  was  a  man  of  rare  business  qualifica- 
tions and  executive  ability,  as  the  large  business  which  his  genius  had 
built  up  bears  abundant  testimony.  He  died  Oct.  23,*  1881,  aged  68 
years,  6  months  and  23  days. 

Children. 

i.        Eugene.    Resides  in  Eau  Claire,  Wis. 
ii.       George  B.     Resides  in  Eau  Claire,  Wis. 

5.  Milton  Oilman  Shaw,  son  of  Daniel  and  Mehi table  (Oilman) 
Shaw,  married  Eunice  S.  Hinkley.  When  a  young  man  just  setting  out 
in  life,  Mr.  Shaw  went  to  Chicago,  performing  a  larger  part  of  the  jour- 
ney on  foot.  At  that  time  the  great  metropolis  of  the  West  consisted 
of  a  few  straggling  log-cabins.  Not  finding  the  outlook  as  promising  as 
he  anticipated  he  returned  to  Maine  in  October,  1845,  settled  in  Oreen- 
ville  at  the  outlet  of  Moosehead  Lake.  His  subsequent  life  has  been 
one  of  great  activity  in  connection  with  extensive  business  operations  in 
various  directions.  His  principal  business  has  been  lumbering,  how- 
ever. In  company  with  his  three  sons,  Mr.  Shaw  cuts  large  quantities 
of  lumber  from  their  own  land  during  the  winter,  giving  employment  to 
from  250  to  500  men  during  the  winter  season  at  their  various  lumber 
ing  camps.  In  1883,  the  firm  erected  a  large  steam  saw-mill  at  Bath, 
which  gives  constant  employment  to  eighty  men  and  annually  manu- 
factures several  million  feet  of  logs  into  long  and  short  lumber,  such  as 
boards,  clapboards,  shingles,  laths,  etc.  The  firm  also  own  and  conduct 
several  large  farms  in  the  vicinity  of  their  lumbering  operations.  They 
are  also  largely  interested  in  hotel  property  and  wholesale  dealers  in  farm 
produce  and  lumbermen's  supplies.  Though  seventy-two  years  of  age, 
Mr.  Shaw  is  still  actively  engaged  in  business  and  constantly  planning 
and  directing  the  various  enterprises  of  the  firm.  He  is  a  fine  type  of 
the  self-made  man  and  one  of  whom  any  town  might  well  be  proud. 
Resides  638  High  St.,  Bath,  Maine. 

Children. 

i.         Mellfin,  b.  in  Greenville,  May  27,  1849;  m.  Sept.  18,  1874,  Mary  Ella 

Mitchell,  of  Greenville.     He  d.  March  4,  1880,  leaving  one  dau. 
ii.        Ellen,  b.  in  Greenville,  Feb.  I,  1851;   d.  April  28,  1863. 
iii.      Charles  D.,  b.  in  Greenville,  April  5,  1852;   m.  in  East  Saginaw,  Mich., 


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Oct.  20,  1874,  Gara  Frances  Norcross  (b.  in  Bangor,  Me.,  Feb.  23, 
1854),  dau.  of  Henry  W.  and  Ruth  D.  (Barrows)  Norcross,  of  Cleve- 
land, Ohio.     Resides  in  Greenville,  where  all  his  children  were  born. 
Children : 
i.        Henry  Milton,  b.  Sept.  10,  1876. 
ii.       Bessie  A ,  b.  July  20,  1880;  d.  March  18,  1881. 
iii.      Gracie  a.,  b.  Sept.  7,  i88i;  d  Sept.  6,  1882. 
iv.      Cecil  C,  b.  June  16,  1883;  d.  Aug.  29,  1884. 
iv.       Frank,  lb.  in  Greenville,  June  27,  1854;   Fred  d.  Jan.  27,  1855;   Frank 
V.       Fred,    /      d.  May  16,  1867. 

vi.      Albert  H.,  b.  in  Greenville,  April  2i,  1857;  m.  Aug.  19,  1879,  Martha 

E.  Mansell  (h,  in  Shirley,  Me.,  July  15,  i860),  dau.  of  Oliver  E.  and 

Sarah  A.  (Young)  Mansell,  of  Greenville.     A  member  of  the  firm  of 

M.  G.  Shaw  &  Sons.     Resides  in  Bath,  Me.     One  child : 

Madelyn,  b.  in  Bath,  Feb.  4,  1889. 

vii.      William  M.,  b.  in  Greenville,  March  3,  i86i;  m.  Ida  Mansell.    Also  a 

member  of  the  firm  with  his  father.     Resides  in  Greenville, 
viii.    George  M.,  b.  in  Greenville,  Feb.  20,  1863;  d.  Aug.  3,  1863. 
ix.       Mary  Emma,  b.  in  Greenville,  Sept.  6,  1865. 


6.  Samuel  Shaw,  son  of  Samuel  and  Ruth  (Gilman)  Shaw,  married 
Betsey  S.  Manter   and  settled  on  the  farm  now  (1892)  occupied  by 

,  Eleazer  S.  True.  His  wife  died  and  he  subsequently  came  to  West's 
Mills  and  conducted  the  Union  Store  for  nearly  a  year  and  then  settled 
in  Stark,  on  a  farm  which  he  purchased  of  William  Ladd.  In  1875  he 
went  to  Eau  Claire,  Wisconsin,  where  he  resided  until  near  the  time  of 
his  death.     He  died  in  Stark,  Me.,  Oct.  11,  1885. 

Children. 

8.  i.        James  Samuel,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  6,  1848;  m.  Aug.  11, 1876,  Lydia  M. 

Coffin. 

9.  ii.        Charles  Walter,  b.  in   Industry,  April  20,  1853;    m.  Sarah  Louisa 

Elder,  dau.  of  Isaac  and  Sarah  (Daggett)  Elder,  q.  v. 

7.  Noah  Shaw,  son  of  Samuel  and  Ruth  (Gilman)  Shaw,  married 
Mary  A.  Dexter.  Divorced.  Married  for  second  wife,  Addie  M. 
Waugh,  daughter  of  Manchester  F.  and  Emily  N.  (Shaw)  Waugh.  He 
is  a  machinist  and  resides  in  Eau  Claire,  Wisconsin. 

Children. 

i.  Ella,  b.  in  Eau  Claire,  May  25,  1858;  m.  James  McGrath. 

ii.  Emma,  b.  in  Eau  Claire,  April  24,  1861 ;  m.  Will  Thomas, 

iii.  Fred,  b.  in  Eau  Claire,  July  14,  1863;   d.  Aug.  31,  1865. 

iv.  Frank,  b.  in  Eau  Claire,  Feb.  4,  1868. 


8.  James  Sanotel  Shaw,  son  of  Samuel  and  Betsey  S.  (Manter)  Shaw, 
married  Lydia  M.  Coffin,  daughter  of  Alexander  G.  and  Caroline  C. 
Coffin,  of  Durand,  Wisconsin.  When  seventeen  years  of  age  he  went 
to  Eau  Claire,  Wisconsin.     He  became  an  apprentice  in  the  machine 


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shop  of  his  uncle,  Noah  Shaw,  and  thoroughly  mastered  the  trade.     He 
died  in  Eau  Claire,  in  August,  1892. 

Children. 

i.         EwARD  James,  b.  in  Eau  Claire,  June  17,  1877. 
ii.       Charles  Walter,  b.  in  Eau  Claire,  Dec.  7,  1879. 

9.     Charles  Walter  Shaw,  son  of  Samuel  and  Betsey  S.  (Mante^^ 
Shaw,  married  S.  Louisa  Elder.     He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  in  Stark. 

Children. 

i.  Charles  Edwin,  b.  April  13,  1875. 

ii.  Sadie  Betsey,  b.  April  26,  1877. 

iii.  Joseph  Elder,  b.  May  15,  1880. 

iv.  Alma  Faustina,  b.  July  7,  1882. 

V.  Fanny  Louisa,  b.  Oct.  30,  1885. 


SHOREY. 

Pelatiah  Shorey  removed  from  Berwick  to  Industry  in  the  month 
of  February,  1824.  The  earliest  record  of  the  name  in  America  is  that 
of  Samuel  Shorey,  who  came  from  England  and  settled  in  the  town  of 
Kittery  in  the  latter  part  of  the  seventeenth  century.      Pelatiah,  son  of 

Miles  and  Betsey  (Mc )  Shorey,  born  in  Berwick,  Me.,  Nov.  10, 

1 785,  is  believed  to  have  been  a  descendant  of  the  above  named  Samuel. 
Both  the  father  and  grandfather  of  Pelatiah  Shorey  were  deacons  in  the 
Baptist  Church,  and  his  mother  was  an  eminently  pious  woman  and  an 
earnest  student  of  the  Bible.  Like  many  others  residing  on  the  sea- 
board he  followed  the  life  of  a  sailor  for  many  years,  and  during  his 
voyages  he  visited  many  foreign  ports.  In  those  days  the  discipline  on 
shipboard  was  very  severe  and  the  food  and  water  often  unfit  for  use. 
He  married,  Feb.  23,  181 8,  Sarah,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Sarah 
( Hayes)  Fogg,  of  Berwick.  She  was  an  excellent  woman  and  belonged 
to  a  family  which  developed  much  business  talent  and  mercantile  ability. 
She  has  long  since  gone  to  her  reward,  dying  Dec.  21,  1838.  Mr. 
Shorey,  after  coming  to  Industry,  engaged  in  farming  and  in  this  voca- 
tion was  fairly  prosperous.  He  was  a  man  of  strong  convictions,  inter- 
ested in  the  highest  welfare  of  the  town,  loyal  to  the  church  and  taking 
an  active  interest  in  educational  matters.  His  delight  was  the  Sabbath 
and  the  sanctuary,  where  he  led  the  singing  for  many  years.  He  was  an 
earnest  worker  in  prayer  and  social  meetings,  and  his  influence  was 
always  on  the  side  of  right.  He  married  (pub.  July  21,  1840),  Eliza- 
beth VValdbridge  Lowe,  of  North  Yarmouth.  She  died  May  14,  1869. 
Being  thus  left  alone,  in  the  month  of  September  following  he  decided 


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to  go  to  Wayland,  Mass.,  and  live  with  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Klizabeth 
Price.  Here  he  lived  for  eleven  years  and  saw  his  children  and  chil- 
dren's children  gather  about  him.  Calmly  and  peacefully,  on  the  morn- 
ing of  March  18,  1880,  he  fell  asleep  to  awaken  on  the  Resurrection 
Morn.  He  left  his  children  no  earthly  inheritance  but  a  rich  legacy  of 
pious  example. 

Children. 

i.         Elizabeth,  b.  in  Berwick,  Feb.  6,  1819;  m.  Sept.  2,  1850,  (ieurge  P. 

Price,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  son  of  Jamts  and  Anna  ( )  Price,  of 

Bristol,  Eng.  As  a  girl,  she  was  very  studious,  and  exceedingly  fond 
of  books.  She  obtained  quite  a  liberal  education  for  those  times 
and  has  always  been  a  great  reader  of  varied  literature.  After  her 
marriage  she  and  her  husband  lived  for  a  few  years  in  Boston,  after 
which  they  removed  to  Mobile,  Ala.  On  the  passage,  her  'eldest 
dau.,  a  beautiful  child  of  six,  d.,  and  was  buried  at  New  Orleans.  Mr. 
Price  d.  at  Mobile,  Oct.  17,  1858,  of  yellow  fever,  when  his  widow  re- 
moved to  the  North,  settling  in  Wayland,  Mass.  There  she  was  for 
many  years  prominent  in  every  good  work,  and  the  teacher  of  a  large 
Bible  class  in  Sunday-school.  From  early  life  she  was  an  earnest 
christian  and  deeply  interested  in  the  work  and  progress  of  the  Con- 
gregational Church,  of  which  she  has  been  a  member  for  nearly  half  a 
century.  Her  house,  like  the  Shunamite's  of  old,  contained  a  "prophet's 
chamber,"  which  was  rarely  unoccupied.  She  now  resides  in  West 
Newton,  Mass.  (see p.  422).  Children: 
i.  Anne,  b.  May  5,  1852;  d.  in  New  Orleans,  La.,  Feb.  16,  1858. 
ii.       Georcjk,  b.   July  18,  1854;  d.  May  27,  1868,   from  injuries 

received  in  playing  base-ball, 
iii.      Lizzie,  b.  Aug.  19,  1856;    she  was  for  a  time  a  successful 
school'  teacher;    m.  Dec.  25,    1876,   Charles   A.    Harris. 
Their  children  are:    Florence  Lillian,  b.  Oct.  31,   1877; 
and  Orrin  Lyman,  b.  Oct.  22,   1879.     He  d.  March  20, 
1882. 
iv.       Hatfie,  b.  in  New  York,  Dec.  14,  1858;  she  early  developed 
fine  musical  talent,  and  served  in  the  capacity  of  church 
organist  at   the  age   of  fourteen.     She  was  educated   at 
Mount  Holyoke  Seminary.     Married,  Sept.  2,  1879,  Ed- 
ward L.  Morey.     Their  children  are:  Ruth  Edna,  b.  Feb. 
3,  1 881;   d.  in  West  Newton,  Mass.,  Dec.  4,  1885.     Robert 
Shirley,  b.  in  Berwick,  Me,  Jan.  8,  1885. 
ii.        tiEOKCiE,  b.  in  Berwick,  Me.,  Feb.  12,  1825;   he  was  always  a  close  stu- 
dent;  attended  school  for  a  time  and  eventually  became  a  highly  suc- 
cessful teacher.     Through  his  own  unaided  efforts  he  has  obtained  a 
superior  education.     During  the  years  of  1845-6  he  was  connected 
with  the  publishing  house  of  Fowler  Bros.,  of  New  York  City.     From 
1854  to  1858  he  was  with  Hovey  &  Co.,  an<l  engaged  in  selling  their 
exhaustive  treatise  on  the  "  Fruits  of  America."     While  thus  engaged 
he  acquired  an  intimate  knowledge  of  the  different  varieties  of  fruit. 
He  m.  May  14,  1863,  Anne  Clapp,  of  Wayland,  Mass..  and  has  one 
daughter : 

May  Belle,  b.  Feb.  3,  1864.  She  is  a  young  lady  of  supe- 
rior attainments  and  high  moral  worth. 
Mr.  Shorey's  health  failed  him  some  years  ago  and  he  was  compelled 
to  abandon  all  active  business.  He  now  ( 1892)  resides  in  Cambridge, 
Mass. 
iii.  Harkiei-  Atwodd,  b.  in  Industry,  April  24,  1824;  m.  July  — ,  1853, 
(ieorge  H.  Barrett,  a  prominent  merchant  of  New  York  City.  He  d. 
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woman  and  owns  a  large  amount  of  real  estate  at  Long  Branch,  N.  J., 
where  she  now  resides.  She  enjoys  the  reputation  of  being  a  kind- 
hearted,  benevolent  woman, 
iv.  John  P\kx;,  b.  in  Industry,  May  14,  1826.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  he 
apprenticed  to  Dudley  Wiggin,  a  draper  and  tailor  doing  business  at 
Great  Falls,  N.  H.,  after  which  he  engaged  in  the  clothing  business 
in  Boston.  Being  of  a  roving  disposition  he  subsequently  went  to 
New  York,  and  in  1853  became  a  resident  of  New  Orleans,  where  he 
resided  until  the  firing  on  Fort  Sumter  in  1861.  Being  a  Union  man 
he  immediately  gave  up  all  his  interests  in  the  city,  and  coming  North 
settled  on  a  small  farm  near  Fall  River,  Mass.  He  afterward 
exchanged  this  for  a  larger  one  in  Wayland  (near  Boston),  Mass., 
where  he  became  quite  a  successful  farmer.  On  Christmas  night, 
1864,  he  was  burned  out,  losing  all  of  his  buildings  and  most  of  their 
contents,  the  household  narrowly  escaping  with  their  lives.  Misfor- 
tune seemed  to  follow  him  and  discouragement  took  the  place  of 
success,  and  for  years  he  again  became  a  wanderer  in  the  earth.  But 
in  the  providence  of  God  and  in  answer  to  the  prayers  of  a  dear 
father  and  mother,  he  was  led  into  the  Moody  and  Sankey  meetings, 
in  New  York,  March,  1876,  and  became  converted  to  God,  "old 
things  passing  away  and  all  things  becoming  new."  Since  that  time 
he  has  been  engaged  in  evangelistic  and  gospel  temperance  work. 
In  1880  he  received  a  cordial  invitation  to  visit  Great  Britain,  where 
he  spent  fifteen  months,  holding  meetings  in  that  country,  receiving 
great  and  signal  blessings  therefrom.  Upon  his  return  he  was  called 
to  the  superintendency  of  the  McAuley  Mission,  Water  St.,  New 
York,  where  he  has  labored  successfully  among  the  most  d^raded  of 
the  intemperate  and  homeless  of  that  city.  Mr.  Shorey  is  one  of  the 
leading  spirits  of  the  Prohibition  Party  in  New  York,  and  at  the  elec- 
tion of  1886  he  was  a  candidate  for  Congress  of  that  party.  Mr. 
Shorey*s  present  field  of  labor  is  in  London,  England,  where  he  is 
doing  a  noble  work  for  the  cause  of  temperance  and  Christianity.. 
He  m.  in  1863  and  has  children : 

John  ?'o(;g,  b.  in  Wayland,  May,  1864. 
Lyman  Elwfxl,  b.  March  26,  1866. 
V.  Harrison  Allen,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  7,  1831.  He  apprenticed  to  a 
shoemaker  when  a  boy  and  thoroughly  mastered  even  the  minutest 
details  of  the  trade.  Deciding  to  enter  the  ministry,  in  1863  he 
attended  the  Andover  Theological  Seminary  for  a  year,  and  graduated 
from  the  Bangor,  Me.,  Theological  Seminary  in  1866.  Accepting  a 
call  from  the  church  at  East  Orrington,  Me.,  he  was  ordained  and 
immediately  entered  upon  the  duties  of  his  pastorate.  He  was  after- 
wards settled  at  Camden,  Me.,  and  Spencer,  Mass.,  where  he  did 
good  work.  In  1876  he  was  offered  a  position  on  the  Golden  Rule, 
a  religious  weekly  paper  published  in  Boston.  Accepting  the  position 
he  eventually  became  its  editor  and  also  a  part  owner.  At  the  same 
time  he  supplied  a  church  in  Dorchester.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Massachusetts  Legislature  in  1862  as  a  representative  from  the  town 
of  Waylan<l,  where  he  then  resided.  He  is  a  self-made  man  in  the 
fullest  sense  of  the  term.  He  now  resides  at  109  Third  Street,  Port- 
land, Oregon.  His  wife,  whom  he  m.  Aug.  30,  1 85 1,  was  Mary 
Palmer,  dau.  of  Captain  ^iarble,  of  Somerset,  Mass.  Their  children 
are: 

i.         Marcus   Pklatiah,  b.  Oct.  17,  1852;  d.  in   Camden,  Me., 
Oct.  17,  1870. 

ii.       Amy,  b.  Dec.  14,  1854;   d.  July  — ,  1856. 

iii.      Harry,  b.  June  3,  1857. 

iv.       Hiram  F(k;g,  b.  Dec.  27,  1862. 

V.       T.  Lyman,  b.  March,  1864. 

vi.       Ei.LA  May,  b.  Feb.  18,  1869. 
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Elvira  Stanley,  b.  May  8,  1833;  m.  March  19,  1857,  Hiram  Studley, 
of  New  York.  Mr.  Studley,  in  company  with  his  brother  Warren, 
first  introduced  the  check  system  for  railroads  and  steamers.  Both 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Studley  were  valued  members  of  Dr.  Crosby's  church. 
Mr.  Studley  d.  June  13,  1874.  Mrs.  Studley  still  resides  in  New 
York  City.     Children: 

i.        George  Barrett,  b.  March  9,  1858.     He  has  been  in  busi- 
ness in  California  for  several  years. 

ii.       Ella,  b.  Dec.  19,  1861;   d.  July  14,  1884. 

iii.      ,  son,  d.  in  infancy. 

iv.  Carrie,  b.  August,  1866;  d.  in  December  of  same  year. 
Lyman  Munson,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  29,  1836.  He  was  a  very  helpful 
boy  to  his  father  and  was  anxious  to  study,  but  had  no  means. 
Through  the  influence  of  his  uncle,  W.  H.  Fogg,  he  entered  Phillips 
Academy  at  Andover,  in  1859.  He  enlisted  in  a  Maine  regiment  in 
1861,  and  was  wounded  at  Antietam  (see  p.  374),  Resigning  his 
commission  as  first  lieutenant  on  account  of  his  wounds,  he  entered  the 
Harvard  Law  School  and  subsequently  practiced  law  in  Chicago,  111. 
His  health  failed  and  for  some  years  he  was  obliged  to  rest  and  wait. 
In  1870  he  went  into  business  in  New  York  City.  He  m.  Feb.  23, 
1879,  Margaret  Tappan,  of  Brunswick,  Me.     Died  Dec.  28,  1889. 


SMITH. 

Joseph  Smith  4  came  to  the  District  of  Maine,  probably  as  early  as 
1795.  He  was  born  in  1736  and  married,  April  18,  1764,  .Abigail  But- 
ler, daughter  of  PClijah  and  Thankful  (Smith)  Butler,  g.  v,  Joseph 
Smith 4  was  a  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Thankful  (Claghorn)  Smith,  3  of 
Edgartown,  a  grandson  of  Benjamin*  and  a  great  grandson  of  John 
Smith,'  the  immigrant  ancestor  of  this  line.  The  parents  of  Joseph 
Smith  4  resided  in  Edgartown,  their  farm  being  on  that  part  of  the  Island 
known  as  East  Point.  He  settled  on  lot  No.  2,  in  Range  2,  on  coming 
to  the  township  of  New  Vineyard.  He  died  July  3,  1796,  aged  60 
years.  His  widow  survived  him  many  years  and  died  Jan.  13,  181 5, 
aged  75  years. 

Children. 

i.  Thankful,  b.  1765;  m.  Joshua  Bullen.  Has  resided  in  Hallowell, 
Farmington  and  New  Sharon.  He  d.  March  10,  1840,  aged  74  years. 
She  d.  June  8,  1850.  Children, 
ii.  Hknry,  m.  Betsey  Butler,  dau.  of  Captain  Elijah  and  Jane  (Kelley)  But- 
ler. He  resided  in  Industry,  near  Allen's  Mills,  and  afterward  in 
Hallowell,  where  he  died.     Children: 

Thankkul,  m. Craves,  of  Hallowell. 

LuciNDA,  m. Albee,  of  Hallowell. 

James. 
Harrison. 

Betsey,  d.  at  the  age  of  23  years. 
Hknry,  b.  1795;  d.  in  Industry,  Nov.  19,  1814. 
iii.      LuciNDA,  b.  in  Kdgartown,  May  26,  1770;   m.  Nov.  13,  1794,  Elijah  But- 
ler, son  of  Elijah  and  Jane  (Kelley)  Butler,  q.  v. 
iv.       Abkjail,  ni.  May  15,  1800,  "Tiufus  Davis,  son  of  David  and  Sarah   (Coz- 
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1.  V.        Alvin,  b.  in  Edgartown,  Jan.  28,  1773;  m.  April  5,  1796,  Sally  Butler, 

dau.  of  Henry  and  Mehitable  (Norton)  Butler,  q,  v. 

2.  vi.      Joseph  Warrkn,  b.  in  Edgartown,   July  31,  1775;  m.  Dec.  16,    1802, 

Deborah  Butler,  dau.  of  Henry  and  Mehitable  (Norton)  Butler,  g.  v. 

1.  Alvin  Smith,s  son  of  Joseph  and  Abigail  Smith,  married  Sally 
Butler.  He  settled  near  Allen's  Mills  and  died  May  i,  1838.  The 
family  are  now  (1886)  all  dead. 

Children. 

i.        Sally  Butler,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  17,  1799;  d.  unmd. 

ii.        Abigail,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  24,  1801 ;   m. Batchelder. 

iii.       Martha,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  3,  1802;   d.  unmd. 

iv.      Joseph,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov,  jo,  1805;   m.  Lovina  Gilman,  of  Anson. 

V.        Zebulon  Butler,  b.  in  Industry,  July  31,  1807;  m. Gilman,  of 

Anson, 
vi.      John  Butler,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  15,  1809:   was  always  lame.     learned 

the  tailor's   trade,   and  worked  in  Hallowell,    Me.,  where  he   d.   of 

typhoid  fever, 
vii.      Clementine  Allen,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  26,  1813;  m.  David  Marston. 

One  son, ,  resides  in  Farmington. 

viii.     Henry,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  20,  181 5;  m. Sprague. 

ix.       Warren,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  18,  181 8;  m.  and  d.  in  Bath,  Me. 

2.  Joseph  Warren  Smith,  son  of  Joseph  and  Abigail  (Butler) 
Smith,  married  Deborah  Butler.  He  inherited  the  homestead  and  pro- 
vided a  home  for  his  widowed  mother.  Here  he  lived  till  about  1825, 
when  he  setried  on  lot  No.  i,  Range  3,  now  owned  and  occupied  by 
Sumner  Kennedy.  Here  he  erected  a  log- house  in  which  his  family 
lived  for  several  years.  Mr.  Smith  was  possessed  of  much  artistic  taste 
and  was  noted  for  his  skill  in  lettering  and  drawing  with  a  pen,  his 
designs  showing  originality  and  fine  taste.  Possessing  considerable 
mechanical  ability,  he  conceived  the  idea  of  making  gravestones  from  a 
species  of  native  stone  found  in  his  locality,  and  many  specimens  of  his 
work  may  be  seen  in  the  older  graveyards  in  this  town  and  vicinity.  He 
was  for  a  time  town  clerk  of  New  Vineyard,  and  the  records  of  that 
town  show  some  very  fine  lettering  done  by  him  with  a  pen.  His  wife, 
Deborah,  died  Oct.  21,  1840.  He  subsequently  married,  April  17,  1845, 
Mrs.  Rhoda  Greaton  (nee  Lovejoy),  relict  of  Lee  Greaton,  of  New 
Vineyard.     He  died  Feb.  17,  1846. 

Children. 

i.         Ai.MiKA,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  April  18,  1804;   m.  Stephen  Chapman,  of 

New  Portland, 
ii.       JosKi'H  Warren,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  May  14,  1806;  d.  Aug.  31,  181 1. 

3.  iii.       I'eier  Bni-KR,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  June  7,  1808;  m.  Dec.  20,  1832, 

Klcanor  Spencer,  dau.  of  John  and  Eunice  (Tibbetts)  Spencer,  of 
New  Vineyard, 
iv.       Ai.viN,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Sept.  16,  1810;  m.  Judith,  dau.  of  ApoUos 
Gilmore. 


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V.  Deborah,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Oct.  1 1, 1814;  m.  Dec.  15,  1835,  ^^^^  ^'• 
Gray. 

4.  vi.       Kbknkzer,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Aug.  7,  1 81 7;   m.  Nancy,  dau.  of  Thomas 

and  Sally  Lovejoy,  of  Stark, 
vii.      Henjamin  F.,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  May  15,  1820;   m.  Fanny  Hall. 

5.  viii.     KujAH  Butler,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  July  14,  1822;  m.  Feb.  21,  1847, 

Annah  B.  Viles,  dau.  of  Leonard  and  Annah  (Bray)  Viles,  of  Indus- 
try. 

3.  Peter  Butler  Smith,  son  of  Joseph  Warren  and  Deborah 
(Butler)  Smith,  married  Eleanor  Spencer.  He  was  a  farmer  and  spent 
the  whole  of  his  life  in  Industry  and  the  adjacent  towns  of  Stark  and 
New  Vineyard. 

Children. 

6.  i.        Joseph  Warren,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Dec.  22,  1833;   m.  Lydia  A.  Dag- 

gelt,  dau.  of  Lendal  and  Lydia  (Norton)  Daggett,  q.  v. 

ii.  John,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Dec.  15,  1835;  ™-  ^^^'  '°»  1869,  Abbie  F. 
Oilman,  dau.  of  Stephen  and  Sarah  (Brown)  Gilman.  She  d.  in  Nor- 
ridgewock,  Me.,  and  he  m.  Arzilla  Nichols,  dau.  of  Robert  and  Mary 
(Wasson)  Nichols. 

iii.  Mary  Butler,  b.  May  29,  1838;  m.  Feb.  25,  i860,  Jophanus  H.  Ken- 
nedy, son  of  Robert  Kennedy. 

iv.  Deborah,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Oct.  7,  1840;  m.  Alonzo  Norton,  son  of 
Benjamin  Warren  and  Amy  A.  (Manter)  Norton,  g.  v. 

V.        Franklin,  b.  Jan.  5,  1843;  d.  Sept.  i,  1855. 

vi.  C}iARLi«:s  Greenwood,  b.  in  Industry,  June  14,  1845;  m.  March  7,  1869, 
Mrs.  L.  Marie  Norton,  relict  of  Obed  W.  Norton.  They  now  (1892) 
reside  at  West  Farmington,  s.  p. 

vii.      Lyuia  Ellen,  b.  Oct.  27,  1850;  d.  Feb.  8,  1853. 

viii.     Marshall  Wh.lis,  b.  in  Stark,  July  10,  1854;  m.  Viola  A.  Rackliff,  dau. 
of  Samuel  and  Sarah  R.  (Butler)  RacklifT.     Their  children  are: 
i.        Walter. 
ii.       Edna. 
iii.      ,  dau. 

4.  Ebenezer  Smffh  married  Nancy  Lovejoy.  Farmer.  He  died 
Nov.  29,  1867,  *g^^  50  years,  3  months  and  22  days.  His  widow  sub- 
sequently married  Joseph  Hatch,  of  Wilton. 

Children. 

i.         Bradford  B.,  m.  (pub.  Dec.  20,  1863),  Maria  F.  Pratt,  of  New  Vineyard; 

m.  for  second  wife,  Ellen  Parlin.     Soldier  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion. 

He  went  to  Lewiston,  Me.,  about  January,  1892,  and  ran  a  lunch  shop 

on  Franklin  Street.     He  d.  of  heart  disease,  in  Lewiston,  April  30, 

1892.     Two  or  more  children, 
ii.        Thomas  W.,  b.  in  1846;  d.  Oct.  11,  1848. 
iii.       Martha  M.,  b.  in  1849;   d-  March  6,  1850. 
iv.       Carrie  M.,  b.  in  1851;   d.  Aug.  12,  1863. 

5.  Elijah  Butler  Smith,  son  of  Joseph  Warren  and  Deborah  (But- 
ler) Smith,  married  Annah  B.  Viles.  Farmer  ;  has  resided  in  New  Vine- 
yard and  Industry.  For  many  years  past  has  kept  the  Franklin  House 
at  New  Vineyard. 


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Children. 

i.  Lauriston  Arthur,  b.  May  15,  1847;  ™-  ^^^'  '7»  '^2,  Lillian  A.,  daa. 
of  William  H.  Morrill,  of  Vienna.     Merchant  in  Farmington. 

ii.  A.MANDA  TiNKHAM,  b.  Aug.  12,  1850;  m.  Woodward  Lewis,  of  New- 
Vineyard.     Children. 

iii.  Charles  Edward,  b.  March  4,  1857;  m.  Jennie  Abbott,  of  Anson. 
Reside  in  New  Vineyard.     Children. 

iv.      Ella  Marie,  b.  Nov.  21,  1862;  d.  May,  1866. 

6.  Joseph  Warren  Smith,  son  of  Peter  B.  and  Eleanor  (Spencer) 
Smith,  married  Lydia  A.  Daggett.  Mr.  Smith  was  in  early  life  a  farmer, 
and  for  some  years  after  his  marriage  lived  on  the  farm  now  (1892) 
occupied  by  Isaac  Elder.  In  the  summer  of  1865  he  purchased  the 
Cutts  blacksmith  shop  at  West's  Mills,  and  for  a  time  hired  workmen  to 
carry  on  the  business.  Being  a  natural  mechanic,  he  easily  learned  the 
trade,  and  has  since  had  a  generous  patronage.  He  married,  Feb.  26, 
1857,  Lydia  Ann  Daggett,  daughter  of  Lendal  and  Lydia  (Norton)  Dag- 
gett. 

Children. 

i.        Ellen  Mary,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  6,  1858;  m.  Harrison  Daggett,  son  of 

John  Tobey  and  Caroline  (Norton)  Daggett,  7.  v, 
ii.       Frank  Webster,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  8,  1859;  m.  Oct.  29,  1885,  Augusta 

Brackett,   dau.  of  Franklin   and    Florilla  (Woodcock)   Brackett,   of 

Stark.     lie  now  (1892)  resides  on  a  farm  in  Stark.    Their  child, 

Ellen  Frances,  was  b.  in  Stark,  April  18,  1886. 
iii.       EucKNE  Lendal,  b.  in  Industry,  May  11,  1861;  m.  Dec.  24,  1889,  Mary 

J'  Dagge(t,  dau.  of  John  and  Cynthia  P.  (Furbush)  Daggett,  q.  v. 

Mr.  Smith  is  a  millwright,  and  resides  at  West's  Mills.     One  son.  Earl 

Welcome,  b.  in  Industry,  April  10,  1892. 
iv.      Charles  Gardlver,  b.  in  Industry,  April  5,  1867;  d.  Aug.  16,  1869. 
V.        Fred  Warren,  b.  in  Industry,  March  17,  1869. 
vi.      Charles  Marshall,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  25,  1874. 


SPINNEY. 

Rev.  John  Spinney*  traces  his  ancestry,  like  the  Olivers,  back  to 
Kittery,  York  County,  Me.,  to  Jeremiah  Spinney,*  whom  we  find  a  resident 
of  that  town  at  an  early  date.  He  afterward  moved  to  Sagadahoc  Count)-, 
and  settled  in  Georgetown.  His  son  John*  was  a  farmer  and  sailor,  and 
also  a  resident  of  Georgetown.  John  Spinney  married  Eunice  Pettigrew, 
by  whom  he  had  twelve  children,  the  third  being  Jeremiah.^  He  mar- 
ried Anna  Oliver,  daughter  of  James  B.  and  Jane  (Spinney)  Oliver. 
These  were  the  parents  of  Rev.  John  Spinney ,4  who  was  born  in  Phipps- 
burg,  Me.,  Jan.  21,  181 7.  He  married,  June  30,  1841,  Patience  J. 
Oliver  (born  in  Bath,  Me.,  Feb.  6,  1819),  daughter  of  Dea.  John  and 
Huldah  (Robinson)  Oliver.  Blacksmith.  Likewise  an  able  minister  of 
the  Free  Will  Baptist  denomination.     Resides  near  West's  Mills. 


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Children. 

i.        HuLDAH  Oliver,  b.  in  Stark,  April  24,  1842;  m.  Nov.  17,  1859,  Hosea 

W.  Emery,  son  of  Amos  and  Martha  (Boynton)  Emery,  q.  v. 
ii.       Olive  H.,  b.  in  Stark>  Oct.  12,  1843;  d.  Dec.  30,  1844. 

John  Colby,  b.  in  S^ark,  Nov.  24, 1844;  m.  Sept.  20,  1869,  Rose  F.  Gor- 
don, dan.  of  Ithiel  and  Elvina  (Small)  Gordon,  of  Phillips.     Soldier 
in  War  of  Rebellion  (see p. 378),     Resides  at  Allen's  Mills.    Children : 
i.        Almon  Ithiel,  b.  in  Stark,  April  26,  1871. 
ii.       Andrew  Gordon,  b.  in  Stark,  July  2,  1873. 
iii.      John  Delmont,  b.  in  Stark,  June  30,  1887. 
iv.      Andrew,  b.  in  Stark,  Jan.*  16,  1846.     Soldier  in  War  of  Rebellion  (see 

p.  377).     Died  Nov.  19,  1864. 
V.        Annib:,  b.  in  Stark,  Dec.  22,  1847;  m.  Jan.  29,  1870,  John  Alvin  Seavey, 
son  of  Alvjn  and  Mary  (Cowan)  Seavey,  of  Industry.     Children  : 
i.        Olive  Frances,  b.  in  Stark,  Aug.  4,  1870. 
ii.        Alvin,  b.  in  Stark,  Nov.  22,  1871. 
iii.      Arthur  Farrington,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  24,  1873. 
iv.      John  Wesley,  b.  in  Industry,  July  23,  1878. 
V.        Annie  May,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  11,  1885. 
vi.       Mary  Olive,  b.  in  Stark,  June  10,  1849;  d.  Sept.  14,  1858. 
vii.     Almon,  b.  in  Stark,  July  29,  1851;  d.  Oct.  25,  1852. 
viii.    Julia  Etta,  b.  in  Industry,  March  17,  1853;  m.  Oct.  31,  1874,  Alonzo 
Sawtelle,  son  of  Elijah  and  Nancy  (Merchant)  Sawtelle,  of  Stark. 
Their  children  are : 

i.        Frank  Orlando,  b.  in  Stark,  Oct  25,  1875. 
ii.       John  Spinney,  b.  in  Stark,  May  31,  1879. 
ix.      George  Robinson,  b.  in  Industry,  April  21,  1855;  d.  in  Lexington,  Feb. 

14,  1861. 
X.        Almon  Robinson,  b.  in  Stark,  Aug.  12,  i860;  m.  Nov.  15, 1882,  Alice  D. 
Moulton  (b.  Aug.  7,  1859),  dau.  of  John  W.  and  Mary  Ann  (Coop) 
Moulton,  of  Embden.    Their  children  are : 
i.        George  Albert,  b.  in  Embden,  June  8,  1883. 
ii.       Carrie  Lula,  b.  in  Stark,  July  3,  1885. 
iii.       Ralph,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  4,  1887. 


Andrew  Jackson  Spinney,^  who  came  to  Industry  from  Stark  in  the 
fall  of  1872  and  settled  at  West's  Mills,  was  a  son  of  Moses  B.  and 
Patience  R.  (Spinney)  Spinney.4  He  was  born  in  Georgetown,  Me., 
Nov.  10,  1846,  and  was  the  youngest  of  a  family  of  fourteen  children. 
His  grandparents  were  Jeremiah  and  Eunice  (Bastow)  Spinney,3  the 
forn^er  being  a  brother  of  the  forementioned  John  Spinney,*  whose  wife 
was  a  Pettigrew.  He  married,  Jan.  30.  1869,  Mary  H.  Oliver,  of  Indus- 
try, daughter  of  John  and  Jane  Oliver,  of  Industry.  Machinist  and 
engineer.     He  now  (1892)  resides  near  Allen's  Mills. 

Children. 

i.  Herbert  Erving,  b.  in  Stark,  Jan.  18,  1870. 

ii.  Hattie  1x>uisa,  b.  in  Stark,  Aug.  8,  1871. 

iii.  Willie  James,  b.  in  Industry,  June  27,  1875. 

iv.  Cora  Belli-:,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  29,  1876. 

STEVENS. 

Solomon  Stevens  was  born  in  Newburyport,  Essex  Co.,  Mass.,  in 


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1749.     Settled  in  Wells,  District  of  Maine,  in  1774.     By  his  wife  Mar- 
tha he  had  four  sons.     Two  of  these  settled  in  Industry,  viz. : 

1.  Moses,  m.  Nov.  16,  181 5,  Sarah  Willis,  dau.  of  Abraham  H.  and  Betsey 

(West)  Willis,  q.  v. 

2.  James,  b.  in  1798;  m.  Nov.  — ,  1821,  Abigail  Spaulding,  dau.  of  Willard 

and  Deborah  (Daggett)  Spaulding,  of  New  Vineyard. 

1.  Moses  Stevens,  son  of  Solomon  and  Martha  Stevens,  married 
Sarah  Willis.  Came  to  Industry  prior  to  his  marriage.  Farmer  all  his 
life.  Moved  to  Stark,  where  he  died  May  28,  1886.  His  wife  died  in 
the  same  town,  July  22,  1865. 

Children. 

i.  Martha  A.,  b.  Aug.  18,  1816;  m.  June  14,  1846,  Theodore  Luce,  son  of 
Ezekiel  and  Hannah  TManter)  Luce,  of  West  Tisbury,  Mass.  She  d. 
July  31,  1849.    Two  children. 

ii.       Eliza,  b.  Feb.  24,  1818;  d.  Feb.  14,  1821. 

iii.       HARRiicr  E.,  b.  Dec.  3,  1819;  m.  June  20,  1842,  Samuel  C.  Bennett. 

iv.  Jkremiah,  b.  Nov.  11,  1821.  Drowned  while  driving  logs  on  the 
Enchanted  Stream,  May  11,  1848. 

V.  Calista  W.,  b.  Oct.  II,  1823;  m.  Aaron  Hannaford.  Resides  in  Read- 
Held. 

vi.       Caroline  N.,  b.  Aug.  3,  1827;  m.  Matthew  Pelton. 

vii.  Hiram  M.,  b.  Oct.  18,  1829.  Entered  the  U.  S.  Service  as  commissary 
sergeant  of  Co.  L,  ist  Reg't,  Me.  Cavalry,  Dec.  28,  1863.  Promoted 
to  first  sergeant  April  24,  1864,  and  d.  in  Stark,  Me.,  Dec.  29,  1864. 
Mr.  Stevens  was  also  a  worthy  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity. 

viii.  Pkrsis,  b.  Jan.  12,  1832;  m.  Jan.  29,  1854,  Alanson  M.  Perkins,  of  Mad- 
ison. 

ix.       Rebecca,  b.  a  twin  to  Persis;   m.  William  Jeffers. 

X.        Mary,  b.  Dec.  25,  1836;  m.  Albert  Belcher. 

2.  James  Stevens,  son  of  Solomon  and  Martha  Stevens,  married 
Abigail  Spaulding.  Mr.  Stevens's  parents  were  consistent  christian  peo- 
ple, and  their  devout  piety  undoubtedly  wielded  a  powerful  influence  in 
shaping  his  course  in  life.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  years  his  father  died, 
and  in  a  little  more  than  a  year,  his  mother,  whom  he  dearly  loved,  was 
also  borne  to  the  grave.  In  the  month  of  May,  181 8,  Mr.  Stevens  came 
to  Industry,  and  for  a  time  labored  for  the  farmers  of  that  town  for  the 
small  pittance  of  eight  dollars  per  month.  Soon  after  coming  to  this 
town  he  formulated  the  following  rules  to  guide  him  in  life  : 

**  1st,  I  will  deal  honorably  and  fair  with  my  fellowmen. 
"2d,  I  will  always  speak  the  truth. 
**3rd,  I  will  improve  my  time  to  some  good  purpose. 
**4th,  I  will  mind  my  own  business." 

"  To  these  principles,"  writes  Mr.  Stevens  in  his  Journal,  **  and  the 
blessing  of  God,  I  ascribe  my  success  in  life." 

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reading  and  study,  seeking  to  supply  the  deficiencies  of  his  early  edu- 
cation. He  married  in  1821  and  settled  on  the  farm  now  occupied  by 
Charles  Jeffers.  In  1832  he  built  a  new  house  on  his  farm  and  by  dili- 
gence and  fnigality  amassed  a  comfortable  competence.  In  1839  he 
was  drafted  for  service  in  the  Aroostook  War.  He  sold  his  farm  about 
1854  and  purchased  the  Esq.  Peter  West  stand  at  West's  Mills,  where 
the  remainder  of  his  life  was  spent.  He  died  Aug.  31,  1858,  aged  60 
years  and  3  months.  Mr.  Stevens  was  respected  by  all  who  knew  him, 
a  man  of  the  strictest  integrity  and  withal  an  exemplary  christian.  His 
wife  died  June  20,  1879,  aged  79  years. 

Children. 

3.     i.        Oliver,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  9,  1822;   m.  June  11,  1843,  J*"^  F.  Stevens 
(b.  in  Wells,  Jan.  2,  1820),  dau.  of  Solomon  and  Lydia  (Hutchins) 
Stevens,  of  Wells, 
ii.        Hannah,  b.  in  Industry,  March  22,  1827;   d.  June  5,  1848. 

3.  Oliver  Stevens,  son  of  James  and  .Abigail  (Spaulding)  Stevens, 
married  Jane  F.  Stevens.  He  settled  on  the  Peter  West  Willis  farm 
(now  owned  by  Ward  Burns)  near  his  father,  and  engaged  in  farming 
until  1855,  when  he  exchanged  his  farm  for  the  store  and  stock  of  goods 
belonging  to  Benjamin  N.  Willis.  He  remained  in  trade  at  West's 
Mills  some  four  years,  when  he  sold  his  store  and  goods  to  John  Willis 
and  again  engaged  in  farming.  He  was  elected  selectman  in  i860  and 
re-elected  in  186 1.  He  subsequently  bought  the  Wm.  Cornforth  farm 
near  Stark  line,  where  he  lived  for  several  years.  He  then  removed  to 
New  Sharon  and  resided  on  the  Baldwin  farm  for  two  years.  Since 
which  time  he  has  been  in  a  hotel  at  Mt.  Vernon,  in  trade  at  Livermore, 
Hanover  and  Rumford,  and  now  resides  in  Temple,  Me. 

Children,  all  born  in  Industry. 

i.  LiJKLLA  E.,  b.  Oct.  25,  1846;  m.  March  10,  1867,  Charles  C.  Cutts.  He 
d.  and  she  subsequently  m.  Jan.  25,  1872,  Austin  Reynolds,  M.  D. 
Engaged  in  teaching  at  the  age  of  14  years.  Has  since  taught  exten- 
sively in  the  town  schools  and  those  of  a  higher  grade.  One  dau. 
by  first  husband,  Jennie  M.     Resides  in  Farmington,  Me. 

ii.  Jamks  Lincoln,  h.  March  21,  1845.  Graduated  from  Maine  Wesleyan 
Seminary,  at  Kent's  Hill.  Married  Dec.  10,  1870,  Delia,  dau.  of  Cal- 
vin Hopkins,  of  Mt.  Vernon.  Merchant.  Died  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Feb. 
23,  1872.     She  d.  Sept.  24,  1873.     One  dau. 

iii.       Martha  Ann,  b.  March  ii,  1851 ;  m.  Jan.  27,  1872,  Lorin  DollofF,  son 

of  David  and (Fletcher)   DoUoff,  of  Mt.  Vernon.     She  d.  in 

Farmington,  April  8,  1874.  One  dau.  d.  at  the  age  of  three  or  four 
years. 

iv.       Mary  B.,  b.  July  i,  1858;   d.  in  Hanover,  Aug.  28,  1878. 

SWIFT. 

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been  of  the  same  blood  as  Jonathan  Swift,  the  celebrated  dean  of  Si. 
Patrick's  Cathedral.  He  married  Jemima  Monk,  of  Readfield,  Me., 
and  came  to  Industry,  in  April,  1814,  and  died  on  the  first  day  of  the 
following  month.  He  located  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  his  grandson, 
Augustus  H.  Swift.     His  widow  died  in  Augusta,  Me.,  Aug.  20,  1828. 

Children. 

i.         Benjamin,  b.  in  Readtield;  m.  (pub.  Aug.  25,  1815),  Hanpah  Hammond, 
q.  V.     He  lived  in  Industry  a  short  time  after  his  marriage,  and  then 
moved  to  Bingham  and  engaged  in  farming.      He  afterward  moved 
to  Gardiner,  and  d.  in  1849.     ^i^  ^i^^  ^*  ii>  Rome,  Me.,  about   1877. 
Children : 
i.        Benjamin,  d.  in  Moscow,  Dec.  10,  1882. 
ii.       Jemima,  m.  John  Peavey. 
iii.      Betsey. 
iv.      Ruth  Brown. 
V.        Mary  Jane,  m.  John  Robinson. 

vi.      Hannah,  m.  Joseph  Dill.    For  second  husband,  Sidney  Doble. 
vii.      Tryphena,  m.  Jonathan  Trask. 
viii.    Caroline. 

ix.       Elmira  Smith,  b.  in  Augusta,  Sept.  20,  1834;  m.  in  Vienna, 
March  9,  1853,  Josiah  Greenleaf  Allen  (b.  in  V^ienna,  Aug. 
25,   1825),  son  of  John  F.  and  Nancy  (Healey)   Allen. 
Four  children. 
X.        Eben. 
xi.      Ashley. 
xii.     Henry. 
In  addition  to  the  forementioned  children,  two  d.  in  infancy. 
I.     ii.        Ebenkzer,  b.  in  ReadBeld,  March  4,  1795;   m.  Dec.  4,  181 7,  Nancy  Hil- 
dreth,  dau.  of  David  and  Esther  (Moody)  Hildreth,  q.  v. 
iii.       Job,  b.  in  Readfield,  about  1797;   m.  Feb.  i,  1815,  Lucy  Hammond,  q.  v. 
Settled  in  Bingham.     Died  in  Gardiner  about  1873.     His  wife  d.  in 
the  same  town  in  1868.     Twelve  children,  viz:  Andrew  J.;    Job; 
Mary  Ann;   Eunice,  who  m.  Mr.  Richardson;   Luther  T.,  resides  in 
Augusta;    Jermina;   Philena;    Emeline;   Hiram;   Evelyne;   Franklin, 
and  Augusta. 

I.  Ebenezer  Swirr,  son  of  Job  and  Jemima  (Monk)  Swift,  mar- 
ried Nancy  Hildreth.  He  was  a  young  man  when  his  father  settled  in 
Industry.  He  succeeded  his  father  on  the  homestead  and  here  his 
whole  life  was  spent.  He  was  an  apt  scholar  and  became  a  successful 
school  teacher.  By  diligence  and  frugal  economy  he  cleared  a  good 
farm  and  provided  a  comfortable,  pleasant  home  for  his  family.  He 
built  in  1833  the  first  brick  house  ever  erected  in  town.  His  wife  died 
June  4,  1823,  aged  26  years,  4  months  and  17  days.  He  married  for 
second  wife,  June  21,  1825,  Hannah,  daughter  of  Jonathan  Goodridge, 
g,  V.     She  died  Nov.  i,  1876  ;  he  died  June  18,  1878. 

Children. 

i.        Ciw^RissA  T.,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  22,  1819;  m.  May  12,  1839,  Zehadiah 
Johnson,  son  of  Henry  and  Catherine  (Sullivan)  Johnson,  q.  v. 

ii.       ,  son,  b.  in  Industry,  May  — ,  1823;  d.  in  infancy. 

iii.       ,  son,  b.  in  Industry;   d.  in  infancy. 


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iv.       Nancy  Hildreth,  b.  in  Industry;   m.  Sept.  22, 1853,  William  W.  Rogers, 

of  Gardiner.    Two  children. 
V.       Sarah  Ann,  b.  in  Industry,  May  — ,  1828;  d.  of  croup,  Dec.  20,  1830. 
vi.       Ebknezer,  b.  in  Industry,  June  — ,  1831;   m.  Jan.  19,  1858,  Olive  A. 

Hobbs,  dau.  of  George  and  Olive  ( Winslow)  Hobbs,  q.  v.     He  resides 

in  New  Sharon,  and  has  three  children, 
vii.      Sarah  Ann,  b.  in  Industry;   m.  Daniel  Fuller,  of  Gardiner.     She  d.  of 

consumption  in  1861.     One  child,  who  d.  in  infancy. 
2.    viii.    Augustus  Henry,       \  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  12,  1835;  Augustus  H.  m. 
ix.       Augusta  Charlotte,  j      (pub.  May  21,  1859),  Amanda  S.  Emery,  dau. 

of  Mark  and  Olive  (Thurrell)   Emery,  of  Industry.     Augusta  C.  m. 

George  Fuller,  of  Gardiner.     'Fhree  children. 
X.        Hiram,  b.  in  Industry,  April  — ,  1840;   d.  Jan.  20,  1844. 

2.  Augustus  Henry  Swift,  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Hannah  (Good- 
ridge)  Swift,  married  Amanda  S.  Emery.  She  died  Dec.  10,  1867,  aged 
29  years,  7  months.  For  his  second  wife  he  married  (pub.  March  12, 
1869),  Abbie  M.  Jones,  daughter  of  March  and  Sally  (Mayo)  Jones,  of 
Farmington.  Farmer ;  resides  on  the  homestead  where  his  grandfather 
settled. 

Children. 

Sarah  A.,  b.  March  — ,  1862;   d.  Dec.  24,  1867. 
Olive  Emery,  b.  April  — ,  1863;  d.  Aug.  29;  1864. 
Nkllie  M. 
Lena  M. 

Children  by  second  wife. 

Allie  a. 
Alma  L. 
Walter. 
Winnie. 

THING. 

Dudley  L.  Thing  (born  May  23,  1770),  was  a  son  of  John  and  Ann 
(Dudley)  Thing,  of  Brentwood,  N.  H.  His  mother  was  a  descendant 
of  Gov.  Thomas  Dudley,'  who  landed  at  Boston  in  1630.  Her  father, 
John,5  was  the  son  of  Samuel,^  grandson  of  Stephen,^  great-grandson  of 
Rev.  Samuel,*  son  of  Governor  Thomas.*  Mr.  Thing  above  named  came 
to  Industry  about  181 5,  and  settled  on  land  near  Esq.  Daniel  Shaw's, 
since  known  as  the  Ezekiel  Knowles  farm.  His  wife,  Rachel  Sanborn, 
was  born  Jan.  25,  1771,  and  died  July  23,  1860.  He  died  Nov.  15, 
1855. 

Children. 

i.         JosF.rii,  b.  Jan.  25,  1791 ;   m.  in  1818,  Abigail  Brown;   and  second  in  1830, 

Mary  (?)  Allen, 
ii.       Jonathan,  b.  Aug.  15,  1792;   drowned  in  Feather  River,  C'al.,  "in  early 

days." 
iii.      Samukl,  b.  May  13,  1795;   drowned  in  Hoston  Harbor, 
iv.       Nancy,  b.  Aug.  8,*  1799;   d.  April  20,  1858,  unmd. 


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V.  John,  b.  April  9,  1802;  went  to  Valparaiso,  S.  A.  Ultimate  destiny 
unknown. 

vi.       David,  b.  Aug.  18,  1804;  d.  Sept.  18,  1812. 

vii.  Dudley,  b.  March  7,  1806;  m.  and  settled  in  Columbus,  Wis.  He  was  a 
clergyman  and  there  known  as  Rev.  Dudley  Tyng^  which  is  believed 
to  be  the  correct  name.  Hattie  (Tyng)  Griswold,  the  poetess,  of  Col- 
umbus, Wis.,  is  his  dau.  He  d.  about  the  same  time  as  did  his  sister 
Elizabeth. 
I.  viii.  Jesse,  b.  Aug.  22,  1808;  m.  in  1831,  Mary  R.  Allen,  dau.  of  Datus  T. 
Allen,  ^.  V. 

ix.  Elizabeth,  b.  March  31,  181 3;  m.  Oct.  10,  1833,  William  Lawrey,  of 
Industry.  He  was  b.  Sept.  22,  1807,  and  d.  May  22,  1841.  She  m. 
for  second  husband,  March  31,  1846,  Capt.  Joab  Quint,  b.  Jan.  30, 
1810,  and  d.  in  Stark,  Feb.  3,  185 1.  She  m.  for  third  husband,  July 
II,  1858,  Silas  Burce  (b.  Jan.  25,  1806),  of  Industry,  son  of  Holmes 
and  Lydia  (Givens)  Burce.  He  d.  in  Eau  Claire,  Wis.,  Sept.  8,  1880. 
She  d.  at  the  same  place.  May  11,  1885.  Children  by  first  marriage: 
Susan  A.,  b.  July  7,  1834;  d.  Oct.  15,  1853.  E.  Augusta,  b.  Nov.  29, 
1836;  m.  Anthony  Bracket,  of  Stark;  d.  Sept.  20,  1864.  Ruby  E., 
b.  July  20,  1839;  d.  Oct.  6,  1850.  Her  children  by  second  marriage 
were  Wm.  L ,  b.  Feb.  7,  1847,  ^^^  ^-  ^®P^*  ^t  1861,  and  Albanus  D., 
b.  Oct.  4,  1849. 


I.  Jesse  Thing,  son  of  Dudley  L.  and  Rachel  (Sanborn)  Thing, 
married  Mary  R.  Allen.  Mr.  Thing  was  in  trade  at  West's  Mills,  and  at 
the  same  time  manufactured  potash.  His  wife  died  Dec.  18,  1847,  and 
he  married  for  his  second  wife  a  Mrs.  Putnam,  relict  of  John  Putnam 
and  daughter  of  Deacon  Ephraim  Heald.  Divorced  after  a  few  years. 
He  removed  to  Stark  and  spent  his  last  days  a  veritable  recluse.  He 
was  found  dead  by  a  neighbor  who  chanced  to  call  at  his  house.  He 
was  about  70  years  of  age. 

Children. 

Christania  A.,  b.  May  15,  1831. 
ii.        Elvira  D.,  b.  Feb.  26,  1834. 
ii.      David  Otis,  b.  Nov.  6,  1839. 
iv.       Mary  Allen,  b.  Aug.  12,  1842. 
1.       Billings  Allen,  b.  Oct.  31,  1844. 
n.       Datus  Allen,  b.  Feb.  13,  1847. 


THOMPSON.  H*^^^ 

The  common  ancestor  of  this  family  came  from  Londonderry,  Ireland, 
to  Derry,  N.  H.,  with  a  large  party  of  emigrants.  These  people  were 
of  the  Presbyterian  faith  and  brought  their  pastor  with  them.  Hugh 
Thompson,  the  father  of  James  and  John,  then  a  lad  of  eight  summers, 
accompanied  his  parents.  On  reaching  man's  estate,  he  married  and 
eventually,  with  a  large  family,  settled  in  Mount  Vernon.  He  probably 
came  to  Industry  after  the  settlement  of  his  sons,  James  and  John,  and 


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is  the  same  person  who  took  up  lot  No.  17,  in  1798.     The  date  and 
place  of  his  death  cannot  be  learned. 

Children. 

Samukl. 

Adam.     A  very  active,  athletic  man  and  an  expert  swimmer.     Drowned  in 
attempting  to  ferry  a  gentleman  and  lady  across  the  Merrimac  River. 

1.  James,  b.  Nov.  14,  1758;  m.  Isabel  Bean  (b.  Oct.  24,  1762),  of  N.  H. 
William,  m.  in  Norridgewock.     Moved  to  Bangor.     Had  a  large  family. 
Margaret,  m.   Luke  Withee,  of  Norridgewock,  and  had  sons:    Luke, 

John,  and  Thompson  H. 

2.  John,  b.  June  26,  1765;  m.  Susan  Perham,  of  Mt.  Vernon. 

1.  James  Thompson,  son  of  Hugh  Thompson,  married  Isabel  Bean. 
He  settled  first  in  Norridgewock,  where  he  was  several  times  a  member 
of  the  board  of  selectmen.  In  1 794  he  made  some  improvements  on 
No.  2,  on  the  Plymouth  Patent,  but  did  not  make  his  permanent  home 
there  until  some  years  later.  He  was  a  magistrate,  also  town  and  planta- 
tion clerk  in  Industry,  as  well  as  first  town  treasurer.  After  living  in 
his  log-cabin  some  years,  he  built  a  two-stqry  frame  house,  which  he  sold 
to  Samuel  Norton  and  moved  to  Can^dagua,  N.  Y. 

Children. 

3.  i.        John,  2d,  b.  April  3,  1784;    m.  (pub.  April  4,  1808),  Jane  Winslow  (b. 

Oct.  15,  1783),  of  Stark.  Children:  Eliza,  b.  Aug.  8, 1808;  Caleb,  b. 
June  22,  1 8 10;  James,  b.  Jan.  12,  181 2;  Martha  Jane,  b.  Dec.  25, 
1813;   William,  b.  Oct.  5,  1816. 

ii.  Janet,  b.  Oct.  5,  1785;  m.  (pub.  Sept.  27,  1806),  Samuel  Bean,  of  New 
Sharon. 

iii.  Hugh,  2d,  b.  July  18,  1787;  m.  (pub.  Nov.  30,  181 1),  Betsey  White,  of 
Fairfield. 

iv.  Margaret,  b.  April  16,  1789;  m.  (pub.  Jan.  25,  181 1),  William  H.  Hil- 
dreth,  son  of  David  and  Esther  (Moody)  Hildreth,  q.  v. 

V.        Caleb,  b.  Jan.  9,  1791. 

vi.  Joshua,  b.  May  10,  1793;  m.  Feb.  2,  1816,  Betsey  Patterson,  dau.  of  John 
and  Susan  (Starbird)  Patterson,  q.v.  Poisoned  by  accidentally  tak- 
ing ratsbane.     Children  :  Warren,  Marvin,  Betsey  and  James. 

vii.      Content,  b.  April  13,  1795. 

viii.     Jesse,  b.  July  13,  1797. 

ix.       Martha,  b.  April  22,  1799. 

X.        Rhoda,  b.  Aug.  8,  1802. 

xi.       Jamks,  3d,  b.  March  15,  1805. 

2.  John  Thompson,  son  of  Hugh  Thompson,  married  Susan  Per- 
ham, and  second,  Betsey  Winslow  (born  in  Gardinerston,  Me.,  June  20, 
1770),  daughter  of  James  and  Ann  (Huston)  Winslow.  Prior  to  his 
settlement  in  Industry,  he  resided  in  Mt.  Vernon.*  In  1794,  while 
living  in  that  town,  he  made  a  public  profession  of  religion  and  ever 
afterward  led  a  consistent  christian  life.  He  came  to  Industry  in  1795. 
At  that  time  the  town  was  sparsely  settled,  and  a  large  part  of  the  way 


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the  only  guide  was  blazed  or  spotted  trees.  Mrs.  Thompson  rode  on 
horseback  with  the  children,  while  her  husband  walked  on  ahead  and 
cleared  the  way  for  the  horse.  He  settled  on  lot  No.  i6,  near  his 
brother  James,  where  he  built  a  comfortable  log- house,  cleared  land 
and  lived  for  a  number  of  years.  Afterward  he  removed  to  lot  No.  53, 
near  Stark  line.*  Mr.  Thompson  was  the  first  captain  of  the  Industry 
militia  and  subsequently  served  as  chaplain  of  the  regiment.  Receiving 
a  local  preacher's  license  in  1801,  he  preached  for  many  years  with 
marked  success.  In  1805,  he  was  elected  treasurer  of  the  town,  held 
the  office  three  years,  and  then  declined  a  re-election.f  He  was  also 
selectman  in  1823,  and  the  following  year  represented  his  district  in 
State  Legislature,  and  was  also  State  senator  for  the  County  of  Somerset 
in  1832.  In  connection  with  his  farming  he  bought  stock  quite  largely 
for  the  Brighton  (Mass.)  market.  In  addition  to  his  other  business  he 
was  justice  of  the  peace  for  many  years.  It  can  be  truthfully  said  that, 
in  his  day,  no  citizen  of  Industry  was  more  widely  or  favorably  known 
than  he.  As  a  local  preacher  he  gave  much  of  his  time  to  the  service 
of  the  church,  not  only  on  the  Sabbath  but  in  delivering  lectures,  admin- 
istering the  ordinance  of  baptism  and  attending  funerals,  for  which  he 
invariably  refused  any  pecuniary  recompense.  Traveling  ministers 
always  received  a  cordial  welcome  to  his  home  and  fireside,  where 
religious  meetings  were  frequently  held.  Camp-meetings,  in  which  he 
took  an  active  part,  were  also  held  in  a  grove  on  his  farm.  At  one  of 
these  the  venerable  "Campmeeting  John  Allen,"  now  gone  to  his 
reward,  had  "his  first  experience."  Perhaps  the  most  notable  trait  of 
Mr.  Thompson's  character  was  his  benevolence.  This  "with  him," 
writes  Rev.  Asa  Heath,  "  had  no  limits  but  the  want  of  means  and 
opportunity.  The  poor,  the  sick  and  needy,  he  sought  out,  visited, 
sympathized  and  prayed  with  and  relieved.  He  has  often  gone  from  his 
own  comfortable  fireside  in  severe  weather  and  sometimes  on  snowshoes, 
to  visit  the  abodes  of  poverty,  sickness  and  want,  but  he  never  went 
empty-handed,  merely  to  sympathize  and  pray,  and  say  *  God  bless  you, 
be  ye  warmed  and  filled.'  But  he  gave  them  those  things  that  were 
needful  for  the  body  while  he  imparted  spiritual  encouragement  and 


*  See  pp.  43  and  172,  also  foot  note,  p.  67. 

t  Esq.  Wm.  Allen  says  (stt  Hist.  Ind.^p.  3b):  **  Capt.  Thompson  having  served  Uiree  years 
as  successor  to  Captain  [Peter]  West,  declined  .1  re-election  the  fourth  year,  and  as  a  reason 
said  '  he  could  not  afford  it,  the  office  run  him  in  debt  every  year.  He  paid  out  more  than  he 
received.'  He  was  requested  to  present  his  account  and  it  should  be  allowed ;  he  replied  that 
'  he  kept  no  account,  that  he  had  made  no  account  of  debt  or  credit  during  the  three  years.'  " 
Being  regarded  as  an  honest,  patriotic  man  the  (own  heard  his  verbal  statement  and  allowed 
him  a  small  sum  with  which  he  was  satisfied.  The  sum  allowed  Capt.  Thompson  {see  Town 
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comfort  to  the  soul."  Illustrative  of  his  characteristic  benevolence  is 
the  following  anecdote  :  "On  a  certain  occasion,  Father  Thompson," 
as  he  was  frequently  called,  "  preached  a  sermon  on  Thanksgiving  Day 
from  the  text,  *  He  that  hath  two  coats,  let  him  impart  to  him  that  hath 
none.'  The  day  was  raw  and  unpleasant,  and  as  a  precaution  against 
a  sudden  cold,  Father  Thompson  wore  an  overcoat.  It  so  happened 
that  among  the  congregation  was  a  man  in  his  shirt  sleeves,  probably  too 
poor  to  own  a  coat.  At  the  close  of  the  services.  Father  Thompson 
took  off  his  overcoat  and,  with  a  heart  overflowing  with  sympathy,  pre- 
sented it  to  the  poor  man."  Perhaps  it  is  needless  to  add  that  many 
an  eye  in  the  congregation  moistened  with  tears  on  witnessing  this  gen- 
erous deed  of  their  beloved  pastor.  Modest  and  unassuming  in  his 
habits  of  life,  he  cared  but  little  for  distinction  or  fame,  and  during  his 
last  sickness,  when  giving  directions  for  his  burial,  he  requested  that  his 
coffin  be  made  perfectly  plain  and  that  the  officiating  clergyman  should 
in  no  wise  extol  him.  He  closed  a  well-spent  life.  May  17,  1836,  and 
was  laid  to  rest  in  the  shadow  of  the  very  church  his  liberality  had  helped 
to  erect.  His  wife  died  March  7,  1840.  Though  he  has  passed  away, 
no  fulsome  eulogy  is  required  at  the  writer's  hands.  The  many  virtues 
which  adorned  his  life,  his  noble  character,  his  deeds  of  charity,  his 
devotion  to  the  cause  of  religion,  form  to  his  memory  a  monument  more 
enduring  than  the  finest  marble,  more  valuable  than  the  costliest  bronze.* 

Children. 

i.  James,  b.  in  Mt.  Vernon,  June  21,  1791;  m.  Feb.  i,  1813,  Susan  Patter- 
son, dau.  of  John  and  Susan  (Starbird)  Patterson,  q.  v.  He  d.  April 
24,  i860.  Children :  William  H.,  Joshua  S.,  James,  who  d.  in  infancy, 
Mary  P.,  James  C,  Caroline  M.,  and  John  T.  Their  son,  William  H., 
although  he  d.  at  the  early  age  of  28  years,  had  graduated  at  Water- 
ville  College,  and  already  gained  a  Hne  reputation  as  an  educator  and 
a  lawyer  of  ability.     He  d.  in  Swedesborough,  N.  J.,  Aug.  16,  1842. 

ii.  William,  b.  in  Mt.  Vernon,  Feb.  8,  1793;  went  to  the  Province  of  New 
Brunswick,  where  he  m.  Catherine  Cameron.  He  was  a  man  of  great 
physical  strength  and  courage.  Though  by  no  means  a  quarrelsome 
man,  he  was  never  known  to  turn  aside  from  his  course  to  avoid  a 
tight.  He  d.  Nov.  25,  1842.  Among  his  children  were  John,  Betsey, 
Alexander  and  William. 
3.  iii.  RoBERT,t  b.  in  Industry,  July  7,  1795;  m.  Oct.  28,  1819,  Alice',  dau.  of 
Jonathan  and  Sarah  (Moody)  Goodridge,  q.  v. 

iv.  Susan,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  9,  1798;  m.  April  18,  181 5,  Samuel  Patterson, 
son  of  John  and  Susan  (Starbird)  Patterson,  q.  v. 

v.  Asa  Hkath,  b.  in  Industry,  June  17,  1803;  educated  at  BloomHeld  and 
Hallowell  academies.  Spent  a  larger  part  of  his  time  in  teaching. 
Became  principal  of  the  Maine  Wesleyan  Seminary  and  Female  Col- 


*  It  is  related  that  for  a  period  of  nearly  60  years,  not  a  single  day  passed  without  family 
prayers  in  the  home  of  this  devout  christian. 

t  Claimed  to  have  been  the  first  child  born  of  white  parents  in  Industry  as  subsequently  in- 
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lege;  also  a  member  of  the  M.  E.  Church,  and  an  able  worker  in  the 
Master's  vineyard.     He  d.  July  26,  1825. 
vi.       Wesley,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  27,  1805;     m.  Oct.  4,   1827,  Mrs.  Betsey, 
dau.  of  George  Furgurson,  of  Durham,  Me.     Died  in  Durham,  July 
20,  1825. 

3.  Robert  Thompson,  son  of  John  and  Betsey  (Winslow)  Thomp- 
son, married  Alice  Goodridge.  He  inherited  the  homestead  and  spent 
his  whole  life  in  his  native  town.  His  wife  died  Feb.  2,  1840,  and  he 
married,  Sept.  2,  1840,  Fanny  Lane,  of  Fayette,  who  died  Aug.  21,  1841, 
ere  she  saw  the  first  anniversary  of  her  wedding  day.  His  third  wife, 
whom  he  married  Dec.  5,  1842,  was  Emma  Russell,  of  Madison.  He 
died  Feb.  21,  1854,  aged  58  years,  6  months  and  14  days.  His  widow 
died  Oct.  31,  1872. 

Children. 

i.         Betsky,  b.  Sept.   13,   1 82 1;    m.  Aug.  28,   1842,  Aaron  Tolman,  son  of 

Moses  and  Abigail  (Rollins)  Tolman,  q.  v. 
ii.       Sarah,  b.  June  27,  1823;  d.  Nov.  2,  1825. 
4.     iii.       Asa  Htj\TH,  b.  June  24,  1825;   m.  Dec.  20,  1857,  Abbie  G.  Hoblis,  dau. 

of  George  and  Olive  (Winslow)  Hobbs,  q.  v. 
iv.      Margaret,  b.  Sept.  3,  1827;  d.  Oct.  15,  1829. 
V.        Martha  Ann,  b.  Oct.   13,  1829;   m.  (pub.  Nov.   14,  1857),  Frederick 

Swan,  2d.,  of  New  Sharon, 
vi.       Susan,  b.  Jan.  25,  1832;  d.  June  22,  1833. 
vii.     Charles  Wicsley,  b.  Dec.  22,  1833;    ^'  ^cc.  25,  1861,  Ann  Elizabeth 

Potter,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  and  Betsey  (Winslow)  Potter,  q.  v. 
viii.     Harriet  Frances,  b.  Jan.  8,  1836;  d.  Dec.  23,  1858. 
ix.       Robert  Granvhxe,  b.  March  — ,  1838;  d.  in  Columbia,  Cal.,  Oct.  18, 
.      1858. 

Children  by  third  wife. 

X.  Alice  Goodriimie,  b.  Jan.  5,  1844;  m.  Nov.  25,  1875,  Josiah  Chandler, 
of  Illinois. 

xi.  Olive  Russell,  b.  March  2,  1845;  ™-  ^^*y  — »  '^'»  Christopher  C. 
Studley,  of  Illinois. 

xii.      Russell  B.,  b.  Oct.  5,  1846;   d.  July  3,  1865. 

xiii.     William,  b.  April  24,  1848;  killed  by  a  falling  tree,  Feb.  26,  1865. 

xiv.     John  K.,  b.  Dec,  13,  1849;   ^'  ^^^V  3»  '869. 

XV.  Georc.p-  Melvin,  b.  Oct.  25,  185 1 ;  m.  May  1 1,  1876,  Nellie  Ring,  of  Gar- 
diner. 


4.  Asa  Heath  Thompson,  son  of  Robert  and  .Alice  (Goodridge) 
Thompson,  married  Abbie  G.  Hobbs ;  she  died  Dec.  20,  1866,  aged  ^2 
years,  10  months.  For  his  second  wife  he  married,  March  26,  1871, 
Augusta  Smith,  (laughter  of  Nehemiah  and  Mary  B.  Smith,  of  New- 
Sharon.     Farmer.     Resides  in  New  Sharon. 

children. 

i.  '  HAriiE  F.,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  June  11,  1859;  m.  July  20,  1890,  Hugh 
C'opeland.  Resides  77  Franklin  St.,  Portland,  Me.  Graduate  Fann- 
ington  State  Normal,  second  class  of  1879.  Matron,  Maine  Kye  and 
Far  Infirmary. 


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ii.      ^Mary  a.,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Dec.  12,  i860.     Assistant  Matron  at  the  Eye 

and  Ear  Intirmary,  Portland, 
iii.       Robert  G.,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Nov.  13,  1863. 

IT"       Fmma^O  ^^"  }  ^-  ^^  ^'^"^  Sharon,  July  17,  1866.     OrviUe  E.  d.  in  infancy, 
vi.       Ai.TDN,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Nov.  6,  1878;   d.  in  infancy, 
vii.      Willi K  A.,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Aug.  9,  1880. 

5.  Charles  W.  Thompson,  son  of  Robert  and  Alice  (Goodridge) 
Thompson,  married  Ann  Elizabeth  Potter.  He  is  a  farmer  and  resides 
in  New  Sharon. 

Children, 
i.         Carrik  AudiJSTA,  b.  July  15,  1864;   d.  Nov.  19,  1880. 
ii.       John  Edward,  b.  Jan.  7,  1870. 
iii.      Nellie  Ring,  b.  March  10,  1871. 
iv.      Charles  Allen,  b.  Sept.  12,  1883. 


TOLMAN. 

Moses  Tolman  and  his  brother  Ezekiel  were  early  settlers  in  the 
town  of  New  Sharon.  Ezekiel  married,  April  7,  1801,  Mary  Paul,  and 
spent  the  whole  of  his  after  life  in  that  town.  Moses  was  born  in  Dor- 
chester, Mass.,  April  19,  i  774.  He  was  a  shoemaker  and  followed  that 
occupation  in  connection  with  farming  for  many  years.  He  married, 
Jan.  25,  1797,  Abigail,  daughter  of  Captain  Joseph  RolHns,  of  New 
Sharon.  He  purchased  a  small  farm  east  of  Bowley*s  Corner  in  that 
town  and  there  five  children  were  born  to  him.  In  1807  he  sold  his 
farm  and  moved  to  Industry.  He  bought  of  Jacob  Mathews  and  Ben- 
jamin Stevens  the  improvements  on  lots  No.  9  and  10,  lying  east  of 
Withee's  Corner.  This  farm  was  subsecjuently  owned  for  many  years 
by  his  son,  the  late  John  Tolman.  His  wife,  Abigail,  who  was  born  in 
New  Sharon,  Nov.  12,  1 781,  died  Nov.  4,  1819,  aged  7^%  years.  He 
married  for  his  second  wife  (pub.  Aug.  i,  1821),  Mrs.  Sarah  H.  (New- 
comb)  Frizzell.  He  was  father  of  fourteen  children  by  his  two  mar- 
riages. For  these  he  provided  a  home  and  educated  as  well  as  sur- 
rounding circumstances  would  admit.  Of  him  his  eldest  .son  writes : 
"With  his  large  family,  I  never  knew  my  father  to  omit  giving  a  warm 
invitation  to  his  hospitality.  The  weary  and  hungry  were  always  cared 
for  and  fed.  He  was  not  a  religionist,  but  believed  more  in  warm  beds 
and  full  stomachs  than  in  prayers.  In  social  intercourse  he  was  always 
obliging  and  ready  to  grant  any  accommodation  in  his  power."  He 
died  in  i860. 

Children. 
I.     i.         MosKS,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  May  20,  179S;    m.  July  18,  1821,  Mary  Motley 
(b.  Jan.  17,  179S),  dau.  of  Capt.  Alex,  and  Mary  (Waite)  Motley,  of 
I'ortland. 


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ii.  Arilla,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Feb.  z,  1800;  m.  Dec.  1 1, 181 7,  Jerry  C.  Look, 
son  of  Samuel  and  Margaret  (Chase)  Look,  q.  v.  She  lived  to  the 
age  of  more  than  85  years. 

iii.  Abigail  Foster,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Oct.  21,  1801;  m.  (pub.  Aug.  16, 
1823),  Seth  Ford,  of  New  Sharon.  Moved  to  Milo,  where  she  d., 
comparatively  a  young  woman,  leaving  two  sons,  who  became  smart, 
active  business  men. 

iv.  Phineas,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  July  31,  1803;  m.  (pub.  June  — ,  1826), 
Elizabeth  Burbank,  of  Belgrade.  He  6rst  attended  school  in  a  log- 
cabin  on  his  father's  farm,  in  Industry,  kept  by  Ira  Wilson.  At  the 
age  of  fourteen  he  attended  a  school  kept  at  the  centre  of  the  town  by 
Wm.  McLeary,  of  Strong,  walking  two  miles  night  and  morning  for 
that  purpose.  Three  years  later  he  attended  the  Farmington  Acad- 
emy for  three  months.  After  Hnishing  his  studies  at  the  Academy,  he 
taught  school  at  West  New  Portland  for  ten  dollars  per  month.  The 
superintending  committee  gave  his  school  such  a  flattering  report 
and  the  district  were  so  well  pleased  that  he  taught  the  same 
school  for  three  winters  in  succession.  His  ability  to  govern  difficult 
schools  soon  became  known  and  his  services  were  eagerly  sought 
wherever  an  unruly  school  was  to  be  found.  In  the  meantime  he  had 
been  elected  superintending  school  committee.  In  1831  he  was 
commissioned  a  justice  of  the  peace  and  in  1832  was  selectman 
and  assessor.  He  sold  his  farm,  formerly  owned  by  Joshua  Pike, 
and  moved  to  Milo  in  1833.  There  he  served  as  selectman  and  school 
committee  for  many  years.  He  also  represented  his  district  in  the 
State  legislature,  and  Piscataquis  County  for  two  years  in  the  Senate. 
He  likewise  held  the  office  of  trial  justice  for  fourteen  years,  and  only 
gave  it  up  when  the  intirmities  of  age  rendered  him  unable  to  longer 
attend  to  the  business  of  that  office.     He  d.  April  i,  1890.     Children. 

V.        Patfy,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Oct.  13,  1805;  d.  Jan.  3,  1809. 

vi.       Sarah,  b.  in  Industry,  March  29,  1808;   d.  at  the  age  of  22  years,  unmd. 

vii.  Martha,  b.  in  Industry,  June  19,  1810;  m.  (pub.  Sept.  2,  1837),  Thos. 
Coghlan,  of  Industry.     She  d.  March  3,  1855.    Three  children. 

viii.  Thirza,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  6,  181 2;  m.  March  18^  1832,  Elijah  Calkins, 
of  Brownville.  Carpenter.  She  d.  in  Andover,  Mass.,  about  1889. 
Three  children. 

ix.  Adai.ink,  b.  in  Industry,  March  i,  1815;  m.  John  Eason,  a  native  of 
England.     She  d.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  about  1887,  s.  p. 

X.  Aaron,  b.  in  Industry,  June  5,  181 8;  m.  Aug.  28,  1842,  Betsey,  dau.  of 
Robert  and  Alice  (Goodridge)  Thompson,  q.  v.  She  d.  Nov.  5,  1849, 
5,p.^  and  he  m.  for  second  wife,  Nov.  29,  1852,  Delia  A.  Upham,  of  Gar- 
diner.    Children : 

i.        David  E.,  b.  in  Gardiner,  Aug.  29,  1853;  d.  Feb.  13,  1863. 
ii.        Martha  E.,  b.  in  Industry,  June  5,  1856;  d.  Jan.  26,  1863. 
iii.      John    F.,  b.  in   Industry,  Oct.  19,  1858;    m.   July  4,  1892, 
Emma  A.  Gray,  dau.  of  Warren  and  Rachel  (Sawyer) 
Gray,  of  Stark, 
iv.      Carrik  Mabel,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Feb.  3,  1864. 

Children  by  second  marriaite- 
xi.       John,  b.  in  Industry,  ?'eb.  5,   1822;  m.  (pub.  March  7,  1868),  Caroline 
Hobbs,  dau.  of  George  and  Olive  (Winslow)  Hobbs,  q.  v.     Engaged 
in  teaching  in  early  life  with  marked  success  and  has  served  many 
years  as  school    committee.     Settled  on   the  homestead,  where  his 
whole  life  was  spent  in  tilling  his  farm.     Died  Oct.  19,  1890.     His 
widow  d.  May  14,  1892. 
xii.      .Sophia,  b.  in  Industry,  July  i,  1823;  m.  Jan.  31,  1856,  Hiram  Gay,  son 
of  Elisha  and  Sarah  (Jones)  Gay,  of  Farmington.     He  d.  March  30, 
1885,  aged  74  years.     She  is  still  living  in  Farmington.    Children : 
i.        Frank,  b.  Jan.  28,  1857;  d.  Jan.  31,  1878. 
ii.        Hiram  Elisha,  b.  Oct.  7,  1801. 


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iii.      Charles  Tolman,  b.  May  31,  1863. 
xiii.     Charles,  b.  in  Industry,  in  1829;  m.  Eliza  Haskell,  of  Anson.     Died  of 

typhoid  fever  in  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah  Territory,  Nov.  25,  1864.     One 

dau.  d.  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years, 
xiv.     William,  b.  in   1832;  m.  Sarah  Pillsbury,  of  New  Vineyard,  where  he 

now  resides.     Four  children. 

I.  Moses  Tolman,  son  of  Moses  and  Abigail  (Rollins)  Tolman. 
In  his  youth  he  had  better  educational  advantages  than  most  farmers' 
sons,  having  been  sent  away  to  school.  He  afterwards  served  as  a  clerk 
in  a  store  in  Hallowell  and  also  in  Portland.  He  was  subsequently  in 
trade  at  West's  Mills  for  several  years  (see  p.  ig6)y  and  in  1831  moved 
to  Piscataquis  County  and  entered  trade  in  the  town  of  Milo.  He  had 
been  in  business  there  but  a  short  time  when  he  was  .stricken  with  fever 
and  died,  Dec.  23,  1832.  She  died  in  Medford,  Mass.,  at  the  age  of 
72  years. 

Children. 

i.         Abbie  Motley,  b,  in  Portland;  d.  in  Medford,  Mass. 

ii.  Harriet,  b.  in  Industry;  m.  Charles  Mason.  He  was  a  merchant  en 
g^ged  in  the  West  India  trade.  He  d.  in  Addison,  N.  V.,  May  25 
1857,  leaving  one  child:  Charles  Tolman  Mason,  b.  in  Portland,  Me. 
March  15,  1853;  d.  in  New  Vineyard,  July  21,  1892.  She  sulise 
quently  m.,  in  i860,  James  A.  Henderson,  of  Great  Barrington,  Mass, 
He  is  now  (1892)  engaged  in  business  in  New  York  City. 

iii.      Alexander  McrrLEV,  b.  in  Industry;  resides  in  Carroll,  Me. 

iv.       Mostis,  b.  in  Industry;  was  a  seafaring  man  and  d.  at  sea. 

V.       Charles  Phinf:as,  b.  in  Milo,  Me.;  d.  at  sea. 

vi.  Mary  Waite,  b.  in  Milo;  m.  Matthew  F.  Whittier,  a  brother  of  John  G. 
Whittier,  the  poet.  He  was  a  merchant  and  a  writer  of  humorous 
sketches  over  the  nom  de  plume  of  Ethan  Spike.  At  the  time  of  his 
death,  held  a  position  in  the  Boston  Custom  House.  He  d.  at  the 
Maverick  House,  East  Boston.  His  widow  resides  in  Philadelphia, 
Pa. 


TRASK. 

Jonathan  Trask,^*  who  settled  in  that  part  of  Industry  set  off  to 
New  Sharon  in  1852,  traces  his  ancestry  back  five  generations  to  Osman 
Trask,'  the  English  imn)igrant.  Osman  Trask  was  born,  probably  in 
Somersetshire,  England,  in  the  year  1625.  He  came  to  this  country 
about  1645,  ^^^  settled  in  Beverly,  Mass.     Of  his  seven  sons,  John' 

was  born  in  Beverly,  Aug.  15,  1653,  and  married  Hannah ,  by 

whom  he  had  four  children.  The  youngest  child  of  John  and  Hannah 
Trask  was  Nathaniel,^  born  in  Beverly.  Jan.  20,  1695,  ^^^  removed  to 
Ivexington  in  1715.     He  married  Anna ,  by  whom  he  had  eight 


*  The  author  acknowledges  his  indebtedness  to  a  "History  and  Genealogy  or  the  Trask 
Family,"  by  Robert  Dana  Trask,  Esq.,  for  the  facts  pertaining  to  Jonathan  Trask  and  his 
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children,  three  sons  and  five  daughters.  Hudson's  "  Genealogical  Reg- 
ister of  Lexington  Families"  says  of  him  :  "  He  was  a  man  of  consider- 
able property,  standing  on  the  tax  bill  for  1729,  the  tenth  in  point  of 
amount.  His  property  at  the  time  of  his  death  was  inventoried  at 
^7,596."  He  died  Aug.  4,  1753,  aged  59  years.  Nathaniel,-*  fourth 
child  of  Nathaniel  and  Anna  Trask,  was  born  in  Lexington,  Mass., 
March  18,  1721.  He  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1742,  studied 
theology  and  in  1 748  settled  in  Brentwood,  N.  H.  He  was  the  first 
pastor  of  the  Congregational  Church  in  that  town  and  was  ordained 
Dec.  12,  1748.  He  married,  June  15,  1749,  Miss  Parnel  Thing.  He 
died  Dec.  12,  1789,  and  was  buried  in  the  old  cemetery  near  the  church 
where  he  had  preached  so  many  years.  Seven  children  were  born  to 
Rev.  Nathaniel  and  Parnel  (Thing)  Trask,  the  youngest  being  Jonathan,"^ 
born  in  Brentwood,  Dec.  12,  1764.  He  was  the  father  of  eight  chil- 
dren by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Leavitt,  the  second  of  whom  was  Jonathan,'* 
whose  name  heads  this  sketch.  He  moved  to  Mount  Vernon,  Me.,  in 
1806,  and  died  in  Industry,  Oct.  12,  1835,  ^g^^  7^  years.  His  wife 
died  May  16,  1843,  aged  84  years.  Jonathan  Trask,^  son  of  Jonathan 
and  Elizabeth  (Leavitt)  Trask,  was  born  in  Brentwood,  N.  H.,  Sept.  i, 
1787.  He  married,  June  4,  i8to,  Martha  Jewell  (born  Sept.  8,  1791), 
and  settled  in  Industry  about  the  time  of  his  marriage.  He  died  Sept. 
27,  1838,  aged  51  years.     His  wife  died  Feb.  10,  1855,  aged  64  years. 

Children. 

i.  Jamks,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  i,  181 1;  m.  Nov.  14,  1833,  Sarah  Greenlcaf, 
of  Stark,  and  settled  in  the  town  of  Etna,  Me.  He  d.  June  24,  1886. 
Ten  children. 

ii.  Leavitt  D.,  b.  in  Industry,  June  7,  1813;  m.  his  cousin  Eliza,  dau.  of 
Timothy  Trask.     Died  in  Stark,  July  4,  1838.     One  son. 

iii.      Adkline,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  7,  181 5;   d.  March  7,  1820. 

iv.  JONATHAN,  b.  in  Industry,  May  25,  181 7.  Owing  to  a  difficulty  between 
himself  and  his  father,  left  home  at  the  age  of  seventeen  and  never 
returned.  It  is  known  that  he  went  first  to  Penobscot  County,  but 
there  the  family  lost  all  trace  of  him.  Orlando  W.  Trask  met  a  man 
in  Talcahuana,  Chili,  S.  A.,  whom  the  family  believes  was  Jonathan. 
O.  W.  Trask  thus  refers  to  the  meeting:  " In  the  year  1852,  while  in 
port  at  Talcahuana,  Chili,  I  fell  in  with  a  man  by  the  name  of  Trask. 
He  seemed  to  be  speculating  in  cattle  and  horses  and  appeared  to  be 
a  man  of  means.  Said  he  was  raised  in  Kennebec  C'ounty,  Maine. 
He  inquired  all  about  my  family,  who  my  father  was,  and,  in  short, 
questioned  me  very  closely.  I  gave  him  full  information,  but  could 
get  no  satisfactory  information  as  to  his  family.  The  manner  in  which 
he  questioned  me  betrayed  that  he  knew  the  family  concerning  whom 
he  was  making  inquiries.  He  was  a  large,  muscular  man,  and  in 
stature  bore  a  close  resemblance  to  my  ideal  of  my  brother."  It  is  of 
course  very  uncertain  whether  he  is  now  (1887)  living  or  dead,  even 
if  he  were  living  in  1852. 
(.  V.  RoHEKT,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  9,  1818;  m.  Oct.  30,  1845,  Zelpha  H.  Drew 
(b.  Dec.  16,  1822),  of  Stark. 

vi.       Hakkikt,  b.  in  Industry,  July  16,  1821;   m.  Oct.  5,  1841,  Asa  Brown,  of 


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Stark.  Moved  to  Portland,  Mc,  in  1865.  He  d.  June  28,  1874,  aged 
58  years.     She  d.  Feb.  25,  1876.     Eight  children. 

vii.  Jacob  J.,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  19,  1823;  m.  Sarah  E.  Sawyer,  of  New 
Sharon,  who  was  b.  May  13,  183 1.  Emigrated  to  California  in  1853. 
Three  children. 

viii.  Mary  C,  b.  Feb.  20,  1825;  m.  Nov.  16,  1853,  James  Madison  Sawyer, 
of  New  Sharon.  They  immediately  emigrated  to  California.  She  d. 
in  Columbia,  in  June,  1861. 

ix.  Petkr  H.,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  9,  1827;  m.  Rachel  Fogg,  of  Bath,  Me. 
They  lived  first  in  Bath  and  then  in  Portland.  Removed  to  Califor- 
nia in  1 86-.    Three  children. 

X.  Prentis  Mellen,  b.  in  Industry,  May  9,  1829;  m.  about  1853,  and  set- 
tled in  Columbia,  Cal. 

xi.  Albion  K.  P.,  b.  in  Industry,  June  i,  1831.  Went  to  Bangor  about  1850; 
m.  Oct.  17,  1852,  Jane  L.  M.  Stockwell  (b.  in  East  Eddington,  Me., 
Feb.  14,  1835).  Resided  in  Bangor  until  1863,  when  he  moved  to 
Philadelphia,  Pa.     He  is  a  practical  photographer.    Two  children. 

2.  xii.      Orlando  W.,  b.  in  Industry,  April  29,  1833;  m.  Aug.  24,  1856,  Nancy 

B.  Rich  (b.  Oct.  13,  183 1 ),  of  Atkinson. 

xiii.  John  Rugciles,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  13,  1836.  He  went  to  California  in 
1853,  where  he  has  since  resided,  a  part  of  the  time  at  Columbia, 
Tuolumne  Co.,  and  a  part  at  San  Francisco.  He  has  an  interest  in 
mines  in  California  and  Mexico,  also  in  lands  in  Lower  California  and 
Costa  Rica.     He  is  unmd. 

xiv.  E.  ViciX)RiA,  b.  in  Industry,  July  7,  1838;  m.  Oct.  4,  1857,  Harrison 
Woodcock,  of  Mercer.     Two  children. 

I.  Robert  Trask,  son  of  Jonathan  and  Martha  (Jewell)  Trask, 
married  Zelpha  H.  Drew.  By  the  death  of  his  father  he  was  called  to 
assume  the  duties  of  head  of  the  family  at  the  age  of  twenty  years. 
Soon  after  he  became  of  age  he  went  to  Aroostook  County  with  a  view 
of  taking  up  land  for  a  farm,  but  an  early  frost  that  year  caused  him  to 
abandon  the  enterprise,  and  he  returned  to  the  homestead  farm  after  a 
six  months*  absence.  He  then  resolved  to  pay  for  the  homestead  farm, 
which  was  heavily  involved  at  the  time  of  his  father's  death.  This  he 
succeeded  in  doing  by  strict  economy  and  the  most  untiring  industry. 
He  spent  a  life  of  constant  labor,  improving  his  farm  in  the  interim  be- 
tween the  busy  seasons  of  the  agricultural  year.  An  enduring  monu- 
ment to  his  ceaseless  toil  is  to  be  seen  in  the  walls  of  stone  upon  the 
farm.  It  is  estimated  that  there  are  1000  rods  of  this  substantial  fence 
on  the  farm,  nearly  all  of  which  was  built  by  him.  He  was  a  man  that 
always  had  a  word  to  offer  in  behalf  of  Christianity  and  morality.  He 
died  Oct.  19,  1869,  aged  51  years.  At  the  time  of  his  death  his  prop- 
erty was  inventoried  at  $6,000. 

Children, 
i.        Annie  M.,  b.  in  Industry,  F'eb.  17,  1851;  m.  March  28,  1870,  Charles  H. 
Cox,  son  of  Rev.  Elbridge  Cox,  of  Stark.    They  now  (1887)  reside  in 
Haverhill,  Mass.     Two  children. 

3.  ii.       Robert  Dana,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  Aug.  14,  1852;   m.  Aug.  14,  1872,  Etta 

E.  Sawyer,  dau.  of  I^vi  Sawyer,  of  Stark.  She  d.  and  he  m.  May  lo, 
1879,  Achsa  E.  Allen,  dau.  of  Samuel  R.  and  Frances  L.  (Boyden) 
Allen,  q.  V. 


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iii.  James  E.,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  March  2,  1855.  He  left  the  homestead  at 
the  age  of  18  years;  graduated  from  the  Waterville  Classical  Institute 
in  1876.  He  then  entered  Colby  University  and  graduated  in  1880, 
taking  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  A.  M.  in  1883.  Now  (1887)  Profes- 
sor of  Natural  Sciences  in  the  South  Jersey  Institute  at  Bridgeton, 

iv.  Fred  R.,  b.  in  New  Sharon,  June  6,  1862.  Graduated  from  Waterville 
Classical  Institute  in  1882  and  entered  Colby  University,  but  left  in 
the  middle  of  Sophomore  year  and  entered  the  law  office  of  his  brother. 
A  year  later  he  gave  up  the  study  of  law  for  commercial  pursuits. 
Married,  June  8,  1886,  Grace  D.  Palmer.  He  is  now  a  book-keeper 
in  Bradford,  Mass. 

2.  Orlando  W.  Trask,  son  of  Jonathan  and  Martha  (Jewell) 
Trask,  married  Nancy  B.  Rich.  After  he .  was  six  years  of  age  he  had 
no  advantages  for  attending  school  in  summer,  and  attended  school 
in  winter  only  about  two  months  each  year.  He  left  home  to  earn  his 
own  living  at  an  early  age.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  he  embarked  on 
board  the  bark  "  Gold  Hunter"  and  worked  his  passage  around  Cape 
Horn  to  the  Golden  State.  He  worked  in  the  mines  the  most  of  the 
time  at  Columbia,  Tuolumne  County,  until  1856,  when  he  returned  to 
Maine.  They  lived  in  Bangor  two  years  and  then  settled  in  Atkinson, 
where  they  still  (1887)  reside.  In  the  fall  of  1861,  when  men  were 
receiving  no  bounty  and  while  recruiting  was  the  most  difficult,  he  took 
out  recruiting  papers  for  the  14th  Reg't  Me.  Vol.  Infantry.  Notwith- 
standing he  had  only  twenty-eight  days  in  which  to  raise  a  company, 
while  other  officers  had  been  recruiting  for  nearly  two  months,  greatly 
to  the  surprise  of  all  he  went  into  camp  with  sixty-five  men  that  passed 
the  mustering  officer.  He  was  commissioned  as  captain  of  this  com- 
pany (E)  Dec.  12,  1 861.  During  his  term  of  service  he  participated 
in  five  engagements ;  the  first  being  at  Baton  Rouge,  La.,  Aug.  5,  1862  ; 
the  last  at  Port  Hudson,  La.,  May  27,  1863,  where  he  received  a  wound 
supposed  at  the  time  to  be  mortal,  and  from  which  he  has  ever  since 
been  a  great  sufferer.  When  wounded  he  was  acting  as  major  on  the 
regimental  staft'  and  had  been  for  a  period  of  more  than  three  months. 
He  was  honorably  discharged,  Aug.  27,  1863.  ^^  ^^^  ^  brave  and  effi- 
cient officer,  and  his  promotion  would  have  been  certain  had  not  his 
wound  compelled  him  to  resign  his  position  in  the  army.  He  has  an 
excellent  farm  in  the  town  of  Atkinson,  where  he  has  filled  various 
municipal  offices. 

3.  Robert  Dana  Trask,  son  of  Robert  and  Zelpha  (Drew)  Trask, 
married  Etta  E.  Sawyer,  who  was  born  Aug.  30,  1853,  and  died  Jan.  25, 
1877.  His  boyhood  was  spent  on  the  homestead,  where  he  remained 
until  he  had  attained  his  majority.     He  completed  a  practical  course 


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of  study  at  Waterville,  in  1875,  and  commenced  reading  law  with 
F.  A.  Waldron.  In  April,  1877,  he  entered  the  law  office  of  H.  &  W. 
J.  Knowlton,  of  Portland,  and  in  May  following  entered  the  law  depart- 
ment of  the  Boston  University.  So  diligent  and  thorough  had  he  been 
in  his  studies  that  he  was  able  to  enter  this  institution  a  year  in  advance. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Augusta,  in  Kennebec  County,  Aug.  13, 
1877.  He  entered  upon  his  studies  at  the  University  October  3d,  and 
received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  June  5,  1878.  In  September  following 
he  opened  a  law  office  at  New  Sharon  for  the  practice  of  his  profession. 
He  practiced  in  New  Sharon  until  June,  1882,  when  he  removed  to 
Haverhill,  Mass.,  where  he  still  resides.  Previous  to  entering  upon  the 
practice  of  law  Mr.  Trask  taught  with  success  in  the  town  and  high 
schools  of  his  native  State.  He  is  an  easy  and  graceful  writer  and 
occasionally  contributes  articles  for  the  public  press.  He  married.  May 
10,  1879,  Achsa  E.  Allen,  of  Industry,  s,  p. 


F2ben  G.  Trask,  who  settled  in  Industry  about  1832,  was  born  in 
Jefferson,  March  22,  181 1,  and  was  the  eighth  child  in  a  family  of  nine. 
His  father,  David  Sylvester  Trask,  was  born  in  Edgecomb,  March  17, 
1773,  ^^^  married,  Nov.  25,  1793,  Mary  Davis,  born  in  New  Castle, 
October,  1 776.  He  was  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Lydia  (Sylvester)  Trask,  of 
Edgecomb,  and  a  grandson  of  Dr.  Samuel  Trask  (born  in  Salem,  Mass., 
Aug.  14,  167 1 ),  whose  wife  was  a  Stuart,*  and  whose  adventurous  and 
romantic  life  reads  like  fiction.  When  Eben  G.  was  a  small  boy  his 
father  moved  to  Norridgewock  and  died  Nov.  4,  1823.  Thus  early  left 
an  orphan  he  was  reared  to  a  life  of  incessant  toil.  Amid  these  sur- 
roundings the  industrious  boy  grew  to  a  persevering,,  self-reliant  and 
energetic  young  man.  About  1829  he  removed  with  his  mother  to 
Stark  and  settled  near  West's  Mills  on  the  farm  recently  occupied  by 
George  F.  Randall.  After  a  brief  residence  in  that  town  he  settled  in 
Industry  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  Chas.  L.  Jennings.  His  mother 
was  an  excellent  christian  woman,  "and  to  her,"  he  writes,  **I  owe  much 
of  what  I  am."  He  made  a  profession  of  religion  and  united  with  the 
Baptist  Church  in  December,  1831.  He  married,  April  30,  1836,  Aphia 
A.  Manter,  daughter  of  Elijah  and  Betsey  (Small)  Manter,  q,  v.  She 
died  Feb.  24,  1837.  His  second  wife,  whom  he  married  April  5,  1839, 
was  Mary,   daughter  of  Dea.    Ira  and  Sarah  (Stanley)    Emery,   q,  v, 

*She  claimed  descent  from  the  royal  English  house  of  that  name,  and  said  '*The  lion 
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About  this  time  he  was  commissioned  captain  of  the  Industry  Militia. 
Ever  after  his  conversion  he  felt  it  his  duty  to  enter  the  christian  minis- 
try, but  not  until  after  his  second  marriage  did  he  obey  the  call.  He 
preached  his  first  sermon  at  the  home  of  Moses  M.  Luce  in  lndustr>', 
from  these  words  :  "  Here  am  I,  send  me."  He  was  ordained  at  West's 
Mills,  Dec.  5, 1844  (seep,  122).  After  laboring  in  various  pastorates  until 
October,  1854,  he  went  to  Illinois,  hoping  a  change  of  climate  would 
benefit  his  wife,  who  was  in  feeble  health.  In  December,  1862,  he  en- 
listed as  chaplain  of  the  4th  Illinois  Cavalry.  His  wife  died  soon  after 
the  close  of  the  war.  He  married  a  third  time,  at  Chatsworth,  III., 
Sarah  J.  Sherwin,  who  still  survives  him.  He  closed  a  long  and  useful 
life  in  Chatsworth,  111.,  Feb.  17,  1887,  aged  nearly  76  years. 

Children. 

i.  Mary  Aphia,  b.  July  i,  1840;  m.  Jan.  17,  1861,  Charles  G.  Greenwood, 
of  Granville,  Putnam  Co.,  111.     Resides  in  Silver  City,  Iowa. 

ii.  Ira  Wayland,  b.  Jan.  20,  1842.  On  the  breaking  out  of  the  War  of  the 
Rebellion  he  enlisted,  Sept.  7,  1 861,  as  a  private  in  Co.  K,  8th  Illinois 
Cavalry,  and  was  mustered  into  the  United  States  Service  on  the 
eighteenth  day  of  the  same  month.  He  was  promoted  to  second  lieu- 
tenant Jan.  28,  1862,  and  Brst  lieutenant,  Aug.  6,  1863.  Having 
served  the  term  of  his  enlistment,  he  was  mustered  out  Sept.  18,  1864. 
He  m.  Jan.  8,  1864,  Miss  Louisa  M.  Hotchkiss,  of  Canton,  C^onn. 
Died  at  Vicksburg,  Miss.,  March  9,  1882. 

iii.  Sarefta  F.,  b.  Nov.  8,  1845;  ^'  J""^  2,  1867,  Seth  W.  Pearson,  of  Liv- 
ingstone Co.,  111. 

iv.  Eben  Bukritt,  b.  July  22,  1847;  ™-  ^"8-  23,  1883,  Mary  Hanson,  of 
Nevada,  Iowa. 

V.        JuDSON,  b.  April  15,  1854. 


TRUE. 

Moses  True,  son  of  Moses  True,  of  Seabrook,  Rockingham  Co.,  N. 
H.,  was  born  in  1779.  He  is  said  to  have  been  a  descendant  of  Henr>' 
True,*  the  immigrant  ancestor,  whose  wife  was  a  sister  of  Robert  Pike.* 
The  date  of  his  settlement  in  Industry  is  not  known,  but  he  was  in  town 
as  early  as  1808.  His  wife  was  Betsey,  daughter  of  Andrew  Goodwin, 
of  Litchfield,  a  sister  to  the  wife  of  Freeman  Allen,  <].  v.  He  settled 
near  his  brother-in-law,  Joshua  Pike,  on  land  which  now  forms  a  part  of 
the  William  J.  Gilmore  farm.  Died  Oct.  31,  1841,  aged  62  years.  His 
widow  died  Oct.  5,  1853. 

Children. 

i.  Elkanor,  b.  in  Industry;  m.  (pub.  Jan.  31,  1834),  Rufus  Burce  (b.  .'\pril 
13,  1808),  son  of  Holmes  and  Lydia  (Givens)  Burce,  of  Stark.  If 
living,  resides  in  Alton,  Me.     Ten  or  more  children. 

ii.        Cai.eu   Goodwin,  b.   in   Industry  ch    16,  1813;    m.  June  3,  183S, 

Diana  E.  Snell  (b.  Oct.  7,  181^  '.  of  Eleazer  and  Thirza  (Green- 


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leaf)  Snell,  of  Stark.  He  was  a  fanner  and  has  resided  in  Stark  and 
Industry.  He  d.  in  Industry,  May  8,  1873.  She  d.  July  1,  1882. 
Children : 

i.  Augusta  Romantha,  b.  in  Industry,  March  14,  1839;  m. 
April  16,  1862,  Benjamin  F.  Trask,  son  of  Samuel  and 
Mary  (Luce)  Trask.  Reside  in  Stark.  One  son,  Ludel- 
phus  E.  Trask,  who  is  married  and  has  one  child, 
ii.  Lavina  Joy,  b.  in  Industry,  May  13,  1841;  m.  May  18,  1864, 
Jacob  Ela  Holman,  son  of  Andros  and  Fanny  K.  (Ela) 
Holman,  of  Weld.  One  child, 
iii.      MosE-s  Edward,  b.  in  Industry,  July  20,  1844;  d.  Dec.  14, 

1850. 
iv.       Mary  Jank,   b.   in    Industry,  Jan.    18,    1846.      Resides  in 

Middleboro,  Mass.,  unmd. 
V.        Eleazer  Snell,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  7,  1847;   m.  (pub.  Oct. 
18,  1873),  Mary  Louisa  Bean,  dau.  of  Elias  and  Sarah  L. 
(Smith)  Bean,  of  Jay,  and  step  dau.  of  Jeremy  Bean,  q.  v. 
She  d.  about  September,  1882.     Farmer;   resides  in  In- 
dustry.    One  child ;   d.  in  infancy, 
vi.       John   Bartlett,  b.  in   Industry,  June  13,  1849;    ™-  '872, 
Georgiana  F.  Holt  (b.  in  Hampden,  Me.,  1850),  dau.  of 
John   V.   and    Ann    (Delano)    Holt.       Carriage-maker; 
resides  in  Portland,  Oregon.     One  son,  Rolland  S.,  b.  in 
Ottawa,  Kans.,  in  1878. 
vii.      Albert  Edward,  b.  in  Industry,  April  10,  1851;  m.  (pub. 
Oct.  29,  1878),  Mrs.  Susan  E.  Wells,  dau.  of  Benjamin 
and  Miriam  (Cousens)  Tibbetts,  of  Industry.     Reside  in 
Lynn,  Mass.,  s.  p. 
viii.    James  Turner,     )  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  27,  1853.    James  T.  is 
ix.       Ellen  Alfreda,  ]     a  farmer  and  resides  in  Industry,  unmd. 
Ellen  A.  m.  (pub.  Jan.  3,  1883),  John  O.  Rackliff,  son  of 
Benj.  R.  and  Rachel  (Oliver)  Rackliff,  q.  v.     He  d.  and 
she  m.  for  second  husband,  Wm.  J.  RacklilT,  a  brother  of 
her  first  husband. 
X.        William  Byron,  b.  in  Stark,  May  28,  1856;  m.  in  Middle- 
boro,  Mass.,   Maria   Walker.     He   is  an   engineer  and 
resides  in  Waltham,  Mass.     One  child, 
xi.      Thirza  Snell,  b.  in  Stark,  May  16,  1859;  m.  June  16,  1884, 
Edwin  A.  Norton,  son  of  James  and  Mary  (Davis)  Norton, 
q.  V. 
Moses  Page,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  25,  1815;  m.  Feb.  19,  1843,  Kliza  G. 
Allen,  dau.  of  Datus  T.  and  Lydia  (Norris)  Allen,  q.  v.     He  d.  Nov. 
16, 1863.     She  d.  in  Mercer.     Children: 
i.        Norris  Allen,  b.  in  Mercer,  Dec.  7,*  1849;  d-  I'eb.  25,  1850. 
ii.       Norris  E.,  b.  in  Mercer,  Feb.  10,  1853.     Resides  in  Mercer, 

where  he  has  served  as  town  clerk  for  many  years, 
iii.       Lizzie  P.,  b.  in  Stark,  Dec.  12,  1861. 
Leonora  S.,  b.  in  Industry;  m.  (pub.  Dec.  5,  1845),  James  Munro  Snell 
(b.  in  Stark,  May  3,  1818),  son  of  Eleazer  and  Thirza  (Greenleaf) 
Snell.     Mr.  Snell  is  a  blacksmith  and  has  followed  his  trade  in  Stark 
and  at  "  Madison  Bridge,"  where  he  still  resides.    Their  son,  Bethel 
L.,  was  b.  in  Stark,  Sept.  8,  1846. 
Dorcas  E.,  b.  in  Industry,  about  1822;  m.  Oct.  10,  1842,  Joseph  Giles, 

of  Athens;  dead.  One  dau.  now  dead. 
Charles  Henry  B.,  b.  in  Industry,  July  18,  1824;  m.  May  6,  1849, 
Rachel  A.  Oliver,  dau.  of  John  and  Jane  (Oliver)  Oliver,  of  Industry. 
Farmer;  d.  in  Industry,  Feb.  20,  1871.  Children:  Annie  M.,  who 
ni.  Alonzo  O.  Rackliff;  Frank  G.,  resides  at  Allen's  Mills,  unmd; 
Carrie,  who  m.  John  M.  Craig,  of  Farmington,  and  Nellie  M.,  who  m. 


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Dec.  28,  1 89 1,  Alfred  K.  Johnson,  son  of  Wm.  H.  and  Kate  (Folsom) 
Johnson,  of  Industry. 
vii.     Jacob  Bartleit,  b.  in  Industry;    m.  Susan  Cuningham,  of  Hallowell. 
Three  children.    Their  child,  Mary  E.,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  21,  1847; 
d.  April  I.  1864. 


VILES. 

Joseph  Viles,  an  early  settler  in  that  part  of  New  Vineyard  set  off 
to  Industry  in  1844,  was  born  in  Orland,  Me.,  in  1770.*  His  wife, 
Sarah  Hancock,  was  a  daughter  of  John  Hancock,  who  traced  his 
ancestry  back  to  "the  four  Hancock  brothers,"  who  immigrated  to 
this  country,  and  from  whom  the  numerous  race  of  Hancocks  in 
America  are  descendants.  Nathan  Hancock,  one  of  these  brothers,  was 
Sarah's  great-grandfather.  She  was  born  in  Castine,  District  of  Maine, 
about  1772.  Among  the  traditions  preserved  by  her  descendants  is  one 
that  her  father  was  a  free  mason  and  when  the  British  ships  blockaded 
the  American  ports,  in  1773,  he  was  able  to  obtain  all  the  tea  and  sugar 
he  wanted  from  the  British  officers,  nearly  all  of  whom  were  masons. 
Joseph  Viles  and  family  moved  from  Orland,  Hancock  Co.,  Me.,  as 
early  as  181 1  and  settled  on  lot  No.  2,  range  3,  in  New  Vineyard. 
Joseph  and  Sarah  (Hancock)  Viles  were  the  parents  of  eleven  children, 
eight  sons  and  three  daughters.  He  died  in  Anson,  July  12,  1848, 
aged  78  years.  His  wife  died  in  New  Portland,  May  5,  1859,  aged  87 
years. 

Children. 

1.  1.         Run's.t  b.  in  Orland,  July  20,  1790;  m.  Sept.  10,  1815,  Eunice  Chase 

Merry,  dau.  of  Asa  and  Sally  (Bartlett)  Merry,  q,  v. 
ii.       Joseph,  b.  in  Orland;   m.  a  Heald,  of  Anson;  d.  in  Wisconsin. 

2.  iii.       Lkonari),  b.  in  Orland,  May  3,  1795;   m.  Annah  Bray,  dau.  of  Joseph 

and  Annah  (Gott)  Bray,  of  Anson. 

3.  iv.       Sarah,  b.  in  Orland,  March  7,  1802;  m.  Dec.  27,  1825,  Judah  Baker,  son 

of  Abner  and  Elizabeth  (Young)  Baker,  of  LitchBeld. 

4.  V.        F'isHER,  b.  in  Orland,  July  27,  i&)4;  m.  (pub.  Dec.  9,  1828),  Mannah 

Luce,  dau.  of  Rowland  and  Eunice  (Mason)  Luce,  q.  v, 
vi.       Alfred,  m.  Oct.  2,  181 7,  Thankful  Norton,  dau.  of  Abner  and  Hannah 

(Claghorn-Bartleit)  Norton,  q,  v.     Died  in  Wisconsin.     One  son,  viz. : 

Alfred,  Jr.,  m.  Jan.  16,  1847,  Abigail  W.  Holbrook,  of  Stark.     Went 

West  with  his  father, 
vii.      Wentworth,  m.  Judith  Bray,  of  Anson.     Died  in  New  Portland, 
viii.     Naomi,  m.  March  20,  1823,  Elijah  Butler,  of  New  Vineyard,  son  of  Henr>' 

and  Mehitable  (Norton)  Butler,  q.  v.     Died  in  Wisconsin. 

♦The  Hrst  settler  in  what  is  now  the  town  of  Orland,  Maine,  was  Joseph  Gross,  from  Kl. 
Fownul,  in  1764.  The  second  was  Ebenezer  Gross,  from  Boston,  in  1765,  and  the  third,  Joseph 
Viles,  from  Milton,  N.  II.,  in  1766.  This  Joseph,  who  was  father  of  the  Joseph  above  named, 
built  a  house  in  1777  in  which  were  held  the  town  and  plantation  meetings  until  a  school-house 
was  built  in  1S04. 

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ix.       Gfx)R(;f.,  m.  Elvira  Wing,  of  Dead  River  Plantation.     Died  in  Wisconsin. 

X.        Francis  L.,  m.  (pub.  Nov.  31,  1834),  Leander  Perkins.     Died  in  Hollis- 

ton,  Mass.     Several  children. 

5.     xi.       John  Hancock,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Dec.  10,  181 8;  m.  Oct.  31,  1843, 

Mercy  Edmonds  West,  dau.  of  Peter  A.  and  Susan  (Butler)  West,  q,  v. 

I.  RuFUS  ViLES,  son  of  Joseph  and  Sarah  (Hancock)  Viles, 
married  Eunice  Chase  Merry,  who  died  in  Industry,  Aug.  i,  1828.  He 
married  for  second  wife,  March  22,  1829,  Sarah  Ann  Stanley,  a  niece  of 
Deacon  Ira  Emery's  wife,  with  whom  she  made  her  home  prior  to  her 
marriage.  She  was  born,  Sept.  29,  i8ii,  and  died  in  New  Portland, 
Feb.  15,  1864.  Mr.  Viles  while  a  resident  of  Industry  occupied  several 
different  farms ;  as  a  farmer  he  was  not  as  successful  in  accumulating 
property  as  were  some  of  his  townsmen.  In  1832  he  moved  to  Flag- 
staff and  engaged  in  lumbering.  In  this  he  was  successful  and  is  said  to 
have  gained  a  comfortable  competence.  Mr.  Viles  was  a  fine  singer 
and  an  excellent  teacher  of  vocal  music.  He  formed  and  taught  large 
classes  in  the  art  of  singing  while  a  resident  of  Industry.  He  gained  the 
title  of  captain  from  service  in  the  militia.  Died  in  New  Portland, 
Nov.  28,  1873,  aged  83  years. 

Children. 

i.  RUKUS,  b.  in  Industry,  July  24,  1816;  m.  Ann  Marshall.  Resides  in 
Madison,  Me. 

ii.  Asa  Mf.rrv,  b.  in  Industry,  June  8,  181 8;  m.  Eliza  Butler,  dau.  of  Wil- 
liam and  Sarah  (Remick)  Butler,  q.  v.  Resides  in  Madison,  Me. 
Their  son,  John  Remick  Viles,  b.  in  Flagstaff,  Oct.  27,  1844;  "*•  ^'ov. 
29,  1868,  Olena  F.  Moore  (b.  in  Madison,  Feb.  6,  185O,  dau.  of 
Robert  and  Dolly  (Enos  t)  Moore,  who  d.  of  measles.  He  m.  second, 
Jan.  I,  1885,  Etta  S  Hammond  (b.  in  KingBeld,  Jan.  22,  1862). 
Merchant  and  lumberman;  resides  in  Flagstaff.  Children:  Nina,  b. 
in  Flagstaff,  Dec.  14,  1871 ;  m.  I^mont  Hammond;  (lertrude,  b.  in 
in  Flagstaff,  March  21,  1873;  Bruce,  b,  in  Magstaff,  Feb.  26,  1874; 
Carrol,  b.  in  Magstaff,  Feb.  16,  1875;  Kay,  b.  in  Flagstaff,  July  22, 
1877;  Lena,  b.  in  Flagstaff',  Aug.  31,  1878;  Maude,  b.  in  Magstaff, 
March  29,  1879;  Merlin,  b.  in  Flagstaff,  April  29,  1880;  Lynn,  b.  in 
New  Portland,  Nov.  11,  1882;  Glenn,  b.  in  Flagstaff,  C3ct.  20,  1889; 
Leah,  b.  in  Hagstaff,  March  2,  1891. 

iii.       Caroijnk  D.,  b.  in  Industry,  April  21,  1820;   m.  William  Douglass. 

iv.       Sarah  Mkrrv,  b.  in  Industry,  March  i,  1822;   m.  Isaiah  Jenkins. 

V.  Joseph,  b.  in  Industry,  July  11,  1823;  m.  Lucilla  Rogers  Hewitt,  dau.  of 
Orrin  and  Delight  (Clapp)  Hewitt,  of  Flagstaff. 

vi.       Emily  J.,  b.  in  Industry,  April  25,  1825;   m.  Theron  Lane. 

vii.      Eunice  Merry,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  5,  1828;   d.  Oct.  — ,  1828. 

Children  by  second  marriage. 

viii.  Hannah  S.,  b.  in  Industry,  Feb.  16,  1830;   d.  in  Flagstaff,  May  30,  1848. 

ix.  Eunice  Merry,  b.  in  Industry,  June  4,  1832;   m.  Samuel  F.  Cutts. 

X.  Apphia  Stanley,  b.  in  Flagstaff,  May  20,  1834;   m.  John  Smith.- 

xi.  Mary  D.,  I),  in  Flagstaff,  Oct.  i,  1835;   m.  Gustavus  B.  Dam. 

xii.  Sarah  A.,  b.  in  MagslaflT,  June  16,  1838;   m.  Frank  S.  Brown, 

xiii.  Edward  Payson,  b,  in  Flagstaff,  May  4,  1842;  m.  May  21,  1876,  Ada 
A.  Spooner  (b.  in  New  Portland,  Sept.  22,  1847),  ^^^'  "^  Leraont  and 


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Caroline  C.  (Cragin)  Spooner,  of  New  Portland.  He  is  a  lumberman 
and  resides  in  New  Portland.    One  child :  Blaine  S.,  b.  July  22,  1879. 

xiv.     Edwin,      )  b.  in   Flagstaff,   July  10,  1846.    Edwin   d.   Aug.   21,  1846. 

XV.  Emma  R.,  /  Emma  R.  m.  Frank  Luce,  son  of  Solomon,  Jr.,  and  Minerva 
(Pratt)  Luce,  of  New  Vineyard,  where  she  now  resides. 

xvi.     Hannah  S.,  b.  in  Flagstaff,  Aug.  5,  1848;  d.  unmd.,  Sept.  10,  1879. 

xvii.    Julian  Kossuth,  b.  in  Flagstaff,  March  4, 1852;  m.  Frances  C.  C.  Cross. 

2.  Leonard  Viles,  son  of  Joseph  and  Sarah  (Hancock)  Viles, 
married  Annah  Bray.  He  was  a  fanner  and  miller;  died  Nov.  27, 
1864. 

Children. 

i.  Dennis  H.,  b.  March  6,  1820;  m.  (pub.  April  11,  1839),  Lcodicea 
Greaton,  of  New  Vineyard.  Entered  the  U.  S.  Service  as  a  private 
in  Co.  A,  28th  Maine  Reg*t,  Infantry,  Oct.  13,  1862.  Died  of  disease, 
Feb.  24,  1863. 

ii.        Salome  S.,  b.  June  24,  1823;   m.  May  21,  1844,  Andrew  Kennedy,  Jr. 

iii.      Joseph  B  ,  b.  May  10,  1825;  m.  April  30,  1848,  Arabella  S.  Savage. 

iv.      Annah  B.,  b.  April  28,  1827;  m.  Feb.  21,  1847,  Elijah  B-  Smith,  q.  v. 

v.        Ariel  T.,  b.  June  11,  1829. 

vi.  Mary  T.,  b.  May  5,  1832;  m.  Aug.  — ,  1848,  William  R.  Daggett. 
Resides  in  Lewiston. 

3.  JuDAH  Baker  married  Sarah  Viles.  He  was  born  in  Litchfield, 
June  14,  1799,  and  died  in  Moscow,  Aug.  2,  1886.  She  died  in  Mos- 
cow, May  14,  1887,  aged  85  years.  Mr.  Baker  was  a  farmer  and  resided 
in  several  different  towns  in  Somerset  County,  including  Moscow, 
Norridgewock  and  Anson. 

Children. 

i.  Elizabeth,  b.  in  Moscow,  Feb.  26,  1827;  m.  July  8,  1854,  Obed  W. 
Pierce,  son  of  Alvin  and  Sarah  (Baker)  Pierce.  Soon  after  the  break 
ing  out  of  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  Mr.  Pierce  enlisted  as  a  private 
in  Co.  D,  9th  Me.  Reg't,  Vol.  Inf.  He  was  taken  prisoner  during  an 
assault  on  Fort  Wagner,  July  11,  1863,  and  was  conhned  in  Libby 
Prison,  at  Richmond,  Va.,  where  he  d.  Nov.  23,  1863.  His  widow 
subsequently  m.  April  — ,  1873,  Reuben  B.  Pierce,  a  brother  of  her 
first  husband.  Resides  in  Bingham,  Me.  Three  children  by  first 
marriage. 

ii.  Ahnek,  b.  in  Moscow,  Oct.  14, 1828.  Enlisted  as  a  private  in  Co.  A,  19th 
Me.  Reg't,  Vol.  Inf.,  and  was  mustered  into  the  U.  S.  Service,  Aug. 
25,  1862.  Promoted  to  corporal;  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Gettys- 
burg, and  d.  at  Summit  House  Hospital,  Philadelphia,  Penn.,  Aug.  6, 
1863,  unmd. 

iii.  Wkntworth  Vilps,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  June  19,  1830.  Enlisted  in  a 
California  regiment  and  served  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion.  The 
family  have  no  knowledge  of  his  present  residence  if  living. 

iv.  Leonard  Viles,  b.  in  New  Vineyard,  Aug.  13,  1832;  m.  Jennie  Pentlen. 
Enlisted  as  a  private  in  Co.  K,  9th  Me.  Reg't,  Vol.  Inf.  Taken 
prisoner  in  1863  and  afterward  exchanged.  Re-enlisted  March  18, 
1864;  d.  in  Bingham,  Nov.  14,  1880.  His  wife  d.  July  — ,  1870.  One 
child. 

V.  Sarah  Frances,  b.  in  Norridgewock,  Oct.  20,  1834;  m.  July  15,  1854. 
(justavus  Foss,  of  Bingham,  son  of  Levi  and  Caroline  (Fowler)  Foss. 
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vi.  Cyrus  Crosby,  b.  in  Norridgewock,  Dec,  8,  1836;  m.  Sabrina  B.  Whit- 
conib,  dau.  of  Seba  and  Dorcas  (Pierce)  Whitcomb,  of  Bingham. 
Enlisted  as  a  private  in  Co.  D,  9th  Me.  Reg't,  Vol.  Inf.  Promoted  to 
corporal,  Oct.  17, 1862.  Re- enlisted  Dec.  12, 1863.  Taken  a  prisoner 
in  action  at  Deep  Bottom,  Aug.  18,  1864;  d.  a  prisoner  of  war  at 
Salisbury,  N.  C,  Feb.  15,  1865.     One  child. 

vii.  Charles  Manter,  b.  in  Anson,  Feb.  17,  184 1.  Enlisted  as  a  member  of 
Co.  A,  1 6th  Me.  Reg*t,  Vol.  Inf.  Immediately  promoted  to  corporal. 
Discharged  for  disability,  Dec.  23,  1862.  Re-enlisted  as  a  private  in 
Co.  D,  9th  Me.  Reg't,  Vol.  Inf.,  and  mustered  into  the  U.  S.  Service 
April  9,  1864.  Died  of  wounds  at  Point  lookout,  Md.,  July  8,  1864, 
unmd. 

4.  Fisher  Viles,  son  of  Joseph  and  Sarah  (Hancock)  Viles, 
married  Hannah  Luce.  Farmer;  resided  in  Anson  and  Industry. 
Died  April  22,  1882.     His  wife  having  died  Oct.  7,  1877. 

Children. 

i.         Sanborn  Luce,  b.  in  1829;  m.  (pub.  June  18,  1852),  Philura  Luce,  dau. 

of  Jonathan  and  Eliza  (Bryar)  Luce,  q,  v.     Soldier  in  Co.  A,  28th 

Me.  Reg't.     Died  Aug.  6,  1863.     Children:  Wilson  G.,  b.  March  31, 

1854;   Eliza  J.,  b.  Sept.  22,  1857. 

ii.        Susan  T.,  m.  Oct.  3,  1849,  Joel  S.  Yeaton,  of  New  Portland.     Resides  in 

Nebraska. 

iii.       Hannah,  m.  George  Luce,  son  of  Jonathan  and  Eliza  (Bryar)  Luce,  q.  v. 

iv.       Melvin,  m.  May  18,  1862,  M.  Ann  Bruce,  dau.  of  Mollis  and  Matilda 

(Allen)  Bruce.     She  d.  in  Lyons,  Burt  Co.,  Neb.,  Feb.  5,  1885,  aged 

42  years.     Their  children  are:  Alma  H.,  Charles  M.,  and  George  W. 

V.        Melvina  O.,  m.  John  P.  Luce,  son  of  Jonathan  and  Eliza  (Bryar)  Luce, 

q.  V. 
vi.       Eliza,  m.  Oct.  20,  1867,  Lorenzo  Watson,  son  of  Simeon  and   Olive 
(Patterson)  Watson,  of  Stark.     Farmer;  resides  in  Industry.    Chil- 
dren: 
i.         Ellen  Augusta,  b.  April  9,  1869  j  m.  Charles  L.  Jennings, 
son  of  Geo.  B.  and  Roxana  (Ramsdell)  Jennings,  of  Farm- 
ington.     Resides  in  Industry.     One  child, 
ii.        Eugene  Samuel,  b.  June  16,  1871;  m.  Cora  Fletcher,  dau. 
of  Joel  K.  and  Ann  (Norton)   Fletcher,  of  Anson.     One 
child, 
iii.       Reuel  Lorenzo,  b.  May  19,  1878.   ^.»'\.tT\f  h  o  ^   F-i^'rit.u. 
iv.      George. 
vii.      Adaline,  m.  Wm.  H.  Luce,  Jr.,  son  of  Wm.  H.  and  Lucy  B.  (Chapman) 
Luce,  q.  V. 

5.  John  Hancock  Viles,  son  of  Joseph  and  Sarah  (Hancock) 
Viles,  married  Mercy  E.  West.  He  was  a  farmer  and  resided  in  Stark 
for  more  than  twenty-five  years  prior  to  his  decease.  He  died  May  7, 
1887. 

Children. 

i.  Frances  Au(.usTA,  b.  in  Industry,  April  23,  1845;  ^'  ^"  Lynn,  Mass., 
June  I,  1866. 

ii.  Sarah  Marie,  b.  in  Industry,  March  25,  1847;  "*•  -^.ug.  24,  1865,  Ed- 
ward P.  Norton,  q.  v. 

iii.  Susan  Josephlne,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  19,  1849;  ^-  Dec.  14,  1878,  Napo- 
leon B.  Johnson,  of  Medway,  Mass.;   s.  p. 


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iv.  Ella  Richards,  b.  in  Industry,  April  i,  1852;  m.  Oct.  19,  1872,  George 
C.  Emery;  m.  for  second  husband, Gross;  resides  in  Cleve- 
land, Ohio,  s.p. 

V.  Florida  Octavia,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  27,  1855;  m.  Oct.  5.  1875,  Eben 
Ladd,  son  of  Eben  S.  and  Sylvia  (I^inders)  Ladd,  and  a  grandson  of 
William  and  Sarah  (Stevens)  I^dd,  who  were  early  settlers  in  the 
town  of  Industry.     Their  child  : 

Carl  John,  b.  in  Industry,  May  26,  1880. 


WEST. 

Captain  Peter  West,  from  whom  the  village  of  West's  Mills 
acquired  its  name,  was  born  on  the  Island  of  Martha's  Vineyard,  prob- 
ably in  Tisbury,  Aug.  6,  1 746.  His  father,  who  was  also  known  as  Capt. 
Peter  West,  was  born  in  1718,  and  married  in  1740,  Elizabeth,  relict  of 
Thomas  Chase,  and  daughter  of  Jabez  and  Catherine  (Belcher)  Athearn. 
Captain  West,  the  elder,  was  a  soldier  in  the  French  War,  and  died  at 
Fort  Edward,  on  the  Hudson,  Oct.  3,  1757.  His  widow  died  in  Tisbury, 
Mass.,  Sept.  2,  1780,  aged  75  years.  Capt.  Peter,  the  Industry  immi- 
grant, married,  Dec.  21,  1769,  Hannah,  daughter  of  Judge  Shubael  and 
Amy  (Allen)  Cottle,*  of  Tisbury.  He  came  to  the  town  of  Farmington 
in  1 791,  where  he  remained  several  years  and  then  removed  to  Hallowell. 
He  was  a  carpenter  by  trade,  and  at  the  latter  place  he  built  a  small 
vessel  which  he  named  "  Bonaparte  "  in  honor  of  the  great  French 
leader.  He  began  a  clearing  on  a  lot  of  land,  now  the  site  of  West's 
Mills  Village,  in  1797,  erected  a  log-cabin  the  following  year  and  soon 
after  moved  his  family  to  their  new  home.  He  was  a  very  active. 
resolute  man,  possessing  much  intellectual  ability  but  very  eccentric  in 
some  respects.  His  son,  Esq.  Peter,  who  succeeded  him  in  business,  is 
said  to  have  strongly  resembled  his  mother  in  disposition  with  none  of 
his  father's  peculiarities.  Captain  West  was  selectman  and  treasurer  after 
the  incorporation  of  the  town,  and  was  a  man  of  influence  among  the 
early  settlers.  In  1803  he  was  chosen  chairman  of  a  committee,  with 
Daniel  Luce  and  Sprowel  Norton  as  associates,  to  negotiate  with  Francis 


*Judge  Shubael  Cottle  was  born  on  the  Island  of  Martha's  Vineyard,  Mass.,  probably  io 
Tisbury,  April  14,  17^3.  He  married,  Nov.  8,  1744,  Amy  Alien  (b.  April  10,  171-1),  daughter  o! 
Samuel  and  Mary  ("Tilton)  Allen.    The  children  of  this  marriage  were: 

i.        Edmund,  b.  Nov.  17,  1745. 

ii.       Hannah,  b.  Dec.  14,  1747.  . 

iii.       Susannah,  b.  April  11,  1749. 

iv.  Shubael,  b.  June  aS,  1751. 
His  second  wife,  whom  he  married  Nov.  ^3,  17S0,  was  Catherine  Boardman,  of  Chilmark, 
relict  of  Rev.  Andrew  Boardman,  and  daughter  of  Sylvanus  and  Jane  (Homes)  AUen.  She 
was  the  mother  of  Esq.  Herbert  Boardman  and  an  aunt  to  Capt.  Wm.  Allen,  both  well  knonivii 
to  the  early  settlers  of  Industry.  He  married  (3),  June  9,  1803,  Mary  Allen,  a  sister  of  hi« 
second  wife. 


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Cabot  Lowell  for  the  purchase  of  the  Mile-and-a-half  Strip.  Though 
reputed  to  have  been  worth  eight  hundred  dollars  when  he  came  to 
town,  he  was  reduced  to  the  verge  of  bankruptcy  by  the  failure  of  this 
venture.  He  died  quite  suddenly,  as  did  also  his  wife,  Feb.  25,  1828, 
aged  82  years.     She  died  Dec.  28,  1826,  aged  79  years. 

Children. 

i.         Slsannah,*  b.  May  22,  1770;   m.  Aug.  14,  1791,  Jeruel  Butler,  son  of 

Thomas  and  Betsey  (West)  Butler,  q.  v. 
ii.        Shubael,   b.  about  1772;    m.  Mercy  Edmonds;    and   for  second  wife, 
Naomi  (Luce)  Butler,  relict  of  Henry  Y.  Butler,  and  dau.  of  Daniel 
Luce,  q,  V,     Resided  in  Hallowell.    Their  son,  Peter  Augustus  West, 
was  b.  in  Hallowell,  Me.,  in  1801.     Little  is  known  of  this  son's  early 
life  and  educational  advantages.     He  came  to  Industry  when  a  young 
man  and  was  clerk  in  his  uncle's  store.     He  m.  Oct.  28,  1824,  Susan 
W.,  dau.  of  Capt.  Jeruel  and  Susan  (West)  Butler,  q.  v.     He  after- 
ward engaged  in  trade  at  West's  Mills  (see  p.  ig4).     He  was  of  com- 
manding personal   appearance,  a  colonel   in  the  militia,  and  at  the 
time  of  his  death,  a  fast-rising  young  man.     He  d.  of  consumption, 
Feb.  12,  1828,  aged  27  years.     His  widow  m.  Asaph  Boyden,  q.  v. 
i.        Mercy  Edmonds,  b.  in  Industry,  July  31,  1825;  m.  Oct.  31, 
1843,  ]^^^  ^^'  Viles,  son  of  Joseph  and  Sarah  (Hancock) 
Viles,  q.  v. 
ii.       Susan  Butler,  b.  in   Industry,  Oct.  15,  1826;  d.  Jan.  27, 
1828. 
iii.       William,  b.  about  1774;   was  a  sea  captain.    Twelve  children, 
iv.       Betsey,  b.  about  1776;  m.  Abraham  Howard  Willis,  q.  v, 
V.        Abkiail,  b.  April  i,  1777;  m.  Benjamin  Manter,  son  of  James  and  Mary 

(Butler)  Manter,  q.  v. 
vi.       Hannah,  b.  about  1780;  d.  at  West's  Mills,  Oct.  9,  1829. 
I.     vii.      Peter,  b.  Jan.  28,  1782;  m.  Oct.  14,  1806,  Anna  Butler,  of  Tisbury,  Mass., 
dau.  of  Thomas  and  Betsey  (West)  Butler,  and  sister  of  Capt.  Jeruel 
Butler,  q.  v. 
viii.    John,  b.  about  1784;  drowned  at  Hallowell;   unmd. 
ix.       Mary,  b.  Oct.  13,  1788;   m.  Nov.  28,  1805,  Henry  Manter,  son  of  James 
and  Mary  (Butler)  Manter,  q.  v. 

I.  Peter  West,  son  of  Capt.  Peter  and  Hannah  (Cottle)  West, 
married  Anna  Butler.  He  succeeded  his  father  in  business  at  West's 
Mills  and  for  many  years  was  one  of  the  most  prominent  business  men 
in  town.  He  was  everywhere  known  as  Squire  West.  He  built  the 
two- story  house  at  West's  Mills  which  is  still  known  as  the  Squire  West 
house,  and  was  the  first  postmaster  at  that  place.  He  died  from  injuries 
sustained  by  a  fall  from  his  cart,  Oct.  4,  1839. 

Children. 

i.         Anna,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  — ,  1807;  d.  Sept.  14,  1808. 

ii.  Susan  Mary,  b.  in  Industry,  March  10,  1809;  m.  Sept.  25,  1827,  Leonard 
Luce,  son  of  Rowland  and  Hannah  (Daggett)  Luce,  q.  v. 

iii.  Sni'BAEL  CoTFLE,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  19,  181 1;  m.  (pub.  Feb.  4,  1833), 
F^meline  Moore,  of  Hallowell;  divorced.  Married  for  second  wife, 
July  14,  1834,  .Sophia  White  Dutton  (b.  in  Stark,  March  16,  181 1), 

*This  was  her  baptismal  name,  though  in  after  life  she  was  known  as  Susan. 


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dau.  of  Josiah  and  Lois  (Young)  Dutton.  Soon  after  his  second 
marriage  moved  to  Piscataquis  County  and  for  six  years  lived  on  the 
very  borders  of  civilization,  isolated  from  neighbors  and  friends.  Mr. 
West  was  a  licensed  local  preacher  of  much  ability.  He  d.  in  Fann- 
ington,  April  26,  18S4,  s.  p. 

iv.      Thomas  Butler,  b.  in  Industry,  March  31,  1813;  m. 

V.        Peter,  b.  in  Industry,  Oct.  15,  1814. 

vi.  John,  b.  in  Industry,  April  30,  1816;  m.  Jan.  i,  1838,  Martha  P.  Hutch - 
ins  (b.  Aug.  6,  181 7),  dau.  of  James  and  Annah  (Sullivan)  Hutchins^ 
of  Industry.  Postmaster,  town  clerk  and  merchant  in  Industry,  suc- 
ceeding his  father  in  business.     Moved  West  where  he  d.     One  child. 

vii.      Jkruel  Butlkr,  b.  in  Industry,  June  26,  1818;  d.  July  10,  1819. 

viii.  Caroline  Augusta,  b.  in  Industry,  May  14,  1820;  m.  April  12,  183S, 
William  B.  Merry,  son  of  Asa  and  Sally  (Bartlett)  Merry,  q.  v. 

ix.  Hannah  Cottle,  b.  in  Industry,  March  29,  1822;  m.  Nov.  12,  1844, 
John  West  Manter,  son  of  Henry  and  Mary  (West;  Manter,  q.  v. 

X.        George  Butler,  b.  in  Industry,  July  29,  1824;  d.  May  27,  1853- 

xi.  David  Butler,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  26,  1828;  drowned  at  Chelsea, 
(Mass.)  Ferry,  July  4,  1850. 


WILLIS. 

Abraham  Howard  Willis.  The  writer  has  been  unable  to  learn 
anything  definite  regarding  the  ancestry  of  this  gentleman,  but  there  is  a 
tradition  among  his  descendants  to  the  effect  that  he  came  from  Eastern 
New  York.  There  are  reasons,  however,  for  believing  that  he  belongs  to 
the  race  of  Bridgewater  Willises.  He  married  Betsey  West,  daughter  of 
Capt.  Peter  and  Hannah  (Cottle)  West,  q.  v.  His  wife  died  young. 
After  that  he  left  Industry,  and  nothing  is  known  of  his  subsequent  life 
or  final  destiny.  The  children  were  cared  for  in  the  family  of 
Captain  West  until  they  grew  to  manhood  and  womanhood. 

Children. 

i.         Sarah  Howard,  b.  March  31,  1794;*  m.  Nov.  16,  181 5,  Moses  Stevens, 

son  of  Solomon  and  Martha  ( )  Stevens,  of  Wells,  Me.,  q.  r. 

I.     ii.        Petkr  W^:sT,  b.  Feb.  11,  1796;   m.  Oct.  17,  1816,  Calisla  Norton,  dau.  of 
Benjamin  C.  and  Margaret  (Merry)  Norton,  q,  v.  ^ 

iii.  John,  m.  Eliza  Butler,  of  Martha's  Vineyard.  He  was  a  sea  captain  and 
d.  of  yellow  fever,  Oct.  22,  1830,  a  few  days'  sail  out  of  Havana  en 
route  to  New  York. 

iv.  Bi-rrsEY,  b.  July  26,  1800;  m.  (pub.  March  29,  1820),  Windborn  Pink- 
ham,  son  of  Samuel  and  Sarah  (Chesley)  Pinkham,  of  Industry.  She 
d.  in  Eau  Gaire,  Wis.,  Dec.  11,  1888.     Several  children. 

I.  Peter  West  Willis,  son  of  Abraham  and  Betsey  (West)  Willis, 
married  Calista  Norton.  Nothing  is  positively  known  of  his  early  life 
aside  from  the  fact  that  after  the  death  of  his  mother  he  lived  in  the 
family  of  his  grandfather,  Capt.  Peter  West,  after  whom  he  was  named. 


*  A  record  furnished  the  author  by  Mrs.  Ada  S.  Cleveland,  of  West  Tisbary,  Mass.,  a 
graiuldaughter  of  Mrs.  Stevens,  gives  the  date  Marr'  '-  1796.  The  date  given  above  is  firora 
the  headstone  of  her  grave  and  is  believed  to  be  corre 


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At  the  age  of  twenty  he  married  and  settled  on  a  lot  of  land  in  Anson, 
which  subsequently  became  a  part  of  Industry.  Here,  by  persistent  and 
well-directed  effort,  he  changed  a  small  clearing  to  a  large  and  produc- 
tive farm.  He  sold  his  farm  to  James  Stevens  and  removed  to  Strong. 
Some  years  later  he  sold  to  his  son  John,  returned  to  Industry  and  settled 
at  West's  Mills,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  held  many 
offices  during  his  life,  and  at  an  early  date  was  commissioned  as  justice 
of  the  peace.  In  this  capacity  many  cases  came  before  him  for  adjudi- 
cation, and  so  far  as  known,  his  rulings  of  law  were  characterized  by  fair- 
ness and  impartiality.  He  was  at  one  time  captain  of  the  militia,  served 
several  terms  as  deputy  sheriff  and  crier  of  the  court.  Though  possess- 
ing abilities  of  a  superior  order,  which  rendered  him  capable  of  filling 
important  positions,  he  was  no  office  seeker,  consequently,  whenever 
called  to  any  position  in  public  life,  it  was  the  office  seeking  the  man. 
He  was  elected  treasurer  of  Franklin  County  in  1845,  and  likewise  filled 
positions  of  responsibility  in  other  towns  where  he  resided.  He  died  in 
Industry,  Feb.  10,  1861,  aged  65  years.  His  wife  died  at  her  son 
Warren's,  in  Waverly,  Iowa. 

Children. 

2.  i.        Bknjamin  Norton,  b.  Nov.  16,  1818;  m.  May  — ,  1841,  Catherine  P. 

Bennett,  dau.  of  Klisha  and  Azubah  (Crowell)  Bennett,  of  Anson. 

3.  ii.       John,  b.  in  Industry,  Nov.  19,  1823;  m.  Sept.  2,  1849,  Elmira  F.  Blanch- 

ard,  dau.  of  Isaac  and  Elmira  (Monck)  Blanchard,  of  East  Stoughton, 
Mass.     She  was  born  in  East  Stoughton,  June  i,  1831. 

4.  iii.       Caroline  Norton,  b.  in  Industry,  Jan.  i,  1826;  m.  Dec.  7,  1845,  Wil- 

liam H.  Eddy,  M.  D. 

5.  iv.       Marciaret  Norton,  b.  in  Industry;  m.  June  — ,  1850,  George  W.  Clay- 

ton, of  Strong.     He  d.  in  Brockton,  Mass.,  July  21,  1872.     Children: 
i.        George  Edwin,  b.  Nov.  16,  1851;  m.  July  3,  1872,  Linnie 

V.  Morton,  of  Boston.    Their  children  are :  Walter  Henry, 

b.  July  5,  1873;  Guy  Lauriston,  b.  Nov.  26,  1874;  Charles 

Edwin,  b.  Dec.    i,  1876;    George   Morton,  b.   Sept.   30, 

1878;  John  Willis,  b.  Oct.  27,  1880. 
ii.       Ada  Frances,  b.  June  10,  1853;  d.  in  Vineland,  N.  J.,  July 

8,  1868. 
iii.       Abbie  Augusta,  b.  May  30,  1855;  m.  May  12,  1872,  Ira  A. 

Leach,  of  Brockton,  Mass.    Their  children  are :  Allen,  b. 

Jan.  14,  1874;  Cora  Belle,  b.  March  19,  1876;   Ira  Allen, 

I).  March  2,  1878;   Carrie  Ethel,  b.  July  20,  1880;   Grace 

Morey,  b.  Nov.  5,  1882;   Helen  Frances,  b.  July  21,  1884. 
iv.       Ellen  Louisa,  b.  June  30,  1857;  d.  at  Philadelphia,  Penn., 

Dec.  6,  1 87 1. 
V.        Carrie  Willis,  b.  Nov.  u,  1859;  m.  April  9,  1872,  Austin 

H.   Deane,   of    Brockton,    Mass.     Their   child:    George 

Austin,  b.  Sept.  12,  1883. 
vi.      Cora  Belle,  b.  April  15,  1862;   d.  in  Vineland,  N.  J.,  Sept. 

3,  1868. 
vii.      Alice  May,  b.  May  26,  1864;   m.  March  i,  1872,  Henry  W. 

Jones,  of  Brockton,  Mass.     Their  child  :  Thomas  Francis, 

b.  Aug.  15,  1884. 
viii.     Henry  Horace,  b.  Nov.  6,  1866. 
ix.       WiLLLs  Walter,  b.  Nov.  22,  1870. 


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842  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY. 

V.  Warkkx  Norton,  b.  in  Imlustry,  Jane  8,  1832;  m.  June  27,  1S54,  Han- 
nah V.  Goodwin,  Hau.  of  Reuel  and  Harriet  (Goodwin  Go'j'lwin,  q.  v. 
She  d.  April  5,  1857.  He  m.  for  his  second  wife,  Oct.  31,  1S5S,  S. 
Octavia  Boyden,  dau.  of  Asaph  and  Susan  W.  (Butler;  Boyden,  /.  r. 
He  was  a  superior  workman  at  carpentry.  Merchant  and  postmaster 
at  West's  Mills.  Went  to  Iowa  in  the  spring  of  1866,  and  now  '  \>^-2 ' 
resides  at  Webster  City.  Children:  Frank  Forrest,  b.  in  Industry, 
.Vug.  13,  1859;  d.  March  25,  i860.  Fred  Ernest,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec. 
31,  i860;  m.  in  Meridan,  Iowa,  Jan.  i,  1884,  Etta  J.  Ring:  their 
child,  Clyde,  b.  Oct.  10,  1884;  d.  Jan.  2,  1885.  Annie  Frances,  b.  in 
Industry,  Sept.  13,  1862.  Susie  Maria,  b.  in  Waverly,  Iowa,  March 
26,  1867;   d.  Jan.  5,  1879. 

2.  Benjamin  Norton  Willis,  son  of  Peter  W.  and  Calista  (Norton) 
Willis,  married  Catherine  P.  Bennett.  Mr.  Willis  has  been  a  farmer,  car- 
penter, merchant  and  innkeeper ;  also  selectman,  town  treasurer  and 
representative  in  the  State  Legislature.  He  went  to  Waverly,  Iowa,  in 
1867,  where  he  still  resides,  engaged  in  farming.  His  wife  was  bom 
June  3,  1824,  and  died  in  Waverly,  June  3,  1882. 

Children. 

i.         Lkone  ArcirsTA,  b.  May  30,  1843;   ™-  J^^"-  '»  '862,  Alonzo  Norton,  son 

of  Benjamin  W.  and  Amy  A.  (Manter)  Norton,  q.  v.     She  d.  in  Stark. 

Me.,  Aug.  19,  1864. 
ii.        Ai.Bi'RT,  b.  July  24,  1848;   ro.  May  28,  1884,  Mary  Claghorn.     Farmer. 

Resides  in  Iowa, 
iii.       jLNKnE,  1).  Jan.  24,  18 — ;   ni.  Jan.  19,  1877,  Robert  Nugent, 
iv.       Ida  Fka.ncks,  b.  in  Industry,  Sept.  23,  1855;   resides  in  Waverly,  Iowa, 

unmd. 
V.        Bk.njamin  Franklin,  b.  in  Industry,  April  4,  1857;   m.  April  4,  1880, 

Nettie  Spicer.     Farmer.     Resides  in  Iowa.     Children:   Frank  Oifton, 

I).  May  13,  1881;   Leo,  b.  Sept.  2,  1883,  d.  Dec.  8,  1883;   Catherine, 

b.  March  23,  1884. 

3.  John  Willis,  son  of  Peter  W.  and  Calista  (Norton)  Willis,  mar- 
ried Kiniira  F.  Hlanchard.  The  boyhood  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch 
did  not  differ  materially  from  that  of  a  large  majority  of  farmers'  sons  in 
those  days.  .At  a  suitable  age  he  commenced  attending  school  at  West's 
Mills  and  by  diligence  accjuired  a  good  education  in  the  English  branches, 
which  he  suj)plemented  by  attending  several  terms  of  high  school.  He 
taught  his  first  school,  at  the  age  of  twenty,  in  the  town  of  Anson,  Me., 
and  afterward  for  several  winters  in  a  school  in  Gardiner,  Me.  The  first 
season  after  he  reached  his  majority  he  worked  for  his  father  by  the 
season.  At  the  age  of  twenty-three  he  went  to  Massachusetts  to  seek 
his  fortune  among  strangers.  Naturally  ingenious  and  skillful  in  the  use 
of  woodworking  tools,  he  worked  at  carpentry  during  the  summer  for 
several  years,  and  taught  school  during  the  winter.  S>ome  years  later  he 
bought  a  livery  business  in  East  Stoughton,  which  he  conducted  for 
nearly  three  years.     Selling  out  his  business,  he  next  purchased  a  store 


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and  stock  of  goods  and  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits.  The  gentleman 
to  whom  he  sold  his  livery  stable  being  unable  to  make  his  payments, 
IVlr.  Willis  disposed  of  his  store  and  again  assumed  control  of  that  busi- 
ness. Shortly  afterward,  having  an  advantageous  offer,  he  disposed  of 
his  entire  business  and  came  to  Strong.  Me.  On  the  second  day  of  April, 
1852,  he  purchased  his  father's  farm  and  for  a  time  engaged  in  agricul- 
tural pursuits.  In  the  fall  of  1859,  having  disposed  of  his  farm  in  Strong, 
he  came  to  Industry  and  purchased  a  store  and  goods  at  West's  Mills 
(see  p.  200).  He  was  several  times  a  candidate  for  county  commis- 
sioner, but  ^s  his  party  was  in  the  minority,  he  was  not  elected.  In  1862 
he  was  elected  chairman  of  the  board  of  selectmen  and  re-elected  in 
1863-4.  These  were  years  covering  the  most  exciting  period  of  the 
Civil  War,  when  large  sums  of  money  were  required  to  pay  men  who 
entered  the  service,  consequently  great  responsibilities  devolved  on  the 
board  of  selectmen,  and  especially  upon  the  chairman.  Those  unac- 
(juainted  with  the  duties  of  this  office  at  that  time  can  form  no  adecjuate 
idea  of  their  arduous  and  perplexing  nature.  He  subsequently  served 
as  chairman  of  the  board  of  selectmen  in  1872-3-4  ;  also  as  supervisor 
of  schools  and  as  a  member  of  the  superintending  school  committee. 
He  has  likewise  dealt  in  wool  and  stock  to  some  extent.  Disposing  of 
his  store  and  goods  in  1868  ( see  p.  201 ),  he  bought  the  James  Cutts 
farm  and  engaged  in  farming.  For  several  years  he  was  in  trade  at 
Madison  Bridge.  About  1880  he  returned  to  Industry  and  settled  on 
the  same  farm  he  left  when  he  went  away.  He  sustained  a  serious  loss 
in  the  destruction  of  his  buildings  by  fire,  Aug.  26,  1881  (see p.  404). 
Soon  after  this  he  purchased  a  small  stand  adjoining  his  farm,  where  he 
has  since  made  his  home. 

Children. 

i.         Isaac  Bi.anchard,  h.  in  Strong,  May  14,  1854;   d.  in  Strong,  ^'eb.  20, 

1859. 
ii.        CiiARLKS  Forrest,  b.  in  Strong,  Aug.  2,  1857;   m.  April  23,  1881,  Lottie 

H.  Ladd,  dau.  of  Cieorge  K.  and  Sarah  H.  (Chandler)  Ladd,  of  Stark. 

Resides  at  Madison  Bridge.     One  son. 


4.  William  HuDSfw  Kddv  married  (^'aroline  N.  Willis.  Though 
diligent  search  has  been  made,  the  author  has  been  unable  to  learn  any- 
thing definite  concerning  the  early  life  or  ancestry  of  this  gentleman. 
He  was  a  carpenter  in  early  life,  but  subsequently  adopted  the  profes- 
sion of  medicine  and  became  professor  of  anatomy  in  a  medical  college 
in  Cleveland,  Ohio.  His  home  was  principally  in  Cambridge,  Mass., 
and  Cleveland,  Ohio,  though  he  is  su])posed  to  have  been  a  native  of 


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Vermont.     He  died  in  Cleveland,  Feb.  14,  1864.     His  widow  came  to 
Farmington  with  her  family,  and  died  July  27,  1864. 

Children. 

i.  Georgiana,  b.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  Sept.  8,  1848;  m.  Jan.  11,  1872,  James 
M.  Norton,  son  of  Benjamin  W.  and  Amy  A.  (Manter)  Norton,  q.  z, 

ii.  William  Origkn,  b,  in  Cambridge,  Mass.,  Sept.  13,  1850;  d.  in  Cleve- 
land, O.,  Feb.  16,  1857. 

iii.  Emma  Jane,  b.  in  Industry,  July  i,  1853;  m.  (pub.  May  16,  1876),  Wil- 
liam P.  Atkinson,  of  Anson,  son  of  Charles  and  Rebecca  (Barton) 
Atkinson.  He  was  a  farmer  and  for  a  time  resided  in  Anson,  where 
his  four  children  were  born.  On  the  21st  day  of  March,  1883,  *i* 
started  for  Dakota  in  company  with  a  large  party  from  Industry. 
Arriving  at  his  destination,  Mr.  Atkinson  secured  a  lot  of  land  in 
Glendale,  Hand  Co.,  and  immediately  began  making  preparations  for 
a  permanent  home  in  Dakota  Territory.  Returning  to  Maine  late  in 
the  fall  of  1883  he  settled  up  his  business  and  in  March,  1884,  moved 
with  his  family  to  Dakota.  The  particulars  of  his  untimely  death  are 
as  follows:  On  Tuesday,  July  15,  1884,  Mr.  Atkinson,  in  company 
with  a  cousin  from  Wisconsin  who  was  visiting  him,  went  to  examine 
a  held  of  grass,  the  latter  taking  Mr.  Atkinson's  double-barrelled  gun 
with  him  for  the  purpose  of  shooting  some  ducks.  This  gun  was  an 
old  one  and  sometimes  hring  one  barrel  would  cause  a  premature  dis- 
charge of  the  second.  The  gentleman  had  Bred  at  a  flock  of  ducks, 
his  companion  being  slightly  in  advance,  and  in  lowering  the  weapon 
the  second  charge  exploded  when  the  piece  was  in  a  direct  line  with 
Mr.  Atkinson's  head.  The  charge  took  effect  in  the  back  part  of  the 
head  and  he  fell  dead  without  a  groan.  His  widow  subsequently  m. 
Fred  B.  Atkinson,  a  younger  brother  of  her  deceased  husband.  Chil- 
dren :  Ge<irge  E.,  b.  Sept.  19,  1876;  Ida  May,  b.  Oct.  25,  1877;  Carrie 
W.,  b.  Aug.  30,  1879;  Frank  William,  b.  March  31,  1882,  and  d.  May 
30,  1883. 


WINSLOW. 

James  Winslow  was  a  wheelwright  by  trade,  and  his  family  were 
among  the  first  settlers  in  Gardinerston,  now  Pittston,  Me.  It  is  said 
that  Mrs.  Winslow  and  her  daughter  Sarah,  aged  six  years,  were  the 
first  white  females  known  to  have  landed  on  Pittston  soil.  Mr.  Winslow 
and  family,  with  others,  met  at  Falmouth,  now  Portland,  in  the  fall  of 
1 760,  and  sailed  from  thence  to  the  mouth  of  the  Kennebec  River,  and 
up  the  river  to  their  destination.  Here  they  built  log-huts  in  which  to 
spend  the  winter.  Jonathan  Winslow,  born  in  March,  1761,  was  the  first 
child  of  white  parentage  horn  in  that  town.  Mr.  Winslow  worked  on 
the  mill  which  was  built  in  the  spring  following  their  arrival.  For  his 
labor  he  received  a  deed  of  ninety  acres  of  land  from  Dr.  Gardiner, 
which  had  been  previously  cleared  by  the  Indians.  It  is  said  that  this 
is  now  the  north-western  lot  in  the  town  of  Pittston.  After  the  comple- 
tion of  the  mill  at  Gardinerston,  Mr.  Winslow  went  to  Damariscotta  and 
worked  on  the  mill  at  that  place.  While  he  was  away  Mrs.  Winslow  and 
her  daughter  did  all  the  work  on  the  farm,  such  as  planting  corn,  pota- 


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toes,  etc.  They  took  a  batteau  and  repeatedly  crossed  the  river  and 
went  to  the  Great  House,  owned  by  Dr.  Gardiner,  where  they  obtained 
dressing  which  they  applied  to  their  land,  and  in  the  fall,  as  a  part  of 
their  crop,  harvested  forty  bushels  of  corn.  Mrs.  Winslow,  or  "  Granny 
Winslow,"  was  the  only  physician  in  whom  the  settlers  believed,  and  she 
frecjuently  went  long  distances  to  visit  the  sick.  When  a  young  man, 
James  Winslow  was  a  drummer  in  a  fort  at  Portland,  but  he  became 
converted  to  the  principles  of  the  Friends.  He  carried  out  his  Quaker 
principles,  and  refused  to  serve  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  When  his 
son  Jonathan  was  drafted  his  father  did  not  object,  but  the  distress  of 
his  mother  caused  the  lad  to  escape  by  pleading  Quaker  education. 
His  son  James,  Jr.,  an  early  settler  in  Industry,  was  born  in  Pittston, 
April  28,  J  774.  In  1787  the  family  moved  to  Farmington  Falls,  and 
were  among  the  early  settlers  in  that  town.  When  he  became  of  age  he 
married  Betsey  Willard,  who  was  born  in  Lancaster,  Mass.,  April  19, 
T772.  He  moved  to  Industry  in  1800,  and  settled  on  lot  No.  45,  which 
he  bought  of  the  Plymouth  Company.  At  that  time  he  was  reputed  to 
be  worth  $600.  Here  he  built  a  very  comfortable  log-house  by  hewing 
off  a  portion  of  the  inside  of  the  logs  and  then  fitting  in  splits.  After 
James,  Jr.,  had  completed  his  house  he  worked  in  a  shipyard  to  earn 
money  to  fmish  paying  for  his  farm.  While  he  was  away,  Mrs.  Winslow 
and  a  boy,  Timothy  Cooper,  who  lived  in  the  family,  carried  on  the  farm, 
with  an  occasional  day's  work  of  a  man.  Mr.  Winslow  eventually 
became  an  extensive  farmer  and  very  wealthy.  He  was  universally 
respected  for  his  honor  and  integrity.  When  people  were  obliged  to  go 
to  Hallowell  to  trade,  Mr.  Winslow's  house  was  a  famous  stopping  place 
on  the  road.     He  died  July  22,  1844.     His  wife  died  May  4,  1849. 

Children. 

i.        James,  b.  May  15,  1798;  d.  March  8,  1799. 

ii.        Olive,  b.  Oct.  25,  1800;   m.  June  13,  1822,  CJeorge  Hpl)bs,  son  of  Stephen 
and  Abigail  (Varney)  Hobbs,  q.  v. 
I.     iii,       Geor(;e,  b.  in  Industry,  July  29,  1802;   m.  June  — ,  1832,  Martha  Potter, 
dau.  of  Nathaniel  and  Catherine  (Grows)  Potter,  of  Brownville,  Me. 

iv.  Jamks,  b.  July  6,  1804;  m.  (pub.  June  19,  1828),  Kmeline  Brown,  of  New 
Sharon.     Two  children. 

V.  BirrrsKV,  b.  Nov.  7,  1806;  m.  Aug.  16,  1840,  Nathaniel  Potter  (b.  in  Bruns- 
wick, Me.,  Jan.  22,  181 4),  son  of  Nathaniel  and  Catherine  ((irows) 
Potter.     Resides  at  Farmington  Falls.     Five  children. 

vi.  Carpenter,  b.  in  Industry,  Aug.  21,  1809;  m.  Feb.  4,  1845,  Betsey  Pres- 
cott  (b.  in  Readtield,  Jan.  2,  1826),  dau.  of  Elisha  and  Phebe  (Mc- 
Causland)  Prescott.  He  taught  school  when  a  young  man.  F'armer. 
Captain  in  cavalry  militia,  and  several  times  selectman.  He  settled  in 
Manchester,  where  he  d.  Jan.  15,  1870.  Children  : 
i.  Emma  Florence,  b.  in  Industry,  May  6,  1846. 
ii.       Helen  Augusta,  b.  in  Manchester,  Aug.  21,  1849. 


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846  HISTORY  OF  INDUSTRY, 

I.     George  VVinslow,  son  of  James  and  Betsey  (Willard)  VVinslow, 
married  Martha  Potter. 

Children. 

i.  George,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  7,  1832;  d.  Feb.  i,  1838. 

ii.  Martha  Ann,  b.  in  Industry,  April  27,  1835;   ™-  ''-^"^  ('unningham,  and 

was  living  in  1885  in  Oakland,  Cal. 

iii.  James  Carpenter,  b.  Oct.  16,  1837. 

iv.  Elizabefh  Catherine,  b.   March  29,  1839. 

V.  George,  b.  April  13,  1841. 

vi.  Desiah  FRANCh:s,  b.  Sept.  10,  1843. 


WITHEE. 

ZoE  WiTHEE,  the  earliest  settler  of  the  name  in  Industry,  was  a  son 
of  Zachariah  Withee,  of  Dunstable,  now  Nashua,  N.  H.  Zachariah 
Withee,  who  claims  to  be  of  English  descent,  was  born  in   Dunstable, 

Jan.  2,  1827.     He  married  Esther ,  who  was  born  Oct.  10,  1725. 

To  these  parents  were  born  Abigail,  Zachariah,  Samuel,  Susanna,  Luke, 
Zoe,  and  Uriel.  The  father  and  two  sons  came  to  the  township  of 
Gouldsboro'  in  1768  to  take  up  land  and  clear  a  farm,  but  all  three 
were  drowned  by  the  upsetting  of  their  boat.  Zoe,  the  sixth  child,  was 
born  April  22,  1762.  After  his  father's  death  he  went  to  live  with  Major 
Pinkerton,  a  wealthy  merchant  residing  in  Londonderry,  N.  H.  He  en- 
li.sted  in  the  (xmtinental  Army  in  1779,  and  served  until  the  close  of  the 
war.  He  then  came  to  Sandy  River  Plantation,  now  Farmington,  and 
worked  on  a  farm  near  the  Falls.  At  the  close  of  his  season's  work  he 
visited  his  native  State,  married  Sally  Bettis*  (born  in  Nottingham,  Sept. 
16,  1769),  and  returned  to  Sandy  River.  He  remained  there  nearly  a 
year  and  then  became  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  in  the  present  town  of 
Vienna.  In  1796'he  settled  on  lot  No.  38  on  the  Plymouth  Patent,  now 
Industry.  He  found  the  soil  of  the  newly-cleared  land  highly  productive, 
and  bountiful  crops  rewarded  his  labors.  .After  his  removal  to  Industry 
he  was  converted  under  the  preaching  of  Rev.  John  Thompson,  and 
joined  the  Methodist  Church.  He  died  Dec.  27,  1840.  His  wife  died 
July  8,  1863. 

Children. 

i.         Hannah,  m.  Feb.  25,  1803,  Jacob  Mathews,  and  lived  in  Industry  for  a 

time,  but  subsecjuently  removed  to  St.  Albans.     She  was  the  mother 
•of  six  children;   d.  Oct.  3,  1S73,  aged  about  88  years, 
ii.        Naomi,  b.  Nov.  25,  1790;   m.  Nov.  — ,  1813,  Caleb  Morse.     Had  a  large 

family  of  children, 
iii.       KsTMKR,  b.  Sept.  30,  1792;   m.  1813,  Joshua  Johnson.     Was  the  mother 

of  a  large  family.      The  family  removed  to  Western  New  York,  where 

Mrs.  J.  (I.  of  consumption. 

*This  name  was  sonu'tinies  spelled  Beattif. 


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ZACHARIAH   WITHEE. 


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GENEALOGICAL  NOTES.  847 

iv.  Robert,  b.  Nov.  5,  1794;  m.  18 19,  Sally  Currier,  of  Vienna.  Moved  to 
Gardiner,  Me.,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  was  a 
respected  citizen  and  an  honored  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity. 
Died  in  1872. 

V.  Zachariah,  b.  March  26,  1797;  ra.  1832,  Julia  Wentworth,  of  Gardiner, 
Me. 

vi.      Andrew  Beattie,  b.  Nov.  4,  1799;  d.  Oct.  9,  1804. 

vii.      Mary,  b.  Aug.  11,  1801;  d.  Oct.  6,  1804. 

viii.    Samuel,  b.  Nov.  13,  1803;  d.  Oct.  4,  1804. 

ix.  Daniel,  b.  Oct.  13,  1806;  m.  Jan.  20,  1837,  Janet  Mclaughlin,  and 
.settled  in  his  native  town,  after  which  he  moved  to  Wisconsin  and 
in  1885  lived  in  Augusta,  Me.  He  has  two  sons,  one  in  Augusta  the 
other  in  Wisconsin. 


I.  Zachariah  Withee,  son  of  Zoe  and  Sally  (Bettis)  Withee,  mar- 
ried Julia  Wentworth  and  settled  on  the  homestead  farm.  He  kept  a 
store  at  Withee 's  Corner  for  a  time  and  also  manufactured  potash.  In 
his  early  Hfe  he  was  a  school  teacher  of  considerable  note.  He  was  town 
clerk  in  1831,  and  during  his  term  of  office  the  books  were  kept  with 
neatness  and  accuracy.  He  was  likewise  a  justice  of  the  peace  and  did 
much  business  in  that  capacity.  In  1857  he  sold  his  farm  in  Industry 
and  moved  to  New  Sharon,  where  he  lived  for  ten  years,  and  then 
removed  to  Boston,  Mass.  Here  he  and  his  sons  engaged  in  the  pro- 
vision business.  At  the  age  of  eighty  years  he  retired  and  spent  the 
remainder  of  his  days  within  the  quiet  of  a  pleasant  home.  He  died 
Feb.  22,  1885,  aged  87  years.  He  was  a  man  of  sterling  worth,  kind- 
hearted,  generous,  active  and  persevering,  with  a  kind,  encouraging 
word  for  everyone.     His  wife  died  in  Boston,  Jan.  10,  1887. 

Children. 

i.  JuLL\  A.  C,  h.  in  Industr)-,  Nov.  18,  1837:  m.  March  28, 1864,  George  II. 
Mills,  of  Boston,  Mass. 

ii,  JosiAH  W.,  b.  in  Industry,  Dec.  21,  1839;  m.  March  4,  1869,  Emily  Gar- 
diner, of  Boston,  Mass. 

iii.      Edward  Ait.ustus,  )  b.  in  Industry,  March  25,  1S42. 

iv.       Edwin  Augustine,  j      Edwin  A.  d.  April  26,  1843. 

v.        Adklaidk  D.,  b.  in  Industry,  April  20,  1844;  d.  Nov.  28,  1844. 

vi.  ELI/.ABKTH  B.,  b.  in  Industry,  April  9,  1847;  "»•  ^ct.  10,  1869,  Henry  W. 
Woodman,  of  Boston,  Mass. 


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ERRATA. 


Page  20,  5th  line  of  foot  note. — For  **  Coregonsus,'^  read  Coregonus. 

Page  43,  30th  line. — For  "Vienna,"  read  Mt.  Vernon. 

Page  65,  loth  line. — For  **  Joseph  Mathews,"  read  Jacob  Matthews. 

Page  130,  2d  line  of  foot  note. — For  **p.  292,"  read^.  123. 

Page  183,  5th  line  of  foot  note. — After  **  bought  out,"  omit  comma  and 
insert  Rufus  Jennings, 

Page  184,  2d  line  of  foot  note. — For  **  latter,"  read  lathe. 

Page  190,  28th  line. — For  **  Silas  Bruce,"  read  Silas  Burce. 

Page  190,  26th  line. — For  **  Holmes  Bruce,"  read  Holmes  Ihtrce. 

Page  204,  6th  line. — After  New  Vineyard,  insert  Gore. 

Page  212,  7th  line. — For  **  Thorns  Flint,"  read  Thomas  Flint. 

Page  509.  i8th  line.— For  **  Caleb  E.  True,"  read  Caleb  G.  True. 

Page  521,  7th  line. — For  **Lydia  Isabella  Gushing."  read  Lydia  Isabella 
{Gushing)  Allen. 

Page  585,  38th  line. — For  **  Mary  (Burgess),"  read  Sarah  {Burgess). 

Page  607,  1st  line. — For  **  March  25,  1842,"  read  March  23,  1841. 

Page  609,  33d  line. — After  '*  Children  by  second  marriage,"  insert  Mary 
and  change  the  Roman  numerals  to  correspond. 

Page  662,  31st  line. — For  **  m.  Sept.  16,"  read  m.  Dec.  16. 

Page  688.-For  **  Philena,"  read  Philura. 

Page  710,  5th  line. — For  **  Shendon,"  read  Sheridan. 

Page  716,  loth  line. — For**m.  George  Lord,"  read  ;//.  {pub.  J'^eb.  23, 
1826),  Moses  H.  Lord. 

Page  726,  32d  line. — For  **  59  years,  7  months,"  read  60 years,  5  months. 

Page  727,  45th  line. — For  **H.  Augusta  Hilton,"  read  H.  Augusta 
Gtlman. 

Page  758,  i8th  line. — For  "Hiram  Norton's  house,"  read  the  Hiram 
Norton  house. 

Page  764,  2 1  St  line. — For  "one  child,"  read  two  children. 

Page  773,  1 2th  line. — For  "  Benja.  Warren  Norton,"  read  Benja.  Warren 
Norton y  Jr. 

Page  779,  30th  line. — After  son  of,  insert  Eleazer  and. 

Page  798,  25th  line. — For  "Sherbune,"  read  Sherburne. 


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ADAMS,    Joseph,    preaches    for 

Builds  starch -factory, 

180 

Baptist, 

IK) 

Krects  tannery, 

i«3 

Adams,  Ix>rin,  lectures  to  Farmers' 

Special  agent  of  town. 

287 

Club, 

394 

Selectman, 

444 

Allen,  Bartlett,  takes  up  land. 

45 

Town  clerk. 

445 

On  committee, 

214 

Senator, 

447 

Recommended  for  P.  M., 

227 

Sketch, 

494 

Selectman, 

443 

Rufus,  owns  saw-mill, 

»73 

Town  clerk, 

445 

Sketch, 

491 

Sketch, 

475 

Samuel  R.,  buys  grist-mill, 

170 

Benjamin,  buys  mill. 

172 

Owns  saw-mills,                  i 

[74  177 

Builds  saw-mill, 

«73 

Postmaster, 

228 

Sells  same. 

174 

Sketch, 

495 

Krects  starch -factory, 

180 

Sylvanus,  town  treasurer, 

440 

Builds  tannery, 

i«3 

Sketch, 

490 

Finishes     outside     Centre 

Truman,  sketch, 

470 

Church, 

221 

William,  settles  in  Farmington,      49 

Member  of  Watch  Club, 

249 

Clears  land  on  the  Patent, 

45 

Valuation  of  real  estate, 

295 

Settles  there. 

7« 

Selectman, 

443 

Agent  for  settlers. 

34 

Town  treasurer. 

44() 

Town  meeting  at, 

64 

Representative, 

447 

Town  clerk, 

^'4  445 

Sketch, 

492 

Highway  surveyor. 

67 

Datus     T.,     pastor      Baptist 

Sketch, ' 

471 

Church, 

120 

William,  Jr.,  takes  up  lot  Xo 

Merchant, 

»95 

28, 

45  >^ 

Selectman, 

444 

Plantation  assessor, 

59  (0 

Sketch, 

49O 

Frames  petition. 

()i 

Dennis  F.,  sketch. 

495 

Selectman,                 64  68 

«3  443 

Freeman,  sketch, 

491 

l^ys  out  road. 

6() 

John,  conversion  of. 

128 

Journal  of. 

72 

The  Shad-eyes  and. 

129 

Carries  corn  to  market, 

79 

Pastor  at  Industry, 

»3i 

Attends  academy, 

81 

Sketch, 

477 

Teaches  school, 

81 

John,  Jr.,  merchant, 

>95 

Militia  clerk, 

82 

Sketch, 

497 

Letter  of. 

212 

Newman     T.,     delegate      to 

Sketch, 

473 

County  ( 'onference, 

14S 

/cbulon,  sketch. 

480 

Captain  of  Militia, 

i<>3 

Allen's  Mills  petitions  for  annex  a 

. 

Ind.  Rifle  Cirays, 

104 

tion  to  Farmington, 

300 

Buys  grist-mill. 

172 

Ambrose,  Jonathan,  anecdote  of, 

271 

Owns  saw-mill. 

'73 

Practices  medicine. 

434 

Brings  shingle -machine  to 

Sketch, 

498 

town. 

17S 

Anecdotes, 

271 

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Apples,  great  scarcity  of, 

307 

President  Reform  Club, 

259 

Arnold's,      Ambrose,    plantation 

Selectman, 

445 

meeting  at, 

59 

Sketch, 

521 

Association,  Wool-Growers', 

316 

Paul,  sketch. 

520 

Atkinson,  William,  sketch. 

50* 

Samuel,  sketch. 

521 

William,  Jr.,  sketch. 

505 

True,  family  of. 

52« 

William  P.,  sketch. 

844 

Brown,  John,  family  of. 

659 

Auguste,  John,  sketch. 

718 

Joseph,  sketch. 

521 

Auroral  display,                              282 

;  390 

Samuel,  sketch. 

522 

Axe-factory, 

175 

Bryant,  James,  sketch, 

523 

William  M.,  sketch. 

524 

BACKUS,  Nathan  W.,  family  of, 

640 

Bullen,  Newell  A.,  sketch. 

506 

Bailey,  Geo.  W.,  sketch, 

508 

Bull-Horse  Pond, 

«7 

Baker,  Judah,  sketch. 

836 

Burce,  James  O.,  soldier. 

331 

Philander  C,  family  of. 

791 

Taken  prisoner. 

l^^^ 

Balloon  ascension. 

404 

Burgess,  Benj.,  sketch. 

524 

Bannock  Hill. 

Burial  ground. 

209 

U.  S.  coast  survey  station, 

16 

Burns,  William,  sketch. 

524 

Altitude  of,  Ibid. 

Burrill,  William,  family  of. 

686 

Geographical  position. 

>7 

Bush,  Chas.  K,  family  of. 

644 

Barnard,  John  A.,  student  of, 

95 

Butler,  David,  sketch. 

53i^ 

School  committee, 

III 

Klijah,  sketch. 

531 

Anecdote  of. 

271 

George  H.,  soldier, 

^ro 

Physician, 

434 

Family  of. 

539 

Baptist  Church  organized, 

JI5 

Henry,  sketch. 

526 

First  money  raised, 

117 

Henry,  Jr.,  sketch, 

529 

Buys  communion  service. 

121 

Henry  \'.,  sketch, 

687 

Branch  organized  in  Stark, 

121 

James  M.,  sketch, 

532 

Batcheldcr  boy  killed. 

440 

Jeruel,  settles  in  New  Vine- 

Bean, Jeremy,  sketch. 

50S 

yard, 

53 

Bear,  James  (iower  and  the, 

263 

Merchant, 

194 

Visits  Industry, 

405 

Correspondence  of. 

239 

Bears,  depredation  of, 

203 

Robbed  by  pirates. 

241 

Beede,  Daniel,  sketch, 

509 

Sketch, 

533 

Daniel,  4th,  sketch. 

5»« 

John,  sketch. 

530 

Benson,  Benj.,  sketch, 

512 

Joseph,  sketch. 

530 

Black,  Hazen,  owns  grist-mill, 

170 

Josiah,       member        Baptist 

Blacksmiths, 

1S9 

Church, 

116 

Blizzard,  Maine, 

410 

Selectman,                           204  443 

Boardman,  Herbert,  settles  in  New 

Town  clerk, 

445 

Vineyard,                       51   53  54 

Sketch, 

528 

C:iass  leader, 

125 

osiah,  2d,  sketch. 

531 

Sketch, 

5«3 

,evi,  sketch. 

529 

Leander,  sketch. 

5«5 

Peter  W.,  postmaster. 

^^^ 

Leonard,  sketch, 

5»5 

( loes  to  Charleston,  S.  C, 

245 

Mountain, 

15 

Town  clerk, 

446 

Boundary  line  between  Stark  and 

Sketch, 

53^ 

Industry, 

2>5 

Philander,  sketch, 

53> 

Boyden,  Asaph,  joins  Congrega- 

Samuel, family  of. 

758 

tional  C'hurch, 

»47 

Sarson,  sketch. 

532 

Clerk  in  store, 

196 

Thomas,  sketch, 

53« 

Merchant,                           ig; 

1  199 

William,  sketch. 

535 

P.  M.  at  West's  Mills. 

23» 

William,  2d,  sketch. 

599 

Secretary     at     war     meet- 

Butterfield, (jeorge  H.,  family  of. 

692 

ings,  '                               300  301 

Buzzell,  Henry  1.,  family  of,         55, 

5  ^ 

Town  clerk, 

445 

Sketch, 

465 

CALDWELL,  Francis,  physician, 

435 

Boys  in  Blue, 

327 

Town  clerk. 

445 

Bradbury,  John  S.,  sketch, 

520 

Candles, 

269 

Martin,  family  of, 

722 

Carding  and  fulling-mills, 

178 

Moses,  mercliant, 

200 

Caswell,  Albert,  family  of. 

508 

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Richard,  settles  in  town,  138 

Keeps  store,  192  201 

Caterpillar  scourge,  398 

Cattle  Show  at  West's  Mills,  401 

Celebration  at  Allen's  Mills,  392 

Celebration  at  West's  Mills,  291 

Centre  Meeting-House,  erected,  219 

Repaired,  397 

Census  of  1837,  279 

Chair-factory,  188 

Chapman,  Leonard  M.,  family  of,  668 

Chase,  Solon,  visits  Allen's  Mills,  398 

Churchill,  John  W.,  family  of,  712 

Civil  War,  citizens  rally,  300 

Muster  at  West's  Mills,  304 

(^reat  excitement,  Ihui. 

Militia  enrolled,  307 

Industry's  first  oflFering,  Ibid. 

Draft  impending,  308 

Aid    to    destitute    soldier's 

families,  310 

Conscription  Act,  311 

Rebel  privateer  Tacony,  312 

Lee's  invasion,  313 

First  conscripts,  314 
Sharp  trick  of  a  conscript, 

Ibid. 

Kingfield  riot,  315 

Efforts  to  secure  bounty,  316 

C^all  for  troops,  317 

Kastern  border  raided,  318 

Town  bounty,  319 

Second  draft,  320 

Kfforts  to  relieve  soldiers,  321 

Inflated  prices.  Ibid. 

Close  of  the  struggle,  323 

Cost  of  to  the  town,  325 

Claghorn,  James,  family  of,  76() 

Clarke,  (^has.  K.,  family  of,  732 

Clark,  (Jeo.  W.,  sketch,  541 

Jacob,  sketch,  540 

Jacob,  Jr.,  sketch.  Ibid. 

Clayton,  (ieo.  W.,  family  of,  841 

Clear  Water  Pond,  description  of,  17 

First  sail-boat  in,  19 

Varieties  of  fish  in,  20 

Weight  offish  taken,  21 

First  cusk  caught,  22 

Chivens  discovered,  Ibid. 

Stocked  with  black  bass,  21 

Salmon,  23 

Time  of  freezing  over  and 

breaking  up,  457 

C'locks,  269 

Coat  shop,  203 

Coffin,  John,  sketch,  542 

Cold,  great  suffering  from,  438 

Spring,  419 

"Cold  Plague,"  207 

Collins,  Barnabas  A.,  sketch,  548 

(^hesley  W.,  family  of,  562 


Daniel,  sketch, 

542 

Daniel,  Jr.,  sketch, 

546 

Daniel,  3d,  sketch, 

558 

Fllias  B.,  sketch, 

549 

Elmer,  sketch, 

562 

Eben  G.,  sketch. 

560 

(jeorge,  sketch. 

558 

James,  sketch, 

557 

James  L.,  family  of. 

554 

John,  sketch, 

556 

John  G.,  family  of. 

559 

Joseph,  sketch, 

546 

Joseph,  Jr.,  family  of. 

550 

Lemuel,  sketch, 

554 

Lemuel,  Jr.,  sketch. 

554 

Lemuel,  3d,  sketch. 

555 

Lemuel,  4th, 

559 

Obed  X.,  family  of. 

55' 

Silas  W.,  sketch, 

550 

Simon,  family  of. 

561 

Thomas  C,  sketch. 

55' 

William  W.,  family  of. 

553 

Comet  of  1 86 1, 

305 

Conant,  Asa,  family  of. 

774 

Congregational  Church, 

142 

First  sermon  preached. 

143 

Society  organized, 

144 

House  of  Worship, 

'47 

County  Conference  at  West's 
Mill,  148  150  151 

Branches  at   Flagstaff  and 
Lexington,  Ibid. 

Iliram  Manter  deacon,  149 

Revival  meetings,  Ibid. 

Religious     reading     intro- 
duced, 150 
Cook  stoves  introduced,  267 
C^ornforth,  William,  exhorter,  127 

Builds  grist-mill,  169 

Saw-mill,  1 76 

Establishes  clothing-mill,  180 

Trustee,  2S2 

Town  treasurer,  446 

Sketch,  562 

William,  Jr.,  sketch,  569 
C'orrespondence. 

In  early  times,  270 

Of  John  Mason,  234 

(X  Jeruel  Butler,  239 

Cottle,  Benj.,  sketch,  565 

Shubael,  family  of,  838 

County,  attempt  to  establish  a  new,  206 

Commissioners,  446 

Crowell,  Chas.  E.,  family  of,  583 

Crystal  Lake  Steamboat  Co.,  432 

Currency,  individual,  306 

U.  S.  fractional.  Ibid. 

Cushman,  Henry,  sketch,  545 

Thomas,  J.,  sketch,  549 

Cutler,  Nathan,  sketch,  567 

Cutts,  Thomas,  sketch,  569 


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DAGGErr,  Albert,  family  of, 

572 

Ellsworth,  death  of  Colonel, 

306 

John,  sketch, 

573 

Embargo  Act, 

204 

John,  Jr.,  faipily  of. 

574 

Effects  of, 

68 

ohn  A., 

574 

Emery,  Ira,  tanner, 

181 

\  onathan  L.,  family  of, 

57» 

Organizes  Sunday-school,          214 

^benezer,  sketch. 

570 

Postmaster, 

228 

Elijah,  sketch, 

586 

Innkeeper, 

27S 

Lendal,  family  of. 

572 

Town  treasurer. 

44b 

Nathan,  sketch. 

577 

Sketch, 

(K>5 

Peter,  sketch. 

571 

Ira,  Jr.,  selectman. 

444 

Samuel,  sketch, 

576 

Licensed  to  preach. 

122 

Samuel,  Jr.,  sketch, 

579 

Sketch, 

609 

Samuel,  3d,  sketch. 

581 

James  S.,  sketch, 

612 

Silas,  sketch. 

% 

Josiah,  sketch. 

607 

Silas,  Jr.,  sketch. 

Emigrants,  Western, 

438 

Timothy,  sketch. 

587 

Enterprise  Cheese  Co., 

i3»  394 

Timothy,  2d,  family  of, 

588 

Equalization  Bonds, 

393 

Tristram,  clears  first  land  in 

Eveleth,  Benj.  G.,  sketch. 

617 

New  Vineyard, 

53 

Frederick  H.,  sketch. 

616 

Sketch,                             583 

"58^6 

James,  sketch. 

614 

Tristram,  Jr.,  sketch, 

James,  Jr.,  sketch, 

616 

Tristram,  3d,  sketch. 

588 

Joseph,  sketch. 

615 

Tristram,  N.,  sketch. 

582 

Excise  tax. 

318 

Warren,  family  of, 

575 

William,  family  of, 

571 

FIFIELD,  William  G.,  family 

of,        573 

William  R.,  family  of, 

575 

Financial  crisis  of  1837, 

27g 

Davis,  Benj.,  sketch. 

591 

Fish,  Asa  Q.,  sketch. 

618 

Cornelius,  tanner, 

182 

Calvin  B.,  soldier, 

34S 

Town  treasurer, 

446 

Family  of. 

619 

Representative, 

447 

Nelson  W.,  family  of, 

57^^ 

Sketch, 

595 

Fire  of  1825, 

218 

David,  sketch. 

561 

At  New  Vineyard, 

437  440 

David.  Jr.,  sketch, 

592 

At  New  Sharon, 

440 

Dolor,  sketch. 

589 

At  Farmington, 

440 

Henry,  sketch, 

593 

At  West's  Mills, 

404 

Hiram  S.,  family  of. 

601 

Flag  raisings. 

323  et  set]. 

.  fames,  sketch. 

594 

Follett,  Benj.,  sketch. 

621 

/ames,  Jr.,  sketch. 

600 

Folsom,  William  (^.,  soldier, 

349 

Jophanus  H.,  family  of. 

601 

Food,  scarcity  of, 

437 

Melatiah,  family  of, 

590 

Franklin  County  incorporated, 

283 

Melatiah,  Jr.,  sketch. 

592 

Mining  Association, 

l^ 

Sanford,  sketch, 

592 

Free  High  Schools, 

97  98 

Day,  a  dark,  gloomy. 

438 

Soil  Party, 

293 

Democrats  celebrate. 

439 

Text-books, 

loS  lot) 

Diphtheria,                                      209  457 

Will  Baptists, 

»53 

Dolbicr,  William  K.,  family  of, 

697 

Freshet  of  1821, 

238 

Domestic  life. 

t\ 

1869, 

389 

Drouth  of  1825, 

1878, 

399 

1880, 

401 

Frost,  Samuel,  sketch. 

622 

1891, 

441 

William  H.,  soldier. 

350 

Durrell,  William  H.,  family  of, 

575 

()bset|uies  of. 

307 

Frosts,  heavy. 

439 

KAkL^'    settlers,   inconveniences 

Fuller,  Flavius  J.,  family  of, 

5«9 

of  going  to  mill, 

167 

Furbush,  Israel,  family  of, 

b23 

Earthquakes,                            391  438  440 

Edwards,  Bryce  S.,  sketch, 

h02 

(iAGE,  Frederick,  family  of. 

505 

Eddy,  Wm.  H., 

843 

(ieorge,  Julian  H.,  family  of, 

553 

Eggleston,  Alpheus  C,  family  of, 

754 

Gilbert,  Procter  S.,  family  of, 

573 

Elder,  David,  family  of. 

5^3 

(iilmore,  James,  sketch. 

023 

Elliott,  John,  family  of, 

549 

Gold  excitement, 

387 

Ellis,  Atkins,  sketch, 

(«3 

( iood  Templars. 

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855 


First  lodge  organized, 
Juvenile  Temples, 
Other  lodges,  251 

CJoodridge,    Nathan,    General 
militia, 
Postmaster, 
Selectman, 
Town  treasurer, 
Sketch, 
Goodwin,  John  H.,  sketch, 
Gower,  James,  sketch, 

John,  sketch, 
Gower 's  Mills  annexed, 
Grant  of  King  James, 
Grasshopper  plague, 
Great  gale, 
Greenback  party, 
Green,  Josiah  W.,  family  of, 
Greenleaf,  Gardiner,  sketch, 
Joshua,  sketch, 
Levi,  sketch, 
Simon,  family  of. 
Greenwood,  Hannibal,  sketch, 

Thaddeus,  sketch. 
Grist-mill  erected, 
Griswold,  Almerian  N.,  family  of. 
Gubernatorial  vote, 

HAIL-STORM,  78 

Hale,  William,  sketch. 
Hall,  Lucius  W.,  family  of, 
Harding,  Edward,  family  of, 
Hardy,  Aretas,  sketch,    ♦ 
Harness-makers, 
Harvey,  Hiram  A., 

William, 
Hatch,  C!has.  E.,  family  of, 

David,  sketch, 

Reuben,  sketch, 

Reuben,  Jr.,  sketch, 

Wm.  ('.,  family  of, 
Hayes,  Chas.,  family  of, 

Chas.  £.,  sketch, 

Edmund,  sketch, 

Edmund,  2d,  sketch, 

Ciustavus,  sketch, 

Hiram,  sketch, 

Jacob,  sketch, 

Stephen  H.,  sketch, 
Hibbard,  Orrin,  sketch, 
Higgins,  Barnabas  A.,  sketch, 

John  C,  family  of. 
High  schools, 
Hilton,  Benj.,  Jr.,  sketch, 

Daniel,  sketch, 

Francis,  family  of, 

Oilman,  sketch, 
Hinkley,  Ezekiel,  sketch, 
Hiscock,  Augustus  V\\,  family  of, 
llobbs,  (ieorge,  sketch, 

Stephen,  family  of, 


252 

Hodgkins,  Jacob  T.,  family  of, 

712 

256  258 

Hodgman,  John,  family  of. 

573 

257  258 

Hogreeves,  queer  custom  in  elect- 

n 

ing* 

270 

163 

Horn,  ITiomas  J.,  family  of, 

762 

228 

Hotel,  Temperance, 

278 

444 

Howes,'  Alvin,  sketch. 

656 

446 

Geo.^  family  of. 

657 

625 

John,  sketch, 

658 

627 

Lemuel,  sketch. 

655 

629 

Lemuel,  Jr.,  sketch. 

656 

629 

Lot,  family  of. 

659 

206 

Hoyt,  Hovey,  family  of, 

762 

24 

Huntoon,  Albert  H.,  family  of. 

764 

391 

Hurricane,  terrific, 

43« 

212 

Of  Nov.  12,  1883, 

407 

398 

692 

ICE  freshet  at  West's  Mills; 

180 

634 

Ice-storm, 

440 

(^34 

Implements,  early  agricultural. 

262 

631 

Incidents,  Table  of, 

436 

657 

Independence  Day  at  West's  Mills, 

403 

636 

Industry,  area  of. 

13 

635 

Boundaries  of,  Ibid, 

167 

Description  of. 

'3 

690 

Acquired  territory,  Ibid, 

ex>  459 

First  settler  in, 

41 

Settlement  named, 

80 

2«9  437 

Origin  of  the  name. 

59 

765 

State  tax  levied. 

83 

793 

Concessions  to  other  towns. 

295 

766, 

«  Bears," 

162 

501 

"  Farmers'  and  Mechanics' 

191 

Club," 

393 

523 

"  Rifle  Grays," 

163 

663 

Inhabitants  of  New  Sharon  petition 

6411 
641* 

for  incorporation  with  In- 

dustry, 

63 

640 

Inhabitants  in  south  part  petition 

642 

to  be  annexed  to  the  town 

641 

of  New  Sharon, 

277 

645 

644 

JEFFERS,  Thomas,  sketch. 

661 

646 

Charles,  sketch, 

661 

644 

Jennings,  Rufus,  sketch. 

662 

644 

Jewett,  Benj.,  sketch. 

663 

646 

Johnson,  Daniel  S.,  sketch. 

666 

642 

George  W.,  buys  grist-mill, 

170 

643 

Introduces  Buckeye  Mower, 

268 

659 

Takes    contract    to    build 

648 

town-house. 

291 

648 

Drafted, 

320 

96 

Committee    to    buy    poor 

723 

farm. 

409 

727 

Member  Church    Building 

704 

Committee, 

413 

650 

Selectman, 

444 

65' 

Sketch, 

666 

■.          (K,7 

James,  sketch, 

671 

653 

John  E.,  sketch. 

669 

^yo 

Nathan  S.,  sketch. 

668 

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GENERAL  INDEX. 


Richard  E.,  sketch, 

668 

Henry,  sketch, 

716 

Thomas,  sketch, 

670 

Henry  T.,  sketch. 

677 

William,  family  of, 

672 

Herbert  B.,  family  of. 

706 

William  F.,  sketch, 

672 

Herberts.,  2d,  sketch. 

691 

Zebadiah,  sketch, 

665 

Hezekiah,  sketch. 

719 

Hooper,  family  of. 

7«3 

KKITH,  Nelson  D.,  family  of,      * 

508 

Jesse,  family  of. 

690 

Kelly,    Moses    J.,    teaches    high 

John  P.,  family  of, 

695 

school. 

97 

-  John  W.,  sketch, 

695 

Kennebec  County  established. 

69 

[onathan,  sketch. 

688 

Purchase,  Proprietors  of, 

27 

]  oseph,  sketch, 

702 

Kerosene, 

269 

Joseph  M.,  family  of, 

710 

Kilkenney,  Thaddeus,  family  of. 

713 

.eonard,  sketch. 

688 

Kyes,  Horatio  A.  B.,  sketch. 

673 

I^onard,  2d,  family  of, 

()94 

Luther,  sketch. 

691 

LACONIA,  Patent  of, 

26 

lit  ais.. 

296 

I^  Grippe, 

420 

Luther,  Jr.,  family  of, 

698 

Lamb,  David,  family  of, 

704 

Moses  A.,  sketch. 

695 

I^nd  from  Stark  annexed, 

215 

Moses  M.,  sketch, 

690 

Titles, 

24 

Nelson  C,  sketch. 

699 

lane,  Frank,  family  of. 

576 

Niron,  sketch. 

709 

Learned,  Benj.,  family  of, 

607 

Rol)ert,  sketch, 

710 

Lee,  Jesse,  sent  to  Maine,               S( 

)  123 

Robert,  Jr.,  sketch. 

712 

Leeman,  Orrin,  family  of. 

575 

Rowland,  sketch. 

b83 

Leighton,  John  J.,  family  of. 

499 

Rowland,  2d,  family  of. 

697 

Lewis,  James  E.,  family  of, 

788 

Rufus  A.,  sketch, 

717 

Liberty  Party, 

288 

Samuel,  sketch, 

678 

Library,  social, 

274 

Samuel  D.,  sketch, 

679 

Lincoln  county, 

69 

Sanders,  sketch. 

<'77 

Memorial  services, 

325 

Theodore,  family  of. 

777 

Liquor  agents. 

294 

True  R.,  sketch, 

705 

Literary  society. 

409 

Truman,  sketch. 

693 

Littlefield,  Robert  P.,  family  of, 

545 

Truman,  Jr.,  sketch. 

686 

Locke,  Frank  Y.,  family  of, 

697 

Wendall,  family  of. 

716 

lAJok,  Samuel,  family  of. 

674 

William  IL,  sketch, 

703 

Ivovejoy,  (ieo.  F.,  family  of, 

795 

Winthrop,  family  of. 

707 

Lowell  Strip,  settled, 

50 

Surveyed,  IbuL 

MAH.  carriers, 

232 

Luce,  Alsbury,  family  of. 

7*5 

Routes,  Fbid. 

Benj.  G.,  family  of, 

7'4 

Maine,  Becomes  a  State, 

213 

Carlo,  family  of. 

707 

( )sgood  Carlton's  map  of. 

28 

Charles,  sketch, 

(>98 

Manter,  Asa  M.,  sketch, 

731 

Charles,  2d,  sketch, 

708 

Benj.,  sketch. 

7«9 

Charles  S.,  sketch, 

71S 

Ben).,  2(1,  sketch, 

721 

Christopher  S.,  sketch. 

689 

Benj.,  3d,  sketch, 

730 

Cyrus  S.,  sketch. 

7*4 

Elijah,  sketch. 

727 

Daniel,  settles  on  Lowell  Strip, 

5' 

CJeorge,  sketch. 

729 

Selectman,                             8j 

;  443 

Henry,  sketch, 

723 

Sketch, 

(>8o 

Hiram,  sketch. 

726 

Daniel,  Jr.,  sketch, 

()S4 

James,  sketch, 

720 

I  )aniel  C,  family  of. 

()92 

James,  Jr.,  sketch, 

724 

David,  family  of. 

()87 

Warren  N.,  family  of, 

730 

David  M.,  sketch. 

701 

/ebulou,  sketch. 

724 

David  M.,  Jr.,  sketch. 

7o(> 

/ebulon,  Jr.,  sketch, 

73» 

K])en  N.,  family  of. 

(w)7 

Maple  sugar  making, 

270 

Klisha,  sketch, 

7*5 

Marriages,  intentions  of. 

270 

Flisha,  2(1,  sketch, 

702 

Solemnized     by    Cornelius 

Eugene,  family  of, 

7*4 

Norton, 

447 

K/ckiel,  sketch. 

679 

Marshall,  John,  sketch, 

732 

lilield,  sketch, 

()()3 

Mason,  John,  correspondence  of. 

234 

Ilchron,  sketch, 

(,85 

Moses,  sketch. 

733 

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GENERAL   INDEX. 


857 


Samuel,  sketch,  733 

And  Slidell,  306 

Massachusetts  Bay  Co.,  27 

Matthews,  (ieorge  IL,  family  of,  532 

McLaughlin,  Aholiab,  family  of,  727 

Meader,  Charles,  sketch,  737 

Francis,  sketch,  734 

Francis,  2d,  sketch,  735 

George,  sketch,  737 

John  W.,  sketch,  736 

William,  sketch,  734 

Mechanics,  189 

Meeting- House,  town  raises  money 

for  building,  219 
First  erected,  Ibid, 
Second  erected.  Ibid. 

Constitution  of,  220 

Third  erected,  222 
Constitution  of,  Ibid. 

Merchants,  193 
Mercantile  Association,  Franklin 

and  Somerset,  200 
Merrick,  ilezekiah,  teaches  high 

school,  96 

Merrill,  Thomas,  sketch,  738 

Truman  A.,  sketch,  739 

William  A.,  sketch,  740 

Merry,  Asa,  sketch,  741 

Asa,  Jr.,  sketch,  742 

Asa,  3d,  sketch,  744 

David,  sketch,  741 

David,  2d,  sketch,  744 

(iilbert  K.,  conscript,  310 

Soldier,  335 

Jonathan,  sketch,  742 

Peter  W.,  family  of,  745 

William  B.,  sketch,  741 

William  O.,  family  of,  745 

Meteor  falls,  43S 

Meteors,  shower  of,  278 

Methodists,  History  of,  123 

Industry  circuit  formed,  126 

Classes  and  leaders,  127 

First  camp-meeting,  128 

House  of  worship  erected,  130 

Sweeping  revival,  131 

( )ther  revivals,  137   150 

Union  Churches  erected  at 

West's  Mills  and  <  entre 

of  the  town,  131    140 

Parsonage  erected,  133 

Knlarged  an<l  repaireil,  134 

Remodeled,  135 

Pastor  stationed  at   Indus- 


try. 

140 

Church  erected, 

411 

Mile-and-a-half  Strip, 

28 

Settlement  of, 

50 

Survev  of,  Ibid. 

Militia, 

150 

Company  organized,  Ibid. 

Equipments  required.  Ibid. 

First  training,  157 

Cost  of  powder,  157 

Money  raised  to  buy  fire- 
arms, 160 

Cavalry   formed   at   Farm- 

ington,  160 

Equipments  of.   Ibid. 

Amusing  anecdote,  ibi 

Banner  presented,  Ibid. 

Powder- house  built,  102 

Rifle  company  formed,  163 

Millerism,  prevalence  of,  284 

Mills  and  Manufacturing,  166 

Moody,  Samuel,  sketch,  745 

Moore,  James  W.,  family  of,  6<)4 

Morse,  Atwood,  soldier,  320 

Sketch,  357 

NEAT  STOCK  in  town,  276 

Newman,  Clifford,  family  of,  693 

New  Somersetshire,  26 

New  Vineyard  (iore,  settlement  of,  46 

Purchase  of  Massachusetts,  47 
Divided,  Ibid. 

First  clearing,  48 
Becomes  a  part  of  Indus- 
try, 209 
Petitions  to  be  annexed  to 

Strong,  215 
New  Vineyard,  land  and  inhabi- 
tants of,  annexed  to  In- 
dustry, 284 
Nile,  James  F.,  family  of,  554 
Nickerson,  Alphonso  C,  family  oiy  ir^)-] 
Norcross,  Josiah,  sketch,  746 
Josiah,  Jr.,  sketch,  748 
Philip,  sketch,  748 
Philip,  sketch,  751 
Ransford,  sketch,  750 
William  W.,  sketch,  7151 
North  Industry,  settlement  of,  53 
North,  Joseph,  encamped  on  Ban- 
nock Hill,  16 
,      Runs   North   line   of   Ply- 
mouth Patent,  28 
Norton,  Abner,  buys  land,  47 
^^)uarterly  meeting  at  home 

of,  1 25 
Sketch,  777 
Alon/o,  sketch,  780 
Amos  H.,  sketch,  7^x3 
Ansel,  sketch,  773 
Benj.  C,  sketch,  778 
Benj.  W.,  sketch,  780 
Benj.  VV.,  Jr.,  sketch,  Ibid. 
("has.  (J.,  sketch,  707 
( lifford  B.,  school  teacher,  1 1 3 
Member  Protestant  Metho- 
dist Church,  153 
Captain  in  militia,  103 


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GENERAL   INDEX. 


Member  Industry. Rifle  Co., 

165 

Peter,  2d,  sketch. 

772 

Remarkable  dream, 

176 

Robert  G.,  sketch. 

759 

Member  of  Watch  Club, 

249 

Samuel,  sketch, 

752 

Committee  to  locate  town- 

Samuel,  sketch. 

755 

house, 

290 

Sewall  P.,  sketch. 

761 

Selectman, 

444 

S.  Hawes,  sketch, 

769 

County  Commissioner  and 

Sprowel,  settles  on  Lowell  Strip 

5« 

Representative, 

447 

First  collector. 

64 

Cornelius,    buys    section    of 

Sketch, 

776 

Gore, 

47 

Tristram,  sketch. 

754 

Deacon  Baptist  Church,    1 1 5 

119 

Tristram  G.,  family  oU 

762 

Visited  by  Jesse  Lee, 

124 

Warren,  sketch. 

767 

Sketch, 

752 

William  D.,  sketch. 

763 

Cornelius,  Jr.,  clears  land  on 

William  G.,  family  of. 

760 

Gore, 

49 

Winthrop,  sketch, 

768 

Surveys  Lowell  Strip,          50 

215 

Member  Cong'l  Church, 

147 

OAKES,  Ebenezer,  settles  on  Gore, 

49 

Delegate  to  Cbunty  Confer- 

John, settles  on  Gore, 

49 

ence, 

148 

Oliver,  Augustus  F.,  family  of, 

736 

Selectman, 

443 

Eli  N.,  family  of. 

783 

List  of  marriages  solemn- 

Hiram, family  of. 

1^1 

ized  by, 

447 

Orders  on  town  forged, 

393 

Sketch, 

75b 

David  M.,  sketch. 

779 

PANIC,  great  railroad, 

438 

David  M.,  2d,  soldier,            310 

358 

Parker,     Carlton,     teaches     high 

Representative  to  Legisla- 

school. 

96 

ture, 

447 

Preaches  for  Baptists, 

121 

Sketch, 

781 

Simeon,  family  of, 

762 

David  M.,  3d,  sketch, 

788 

Patterson,  Caleb  S.,  family  of. 

787 

Ebenezer,  sketch. 

757 

David,  family  of, 

791 

Elihu,  sketch. 

773 

David  H.,  sketch. 

783 

Elijah,  sketch. 

770 

Franklin    W.,   committee    to 

Henry,  sketch, 

753 

buy  poor-farm. 

412 

Isaac,  family  of, 

779 

Secretary  Church  building 

Jabez,  first  settler  on  Lowell 

committee. 

414 

Strip, 

50 

Selectman, 

445 

Sketch, 

774 

Sketch, 

788 

Jabez,  Jr.,  ensign,                     82 

156 

ohn,  sketch. 

784 

Member  committee  to  re- 

[ohn T.,  sketch. 

787 

monstrate    against    new 

Samuel,  family  of. 

787 

county. 

214 

Thomas,  family  of. 

786 

Selectman, 

443 

Wesley  T.,  family  of. 

788 

Sketch, 

774 

Perihelion  of  planets, 

408 

James,  selectman. 

444 

Petition  for  Incorporation, 

61 

Sketch, 

763 

Philbjick,  Wm.,  family  of. 

678 

James   M.,  owns   interest   in 

Phillips,  James,  family  of. 

787 

grist-mill, 

>7' 

Physicians, 

434 

Enters  trade. 

201 

Plantation,  first  meeting. 

59 

Property  imperiled  by  freshet, 

399 

Named,  Ibid. 

Committee  to  solicit  funds 

Plymouth  Patent, 

27 

for  ('hurch, 

412 

Company,  Ibid. 

Chairman  of  building  com- 

North's survey. 

28 

mittee,                      413  414  417 

Ballard's  survey.  Ibid. 

Selectman, 

445 

Trouble  with  settlers,             29  83 

Sketch, 

781 

(general  Court  petitioned. 

29 

John  C)..  sketch, 

766 

Petition  of  Proprietors, 

30 

I.avella  A.,  sketch, 

772 

Industry     Plantation     sur- 

Llewellyn, family  of, 

764 

veyed,  ' 

y:> 

(.)bed,  Jr.,  sketch, 

782 

Settlers  sign  power  of  att'y. 

34 

Oliver!).,  soldier,                    308 

35« 

Appraising  commission  ap- 

Peter, sketch, 

75« 

pointed. 

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859 


Exorbitant  appraisal, 

37 

Robertson,  Shuber  R.,  family  of, 

•  385 

Form  of  submission, 

38 

Roads,                       65  214  274  289 

Commissioners  return, 

39 

Settlement  of, 

40 

SAWTELLE,  Alonzo,  family  of. 

815 

I^nds  appraised. 

84 

Seavey,  John  A.,  family  of.  Ibid. 

Pond,  "The  Little," 

26 

School,    incompetency    of    early 

Population.                               71   21 

3  456 

teachers, 

90 

Postage,  early  rates,                       226  229 

First  school-house  built, 

91 

Stamps  introduced.  Ibid. 

Text-books, 

92 

Post-offices  established,                 227  229 

Other  houses,                   93  94  95 

North  Industry, 

233 

School-house  burned. 

94 

Route,  effort  to  change, 

275 

Wade's  Graduating  System, 

99 

Potato  crop,  failure  of, 

411 

First  class  graduates. 

100 

Rot  badly, 

439 

Statistical, 

109 

Pounds, 

205 

Districts   allowed   to   elect 

Protestant  Methodists, 

'53 

agents. 

III 

Pratt,  Eleazer,  sketch. 

682 

School  officers,  IbiS. 

George,  sketch, 

687 

First  supervisor. 

112 

Prescott,  Chas.  A.,  family  of, 

668 

Schoppe,  Louis,  family  of. 

680 

Price,  current,  1 808-1 892, 

69 

Seasons,  unproductive, 

436 

Price,  Elizabeth,  builder  of  Shorey 

Very  early. 

437 

Chapel,             3  152  422 

et  seij. 

Selectmen, 

443 

Prince,  Charles  S.,  family  of. 

493 

Senators, 

447 

Jacob  R.,  sketch, 

73« 

Settlement,  condition  1800, 

56 

Prize  declamations, 

396 

Sewall,  Eugene,  family  of. 

645 

Property  in  town,  1850, 

295 

Sewing-machines, 

268 

Province  of  Maine, 

26 

Shad -Eyes, 

129 

Shaw,  Albert,  member  cavalry, 

162 

(^)UESTIONS,  Examination, 

45' 

Owner  of  grist-mill,            1 70 

.  171 

(^)uill  pens. 

270 

saw -mill. 

178 

Quota,  effort  to  reduce. 

320 

Introduces     mowing-ma- 

chine, 

268 

RACKLIFF,  Elbridge  H,  soldier, 

370 

Builds  new  county  road. 

289 

Family  of, 

795 

Value  of  real  estate. 

295 

Ezekiel,  family  of, 

794 

Selectman, 

444 

Henry  B.,  sketch, 

793 

Representative, 

447 

John  0.,  sketch. 

796 

Sketch, 

804 

John  P.,  family  of. 

794 

Chas.  W.,  family  of. 

808 

Samuel,  family  of. 

795 

Daniel,    member    Congrega- 

William, family  of. 

794 

tional  Church, 

»47 

William  J.,  soldier, 

370 

Rebuilt  saw-mill, 

168 

Sketch, 

796 

On  committee. 

214 

Rainbow  Cascade, 

»7 

Petitioner  on  road, 

289 

Rake -factory, 

,85 

Selectman, 

443 

Red  sunsets. 

406 

Sketch, 

801 

Meeting- House, 

J  30 

Daniel,  Jr.,  Captain  in  militia. 

161 

Reed,  Daniel  F.,  family  of. 

535 

Owns  part  of  saw-mill. 

176 

Religious  Meetings, 

114 

Sketch, 

805 

Societies, 

85 

James  S.,  family  of. 

807 

Remick,  Daniel,  family  of. 

800 

Milton  (i.,  sketch, 

806 

Enoch,  sketch, 

797 

Samuel,  family  of. 

801 

Francis,  sketch. 

798 

Samuel,  Jr.,  merchant. 

196 

John,  sketch. 

797 

Selectman, 

443 

Samuel,  sketch, 

777 

Inventorv  of. 

803 

True,  sketch. 

799 

Sketch, 

803 

William,  sketch. 

797 

Samuel,  3d,  sketch. 

807 

Reminiscences, 

2f)l 

.Sheep,                                      266  276 

295 

Representatives  to  the  State  Legis- 

Shingle-machine introduced. 

176 

lature, 

447 

Shoemakers, 

191 

Revival  of  religion. 

no 

Shoemaking, 

207 

koach,  William,  sketch, 

Soo 

Shovel-hantlle  manufacturing. 

183 

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Shorey,  Harrison  A.,  sketch, 
John  F.,  sketch, 
Pelatiah,  sketch, 

Silver  change,  scarcity  of. 

Small -pox  scare, 

Outbreak  in  Industry, 

Smith,  Alvin,  family  of, 
James,  family  of, 
Joseph,  and    sons    settle    i 
New  Vineyard, 
Sketch, 

Smith,  Eugene  C,  family  of, 

Snell,  James,  sketch, 
Josiah  B.,  family  of, 
William  Ci.,  family  of, 

Snow-fall, 

Snow  and  raiii-storm, 

Somerset  County  established, 

Soldiers  banquet. 

Tallest  from  Maine, 
(iraves  of,  first  decorated. 
From  Industry. 
Francis  O.  Bean, 
Nelson  ().  Bean, 
(Icorge  W.  Boy  den, 
Chas.  E.  Burce, 
James  ().  Burce, 
John  C'.  Burce, 
William  S.  Burce, 
(ieorge  H.  Butler, 
John  P.  Butler, 
Addison  11.  Chase, 
Addison  F.  Collins, 
Daniel  S.  Collins, 
James  W.  Collins, 
Daniel  A.  Conanl, 
John  F.  Daggett, 
Hiram  P.  Durrell, 
William  H,  Edwards, 
John  D.  Elder, 
(  arlton  P.  Emery, 
(ieorge  C.  Emery, 
Zebulon  M.  Emery, 
Calvin  B.  Fish, 
Ehen  Fish, 
Benjaniin  Follelt, 
William  (^.  Folsom, 
Wilham  H.  Frost, 
John  F.  ( ierry, 
Bradford  ( iilmore, 
Almore  Haskell, 
J(;hn  M.  Howes, 
Adriance  R.  Johnson, 
William  (i.  Lewis, 
Fi field  A.  Luce, 
John   X.  Luce, 
Henry  S.  Maincs, 
(iilbert  R.  Merrv, 
Ellas  Miller, 
Henry  C.  Mitchell, 
At  wood  Morse, 


437 


8io 

John  M.  Nash, 

357 

8io 

David  M.  Norton, 

35^^ 

808 

Oliver  D.  Norton, 

35^^ 

305 

James  Pinjcham, 

360 

274 

Samuel  Pinkham, 

360 

321 

Wellington  Pinkham, 

360 

812 

Wilder  Pratt, 

3^J 

740 

Charles  S.  Prince, 

361 

Albanus  D.  Quint, 

3^>' 

54 

William  L.  Quint, 

365 

811 

Edwin  A.  R.  RacklifT, 

3^>5 

691 

Elbridge  H.  Rackliflf, 

300 

505 

John  0.  Rackliff, 

30S 

552 

Samuel  RackliiT, 

3(N 

779 

William  J.  Rackliff, 

370 

43« 

Reuel  H.  Rogers, 

374 

4^9 

Lyman  M.  Shorey, 

374 

69 

Andrew  J.  Spinney, 

377 

319 

lohn  C.  Spinney, 

37^ 

439 

-benjamin  Tibbetts, 

370 

439 

Benjamin  F.  Tibbetts, 

3S0 

327 

C:iinton  B,  Webster, 

380 

327 

David  C.  Whitney, 

38 » 

328 

Aaron  E.  Williams, 

3^^3 

329 

George  F.  Williams, 

3>^3 

\}>^ 

0.  L.  Young, 

3J^4 

M^ 

Smith,  Elijah  B.,  family  of. 

«^i3 

331 

Joseph  W.,  2d,  sketch. 

814 

I}.}. 

Peter  B.,  family  of. 

X13 

}^r3 

Spinney,  Andrew  J.,  2d,  family  of, 

815 

}>17> 

Spirituous  Liquor,  first  license  to 

334 

sell, 

215 

334 

Spool -Factory,  Smith  \  Cioughlin's, 

335 

erected. 

18:; 

n^^ 

Burned,'                                i8t 

43« 

336 

Spring,  backward. 

430 

336 

Stamp  Act, 

3i^S 

337 

Staples,  David  H.,  family  of, 

«'x» 

y<<^ 

James  T.,  family  of. 

575 

33cS 

Starch- Factory,  erected, 

iSo 

342 

Stale  and  County  tax  assessed. 

58 

343 

Valuation  and  tax. 

45^» 

343 

Statistical  knowledge,                    27( 

45  J 

345 

Steamboat  in  Clear  Water  PomI, 

432 

34H 

Steam  Box -Mill,  Oliver  Bros., 

KS^^ 

349 

The  Industry  Lumber  Co.'s, 

188 

349 

Sterry,  Llewellyn,  family  of. 

00  ! 

350 

Stevens,  James,  sketch, 

81  b 

350 

Moses,  family  of. 

81 1) 

350 

Oliver,  sketch, 

817 

351 

Store  opened  in  Industry, 

»<^3 

351 

Swift,  Augustus  H.,  sketch. 

8ig 

352 

Ebenezer,  sketch. 

818 

352 

Job,  sketch. 

817 

353 

Sunday-school  organized, 

214 

354 

Sunderland  Falls, 

«9 

355 

Sun,  eclipse  of, 

43S 

355 

Surplus  Revenue, 

2S1 

356 

Survey,  coast  and  geodetic. 

437 

35'^ 

Of  Township, 

(X) 

357 

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TANNERY,  Dea.  Emery's,  i8i 
Tavern,  first  opened,  275 
Tariff,  high,  276 
Telephone  introduced,  349 
Temperance,  prevalence  of  rum- 
drinking,  46 
Committee  to  suppress  un- 
lawful sale  of  liquors,  294 
First  Temperance  Society,  247 
Esq.    West's    Temperance 

Society,  248 
Cjuiding  Star  Division  S.  of 

T.  organized,  252 

Putnam  Division,  249 

Finishes  hall,  25 1 

Iron-Clad  Reform  Club,  259 

Resolutions  of  Ministerial 

Association,  247 
Union   Peace  Temperance 

Society,  252 

Vote  to  amend  liquor  law,  389 

On  prohibitory  law,  294 

Watch  Club,  249 

Temperature  Table,  458 

Text-books,  103 

Thing,  Jesse,  sketch,  820 

Dudley,  sketch,  819 

Thomas,  Cyrus  A.,  and  sons,  416 

Thomas's  tavern,  34 

Thompson's  Corner,  41 

Thompson,  Asa  H.,  sketch,  824 

Chas.  W.,  family  of,  825 

James,  settles  in  town,  42  57 

Plantation  clerk,  60 

Directed  to  call  first  town 

meeting,  64 
Moderator  of.  Ibid. 

Treasurer,  Ibid^  446 

Town  clerk,  445 

Sketch,  821 

John,  settles  in  Industry,  43 
Wife    proposes    name    for 

plantation,  59 
On    committee    to    locate 

road,  66 
Highway  surveyor,  67 
Captain  militia,     82  156  157  163 
(iuide  for  Jesse  Lee,  1 24 
Builds  mill,  172 
Ilenevolence  of,  208 
On   committee   of   remon- 
strance, 213 
Aids  in  building  first  meet- 
ing-house, 219 
Town  treasurer,  446 
Representative  and  Senator,  447 
Sketch,  821 
Robert,  sketch,  824 
Thunder-storm,  heavy,  390 
Tilton,  Edwin,  family  of,  553 
John,  sketch,  736 


Tolman,  Moses,  sketch,  825 

Moses,  Jr.,  sketch,  827 
Tompson,  Frederick  A.,  architect 

of  Shorey  Chapel,  424 

Tornado,  a  terrible,  419 

Town,  settlement  of,  40 

Incorporated,  61 

Meetings    held    in    Centre 

school-house,  68 

Officers'  compensation,      205  456 

House,  effort  to  build,       218  290 

Votes  to  buy  poor  farm;  409 

Officers,                       443  445  446 

Trask,  Eben  (;.,  831 

John,  sketch,  683 

Jonathan,  sketch,  827 

Orlando  W.,  sketch,  830 

Phineas,  sketch,  826 

Robert,  sketch,  829 

Robert  D.,  sketch,  830 

True,  Asa  W.,  sketch,  506 

Chas.  H.  B.,  family  of,  833 

Moses,  sketch,  832 

Twombley,  Walter  E.,  family  of,  554 

UNDERWOOD,  Joseph,  pastor  of 

Cong'l  Church,                145  148 
Lucy,  member  of  Temperance 

Society,  248 

Union  Agricultural  Society,  409 
Usher,  John,  takes  deed  Province 

of  Maine,  27 

VAUGHAN,  Chas.,  agent  for  the 
Plymouth  Co., 

36  38  39  81  83  84 
Vaughan,  J.  Warren,  owns  grist- 
mill, 170 
Viles,  Fisher,  family  of,  837 
John  H.,  family  of,  837 
Joseph,  sketch,  834 
Joseph  B.,  son  of  killed,  1 7 1 
Melvin,  Lieut,  in  militia,  307 
Vice-President  Ag'l  Society,  401 
Selectman,  445 
Leonard,  operates  grist-mill,  170 
Family  of,  836 
Rufus,  sketch,  835 
Vose,  Samuel,  family  of,  769 
Voter,  Augustus  E.,  family  of,  691 
Justin  S.,  sketch,  698 
Voters,  a  list  of,  465 

WAGON,  first  thoroughbraced,  267 

Walker,  Curtis  A.,  family  of,  698 

War  1812,  156 

Water  power  of  Industry,  166 

Watson,  Ix)renzo,  family  of,  837 

Weeks,  Vilander,  sketch,  600 

Wells,  John,  family  of,  498 

Robert,  family  of,  499 


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West,  Peter,  settles  on  Patent, 

51 

Merchant, 

200 

Builds  mills, 

167 

Director   Mining  Associa- 

Selectroan, 

64  443 

tion, 

388 

Treasurer,                       68 

83  446 

Home  burned. 

405 

Sketch, 

838 

Selectman, 

444 

Peter,    Jr.,    member    M.    E 

Sketch, . 

842 

Church, 

127 

Peter  W.,  sketch, 

840 

[oins  Cong'l  Church, 

149 

Wilson,  Albert  H.,  famUy  of. 

53S 

Srects  saw-mill, 

'75 

John  A.,  family  of. 

5«9 

Merchant, 

194 

Winslow,  Carpenter,  family  of. 

845 

Postmaster, 

231 

George,  family  of, 

846 

Sketch, 

839 

James,  sketch. 

844 

West's  MUls, 

52 

Winter  of  heavy  storms. 

3S9 

Weston,  Enoch,  family  of. 

645 

Withee's  Corner, 

43 

Wheat  yield  in  1837, 

170 

Withee,  Zachariah,  sketch. 

847 

Whipple,  Ernest,  family  of, 
Williams,  Moses,  sketch, 

791 

Zoe,  sketch. 

846 

530 

Woodcock,  Henry  T.,  family  of, 

58S 

James  S.,  family  of. 

664 

Wright,  Ezra,  ftimily  of, 

571 

Williamson,  Noyes  H.,  takes  con- 

Wyman, Frank,  family  of, 

697 

tract    to    build    Shorey 

Young,  Levi,  licensed  to  exhort  by 

Chapel, 

422 

Baptist  Church, 

116 

Willis,  Abraham  H.,  sketch, 

840 

Levi,  Jr.,  teaches  school. 

91 

Benj.  N.,  sketch. 

842 

Ordained  an  evangelist  hv 

John,  school  supervisor. 

112 

Baptist  Church, 

iiS 

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